My Day in Status Updates

Shaun was telling me tonight that he noticed I still get a fair number of hits on the old blog here, so for my faithful followers, I thought I'd oblige with an entry.  

Does anyone else have the problem that throughout the day they think in potential status updates?  Usually though by the time I have time to write them down I have decided they are too long to put on facebook, and who wants to be the lame person with long status updates seven times a day?  I admit it, I am in the category of "lurker" usually,  (click here to see what I mean) but I have become more and more involved in facebook since being in Brazil, almost to the point of obsession.  Okay, you are now officially allowed to call me a geek the next time you see me.  

Anyways, here is the "newsfeed" of the day in the life of Brenda....the funny thing is I actually did TWO status updates today....oh wait that was yesterday and today, but today I did share an article.  I think I am officially blossoming out of being called a lurker.  Another site I saw would now consider my official facebook personality "the Late Bloomer."

This could be my current status update:   

A few seconds ago - Time for bed!!!

34 minutes ago - Please put this on your status if you know someone or are related to someone who suffers from stupidity. People need to understand that stupidity is VERY real & should be taken seriously. You could be sitting next to a sufferer right now. There is still no known cure for stupidity and sympathy does not help, neither does awareness. 93% won't copy and paste this because they don't know how to copy and paste. 

(In all honesty this is in response to those feelings of guilt that I feel like I shouldn't have to feel for being the "97%" or so of people that don't repost in response to everything from having a great sister, having someone who has passed away, knowing someone with some chronic illness or disability, being a nurse or knowing a nurse that has been puked on, etc. etc.)  

37 minutes ago - so when I look at my house at the end of the day and wonder how I was busy all day doing apparently nothing...I can re-read this and know I did something. Even if that something isn't evident for another 15-20 years. 

2 hours ago - is wondering if my kids will ever fall asleep so I can enjoy my glass of wine in peace.

about 5 hours ago - Supper time...oh wait, let's make popcorn instead and watch a movie with our kids...yes we are GREAT parents.  At least our kids think so.

7 hours ago - "Seth, do you realize that your snake is somewhere lost in the house?"  "Don't worry about it mom, Uncle Aaron can find me a new one."

9 hours ago - Going to church to celebrate our Pastor's 40th birthday!  Happy Birthday!

11 hours ago - I wonder what I can find to buy on craigslist today...I am only technically allowed to look for summer clothing for size 3-4 girls and size 6-7 boys.  Maybe I need to sort through my bins of old kids clothing first (insert this status every day for the last month or so).

12 hours ago - Thanks for making me breakfast Shaun....I have the best husband in the world...bacon, eggs and toast...wait, is he trying to kill me with cholesterol?

13 hourse ago - Ok fine, I'll get up...you watched TV and ate froot loops long enough.

14 hours ago - Here, let me get you some froot loops and see what movie you can watch.

16 hours ago - I believe I am sleeping despite the fact that I am feeding Lyla, changing her diaper, and putting her back to bed.

18 hours ago - Okay, come cuddle with us in bed.

20 hours ago - No, this is mommy and daddy's bed, you have your own bed.

21 hours ago - Time to go to bed...Why do we always go to bed SO LATE!!!!  We are going to start going to bed at 10:00 EVERY night (another status we can put insert every day, but this one probably for the last five years).

22 hours ago - One more glass.

23 hours ago - Lets just lurk around facebook one more time.

24 hours ago -  Time to go to bed!

Have a great sleep everyone, and a great Sunday tomorrow!

Settling In

I guess I should report that we are home, for those who do not live near.  The plane ride went great, and Lyla almost immediately turned her days and nights to normal, so I did not have the anticipated 2 weeks of re-adjusting.  Seth and Hazel did wonderfully while we were gone.  I half-expected them to be a little testy and moody with us on our return, or clingy, or something, but it was like we were never gone.  And I am so happy to be with them again.  No trips for me for a LONG time...or at least 6 months or so?

Shaun may have to go away for a week or so to go back to Brazil to sort some things out for our potential move within the next two or three months.  He has to do some testing of this or that and send it out to Europe and then if they are happy with the results then off we go!  Shaun thinks latest March, I think that's the earliest.  I'm just more skeptical of the time it takes to apply for visas and all those things related to the paperwork of setting up a business.  We don't know what to do with our "stuff" because even though it isn't all very nice "stuff," to replace it in Brazil will be pricey.  Clothes, furniture including but not limited to bunkbeds and our bedroom set, cutlery/dishes/bakeware/cookware, sheets, towels, books, toys, the list goes on.  But shipping it is super pricey as well.  I have decided until our plans are more firm I will not worry about it, except to avoid buying things that we can't take if we decide not to ship everything.

So there you have it, our somewhat uninteresting update.  It may be quiet here in the next few months with the lack of travel plans.  And what a glorious few months it will be!  I pray that everyone has a wonderful Canadian Thanksgiving this weekend!  I think of my wonderful husband and children and all the opportunities we've been blessed with this past year, and thank God for all of this, as well as travelling mercies and even all the day to day moments that may sometimes seem mundane.  May you all experience God's love and faithfulness no matter what plans He has.  I have to remind myself when I pray that I am praying for His will to be done in our lives, not necessarily that what we want to happen occurs.  Praise God from whom ALL blessings flow!