Never Ever Dull
With every conversation, I always seem to end with "Never a dull moment"....our lives are rich, complex, and beautiful stories. Join me in laughing about everyday things and appreciating life-bumpy roads and all.
In the last 8 days, I've packed boxes, closed on our new home, unpacked boxes, watched how paint can transform six rooms, and completed report cards. During all that hustle and bustle, I forgot to purchase dog food. So, I headed to Target. It was a simple errand. Just dog food. Then, my boys added on index cards and some favorite snacks to have around in case we did get any freezing precipitation. I hadn't paid much attention to the weather, but apparently, everyone else had been glued to those snowstorm reports. The lines at Target reminded me what it was like the week before Christmas. I waited and waited. I was so thankful when Alton arrived at his cash register and opened up #12. As I stood with my cart, I glanced around to see what other folks were buying. Behind me, one mom looked so composed like she had it all figured out: a couple of sleds, healthy snacks, and thick, waterproof gloves. The two college girls in front of me had huge baskets. I struck up a conversation with them and learned they wanted to make muffins from scratch in their dorm kitchen. They didn't realize all that they needed until they got to Target: muffin pan, flour, butter, measuring cups, measuring spoons, bowls to stir the batter, something to stir the batter with, oven mitts, Tupperware to store the muffins, etc. They practically needed a U-Haul for all their stuff. All because they wanted to make something from scratch if they got snow. (They were nervous because neither had ever baked and were very concerned about starting a fire!) It made me wonder about my own girls. I checked in with my Oldest in Nashville. They were told to prepare for 6-8 inches of the white fluff. She reassured me she was good. She had her preparations ready. I was thankful and proud that I had raised such a sensible and resourceful kid until she stated, " They were sold out of milk and bread so I got the next best thing: a Nerds Rope and some Coke... I already ate the Nerds Rope." Great. Stranded in Snowmageddon 2016 with Coke and a Nerds Rope wrapper.. I think my forehead is permanently flattened from the number of times I slap it going "What were they thinking?"....Oh, well. My Oldest survived. And I learned everyone needs something different to fill their comfort tanks.. * If you're in Nashville and notice someone bouncing around and going down hills on sleds borrowed from little kids, that's probably my Oldest. =)
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AuthorFun-loving mom to 4 kids and 1 big puppy. Fifth grade teacher of amazing little people who have never ending things to share with me. Love to discuss Jesus, diy projects, and life. Trying to keep it simple: Love Jesus, love people. Archives
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