A Soul Mate, A Northern Flicker and a Frog called Jambalaya!

So much to write about, such limited time! Sigh... isn't that always the way?

Tomorrow is Father's Day and I wanted to take a moment to express how thankful I am to have such an amazing husband. He is my rock. He's not the type of husband who gives flowers very often... in 16 years I think I can count the times on one hand that he's given me flowers. But what he's given me is so much more valuable than flowers.

He's given me his support, his love and his friendship. In 16 years of marriage, we have seen our ups and our downs in life.... some wonderful times and some trials that I hope we never have to face again. We've been on smooth roads but we've also travelled over such bumpy and treacherous roads when we wondered if we'd ever find our way.

Through it all, he's always been by my side. And now we have a wonderful little boy - a blessing that we've waited for, for a very long time. And I want to say, John, that not only are you an amazing husband - but you are a magnificent father as well. When I look at the two of you together, I can't helped but be overwhelmed at times by how blessed I am. The Three Musketeers, now and forever!! I love you John!! Happy Father's Day!!

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Yesterday John, Luke and I visited the Nature Museum. Of course we had to go visit the Dinosaurs!! But we also took a gander over to the bird floor as well. And I was excited to learn that a bird I saw in our backyard the other day is called a Northern Flicker!!

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Luke has a new little friend - a wee little stuffed frog. He's named him Jambalaya! I've no idea where he learned that word and I have no idea why he thought that it would make a good name for a little green frog... but Jambalaya it is. I just felt the need to share that.... I love to witness little minds at work. Such funny and quirky things materialize when you have a 2 1/2 year old around!! Fun times, fun times.