Missy's Moments

I am so thankful for my two little guys... (which they are not so little anymore) They are both so fun, so smart and so DIFFERENT... right down to the way they look. I found this video of them and they had just turned 4 and 5. Eric was starting Kindergarten and Sam preschool. They were playing UNO with Rick and I don't think I had ever seen this video before. It is an absolute PERFECT picture of the two of them. Take note that Sam never stops moving and Eric is just as mellow as can be. That is still true of them. Also notice the YELLOW KNEE HIGHS they are both wearing (not sure if you can see Eric's)- yep those yellow Mickey Mouse knee highs were the favorite ALL summer that year- Sam more so then Eric, I have TONS of pictures of Sam with shorts on and those silly knee highs! I sure love them. (the boys well and the knee highs too)

I was woken up at 4:14am by a anxiety ridden 10 year old over hockey try outs. I walked him to his bed, chatted a bit and we prayed. " Lord you tell us not to be anxious about anything and pray about everything" That wasn't me- that was Him and it's provided in a book that I am more than Thankful fo. This book provides peace, advice,hope,comfort,excitement,validation,it stretches me and challenges me, I desire to love and serve others more, and the best part it's got the more amazing ending of all. This book has saved my life and given me life.

I am thankful for the memories my boys will have of growing up and hanging out with Daddy, raking leaves or whatever other project happen to be going on outside our house walls. I knew exactly what pictures I wanted to use for day four. At our old home it was a yearly tradition to have a leaf raking day and all three boys would help Dad get the trailer filled and they it would get hauled off to the compost pile. The boys would have so much fun out there laughing and playing and probably much to Rick’s dismay only a little raking actually went on from anyone under age! Our new house only has a few baby trees that don’t really require raking. In fact I think the few leaves they have blew away. By the time they are big enough to produce a fall mess I’m hoping our boys will come visit and clean up mom and dad’s yard just like in the ‘old days’ Did you notice Princess Kayla was no where to be seen? Easy answer for that- 1. either there was shopping going on or 2. there are to many ...

This first picture is a perfect picture of the glimmer Sam gets when his smile is full of fun! (and maybe a bit of mischief ) Here we have Eric- his smile is always so genuine. He melts my heart. This picture was taken when Jack was about a week old- do you recognize that exhausted but completely joy filled smile of a new mom? I think we forget those first weeks consist of more than just exhaustion and feeding and diapers. This last picture was taken in 2006. A lot had been happening in our lives the months previous to this and it was really a treat to be able to spend some time together. I’m not a baker so I bought one of those gingerbread house kits. From the looks of things my kids have gotten my talents. There are just two many smiles to choose from! As you can see the smiles of my kiddos are my favorites. I could have kept going and posted tons of old favorite pictures and even new favorites! I am thankful for my children, their smiles, their laughter. I love it when we ...

October has just flown by! I can't believe all the fun happenings and I can't believe I have been basically sick through most of it. Hence why I no blog. (well at least that works for an good excuse this month) Today is Halloween- if I have never voiced my opinion about Halloween before let me tell you this is one of those 'there is no point other than to make parents crazy days'. Valentines Day also falls under this category. I have sucked it up once again in the name of watching the boys carve pumpkins (even though Eric almost barfs every year cleaning it out- oh the joy) and dressing up. I have declared this to be the last year of Halloween in the Eagen house. Last year I bribed encouraged the boys to go out to dinner and go bowling instead. Next year I will be well armed with a plan. Nuff said. In October: Eric played some great basketball games! We loved his coach and Eric really got in there and gave it his all despite the fact he was the smallest on his ...

Last Friday was really sad- seriously couldn't find five minutes to sum up my week.... not that it matters to you but it does to me and the blog is really about me right? (kind of kidding) So this morning after a very short nights sleep I woke to get ready for the day. After daily maintenance on me and the house, the daily lunch making chore I went through a lock down drill with my 11 year old son, slipped a cell phone into his pocket and said a prayer before I put him on the bus. Homeschooling really becomes more and more appealing to me everyday. Seriously what an "IN" satan gets with me when it comes to my children. Completely grateful that he's about a day late and a dollar short because as I got in the car to head to my Friday morning study I heard this song: Safe and Sound (Mercy Me) No more boarding up my windows So that I can lay low Nobody's home No more trying to run away from Tired of being afraid of What I can't control The hardest part I...

  Do you remember that book? Oh how I loved that book- I loved Fudge and I’m quite certain that Sam may be Fudge in 4th grade form. Sam’s first year that he remembers anyway,  being separated from his brother. I don’t think either one of us was ready for that. In fact I don’t think it ever occurred to me that we would be spending the first weeks in September untangling emotional messes revolving around anything as small as binders and as big as friendships and not feeling liked. Sam has had a rocky rocky start to the school year. My little school supply junkie was green with envy when Eric was required to get a new binder for middle school. A locker with a combo and choices for lunch for Eric for sure put us closer to the line. Having to walk home from school alone and Eric interested in showering- well that did it. Things I believe have come to a head now and trust me it can only go up hill from here. We scored some new frames for his glasses b/c of a warranty issue. He b...