A Simple Country Mouse

We had a lovely Thanksgiving with family at my in-laws house yesterday. It was so nice to get together, eat good food, chat with loved ones, watch Sam run and play, and see the family cuddling little Clay. You know, we don't often think about how amazing life is and what there is to be grateful for until such times as Thanksgiving and Christmas. It's something we should do everyday but often get to caught up in life to really sit and think about what we have to be grateful for in each day we live. For example, my mother in-law was telling me about a gal she knows on twitter who is living in a war zone and can't get even the simple thing of a Christmas card in the mail because of it. And yet she is so sweet and wishing every one of the people on her account a happy Thanksgiving and a Merry Christmas. How amazing is that? Another gal that mom knows is in a different hemisphere and sent out Christmas cards to the people on her twitter. I got to see the card she sent and it...

Man has it been an interesting week. Sunday was lovely. We went to church for the first time in a while and got to meet up with my husband's aunt and uncle there. Afterwards we went to lunch as a family with us, his parents, and his aunt and uncle. They were thrilled to meet little Clay, and play with Sam. It was a really good brunch and conversations. We had a great time. Monday rolled in with a long list of errands to be done. Which was totally fine, but it meant a lot of running around. We got all the super important things done but halfway through the list my body decided to take a dive. I forgot that I'd only been out of the hospital for less than two weeks. Yeah, probably not my smartest move but at least I was able to be home in 45 minutes, and in bed 5 minutes after that. Josh made dinner, and we had a calmer evening after a day of chaos. Tuesday was surprisingly calm. Just the normal hick-ups of kids. Which I suppose is not always calm, but we survived the day. Thoug...

You know there are actually days where I feel the need to post and yet I can't seem to think of what to write until I sit down and let things just flow. Today is one of those days, so forgive me if I ramble a bit. There might be some errors in here as well. Something I studiously avoid doing if possible. However I seem to have a case of stupid fingers. Don't worry. It usually doesn't last to long, and for the most part is simply because I'm trying to type to fast to get my thoughts down before I lose them. A common thing for me. Especially since I tend to get dragged away from blogging for long periods of time and I have to go back to it. I wind up re-reading the same post so many times before I actually post it. For example, just trying to type out this first paragraph I've been interrupted about 3 times to tell Sam to go to bed, pick up Clayton to change his diaper, attempt to eat myself, and then pick up Clayton again to let him play in his play pen with his wubb...

"When life throws you lemons, make lemonade!" I have no idea where I first heard that old saying, but it's one that really rings true in our lives. For those of you who don't have kids, having a newborn can be terrifying at times. Like when they start throwing up everything they eat. It's about as much fun as salt on an open wound then drowned in lime juice. As someone who's accidentally done that, let me tell you it freaking hurts! Let me back up and explain. Everything was right as rain for the first few days when we brought our little boy home, and things were going surprisingly well all things considered. Sam was adjusting well, Clay was eating and sleeping well, and Josh (formerly known as Gamer) and I were actually getting a little sleep. It was lovely. Until it wasn't. Day five rolled around and things seemed normal (well as normal as can be with a newborn and a toddler) until Clay decided to violently throw up everything he'd eaten. And not ju...

Yes, it's raining like crazy here at Hidden Forest, but I'm happy to say that I've still got sunshine in my soul. I'm also happy to announce that our little Clay has finally arrived! Gamer and I are so excited to have him here with us. Labor and delivery went very well, and his big sissy is already in love with him. We came home a few days ago and have been adjusting to life with 4 of us instead of just three. He's doing wonderfully and Sam is so excited to "help" with him as much as she can. She is growing up so fast. While I'm sure we are going to have some bumpy roads ahead, I know that we will tackle them together as a family. Right now we managed to get Sam down for her nap, and Clay tucked into his little bed next to me. I even managed to get laundry done, bills checked, invitations sent out, and various other paperwork done today. I'm rather excited. It's exhausting to be sure but we will get there I know. Even as I sit here and blog I ...