Wrestling

More than any other evening activity, our kids love to wrestle! Though they will let me participate, they really look forward to "fighting with daddy," as they call it.


In fact, when Chad goes to the YMCA, Aaron wants to exercise at home so that he can also get stronger. He doesn't want Daddy to be able to beat him later that evening!


Even when he was barely walking, Ben wanted to get in on the action and he would toddle over and flop onto the pile of arms and legs. However, Ben is the most threatening one of the bunch these days because he is potty training. With cloth underwear and no sense of when he has to "go," Ben is a very dangerous guy in that match!

First Day Back

I went back to work this morning for the first time in over 3 months. I was a bit out of my element - especially so because it was a 7 am shift and I have worked 7 pm shifts for nearly 4 years. I had to get up by 5:15 in order to have time to feed Annie and get ready to leave on time. But it went well. I was not dreading it, but I was not overly excited either. It was nice to hear the "welcome back" comments, along with "how's that little baby?" I'm always a little surprised at how much I enjoy my job - the tasks somewhat but mainly the people. I enjoy connecting with my colleagues. I enjoy being helpful and saying, "You're welcome," and "Don't worry, this won't hurt a bit!" Okay, not so much that last part. But I am glad to be back to work a little, to have an outlet, to be Sarah for a few hours and not Mommmmmyyyyyy! It's a nice break for a few hours a week. But you'll have to ask Chad about his morning, getting all 4 kids up & dressed & fed & to school & the sitter for the day!

New Year's Eve

What a great time we had on New Year's Eve with some of our best friends! As River Ridge - Teays Valley grows, it both excites me and saddens me. The sad part being that those families we have grown so close to in the last few years are now in different home groups, and we aren't able to just be with them as often as we used to. Ahh, these are the growing pains. So, we decided to get together on New Year's, and we had so much fun. Laughing, talking, laughing, eating, drinking, laughing and playing Wii! A couple of years ago when the plans for RRC-TV were beginning to take shape, I remember a friend from Charleston saying to me, "Can you even imagine a better group of people to plant this church with?" And no, I can't. Thanks, God, for great, great friends!