Happy Anniversary Mom & Dad

Today is my parent's 52nd anniversary. Even though Dad has been gone for 20 of those years, I still think of him often and I am very grateful for the good marriage that they had & the wonderful parents they were and are. Happy Anniversary Mom & Dad. I love you!

How long can it take?

"How about if we hang those shelves in the garage honey? How long can it take?" I say. As my husband refrains from laughing hysterically, I start to smirk with the ridiculousness of the statement myself. This same husband has just spent 6 hours hanging blinds, curtain rods, shelves & pictures in the girl's room. A project we figured would take a couple hours at the most. It's the bane of our existence--being utterly & completely overly optimistic about how long it takes to accomplish "stuff" at our house. How long can it take we say, as we start too late to get ready for church, slipping into "our" pew (that thankfully the locals have saved for us again) 30 seconds too late. How long can it take to clean up the kitchen, or do some laundry......

How long can it take to raise 8 kids--well, about 40 years for us. Wow, what a realization!