10 Years Ago Today...

...I married the love of my life. Yes, Dustin and I are celebrating our 10th anniversary today. I can't believe it has been 10 years. To be honest, I can't believe he has put up with me for 10 years or that I have put up with his sports addiction for 10 years!! : )

I thank God that he has blessed me with Dustin. He is such a godly man and takes care of me and the boys so well. Although at times we get frustrated with each other, I know that I have a husband who love and cares for me. Not to mention that he is such a wonderful daddy to our boys. I love to watch the three of them play together. I couldn't have asked for a better man.

So, on this our 10th anniversary, my prayer is that we will always be in love with each other, that we will always look to God to be the center of our relationship and that we are blessed with many, many more decades together.

**Happy 10th Anniversary Dustin. I love you and I thank you for everything. You mean the world to me and you are the best daddy to our boys. God has truly blessed me with you and I will always cherish you.**

Potty Training

I have been dreading potty training Logan probably since he was born. I don't know why, but the thought of it would stress me out. At his 3 year check up the doctor asked me why he wasn't potty trained and I had to confess that is was because his mommy has been lazy about it and hasn't put much effort into it. So, after being completely embarrassed and realizing that Logan is now 3, I knew it was time to start the process.

Tuesday was the day. I have heard that you should just plan on being in the house for at least a week straight in order to effectively potty train. Well, my take on it was let's start off slow and make our way through. Tuesday morning I put underwear on him and had him sit on the little potty all throughout the morning. Let me just say that he did not go...at all. My stress level was getting higher and higher as the morning progressed. Then it happened. I put him on the BIG potty with his little baseball seat and he went potty!!! We went nuts. I made the biggest deal about it. We called Daddy, both Papas, both Grandmas, Aunt Amy, Uncle Scott, Uncle Ryan and Aunt Jen, Aunt Heather and Aunt Vickie. They all praised Logan for his accomplishment.

Well, shortly after he went in the big potty, he proceeded to go in his underwear in his bedroom and then again in the kitchen. Ugh! That was the end of day one. I was super impressed that he went once, but I wasn't looking forward to doing it all again the next day. I have heard that it takes longer for most boys than it does most girls. I again reminded myself that we would take it slowly and hope for the best.

Wednesday started off pretty much the same as Tuesday. He went pee in his underwear in the corner of the living room. He sat on the little potty for a while with no results. Then I think he "got it!" He seriously went at least 5 times on the potty and the kicker was that he would tell me when he had to go. I really didn't have to continually remind him. The best part was that we went to my aunt's house last night and while he was playing he stopped and told me he had to go "pee in the potty." So, off we went into her bathroom and he went!! I couldn't have been happier.

Much to my surprise and joy, he has gone to the potty on the big potty all day long. He is very good at telling me when he has to go. He hasn't had any accidents yet today. I would almost say that he is trained, but I won't go that far, yet. Our only issue is going poop in the potty. He hasn't gone yet and I pray that he isn't holding it in! I know, I know, a little too much information!

In conclusion, potty training this week has been a success and I am so proud of my big boy. They cutest part of all of this is when he sits on the potty and tells me "water is coming," which means he is getting ready to go pee! Oh, my sweet boy. I have never been so excited about going to the potty in my life.

**Funny thing just happened as I was typing this post, Logan came out to the living room where Dustin and I are and I smelt something. Sure enough he pooped in his underwear. Right now Dustin is trying to explain pooping in the potty to Logan. It is quite hilarious to hear. Oh well. We are still learning and I am still proud of him! Maybe tomorrow we will get the whole pooping in the potty part of it!**

The Van

Yesterday early afternoon I called the dealership where our van was to see if they made any progress. I was told they didn't find anything yet. When they said this I knew that they hadn't worked on it! This should have been an easy fix according to the two people we talked to on the phone from the car company before having it towed. Seriously!

Later, yesterday afternoon I received a call to say that they still didn't know what the problem was. I then asked if I should be concerned that they hadn't found out what was wrong with the van yet. The nice man on the other end of the phone then told me that he was going to be honest with me (really, because that would be a first), and said that they didn't have the time needed to look into the car. They were very busy, however, it was going to be their top priority for the next day (which is today). I was told that I would be receiving a call early afternoon today as to what the problem was. Where have I heard that before?

