The first signs of snow, and healing...
We started off the week with Madeline excitedly running through the house exclaiming "It snowed, it finally snowed!!!" She then listed off all of her plans for the day "We need to go make snowmen, and snow angels, and then we're going ice skating." She proceeded to get all decked out in her snow pants, jacket, boots, and gloves. She was so excited. For those of you that don't know this was merely a dusting of snow. You could still make out the green from the grass under the snow, and as soon as the sun hit it, well it was gone. Non-the less this made our 4 year olds day! She ran out there made some snow angels, tried her hand at snowmen, and ice skated on our deck! Melody went out for a while as well, although her excitement was really just a mirror of Madeline's.
The rest of the week has been trying to recover from the surgery. This week has been a lot better though. I really started to turn the corner on Thursday. I have been in a lot less pain. my sweeties have gotten pretty good at being more self sufficient! Melody has been having the hardest time with me not being able to pick her up and carry her around the house. She has been a carrier baby forever, I like to think of her as my little koala. with me not being able to lift more than 10 pounds this has been really tough on her.
For me the trying part of this week was the mental and emotional strain. I was surprised by just how challenging it was. Over the last few months I have really been trying to work on being better with house work and keeping my emotions in check. Thus I have really had to let go of the little things. I am not very good at that... I have not been able to vacuum, sweep, pick up toys, do dishes, or do laundry. I have a very hard time relaxing when things are not in order so it has been very mentally taxing to not to take care of all the these things, to just sit and to heal. Andrew has been a saint. I have been short tempered and easily aggravated, and he has really taken it in stride. It's amazing how when you are using your self control for one things how other things that are also important go by the wayside. I am really starting to feel better though and have actually been able to start doing a little bit of housework although it is still maybe only 50% of what I was able to accomplish before surgery. I know it takes time to heal... needless to say I can't wait to be put this behind me!
Since I have been unable to do as much physically I have spent a lot of time thinking a few of things I have been thinking about our relationship with food, how we think about food, how that contributes to how we eat, and how we perceive our selves. I really want to teach my kids healthy eating habits and give them a healthy relationship with food. So I am learning and researching the best ways to do that. The way I see it if I can help instill healthy eating habits in my girls while they are young, it shouldn't be as much of a struggle for them when they are adults.
The other thing I have been thinking a lot about it is how in so many ways our family has been more of human doings instead of human beings. I really think that our calendar is so full of things to go do, people to see, activities, and fun good things. The funny part about that is some of my favorite memories are just about being, and enjoying the people God has blessed me with some of my favorite memories growing up include when our swamp cooler wasn't working right my siblings, my cousins and myself weren't really old enough to go do stuff yet, so we were trapped in the hot hot house, I think the outside temperature was around 100 degrees. to keep cool we all sat around the living room eating muddy buddies! Another favorite is when Andrew and I were dating and we would just sit for hours at a time and just talk and visit and just be. Somehow in becoming and adult with a never ending to do list we have lost a little bit of that. I think in the new year I need to make some changes for our family to help us have more time to just be with the people we care about the most.
This week for christmas fun we built a cardboard color-able gingerbread house it has been a lot of fun to play with the kids in! We also painted some fun Christmas ornaments and doused them with all sorts of glitter. It was fun to see the kids excited to do this Christmas craft.
Until next time, have a great day!
The rest of the week has been trying to recover from the surgery. This week has been a lot better though. I really started to turn the corner on Thursday. I have been in a lot less pain. my sweeties have gotten pretty good at being more self sufficient! Melody has been having the hardest time with me not being able to pick her up and carry her around the house. She has been a carrier baby forever, I like to think of her as my little koala. with me not being able to lift more than 10 pounds this has been really tough on her.For me the trying part of this week was the mental and emotional strain. I was surprised by just how challenging it was. Over the last few months I have really been trying to work on being better with house work and keeping my emotions in check. Thus I have really had to let go of the little things. I am not very good at that... I have not been able to vacuum, sweep, pick up toys, do dishes, or do laundry. I have a very hard time relaxing when things are not in order so it has been very mentally taxing to not to take care of all the these things, to just sit and to heal. Andrew has been a saint. I have been short tempered and easily aggravated, and he has really taken it in stride. It's amazing how when you are using your self control for one things how other things that are also important go by the wayside. I am really starting to feel better though and have actually been able to start doing a little bit of housework although it is still maybe only 50% of what I was able to accomplish before surgery. I know it takes time to heal... needless to say I can't wait to be put this behind me!
The other thing I have been thinking a lot about it is how in so many ways our family has been more of human doings instead of human beings. I really think that our calendar is so full of things to go do, people to see, activities, and fun good things. The funny part about that is some of my favorite memories are just about being, and enjoying the people God has blessed me with some of my favorite memories growing up include when our swamp cooler wasn't working right my siblings, my cousins and myself weren't really old enough to go do stuff yet, so we were trapped in the hot hot house, I think the outside temperature was around 100 degrees. to keep cool we all sat around the living room eating muddy buddies! Another favorite is when Andrew and I were dating and we would just sit for hours at a time and just talk and visit and just be. Somehow in becoming and adult with a never ending to do list we have lost a little bit of that. I think in the new year I need to make some changes for our family to help us have more time to just be with the people we care about the most.
This week for christmas fun we built a cardboard color-able gingerbread house it has been a lot of fun to play with the kids in! We also painted some fun Christmas ornaments and doused them with all sorts of glitter. It was fun to see the kids excited to do this Christmas craft.
Until next time, have a great day!
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