Honey, please come here...

Well, I have a new name. Honey. My dear K has apparently decided that I am no longer just Mommy, Mom, and Mama... but I am also Honey (and occasionally, Hon). I really don't mind it, but its truly hysterical to hear your 2 year old daughter say "Honey, where is my juice" or "Its okay, Hon". I am happy to report that Mom (and its derivatives) are still being used most of time, but this new name thing sure is good for laughs!

Big Day... All around

Well, November 13 must be some special day in a galaxy I have yet to encounter. Today is a momentous day for many reasons. It's our god-daughter (Princess Pigtails) baptismal birthday, its the 2 year anniversary of us finding out we were moving to Ohio (or at least given the chance to move) and now today, K decided to try out the new potty chair... WITH SUCCESS (and it was #2!!!). Given all those great things, its been a day of great reflection and thanksgiving for our family.

Today is National Prematurity Awareness day, sponsored by the March of Dimes. As many of you know, we (especially me, Honey, but that name is a whole other posting... stay tuned) has gotten very involved with MOD after K's early arrival in our lives. So today, we went down to Dayton to support our local MOD and meet some other families. I am always amazed and reminded of how wonderful our God is when you see these babies (and some grown kids) and their families. We met some amazing people (and in our typical small world fashion, they were from - yep, you guessed it, Minnesota!) and heard some absolutely amazing stories... stories of God's goodness, His Love, and his always-perfect timing. These events also always remind me of how blessed we are to have our wonderfully healthy, active K. Sometimes it hits so me so hard, I just can't even think about it and yet at other times, it really helps me be more of the mother that I think God intends me to be.

So tonight please say a prayer for all those little ones... born healthy, born too early, born in God's perfectness but not the world's, and for all those we're waiting to arrive!

Question of the Day...

As my friend "the mama" can attest to, I often come up with a random question of the day.... well, here's today:

• Do parents really think its a good idea to take their kids into Toys R Us at this time of year ? Did they not anticipate the "I WANT IT" tirades and tantrums in advance? Did they not learn their lesson last year?

I know it sounds mean, but as a parent... I just can't imagine trying to take "K" into the store, not now when she's 2 and I have no plans to do it as she gets older.

Fall Weather

Today is one of those days when Autumn seems to really exist. After a more than miserable weekend of weather (cold, rainy, gray...) today is 63, sunny, and slightly breezy. Normally this wouldn't call for a celebration, but we went to the park today, and its Nov 12 - so celebrate we will!

Some days it seems as though God is teasing us with the kind of weather, but I really think its His way of reminding us that beautiful, warm days are ahead... both here on earth and in Eternity.

Oh, and just for the record...

we realize that we refer to ourselves as "Minnesota McGregors" and we're living in the Buckeye state. We do know that we really should be the "Iowa McGregor's who met in Iowa at college, she's really from Wisconsin, and then moved to Minnesota after graduation and now live in Ohio because of His job.".... just that just seemed to long! Plus, the first time we said "Uff da" or "don't ya' know"... they figured out we're not really from here, anyway (as if the lack of buckeye "stuff" didn't give it away!)

Snow, Snow, Snow

It really was snow, but only for a brief 25 seconds. Just long enough for us to check in with our Minnesota connection to find out it wasn't snowing there. I imagine that many were wondering why K and I were so excited in the mall parking lot... but I admit, I like snow. As one of my girlfriends and I discuss on a regular basis... we can handle cold, as long it comes with lots of sunshine and pretty white snow on the ground. Now, I'm NOT (read that as bold as you can) advocating for days with air temperatures of -25, and wind chills are in the -40's...where a can of diet coke will freeze and explode in your car and cover the entire roof of your car with diet coke slushy (be prepared when you turn on the heater!). But I am all in favor of winter, white beautiful, winters! So here is to winter coming.... (and leaving too!)

True Peace...

It always amazes me at the sense of calm and peace I get from glancing in at Kelsey before I go to bed. Tonight she must have been dreaming about food, as she was literally chewing in her sleep. Its just amazing to watch them...especially when they're quiet.(a truly rare event at our house!)