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Thursday, 29 October 2009

  • Big questions


    “Mommy, why did the bad men kill Jesus on the cross?”

    I’m filling up my dishwasher and thinking of vacuuming next.  Out of the blue, my just-turned-four son wants to know why Jesus was killed.  How do I tell this little boy in a way that he will understand?

    Carefully, I tell about Jesus’ life and death, and the miracle of the Resurrection.  This is one day when I don’t mind how many times my boy asks “Why, Mommy?”

    I come to the end of the story – that Jesus has taken away all of our sins and lives in our hearts.

    “Thank you for telling me that Mommy!”  Larry hugs me tight, then suddenly scampers off to his next “job” (currently, fixing the “ship” that is our house).  I sit and wonder how much he understands – and how soon he’ll be ready to know for himself.



Wednesday, 21 October 2009

  • Finally . . . Four!

    Finally.  Because 1) I've finally gotten around to posting about it [or anything else, for that matter], and 2) he's been waiting and waiting and waiting for this!

    Little Larry, my oldest special boy, is four year old!  We had a small family celebration on the 8th, including his favorite "cheese noodles" (homemade mac n' cheese), and then an extended family party on the 9th with his requested cake (chocolate with M&Ms on top) and plenty of nice gifts.  Everyone seems to know what will please this boy: anything Star Wars or Transformers, tools, and robots (or books about any of those things); as well as paintbooks, coloring books and new crayons.  He's still thrilled two weeks later.

    He reminds me at least half a dozen times a day that he is FOUR now, so he is a "bigger boy."  He loves when we play a game or show him something with the number four in it.

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    In other news, both boys had check-ups at the pediatrician yesterday and did very well, despite having a number of injections each.  Both came away with bright green band-aids and a new book.  Malcolm's head now measures 51.5 cm.  That's just 0.5 cm smaller than mine, folks.  Nothing new - just good old familial macrocrania!

Friday, 14 August 2009

  • All he'll want for Christmas is . . .


    Yesterday, Mal suffered a mishap that left his front right incisor and the tooth next to it jammed back up into his gums so that they are barely visible, surrounded by super-swollen gums and much purple bruising.  It seems he was chewing on a block and fell on his face.  After a trip to the ER last night and a check with a dentist this morning, it's been determined that his teeth are fine and should re-descend within 6-12 months!  Other than a lopsided smile, a swollen face, and a desire to nurse constantly, he's doing very well.

Thursday, 18 June 2009

Thursday, 14 May 2009

  • Nine Years


    Larry and I had a wonderful anniversary day yesterday.  After a fairly typical morning of feeding the kids their breakfast and going to the grocery store, we dropped them off at Rah-ree's house, and headed out to the Waterfront.  Much to my delight, Larry had suggested going to see the new Star Trek movie, which we both enjoyed very much.  Then we walked around for a while and did some shopping (I don't know if anyone else would find an office supply store as romantic as we do, but that's just who we are).  Then we had a fantastic dinner at Mitchell's Fish Market before heading back for our boys.

    Nine years ago... so much has changed in our lives.  We've gone through so much together, weathering the storms of life and revelling in the sunny days.

    But some things will never change.  Like how much Larry loves me, how hard he works for me and the boys, how committed he is to providing and caring for us.  Like how he makes me laugh every day.

    I am blessed.

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