loved this weekend. slept in one day (relatively speaking, of course....up early compared to the real "sleeping in" years between 14-20). Easter was, again, very blessed....family, extended family, God's saving grace and the gift of Jesus remembered with our awesome church family, a great KidJam class on Sunday, baking, yummy food, egg decorating, family time at the park, one-on-one with my daughter, friends, chocolate, a sweet date with Jeff which included beef tenderloin.....pause for a moment, while i remember.....oh, how i would fail as a vegetarian...anyway, loved it. i'm sure to wake up bitter at the alarm clock tomorrow, as usual...bad attitude, i know...
praying for my cousin C. she's facing a serious diagnosis and treatment right now. i don't know her well, we are a few years apart, yet can imagine the incredible struggle of the day-to-day burden she carries...if you think of her, please pray for her strength and for her family that surround her...
thinking also of Yonas this week. i do believe he had a birthday and is now 14. i wonder what the day held for him. did anyone there remember? did he even know of the significance of the day when he woke? i'm certain his birthday didn't include cake and cards and words of affirmation. not likely a favourite meal or candles or song. we did sent a note to his social worker but have yet to hear back. the last update said this, "Yonas' medical status is going well, he is taking his medication consistently. His health status is improving from the past and he looks so hopeful and wonderful. The social worker and the nurse follow up his health and medication seriously. Generally his health is very good and he is not considered as AIDS patient." sounds good at the moment, for sure. no change in his paperwork. thanks again to those that participate in his sponsorship. we will soon send another payment to cover the next six months of his basic sponsorship needs. life-changing for him~ i'm sure of it....
AJ is full of random thoughts lately (much like this post). for example, "mama...fire can make you die"....."um...yes it can, buddy". a touch morbid, but true at the same time...Hudson is having a few better weeks lately. his teacher reports the same and sees some "maturing", however slight....this is the very best news ever....i feel giddy and slightly optimistic...Joelle is crazy into the highschool athletic options. she is so into it. currently doing rugby (which i'm clueless about but must educate myself on soon) and track. a different practice at every turn, even early mornings now. wow. gotta love those four plus years of life full of endless opportunities and so little responsibility...Adam is in the middle of a science project for the upcoming school science fair. cute to see him with his friend and their similar "problem solving, engineer-type" ways...did you know you could extract actual visible iron filings from certain cereal brands?? yah, me neither...yummy...maybe Lucky Charms are the way to go after all...
i'm considering a pair of Vibram minimalist toe shoes. can't believe i'm saying this. i scoffed at the sight of them last year when Jeff carefully opened his own much anticipated shoebox....they aren't pretty, yet i'm hearing so many good things from people that wear them to run. might be interesting to see how they would change things for my knees and shins....curious, but still undecided...plus, i'm watching for a sale...
Blue Jays baseball is back. always fond of that and the sign that spring is officially here. the game is on in the other room as i type. the sound of the commentary soothes me in some odd way. reminds me of many Friday nights we spent at Jeff's grandma's house, years ago...he'd come home from university for the weekend, pick me up (we were dating) and we'd drive to his grandma's cozy little house for coffee, Dutch treats and Jays baseball. she loved it, we loved it....such a special memory... at the time, i remember thinking he must be someone special to care so deeply for his grandma the way he clearly did. i was right. she did spoil him like crazy, but it went both ways...
i'm off to catch an inning or two now....have a great week!
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