It's Been A No Nap Kind Of Day

It's been a big day here at the Keiffer house. Our morning started at the bright and early hour of 6:00. It was such a tender time since Austin decided to have the meltdown of the CENTURY. That should have been my first clue that this was not going to be the best day of our lives. He wanted nothing to do with Luke and even the morning news didn't calm him down. Ok, so that was a little bit of an unrealistic expectation, but I figured that if Austin was already upset why not just depress ourselves some more. Finally, Blue's Clues did the trick and he was able to enjoy a delicious breakfast.

We headed off to the doctor so he could re-check Austin's ears. And this is where I confess a deep, dark secret.

Hi. My name is Aimee and I have road rage.

Yes, it's true. There's just something about driving impaired people that tries my patience. And I fail every time. I cannot count the number of times someone has pulled out in front of me when there are absolutely NO cars behind me, etcetera and so forth and so on. But that's neither here nor there and certainly not the reason for this post. I just had to get that off my chest.

Anyway, I had high hopes for this visit. Sadly, those hopes were dashed by the very long pause from Dr. P after examining Austin's ears. Turns out that his right ear is re-infected and we will be visiting an ENT to discuss the possibility of tubes, which is every mother's dream I'm sure. I am definitely not opposed to putting tubes in his ears since I've heard that it makes a big difference. I just wish that it wasn't something we have to consider. It is what it is, I guess.

The highlight of our day, though, was having lunch with one of my favorite people. Austin and I met Luke for some hamburgers, and it was just what I needed. And no, we did not eat Freddy's. Feel free to be impressed. It was a great lunch despite the fact that Luke had a plethora of disappointing news. First of all, his time off request for a good friend's wedding was denied. To be fair, it was rejected (such a harsh word, but I just call 'em like I see 'em) due to the fact that the AT&T strike may still be in progress. This means that Luke may be filling in for a union worker and will not be able to leave town. I certainly hope that this will not be an issue and we will be able to celebrate Matt and Jessica with our Tulsa friends.

THEN Luke broke the news to me that his bonus will not be everything we had hoped and more. Let's face it, the economy is not so stellar these days, which is why we have decided to stay in San Antonio and celebrate each other as well as the blessings that God has already given us here. We are disappointed that we won't be able to celebrate five years like we planned, but we are also thankful beyond words for a great income, a nice house, and the ability to pay all of our bills without fail. God is good and above all faithful. I have no doubt that we will take the vacation of our dreams at a later date. It's no secret that I don't need a reason to celebrate!

And speaking of vacations, it would appear that "naptime" decided to take a leave of absence today. I just love it when Austin and I have different agendas and can't seem to get on the same page. At least I was able to enjoy the company of the parental unit...something else I needed today. All in all, it wasn't the most encouraging day but we are still blessed beyond what we deserve.

Oh, and one more thing. I have PROOF that God does have a sense of humor. Remember the Hobby Lobby lady? Well, imagine my surprise when not a week later, I too was trying to cough my lungs up. I finally bought some cough suppressent and it was like taking a shot of alcohol. But don't worry. I don't think I'll be adding it to my list of addictions.

So in conclusion comma today will not go down in the books as my most favorite day ever. Still, God has been faithful to remind me that I am blessed and a not so great day won't change that. Take that, Satan! And on that note I'm going to wrap this up. I hope you all know just how thankful I am for each one of you. You are one of those many blessings that I'm thankful for today!