What a FABULOUS Saturday!

You may ask why this particular Saturday was deserving of the title "fabulous"... especially when it was pretty much an ordinary Saturday... but after having not spent a full day with Megan and Garett for 3 weeks, my kids came home last night! There were lots of hugs & kisses and "I missed you sooo much" repeated over and over again. I especially loved hearing phrases such as "you are the best mom in the whole wide world" and "I'm so glad to be home." I am so glad that my children feel so comfortable and loved living with me. It was a hard 3 weeks for both of them to be gone to their dad's house. I had many phone calls from Megan, espcially at night when it's the hardest being away from home, telling me how much she wanted to come home. She is able to recognize that there is a spirit in my home that does not exist in her dad's. That is the spirit which brings us peace, comfort, joy, and happiness.

Something exciting happened today as well... Garett learned to ride a two-wheeler! He decided that today was the day to take the training wheels off and head for the hills. And sure enough he did... no sooner did the training wheels come off that he was off..down the sidewalk, just a pedaling and steering... it surely amazed me. I expected to be spending the afternoon holding on to the back of the seat and picking him up after falling... but I was surprisingly wrong. What a stud! I don't know how else to put it. And his comments to me were "mom.. aren't you so proud of me?" "I think I need a new bike now that I can ride a two-wheeler" But that will have to wait until his next birthday in April.

The day wound down with us all enjoying an oreo fudge shake and falling asleep on the couch while watching the news. Just an ordinary day with extrordinary experiences that I will never forget... good night :)