Tuesday, I left the house with Max to take Camus on his early evening walk. I was approached by my neighbor who was looking a little frantic. After halting to do what I thought was going to be a quick stop and chat, I learned that her daughter, who has three children (ages 7, 4, [...]
Archive for August, 2008
I had four kids, yesterday!
Posted in Uncategorized on August 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Step into my world… mamamamamamamamam…. with an *Edit* at the bottom…
Posted in Anger on August 26, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Monday was a far more pleasant morning than Friday in getting Max to school. This “breathing” thing really works! Whenever I found myself heating up because Max wasn’t doing what I wanted him to do, I took three intentionally deep, focused and mindful breaths. I paid attention to my nose and the [...]
Yes, sometimes I do suck. But that is Okay.
Posted in Family, Max, School on August 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Trying. Trying so hard to get it right. Need to stop trying and just Do. Just accept when I don’t Do, and take the very next moment To Do.
Okay, enough with the choppy unexplainable sentences. They are explainable. I have been using our morning school day routine to practice Mindfulness. This time in particular comes [...]
Oh the responsiblity!
Posted in Anger, School, Words on August 19, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Monday was Max’s meet-and-greet day at school. I met his new teacher(s) and LOVED them all. Plus, one of them is a friend of mine – a big plus there. I feel so lucky to have found this preschool. The classroom he’s in this year is bigger than the space he was in last year. [...]
Whoa.
Posted in Oops! on August 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Is it a bird? A plan? A baby???
No, really. I sometimes feel a fluttering butterfly in my uterus area that reminds me of how I could feel Bella very early on in pregnancy.
I know I’m not pregnant. Hal had the Big V and his follow up sperm count came back at zero (TMI?). Also, I [...]
Up and down. Manic much?
Posted in Depression, Respite on August 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I’m happy to write that yesterday turned into a lovely day. Nothing extraordinary, which is what was so great about it. At around 1:30pm, I decided it was my turn to get out of the house. Alone. For a couple hours. My wonderful, loving, supportive husband was all, Uh, okay. Do what ya need to [...]
Down in the dumps, today.
Posted in Depression, Future, School on August 9, 2008 | 1 Comment »
One. Week. Left.
Max starts school in a week. I can not tell you how relieved I am about this. He is really in need of playmates and attention in a way that I can not fulfill. His energy level is through the roof and I’m always way low to the ground. Fortunately, Bella seems to [...]
Veggie Potluck
Posted in Friends on August 4, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Before the party…
I’m getting the house ready for our vegetarian potluck, tonight. Although most of the work was done during the week, there is still the spewed-out toys to pick up and a few little odds and ends to scrub. I enjoy the simplicity of the work and letting the kids help [with some of [...]
Walk, Talk, GO!
Posted in BellaGrace, Max on August 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
My favorite way to play with Bella is to roll around snuggling and laughing IN THE COMFORT OF BED. Talk about a clever mode of Survival Play on my part. One part fun one part relaxation. It’s an entertainment method I implemented out of sheer exhaustion.
The touching, rubbing, tickling, laughing, belly raspberries, playing peak-a-boo – [...]
