Hello! Hello! Hello! I'm sneaking a few minutes to fill you in on the latest in this busy hive of ours. Let's see...Babies...still got 'em... :) Ok Big Brother is all-but officially potty trained!! (singing "It's been a lonn-on-on-ong...long time comin'...) And Mama and Papa B are very proud (and relieved!). That being said, we will celebrate on Sunday. Yes, the long-awaited "Potty Party" shall be realized in a matter of days! I'll be sure to let you know how it all goes. The littlest Bee...boy oh boy...is starting to show all of his true colors. Gone are the dreams of the quiet, calm book worm I dreamed of. This boy is just as crazy and hype as the first. Then comes his little (big) attitude! He sure had us fooled for the first 3 months. He refuses to say "Mommy" and "Daddy". He laughs - literally laughs at us - when we try to get him to say it. He prefers to scream, yell or grunt to get more food or to be picked up. When I tell him to say "out" or "more" he mouths it or just pauses and gets madder. "Maybe he can't say it yet," you may think. But nooo...because he has said it. He just chooses not to. He snatches toys from his brother and smacks his own legs to protest my every command. He is 'a piece of work', as they say. Well, I asked for two boys and two boys I got! Love them to tiny bits and pieces though.
Perhaps the biggest thing I have to share today though has nothing to do with the children. But Ol' Papabear...I mean Bee. Although the rest of the world won't know until Thursday, you can get the inside scoop right here! My Poppi has the privilege of serving as a Christian elder in our congregation. I am very proud of him. And, it seems Jehovah is too. We are both very humbled by the appointment (translation: nervous and feeling unworthy). Personally, I feel I am but a Young Pup...too young to be an "elder's wife". I'm skerred. And boy do I have a lot of working on myself to do! Pretty much all we've said is "WOW..." and "WHOA..." It's pretty surreal. And yet SO real. It's sure to have many challenges and even more blessings. So it's exciting and humbling, to really say the least. He has certainly put forth a lot of effort to improve our family spiritually and reaching out to many in the congregation. He has surely grown in a spiritual sense from the young man I married (see picture above -taken a few years ago) to a responsible spiritual head, endeavoring to serve Jehovah aright. And I'm sure he'll be growing ever more now as he shoulders his added responsibilities. I guess you can tell by all my gushing, that YES, I did cry :) For HIS side of the story, you'll have to give him a 'buzz'. (get it?) hehe. Ok talk to you after the party!
