I was able to go on a date with my daughters Saturday night to "The Princess & The Frog." The show had it’s funny parts, but it was also a little dark. I DID like the theme of how we need to work hard for what we get. All in all, each of us enjoyed ourselves and got to laugh a little bit.
The night before, I came across the cutest pattern on a random blog for making a bean bag frog prince. I just couldn’t resist making them because the timing was perfect. I woke up Saturday morning and forfeited the normal Saturday work to make frogs – I had a blast! Stephen kept coming upstairs asking me if I was having fun…as if he couldn’t tell! When I brought the frogs out of my laundry room to show off and fill them up, I got my payoff. My children were in love with them. Stephen helped me fill them full of beans. As he was doing this, he got the notion to boil some beans and make an enormous batch of chili. I’m serious, a really giant batch – we are talking 30+ quarts! We will be eating chili for months! After the frogs were done, Lex and I finished up sewing the remainder of Haiti scarves (she only has 7 more to sell to meet her goal). We had a fun time working together.
I love having 3 girls and getting to make special memories with them. I can’t wait to share many more in the future! I hope they will always be great friends and share many fond moments together (hopefully I’ll get in on a lot of those moments).
I am glad to have a wonderful sister and mom (whom I have shared lots of great times with)- they are two of my greatest friends. I am blessed to have them in my life. They understand me and my personality so completely and love me unconditionally, despite my many imperfections and quirks! I really need them in my life. I know I always have a listening ear when I need to vent, ask a question, or be excited about something. When I vent they don’t judge me or think I am ungrateful – they just let it go in one ear and out the other! When I ask stupid questions, they just laugh or guide me along without making me feel like I’m dumb. I can brag up and down about my kids, my husband, or a fun project and they don’t get annoyed with me – they just get excited with me. It is a gift and rich blessing to have their friendship. By the way, since my mom and sister don’t live near me, I have adopted my running friend, Diana, as my second sister. She is such a great friend and fits the bill as mentioned above. She is in the Philippines right now, can’t wait for her to come back!