tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8403008452754671256.post6714151870960173744..comments2024-03-09T03:54:26.098-06:00Comments on Firefighter's Fam: ski trips. then and now.Hayleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04096020811007308259noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8403008452754671256.post-1086205123666535382013-01-24T12:02:56.434-06:002013-01-24T12:02:56.434-06:00After living out of suitcases for over a month, I ...After living out of suitcases for over a month, I am unpacking today (even the make-up bag that sits on the bathrom counter!) & plan to stay on the hostess end of things for awhile! (1 month is my goal!) Just MENTALLY packing for the last trip made me teary. All fun stuff, but oh how weary the prep & time deadlines made me:/ Glad to hear I'm not the only 1 that requires extra coffee to survive it! I KNOW I'm not a cool Mom, but my 3 yr old tells me I am, so for now, that's good enough for me:) And God calls me to be faithful even in the "1st world problems," so I continually strive to please Him & seek forgiveness when I fail. Thanks for sharing! melissa_defordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03516961907208854525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8403008452754671256.post-44550342554593927522013-01-18T21:23:01.801-06:002013-01-18T21:23:01.801-06:00I wish I was going with you.... I have had an incr...I wish I was going with you.... I have had an incredible desire to learn how to ski even tho I am not a cold weather person at all!Delihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11441422709934825111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8403008452754671256.post-38931478164123584432013-01-18T14:36:59.201-06:002013-01-18T14:36:59.201-06:00Amen to that. Amen to ALL of that. I just "di...Amen to that. Amen to ALL of that. I just "did" my hair for the first time this week. "Doing" my hair today involved AIR drying it, brushing it. And a headband. My youngest is going through an "I never want to sleep - even in the middle of the night" stage... even though he's turning three in a month. And all the while, I constantly remind myself -- 20 years from now -- I WILL miss these times. Have fun skiing with the fam. :)Nicole Ubbenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03439912076866960637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8403008452754671256.post-76350946415529867332013-01-18T10:30:26.963-06:002013-01-18T10:30:26.963-06:00I TOTALLY feel you, Hayley. This is how I've ...I TOTALLY feel you, Hayley. This is how I've felt about our last two family beach trips. After the nightmare trip two years ago (my first with baby Camryn, and a shocking jolt into how un-fun and totally DIFFERENT vacation can be when you have a baby to care for!) I seriously considered not going last year. In the end, I went, but it wasn't the same. I had to stay back from the 11:00 mini-golfing. The evening/night trips to Funland with everyone was attended by either Nick OR me - but never both (which kind of defeated the fun), because of course somebody had to stay back at the hotel with the (hopefully sleeping) babies. It was okay. It was just very, very different. I think acceptance comes in letting go of expectations, realizing different is okay, and especially realizing that this is just for a season. Thanks so much for your honest post! ~LaraAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8403008452754671256.post-31208978227698959912013-01-18T06:30:55.510-06:002013-01-18T06:30:55.510-06:00:) I love you, for realz. :) I love you, for realz. Wendi@EveryDayMiracleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02726898493426028276noreply@blogger.com