I feel like life is moving by at warp speed. I absolutely CANNOT believe it is almost October. OCTOBER! As in, the month that Jacob turns 5. As in, one month before my birthday. As in, the month Ada turns 9 months old. As in, just a few days ago it was summer and now it is most definitely FALL which means soon it will be WINTER which means then it will be SPRING and we will have to find somewhere to LIVE. And I know you're thinking that's a long way off but I'm telling you, time is absolutely FLYING over here. Also, my foot hurts. Because I broke my toe. Falling down the stairs. Because I am GRACEFUL like that. And you know what, it took 6 days for me to realize it wasn't just bruised and finally go get it checked out. And guys...it hurts. Especially when a kid steps on it or just, you know, sits down on my FOOT because my cool new shoe looks like a great place to sit. Seriously? Also, I have about a TRILLION things on my "To-Do" list and they keep getting pushed back and I don't just have a back burner anymore. Oh no, I have a whole second stove and a window sill where some things are cooling. And you know what? I'm pretty sure it's going to be like this from here on out. Just crazy. I keep thinking life will slow down but I ought to know by now that it is not going to happen. And, oh my goodness gracious, one day I am going to wake up and Alayna is going to be 8, then 12 and 16 and oh-my-goodness-I-can't-handle-the-thought but one day she will be 18 and she will spread her wings and fly. And my other little birdies will fly. My soft, downy baby birdies will grow up and FLY out of here. But then they'll come back right? Yes. I am sure of it. But for now they are here in my nest. So I'm crossing some things off my list. I'm giving myself permission to fail at some things at the expense of the things that matter most. I'm trying to find balance. Isn't that what life is, one big balancing act? Sometimes I feel awfully wobbly. And then I look at the clock and think, my GOODNESS, this evening has FLOWN by and perhaps if I went to BED and got some REST I might feel a little less overwhelmed tomorrow. So I stop writing. I stop writing and I hope this still makes sense in the morning.
P.S. - I forgot to mention that Jacob has a loose tooth. Jacob! He's FOUR! Is this allowed? (YES I know he is ALMOST five but I am choosing to IGNORE that fact right now because I'm feeling a BIT overwhelmed by how quickly my children are growing so we will be referring to Jacob as FOUR not "almost 5" for the next few days thankyouverymuch.) Also, Ada has one tooth and is working on another. Things are always changing around here. Always.
P.P.S. - Could someone PLEASE send the laundry fairy this way? I haven't seen her in ages and she is MISSED.
P.P.P.S. - Does anyone else get really BUMMED when looking at your retirement savings? I mean, I know it's a long way off but isn't your total supposed to go UP? Sigh.
Okay, now I'm done writing. Seriously. Nighty-night. (And please don't say anything about a certain type of bug because they gross me out. Ew, I just had an icky shiver. Gross, gross. Why do parents send their kids off to bed with images of BITING bugs in their BEDS? It's almost as bad as saying keep your eyes peeled. Oh my goodness. ICK. People of the world: STOP peeling your eyes!)
3 Comments:
Ok, well, I have several comments so I'll make you a list:
1) It took you SIX days?! What are you, the bionic woman or something? Dude, after 3 days you should have known something was up! Mylanta.
2) If it comforts you any, my sister told me the other day that her daughter who just started at BYU this year is IMing her at all hours of the day and night to say, "Mommy are you there? Mommmy, I need you..." And then her son who just passed his 1 year mark on his mission IMs her at 6am on Monday mornings to chat online saying, "Mommy, are you awake yet?" The ones who love us (and whom we love) never really leave us. They might fly the nest, but you will ALWAYS be their Mommy.
3) I love the whole second stove and windowsill, I need to get me some of that!
4) I miss you like crazy. This post was hilarious, mostly because I could hear your voice so clearly and see you pacing as you explain how flustered you are.
"Ditto"! You expressed my feeling exactly! I wish there was a way of slowing down the world, but I think that there is some physics rule that momentum just makes it spin faster. We may need to consult Layne about this.
Some items on the to-do list do just get pushed back until they drop off and some poke there little heads up and say "Here I am again"!
Sorry about the foot. I am sending "get well" vibes your way. Let me know if there is anything I can do!
Mmmmm...life is busy and crazy! I was just telling Ian that I need a visit from the laundry fairy. I am really behind on laundry this week. I washed Mondays, I missed washing Thursday's load, I just finished folding Mondays and the first two batches of Thursdays loads are drying and washing...Ahhhh. I did take the kids to the train park though and I went in to help with Blake's preschool so I guess that makes up for us getting our laundry from the laundry basket instead of from the dresser, right?. Maybe more comment than you wanted, but I hear ya!
Sorry your toe is broken.
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