Tag: family

Spinning round and round

I remember when I was young wanting to do sports and only being able to run track, not because I really wanted to but because that is what my best friend did and her mother was always willing to take me along . There were many times that her house was like a second home for  me.  Not sure if my mother ever saw me run.

SO now I have my kids and I want them to have opportunities I did not.  I always said I would not over schedule..at least that was what I said but somehow it all went spinning over scheduled.  Karate, Softball, piano, Meg’s communion practice, the actual upcoming communion, birthday parties etc etc…

I worry sometimes but I seem to be the only one.  Both girls are doing great in school.  They are happy and healthy. Really all that matters.  I guess my job is to make sure we stay on track and react quickly if something goes off the track.

Rapid subject change…our garden has produced the first crop of the year! (if you can call 4 strawberries a crop)   We are so excited since the berries were not very successful last year. They were a bit sour but still very tasty!  We expanded the garden this year…attempting cucumbers and corn along with the tomatoes, peppers and strawberries.

I enjoy working in the garden.  Something productive that is good for the entire family both for healthy food  and the quality time spent working it together. Helps keep my mind off the mastectomy which is also good for everyone!

Today I am grateful for:

  • Beautiful strawberries
  • The smile on the girls faces as it was picked

Happy Mothers Day!

Why Women Cry

Author: Unknown

A little boy asked his mother, “Why are you crying?” “Because I’m a woman,” she told him.

“I don’t understand,” he said. His Mom just hugged him and said, “And you never will.”

Later the little boy asked his father, “Why does mother seem to cry for no reason?”

“All women cry for no reason,” was all his dad could say.

The little boy grew up and became a man, still wondering why women cry.

Finally he put in a call to God. When God got on the phone, he asked, “God, why do women cry so easily?”

God said, “When I made the woman she had to be special.

I made her shoulders strong enough to carry the weight of the world,

yet gentle enough to give comfort.

I gave her an inner strength to endure childbirth and the rejection that many times comes from her children.

I gave her a hardness that allows her to keep going when everyone else gives up, and take care of her family through sickness and fatigue without complaining.

I gave her the sensitivity to love her children under any and all circumstances, even when her child has hurt her very badly.

I gave her strength to carry her husband through his faults and fashioned her from his rib to protect his heart.

I gave her wisdom to know that a good husband never hurts his wife, but sometimes tests her strengths and her resolve to stand beside him unfalteringly.

And finally, I gave her a tear to shed. This is hers exclusively to use whenever it is needed.”

“You see my son,” said God, “the beauty of a woman is not in the clothes she wears, the figure that she carries, or the way she combs her hair.

The beauty of a woman must be seen in her eyes, because that is the doorway to her heart – the place where love resides.”

Pre-K chairs are really tiny!

Great morning this morning! Today was THE day! The day Madison would nap at school! We packed up her sheet, a blanket, pillow pet and Minnie mouse to snuggle with.  She would have packed her entire bed if it was possible!  Off we went to drop her at school.  Then back home, bus stop with Meg followed by a short (but good) workout.  After a quick breakfast back to school for the Mother’s day Tea with Madi.

The kids all seemed to enjoy themselves.  Funny how something that seems so small means so much!

After the tea I was off to finally get my hair done.  I started to color my hair when I was 30 out of pure need!  If I were to let it grow out I get a bit of a reverse Jay Leno grey strip in the front.  Grey everywhere of course but the front is just crazy. Because of the communion I pushed my appointment a few weeks and boy was I a mess!  I meant to make an appointment for the end of June before I left but forgot…mental note to call!  I figure I want to get my touch up before going into the hospital for the prophylactic mastectomy.  Figure I can at least not look so old while I feel bad :-).

When I picked Madison up it turns out that she did not sleep but did lay quietly like a good girl.  She still enjoyed herself.  We went home an watched the new Barbie movie..love Barbie!

I am trying to really enjoy my time with my family.  Don’t want to take anything for granted.  Things that should be part of everyday life anyway..hugs for no reason, staying calm evening when the second grader tell you she was caught rolling her eyes at her teacher..yikes!  A simple “I love you” as often as possible.

We finished the day with a girls night out at Friendly’s for dinner and Ice Cream.  My grateful list today includes my entire day…It was a great one!