LIfe

Life sure happens everyday. There are definite ebbs and flows, ups and downs...The past two days have been the kind of days you wish you didn't have to be an adult! Yesterday was the hottest day of the summer so far (the bank marquee said 105) and the air conditioner on my car broke around 5:00 in the evening. The kids and I had been running errands and I knew I was hot but I attributed to the stifling heat outside. When both kids started crying, I realized hot air was blowing from the vents and the arrow on the dashboard was pointing towards the "H." I called Ty and he said to meet him at the mechanic. We left the car there, changed the car seats to the truck, got a loaner car (we have a very nice mechanic), rushed home to make mashed potatoes for life group, made it to life group only 15 minutes late, and took a breath. After a nice time at the Daughtery's, we came home to put the kids to bed when all the lights went out. I called the electric company to find out a fuse had blown in our neighborhood. They fixed it about four hours later, but it was hot getting to sleep!

Today we went down to Texas Children's to meet with Dr. Heinle, Jake's surgeon. It takes about an hour and a half to get there and find a parking spot. We got checked in, they took Jake's vitals, put us in a conference room only to find out Dr. Heinle was stuck in surgery so we would need to come back next week! Then the mechanic called to say our car would be ready tomorrow about $800 later...somedays you wish you could be a kid again.

BUT, then I look at look at Jake and Grace and realize how blessed I am to be their mom and how glad I am to be in this place in my life. There will always be broken cars, power outages, and missed doctor's appointments which in the scheme of things really aren't too important. I just need to take a deep breath every now and again and be so thankful for my extremely blessed life that I do have!