Day 2: Mommy on a Mission

After a LONG trip I finally heard from Laura late this afternoon. They had made it and were headed to get some rest. Tons of prayers for rest for this team as they are doing a lot while they are there.

As for here at Camp Hoffman - we survived another day without our glue. Laura did two things that are helping out a TON. First - we recorded a video for every day that Laura is gone. I play it for Meron in the evening and we eventually end up watching them like 15x. She loves them. The second thing is she put together a "Mommy Bag." It's a gift bag with a little cheap gift for every day. Meron get's to reach in every day and pull something out. As the bag gets lighter - we know we're getting closer to mommy being back. Again - Meron loves it. So far she has pulled chap stick and a Buzz Lightyear paddle ball. Pure heaven for her...

Today - I learned 3 new things.


#1. - Laura is incredibly good at doing Meron's hair.
Not that I did terrible or anything - but I did get to experience first hand what its like and I realize how time consuming it could be if you weren't as good as Laura obviously is. I think I did okay today but the whole thing stresses me out. It's worth noting that Meron is a SUPER TROOPER when it comes to it though. She sits perfect for me and lets me struggle for as long as I need to.


#2. - Laura has instilled great public restroom rules for Meron.
At church every Sunday, Laura always takes Meron to the restroom right before dropping her off at her class. Meron is getting great with it. She pretty much can hold it through class and we've had zero accidents. Well - no mommy this morning meant I had to do that duty. So we're wrapping up and Meron says that she wants to flush. I say "no problem" as I am pulling back up big girl panties and already looking for hand sanitizer. I tell her to go ahead and do it and she says:

"No daddy - with my foot like mommy showed me..."

She made me pick her up so she could flush the toilet with her foot instead of her hand. Way to go Laura! I love that foot-flushing has already been put in place!


#3. - Grilled cheese is harder than it looks and sounds...
I asked Meron what she wanted for lunch today. She said "Grilled cheese samwich." "Sure thing" I yelled with all the outward confidence I could muster as my insides were panicking. Laura is the grilled cheese master. I am in trouble! One call to my sister (voicemail) and several Google searches later and we were set. I burned the first one pretty bad but the second one was nothing short of a work of art. Meron devoured it.

Outside of that we hung out, took a great nap, played in the sprinkler with our friends, went to the grocery store and stayed up late together. It was fun.

Please keep praying for Laura - for her heart to shine through and for her to be an incredible tool for God. If ya have any leftover prayers - we'll take 'em here on the home-front!