Things Have Changed

Well, the Jeep is finally running. We got the part on Thursday and no matter how much I begged Ryan to leave work and put it in he didn't. Of course, that's the kind of great man he is...he'd rather wait to fix the Jeep as long as he's providing for his family. I was so excited to have the Jeep back that in spite of the registration being expired I took it to the car wash around the corner and gave it a bath. After sitting for as long as it did it had dust on it...I figured out one of the reasons the Lord allowed us the opportunity of having our vehicle broke down...so I'd appreciate having it. I know I took advantage of having a nice vehicle to drive whenever and where ever I pleased. So Praise the Lord for His lessons. . .
Sadie has taken a turn for the better...all of sudden she seems to be more firm in her steps. It was crazy how she went from toddling one day to walking with confidence the next day. She still...isn't talking but she gives "high fives" and lots of kisses...
Steff has been going to bed at a decent hour lately and that is so nice because then I can watch the news for a minute and get to bed at a decent hour myself. She also has been a good girl. She has been minding better since she's been sleeping better. I love it and I feel so much more rested and not so worn out. I know she must feel the same otherwise I don't think she'd be such a good kid throughout the day.
Kieran is doing good...He'll be signed up for baseball this week. He said he doesn't want to play baseball this year but we know he needs the extra activities in the summer so we're going to sign him up and convince him to play. He really wanted to play soccer but the best I could do was to get him on a waiting list. He did really well with the news and said that was okay and I figured out the times for sign ups for the fall season so he should at least be able to play this fall.
Ryan is doing well, as well as can be expected considering he's been working a little more OT with Steff's birthday coming and needing to get the Jeep registered. He's such a great provider and I cannot say enough good about this quality. He has been super patient with Steff lately and we've learned that talking to her about her behavior works a lot better than raising our voices.
I am doing great. Really looking forward to Easter and holding our little household Easter egg hunt. I bought some cute things for the kids and we've got a few golden and one platinum egg with money in them. Kieran was so cute. He was worried that he might be the only one to find the eggs with money in them and that Steff and Sadie would have to go without. He said if he's the one who finds the eggs that he's gonna share the money with his sisters. How sweet is that?
This year for Easter we have plans to go to my dad's for lunch around 1:oo and then to Ryan's mom's for dinner at 3:00...It will be busy but I'm sure it will be fun to spend all that time with family.
I'm so very excited for Easter! I could go on and on about what gifts we got the kids, all the fun stuff we got for the egg hunt and how excited I am to spend time with our families. I just love Easter and it always seems to really kick off Spring. It's like it's not really Spring until we've had Easter. And, according to that theory Spring comes early this year.
Ryan and I are doing well together. We haven't been to see our therapist yet since the the last time I posted but we've been doing really well in spite of it. We've really been leaving the lines of communication open so that each of us feels safe expressing our feelings to the other. And, if you're married you know how important feeling safe while communicating is.
Well that's all the updates I have for now. Please take care of yourselves...
Tricia