Moments with Marri

It has been a great day.  Mondays usually kick me in the gut but today has been sweet.  I have been listening to pandora all day which is just uplifting.  I have it on Sarah Groves station and it has played all sorts of folk, gorgeous instrumentals and has included some of my favorite artists right now.  I am dirty.  Mondays are usually dirty Marri.  I usually take a shower at 5pm.  I clean something or organize something.  It is a gritty day for me.  Today I worked in the garage a little while my kids played around me.  We had a little picnic in the front yard.  I took down the tent that has been up in the back yard for the last week.  My neighbors will be thrilled.  They may still think I am a redneck but I am sure they are sighing, "Finally!"  I don't really care.  The kids have thoroughly enjoyed their playtime in the tent.  Calvin corrected my grammar today.  I love that kid.  I could hardly b...

Has it really been ten years?  Really?  How did we get here so quickly?  I mean, there is beautiful evidence that time has past and growth has happened in our marriage.  We are more accepting of one another, more in love, more patient and forgiving.  We work more fluidly together and we are deeply entrenched in parenting our three little love bugs which is so very different than the early 20's version of J&M.  We were selfish, indulgent and always set on having loads of time together and lots of fun (which hasn't changed).  It has been so invigorating to reflect on ten years with my Jason.  We decided a couple of years ago we would go on a trip to celebrate this anniversary.  However, having three babies in 34 months time thwarted those plans.  Shipping breast milk on dry ice did not sound feasible or pleasant in any way, so we decided on a nice little something close to home.  My husband determined a few months back that he was...

Monday was our visit with Dr. R (ophthalmologist) here in Indy.  He is really fantastic.  I love him.  Jason loves him.  Lydia...well not so much still, but hey little chica has been through a bit.  She does relax and giggle at him occasionally.  He is so down to earth.  I chuckle every time I think about the way he addresses her.  Hey, Lyd!  It's okay baby girl.  He is bubbly and upbeat.  What a gift.  Okay, get on with it Marri! Lydia is doing great.  Really great.  We still notice a great deal of uncertainty in new places.  She falls more when we are out of her norm and her depth perception is not great.  However, she is full of sass.  She loves trying out new words, nurturing her babies, giving kisses and saying buh-bye.  She loves to make mountain-sized messes at meal time because the girls loves to EXPERIENCE  her food!  Dr. R is really happy where she is developmentally.  He...