-My husband says there's a difference...A sleepy Sunday afternoon...we all like to have our Sunday naps! The kids are down, and Ben had to go to another church to help with an ordination...so it is real quiet. I forget sometimes what it's like sitting still in a calm, quiet place. Do you? Sometimes, even when the little ones are in bed, my head is full of racing thoughts, and it is sometimes difficult to quiet my mind? Does anyone relate? Now with three little ones, when I can find those moments, it is sweeet! I have come to cherish the down times, and yearn for even more...quiet and more quiet moments! (I do love the moments of laughter and excitement that these children have brought to us and would not trade it for anything, and I can't imagine life without them now! I love them so much! As my grandmother would say, "A bushel and a peck and a hug around the neck!")
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Yeah! I thought I'd lost your blog but lo and behold it was in my favorites!!! I'm going to add you to my friends right now so I can remember to come back! Can't wait to catch up on your family.
Jamie
Can I relate to a much noisier household? Yes, absolutely, and at times I have to hold back the urge to get them to quiet down. They need to be kids after all, and as long as they are more settled & quiet during Luis' naptimes, I'm usually good. We're very blessed, aren't we Wendi?
And I can relate to your post in more ways and now I've got that song all swirling around in my head... "I love you, a bushel and a peck, a bushel and a peck and a hug around the neck" Along with Que Sera, that was one of my mother's favorites to sing to me and of course it got handed down as I have through the years sung it to Marissa too. Haven't yet sung it to the new children but I'm sure it will enter the mix sometime. Ahhh, the memories!
Have a blessed day and do enjoy the quiet times as they happen so infrequently... but I'm with you Wendi & Ben -- wouldn't have it any other way for what joyous noises our little angels bring!
Love,
Genece
I told the social worker at our last visit that what has changed is that from the time I get up until the time I go to bed I am "on". No more sitting reading the paper, watching TV, etc. And I wouldn't trade it for the world! Althought a few minutes of quiet where I could turn my brain off and stop thinking about all the things I need to do would be nice. :)
Karen
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