Well sorry I have not posted on here in a while, but I seem to be running around like a chicken with my head chopped off. Tomorrow my oldest son will turn nine, and as I have watched him play and have fun today I started thinking back to the time when he was born. I remember the fear as well as the excitement. I remember the first time I held him in my arms. It was the greatest moment I have ever experienced. I would sit for hours and watch him sleep. I was in total awe and amazed that something so perfect and wonderful could come from me. It was also the scariest day of my life. I was a single mother and I knew that I would be solely responsible for his life. I remember the fear that I would not make a good mother, that I would fail him. As parents we do what we think is right and pray that we do not make the same mistakes that our parents did. No parent is perfect, but as long as our children know that they are loved isn't that really all that matters?
I remember the first day that Holden met Michael. Michael was at my dad's and I brought Holden up to see his Papa. Holden was 18 months old, he had never really been around many males (I had given up dating for a while) so he was leery of men and generally did not have anything to do with them. That day Michael was sitting on the love seat drinking coffee. Holden went and climbed up next to him and sat staring at him. They instantly got along. From that moment on they have been inseparable. Holden barely came to Michael's knee but he would follow him step for step. Now we have a fantastic family and we are some of the luckiest people in the world. I am not saying that we do not have our problems like every other family, with four boys living on a farm with 800 cows there are bound to be up and downs and bumps in the road.
So now that I have told you guys all about my angel that will turn 9 tomorrow, let me tell you guys what we have been up to. Last Spring we lost one of our horses. He was the horse that the boys always rode. It was definitely something that knocked the wind out of our sails. This summer we went to the beach for a week. We took the boys to Ft. Sumter and Patriots Point. Then we went to Columbia to visit the zoo as well go to the Congaree National Park. We have had a busy summer full of activity and fun. Jacob (who is the youngest) has now decided that he is going to be President of the United States when he grows up and I am thinking David (who is his twin) will probably be his enforcer. (Heaven help the world if those two are going to be in charge...lol). David entertained everyone that we met. He likes to ask questions that most people would not have the audacity to ask. For example he walked up to an older gentleman and asked him "Are you old?" To which the gentleman replied "Yes, I am old." David looks at him and says "Well that means that you know a lot right? You have to be really smart to live a long time don't you?" Oh well only David could turn an insult into a compliment.
My children can be wild, loud, overwhelming and sometimes just plain BAD; but in the general scheme of things they are loving children who worry if someone is hurt or does not feel good or if they've hurt someone's feelings. They take care of each other against others that would want to hurt or upset them, and they genuinely like and care about each other. They do fuss and fight with each other, but I have not met brothers or sisters that don't. So as I close out this entry I hope that I have made you smile and remember all the great times with your children. Have a great night!!!!
