Top Five Friday

Happy Friday loves! Here's what is making my top five this Friday!

1. My new running shoes finally arrived in the mail. They are smoking hot and feel so wonderful! If I get my Sunday run in, I'll have a weekly total of 29 miles! I may just have to round that out to 30!

2. I love my co-workers. I work with the most amazing women. We laugh together, cry together, and are bonded for life. I am thankful for them in so many ways.

3. It's raining outside and I love it. Enter a cozy afternoon in and lots of snuggling.

4. Tomorrow is supposed to be beautiful. I hope we can get outside and visit the park.

5. I am so thankful for my Chris. His patience is amazing as well as his yummy dinners. I love you, Chris!

Winter Storm 2014

I'm sitting on my couch, eating chocolate cookies, watching the Olympics, and watching the most beautiful snow fall! We are under a winter storm warning until tomorrow night with expected accumulation up to 10 inches! I haven't seen a snow like this since I was in college and I absolutely love it. We are all snuggled up and ready for a cozy night in. Maybe later, we'll venture out to play! My sister is here too which makes everything more fun. She came to get her hair done and it was just snowing too hard for her to drive home. Oh darn! :)

 

AND . . . I don't know if you can tell, but Webb has a rash on his face, between his little eyes. Yesterday, he woke up with red spots all over his legs and truck, face, and neck. I called the doctor and come to find out, he's allergic to amoxicillin! Lord, after 8 days, you'd think it would have shown up sooner, but the doctor said it can pop up any time. Good to know!

 

Everyone stay safe and warm!

Saturday Nights

I feel like this winter, we have hibernated. Like tonight. Instead of attending a party we go to every year, we are hibernating here at home. I RSVP'd that we would be there and we've been talking about going all week. Today we decided that a lazy night in sounded pretty nice. In fact, for the last few weekends it seems like, we've had a Saturday night tradition of going to the grocery store together and then spending time at home while Chris cooks a yummy meal. It's really out of my character to miss a party but for some reason, being at home with my two boys just sounds like way more fun. Maybe I'm getting old. Or maybe that's just what makes me the happiest. I will say that last weekend's date night was fun and much needed but being at home all snuggled up with my family is unbeatable.

And the weatherman is calling for snow this week! Bring it on!

The Right Thing

Today when I picked Webb up, he had a toy car that I'd never seen before. Mimi said he told her it was his when they were leaving the YMCA and since he has about 50 million cars, she totally believed him! However, I knew this car was not his. It was Finn McMissile from Cars. He kept saying it was his, but I knew it wasn't. When we got in the car, we had a talk about how that car did not belong to him. I explained that it belonged at the YMCA where all the children could play with it. We drove straight to the Y and we got out to go return the car. He walked in the child care room and walked over to the nice lady and laid the car down in front of her and said "thank you." I asked him what he had done that was wrong and he said "I took the car from da Y." The two of them walked over and put it back in the bin where it belonged. They hugged and he turned and grabbed my hand to walk to the car.

I was proud that he walked in that big room to admit that he'd done something wrong. Even though I made him do it, I didn't do the talking for him. I was proud that he spoke softly and laid the car gently on the table. I was thankful for the sweet girl who was so impressed and grateful that we stopped in to return the toy.

I can only hope that one day, he'll know that you should always do the right thing. Whether it's returning something that wasn't his, sacrificing something for a friend, helping a teacher carry something, or giving someone his cookie at lunch, he should always do the right thing.