blessed beyond measure

It was just yesterday that Trey discovered he had someone to read to, and just this morning that he took time to read Aden his favorite book. Oozing indeed.

The big one was coming. Blizzard 2013. On that fancy map where the overanxious weathermen color-code the zones and display the predicted snowfall measurements, we were nestled comfortably in the 4 to 8-inch area. Nice. Thursday evening came, and the rain that had been falling for four days straight (praise, praise the Lord) turned into ginormous snowflakes. Reports we caught on the news said that some places were seeing a few inches fall within half an hour. Oh yeah, bring on the vegetable soup and board games, baby. Of course the children are aware of the predictions, and as the night progresses, they become almost unbearable, checking out the window every few minutes and begging to go out in the pitch black. Then Brandon joins in the unbearability upon learning he will not have to venture out to school on Friday, either. So we watch and wait, and while the snow falls heavily and steadily and does mostly cover the ground, there is no pileup. At all. It seems to sort of...di...

Well, obviously my list of goals for 2013 did not include blogging more. Thought about it, but ended up sticking with the more realistic goals. You know, like having perfect children. That was a joke. No, in theory, blogging is not hard. And every couple of days I tell myself I should write something. But golly gee, what about? Let's see. Maybe about Aden and what may be a mild case of night terrors. Somehow it makes sense that the boy who just. won't. stop. during the day would have some energy to expend in the wee hours. Or Trey, who just last night quit his basketball team, without ever having played in a game, and leaving his best friend as the only boy on the team. Like fingernails on a chalkboard is a man who doesn't finish what he starts. Or my husband himself, who has learned a very hard lesson in why it is necessary to frequently back up important documents. He's thanking his lucky stars for a geeky wife right now. How about me, as I have dealt wi...