"Each friend represents a world in us, a world possibly not born until they arrive, and it is only by this meeting that a new world is born."

The above quote is from Anias Nin. I love it because it is so true! I had a great day yesterday! Spent the day with my Julie. We did lunch and some shopping. It was very relaxing and refreshing. Thanks Julie!!!!!! Came home and played with my kids for a little while, then went to dinner with Kim and Stacy. So, basically, I had a girls day yesterday. It was fun! My friends rock!

Today...I catch up on housework and take care of my munchkins who I missed yesterday :)

Happy Weekending!!!

a few notes...

On a serious note...I took Kade to Dr. Snodgrass in Plano for his circumcision consultation. Little did we know that our son has a "twisted penis" which also needs to be corrected. Basically, his pee hole is turned to the left. I now understand why his diaper is forever leaking on the left :) Anyway, it is a minor thing that will be corrected along with his circumcision on October 20th.

On a sweet note...I went into Kade's room yesterday morning to get him up to go to the Dr. and he wasn't in his bed. So, I started looking around and went into the girl's room. He was snuggled up in bed with Lily. It was the sweetest thing ever! I hated to disturb him. They were both snoozing.

On a sad note...I went to the park to sit and think yesterday for a few minutes when Kyle got home. A little mental health moment... Anyway, there was a couple going from garbage can to garbage can looking for dinner. I was saddened and wished I had some cash on me. But, on the other hand it made me grateful for my chronically messy house and having food to make dinner even though feeling exhausted at the end of the day.

On a semi-funny note...(even though it took some time :) I was peed on twice yesterday. Once by Lily, once by Kade. Yes....they do a lot of things in pairs :)

On a final note...Has anyone seen "The Illusionist" yet????????????????

Do Nothing Day...

These days are few and far between for the Wilson household. We did nothing today. Are you ready for this? I actually took a nap!!! A real one! It lasted almost one hour! We were supposed to go to Kyle's family in Waco tonight but Lily woke up with a fever last night. However, she has been fine since this morning. So, I guess it was some kind of fluke or something. At any rate, it was really nice to relax.

I got to see my sister and her kids yesterday. I have the greatest niece and nephew in the whole world! (Mindy-Eileen...You are a great Mom and are doing an incredible job!) My niece is the sweetest, most polite 2 yr old you could ever meet!!!

Ok, I'm going to watch Deal or No Deal! Have a great Sunday tomorrow!!!!!!

Each Day I Choose by Max Lucado

Be encouraged and challenged by this today...

http://www.dayspring.com/collections/lucado/lucado2.asp

Blessings!

Zip it!

So, those who see me often have probably noticed that I've put on about 15 pds over the past year. My only excuse is taking a flying leap into Mommy of 3, loving food and eating when I'm stressed. Well, with the winter coming up....I can't fit into my jeans or any of my pants for that matter. My only options are to lose some weight or go buy new pants. The latter is not an option, therefore, I have decided to lose the weight.

My sister told me about this website www.caloriesperhour.com and that Denise Austin has daily workouts at 6:30am on Lifetime during the week. So, I figured out how many calories I can have a day and I've been working out. I really don't feel like I am dieting, which is great for me, because I HATE dieting. I just watch my calories and work out in the morning. I'm happy to report that I zipped my jeans this morning!!! Yeah, me! They were still a little snug to wear but at least I reached step 1...zipping.

I am also thrilled to report that Lily had her ECI Evaluation today and she graduated out!!! Yeah, Lily!!! She either met or exceeded where she is supposed to be developmentally. God is so good and I am amazed at how I am seeing Him work in the lives of my kids. They are soooooooooo different than when we first got them. Rylee being an amazing big sister hasn't hurt either:) She is so good with them. It is neat to look back and see His hand in all of this. It certainly hasn't been an easy journey, but very rewarding!

MoNdAy, mOnDaY...

I had a great weekend and a pretty good Monday today. Mondays are usually difficult because of all I have to get done. But, we had a good day. Of course, I didn't get everything done but that's OK...it'll be there tomorrow :)

We started "Elevate Groups" a week ago. They are discipleship classes on Sunday night for the youth. They are supposed to be split boy/girl and jr high/hs, but I currently have all the girls because we don't have a jr high girl leader yet. Anyway, it has been very enjoyable. The girls decided they wanted to do some topical studies, spend a few weeks on something and then move onto something else. I asked what they wanted to start with....fully expecting something like...sex, dating, boys..........but they surprised me and said...friendship. So, I'm pretty excited because friendship is one of my favorite subjects. :)

Great News...Great Movie :)

First, the great news. Kade had his yearly evaluation with ECI today. (Early Childhood Intervention) They work with kids with developmental delays until they are three. Anyway, Kade and Lily have been seeing them from birth because of the drug exposure. When we got them a year ago they were both behind in several areas. Kade (at 15mths) was chewing on the level of a 7mth old, just to give you an idea. He had a great eval today...he was so close to being on target that they gave me the option of continuing or not. I chose to continue because of his speech. He is still not speaking very clearly. But, he has made great strides. Yeah, Kade!!!

Now for the great movie...You have to see The Illusionist. I don't want to talk about it and give anything away. I am at my sweet parents house and my mom kept the kids while my dad and I went to see it. Thanks Mom and Dad for a relaxing night!

One last random add on...I didn't add in my entry yesterday that my precious son came over and sat on top of me as I laid on the couch after coming out of my "time out" :) He proceeded to kiss my nose, then my cheeks, then my mouth...in that order...about 4 times. It was so sweet. One reason is because I usually have to bribe him to give kisses... It was one of those moments that make all the difficulties associated with being a mom melt away...