Friday, November 13, 2009

Preschool Art Catch Up-again

I was finally able to take Collin to preschool! I have had court every Monday for the last...I can't remember how long. Daddy sometimes forgets to bring the art home so I got to pick it up.






I am anxiously awaiting the arrival of Collin's first school picture. What in the world could be taking so long?!? We got our family picture taken this week-excited for those to come in too!


Lots going on in the house lately. We got the painting done last week, then the new carpet in the family room and today the new couch arrived. We have been enjoying the wide open space and joked about leaving the room empty. There is lots of space to run and play. All we hear is "play ball, play ball, play ball" which means chase Collin around in circles until you think you could puke-good times! There is lots of room to wrestle and even Bosley is getting in on the action. Wyatt wrote our names on the floor under the carpet so in 10 years or so whoever rips up the carpet will know the Wilson's were here-unless of course we are still here and then obviously we know we were here?!?!











So we are trying to dig or way out of the mess we created by moving the entire family room contents to various rooms around the house and the dusty mess created by sanding the "gritty" walls. Wish us luck!!
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Guatoberfest Cruise 2009

My soapbox about the Advent Conspiracy

I came across this video on another blog. I have to admit I only looked at it for entertainment value. I assumed with a title like that, it had to be some wacko conspiracy theory and who doesn't need a good laugh. Suprisingly enough it really touched me and made me think. It didn't grab my interest because of it's religious value, because that's not really my thing. I am not the type of person that flaunts religion or believes in pushing your beliefs onto others. It touched me because of it's human value and because it shows me how quickly I forget.

When we were in Guatemala it was truly a life changing experience for a myriad of reasons, only one of which was bringing home a baby! We saw poverty that we could never imagine in this country. I remember thinking when I was there that despite all of the stress of the situation, I was more at peace than I had ever felt in my life. Among other things, there was no pressure to have more...there was nothing to have. People just lived their lives. Families worked together, lived together in cramped housing-if they had a roof over their heads at all-and they were happy! We were forced to enjoy eachother without our "creature comforts" and I loved it. I now remember hoping that once we got home, I would never lose that idea that we don't really need much at all. I realized our society makes us think we need more but we really don't. And after watching the video it makes me realize that I have failed miserably.


I had made up my mind that in order to honor my new found attitude and our sons heritage, we would sponsor a Guatemalan family every year so that they could have food and heat and their children could go to school-things we take for granted on a daily basis. For some reason I can never seem to find the money to do that- BUT- I can find the money to buy coffee every day, sometimes several times a day, Collin will see a room full of gifts on Christmas morning, I can go out to eat, I can do whatever I want for the most part. My priorities have gone right back to where they were before I experienced Guatemala and it makes me sad. That is the reason that I am posting the video in a permenant spot on the blog, so that I am constantly reminded, not only during Christmas but all year to give PRESENCE to my friends and family not PRESENTS and to give back to something that I feel very strongly about. I don't write this to push Guatemalan charity or any charity but to encourage anyone reading this to slow down and take a look at your life and see what means the most to you and see where it takes you.

Advent Conspiracy