Life ...

is grand.

Sometimes I just sit back and am overwhelmed with all the blessings in my life.

Gracie is putting a diaper on her baby doll right now and she keeps taking it off and saying, "ooohhh gross!" like there is poop inside, ha. This has been our conversation as of late;

"Gracie Lou, let's go pee-pee on the potty"
"No, no pee-pee"
"Ready, to be a big girl and go pee-pee on the potty?"
"Not yet, diaper peeeease."
"Diapers are for babies Grace."
"Not yet pee-pee on the potty, not yet mommy."
"Ummmm, ok."

Nice huh? It'll happen eventually ... I'm not going to stress about it now, if she is going to Middle School in a pull-up, then I'll worry.

I love being home ... I love our prayer time together as a family in the morning before Matthew gets on the bus ... I love that my house is "clean" (in quotes means, kinda-sorta-almost-clean) ... that I am caught up with laundry, that I have great fruits and veggies calling my name in my refrigerator ... Have you had a pluot? Plum+ Apricot = YUM! My Ma got a box o' peaches yesterday from a road side stand, and they are simply Divine. I love that I am dressed to go run and getting into an awesome daily routine.

I am feeling so blessed, doing what I need to do at this moment in my life. I have today, that's all. When I run my go-to song is by Switchfoot, "This is your life". The chorus is "This is your life, are you who you wanna be?" I am who I wanna be and it feels just right.

I laid in bed last night with Matthew and we talked about school. This is how it went;
"Mom, why do I have to go to school far away?"
"You are hard-of-hearing buddy and you go to a school that will help you read and write better, because they have good interpreters and good teachers that know sign language."
"Oh, in 2nd grade can I go to the school by the park?" (our neighborhood school)
"If you learn a lot this year in 1st grade, and read and write and listen really good, sure buddy, we'll see about going to that school for 2nd grade ... but you will still have an interpreter."
"Ok, that's good."

Matthew amazes me constantly. His speech is improving daily, his understanding of the world and curiosity is phenomenal. Yesterday we went to Boulder to go to an amazing grocery store, where I bought the Pluots ... yummmmmmmmm ... and Matthew said he can't eat them because he is allergic. I told him that if he doesn't like them, it is ok, but that doesn't mean he is allergic and he told me, "Yes Mom, that is how God made me." Ummm, can I argue with that?!?

Caloy's job is really fabulous. They adore him. He is doing something that is challenging but something that he feels really confident about. The benefits are the best our family has ever had. This week is the Democrat National Convention in Denver which will make Caloy's commute pretty crazy. A lot of streets in Denver are closed so he has to drive a maze of different streets to get to work. He will get his bus pass this week which will be awesome ... whew, we can save some serious gas money that way! Nice.

I am still working at the Y ... I love working there. I love my "boss" (that is in quotes because she is way more my friend than my boss!) ... our staff, the kids, all that I do there ... it is a great place to be and I am so thankful for the flexibility I have there.

Soooo ... again, life is grand. Blessings abound, this is my life, I have this day to serve God and to love my family. This day only ...