Funny Little Stories

On our way to work this morning. John turns to me and says, "I think we need to adjust Bear's regularity. He is having bowel movements at 2am." Apparently, this has happened a few times in the last week that Bear has wined at about 2am to be let outside to take a poo. I had no idea until this morning that it happened multiple times. John is amazed that I sleep right through his wining. John might be a little worried that I won't wake up to our children screaming their heads off in the middle of the night. I told him, that is why I married you. You can wake me up in the morning.I am not sure he was excited about this role.

My other story of the week: my parents were on vacation to Washington, driving with my sister, Melissa, back to Holden Village. They dropped their car off with me before they left. And with their car, they left me the key to their house. Well, my sister Carrie had wanted to go hang out at my parents while two of her children went to a ski lesson near my parents house, only I had the key. While explaining this to her kids, my niece, Annica, piped up and said, "Do you think it was a good idea to leave the key with Heidi?" Apparently, a 10 year old knows that I lose everything AND has the humor to make a joke.

Lovely reminder

I am not into keeping up with the Jones, having the newest stuff, the trendiest clothes, the royal lifestyle, or anything to do with high society. I think it is pompous, arrogant, and fake. I think it breads greed and money and not the important things in life. I don't pay attention to pop culture much, who's who, what's in, and who is dating who. (can you sense that I am a little judgemental? I am working on that). That is why I didn't get up at 4:00am to watch the royal wedding. However, I did turn on the tube at 7:00am because I kept hearing about it on MPR at 6am.

That is when I watched the first kiss. I saw how stunning Kate was, how happy William was, and how intimate the relationship is between the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. One word: Lovely. And I was converted. Then, I couldn't help not watching the whole ceremony on the Internet later in the day. Yes, I, too, was sucked into the royal wedding. Plus, the sermon was right on.

I do admit, it was so hopeful and lovely and beautiful to watch two young lovers (not so much younger than I) so excited to be together, so in love with one another, and ready for the next step on their journey together. Beautiful. What a great model and reminder for all of us to look to for how to be in relationship. Respectful, Gentle, Loving, and Protective of the one we adore. Thank you, William and Kate, for reminding us how relationships can and should be. And for reminding me that beneath money and wealth, there are other things that ring true.