Return To Pooh Corner

I had worked most of the week and wanted to do something special with Sophie.   A new Winnie the Pooh movie had come out this week and I thought it was the perfect time to take her to her first big girl movie.

 She was excited even though she didn't really know what to expect as she entered the big theatre.

 We settled her and Pooh into front row seats and sat a popcorn as big as her head into her lap!

 As I watched Pooh jump around the storybook letters and look for some honey, I couldn't help be reminded of how what seems like a few short years ago I was watching Winnie the Pooh with Madison. The Pooh that Sophie loves so much was his when he was little.  It was one of the toys I kept from his childhood.  He loved Pooh and he was the star of the famous "Batman" movie that Camden and Madison made when he was about Sophie's age. 

   We enjoyed the movie very much and as I left the theatre I found myself a little teary eyed as I hummed this Kenny Loggins classic:

                                                                

Christopher Robin and I walked along
Under branches lit up by the moon
Posing our questions to Owl and Eeyore
As our days disappeared all too soon
But I've wandered much further today than I should
And I can't seem to find my way back to the Wood

So help me if you can
I've got to get back
To the House at Pooh Corner by one
You'd be surprised
There's so much to be done
Count all the bees in the hive
Chase all the clouds from the sky
Back to the days of Christopher Robin and Pooh

Winnie the Pooh doesn't know what to do
Got a honey jar stuck on his nose
He came to me asking help and advice
And from here no one knows where he goes
So I sent him to ask of the Owl if he's there
How to loosen a jar from the nose of a bear

It's hard to explain how a few precious things
Seem to follow throughout all our lives
After all's said and done I was watching my son
Sleeping there with my bear by his side
So I tucked him in, I kissed him and as I was going
I swear that the old bear whispered "Boy welcome home"

Believe me if you can
I've finally come back
To the House at Pooh Corner by one
What do you know
There's so much to be done
Count all the bees in the hive
Chase all the clouds from the sky
Back to the days of Christopher Robin
Back to the ways of Christopher Robin
Back to the days of Pooh 

It's Hump Day!

I am up dressed and at 547am ready to head to work.  That still sounds so strange.  After being a Stay at Home Mom for 17 years most of the time I couldn't tell you what day it was because I worked everday at home.  Now I'm caring about such things as "Hump Day".

 Yesterday was my first full day of seeing how things are done.  I was a little apprehensive about this position because I really wasn't sure what it was.   There had been an extensive job description and they explained it to me but you can't really comprehend it till you see it in action.  After working an 8 hour shift last night I got a pretty good idea and I really think I'm going to like it and I think I'll be good at it.

My first day was a little rough.  Madison was designated babysitter and I was at work longer than I had thought I would be.  I came home to He and Jacob wanting to play Xbox and a little girl who wouldn't share the TV.  Sophie was in her panties on the couch with a blanket.  I asked Madison if he had ever dressed her that day?  He had but said she kept complaining of being hot then cold.  For a teenage  boy this wasn't so weird but a mom knows exactly what that can mean....fever.  Sophie had a temp of 104.  Poor Madison felt bad but he didn't know and Sophie is such a tough little kid that she never told him she felt sick.  He said she was just a little whiney and he thought it was because she was missing me.  After taking her to the Dr. that night I was relieved to find out it was just a virus and needed to run it's course.  Last night she seemed better but I'm glad I only work 4 hours today and will home with her the rest of the day.  I"m missing her already.

Hi Ho...Hi Ho...

It's Off To Work I Go........


Tomorrow morning bright and early I will head out to my new job.  It feels strange to type this.   I guess that's why I have put off blogging about it or maybe it's because I was hoping that if I didn't write about it it wouldn't happen.  The last time I worked was about 5 years ago.  I did it for a year to help raise money for our adoption.  Other than that I have pretty much been a stay at home mom since Madison was born.  


I don't mind working.  I have nothing against it really, I just love being at home.  The biggest problem I have with working is that Sophie is 3.  It is such a cute age and I hate to miss any of it.  The other issue is Madison.  He is a Senior and this will be his last year at home and I hate to miss out on any opportunities to be with him since they are few and far between.  I have to compete for his time with his job, friends, school and Kaitlin.  Now I'm working too.  It's going to be rough.


Even though I am dreading this new role of "working mom", I can't help but acknowledge God's hand in it.  It really is a blessing.  When Camden and I began discussing me getting a job there was certain criteria that had to be met in order for it to be beneficial for our family.  This job not only met that list but has exceeded it in many ways and the timing has worked out perfectly.  


I'm going to work at the airport and my official title is Communications Specialist.   The job actually seems pretty interesting.  I have spent the last 2 months going through pretty rigorous testing.  There was drug tests, background checks, fingerprinting.  I had to take a psychological profile that had 429 questions on it.  The absolute worst was the polygraph test.  I was told it was fun and interesting to see how it is done.  WRONG!  It was a horrible experience and I almost told them to  "take this job and shove it!" before I even started.  I've gone through customs twice in my life in countries that were considered "socialist."   That was a breeze compared to the polygraph test and I had nothing to hide!  I kind of feel sorry for criminals now.


All that being said, tomorrow I will head out of my house on a new adventure.   Praying each day for God's grace to show me how to manage all the things I am now responsible for.


"Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men, since you know that you will recieve an inheritance from the Lord as a reward."  Colossians 3:23-24.

He Pushes Them

I think mommies have a natural desire to protect their children.  I tend not to push the kids to do things that are uncomfortable or that cause them fear.  I prefer to soothe those fears and baby them.  Not Daddy.  Daddy has always pushed Madison to do things he thought he couldn't and it is now carrying over to Sophie.  Pappy and I ran to Lowe's last night.  I was gone maybe an hour and came home to a little girl doing things she wasn't doing before I left.  Things I would not have pushed her to do.

 This year Sophie had developed a fear of jumping to Daddy.  He was not going to have it.  Not only is she jumping to him but she is jumping further than she ever has before.

 He also had her balancing high up in the air then falling into his arms.  

 He showed her that on her tippy toes she could touch the bottom of our shallow end and had her swimming with very little assistance from him.  

I was so proud of her accomplishments and I am glad that Daddy pushes her even when it's not comfortable.