Round Two

Dear Round Two,

Please go faster and a lot better then Round one. Thanks a bunch and I am looking forward to our adventure!

Love, Becca

*disclaimer: I am NOT pregnant....(yet)....*

A minor breakdown :)

Luke returned how from Haiti, and has been home for a little over a week now. Before he left he was feeling a bit stressed out, but couldn't really put his finger on why.....I was too, but just as Luke; could not put my finger on why. When Luke returned he was feeling better, but we were both on edge. We went to a counselor friend of ours to figure out what was going on and made a list of all the events that have happened to us in the last year or so: June-July (09): Haiti was heart wrenching! August: Dad's heart attack December: Donna's accident December: Grammie has cancer and dementia January: Mother's cancer January: Haiti earthquake February-March: Luke in Haiti February: family dog dies April-May: Pregnant and the miscarry June: More family illness June: More family issues

As you can see there has been a little bit going on in our lives the past year! No wonder why we were both "on edge"..... goodness!

Summer

Wow...it is summer already! I am sitting here trying to figure out how summer got here so fast, and how it is already the end of another week. This is our first summer in Texas. We have lived here for about three years, but we have spent our summers in Haiti. With Luke spending two months in Haiti after the earthquake, he needed to take summer classes. We had mixed feelings about this... we were happy because it gives us a chance to spend the summer in one place in our home, but also sad because we love Haiti and that is like another home.

So what are we going to do with our summer? I am baby sitting and Luke is working hard. In August we are going to NH to go on vacation!!!!!!!! I AM SO EXCITED!!!!! We are going to Cape Cod, laying on the beach, and not going ANYTHING!!!!!! I cannot wait :) It is going to be awesome :)

Always Something

I am not sure why this is just becoming a reality, or maybe I am just defeated, but there is always, I mean ALWAYS something that needs to be done! I love completing things, checking off my "to do" list and at the end of the day knowing all that has been accomplished. I LOVE sitting back on the couch looking at my house and know that every bit of it is clean. I am almost there today...just waiting for the laundry machines to catch up to me.

As I sit here just waiting and playing with the kiddos I realized that there are other things that need to be done....then it hit me...there is ALWAYS going to be something that needs to be done. Having two kiddos around all the time gave me the sense of what motherhood will be like: You need to choose playing, or dusting, coloring or washing the floor...lots of thing will not get done, but then again will everything ever be done, completely?!?!!? Nope!

Luke just called me and he is in the US of A :) YAY!!! He is almost home!!! I cannot wait to see him! I know that he was only gone a week, but it wasn't that long ago that he was gone for 2 MONTHS!!! so I am ready for him to be home for a while. I am looking forward to celebrating my birthday with him, and then our anniversary, and then VACATION TO THE CAPE WITH THE FAMILY!!!!!!! YAY!!!!! And Lord willing there will be another pregnancy in there :). God is in control!

POP!!!!!!

I am a "doer" I thrive on helping people, and doing stuff. I LOVE to help and do anything...this also drives my husband nuts :). He asks me quite frequently to chill, or cancel something, or say NO (I have the hardest time saying no). I love children so much! Luke and I will someday have our own! I love, love, LOVE teaching, and LOVE baby sitting (my summer job). I am so blessed to have the family that I am baby sitting for! They trust me, the kiddos are awesome and I can take them anywhere....the little girl loves to clean, and oh my do they make Champ and Riley tired! I love it!

I am not one to admit when I need a break, but I don't think I have ever needed a vacation. I am in need of one now, let me tell you! I don't know if it is to run away from everything, or just chill, but either way I am for it! Luke and I have been faced with so much the past year, and things just seem to continue getting complicated! We are stronger then ever in the Lord and following Him with all we have. We are SUPER excited for what He has in store for us, and cannot wait to get started.

There you go, those are my random crazy, not making much sense thoughts :)

Dogs

It has come to my attention this morning around 6:30am that dogs are really like children! Really, or at least mine are. Riley has been sleeping on the bed with me since Luke is in Haiti. Champ starts out sleeping with me, but right as I fall to sleep he moves to sleeping in front of the front door. I think he is trying to protect me and Riley. Every morning they get up and wake each other up, run around playing tag (seriously, then when one gets the other they turn around and chase the other way), or catch with one of their thousands of toys.

This morning Riley woke up about 6:00am, jumped off the bed and woke Champ up. Then they both came into bed with me for a little while...I think it was around 6:30 they started their chasing game. Then they bounced on the bed licking me and wrestling each other until I got up to take them out to go potty. Once inside they both sit in the kitchen waiting for me to get their dishes, then proceed to follow me to the laundry room (where we keep their food), and watch me scoop out their food. Once I come out of the laundry room they race (usually Champ just lays outside the kitchen until you rub his belly and tell him to go eat breakfast) to the kitchen and eat. Riley is always done first and waits..inching forward....trying to see if today will be the day Champ shares his breakfast with her.....Champ notices Riley inch

ing forward....he lets out a deep small growl! Riley immediately sits back, and tries it again. Champ then looks at her and growls....Riley leaves until she can no longer hear Champ eating, races back to the kitchen, and licks the left overs.

They are now pottied, fed, and napping....yup, dogs are so much like children...I love them :)

Give-a-way

Posting this for an extra chance on winning, since we are preparing for round 2 :) YAY!!!!

June Giveaway: HUGE Breastfeeding Gift Package

Success

Well I got the results this week that I have successfully completed my miscarriage.....ggggrrreeeaaattt (insert eye roll here). I am happy though that everything is back to normal as far as my body goes and soon we can go for round two! Hopefully this round will end a bit better :). It's all in God's hands!

Another school year has come to a close, and summer had officially started! It is off to a great start. Baby sitting is going great, and I am have too much fun with my kiddos. I start baby sitting the other group this week, and that will put me at four kiddos. I am not baby sitting all four every day, so I will have some sanity left at the end of the week :). I cannot complain at all, I am blessed to have a job, and also to absolutely LOVE the families I am working for! God provides and gives me joy all the time!

So with that said, I am going to enjoy the rest of my peaceful evening until I dive into another week :)