Real Life

I'm glad this is the month of Thanksgiving. It helps keep me on the right track. It would be easy to get wrapped up in my own problems and do nothing but fret and worry and complain. But I'm learning there's a much better way to live. Especially in the middle of "one of those days." Or one of those weeks. Or one of those months.

Aaron had his EEG this morning. We should know more tomorrow when our doctor calls us. Our van gave us problems on Saturday. We were hours from home...so we rented a car and left our van behind. Derek and his dad retrieved it with a trailer on Sunday. Our internet went down for a few days. It's back again, better than ever. (pretty minor when compared to the rest of our life, but still an inconvenience!) Work keeps piling up for Derek, causing him to work late almost every night. Although, this overtime is probably how God is providing for our financial needs...hospital tests and van repairs are not cheap. And we have a birthday and Christmas to prepare for...

I don't really have a purpose with this post. I guess it's just an update on our life right now. Like everyone else, we're walking through some things I'd rather not have to walk through. But we're not stuck in a pity party. We really do have lots to be thankful for.

Here are a few fun moments we've been blessed with.

Aaron told me not to post this, but I can't resist. We painted rocks with nail polish.
He asked me to paint my nails in the same pattern as the stripes on the brick.
Right now I have 10 different polish colors on my fingernails. :)
This shows I will do anything for my son!

Derek and I were treated to a football game with his brother and sis-in-law:
two of our very best friends!

We even took Aaron out to breakfast this morning after his test. Events that happened within our community mean Derek has quite a day and night ahead of him...but he came with us to the hospital and I'm thankful for that. Aaron painted "God is good" on his rock, and I have to agree with what he painted.