Wednesday, July 31, 2019

Rough Morning

I always get up at 7am on Wednesdays (my day off from work) to help Beth with her hair and when my alarm went off this morning I could tell she wasn't up yet.

I went downstairs to find her still in bed, Cpap machine was off, her phone was on the bed next to her and she was snoring. This was 45 minutes after she should have been up! And usually her phone is charging on her desk on the other side of the room.

She doesn't oversleep very often but when I come down to wake her up she immediately realizes she's overslept and throws her covers off. Today she just laid there and rubbed her eyes. I encouraged her to wake up because her bus would be here soon! 

Now remember, the word 'hurry' is not in Beth's vocabulary. I've spoken to other moms and it's the same way with their daughters who have Down Syndrome. It's just very hard for Beth to move fast. She has done it, but it's not something she can do when she's being told to move. I don't know if it's her being stubborn or if there's a true disconnect in the neutrons in her brain. Anyway, it took her 15 minutes to come upstairs and then she went into the bathroom. Ten minutes later her phone rang, it was DART telling her they're on their way.

To keep this short, let's just say I wasn't very pleasant this morning. The driver is standing at the front door as Beth slowly gets her vitamin, picks up her phone, remembers (out loud) that she didn't get to brush her teeth, heads back to the bathroom to get a hairbrush... and I was trying to literally push her out the door. (The driver can leave without her after just 5 minutes...)

She finally gets out the door, no silly smile on her way to the bus, no look back as it's pulling out of the driveway... oh well. My girls are old enough that I know these days come and go and it doesn't destroy them. In our family we've never stayed mad for very long.

So it made me smile when I got this text this afternoon:

'i am so sorry about happen today this morning'

I told her I was sorry for getting mad at her and that I loved her. 💖

It will be good to talk with her when she gets home. 

Sunday, July 28, 2019

Random Stuff

Chuck and I walked down by the waterfront tonight. The weather was gorgeous, summer has finally arrived in Seattle!





As we were walking back to the car I noticed a guy moving boats out of the water and loading them into storage spaces. I know absolutely nothing about boats so I don't know the correct term for the space, is it called a slip? I stood there for a few minutes watching them work. I thought it was interesting!

 


 





Yard work really is work but it's sure worth it when everything starts to bloom!
 




I was walking across the parking lot at work when I saw this pine cone completely squished into a heart! I just had to take a picture!


Chuck, Beth and I went to see The Lion King the other day and we absolutely loved it!



Have you seen The Lion King yet?
Do you enjoy working in the yard or do you consider it work?

I hope you have a great start to your week!

Thursday, July 25, 2019

Happy



 Linking up with Rebecca Jo
Go on over to her blog to read more Thankful posts!

The last couple of weeks have been so busy but I've been full of joy. Today alone was an 11 hour day but inside I'm just... happy. Content. Thankful where I am at this point in my life.

Diana will be here in just 8 days!
Gorgeous sunny weather this week
Spending every day with Allie last week
Beginning to prepare for our vacation
My blooming hydrangea
When my husband makes me laugh

Have a great week everybody!

Sunday, July 21, 2019

Workin' Hard

We had VBA last week so for my department that meant moving dozens of tables and hundreds of chairs and setting up all the class rooms.

Beth came to work on Thursday and helped set up 3 classrooms on the third floor.

I took these during the week and Allie wanted to be in them!
She's such a great model!



 When we got home we sat at the kitchen table for a few minutes when all of the sudden...



After about 5 minutes she woke up and quickly headed to the living room. I thought she was going downstairs and when I got up from the table I saw this:




She was absolutely zonked! She slept for about 30 minutes then it was like she jumped up and came back out to the table. "I was sleepeen." 

Yes you were!

Have you ever worked on a project that left you absolutely exhausted?

Wednesday, July 17, 2019

Been Looking Forward To It

This year we decided to go downtown a few hours before the parade started and walk around looking at all the shops. We stopped at the Edmonds Bakery to get some breakfast and we were shocked at all the cookie jars! So many cute ones!





I have a cookie jar that belonged to my grandparents. She's got to be at least 60 years old but I still use her! Do you have a special cookie jar?



While we waited for the parade to start, I walked around a little more. I really love the heart of our little town. 






We were invited to a friends party this year. I'm always nervous in those situations, especially if I don't know the people really well. Ugh! But we had a good time. I think next year we'll let Beth stay at home. She really didn't know anyone and just hung out with me all day. She'd much rather be at home writing, singing or watching TV!

Girls photo! 
Beth is in the middle row, left of center and I'm behind her


Then on Sunday Sharaya and Allie came over for s'mores! 

Thanks for the picture Sharaya!

I look forward to the 4th of July every year!
We really had a great day!

Saturday, July 13, 2019

Metro Rodeo

Chuck drives a city bus and every year they have what they call a Rodeo, where the drivers can take the buses through an obstacle course. A few weekends ago we sat outside on bleachers and cheered and moaned as they ran over cones and others just barely squeezed through tight spaces.

Then they took a break and we all ate a free lunch from Famous Dave's BBQ food truck. Oh it was so good!

The sun came out, they had a car show, free drinks... Chuck and I don't do stuff like this very often and we really had a great time!

They had a very old bus parked out there and we got to go in and check it out. 




The comparison between the old and the new was amazing! 

 
















 

It's definitely not a desk job!


In the drivers seat of a 60' articulated bus.



 A clever play on words!



Chuck didn't participate this year but he's thinking about it for 2020!



 Ooops!




 I don't know how they drive those things! I was nervous just watching them!

Thursday, July 11, 2019

It's A Wonderful Life



 Linking up with Rebecca Jo

I've been acutely aware lately of just how amazing my life has been. Have there been difficult times? Absolutely. But overall I've had a solid foundation on which to build my life and things have been peaceful. I credit that to the Lord. My life wasn't that way before I met Him! 

So, things I'm thankful for this week:
A church that focuses on prayer
The presence of the Lord
The family of God
Peace of mind
My faith
Finding joy in the simple things
God's creation - it's stunningly beautiful!


I hope you're having a blessed week too!

Sunday, July 7, 2019

This And That

We hosted a large graduation at work last month. I worked a 12 hour day and walked over 18,000 steps. But everything went well and the graduates had a great time!



 We saw Toy Story 4. Without giving away any spoilers, I will say I didn't like it. Well, I didn't like the way it ended. Honestly. Toy Story 3 will always be the final movie for me.



I had a meeting for all the custodians. 



 The laundry piled up.


We're doing more construction at work.



And one night I came home, lit a fire and sat outside until after 10pm. It was quiet and peaceful and just what I needed!


Have you seen Toy Story 3?
What did you think of it?