Our lives continue to be far from boring! I honestly think this has made us appreciate all we have, though. Last week was stressful because of vehicle issues. I have learned we take our vehicles for granted. When one breaks to the point that its not worth fixing and you are stuck without a car while working on getting another vehicle--its not fun. LOL It all worked out, though--just like it always does. We are now the proud owners of a mini van. The boys love it. I love it too. There is so much room, you sit up higher than other vehicles, and it is just super nice. We are all really happy with it. We were given an unbelievable deal on it and we feel its nicer than the vehicle we had. We are also excited to have something with more space since baby #3 will arrive in a few months.
We called a company to come haul our old, dead car away. We took Alex to a doctor's appointment yesterday and came home to find the car gone. A friend of mine was watching Logan and when we got home after picking him up Logan noticed the car was gone. He said, "Carly is gone!" and started crying. He said, "I will miss Carly." He cried for about 20 seconds and then moved on to something else. LOL It was a bit sad to come home and find the car gone. We have this cool, spacious mini van now though--so it all worked out.
While at Alex's appointment yesterday we learned that he will need two surgeries within the next year. One on his left shoulder and one on his right forearm. Jacob and I knew this news would come some day, but we thought Alex would be older. We expected to go in yesterday and be told, once again, "we'll see you in 6 months." We trust the doctor and know he is doing what is in Alex's best interest to help with his growth, etc. We go back in three weeks and will schedule surgery at that time.
The drive home was a quiet one. We all sat looking out the window--no one saying anything. Finally, Jacob said, "It could be worse, I guess. At least its not life threatening." He is right. Surgeries are not something you want your children--especially small children--to go through, but Alex isn't sick--he is a healthy, happy 6-year-old boy. For that, we are VERY thankful. Alex never complains--he is such an awesome kid. We have always referred to him as "our trooper" because that is what he is.
Life is full of crazy things--things that are out of our control. The Astleys are learning to find the positive in all of these "out-of-our-control" situations. And you know what . . . things always work out in the end!
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