Lest We Forget

I've been avoiding blogging. Couple of things...mainly I'm a grump, my fuse is short and I'm very very uncomfortable. I'm large and swollen and my rib where a little foot insists in kicking hurts. A foot which I'm sure I will love and stare at in amazement and completely forget the pain it caused. Funny how quickly we forget. One look at this little person and I'm sure the last weeks will melt away but until then.....excuse if my blogging is far and few inbetween, I don't want it to become a place for me to grumble. So...I went to my Moms this morning, put my feet up, had some hot water (no coffee for these swollen feet!) and the kids played and I grabbed some books. Jacob took a long nap, after three days of fighting, and Kaylin played with play dough while I napped and read and sipped more hot water.



Last Thursday was Remembrance Day. Me, the kids and some of the family bundled up and went to a ceremony. The sun was shining and the crowd sung "Abide with Me", we bowed our heads in prayer to remember the soldiers. In a world that is seems to be more and more against Christ, its amazing to be apart of a crowd and witness this. Its important for Drew and I to raise the kids remembering past and knowing about present wars. Kaylin informed Grandma that she wanted to be like the men who wore red (Mounties) and Jacob has decided that the name Grandpa is to be replaced by Opa, its funny, it gets a reaction and he can say it! On Sunday, he ran up to different men of certain ages saying "Hi Opa" and then would throw his head back and laugh.





And since when did Kaylin look so grown up???!