oh my sneaky husband.
i was really surprised!
thank you for all those birthday wishes!
i loved reading them all.
it was an interesting day.
i felt so many different things over the course of one day
i was exhausted by bedtime.
i will give you a play by play.
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6:15 i woke up from a nightmare
(in my dream…craig was marrying a young girl but we were still married
and i had to do all the wedding plans. it seemed real and i was so sad)
6:20 after i'd gotten dressed he pulled me back in bed to tell me
happy birthday (i hadn't remembered yet)
i started to cry because of my stupid bad dream.
6:25 walked the dog and did my bible study lesson
(i was behind so i had to catch up this morning)
7:00 craig offers to get donuts but i send him out for
a giant coffee for me since i was completely out.
he is awesome.
7:45 HE took the kids to school for me.
he is really winning big big points with me. speaks right to my heart
when i don't have to mess with school drop off.
8:00 bake apple puff pancake (see recipes on the side bar…you must try it!)
for bible study with my apples from diana.
8:15 in the shower the sun was so bright i was squinting
it made me so happy. i kept thinking Thank You God!
9:15 show up late to bible study. DUH.
i am pathetically late and i am sick of myself.
then realize my friends there have a cake for me with candles.
i began to cry again.
God was speaking so clearly today. I was hearing and feeling His grace.
I just kept thinking God is so good!
my friend becky pointed out how God loves all his children the same.
he doesn't love one more than the other.
we love our children all the same amount but in different ways for
what their strengths and weaknesses are. i just loved that.
He loves me for just what i am….today at 33.
and we also talked a lot about going through struggles in life.
our attitude shouldn't be Why Me God? but instead…
Why Not ME?
i hope that i could say that when big struggles come.
11:30 – open some birthday cards. 🙂
check my email for the first time today.
29 MESSAGES!
realize craig has posted on my blog!
(here is how i look sitting at the computer…always have my head on my hand
and i was sooooooo happy with the blog comments…you are each so nice!
i couldn't stop smiling.)
i love my husband.
this is my pajama shirt.
and my giant bruise on my arm from slipping on water on the floor.
12:30 annie and i meet craig for lunch at chipotle…my choice.
i am a cheap date.
2:00 run through target quickly with annie who was a dream to shop with today.
used some birthday money to buy a few hoodies for me!
and of course…starbucks. even treated myself to a new mug.
2:30 annie fell asleep in the parking lot on our way back home.
silence the entire drive…..heaven!
3:00 pick up the kids from school.
3:02 pull over and make scott walk home because of his disrespectfull talk.
(keep thinking of micheal scott line on the way to Jan's depostion
"my friend Des-Ray got new Specs. My friend Pat took a turn")
4:00 listen to voice mail from jenny, dave, jake and abby.
cry for a minute.
missed them so much at that very moment. (and always)
5:00 start making dinner (again my choice)
5:30 lauren comes home and is unusually extra nice.
(could it be she wants to be ungrounded?
how dumb do i look?)
5:35 craig comes home.
(best part of everyday)
5:39 craig confronts lauren on something….
she flips out. i get mad. she is sent upstairs.
6:30 eat a yummy dinner of stuffed shells.
7:15 try to play a game with all the kids.
can't wait for game to be over.
game finally ends with one strand of patience left.
8:00 start the bedtime drama.
scott ends up getting spankings and everyone is yelling.
8:05 read a book to the little girls…Micawber…i love that book.
we go through all the really big words and discuss their meanings.
annie grabs my head and kisses me at least 20 times in a row
while i continue reading.
8:10 scott apologizes with a big tearfull hug
"i'm sorry i ruined your birthday mom." and i assured him he did not.
8:15 tell everyone "goodnight! do not come down.
i am all done for the day. do not come out of your rooms at all.
GOODNIGHT!"
8:17 craig installs locks on doors to deter sneaky children.
long story….
9:00 i am relaxing at the computer
enjoying all my happy mail i'd gotten for my birthday!
this is my look of disbelief that i have such nice friends who really care about me.
honored.
humbled.
9:10 i hear footsteps….
the boys jump out from the living room and scare me.
then break into an interpretive dance version of happy birthday.
it was loud and silly.
it was great.
i wish i had it on video.
9:30 listen to phone conversation craig is having concerning one of the kids.
have serious worry while listening.
take a deep breath and try to give God control again.
wish there was one right way to parent that worked.
10:00 craig turns on the season premiere of The Office again.
i turn off the computer and cuddle up with him.
and laugh.
"andrew bernard does not lose contests.
he wins them.
or he quits them because they are unfair"
11:00 walk the dog one last time.
climb into bed seriously tired from a full day of feelings.
pray for answers.
pray with gratitude.
pray for grace.
praise all He has done in my life….thank Him for his plan for me.
Thank God for my 33 years -every detail.
tell him again i am ready for whatever He has for me this year.
bring it on God.
amen.
and i slept.
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pretty good day i would say.
very emotional in every way.
but that's still a good day.
thank you again for reading this ridiculously long, wordy journal-ish post.
thank you for liking me.
thank you for encouraging me.
i think year 33 is going to ROCK!
Amanda - I can’t believe I watched the whole thing, but it was actually pretty cute! She is a trained operatic singer…so it was kinda neat to hear this type of tune coming from her!
Many blessings-
Amanda
emily - This just had me rolling!
I could hear his voice, I could hear his voice!
When Jeff flew for the airlines last year, he had a flight attendant that was male but used a TON of hair product and “fluffed it” as he said. That made me roll too!
Cathie - Really you should warn people ……. this is how computers get hurt – currently coffee all over mine ….. so where is the latte boy when you need one!
Way too cute and happy belated birthday!
Ashley - Wow – great reenactment! I felt like I was there with you! And that clip was great! So funny!!!
Tracy - Meg, I just died out laughing at this while reading it (at work, I might add) – hee hee hee because I could just SEE this guy doing this and talking that way – I could picture the entire scenario in my head while you were describing it! *lol* Who couldn’t use a little “sweet talking” “hookup” once in a while! Way to go, girl! :o)
Emilie - Aww, you have your own latte boy 😉 Lucky you!
Amanda - So what did this fantastic top that started it all look like? I am ging to neeed one of those!
Amanda AZ
Lanny Stanard - Megan,come on over I have something to ask you? Lanny…
Rachel - Awww how great is that!!!
Kameron - Hi, I am relatively new to the blogging world and was having a blogging scavenger hunt of sorts by clicking from page to page to see what interested me. I came across your blog, don’t ask me how because I got lost in all of the clicking and have no idea. :o) I digress. I just wanted to tell you that I love your blog and how fabulously artsy you are. I have always wanted to be that way, but you can’t force creativity! I want to add you to the blogs I read (if you don’t mind). Have a great day!
Wendy - I’m glad you’re cheered up. Thanks for sharing about your “sweet” hook up. That is so cool! That is what Starbucks is all about. I’m just sayin’. . .
susan - Where’s the good sushi supposed to be? I want to get some on Saturday (I’m assuming this target was in the city to the south of you).
PamperingBeki - She is such a hoot!! I love her.
Target t 9:00 on a Saturday evening sounds like a great time to me!!