Showing posts with label Motherhood. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Motherhood. Show all posts

Friday, March 1, 2013

Late Night Sickie

It's no fun to be sick. 
Especially after a good day mixed with shopping, fun, school, chores, play, and a pizza party that ended with a movie on Mom's bed.
Yet here we are.
Little Bear doesn't want to sleep alone, 
so I made him a comfy bed on the floor next to mine.
The floor has a double layer of yoga mats in case somehow he misses that huge pot.  
Then a squishy camping mat, topped with an orange blanket that has been folded in half.
I'm hoping this protects my floors.
(I'm already doing laundry from last hours mess)
Dumping the pan and then washing it is part of loving my children.
Notice I have a towel on my head.
That is because I went to snuggle my coughing child and then realized that I was laying in his vomit.
That smell hits you like no body's business.

On to the shower for a quick scrub down.
Now my hair is wet.
Should I sleep on it wet and wake up with a mangled wavy mess, or do I wake the house up with the blow-dryer to make my hair nice to sleep on?

I took precautions with my little Bug.
Hopefully if he gets sick later, he will find the pan :)


Hip, Hip, Hooray for parents all over the world who take good care of their sick children.

...until next time
or click here to see what happened last time I blogged about sick kids.

Saturday, February 20, 2010

Passions

I remember having a conversation with my mother one day.
This was back in the day.....before I knew that I was human and prone to weakness.
I was invisible!
err...
or maybe
Invincible!
And I really believed I was.
I went to war,
I didn't die.
I thought I had endured hard things.
I thought I knew it all.
I told her that it didn't matter what I do with my life because
I knew I would be good at whatever I put my mind to.
I am an extremely passionate person!
I like to put my heart and soul into things.
When I come to an opinion that is research and experience based....
There isn't much that can change my mind.
Like for instance....
Natural (unmediated childbirth)
Breastfeeding
Mothering
Riding my bike for 500 miles
Joining the army
Music
Art
Love
Friendship
School/Education
Childhood
Soft Sheets to sleep in.
I'm a pretty passionate person.
I think sometimes I come off as a little intense and overbearing.
It's just because.
I know what I like,
I know what I want
And I want it right Now!
Now it's time to work on patience.
Sigh!
Deep Breath
Maybe that's one reason I became a Mother.
I think that maybe I needed a little dose of
"you're not so perfect, and you aren't always right, and can't always be right"
I thought I was pretty confident,
But this motherhood thing is pretty hard.
I just want to do it right.
So, today....
I decided to blow off my homework that was due,
(even though I know I'll get my first B since going back to school)
And I took the kids to the park.
Bug and Bear rode over 2 miles on their bikes today!
Yay!
Maybe I still need work on patience,
But today I chose to prioritize!
I had a fantastic afternoon playing with the kids,
And I'm OK with getting a B!
Wow....
At least I'm making progress in some areas!