It's not snowing. Each and every time I say it's cold, I follow it with, "at least it's not snowing". For that, I am so, so, so grateful!
Week 18: The Weather
It's not snowing. Each and every time I say it's cold, I follow it with, "at least it's not snowing". For that, I am so, so, so grateful!
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I've said it before, I'm horrible at reading signs. However, this morning, I woke to one that couldn't be ignored. I always have music in my head. This morning, the song lyrics that were running through my head where, "Oh no, You never let go through the calm and through the storm... Lord, You never let go of me." This sign didn't need me to figure it out. It said it all. Then, as if I needed more of a sign, Monster listens to it with me and says, "Mommy, listen to this part". The words he was referring to were, "There will be an end to these troubles..." Then he told me that listening to this song made him happy. Apparently God knows I need to be hit over the head in order to see the signs. So, today at least, I got it. One day at a time. Week 17: Something you take for granted
I had to really think about this one. I've been trying so hard not to take things for granted in my life. I thank God each day for my wonderful husband, for my kids' health, etc, etc, etc. And then I realized, it's my kids that I actually do take for granted the most. Not their health, but them. My whole world is about my family. I do everything for them, yet I realized that I take them for granted. My kids are truly amazing, yet, when I get so wrapped up in life, I forget to see that. They are strong. I mean, stand tall through a hurricane, strong. They stick by each other, even when they are at each other's throats. They are brave. So, so much braver than I ever was at their age and even braver than I am now. It amazes me how brave they are, yet it hurts my heart that they have to be this brave already in their short lives. These are the attributes of my children that I take for granted. I rarely think about how strong and brave they are, but I should. I need to see it and remember it. I need to praise it and be thankful for it. If they can manage to carry their strength and bravery throughout their lives, there is no doubt they will go far. I am so very grateful I have managed to raise children like them. They are true blessings.
My Sweet Sunshine,
Where did my little girl go? How is it that one day you were my little baby and now, you're six? It amazes me how quickly time goes. I have loved watching you grow this year. You have always been fiercely independent, but you have come into your own a lot more this year. It was a rough adjustment not seeing your best friend every day, like you did for the first 5 years of your life, but you learned that you can make new friends and see be friends with your old friends. School has been a fantastic journey for you this year as well. You are such a smart little girl and I'm so proud of how hard you work in school to do your best and learn all you can! Your reading is incredible! You push yourself to do more and more each day. I'm so proud of you. You are also an wonderful helper at home. You are always willing to lend a hand to help with work that needs to be done. I love that you love to help out. This next year brings more changes to your life. First grade means that you and I no longer have time to ourselves each morning. It means you will be away from me the entire day. You will never know how much I'm going to miss our time together. I love being able to snuggle up and read with you, or play Candyland, or paint nails, or color, or bake. I hope that you will still want to make time after school to do those things with me. I don't ever want us to stop having Mommy/Sunshine time. My promise to you is that I will always set aside time for just you and me, no matter how busy our lives get. You are so full of life and energy. You tackle each day with such enthusiasm. You may only just be six, but you have such a great sense of who you are and what you want to do. I love you more than you will ever know my sweet baby girl, for you will always be my baby girl. Continue to live life to the fullest and always remember who you are. There will never be anyone who is a better you than you. I love you with all my heart. Mommy Week 16: Simple Things In Life
