October 2010

October is here and it feels........Strange.  October is always a strange month for our family.  We have Chad’s birthday on the 5th and then Carter has fall break.  

A few little notes that have happened since my last blog.

Thank you craigslist.org for helping us find a great bed for Carter for a great price.  WE bought him a double bed for $100.  It is in great condition and he loves it!  We have now moved his twin bed into the spare bedroom. 

Our home study was finalized and sent to our contacts in Alaska, as well as Jill is ready to go here.  Now for the waiting and waiting and waiting. And LOTS of praying.  For jobs, blessings, grace, prepared hearts and children. 

 I am so glad that I don’t have to do this in my own strength.  My own strength quickly shows how weak I am.  I start thinking and trying to plan and can’t make any sense of it. 

Ever since Aubrey was diagnosed at our ultrasound, I have held to the belief that if God showed us His plans and purpose ahead of time it would kill me.  I am never ready before His perfect time.  So I choose to trust Him.  I never would have imagined that I could walk down this path.  Looking back I am amazed and so grateful for His strength and guiding hand.  Knowing this, I look forward to the future, one step and one day at a time.  “Give me today, my daily bread”, just enough to get through today because you have fresh bread for me tomorrow!!

Chad has been working odd shifts, picking up anything he can get, so our first weekend in October, Carter and I made a trip up to the Boulder area to visit with Chad’s sister, Teri, her husband, Nick and the kiddos, Morgan and Justin.  Morgan had a soccer game, so we went and cheered for her and then had a picnic lunch and played at their house.

Justin loved having Carter around because he suddenly had a boy on his side and the girls didn’t have the upper hand advantage anymore.  Carter may have warped the sense of pixie dust in fairy land, however.  Carter wanted to throw grenades instead of sprinkle pixie dust and since Justin wanted to do whatever Carter did, pixie grenades it was!  

Carter and I had a date at Cheesecake factory on our way home.  This was, of course, under the guise of needing to pick up a cheesecake for Chad’s birthday celebration the next day.  I wasn’t going to have time to make one and this was deemed a suitable alternative.

For Carter’s school district they do 9 week quarters with a 2 week break.  For fall break Carter spends one week with his mom and one week with us.  This year we made plans (albeit tentative) to go visit Chad’s grandparents in Virginia for our week with Carter.  These plans were created back when I had a different job and things were very different in our lives.  Wow, a lot can change quickly. 

We decided it was still very important for Chad to spend time with his grandparents and Carter is at a great age to experience the D.C. area and all that it offers.  Because I am the newbie and have no PTO, I will be holding down the fort here and taking care of the beauties. 

Carter left today to head to N. Carolina and will spend a week.  Chad will fly out tomorrow (Sunday) and spend the week with his grandparents and seeing a few friends that Facebook has brought him into contact with again!  Chad will drive down to N. Carolina next weekend and pick Carter up and they will begin their grand adventures of the D.C. region.  

Can I tell you how proud of them I am, they made plans and have a tentative schedule for what they want to accomplish on what days!  I expect them to come back with great stories of great adventures and wonderful pictures!