10/10/10 (what a cool date!)

BOO BOO

ICE PACKS HELP EVERYTHING!

RAINCOAT

I couldn't let this "cool" date pass by without a blog posting! :-)
So here it is...
1) Samuel had his first experience with a sliding glass door (getting his fingers pinched.) OUCH! It honestly wasn't that bad, but when you are two, everything is traumatic! So we made sure he knew we cared by giving him an ice pack and applying "magic kisses" to the boo-boo! (Picture above.)

2) We had to get groceries yesterday... I despise grocery shopping. We go to the "bulk, no frill" store. And I dislike it very much because it is always a madhouse and you have to "bag" your own stuff. It's worth the $$ savings, but it doesn't mean I have to like the process. However, this weekend, I two really good things happen at the store.

#1 Item of Goodness: Our "treat" is that we get $1 scratch-it tickets when we buy groceries. we always get in the car, put our seatbelts on, grab a penny and scratch! Well, today we both won. I won $12 and Joe won $6! (The best I have done is $200, which was REALLY fun!)

#2 Item of Goodness: While we were bagging the groceries, a black man who was directly across from me (there are 2 lanes per checker) looked at me and asked me if we were "his parents." I said "yep!" He said, "I think that is great. and I just want to say thank-you for what you are doing." Joe and I both thanked him and said that Samuel is "our blessing" - and that he has been our gift for sure.

So... that whole experience was inexpressible to me, and I don't quite know how to write how I feel about it. I felt so honored and so thankful that he shared his feelings with us, but at the same time, I was sort of sad that words like that even had to be expressed (does that make any sense to anyone?) I told Joe that he made my day - for being so open and honest.  And we even made sure to go back and tell him how thankful we were. But I honestly had to step back and analyze the whole situation. I guess I don't think much about color (call me naïve) - Samuel is just "ours." But if I am 100% transparent, I guess I do wonder what people think of our family when they see us. Are they angry, are they disturbed, are they thankful, or do they even care? And then it brings me to the question about race - and why it all matters. We are all humans. I just have NEVER based things on the color of a person's skin. there is just no logic in that. I hate that it has any bearing on anything. But at the same time, it was internally obvious to me that the man's words meant something to me - why is that? I have nothing profound to say here. just trying to reconcile things in my head.

3) Okay. next on the agenda: Joe and Samuel went to a swim lesson yesterday! We are trying to keep Samuel in the water whenever we can. He loves it so much and we want to keep him comfortable in the pool. Joe said he did great and enjoyed every moment. While they were at the pool, I enjoyed taking an hour to do some shopping and errands. It felt SO GOOD to just have time for "me" - to work my way through the aisles and go as slow as I wanted! Usually I am "on a mission" to get done as fast as I can because Samuel isn't interested in hanging in the cart for very long.

4) It rained... and I needed to snap the above photo because I love his yellow raincoat!

5) The Raiders actually won a game!!! Video of excitement below! Joe has been a Raider fan all of his life and he is so excited to share his games with Samuel! (because his wife hasn't exactly been the greatest partner in this passion...)



All for now!