I try to never, ever take any of these things, and so much more, for granted. I know I do at times, but I try very hard to thank God for my blessings, no matter how small or insignificant they may seem. I love breaks with my kids. I mean seriously love them! They always go by way too quickly. Our family has a great time no matter what we do. We don't have to do anything big and splashy to enjoy our time together. However, this week turned out to be miserable week. It started out strong and positive. Monday, we basically ran errands and did nothing too important. The kids played, played and played a little more. We went and got smoothies after running around, too. Tuesday started off good...until the small electrical fire. That kind of put a damper on the day and my productivity. The kids still had a great time together playing and just being with each other, but my mood had definitely changed while trying to get an electrician to come out and soaking wet clothes out of the washing machine. So we did nothing other than wait for the electrician to call back. It was still OK though. Kids still had fun. Wednesday was nice. I knew it was going to be my low key day because Monster had an allergist appointment. It was a beautiful day so, after the electrician came in the morning, we played outside pretty much right up until the plumber came. Maybe I should back up. Monday night, our upstairs toilet started acting up. We managed to get it working again, but the plumber was in the back of my mind. We needed a new toilet in the basement, so, while calling the electrician, I also called the plumber. The plumber came out Wednesday to give us a new toilet in our basement. Might not be the most exciting thing ever, but it's exciting for us. I spent the majority of my time outside raking snow mold. It was horrible this year. It covered almost all of our back yard. Thursday morning, after the kids got up, the upstairs toilet started acting up again. Figures that the plumber was just out and it was fine. So, another call to the plumber I made. We had plans to go bowling that day and the plumber couldn't make it out until later anyway. We had an awesome time bowling. My kids are great. Honestly. They didn't care if they knocked pins down or not and didn't even look at the scores, they just had a good time getting out there and doing it! After that we went out to lunch and then to karate. That's when the fun started. I had gotten the toilet upstairs to work again, but then, it stopped, again. Out came the plumber, yet again, at 6:00pm. After an hour, found the issue. I'm going to put my plea here. If you come to my house and use the bathroom, please, please, please, do not flush anything other than toilet paper down my toilet. Even if you flush it at your house with no problem, it turns into a problem at my house. The plumbing in our house in horrible, (other than the new stuff our awesome plumber has fixed), so if it can get clogged, it will get clogged. OK? Thanks. By Friday, I was run down and frazzled. It didn't help that it appeared the downstairs toilet was leaking again. It turned out it was not leaking, but that didn't help my stress. All my plans for the week had been shot to hell. My mood sucked. But, I'm a mom and it's not fair to my kids to suffer just because I'm in a bad mood. So, we colored Easter eggs and did some more science experiments. I danced on the toilet (yes, that is correct...stood on top of it while singing Pink songs and danced). We salvaged the day.
Unfortunately, I ended up with a fever Friday night and in bed all of Saturday. So glad we had gotten eggs done on Friday! The kids had an awesome Saturday with Daddy. Easter Sunday started out nicely. I was a bit better. The Easter Bunny had come. Kids had a great time finding eggs and graphing jellybeans (it's a tradition). We had a nice Easter meal with my parents. Then Monster started to not feel well. By the time we got him home, he had a fever of 102 that we had trouble bringing down. He woke up Monday feeling alright, but he stayed home from school to make sure. So, the week didn't go as planned. I didn't get my things that really did need to get done, done. I'm a week behind on everything. However, everyone in my family is happy and healthy (OK, I'm still not 100%, but close enough). The amazing thing about work is that it will wait. It will still be here later today or tomorrow or next week. Just have to keep reminding myself to do this one day at a time and count my blessings! Week 15: Things you like about Spring
Growing up, Spring was OK, but it wasn't my favorite season. I still wouldn't classify it as my favorite (that title is specially reserved for autumn), but I definitely appreciate it a lot more now that I'm older. For me, Spring is hope. There is something about that first day after a long winter (and let's be honest, winters are just too damn long in NE Ohio). The smell, the feeling. I love that first day that birds wake you up with their beautiful songs. I love the daffodils popping up. Spring is actually the only time of the year that I don't hate working in the gardens (please note I did not say like, because I do not like gardening, at all). There is something about clearing away all the dead debris and seeing little green shoots. Hope. I love watching the plants bloom and the grass get greener. I love watching the kids getting outside for the first time in a long time and riding their bikes. I love the sun. The sun is what I love the most. After so many grey and gloomy days, the sun gives me renewed energy. I am beyond thankful that Spring has Sprung already here. It is much needed!! |
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