How a meatball can drive you crazy.

If you are a FB friend, my status today was "I now know why Sweet Pea wakes up so early....it requires a lot of planning to see how crazy she can make me" (or something like that since that was hours ago and I've lost many brain cells since then).

Here's an example of how she does it:

She likes Spagetti-O's WITH MEATBALLS. Both my kids do so that makes it easy. So that's what she wanted for lunch so I got a can out and put it on the stove (though I'm feeding her food laced with many preservatives that I can't pronounce, at least I'm also not microwaving it so as to change it's already weird preserved state). After I put it in her bowl, I cut all the meatballs in half because they are a bit big for her. Now, generally, she'll eat all the meatballs before even touching the "O"s. But today...in keeping with her "today I'll drive mommy nuts" theme...she decided she didn't want ANY meatballs. Now, this wouldn't be as funny if not for the fact that I had just DOUBLED the amount of meatballs by cutting them in half. But, still, I dug them all out for my Sweet Pea.

Just an example of how it is possible for a meatball to be the thing that sends you over the edge.

Praying and praying more

As with most things in life, prayer requests come in groups. You won't have much other than your normal, everyday prayers for general health, safe traveling, etc etc and then BAM - tons of stuff that's way more important that your little world come tumbling in.

Here's what we have been praying about lately:

a few weeks ago an acquaintance from our church home in Oklahoma was put in the ICU with severe pneumonia, on a ventilator, medical coma...She's our age, I suppose, mid-30s. two kids at home. Anyway, after over 2 weeks in ICU, she's now in a regular room and starting therapy to regain her strength. Her name is Heather in case you want to add her to your list too.

Then we found out that that same church lost it's pastor on Wednesday night in a motorcycle crash. Just tragic. His name is Alan Day so please pray for his wife, Alice, their family and the church family. He was a great man of God and will be missed.

Then this morning, I got an update on a family that I "met" online on Babycenter when I was pregnant with Sweet Pea. She & I were due the same day, I think. Anyway, her sweet twin girls came early, one did not live and the other, Veiyah, has severe heart issues. She's had multiple surgeries and procedures in her short life. Today is another one. They are replacing a shunt and whatever else they feel they need to do to get her through to the next procedure or heart transplant. If you are also a FB friend of mine, you can find a link to her blog.

Reminds me that my headache this week, and trying to potty train sweet pea, and whatever other little issues in my life right now aren't really that big a deal. We are all healthy and happy and here at home where I can love on them whenever I want.