Hayden was accepted into the Firefighter Explorer program and I am so excited! We went to the training meeting and there were junior firefighters in their uniforms out greeting everyone- it gave me chills. I'm so excited for him to be spending time with people who are good mentors. As our big kids have gotten older I've realized how important it is for teens to have as many good mentors as possible.
After years of searching I've found the best pediatric dentist ever- Dr. Meghan Foster. She is amazing and is a tricare preferred provider- hooray!! Autumn has the most cavity prone teeth ever and had a bunch of work done yesterday- the whole experience could not have gone any better. I'm so thankful for that!
Sometimes people become lifelong friends even though we don't talk to or see them very much- you know those people the ones who you see and it feels like not a day has passed. Well, I learned last week that I need to be much better at calling those people when they pop into my head because they might not be around forever. One of those friends of mine died a couple of weeks ago and it has been on my mind ever since. I could have been so much better about calling her and seeing how she was doing. She popped into my head so many times over the last year and I only did something about that once. I've promised myself that from her death I will learn to listen to those little moments when people pop into my head and do something about them!
Guilt is something I'm all too familiar with for so many reasons!! I've gotten better over the years about not feeling guilty when I can't make everyone happy- which is hard to do for a people pleaser! One thing that really ticks me off is when other people try to make me feel guilty for not doing things that for whatever reason they think I should be doing. A little over a year ago I made a conscious decision to spend more time at home and with my family and this has not gone over well with many people and honestly I'm a little tired of the scrutiny. My marriage and family are happier now than before I made that decision and I know with all of my being that is why. Even thought I would like to go and do bunches of things right now it just isn't the season.
Ken's back on shift work and so far so good! I attribute this to my being around and available to deal with the things that need to be done with our large and silly family. I'm so thankful for all the blessing that I have- I'm am for sure living the life that I always dreamed about as a girl- with a few things I haven't dreamed about but all is oh so well!!
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