I Am Just Lucky

Yesterday's Women's Car Care Clinic was a complete success. I just could not stop complimenting my partner in marketing last night because she really organized such an amazing event. We all had a hand in the planning, but she really did the bulk of it and deserves all the credit for it. I only organized the vendors and procured the items for the gift bags (Avon and Scentsy). She planned the stations, speakers, and so much more! It seemed that the ladies in attendance really enjoyed themselves and found it very informative as well. This my become a regular thing around Levin Tire and I was thrilled to be present for it.

I really am lucky. I know that sometimes I don't focus on that, but this morning I feel like my cup is pouring over with all the good things that I have in my life. All three of my children are still snug asleep in their beds right now. I peeked in on them this morning when I got up and I just can't help but glow with love for my three beautiful children.

At first I wasn't sure that Lena was in her bed though, see she went with my sister and brother-in-law yesterday to Six Flags Fright Fest as her upcoming birthday present and I was long in bed by the time she got home. (My sister has a key to my house, so I knew she'd let herself in.) As I tip-toed into Lena and Anne's room this morning, just to make sure she'd been returned, I saw Anne sprawled out in her bed like usual and reached a hand up into the top bunk to feel around for a body that I couldn't see. After a couple seconds of padding around the mountains of blankets I could feel legs, so I know she's good and comatose in her bed.

Yesterday really did work out perfectly schedule wise (I know, that never happens!) because Paige and I had to be to work at the same time. Usually it's a lot of extra driving to get her to work. Since they live 45 minutes from us, the weekends can get kind of hectic running kids back and forth. Hence, why we're planning the move over the upcoming summer. We left a little early so I could drop her off to her mom and still get to work at on time. I really do love spending time with Paige, her and I can talk for hours. She thinks of me as her mom and I think of her as my daughter even if it isn't officially on paper just yet. Her and I connected right from the start though, even before me and her dad were a couple and we stayed talking even during the times in between James and I being together. If you're a new reader, James has been around my family for 8 years, we'd dated a couple of times before now, but us being a serious couple didn't happen until a little over a year ago.

We finished the clinic around 8pm and Paige didn't get off work until 9pm, but it worked out perfect because afterward the Levin group went to grab food afterwards courtesy of one of our speakers/vendors. Thank you Matt from Stonewheel for the much needed dinner! My co-workers stayed at the restaurant to have a few drinks and while it would have been nice to stay I had to get Paige from work. I mentioned in yesterday's post about getting looked at as if I was a 3 headed dog when I say that I'm 30 with a 10 year old... Haha, you should have seen the looks when I said I had to get my 18 year old from work. I explained it of course, but I still don't think people grasp the story of the adoption sometimes.

Yesterday also provided Anne with some much needed daddy-daughter time. With Lena off with my sister and myself and Paige at work, Anne had her daddy all to herself. She was on cloud 9 with this! When we got home she was fast asleep curled up in his lap.

It really was a perfect day for all.