Those that have followed me in the past, know I love holidays. Here at the circus we celebrate any time we get a chance. Who doesn’t love some themed treats and fun crafts? But two holidays hold special significance for us. Christmas and Easter They are not just days to get dressed up and partake of traditions. And to set them a part we spend a great deal of time, as in weeks, preparing for them.

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This winter Scott and I watched the movie The Pursuit of Happyness starring Will Smith. Few movies have stuck with me as much as this one. My heart was so heavy as I watched this very smart man struggle to provide for his son. The thing that got Scott and I the most, was how immensely blessed we are. We were given so many opportunities that others don’t get. We don’t have what we do because we deserve it.

Scott and I have found a new way to spend a Saturday night together. For two and half years now Scott has been going into a nearby city to distribute bagged lunches to the homeless as part of our church’s homeless ministry. Typically, I stay home with the kids while he goes. In January, I had the opportunity of joining him. I had been once before about a year ago, but still I was nervous.

From this to this in just 5 days!

This week Scott had a business trip. It could not have come at a worse time for him. He has some big deadlines at work and this trip meant 3 days away from the office. He knew before he left that he would return swamped. It seemed there were more reasons for him not to go, than to go. And while it seemed not to make any sense, away he went.

"It’s Friday night/And the mood is right/Gonna have some fun/Show you how it’s done, TGIF.." Remember those days? Nothing better topped off a hard week of going to school and talking on the phone like a little Full House, Family Matters, and Perfect Strangers. T.G.I.F. If ever there was a week that needed an end, this week here at the circus, was it. What with puke, and then puke, then a missed gymnastics performance due to puke, and then missing your best friends birthday party thanks to your sisters puke, followed by more puke, then a power outage, puke, snow, still more puke, then Daddy away on a business trip, his homecoming strangely enough followed the next morning by still more puke…

These days pass quickly as I’ve been warned and I stink at keeping a journal, so lately I’ve been quickly opening up my e-mail and trying to jot down the things the kids do and say that I want to remember and then saving it in my drafts folder. Here are some recent memories recorded so I don’t forget… son: AWWWWWWWWWWWAAAHHHHHHHH Scott: What is wrong? son: My guitar.  I was playing the guitar and she pulled my pretend guitar plug.

I saw this little questionnaire on face book this week and the responses from my friend’s daughters had me laughing out loud. So, I asked my son this list of 25 questions about his mom and here is what he said… What is something mom always says to you? Son: no response (nice to know I leave such an impression) What makes mom happy? Son: obeying mom and loving mom

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