This is what I woke up to this morning - over 6 inches of beautiful, white, pristine snow outside my window. So very lovely, and so very, very cold! The kids are in heaven playing outside in it. #2 has been sledding with his buddy and after doing several bad launches, has quite a scraped up face to show for it. They are outside now, sledding in the dark and I forsee an ER visit in my future. That's the way it works - #2 has caused me to make more ER trips in his lifetime than any of the others. At last count he's had 2nd degree burns twice, a broken finger twice, a broken leg, 4 surgeries, 18 concussions, one skull fracture and way too many stitches to count. We were at one point on a first name basis at the hospital. When they saw us walk in, we didn't even sign in - I think they just kept his chart sitting there under the desk. The last time he got hurt he called from the ER "mom, I'm just letting you know I'm at the ER getting my finger stitched up". I just say okay and take it all in stride now.
DH has several complaints about the things I did when building the house - one of which is that my kitchen faces the front of the house. He seems to think the kitchen should face the backyard so I can see the kids playing, but since I rarely let them go out there alone, I wanted the kitchen in the front. Why you may ask? Take a look at this picture again ------ that is my view from my kitchen window. When I am cleaning up and washing dishes, this is what I see. A constant reminder of just how lucky I am to be living here on my little piece of earth and how absolutely beautiful God's world is. Considering how much time each day I spend in the kitchen, having a view that makes me happy just looking out my window seems to make perfect sense, don't you think? I sure do and as the rule of the house states - "if momma isn't happy, no one is happy!"
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