You Raise Me Up

When I am down and, oh my soul, so weary;
When troubles come and my heart burdened be;
Then, I am still and wait here in the silence,
Until you come and sit awhile with me.

You raise me up, so I can stand on mountains;
You raise me up, to walk on stormy seas;
I am strong, when I am on your shoulders;
You raise me up... To more than I can be.

You raise me up, so I can stand on mountains;
You raise me up, to walk on stormy seas;
I am strong, when I am on your shoulders;
You raise me up... To more than I can be.

There is no life - no life without its hunger;
Each restless heart beats so imperfectly;
But when you come and I am filled with wonder,
Sometimes, I think I glimpse eternity.

You raise me up, so I can stand on mountains;
You raise me up, to walk on stormy seas;
I am strong, when I am on your shoulders;
You raise me up... To more than I can be.

You raise me up, so I can stand on mountains;
You raise me up, to walk on stormy seas;
I am strong, when I am on your shoulders;
You raise me up... To more than I can be.

You raise me up... To more than I can be.

-Josh Groban

 

 

I am forever in debt to you. I will mourn you and remember you for the rest of my days.

My Little Girl

Today we had little cousin Jimmy's first birthday party to go to. Before we went I wrapped up his super-cool new work bench and tossed Maddy the card and asked her to sign her name. I have done this 100 times... and 99 of those times I usually get a faint scribble that mostly lands on the couch, but this time... 

I got this. Amazing.

A Dollar Tree, A free hour, and a Sunday Morning

This is what happens when you drop mom off to get her hair done early on a Sunday morning.

A trunk full of Dollar Tree items...

 Ray said it was the only store open... 

So he decided to let a 4-yr old in charge of the shopping trip.

Just Playing Barbies MA!

On Our Drive Home

After picking Maddy up from school, this conversation takes place in the car:

Maddy: "Mom, when I grow up I'm going to drive."

Me: "Sure honey, what color car do you want?"

Maddy looks around at the interior of her dad's car.

Maddy: "This one."

Me: "Ok, sounds good."
I think to myself, sure you can have this car when you are 16.

Maddy: "Yes, when I am 5 I am going to drive. I will take this car to Lily's house and go swimming. Then I will drive Lily back to our house for a sleepover."

Oh boy.... I'm in trouble.