Things I have learned over the last week:
Never under estimate the power of parenting. You don’t realize the effect of your parenting on your children until they get much older. On the way to the store the other night with Brooke we saw a car stranded just under the viadock on College. Now this was later in the night like midnight. Not many other cars on the road…Brooke wanted and begged me to stop to help the person. She pleaded her case with reasons why we should have stopped to help and then she did the….”what if it would have been one of us?” ……and “remember when you and the 4 of us kids were on 41 and the van broke down and we had Taz with us and you used your work belt for a walking leash for him and a guy helped us and brought us home? He didn’t know us mom and he still helped and there we a bunch of us with a dog!” “Brooke, please tell me you wouldn’t stop if you were by yourself to help that person”. Needless to say she couldn’t answer that question totally truthfully so she didn’t answer it. I think she trusts a little more than her mom who has issues with trust to begin with. Even though she has a good head on her shoulders, I just pray that with her good heart God keeps her safe.
Logan is a very resourceful person when he wants/needs to be. When he has something in his head he is determined. This week he decided that he wants to get a parachute to use for running to help get in shape for football. He had Tyler take him out and price them. he found one and is determined that he is going to get one. So he came home and thought of ways to come up with the money. He cut the yard of a neighbor, decided that he had video games downstairs that he didn’t play and could sell. He sold 4 0f then right away. So this week he will be going out to buy the parachute. Logan can also be known as a “dumpster diver”, a junk picker, a rummager, a frugal person and any other word you can think of that has anything to do with those terms. Dan made the comment in a conversation that the next lawn mower we get (in the many years to some) he wants to get one with a bag on it. Well, with that said Logan makes a call to home with this conversation…”Mom, you know Joe?” “Joe who?” ” You know the one next to Tim and val, the old man” “Yah” “well you will never guess what he is selling”, “What”,”A lawn mower with a bag on it and he is only selling it for $50!” “Logan, we don’t need one now”, “well dad said he wanted one” “Not right now Logan.” “OK”. Logan is always looking for a bargain or a deal. The scary part is that it doesn’t matter whether or not we need it, it was a great deal (he would say)!
I also learned to make sure all food is majorly put away when you go outside for a walk. Last night I made chicken and had it in a container (without the cover) on the cupboard. After Tyler and I ate, I went to get Logan around the corner. Visited with them a little and when we got back home Molly was acting a little weird. AH HAH! The green container was on the floor….the container the chicken was in! MOLLY!!!!!! Molly ate a package of lemon peppered chicken! Today we believe she is suffering from a chicken hang over. Guess I will be more aware of how far I put food back on the counter. UGH!
School for the two older kids and myself start this week and Brooke starts next week. I learned that I once again made the dean’s list with a 3.70something gpa. Who would have thought I would be able to have a “A” gpa in college when I was lucky to have a “C” gpa in high school!?! One year down one and a half to go. I am also thinking about continuing after that year and half for a year for my LPN. That way I will have 3 associate degrees and I should have no problem finding a job no matter what I decide I want to do and if I get bored in one job I have something else to choose from. After all I have a million more years to work. Besides I think that with the company that I work for if I have experience in both areas I will have more choices in that company. I will also be able to work out of the home on my own besides. Who said education wasn’t valuable. Yah I know I am a late learner.
Until next time,
Enjoy the nice cool weather! I sure am!
~T
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