- Surprise that blessed my heart BIG at school, the last Friday before Spring Break. Good way to start!
- park time with a friend and her kids, relaxing!
- late evening dinner with a sweet friend, girl time rocks
- spring forward on a church day... not my favorite... but good day anyway!
- sitting on the curb for the last 45 minutes of my parents 13 hour drive in to see us... becoming like a child again...
- seeing the headlights of their cars, the smiles on their faces, and finally having their hugs... priceless gift!
- the extra bonus of my little 2 1/2 year old nephew coming with my parents... pure joy!
- having to take my son to a neurologist visit on the first morning after my parents arrived... sad!
- lazy second morning in pj's with the family... perfect!
- youth doing mission work for the elderly.... humbling and proud heart!
- a day at Old McDonald's Farm.... in my element... I MISS MY LAND AND ANIMALS!
- cheating on my clean eating...mixed emotions.
- dogs getting out and spending half a day searching.... tearful and frustrating!
- getting the call that a family had found them and took them home... elating!
- a friend having her much anticipated birth of her second daughter... precious!
- prayers for two friends in surgery in the middle of my week... honoring!
- driving downtown in rush hour with my dad in the front seat... hysterical!
- a day at the aquarium watching through the eyes of the young kids.... exciting!
- Listening to my youngest and my nephew giggle and play... heart warming!
- Watching my mom and dad as total SOFTIES and PUSHOVERS with the grand kids... awesome!
- The infamous trips to SAMS for mom and dad's "fix"... predictable!
- People watching in Wal-mart.... entertaining.
- Dad's jokes and orneriness.... familiar.
- late, late nights talking with mom.... comforting.
- Deep Sea adventures for the boys... thrilling.
- Smell of ALL those fish the caught... disgusting.
- Eating ice cream with the family.... yummy!
- Watching them pack... heart breaking!
- Seeing my parents light on at 3:30 in the morning, the night before they had to leave... concerning.
- Realizing a cat was in the attic again and they couldn't figure out what was happening... funny!
- sitting around the table for the final chat.... priceless.
- Watching their car pull away... gut wrenching.
- My youngest writing her essay for the contest she is entering.... refreshing!
- Son's buddies coming over and one saying, "I love this family!"... overwhelming!
- fire pit talks with teens... silly!
- late night reading..... calming.
- Early rise for church for final day of the break... worth it.
- Realizing the dogs are missing because the boys forgot to shut the gate... panicking!
- 3 hours of searching while family goes to church... disheartening.
- Putting out flyer's and stepping in a fire ant bed and getting stung a bazillion times... angering.
- insect bite spray on burning/itching ant bites.... grateful!
- hanging more flyer's and turning around to see your dogs running joyfully towards you.... overjoying!
- waiting on the family to get home from church for lunch and the rest of the day together... what makes every single thing good or bad worth it in life!
Robin
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