This past weekend I was able to get out of town for a day. Justin arranged for me to have a night away. Heather and I just went to Moose Jaw and had leisurely meals, sat in the hot tub, read magazines, shopped the little shops (there is a lot of stuff to try not to buy there) - it was lovely. I didn't go home til the kids were in bed. That means I had two nights and a whole day off. My husband is fantastic and my friends are equally so. My kids missed me which was nice. They were so excited when they woke up the next day and I was home. Evan actually saw me the night I got home. Justin and I were chatting about our weekends. It was about 930 or 10 maybe and Evan walked out of his room (our kids never do that), came to see me and then went back to bed. It was very sweet.
The kids and I are really enjoying the summer weather. This year I am finding it easier to take them out in the van or to the spray park. I still won't do that by myself unless it's just to Walmart or something because I can put them all in a cart but it's much freer than last summer was.
The little boys are all talking so much more. We are still working on potty training but I'm not very dedicated to it with the renovations we had going on and now all the summer fun. But they'll get there. I'm not worried at all.
I think I'm giving up on sleeping past 630. I just can't get the 4 kids to all sleep past that time. 95% of the time it is Liam. And that is even when I take his naps away. He just gets up early. SO - I have to change my attitude. I signed up for daily quotes and this one came up on a particularly early (and therefore grouchy) morning and I can't stop thinking about it.
Resistance creates suffering.
Stress happens when your mind resists what is.
The only problem in your life is your minds resistance to life as it unfolds.
- Dan Millman
I know I can't paste that over everything but it rang true for me in this instance. I was waking up just furious sometimes. So for the past couple of days (after going to bed nice and early) I try to get up and think of it as a blessing. I can get a tonne of stuff done and still have the whole summer day ahead of me! Who doesn't love the summer sun coming up outside their kitchen window? Not to mention - when I was able to sleep in at the hotel on saturday I still woke up at 7. Chances are I wouldn't sleep much longer even if the kids weren't up first. On friday - by 930 - I had cleaned both bathrooms, did 3 loads of laundry, vacuumed the carpets, swept and mopped all the floors, fed, changed and dressed the boys, cleaned up their breakfast stuff and had the dishwasher running. I think I even got a shower in there. It was great! Today I had the lawns cut, dishes done, laundry going, kids all fed and dressed and outside playing by 9. So - there is definately and upside to getting up early. I'm not sure it'll be so great in the winter but I'm not thinking about winter yet. Not in any way whatsoever. Maybe it won't come this year :)
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