A Lesson Learned On the Rollercoaster

For the last two weeks, my family has been on a roller coaster of events. My oldest son's best friend from Oregon came to stay with us in Texas for a week. They had a great time staying up late, swimming, and playing video games. The boys were about 11 yrs. old the last time they saw each other. They are now 15. I was curious about how they would get along, since it had been so long. They both have changed so much. At first, they seemed a little awkward towards each other, but it didn't take long for them to connect the way they did when they were younger. I'm so glad they had the chance to hang together again. When the day came for my son's friend to leave......well........let's just say, it was hard to say good-bye! I'm so embarrassed to admit this, but, we missed his flight. We live in a small town, and the airport is very small, so I figured as long as we were at the airport in enough time (15-20 min. before the flight) we would have no problems. WRONG! Boy, did my husband and I learn a lesson that day. We stayed at the airport for several hours trying to get him on another flight, but no luck. I had to call his mom and explain, and told her we would have her son back to her the next day. We ended up having to pay a large fee for another flight. So, the next day came, and this time we were at the airport an hour early. We were saying our good-bye's when we got to the ticket counter, the man working there told us all flights were cancelled due to bad weather in Dallas! I just looked at the guy and said "you're kidding!!" He wasn't. We went back home, I called the friend's mom and explained, and told her she would have her son back the NEXT day. (I started to wonder if she believed me,lol!) So, the NEXT day, the flight was at 6am. I checked for any cancellations before we left the house, there were none, so we left for the airport and arrived an hour early. We said good-bye.....again, but this time for real. Happy to say, he made the flight and I got to call friend's mom and let her know her son was on his way home. His mom was so great through the whole mess. I really appreciated that! So....through it all, we learned a big lesson....always....no matter how small the airport....always arrive at least an hour early to the airport before your flights departure! Duh! :) This is part one of the roller coaster ride. I'll write more about the other events later. So much happened after this, it was really crazy!

I Made It!

No, it wasn't anything crafty, lol! I have really enjoyed looking at so many crafty blog sites. I really hope I can learn something from them. I'm a real "wonna-be" crafty girl. I can look at Hobby Lobby for hours and dream of all the possibilities. Hopefully, someday. But, what I did accomplish today was my trip to the dentist. I finally had the root canal done, after getting an infection and taking antibiotics. I knew I couldn't put it off any longer. I was such a nervous wreck, a really BIG baby! I felt bad when I left the house, thinking what a horrible example I was being to my boys. Anyway....at the dentist, they gave me laughing gas, and though it didn't make me laugh, it did make me feel better. (kinda) It's amazing the "far-out" feeling you can have on laughing gas. I had brought my sons mp3 player with me, and I wasn't sure how to turn it on. I was laying upside down in the dental chair and I was feverishly trying to turn the dumb thing on! I was in desperate need of hearing some "Hillsong" to rest my mind. I don't know how long it took me....felt like forever! Needless to say, I made it out of there ok. I'm so glad it's over.

Going To The Dentist

I woke up this morning with my mouth swollen. I went to the dentist a couple of weeks ago and found out I have to get a root canal. I HATE the dentist! I'm a real baby about this stuff, and I wish I wasn't so afraid. After my last visit, I scheduled an appointment to have the root canal done. Well, after some "deep thought", I cancelled the appointment, cause it's gonna cost alot of money! (really, I'm just chicken, and it's gonna cost alot of money)
But, after waking up this morning in my swollen condition, I put my foot down and decided to grow up! (I really called my husband and whined about my swollen mouth) My wonderful husband told me to reschedule my appointment and said I better keep it this time! So...that's what I did, and that's what I'm gonna do. Made the appointment for next week, and I'm gonna go get it fixed. Praying that I will put my trust in God in all things, even the dentist.

Starting Something New

I'm not sure what I'm doing, but here I go anyway. Thanks to a friend of mine, I have finally discovered the world of blogging. I've never been one to write in a diary, and I've never been good at writing myself reminder notes. So, maybe this will be a life changing experience,lol! I chose "Pink Chocolate Momma" for my blog name, mostly because it was taking forever to think of anything I liked. I think I spent 30 min. just thinking of a name......sad, but true. My 13 yr. old son came in while I was in deep thought over this process, and I shared with him my name ideas. Thinking out loud, I said, "I love the color pink, I love chocolate, and I'm a mom." Since it was the only name my son didn't laugh at, I figured this was a good place to start.

I'm happily married to my bestest friend since childhood. (I'm talking about since the age of 4) And we have two boys ages 13 and 15. I'm sure I will be writing about them lots more later. We'll have to wait and see.............