I AM

"I AM THANKFUL. This has not always been an easy walk for me.
I AM DISAPPOINTED. We have missed family gatherings, weddings, dinner engagements, birthday parties and holidays because of shift schedules and overtime.
I AM PATIENT. There have been dinners at the firehouse waiting for daddy to return from a call while the kids get cranky and the food gets cold.
I AM NERVOUS. I awake at 3am hearing creaks in the house and don't have the comfort of my husband beside me.
I AM TIRED. The house is full of sick kids and there is no relief in site because daddy is on a 72 hour shift.
I AM JEALOUS. Jealous of the wives whose husbands gget home at 5pm and hold them at the end of the day.
I AM WORRIED. Worried that he might not come home one day. This I try to tuck away.
I AM INCOMPETENT. THere was a time when I cosidered myself moderately intelligent. I now struggle to remember where I left my car keys, the diaper bay, and occasionally the baby.
I AM DOUBTING. I am doubting I am the kind of wife and mother he needs me to be.
I AM TRUSTING. Trusting that my husband will come home again.
I AM CONFIDENT, I AM EMBARRASSED, I AM LONELY, I AM SURPRISED, I AM OVERWORKED, I AM UNDERPAID
I AM.......The Fireman's Wife. "

This is an excerpt from a book called The Fireman's Wife by Susan Ferran. I haven't read it but I think it might be something I can relate to. Heck most moms/ wives, in general, probably can. I do however have an I Am to add:

I AM PROUD. Proud to know that my husband could be the difference between life and death for someone. Everytime he calls to tell me that he was able to save a child from drowning or a puppy from under the bed in a burning house (puppies are a part of the family too) or to tell me that he was inches away from being crushed by an a.c. unit (he probably shouldn't tell me things like that) I am able to appreciate and understand the risks that he takes everyday and I am so proud that I get to go to bed with my own personal HERO.

CHAMPIONSHIP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Dustin has been playing minor league football this season. They've been practicing since September and have had games since January. The past two weeks have been playoff games and since they won both of those they are in the championship game this weekend. Dustin is excited for a chance at a ring. Go Mustangs!!!!!!!

P.S. Incase you couldn't tell he's the big guy in white at the far left.

Alphabet Reform

At Dray's school they have been working on the alphabet. He's actually known it, for the most part, for a long time, but who doesn't need a little brushing up on it. Anyway he just can't seem to figure out c and k, k and q, and g and j. Now if you ask me he's right in his confusion. What's with all these repetitive letters? Why can't you spell cat with a k. It still says the same thing. And kwik and quick, I don't really see a difference, except for the fact that the second one uses some unnecessary letters. And as for as j and g are concerned, I feel that if you can use g for both sounds anyway, why in the world do we bother with j? If you agree, join me in removing extra letters for our written world. Together we kan save all the bad spellers of the world. And make Drayton's day gust alittle easier when he tells me that kookie starts with k.