More Fun Than a Girl Ought To Have

Yes, there is never, EVER, a dull moment at the Nolan Household and the other day was no exception -- as my FB status updates indicated, it was a wild day, complete with goose eggs on the noggin and dog bites.....but that just goes with the territory. I guess I'd have to say that the most "enjoyable" -- if you must call it that -- time of the day was the fun we had with the shower! You see, John Brady is known for his water hose exploits....a couple of years ago he discovered fun with the water hose one afternoon in our back yard. Thankfully, at the time he was not able to turn on the water on his own, so we felt "safe". But shortly after that we were having dinner at some friends' home and all of our children were playing outside. They have the kind of water hose where you can leave the water turned on at the base and just press the sprayer to turn it on....you guessed it, John Brady realized this neat little factoid and went a little crazy -- however, their garage had some items that shouldn't get wet, including the 4 adults who were trying to get to the base to turn the water supply off! If I remember correctly, Yancey sr. ended up having to change clothes over there that night because he was a drowned rat......and that's what I was here the other night.

It's all fun and games til someone becomes a drowned rat!

I have often said that God makes those extra difficult children extra cute just to help them survive!! -- see it for yourself....

See what I mean.... who can resist that blue-eyed cuteness....

Yes, there are very long, hard days, days when everyone in our family pays a dear price for what we deal with. We've missed out on parties for our best friends, we've held back on outings as a family, we've left early from family functions because of meltdowns, we've searched through a very large church for a runaway John Brady, and the list goes on.

But, there are also such precious moments that are made even more special because they are more rare in our family than in most. We savor every time we get some unsolicited affection from John Brady, we treasure that he does have one friend that he really seems to like and play "with" and not "at", and when all three seem to be peaceful or truly playing and enjoying their siblings....it's a moment that makes a memory. Things many families take for granted, we know are things to treasure. And I wouldn't trade that for anything.