today...

breakfast... quick run to jo-ann fabrics for some fabric they have on hold for me that is being discontinued, and i have a request for it for a dress... did i mention it was the jo-anns 25 minutes away... 30 minute melt down ensues. yes, that was my child screaming for daddy while we waited to get our fabric cut. and then in line. and then out to the car. and then in the car. NOT sure what happened today. and i made the worst parenting mistake possible. promised a punishment, then went back on it. promised we wouldn't go to the park if it continued. gave another chance. took away park. then, went to park anyway... AND brought home three friends afterwards! (side note... realized it was the last chance to do the park with friends... and we had just bought a gift for whom the playdate was for- birthday... AND, brought home three friends so the mom could go grocery shopping and my kid could play! AND, it was the mom (stef) who rescues me ALL the time and watches my kids, especially last minute when i have a uti or some other need to go to the doctor!)

i am not sure what happened. it was ONE OF THOSE DAYS! thankfully, they are few and far between! and i am sure the other people in joanns thought i was crazy! but, she was a JOY the rest of the day! i made her a new dress, and she has been waiting for me to finish it. i told her it was done and she said (in huge, dramatic tones, with flair!), "oh mommy, i can't WAIT to see it. it's boing to be BEAUTIFUL". (almost with an awed whisper) and beautiful on her it was. it was cute to see how much she loved it!

AND... finished the three ordered dresses. now, i am only about four projects behind! a HUGE, SURPRISE project, an apron, pajama pants and a doll for nora! phew!

on a different note, i was reminded today how precious life is and how quickly it can be snatched away. AND, how thankful i am for my father. i never did a father's day post (crazy travel day). there are so many things i have learned from my daddy. FIRST, to love God with all my heart, mind, soul and strength. so often, i find him in his office, glasses on, Bible open. THANK YOU, daddy, for that heritage! thank you for teaching me that my time with my Heavenly Father is most important. i also learned that there is a very special place for me in my daddy's heart. that he will put aside what he's working on, just to listen to me talk. about anything. i love our chats in his office when i am home. or desperate phone calls when something needs resolved and he knows how to fix it!

i love to dance with my daddy. around the kitchen, at a wedding, wherever! i am a lucky girl. my daddy gave me wings to fly and taught me that i can do anything. and is always there to catch me when i tumble down. he always said i was his successful first launch. i think that's only because he and my mom were so good at launching!

i could go on and on. but, daddy, thanks for loving me. thanks for teaching me what to look for in a man and LOVING the man i chose to be the father of my children.

and to that man. my baby daddy. thank you for being the best daddy my kids could ask for! you amaze me (and all our friends) at your enthusiasm for kids and the wonderful way you play and relate to them. they adore you, and so do i!

that's it for my father's day, way too late...