A Year of Gratitude #136 & 137

 

A Year of Gratitude #136: Safe Travels & #137: Visit with Michelle

#136- I'm grateful that Steve was able to fly safely into Canada and arrive at his destination for the week, without any problems. I pray that he enjoys himself and returns safely to us on Friday.

#137- Michelle and June came over today for a visit. I took some three month pictures for Michelle and we sat and talked for several hours. It was nice to spend my afternoon with her and laughing. I'm so thankful to have her here in GA. <3

A Year of Gratitude #115

 

A Year of Gratitude #115: A Clean House

 

So handsome!

Today was interesting. Steve left this morning for NYC and won't be back until very late on Thursday night. I hate when he travels, but I'm thankful that it's not often, and it's usually only for a few days and he's home for the weekend.

Gus got up this morning and we had a bit of time before our cleaning crew arrived. I put his new tie on him that my friend Amie made for him, and took some pictures. I have to say... they are so stinkin' cute. I AM biased... but seriously... he's adorable.

Our cleaning crew came at 8:30 and because it had been so long since they were last here (they were supposed to come last Tuesday, but Dave was here, so we moved it to Friday afternoon, and then she forgot), it took them longer than usual. 

Gus loves when they come. He is so very friendly with them, and they seem to really like him too. Graciela's husband calls Gus, "Batman" each time that he sees him (because Gus was wearing his Batman pjs once when they came). Gus likes to "help" and they're so good about letting him touch their stuff. Gus especially likes their duster... and today he grabbed it on his way downstairs. Graciela told him he could have it until she had to leave. He decided to clean the basement for them...

 

So delighted to have the duster!

After they left, Gus and I headed upstairs for a bit. Michelle and June came over and brought us Panera (YUMMMM) for lunch. I had a great visit with Michelle and at 1:30 I put Gus down for a nap.

 

Cowboy Gus

 

Michelle and June... and Gus spotted her bottle! Thankfully he tried to feed her... and only put it in his mouth once (LOL)

 

Purry was all up on June. Not sure why he was so fascinated with her, but he tried to get as close to her as possible

After Michelle left, Gus got up... it was like 4:00 or so. When I walked into his room... I instantly smelled it... and I knew he had either thrown up or had a major blow-out. I checked the crib and found nothing... and then I picked Gus up to take him to the changing table... and instantly smelled it and saw it.

POOP.

EVERYWHERE.

It was all up his back, and had filled his diaper and more. When I removed his clothes, I saw that where the poop had been touching, caused his skin to turn deep red and almost looked like it was blistering. OUCH.

So I got him undressed and we went to the tub for a bath. I think the water made him feel better because he was happy, and when he got out, the redness was decreased greatly. I put some Cortisone on his tush to help it feel better.

The rest of our evening was uneventful... but I'm so thankful that on top of all the craziness and stress today, I have a clean house. It's one less thing that I have to worry about or take care of.

A Year of Gratitude #26

 

A Year of Gratitude #26: Safe Travels for Steve

Today I am most grateful and thankful that my husband made it back to our family safe and sound. He said goodbye to us Tuesday morning around 4:30am and I prayed for his trip to be uneventful and that he would make it to California without any problems. Mission accomplished.

This was his first work trip since moving to GA and it was unique. When we were looking for a house here in GA, one of the things that was most important to us was to find a neighborhood/area that was safe and I'd feel comfortable in when Steve is traveling. While he doesn't travel as much as a lot of spouses do, it's more than he did at Burt's Bees and more than we're used to.

He flew into San Francisco on Tuesday and stayed overnight and then Wednesday morning he flew from San Francisco to LAX. He was in LA last night and then this afternoon he flew back to Atlanta. His plane was delayed by almost two hours because of a mechanical issue... so they went back to the gate. Thankfully, he not only made it back to GA okay, but then was able to get himself back to our house safely.

He had a slight glitch with coming home on the MARTA (Metro Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority-- subway). He got off at the wrong station and didn't know that after 7pm, the one line doesn't go north (where he needed to go). You live and you learn I suppose.

Anyway, Steve brought me some chocolate covered macadamia nuts (my fav) and a cookbook that was autographed (and written) by the head chef at the one restaurant where they dined in San Francisco (Greens).

I'm thankful that I get to sleep next to my best friend again... I've missed him so much this week. Gus will be thankful tomorrow, when he gets to be reunited with his favorite person on the planet-- his daddy.  :-)