On Being 5 in 5 Days

Busy, busy, busy

all day long.

On Being 10

Men are that they might have Joy-

Need a Good Laugh?

Eve Needed Adam

"And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it became pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make her wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and also gave unto her husband with her..."

James and I attended the wedding reception of a cousin last night. We walked in as the newlyweds were dancing close together. They were happy and an air of innocence enveloped them. Their purpose together had been solidified...they needed each other. My mind immediately went to the lesson I was scheduled to teach to the 12&13 year old kids in Sunday School today. The lesson was about Adam and Eve and the choices they made in the Garden of Eden. This is by far one of my most favorite stories from the Old Testament. I feel a kinship with that first couple placed on earth. Their purpose could not be accomplished without each other. Heavenly Father is a wise one.

At Mark's basketball game yesterday I sat the kids down, passed mints out and settled in to have a good laugh. 7 year old boys, wrist bands, hoops and a basketball always make for an entertaining hour. Not 2 minutes into the game I was approached by a panicked, wide eyed Tess. She was choking on her mint in a bad way (she's 2! what was i thinking?). It is in these moments I need my own Adam the most. He was across the court however helping coach Mark's team. I quickly got myself and Tess to where I could get his attention and he came and helped better the situation. I'm ready to call 911 and have the blood transfusions ready, while he is thumping her back, getting her a drink and cleaning up her mess. Problem solved. He is my calm when I am not. I needed him.

Late last night at about 3:00 a.m. I awoke with the realization I had not taken Nate potty before bed. This is a battle between he and I and he, the 5 year old little stinker, is winning. His bedding is getting washed on a regular, daily basis. I grew tired of putting a diaper on his 5 year old self, won't pay for pull ups and have decided I would rather grow tired of washing his sheets daily. Do you see the reasoning? I don't. Anyway, in the wee hours of the night I remembered this forgetful moment. I was DEAD DOG tired and had not a bit of energy to pull myself from my bed, wander down 3 flights of stairs and take my young wetter to the potty. I rolled over to James and groggily questioned if he could do the deed for me. He gave an affirmative, congenial yes and took care of Nate's business. He is my energy when mine is depleted. I needed him.

I was asked to play the flute for the Christmas program at church. I hadn't played for a few years and was incredibly excited for the opportunity. I love to play the flute. It seems so sad to me to work and work on a talent and then to grow older and rarely have the opportunity to use that talent. The group I was to play in practiced hard and the song was beautiful. The Sunday to play arrived and I wasn't feeling too good about myself, my hair, my outfit (?!), my face, my body, etc. It was one of those days. We all have them. I loaded into the car regardless. As we pulled into the parking lot James turned to me and said, "I feel bad for all those other husbands." I questioned why and he replied, "Because I will have the prettiest wife at church today." James is my confidence when mine is on hiatus. I needed him.

"...and he did eat." (Moses 4:12)












My favorite part of the story? Eve needed Adam and Adam needed Eve.

P.S. Date Night #2: This one is kinda a joke. James got a new Blue Ray player so it was inevitable that our date would include snacks ala James and a movie. This I am good with. He rented Ice Age 3 (only Blue Ray available at Hollywood Video) and we settled in for the movie. We love the cartoons as much as our kids. I was asleep in about 20 min. and James followed right behind. We have turned into a couple of old fogies.

Grade: B (simply because we couldn't make it through an 83 min. movie due to age and fatigue)

On Being 7

Did you know Bakugans can accidentally fall into the apple juice?




















It's true.

Resolute

Dilemma: 5 kids+Limited Funds=Too Few Date Nights

Does anybody else out there have the same equation in their own lives? My list of resolutions for the new year included solving this equation. Einstein I am not, but I decided I could easily tackle this one. I recently read an article in a magazine, which described 6 'at-home' dates one couple executed 6 weekends in a row. Just the idea I needed!

I informed James of my plans and his assignment of planning 3 of the dates. Luckily he was all in for the idea, as I noticed his resolution list from FHE last week included #4: Date Emily. He and I were soooo meant for each other.

DATE #1:

*Get kids to bed, including 5 month old with plans of his own.
*Fill bathtub with hot water and bubbles.
*Pour Sparkling Vanilla Cream Soda into goblets received as a wedding gift 14 yrs. ago. I don't do sparkling cider...yuck. I decided to forgo on the fancy bottle and went for A&W's 2 liter bottle. Taste over look. It worked swell and looked just as pretty in the goblets.
*Place chocolate covered strawberries on plate....sooooo good. I found some dipping chocolate in the baking aisle. You just microwave it for 30 seconds, stir and dip.
*Light candles.
*Eat-drink-visit-soak-relax-pretend there aren't 5 small, sleeping Sellicks placed throughout the abode.
*Laugh selves silly at Michael, Gob and Buster Bluth. Hello Brother. Arrested Development always works for us, even the 4th and 5th times watching the same episodes.

Grade: A+

I can't wait to see what James has planned for next week. I've already got mine planned for 2 weeks from now. Hint: Kung Fu

Out With the Old-In With the New

-Happy New Year from The Sellick Seven-

Go right on ahead and tell me how cute my kids are
and how roguish my husband looks.

I will concur.