Today is the day after Valentine's Day. Yesterday I woke up to both of my kids snuggled next to me and a grey dreary sky outside.
I woke up with plenty of time to get out of bed, shower, and get both kids dressed and fed for church. Instead I decided to read my Book. (War and Peace) I didn't really want to be surrounded by happy couples wearing cheery read sweaters and even worse hear the message of ultimate love. (I know, that is really bad)
Eventually we got out of bed and I made the kids a breakfast and sunk onto the couch to watch television. I watched lame haunting shows for several hours, probably an hour or so longer because my son was interested in them. Then we made a store bought pizza. This is something that the kids and I have not eaten in years! It was okay for what it was. My poor daughter wasn't too interested in it. She will grow into a food snob one day.
So then I began my "Love Story" marathon movie day with the DVR set to record more. The kids watched a movie in the back room.
Out of boredom I guess, my daughter was getting into everything! She poured an entire bottle of Maalox into the bathroom sink, dipped my hair tie and her brothers toothbrush plus an entire roll of toilet paper into the toilet. She also dumped out the toilet cleaner. It was a nightmare, but partially my fault for having stuff up high enough to inspire her to find her little stool and climb for it. I mean after all don't we want them to be good problem solvers?
By nearly 7 pm the lights began blinking. The first time they went out I was in the middle of cleaning up the Maalox mess. The kids started crying when the house went dark and even the Chihuahua came running. The lights came back, but just a mere thirty minutes later they were out again. I went outside to see who had lights and was amazed to see that most of the city limits surrounding my house were out. But it was short lived, and by the time I tripped over every toy and piece of furniture and found a candle, they were back on.
I fed the kids hot dogs and my husband who was on video chat was annoyed at my laziness concerning food preparation. I ate popcorn and ice cream. I did give the kids a cookie. I would also like to add that breakfast was requested by the kids as pancakes. We made a day of comfort food.
Today I decided we would be more productive and we made it to the store and back despite the rain. Speech therapy is next and then I am going to pick up some bookshelves and work out at the Y.
Lunch was carrots, sausage and macaroni and cheese. My kids are pleased.
Lots of rain outside so this will make our little trip a little more dangerous, but we will be fine. I turned down the offer of my Dad to go with us because I don't want to deal with his desire to be dropped off to shop. I want to go and come back to town so I may hit the gym. I am also excited that I found two decent bookshelves for $20. I will be picking those up at the gym, and I know my Dad will be able to make them stronger.
The dreariness reflects perfectly how I feel in my heart. Been a little off my positive game plan and far off of the path to salvation. Again I feel I am losing my way and pray that I can find my way back.
February 15, 2016
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