a lame attempt at catch up

this should probably be 14 different posts...but i'm behind, and there are way to many things rolling around in my head! i must get rid of them.

funny sayings:
-isaiah said totally sincerely to alaythia right after she got dressed in a fancy puffy sleeved shirt... 'alaythia, you look as beautiful as a football player!'
-isaiah's best bud sammy came over one afternoon to play. they spent most of their time screaming and running through the house. but isaiah wanted to play duck-duck-goose. sam was insistant that he wanted to be the first 'ducker', but isaiah also was sure he wanted to. so isaiah just went for it. when he got to sam he patted him on the head and said, 'duck'. sam immediately responded while shaking his fists, 'i am not a duck! i am a man!'

things i realized anew:
-airports are not made for children, although i see a lot of them around and in them. and i wonder...why are they ignored?
-i tend to romanticize things in my head. i had built up the northwest so much since i'd been gone. it is a wonderful place, full of people that i love...but i am good at expanding the truth.
-it was good to be home and be with family and friends. but it was also good to be home to realize that's not where we belong. that last year in the northwest we spent so much time waiting to hear from schools...so much time not moving forward. but in kentucky, as hard as it's been, we are moving forward. in fact, as of today, we're done with our first semester!
-i am so proud of matthew and the path he's on. i love what he's doing with his life, that he had a dream and is going for it. i love that we have a clear idea of what we're supposed to be about...and we're doing it.
-i live far, far away from just about everyone i know...even flying on a plane, it takes me ALL DAY to get either to them, or home.

p.s. i promise i'll be better at this...sorry for the hiatus.