you know the one.
the list of "what i did wrong as a mom today" and "what DID i accomplish today?" and "did i look into each of their eyes today?"
ok. i guess we have listS...not just a list.
last night, as i was {trying to} fall asleep, my lists made me laugh. almost out loud.
yesterday wasn't anything new. or crazy. but here are just a few things that were on my list:
*i dug through a week's worth of trash to find a pair of broken sunglasses (which means there were multiple parts to them) of rebekah's. i had thrown them away after they had been on the kitchen counter for weeks. apparently they were VERY special. BUT I FOUND ALL THE PARTS! and learned some new things that grow mold. ugh. yuck.
*camping produces LOTS of laundry. LOTS. but i was determined to finish it all and that was a BIG thing to check off!
*sawyer hardly ever actually SLEEPS during rest time anymore. so i don't put diapers on him during that time (he still wears a diaper at night...and needs to. :/) i guess he was tired yesterday. and also wanted to sleep on the TOP BUNK. ugh. changing TOP BUNK sheets are the WORST! (i was VERY thankful for my washing machine yesterday! it got a workout!)
*bailey found a HUGE tick on her head after school. i got it out...the whole thing. it was not easy.
*brought up, switched out and sorted 3 of the kids clothes from winter to summer and from previous size to current size. i HATE that chore. it's all done now, though! (i had done the younger 3 last week) just need to get rebekah some clothes that fit :-)
*spray painted a chair. screwed it up. sanded it. re-spray painted it. much better! 7 to go...
*at the end of the day, i felt TRULY connected to most of my kids. like i KNEW where they were. like i had looked in their eyes. my "mom's heart" was content. i don't know how it happened. i'm just thankful it did. i think it was because i really took most every minute as it came. i didn't try to force things to happen...or rush...i let them happen and if i had a few minutes, i took advantage of it.
with the news that came later in the day from Boston, i went to bed counting my blessings BIGTIME. and praying for them. and aching for heaven.
2 comments:
golly girl...
That's some list. :) And this is random, but it's comforting for me to hear that Sawyer still wears a diaper to bed. (Esp since your kids have been such good potty-trainers.) I've been frustrated that Finley still needs to, but seems like I just need to let that go.....
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