After having the kids home for a four day weekend for thanksgiving, and then having two snow days making last weekend a four day weekend, I'll admit I was very excited for the kids to go to school today. We are going through a rough time where Alex and Ashley are fighting a lot and are just very loud and while I love them dearly, I was ready for a little quieter time today with just the little girls.
Yesterday I woke up feeling sick, but thought I could take some meds and go to church and still be fine. After the first half hour at church I knew there was no way I physically could go and take care of the nursery kids so I had to let people know I was going to leave and make sure someone was there to take care of the kids in the nursery.
A sweet friend stopped me on my way out and told me she had something for me and came back with some beautiful cards. My head was pounding and I can't even remember if I thanked her for them- so if you read this... you know who you are- Thank you! They are beautiful and I'm so happy that I feel a connection with you. I hope we can find more ways to get to know each other better.
I brought the little girls home with me and Rich stayed for the remainder of church with Alex and Ashley. We got home and Angela fell asleep and stayed asleep for two hours!! :) Alyssa was content to play quietly and I was able to rest for a while- not sleeping since she was still awake, but closing my eyes and just resting.
After Rich and the older kids got home we decorated the christmas tree- my headache had diminished so I didn't feel paralyzed by the pain and we were able to have a fun time remembering when we got the different ornaments and decorating. Angela is going to be a handful keeping her from undecorating the tree, but I've already noticed her walking over there a little less today than she did yesterday.
Now that we have the decorations up I feel like I need to get busy getting christmas presents bought for the kids. We don't get them a lot, but I haven't bought anything at all this year. In the past I've felt stressed at this time, but for some reason don't feel stressed- just know I need to go and do it.
2 comments:
I'm glad that you are feeling better today Julie!! It is so hard being a mom when you are sick because there is really no break. My oldest two are always fighting, too, or they are making a HUGE mess. I was also glad to send them on their merry way yesterday. It was a much more peaceful day, especially during nap time when Andrew was just watching TV.
Have a great day!
Robyn
Back to School! Yaaayyyy!
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