Spinning

So, I know it has been way too long since I have written on this blog. Over a month now. I just can't seem to get caught up, ever. My desk at work looks like the paper recycling barfed on it. To be honest, I feel like things are spinning out of control and that is something I am not good at. I need to be in control. But, as Beth Moore says, God will keep coming at you with the same lesson until you learn it. Apparently I have figured out yet that just because the hot water heater breaks, the laundry is a week behind, the driveway has to be redone, the wall in the bathroom is flaking, I didn't get a single interview for jobs I applied for, and my kids are not sleeping through the night because they are hacking with a cold doesn't mean that God doesn't love me.

Another First

Be still my heart, by big boy just keeps getting bigger. Note the lack of training wheels.

What's it all about?

On Thursday night, Chris, Elijah and I were coloring Easter eggs. (John would have joined us as well but he had passed out from a busy zoo day and no nap.) Chris decided to check to see what Elijah knew about the upcoming celebration of Easter. Here's a transcript of their conversation.

Chris: Elijah, is Easter about candy?

Elijah: (thinks for a moment, he does love candy) No!

Chris: Is Easter about a bunny?

Elijah: (giggles) No!

Chris: What is Easter about then?

Elijah: uh....Jesus on the cross!

Yes, buddy no matter how hard the world tries to turn Easter into a consumer event it is all about Jesus and that cross.

ps...it was even better when the next morning on the way to run errands Elijah started quizzing Chris with the exact same questions.

Three things to make you smile

1) Heard from the backseat this morning...."Hi puppy! Hi!". I turned to see what John could possibly be seeing that I was not to observe my baby peeking down his jacket greeting the puppy on his tee shirt.

2) Helpful, but directionally challenged....A bag of goodies I received from a student for Easter tipped over in the backseat on the way home. Elijah wanted to make sure I got all the pieces picked up. As I am blindly groping about he decided to lend a hand. "To your left Mom, by your pinkie." It was to the right but I love the idea.

3) Who doesn't smile at a bathtub picture.....

What's For Dinner?

Elijah loves to ask about our evening's cuisine and then give a critique. For a few months Chris and I have responded with, "We're have rutabaga!", to which he would respond with a sour face. I decided it was high time we tried this mysterious root vegetable. Here is the picture story.This is what a raw rutabaga looks like.
This is what a peeled rutabaga looks like.
"Hey Elijah, I dare you to take a bite!"
Cooked rutabaga
First bite....
Not bad!
No, not so much.