I waited until 2 pm today to call and get an update, because of course I did not receive a call from them in the early afternoon. I was told they found the problem and that the tech was under the hood and they were making sure the problem was fixed. Then the mentioned bringing the van to us here at home (what?). He said he would call me later.

About 4 pm today I received the great news that the van was fixed and that someone would be delivering the van to our home today! This may not sound like a big deal but remember that the van was at a dealership out of state about 3 hours away! I was floored. I was sure that we were going to have to drive back and return the loaner car and pick up our van. Nope! About 8 pm tonight our van pulled into our driveway and the dealership guy picked up the loaner car to take back with him. Dustin asked him what the problem was and he explained it to Dustin and told him that it was an easy fix! Are you kidding me? An easy fix that took 3 days!!! Any way, I figured the guy was coming here to stay because he used to live around here, but he told me no that he was going to get a bite to eat and then return back home. So, he came here only to return our van to us!

WOW! After all of the stuff we went through with this dealership, they did redeem themselves a bit by returning our van to us. However, we were told that there seemed to be a problem with the brakes. The rotors may be warped. We need to take the van into the dealership here at home and this should all be covered under warranty! Will it ever end?

Tonight we are just happy and thankful that our van is home and is parked in our driveway. Hey, and they gave us a car wash too! What more could we ask for? : )

A Three Day Get-A-Way?

This past weekend, the family all traveled to Scott and Amy's for Zach's kindergarten graduation, Caleb's birthday party and Blake's baby dedication. Whew! What a weekend. The boys and I drove with my parents on Friday morning and Dustin came after work and got there about 10 pm. Not only was our family there but Amy's family was there too! There were 19 of us, 8 of which were little boys ranging in ages from 4 months to 9 years. No, we didn't all stay with Scott and Amy. We all stayed in a hotel. Can you imagine if all of us were to stay together? There would be no way!

We celebrated Zach's kindergarten graduation on Friday night. We went to Caleb's birthday party on Saturday. Blake's baby dedication was on Sunday. It was a jam packed weekend of family fun. We really did have a great time. It was nice to be with everyone.

A funny thing did happen while we were there though. Dustin, the boys and I got into our van on Saturday to go to the birthday party and our van wouldn't start!! We believed it was some sort of security issue. We called the Saturn hotline and we also called our dealership here at home. Both of the places we spoke with believed it was a security glitch somewhere. When this happens, it apparently shuts down the starter on the vehicle. How lovely! They gave Dustin instructions on what to do in order for the system to reset itself. Of course this didn't work. So, Sunday afternoon the van was towed to the nearest dealership by Scott and Amy's.

We decided it was best for Logan and Dustin to go back home with my mom and dad and Luke and I would stay with Scott and Amy overnight and the drive our FIXED van home on Monday! Wishful thinking.

Dustin spoke with the dealership yesterday morning and was told a diagnosis would be reached by early afternoon. I called the customer service number to secure a loaner vehicle in case ours wasn't ready. I had to get home Monday night. There was no one to watch Logan on Tuesday, plus I wanted to come home to my Logan and Dustin too!

The van wasn't looked at until late afternoon. I was promised a vehicle to come home with only to be told 5 hours later that indeed there was no loaner vehicle. I was also told that I couldn't take a loaner car out of state due to insurance reasons. Dustin, Scott and I all talked with different people and their managers. I was finally told, sorry but there was nothing they could do. I did not believe this. I knew there was something that could be done, but nobody was helping me.

Roughly ten minutes after being told that there was no possible way that I would be given a loaner car because of insurance reasons, I received a call that there was indeed a car for me to take home, out of state! Are you kidding me?! I asked if they had changed their policies in ten minutes. They said they didn't know what happened but there was a car waiting for me at the dealership. So, Luke and I set on our way home a little before 8 p.m. and the Lord got us home safely to Dustin and Logan last night.

What a nightmare. So much for a quick three day get-a-way. I will keep you all updated on the car situation and will devote a post to my precious nephews and the weekend full of celebrations for each of them. It really was a fun weekend and we enjoyed being with family. Unfortunately, the car was the only down side to the weekend.