sad

i'm back to work in one week. my friend andy is so gracious and always looking out for me, he's working one of my weekends in february so i can have two whole days without a pager the entire month. the seniors are so lazy this year; us second years are averaging about 70-80 hours per week and they're leaving by 2pm latest. still praying for the grace to continue this calling... i'm supposed to be a mom and a wife too...

but luckily i've also had a healthy dose of "those moments"... like when luci and i were catching clumps of snow in our mouths after mass on the way to the car. gary tried and choked, "it went down my esophagus." me, ever anal, "uh, don't you mean your trachea?" he retorts, "but i swallowed it too, so it did go down my esophagus."

i've had the chance to make muffins and play doh, make yummy dinners, bathe both kids, read to luci about penguins. my favorite thing in the whole world is to nap with both of them - one under each arm. then i get sad as i watch them sleep. luci takes my breath away; i pray for a worthy spouse for her, someone who will love her spirit and feistiness. and i wonder what kind of man 'lijah will be... strong, faithful, and hopefully rational...

i need to look upwards so the tears won't actually roll down my cheeks.

new

new to...
blogging
mommying two kids
little einsteins
being off work

gotta go