Monday, April 6, 2009

Our Weekend in Review

Well, the weekend is over. It just never seems to last long enough! It was a pretty casual weekend. We did a lot but didn't feel too rushed. We kicked off the weekend with a cookout at Josh and Julie's house. Collin got to play with his cousins and seemed to have a really good time!





Sunday we went to an Easter Egg Hunt. Collin was a little young last year and didn't really seem to grasp the concept. This year, I had a plan-PRACTICE!! Peyton was over this weekend so we got out the plastic eggs and put Collin through Easter Egg Hunt Boot Camp! I knew if we didn't go prepared we would leave empty handed-and no body wants to leave with an empty Easter basket. He might be small but I knew he had the potential to be an egg pickin' machine!! I was also a little concerned over a slight issue with the Easter Bunny-Collin hates the bunny, won't go close to the bunny,HATES THE BUNNY!!!

When we first arrived, as usual,wanted nothing to do with the bunny or any of the other fun stuff they had. He was chomping at the bit, like a well trained soldier preparing for battle! We had a healthy meal of hot dogs, chips, cookies and orange drink. I think this was only the second hot dog Collin has ever had in his life. He never eats any of those things and you could tell-he was wild! Finally it was time for the main event!

We headed outside and he performed beautifully! Not too aggressive where he was knocking over little girls but he wasn't just standing there giving eggs away either!! So we filled up the Elmo head...which by the way, has been worth every penny of the $3.99 I paid for it for Halloween last year! Elmo made it through Halloween, he has accompanied us many times to the park for rock and specimen collection as well as served as Collin's "Man Bag" almost every day and now he has proven himself worthy of the lofty title of "Easter basket"! Way to go Elmo! By the end of the day Collin had made friends with the Bunny and was even trying to share with it! And that is something he doesn't do very often!






Tonight, we colored Easter Eggs-and Collin's hands and his feet and his face and his clothes...you get the picture. In true Wilson fashion, our Easter eggs rank right up there with our Christmas Cookies-they look like a 2 year old made them! We made 4 dozen!! Why? I don't know! Eggs were on sale for .99 a dozen??? We have a lot of egg salad and deviled eggs in our future! If anyone has any good recipies with hard boiled eggs, let me know! We ended the evening with our weekly online chat with Collin's foster family in Guatemala then to the tub and off to bed. Back to the grind tomorrow. Bryan and the girls should be getting into town late tonight. Collin will be so excited to see Brylie and Kahlen!!





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Once again amazed by the internet

Every once in a while it just hits me how many people you can reach by way of the internet. There are so many sad stories of sick kids out there and honestly, I just can't read them all the time. It hits too close to home and that is a reality check I can do without. BUT-This is pretty cool. I have been reading "Pray for Stellan" all over the blog world and I'll admit, I had to check it out to see what the deal was. The sad part is he is a very sick little boy but the really cool part is his name gallery. Take a look at it and see all the really creative ways people all over the world have let this little boy and his family know that they are thinking of him. It seems to go on forever! Pretty Cool!
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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