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ironic...

the past few weeks have been a whirlwind of furry! the good, the bad, and the ugly all rolled into one, although i'm not sure the ugly is really there - or even the bad, so maybe just the good kind of whirlwind furry!
we headed off a few weeks ago to holiday world with my parents and 2 of my nephews. this is a family favorite. i was the only brave soul among us that would tackle the big rides with my nephew. sadly, i've gotten older and after hearing my neck crack and snap mulitple times told him i was done. although i fully enjoyed the plunging water ride!

then my little crew took off for spring mill state park. we were super excited the cave was open. however, i was totally freaked out when a wonderful little bat critter didn't like us invading his space. then the guide let us experience total darkness - while the bat chose that moment to stop his screeching! be still my anxious heart.....i guess there was a little ugly on the trip!

of course, travelling with hubby always involves a stop at some cemetary. our kids think they are like playgrounds along the road. weird, bizarre, i know. here they are posing with honest abe's momma.

and this brings me to this blurry picture of life! here is princess and me on bumber cars having a rather bumpy ride:) i'm so humorous sometimes - maybe this is the bad part? i've digressed. well, upon our return i needed to register the kids, work like a crazy mom, celebrate princesses birthday, buy school supplies, and put our house back in order. oh did i forget to mention we had our floors refinished so my entire kitchen, dining, laundry, and hubby's office was in our living room, bathroom and bedroom? silly me. geesh!!
anyways, i've digressed again. so i realized that summer was quickly over and i had major momma guilt. then i read my college roomie's blog, apparently experiencing the same guilt and how she decided to sign-off cyber world until school started. then i had coffe with dear friend on the first day of school and shared my struggles - her's too. ironically, God was totally using some very clear opportunities to talk to both of us about the same kind of thing. she took action that very day - i did not. however, i did tell my hubby i thought our world was about to change big time!
so thursday night (school started wednesday- coffee with friend remember?) whizboy was looking up stats on my laptop when he told me something had gone terribly wrong! oh my had it ever. i nearly cried, but sucked it up, mentored some newleyweds, ate ice cream pie and dropped my beloved laptop off at the fix it up guys place friday morning.
hmm....guess what - the mother board died. are you catching the irony? this momma was feeling overstressed, convicted of my time on the computer (although i'm still not sure how i'll manage to work efficiently without one - i mean the work they pay me for!) and hadn't acted on my conviction yet. oh, i knew it. i think i might have even told God i needed some clear direction on where to go. then the MOTHER BOARD dies.....
so, i no longer have a laptop, can't afford to repair or replace. and you know what - i think it just might have been a bit
ironic....don't ya think?
na....a little too ironic i think:)







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