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September 26, 2006

My Sibling, My Friend

As is true with probably most parents, I deeply hope and pray that my children can grow to be really good friends, who support one another, and are bonded together. I think we are off to a decent start. We didn't experience any huge backlashes from Owen regarding the arrival of Caroline, and he outwardly expresses his fondness for her quite often ("awww...cute baby. My sister! That's my little sister! Caro-whine") More recently, he has started coming to her rescue by pulling inedible objects from her grasp *or her mouth*, and when any other little kids take her toys, watch out! Owen can bring out her most hearty giggles, and I have christened her "The Distracted Nurser" (SNL, here we come) because if she hears him even quietly walk past, it is worth turning her head to catch the action. The only time the peace is shattered is when Caroline grabs a fist full of hair, which to her is irrestible. I caught her in the act last night.

Here is a sweeter moment:

In other news, Owen has really gotten into creative expression. Today he said, "Mommy,look! A giraffe and an ostrich." I know I'm a biased critic, but it sure as heck does look like a giraffe. By the way, in the zoo, the ostriches are in with the giraffes. He's a clever little guy too.

In my life, I've still been continuing the search for "employment," (childcare) but in the meantime I have actually gotten really used to the idea of it being just the kids and me. And so now something has come up, which may be full-time, and I'm non-committal. It would be very helpful financially, but it's still not even definite and I'm already feeling stress. I've put a lot of prayer into this whole situation, so I know it will all work out--so now it is about: trust trust trust. faith faith faith. Tonight the woman called, and she asked some important questions that I hadn't really considered (like do I have a place for another child to sleep??), and I slipped into job interview mode. I asked Duffy how I sounded, and he said I sounded like I was agreeing with everything the woman said, (he was right, and my cheeks hurt from being so bubbly). My goal now is to totally be myself when they come to visit, and then if they still are comfortable with me, it will feel like an okay thing.

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September 22, 2006

Don't Worry

I think Owen is a prophet through song. I already wrote about his "He's got the Whole World.." incident with my mom. Well, over the past few weeks I've been stressing a bit about finding some kind of work. One particularly bad day, Owen just started busting out, "Don't worry..about a thing. Cause every little thing gonna' be alright." He hadn't heard that song in over a month! Prophet or not, it spoke to my heart, brought a smile to my face, and did make things a lot brighter.
Carly is moving all over the place,, and is pulling herself up. She and Owen can rough and tumble a little bit more these days, which Owen enjoys. Although it isn't uncommon to hear me say (exasperated), "Owen, get off your sister!"

I've really been thankful to be at home, although it has been a huge adjustment. Now that I've got some wheels it has been so much better already. I was starting to go stir-crazy, and being in the house all day combined with not knowing how I'm going to add to the family income was getting me down.
The van is exactly what I prayed for--it's cheap and it runs. Passing the emissions test is another story though. "There's an emissions test? Oh, we'll get to that right away."
I'm not sure how regularly I'll be able to keep this up, because when I'm on the computer I definitely neglect my mothering duties. I will try to keep adding updated pics and good stories to share. Speaking of stories, the book club I'm in just finished reading, "Riding the Bus with My Sister," by Rachel Simon. It is an uplifting and enriching read. There is a movie of it that Rosie O'Donnell stars in, but I haven't seen it yet. Our next book is "Snowflower and the Secret Fan," by Lisa See.

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