Very Random post...

A few weeks ago we read the Velveteen Rabbit.  I just picked up this copy from Goodwill recently so it was a first time to read it to my boys.  I was of course enchanted along with them and was thrilled to show them my very real bear.  

My childhood memories are sketchy at best, but I remember clearly purchasing this bear from Kroger when I was around 8 years old.  I bought him with money that my grandparents had given me for Christmas.  If you look closely at the top of his head, you will see that it has a brown spot.  He was placed on a freshly painted bench on the playground when I was in third grade.  

He has been in Teddy Bear Surgery more times than I can count, until he just couldn't be sewed up again.  He lost most of his fluff and even an ear.  He soaked up many tears and provided much comfort to a little girl, fraught with grief too heavy for her to bear.

I have no idea why, but I never named him.  

Andrew...  bless his heart.  He went from one swelling to another until........  I eliminated gluten from his diet.  He has had a few slip ups and accidentally eaten some gluten since I eliminated it from his diet, and consequently he has had some more swelling, but I think we have indeed found the culprit. I had laser acupuncture to treat my gluten allergy yesterday and I ate some yummy cake today(first thing I did when I woke up).  It usually takes about 24 hours for the consequences to show up when I eat gluten so I should know by tomorrow if it worked.  I'm hoping!  If it works for me, then we will definitely try it for Andrew.

I took Isaac (me), to the Fernbank Observatory recently.  He got (I got) to see SATURN and it's moons!  Okay, so yes, the truth is, I think I was more excited to go to the observatory than Isaac was, and I was more excited to see Saturn than he was.  We will definitely be going back to the observatory this year.  Amazing.

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Steve and I celebrated our 9th anniversary last weekend.  And these are the only pictures I have to show for it.  You'd think I was on a getaway trip for some special time with Benjamin!  He is still very much attached to me and nursing on a regular basis so it wasn't feasible to leave him at home.  Some good friends stayed with Isaac, Micah and Andrew.  They had a blast and while Steve and I weren't completely alone, at least it was a bit quieter.

Skirt update:  Well, I'm still wearing skirts everyday.  I wonder how many days in a row I've worn a skirt?  Maybe 2 or 3 months now?  I really don't miss pants/shorts but I am starting to think I'm going to have to put a little bit more money into this new endeavor.  While I have found quite a few skirts at the thrift store, I've only found 2 or 3 that I really like, and thus, I'm wearing the same 2 or 3 every day.  I also can't seem to find the right shirts to go with the skirts.  Because the skirts are loose and flowing, I need slightly fitted shirts to go with them.  It seems that most of the shirts that I have are kind of loose.  

Loose skirt + Loose shirt =  Husband says you look frumpy

Not good.

I'll just have to find the time to shop. And not at Goodwill.  Darn.