Capture the Moments

We're still getting settled. This week Jared realized that even though he thought he was okay with disorganization, he's really not. As a result, he unpacked and organized the garage, and he unpacked almost every other box in the house. We only have about ten to go before we're done. The only problem now is that we don't have anywhere to put a lot of the stuff he's unpacked, so everything sits in piles here and there. It's HARD moving all your stuff from one space to a totally different space.

The other day I spent the majority of my day going through the girls' closet. I organized and organized until I had a big headache. I like living in organization, but I don't enjoy the process of organizing. I felt such a sense of accomplishment upon getting their clothes separated into seasons and sizes, their shoes tucked away in little cubbies, and their dressers completely functional with all their summer clothes folded nicely and easily accessible in the bottom drawer. I was less than pleased when I walked into the room a short time later and learned that Meg had been busy emptying every drawer and bin into a big pile in the middle of the floor. After letting off some steam, I put everything back and she's since emptied the drawers again twice.

Meg is very busy - she does not believe in being idle. I only wish she would show as much interest in her toys as she shows in emptying cupboards & drawers, sucking on toothpaste & sisters toothbrushes, and my cell phone.

With everything that's going on, I have to keep reminding myself that today is Father's Day - what a great day to honor the great men I know. I am blessed to be surrounded by so many great men in my life. Happy Father's Day to my father-in-law, who has raised eight amazing children (most notably my guy). He cherishes his family and he's always made me feel like I belong in their big, crazy group.

Happy Father's Day to MY dad, who I love so much. I've never questioned his love for me and I respect the way he raised me and my siblings - always trusting us and expecting our best efforts in whatever we do without ever pushing. I can't imagine having become the person I am without his influence.

I've been so preoccupied with moving in that Father's Day wasn't much of a celebration around here. But I did manage to keep up with the tradition I started a few years ago by letting Jared be a father for Father's Day. He got Meg out of bed at 6am, fed her breakfast, changed lots of her diapers today, and he even cleaned up the dinner dishes. We did have a yummy salmon dinner at Jared's request - I didn't even ask him to make it, although he did hand-shuck the corn. At dinner we all said stuff we like about Jared. Brita likes that he takes us on fun hikes and Leah likes that he's reading "The Hobbit" with them.

As for me, I love and respect a righteous man. I'm so glad I have one right here under my own roof. I've got a great guy and the girls have a great dad. Happy Father's Day Jared!