Liesel wrote me this letter /song on Sunday and it made me cry.
We have made it through one week of Ben being gone. Nathaniel and Liesel have been so responsible and have been such a great help to me. Nathaniel has been giving me lots of thanks and hugs of support! Evenings are hard! Especially at dinnertime. James never wants to sit in his high chair. He gets right out of the buckle and stands up constantly. Tonight he stood up and began to teeter and I had a cup of milk in my hand. So what did I do? My reflexes threw that milk all over the kitchen as I went to quickly grab my boy to prevent him from falling! He wants me to hold him and when I put him down he starts pulling apart cupboards. Then he cries to be held. Elora usually feels pretty worn out by this time also and decides she will join in with the crying.
I washed sheets today and never got the sheets back on Liesel's bed and after I got the three little ones to bed I went into her room not knowing what I would see. There she was asleep in her bed with sheets and blankets. She had made it up all by herself and put herself to bed!
James is missing his rough and tumble play from Daddy so I had to fill in tonight. After dinner I sat down exhausted on the couch and James looked at me and started running away laughing and screaming. Translation for those of you who don't know this means: " I want you to chase me and grab me and tickle me and wrestle. And then do it again and again and again until I get out all my sillies. " So I mustered all the energy I could and the girls and I had fun with baby James. So lest you all think that being a parent is just too much work....sure it is work but it is the most rewarding work in the world!
Funny things the kids said today:
Annika: "When is Dad coming home from his vacation?"
Elora: "How will Dad get off the airplane?" (All she knows of airplanes is that they are flying up in the sky!)
Elora
5 comments:
What a beautiful song and such thoughtful children. What an amazing mother you are to muster up energy when you are exhausted from the cares of the day. I must admit the image of you throwing a cup of milk all over the room made me feel dismay first, but instead brought a chuckle to my heart. (I'm a gramma now, so those kind of things tickle my funny bone now--of course there was a time they made me hollar). Somehow you know it's all worth it when a child writes you a note to show a heart of love. You and yours are in my heart.
What a sweet note/song. And how rewarding that must be to have kids who notice when things are hard and take the initiative and help out. Sounds like you taught them well.
So much work, but yet soooo rewarding :) Here's to you for having to do it all by yourself for awhile!!
HaHaHa, and a cry and a sigh!!! I've been there so many times!
You are such a great mom!
You are such a great mom : ) what sweet children you have too!
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