Lovely start of mostly rest and journaling this morning. Nathaniel decided that 3am was a great wake up time and he was beside himself. I tried to calm him down and finally once Jake was up for the day (4am) I took him to our bed. It took him another 45 minutes to calm down and fall back asleep. At six am the alarm went off and while he slept peacefully for another hour I made David’s lunch, breakfast, and read to him. So I decided taking it easy the rest of the morning was ok for Mommy. I then worked while Nathaniel sat in his bed and didn’t nap. Finally I gave up, I took him out, exercised, gave him lunch and put him back down and went back to work. Late nap meant I had to wake him up to go get David. And so he was cranky. But that’s just how some days roll here.
When we came back home, I finally snapped some photos.
My handsome boy.
And the super-sweet one.
Who has my heart wrapped around his finger.
And then we read more while David ate his veggies. After that he was allowed to play on the phone.
And Nathaniel got his own phone and walked around in circles while the phone played music. Laughing all the while..
And I spent some time making truth cards.
Now the kids are eating and I am reviewing my May class at BPC. We will be rerunning the Telling Stories Deeply class. So if you’ve been wanting to take it, it’s coming up. Likely for the last time I’m guessing. Then I have some posts to write, some more truth cards to make, and my portrait to draw of course. After I finish all that, I get to reward myself with some Misty Mawn videos.
Three Things I’m Grateful For:
1. I am grateful that I finally did some truth cards. I don’t know why I am overcomplicating them so much. I keep thinking they need to be pieces of art. They just need to be done. The point is the message, not the art.
2. I am grateful that I actually made it through the day without a lot of pain. I was worried that a night of so little sleep would mean a terrible day. It wasn’t so, thankfully.
3. I am grateful for my husband. He is so incredibly nice to me on so many levels and helps with the kids so much and he is my best friend. And I am a lucky lucky lucky girl.
Three Things David’s Grateful For:
1. I am grateful that I got a Pokeman book from the library {* his pick for the journal}
2. I am grateful that I played on the phone.
3. I am grateful that i read my book at school and my friends sat with me while i read
happy to know that you will run the telling stories again. I missed it last time (holidays and a move, I had so much going on) I hope to be able to join this time. can totally relate to the little sleep. it seems like forever that I slept through the night without one of the kids calling for something at 2-4 am.
thank you! It’s coming around in may, I hope to see you there. and i hear you about the sleep! it will pass, i tell myself, soon they will be so big!
Karen what are truth cards? Is it an art project?
It’s a part of the soul restoration class i am taking. it’s an index card with a truth that resonates with me on it. i will show them when they are complete 🙂