at 08/06/10 3:45PM
i never have been to new york city, and i can't say that i've ever had a strong desire to go, but andy has always wanted to, and his 30th birthday is coming up....so guess what we're doing (Lord willing) in september? mario batali, get ready (andy wants to be you when he grows up).
if anyone ever deserved a break, a vacation, my man certainly does. he has been working 12-14 hour days over the past few weeks (usually going in at 5 or 6 AM). what a hard working man! i had the pleasure of "interviewing" my grandma while i was pregnant with silas, and was interested in what she had to say about raising children to be hard workers. it seems like that isn't considered such an important focus for parents now, which i believe is a real shame. the men and women of our grandparents' generation and beyond must think we're so lazy. i am thankful i married a hardworking man, and i hope i can become the hardworking woman i need to be so that silas will grow up surrounded by good examples. and i need to do more to involve him in work so that he learns from an early age what it means to work hard (and joyfully). just one of the many, many responsibilities i have as a parent (GULP).
at 07/07/10 1:51AM
just started telling silas stories at bedtime (in addition to reading), and he loves it! he pretty much giggles the whole time. i'm looking forward to borrowing lots of stories that my parents told us growing up.
parenting is basically fun, i have to say.
the channel (driftin' luke) is playing a show friday at 1:30 PM at the mellow mushroom (pizza!!). come if you can! it will be a little different than other times you may have heard/seen the channel, but should be fun. :-D
i'm colorado-bound this weekend and very excited! i'm going all alone - no husband, no child..i'll be feeling so weird without them all weekend, but at the same time blessed to be able to spend some QT (quality time) with my
sister and bro-in-law!
hope you austinites are enjoying the beautiful weather we're having!
at 01/29/10 9:17AM
everything's slowly getting back to normal around here...silas is getting over his allergies or cold or whatever it is, and andy's over his strep throat, and i'm feeling almost completely myself again. thanks to everyone for your prayers!
i've been soooo ready for february for awhile now; february will begin the mcallister's new year (take two). we're looking forward to fun times ahead....lots of bible studies, good music, a valentine's date (thanks to andy's mom volunteering to watch silas!), an increased discount at whole foods due to andy's impeccable health, more tom/andy dinner parties, etc.
pressing on, looking ahead, THAT's a good time!
at 01/11/10 10:12PM
well, we just got back from our interesting anniversary trip to portland. we stayed in a place called "bluebird guesthouse," which was a very cute old house with NO TV, which was awesome (it forced us to interact!), and their rates were really good.
i loved it there - the shops, the waterfalls, the mountains, the orchards (though they weren't bearing any fruit, we were just excited to see so many), and of course, the food. in fact, our rental car license plate number was something like 938 EAT. they must've known andy was coming their way. plus, we saw (stood a few feet from) toby flenderson from "the office," so that made the whole trip worthwhile.
through all of this excitement i actually had a miscarriage while we were there. i was blessed that it happened when it did, while i was alone with my loving, supportive husband. seeing all the beautiful creation out there helped too, putting a nice perspective on things. also, i can't imagine that i would've been a very good mother to silas while i was going through that, so i'm thankful he was with his adoring grandparents all weekend.
now we're back in austin, and silas acts as though we were never gone. i guess the grandmothers did a good job of keeping him happy!
i'm having difficult moments -- my body acts like it had a baby, which it did, but i'm not able to experience the joy that makes you forget the pain, so that's hard at times. but tonight i was just thinking about how i don't deserve ANYTHING; all the blessings God provides in this life, so i need to stop acting like i do. my mom likes to remind me of what's important, which i'm so thankful for, but it doesn't mean it's not hard to hear it sometimes. tonight she mentioned that maybe my granddad (who i never met) is sitting up in heaven with all his little grandbabies who've gone on. of course i've been crying as i think of these things, but really that's a pretty neat picture. i can't wait to join them someday!
Use the subway to get around, it's faster and cheaper.
What friends of yours are moving here? Are they members of the church?? We get so tickled when we get new members!! When are they planning to move?