Catching up

Sorry it's been so long since I've posted, but I've been pretty busy with other things lately! Here are a couple of cute pictures we've taken of Luke over the past few weeks.

A boy and a bunny

Our associate pastor, Ben, found 4 baby rabbits in his front yard the other day. He and Jeremy put them in the backyard of the empty house next door to try to keep the dogs and cats away from them. Jeremy took Luke and I down to see them later in the day and discovered that a dog had gotten at least one of them, and we couldn't find the other 3. To make a long story short, we found 1 of them and brought it home. I called a wildlife rehabilitation specialist who told me this bunny was old enough to be on its own, so we waited until dark and released it outside of the city a little bit. It was so cute! Luke, of course, was in love with it. He named it Cutie. Here are a few pictures of Luke and Cutie before Cutie's return to the great outdoors.

My child is wild!

So Luke has been a little more feisty than usual the last few weeks. It seems to have culminated today. He started the day by hitting, scratching, and then attempting to throw a chair at his Sunday School teacher because he was told he had to stay in his class. Next, he kicked a little girl at church. Finally, he hit Jeremy when he told him they had to leave his cousins' house to come home. (That one was a really, really big mistake!) I asked him before bed how much more we were going to have to punish him before he started acting right. His answer, and I quote, "A lot!" I'm going to get called to the principal's office the first day of kindergarten! We have taken all of his monster trucks, his 3 favorite animals that he sleeps with, and have spanked him repeatedly. I really don't know what else to do at this point. I think we are taking his TV next, but that punishes us. I'm about ready to take all of his toys away and make him earn them back, but again, that punishes us. I may be bald by next week if this keeps up!

Sorry I don't have any pictures yet. Hopefully the budget will allow for a new camera sometime soon.

Silver Dollar City and other things

Sorry it's been a while. I've been kind of busy the past several weeks. Anyway, we went to Branson for a couple of days last week and had a great time. I would love to post some pictures; however, when they say that the WaterWorks Waterboggan ride at Silver Dollar City will get you wet, they are not kidding. That ride cost us about $250. The camera is dead. My cellphone recovered, but unfortunately the camera did not. Other than that, we had a great time. I also had a funny conversation with Luke yesterday. I picked him up from his friend's house and when we pulled into the driveway this is what he said:

L: Mommy, when are we going to have a baby?

M: Well, I don't know if we are going to have another baby but maybe someday? You are all the baby I need anyway.

L: Mommy, if we have another baby I'll take care of it.

M: (Melting into a puddle)...well, maybe we can have a baby in a little while.

Test Results

For those of you on Facebook, this will be a repeat. I'll have some pictures of Luke and something fun to post later this week. I think we are going to the Springdale Aquatic Center tomorrow, so I should get some good pictures.

If you don't already know, I had a colonoscopy on Wednesday. My gastroenterologist is fairly certain I have Crohn's disease. I am waiting for pathology to confirm this sometime next week. I'm actually not that terribly upset about it. Honestly, it's just nice to know what has been wrong. Anyway, I just wanted to put out a quick update. I don't know much about it yet, but what I have learned so far is: Crohn's does not lead to colon cancer and Crohn's does not take any time off your life expectancy. As far as diseases go, that doesn't sound too bad.

Thanks for your prayers, and please continue to pray.

Time Flies When You're Having Fun

Jeremy and I have been married for 10 years today! I can't believe it has been that long. I thought I would post a picture for nostalgia's sake; unfortunately, all of my wedding pictures are at my mom's house. This is actually a picture of the picture hanging in our dining room. Don't we look like babies!

Mother's Day

Luke picked out this flower/balloon for me for Mother's Day. He was very proud of himself; and I, of course, loved it!

The picture below was given to me by Ashley. She stayed with us for a few days while her apartment was being finished, and she gave me this as a thank you/Mother's Day gift. She got the pictures off my computer when I wasn't looking and had this made for me. I was so touched that she took the time and effort to make it. The quote at the top is something Luke says to me all the time. He means you're the best mommy in the whole world, but that's not quite how he says it! Just in case you can't read it, it says, "You're the best mommy I've ever had."