News from Ian.....

I know I haven't posted the Fall Festival video yet, but I will get to that this weekend...I have been slow this week. This whole having 6 hours a day free thing goes so fast!

Ian gave me the news today...well, let me back-up...almost everyday he tells me what he wants to be someday when he grows up. He pretty much stays the same...a doctor that owns a pet shop part time...the pet shop has a kinds of bugs and snakes in it...after he opens that up in the morning he goes to work and takes care of sick kids all day...at the end of the day goes back and closes pet shop. That sounds pretty good to me...I did mention why not be a vet...that didn't go over well...it sounded so sensible to me.
Today on the way home from school he brought the whole job thing up again. This time he was upset about his decision...which he wouldn't share. I finally told him that he didn't need to decide today...he had a few years. After a huge sign, it finally came out...he is going to work for John Deere!! He explained he thought about it and that is what he wants to do...he knows his dad will not like this, but he can't stop dreaming about John Deeres. I told him that dad wouldn't care and it would be fine. He wanted to call them and see what he could do...because he already knows how to drive, fix, and build all the tractors....yea right, Ian.
We stopped the conversion at that point because we were home. About an hour later I asked him if he would ever want to be a Transformer when he grows up....you know like a kid. He shook his head no and as I was leaving the room I heard him say..."she doesn't even know they are fake"...I almost wanted to defend myself with a "do too!"
The night ended with him letting me know that Transformers are not real and other toys are not real either....Santa and his elves make all these "fake" toys for kids on Jesus' birthday.....ok....my little boy is back!!

This is my mother-in-law....

I just thought you may like to see whom I was writing about in the previous blog entry....

Thanks.....

A real quick thanks to all those prayers for Ian and myself. He has had a GREAT last two days!!! He hasn't gotten as sad and when he does he works through it...THANKS EVERYONE!!! Everyone has been asking about the egg story....

Quick summary....

When we returned from our honeymoon Jeff's mom had a food for us waiting at our new house...it was the day after Easter...so she had boiled eggs...I decided to have a boiled egg...tried to peel it and the shell was stuck to the egg...I basically ended up with the yoke....I tried several eggs and had the same result. I approach Jeff and explained his mother couldn't boil eggs....rule #1...don't talk about his momma!! He explained to me that she was a great cook and maybe I needed to learn from her....WOW....just back from the honeymoon!! I took my wise mothers words from before my wedding which where...."don't say anything negative about his mother to him"...I have no reason and I didn't think that was negative, but to Jeff I had basically called her a piece of "no good trash"...I than decided to confess my horrible sin to my mother-in-law and called her and told her that she couldn't boil
eggs...and you know what she still can't to this day...but don't tell Jeff!! My mother-in-law laughed of course and that was it...luckly I don't have any negatives to say about my mother in law, but if I did I would probably just have to share them with my girlfriends...remember...DON'T MESS WITH JEFF'S MOMMA!!!

The Good and the Bad.....

Ian is really liking school...he has made so many friends!! He plays Transformers on the playground everyday...thanks Aunt Karen for buying all those when you where here...he is now cool on the playground. His school also has a Fall Harvest on Friday. The little ones perform a song and refreshments are served...by the way...I am baking 200 sugar cookies and decorating them!! I thought I would have all this free time...ha ha!! He is learning so much...everyday he is coming home with new words to read and books to read. It is amazing all they do here...he does love that part.
Now the bad....he misses me!! Everyday he has a few tears after lunch...he is ready to come home. The teacher always reassures him that I will be there when school is over and gives him a cuddle(hug) to make it better. It works pretty good, but he is a smart one. This is a typical morning....after breakfast, cartoons, teethbrushing, and getting dressed...we pray for a good day, thank God for sending his Son do die for us, and put our armor on aganist Satan and all his tricks. Once at school...I always adjust his "armor"...this makes him laugh and I go about my day. Today he tells me that his heart hurts even though he has his armor on...kill me now. His little lip quivered and he was fighting the tears....I can't take it. He is so tender hearted....this is where Jeff claims he gets it from him or his side of the family...I guess we are all cold hearted on my side...only kidding. I remember I was the same way at school and until a few years ago Jeff would have slept in his mothers womb at night if possible....lucky I love her so much...this could bring about issues...remind me to write about the "boiled egg" incident sometime...anyway please pray the Ian just gets through his day without his heart hurting to be at home.

Our fun weekend....

Make a Smilebox photobook

We had a really fun weekend and these pictures just don't do it justice. It was just one of those weekends that you didn't want to come to an end. The weather was GREAT!! We went to a ccokout on Saturday at the home of another ISE family....I didn't take any photos there...so I didn't post any. We had a really nice time and Ian had so much FUN!! It is always nice to get together with other families and visit when you are not on a time schedule.
On Sunday we went to Laurie and Steve's house. They had a few people over to cookout again. They had a great house with lots of toys for th kids and grown-ups. Again we had a great time with lots of food and fun.
I was so tired on Sunday night....and so was Mr. Ian Saad. I am off to find a straw hat because Ian is a scarecrow in the Fall Harvest production...whatever that is...live and learn.

Baby Saad Update.....

I went to get a sonogram on Wednesday....I found out that I am 10 weeks along and the baby is due April 17, 2009. I was actually excited about the date because that is Jeff's birthday and my friend Pipers birthday. I have another sonogram in 3 weeks because of my tilted uterus. They couldn't get that get of a picture. I will post the next one. It may turn out that I am farther along than they think....we will have to wait and see.
Ian is so proud of the sonogram picture. He has asked several people if they would like to see it...I am sure they could care less!! He has some great ideas about his little brother or sister....the first one being making signs telling the baby to not touch "his" stuff. I agreed because I didn't want to let him in on the fact that the little one will get into his stuff every chance he gets....I know I was a younger sibling.
Jeff is home....I am going to bed and sleeping ALL night!! I will not be awakened one time thinking that someone is in my home. It is amazing what your mind can do....anyway...anyone whom would like to break in tonight can because they couldn't get through the house. Jeff is home.....yep...stuff is everywhere!! I guess I will keep him.

Piper please read below....

Piper...will you please set your blog page up after reading this??? You are due in November and I want to see sonogram photos and pictures of you. It isn't fair that I am the ONLY one that doesn't get to see you. Post just one photo...please!! I will even take a photo of Dirk at this point...just kidding Dirk....I would love a picture of you also.