Oh Snnnooow!!!

Gotta love Michigan!!! I'm starting to wonder if it will ever stop?? I'm praying they will not have another snow day tomorrow!!!! This mommy is tired of them!!! Childcare is closed if the schools are closed, which means I have to sneak out of work way early for Dan to get to work on time!! then I come home, and the kiddo's are bouncing off the walls.....and they've already watched to much tv by the time I get home.....oy! But I know, this too shall pass! I feel a little melancholy with the snow....I LOVE how it looks (especially when I'm inside!! lol) but it's kind of a pain and I don't really do any winter sports.....I think Milo is going to be like me....Egan LOVES the snow and begs to go sledding every chance he can.....but Milo man....welll, he LOVES summer and you cannot keep him in when the sun is out and it's a beautiful day...and there is NO snow...but he really doesn't care for the cold! He played outside at childcare today (he's been going for about 2.5 hours in the afternoon before I get out of work), and when I got home, I thought I should shovel a bit so that Dan wouldn't have 15 inches to shovel tomorrow....(now he only has 10 inches...hehehe....aren't I a nice wife?! lol). SO I thought it would be fun if the kid's got bundled up and 'helped' me shovel snow....Milo's response "no mommy, I too cold outside, I stay inside"....ok.....I think that sums it up!
Milo is in LOVE with his nuk...aka...mute button....however, he's down to just ONE that he will take....his blue one, he will not TOUCH another one.....which is hard b/c one little nuk is hard to keep track of.....and this time, it's been gone since Monday evening when he decided to be funny and throw it at the boys (Egan and Jonathon) instead of going to bed....so I KNOW it's in their bedroom SOMEWHERE....I just don't know where.....Last nite he didnt' even ask for it, but tonite, might be a little tough.....he's been downstairs 2x now in the last hour wondering about that wonderful mute button....Man...believe me...I WISH I knew where that thing was!!! Tomorrow I start the search, however, I will still hide it as long as I can, but it gives ME security knowing where it is and that i can plug him up if need be!! Does that sound bad? oh well! hehehe
He has (since Friday) been doing a great job going on the potty!!! The little stinker has been 'trained' for a while, just NON COMPLIANT!!!! that has been my favorite word to describe the bugaboo.....b/c he truly is NON COMPLIANT...about everything...what he wears, or doesn't wear (example: tonite is the 1st nite in 3wks I've actually gotten PJ's on him), last week for church he didn't want the cute sweater and navy blue pants...NO...."I NO LIKE SPEATERS MOMMM" (I didnt' type sweater wrong...that's how he says it...lol), so then I asked him what he did like: "My muckey (monkey) shirt mom". So, guess what he wore to church....yep, muckey shirt and jeans and he was a happy camper. This is the child that really needs to go to a parochial school b/c I need him in a uniform so there will be no fighting about what he'll wear toschool!!! and did I mention....he's NOT EVEN 3!!!!! oy!
Super Bowl Sunday, since Dan was going to the VW's (we missed you Sunday ALicia!!!) I decided to bring the boys to my aunt's house. This is my dad's sister and we really don't see that side of the family (they are a little wacko...lol...SO UNLIKE ME!! lol) (your not laughing are yoU?) ANYWAY, her and her new husband (who really is a wonderful man!!) were having a party, and my family was going so, I thought what the hay...I new my cousin would love to play with the kids and it was food I didn't have to prepare (which is a huge bonus for me...I hate making and deciding dinner EVERY nite....I'm not very domesticated...thanks a lot mom!!LOL). So, we went. My aunt was diagnosed with MS quite some time ago and has for the most part done pretty well, however, she has gone blind. This happened about 2 or 3 months ago. This is not a symptom of MS....she was misdiagnosed all those years ago....I can't think of what it is she has.....sorry....but anyway, they don't know if she will regain eyesight....I've known this for a while, but like I said, we aren't that close.....yes, I've been praying for her but not really THINKING how this is effecting her....until Sunday. She is doing very well, there were lots of people there and she looked so cute sitting indian style on her big comfy chair in her brown velour warm up type suit! I brought Milo up to her when we got there, and she was touching him all over...it was cute, but Milo didn't think so...(ya know, he's very particular and all....) my aunt just laughed and when I told her he looked kinda like my dad and brother she got this huge grin on her face....But I cannot stop thinking about her!!! She has definately changed...she seems more sincere for sure. She kept asking about ALicia's little boy and how they were doing as a family and how Gavin was doing...and never anything about her or how horrible this is....which is how that side of the family is. I keep thinking about all my favorite things to do....drive, walk, read, scrap book, play on the computer, watch my kids grow and learn.....EVERYTHING I need to do with my eyes!!! She said when she first went blind she could still see light.....but now its' completely black all the time. I just want to cry when I think about it!!!I've decided that I need to be a part of her life more and help her however I can! I"m taking these classes on line and I was looking at what other classes they had (this was last nite) and I saw a class on how to read braille!!!! I'm seriously thinking about taking it and teaching her.....then at least she'd have somthing to do....READ!!! I'm going to talk to her and see what she thinks.....I have Friday's off so I can find some time to do it....I just thank God for all of his blessings He has given to me and my family and friends. Life is not simple, that's forsure....but He helps us find a way to cope and live and even be happy when tragedy strikes...as it often does.
I read ALicia's blog tonite (if I haven't said it, she's the inspiration of this blog) she was talking about how GREAT her son is doing!! I'm soooo happy to hear this!! I know she gets frustrated at times, and really no one can really understand what she's going through, just like my aunt. I also know that people don't understand what my family has went through with the tremendous loss of my sister and niece.....and the ironic thing (is ironic the right word??) is that what is even harder for some people to understand, is how we are able to COPE with these 'things' that are hard to understand. I truly believe God gives you the strength, power and wisdom to lean on Him, trust in Him, when there is nothing else around to lean on or trust in except HIM!!! I've been saying for over 2 years now how AMAZING GOD'S GRACE IS!!! When we sing that song in church I can't get through it without tears b/c of the truth in that song!! I also truly believe that without Him, you cannot ever get through/over whatever life's difficulties!!! I cannot imagine traveling through life on earth without Him!!
God Bless....