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Today at school the 5th graders had a Wax Museum. They each dressed up like a president (or their wife, daughter, etc.) and made a poster about their president. They had a push button on it, so when you walked down the hall and you found one you wanted information on, you pressed it and they gave a speech. It was pretty awesome. Emma had FDR, so she was Eleanor Roosevelt. Gosh I'm going to miss elementary school with her!!!!
Worry is the advance interest you pay on troubles that seldom come.We worry about what MIGHT happen...it is all imagined. Modern medical research has proven that worry breaks down resistance to disease.Worry doesn't empty tomorrow of it's sorrow, it empties today of it's strength.Worry never changes a single thing except the worrier.Certainly, we are to pray, plan, and prepare for tomorrow, but we are to not worry about what might happen.The load of tomorrow added to that of yesterday, carried today, makes even the strongest women stumble.If we aren't worried about tomorrow, we can concentrate on trusting God for today.1Peter 5:6-7 "Humble yourselves, therefore, under God's mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time. Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you."Humility means to have total trust in God alone. It is the surrender of our total being--intellect, emotions, will, plans, and judgments. It is relinquishing everything. Unload..throw the whole weight of your anxieties upon him, for you are his personal concern.
Happy 11th Birthday to my beautiful, wonderful, sweet daughter. I cannot believe she is 11. This kills me!!!! Where does the time go?
So to follow up on our weekend besides Mother's Day, it started with Emma's slumber party on Friday night. She had 8 girls over, 4 of which stayed the night. They swam in the pool, drank virgin pina coladas and frozen strawberry lemonade, and had a great time. We had construction going on all last week on Emma's bathroom and our bathroom remodel, so I was scurrying around like crazy on Friday trying to clean the dust from the tile work. My Aunt Carol was visiting, so she and my mom came to hang out and watch the girls have fun with me. Emma got a lot of wonderful gifts and had so much fun. There was lots of giggling and squealing. And hairstyling!!! Oh, to be 11 again :)
Then on Saturday, we had a party for Nicholas and Dylan. We took 15 boys to the Rice University baseball game - they won 10-2! It was a lot of fun. I think the boys all enjoyed the game and having some fun together. It was really, really hot, but fun nonetheless. Afterwards, we came back for cake and presents. We had our families coming for a pool party, and several of the boys and their parents hung out. It was a fabulous time - I got to let loose after having to work for both of their parties! We swam, drank some frozen beverages (spiked) and some beer, and Marcelo grilled hotdogs and hamboogers (say it like in Pink Panther, like my sweet little niece Leila!) We had such a wonderful time hanging out with everyone. It is always fun to see the kids with their cousins and friends. We so enjoy hosting parties - and I think it was one of our best! I treasure these moments with the kids and our family. Time flies by so quickly.....how did the kids get so big???
Now we are on to our construction phase, part II. We had to tape off our entire kitchen and laundry room with plastic sheeting. The tile guys returned today to create a new dust storm by busting out our nasty light colored tile in the kitchen. By Wednesday we should have a beautiful new slate floor! And all the dust to clean up again. Our refrigerator is in our living room, my washer and dryer in the garage, and my powder room toilet right outside the back door :). It will all be worth it though.....I thank my wonderful husband for doing this for us, and my brother-in-law for sending his awesome workers to help us out!
After a long weekend of birthday parties, we did manage a little downtime on Mother's Day. Mother's Day is always a mixed time for me, especially this year. When I was 11, that was the last Mother's Day I had with my mom. At the time, she was very ill. With Emma turning 11 tomorrow, I had a lot of emotions running through me this Mother's Day. It is strange to see my daughter at the age I was when the world changed for me.
However, as life often does, things for me got better as time went on. I am so blessed to have Susan for my mother now. Not everyone that has suffered the losses I have is so lucky to have another wonderful mom enter their life. Thank you God for all of your blessings, especially for both of my mothers!!
I am not an overly paranoid mother. However, this swine flu thing has me rattled. There has now been a confirmed case in our school district - not close to us, but too close for comfort. Please take every precaution to keep your children healthy and not expose anyone else to a sick child. Mine are slathered in hand sanitizer, lysol is our new scent of the week, and I am loading them up with extra vitamins! Keep your children away from anyone that has been to Mexico recently, and wipe everything down with clorox wipes. As I told Marcelo, I'd rather be paranoid that stupid and sorry later!!!
