First of all I want to thank you all for
\n your love and support. Your emails, calls, and kind words go a
\n long way towards making me feel like less of a crazy person.
\n Thank you for sharing your own crazy moments too. It’s nice to
\n know I’m not the only one who struggles with this kind of
\n thing. Julie made a great point about how we are not really
\n meant to do this alone. These days we are so isolated in our
\n own little worlds and children are so exhausting and
\n all-consuming. Dads are great, but usually working full-time
\n and can’t always come home when things get rough, family is
\n usually far away (and working as well) and friends are dealing
\n with their own children and lives… It’s tough and I guess we
\n just do the best we can each day.<\/p>\n
Anyway, after the kids fell asleep last night, Alan came
\n home and we had a chance to discuss. In addition to all the
\n craziness, I found myself telling him about three bright spots
\n in our day. I thought I’d share with you all as well:<\/p>\n
1) When I was writing yesterday’s post,
\n on paper, the kids were sitting at the table with me having a
\n snack. At one point Eve asked what I was doing and I told her
\n that I was writing. Of course she asked why and I said it made
\n me feel better. A few minutes later Lex piped up and said, “Yes
\n Eve, you’re right, Mom is angry at me and she’s writing to make
\n herself feel better.” It made me laugh. I love that he
\n processes information and then tells Eve. Such a great way to
\n learn.<\/p>\n2) When I let Lex come downstairs
\n after his 40 minute break, I asked if he wanted to go outside
\n and get the mail for me. I’ve been thinking for awhile that he
\n might like that job, but we’ve never done it before. I gave him
\n three rules (be careful on the road, get all the mail, close
\n the box) and sent him on his way. Eve and I watched from the
\n screen door. It was drizzling, but he was super excited to go
\n out. He was very careful by the road, slowing down and looking
\n both ways about half way down the driveway. Then he opened the
\n box and was even more excited to see a Highlights magazine! He
\n promptly opened it up and started reading! Right there in the
\n street, in the rain! Crazy kid. I had to call out to him to get
\n him to come back. He grabbed the rest of the mail, closed the
\n box, and came back. Once inside he dropped everything on the
\n floor, including himself, and started reading the magazine.
\n There was also Pampered Chef magazine in the mail so Eve sat
\n down next to him and started reading that! I ran for the
\n camera, but sadly missed the picture. I have the memory though
\n and that helps.<\/p>\n3) After dinner the kids
\n decided to play hide-and-seek. I love it when they play
\n together. Eve always hides behind the curtain, giggling and
\n peeking out. Lex is getting really good at hiding, and by good
\n I mean he hides! And he stays in his hiding place until you
\n find him! Giggling all the while :) After a few minutes they
\n asked me to play, so I counted and seeked, while they hid. Then
\n Lex decided to seek and did a great job saying, “Where’s Eve???
\n Is she under the table? Nope! Is she in the cabinet? Nope!” Of
\n course he knew where she was (can’t miss the giggling!) but he
\n did a great job playing along. I makes my heart happy when they
\n play so sweetly together.<\/p><\/blockquote>\nAmazing
\n how one day can be filled with so many highs and lows!<\/p>\nToday was peaceful. We went to the playground
\n this morning, had a nice quiet time\/nap time this afternoon,
\n then went outside to color on the street with chalk (which
\n reminds me, there is still plastic wrap in the mailbox and
\n sidewalk chalk in our newspaper box… hmmm… I guess the mail
\n lady and newspaper lady will have a little surprise tomorrow).
\n Then we planted green beans and carrots along with the garlic
\n in my haphazard garden. I had the best of intentions, but
\n apparently no motivation, so we’ll do a simple garden again
\n this year. A good day was had by all.<\/p>\nIn
\n other news, this morning I went to meet with a guy from my old
\n company (where I worked when Lex was a baby) and he very
\n happily offered me part-time work. So as soon as I can find
\n daycare, I’ll be working two days a week. I think this will be
\n good for all of us. Lex played hard with kids at the playground
\n today, which reassured me that he needs more interaction with
\n kids his own age. I’m looking forward to it. Wish me luck!! And
\n thanks again for all the love and support. I’ll see if I can
\n get some photos up here soon, the blog is looking a little text
\n heavy!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"First of all I want to thank you all for your love and support. Your emails, calls, and kind words go a long way towards making me feel like less of a crazy person. Thank you for sharing your own … Continue reading