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Friday, November 27, 2009
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
It is Keltan's first Thanksgiving! We made the trip up today with all the other poor saps choosing to travel on the day before thanksgiving to Shawnee to be with the family. AAA said they estimated 38 million folks were traveling over 50 miles from home for the holiday, and I do believe 37 million of those were on I35 between Dallas and Denton at 2 PM today! It was a disaster! Needless to say, it is a good thing Keltan was asleep so he didn't hear his daddy tell people what he thought of them!
Thanksgiving: a time we should all pause and thank God for the blessings in our lives. It is a time of celebration and of getting together with family over some great food. So, if you will humor me a while, I would like to share my Thanksgiving thoughts.
We greatly miss the presence of Dad this year. This was a special holiday to me to spend with Dad - frying up a turkey with him, watching him interact with all the people at the dinner, and just spending some time with him. Last thanksgiving is when we announced that Inga was expecting, and although he had figured it out beforehand, he was thrilled at the "official" news. It certainly is not the same without him, but we are blessed and happy to have Karen over in Shawnee for at least Wednesday night before the big day.
Thankfulness:
- I am thankful for my wife and my son. We are so blessed to have such an awesome little guy as our child, and he is well worth the heartaches we endured before he came along.
- I am thankful that my family and Inga's family are friendly with each other. I know of too many families where the 2 sets don't get along very well. To have Keltan's grandparents all get along very well is a huge blessing!
- I am thankful that Dad turned us onto the Total Money Makeover. Our marriage was saved, and now we can relax and enjoy the challenges that come with raising a rugrat.
- I am thankful for our jobs. In this era where folks are laid off daily, we continue to have reliable jobs.
- I am thankful for the people in my life that have been people I can look up to and that kept me from doing something too terribly stupid.
- I am thankful that, though my parents are gone from this life, I can still remember them and speak of them with 100% love and respect.
- I am thankful that my parents left a legacy where they are missed by more than just us, the immediate family. They touched lives, and gave us a goal to strive for.
- Mostly, I am thankful for God's grace that he pours out on us every minute of every day.
As you can see, although we have endured heartache this year, and will continue to grieve, there is still so much to be thankful for. Yes, this holiday season will be a different one, but I am thankful for the wonderful memories and the wonderful family we still have.
If you care to share your thanksgiving, send me a comment and I will post it.
Sunday, November 1, 2009
Just some musings...
Today, the Kman wore his first suit. As you can see, he made the suit look GOOD! I gotta tell ya - the little guy got more phone numbers in an hour than his daddy got in a LIFETIME! Those womens were all over him! (who can blame them?).He woke up in an INCREDIBLE mood today. He is mostly a very pleasant baby, but when he woke up this morning, instead of crying to get some food, he was laughing and squealing - just having a great time. Eventually, however, he was ready for breakfast, and let us know about it. All day he has been just laughing and cutting up. As I type this, he is in his car (walker) playing with his toys and talking to anyone within a 500 yard radius.
Yesterday (Saturday), we took him on his first walk. I took the dogs, and Inga pushed him in his little stroller. We never realized how the sidewalks in this town are in such horrible shape. I mean, we knew somewhat, but we mostly walk the dogs in the street as opposed to the sidewalk, so we didn't pay a whole lot of attention. But, when you are trying to push a stroller on the sidewalk - UGH. We need a 4X4 stroller. Perhaps that is why Babies R Us carries the Jeep line of strollers and joggers? (Anyone from the City of Terrell Street Department or Engineering department reading this??)
I can't describe how blessed we feel to have this little man. Every time I hold him, I thank God that He has given us this wonderful gift. He brings more joy to our lives than we could have ever imagined. Having Keltan has changed our lives, but we are so happy and thankful for the changes. We were talking the other night how we were totally unprepared for the extent of the changes. We had prepared for some changes - less time to ourselves, less sleep, a change in priorities, but the depth of these changes is absolutely amazing. I was trying to explain it to a friend who is in talks with his wife about kids (or is she demanding of him?), and words failed me. I finally figured out why parents will say that you can not know the changes that happen when you have a child. Now I can say that....
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