Benjamin Built His Own Track

I've been slacking on our blog and have a month's worth of posts to update.

This was the first track Benjamin built by himself. I only had to add/rotate 3-4 pieces to make it a loop.

A Day I Thought I'd Never See

I've been out of the AF for 2 years as of last month and had yet to see a going away gift. I was pretty bitter about the whole thing, which I shouldn't have been because I am so blessed, but I had paid $175 in Squadron dues, there was a photo of me holding Oz's who left at the same time I did and I was promised one. I contacted someone from the Squadron about the litho for the last time a year ago who almost made it feel like I was begging for a gift. As I write this it seems a bit trite and I was mostly over the whole thing by now.

Anyway, Ryan had been talking for months about how he was going to find out what was going on with it. I kind of brushed it off becuase I figured he wouldn't follow through. (He had mentioned it enough times without acting). So he just got called as Young Men's President in our new ward at church and mentioned that he needed to be better about following through. He said that he had called the 45th a week ago and asked around about it. Today he brought the litho home. My guess is that it did get ordered a year ago and no one bothered to call and let me know it was in. Surely there wasn't a week turn around for it.

Anyway, it was a huge surprise. Ryan is an amazing husband! It's funny becuase he keeps saying "And you have a litho" everytime he sees me. He's the one who took the photos of it. So there you have it. I have closure. The sad thing is that there isn't a spot on the wall in our office for it, so I'm not sure if it will get hung up.

It's been a month already?

Alexander is one month old today. The month has flown by.

He likes to be carried around all the time still and doesn't like the swing nearly as much as Benjamin did. Maybe it will grow on him. I have discovered that he sleeps fairly well sitting in front of the running dryer. Maybe I'll be able to get some ironing done that way.
He met Great Grandma Royster and "Poppa the Great" for the first time.