Happy St. Patrick's Day...

and an Ode to Mike!

O Mike,
Born on St. Patrick's day,
so goofy and spry!
How is it, that I can still see you
on the fly?

In Kenzie, I see your big heart of service.
In Kyler - your engineering mind at work.
In Karlee  - your "feisty" and determination.
In Kavan - your focus and mad soccer skills.

O Mike,
The ruckus and laughter you still cause,
is great for keeping your memory alive.
The funny tales we continue to tell!
And the stories we keep to ourselves!

O Mike,
You make this day a special one,
Even though, you'd be the first pinching one!

Oh boy, when we meet again!  :)

Mike

March 17, 1973 - November 14, 2003

Why?

Exercise and household chores are at times... quite "nagging."   I think for me it is a love-hate relationship.  I love the feel of accomplishing a "good workout" and I also love having a clean house with laundry and ironing done - but sometimes it seems sooooo hard to be motivated to do it.  Why is that?


Quite often, during family prayers in the mornings, my kids will pray that we will make good choices - and have good days in school or at work - and that we will be able to do so with safety.  One morning Karlee prayed, "Please bless us that we will have a good day at school.  That Kavan will be on green, that I will not get any strikes, and that Kyler and Kenzie will not go to the principal's office.  Please bless that daddy will have a good day at work and please bless mommy that she will have a good time doing whatever it is that she does...."

I wish we were still on vacation!  :)