1. Well, I guess I am out of the running for the Mother of the Year award this year......2 weeks ago I turned my back, got sidetracked and before I could blink, #6 went down a flight of stairs in his walker. No harm done - he's fine after a trip to the ER, but it took 4 hysterical hours of crying for me to push through the guilt. We're both fine now. The baby gate is once again up, and life goes on. It always amazes me that when you relate some story such as this one to people, you find out just how many others have been through the same thing. I'm surprised stairs are legal based on the number of people who have told me their child has falen down them!
2. The week before was quite exciting - DH had a client come in the office and hire him to represent him for a case. Then that client proceeded to come back to the office that night and steal our trailer that was parked there while our 4wheelers were being fixed. No worries though, the cops stole it back for us 2 days later. Which made me very happy to not have to spend another $2000 on a new trailer especially since it was a custom one and there isn't another one like it for sale anywhere within the surrounding 12 states. The real kicker was - the guy knew WE knew he was the one who took it and yet he acted surprised when he came to court and DH told him he wouldn't represent him anymore. Criminals really are stupid!
3. My dr was concerned about my cholesterol and blood pressure which were both quite a bit high. Can you imagine, given what you know about me and my life that I would have high blood pressure? LOL He has me on natural supplements to bring down the cholesterol and monitoring my bp several times a day. It all seems to be working - 4 weeks after we started, I only had one above average reading this weekend. I'm quite pleased and now need to go back for a follow up to get the okay to go back to exersizing to lose a few pounds. Dieting has helped a few drop off, but I want to lose a few more.
4. Child #1 has been making the rounds of testing and specialists to determine that yes, she does need surgery on her hip. She will finish this semester of school in May, participate in her best friends wedding that weekend, then have the surgery. She will have to take the summer off from school as well as a few months off from work. She will be recovering about 2 weeks then in rehab for a few months. Her boyfriend has been wonderful going with her to the appointments as support, to ask questions and help her get there since, bless her heart, she could get lost going around the block let alone navigating Greenville on her own. Knowing what a good guy he is, I'm expecting he will probably stay here at the house to help me manage taking care of her along with the little ones as much as his work schedule will allow.
5. We unfortunately, are not going to LA to attend my only brothers wedding. I'm a bit bummed about it. As much as I want to go, that is the same weekend #1 will be in her best friend's wedding and so she wouldn't be able to help with the kids. I can't justify taking the baby by myself on an 8 hour flight, messing up his schedule with a 3 hour time difference, to spend 3 days and do it all in reverse again. I love my brother, adore his wife-to-be, and really want to be there, but I chose to have a big family and this is one of those times, when sacrifices from that have to be made. They both understand and know that I will be there in spirit - plus we sent them a big gift.
6. Home schooling is still plodding along - I have to be much more involved to keep him on task than I would like to be or feel I should have to be for a boy his age. Notice in that last sentence, BOY is the key word I think. I think there is just such a difference in boys & girls and they way they think and work. I'm trying to be more patient with him and the others. My best friend has brought to my attention several times lately that it's my job as a mother & wife to make changes within myself when I am not happy with the people around me. I can't blame my husband for his faults if I am not willing to put my best self forward for him or my children for their behavior unless I give them my attention both guiding and loving. When I am distracted, they take those opportunities to find things to occupy their time - often things I am not happy with - so whose fault is it really? Mine. I need to be accountable for myself and attitudes before I can hold them accounntable. Who can blame my husband for running out the door without kissing me goodbye if I am still in my nightgown, with bed-head & coffee breath and not a lick of make up on? I wouldn't want to kiss me either! So changes I wish to see and mold within our family must start with me putting forth my best effort and example so that I then can request the same of them. Any good boss will tell you - you shouldn't expect your employees to do any job that you aren't willing to do yourself. I'm working on my "management skills" as the boss of our home.
7. My sewing machine has never been serviced in the 9 years I've owned it. It was on it's last leg refusing to sew faster than 3 stitches per minute. Seriously. It was bad. Now we live in a tiny, TINY town with no sewing machine repair closer than 40 miles away. Being that we plan our trips into the "big city" I had put my machine in the back of my Expedition so when I was in the area, the machine would be with me to drop off. Well, someone had shifted it's postition in the back, then the stroller shifted it a bit more and unknown to me, I opened the back to load groceries and out dropped the machine. On to the pavement of the parking lot and horribly broke the plastic housing beyond repair. DH doubts the sincerity of my accounting of the story and wonders if I was just hedging for a new machine. I was not! I really liked that machine and since a new one would run about $200 I felt a lot guilty and was going to put off buying a new one. As sad as that would make me, DH disagreed so I researched and found the one I wanted, but everyone seemed to be out of it both in store and online. I finally found it from a company and ordered it only to get an email saying they were out of it and shipping me another upgraded machine for the same price. I was wary since i had chosen that particular machine for several reasons, but after getting the new one and using it for the last 2 weeks I am really liking it. I've sewn several things including 2 diaper bags - a Thomas the Train one for my grandson and a really cute Princess one which my best friend is begging me to send her. Just another reason why I wish #3 would get more independent about his school work - that would give me a few more minutes each day to sew! Life is full of seasons - right now is my season to be with my kids and parent them, later when they are grown and wanting less time with me will be my "sewing season".
Once again, my attention has been on something other than the kids and I must go see what mess they've pulled out. Hopefully only involving toys and nothing they shouldn't be into!
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