So I finally decide to start up my blog again, you know with the holidays coming and all. Ya gotta figure with the history of crazy dysfunction on both sides of our families that have been heavily handed down to both my husband and I, there just had to be some good stories in there. So Wednesday night I did an eight hour shift, came home at 7:30 a.m., slept for 2 hours and 46 minutes (yes, you count these things when seconds matter!) and headed off with cheesecakes and poinsettias in hand to a friend's home for the festivities. Surely something would come of this. No sleep, many children, alcohol being served. Wait, am I describing my childhood holidays or my grown up ones? Well, this time there was no crying or hysterics. Not a fight in the bunch. My ancestors are deeply ashamed, I'm sure.
We came home to a happy home and for the last four days we have had absolute bliss in the N. household! My two youngest even had a slumber "stay up all night" party in my son's room. In actuality the "all night" lasted til about 11:00 when we found them both passed out on his bed, but still!
Okay,I know what you're thinking.... FLUKE.
How's this? Two of the kids walked up to Target with me on Black Friday. NO LINES. Got what we came for and a bit extra. Walked home. Not one, "Can I get?" "He is walking too fast" "She is pushing me" the entire time!
If you are still not convinced that the Apocolypse must be approaching, try this one on for size. Both of my sons had projects they needed to get done on the only computer in the house that currently is running Windows Office. Normally, this is a recipe for disaster and fallout. Not today. THEY ACTUALLY TOOK TURNS!
So am I rejoicing in this peaceful harmony? What would you do?
Hell to the no! I know I will pay a steep and heavy price for this somewhere down the line. Until then ... I am breathing.
Peace and Happy Holidays to come!
K
Sunday, November 27, 2011
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
I have gone back and forth for so long. Should I start posting here or not? I have, maybe you noticed, not been on this blog for awhile. There were some issues that came up with putting our stuff out there. It only takes one bad apple ... ya know?
Anyway, with Thanksgiving QUICKLY approaching, I thought this may be the right time to chime in and send my gratitude out to those that have loved and supported myself and my family through the years. We are gathering around the table with friends and our immediate family this year as my extended family is scattered around the country. How lucky we are to be able to celebrate with others that love us.
So, what are you thankful for? Many friends and family are struggling with so much loss or risk of loss this year. Times are tough for many, both financially and emotionally. No chances of an immediate change there, I'm afraid, but I am so thankful that I have my children with me. Healthy or not, they are always what matters most to me. I am thankful for my husband who somehow finds the patience to put up with me and loves me in spite of my emotional roller coaster I drag him onto. I am thankful for the presence of my longtime friends in my life and equally as thankful for my new ones! I am thankful that I collect people instead of baseball cards or bottle caps! I am thankful for work. I don't like it much, but am so thankful to have it.
I am probably most thankful for the chance I have had to know, love and be loved by those that aren't in my life anymore. I miss them terribly but it is not lost on me that I have been so fortunate to have that kind of love. I am NOT thankful for loss, but I am overwhelmed by the fact that I have had so much to lose in the first place.
So, here I go into the world of blogging again. I hope to find a niche for myself that feels relevant. If I don't it is really okay as this is more like public therapy anyway! So thanks for tagging along and feel free to share your thoughts with me!
Gobble Gobble!
Peace,
K
Anyway, with Thanksgiving QUICKLY approaching, I thought this may be the right time to chime in and send my gratitude out to those that have loved and supported myself and my family through the years. We are gathering around the table with friends and our immediate family this year as my extended family is scattered around the country. How lucky we are to be able to celebrate with others that love us.
So, what are you thankful for? Many friends and family are struggling with so much loss or risk of loss this year. Times are tough for many, both financially and emotionally. No chances of an immediate change there, I'm afraid, but I am so thankful that I have my children with me. Healthy or not, they are always what matters most to me. I am thankful for my husband who somehow finds the patience to put up with me and loves me in spite of my emotional roller coaster I drag him onto. I am thankful for the presence of my longtime friends in my life and equally as thankful for my new ones! I am thankful that I collect people instead of baseball cards or bottle caps! I am thankful for work. I don't like it much, but am so thankful to have it.
I am probably most thankful for the chance I have had to know, love and be loved by those that aren't in my life anymore. I miss them terribly but it is not lost on me that I have been so fortunate to have that kind of love. I am NOT thankful for loss, but I am overwhelmed by the fact that I have had so much to lose in the first place.
So, here I go into the world of blogging again. I hope to find a niche for myself that feels relevant. If I don't it is really okay as this is more like public therapy anyway! So thanks for tagging along and feel free to share your thoughts with me!
Gobble Gobble!
Peace,
K
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