Feeling Thankful

Well, the good news is that I got both bathrooms cleaned and a load of towels done. The weather has been beautiful, so Allison and Marnie have been playing outside, which is great. I feel bad that I haven't pushed Marnie on the swing for the last - - - many months. So I really need to get out and make up for lost time.

I'm feeling thankful for our family's health because Caleb's cousin has her 6 month old in the hospital with influenza and RSV right now. It seems like it always takes a reminder like that before I think of how good my life is each day. I don't usually wake up each morning and list off all my blessings. I wish I did.

Today the church ladies are throwing a baby shower for me. I think it will be very enjoyable. I almost feel guilty that they are doing it, because Carmen is my 3rd, and I didn't expect it. That's another blessing - women who care about me! I don't think I could enjoy this life away from friends and family so much if it weren't for these new friends and church family out here!

I actually found something to wear - not sure what I'm going to do about my wardrobe situation. But that's a conversation for a different day! After the shower it's back home to a messy kitchen. I'm not sure what I squished on the floor today, but I nearly had to use my hands to pull my foot off the floor. Then the flour on the other side of the room nearly took me down like the dusting spray-on-linoleum trick from my childhood. (Thanks, Steph.)

You say, "Jump!", I say, "Okay, baby, I just need to go potty first."

So I failed to stick to my plan this morning of feeding Carmen in her room and putting her back in the crib. Not a monumental failure, no, but just another slip backwards on my Perfect Mom hillclimb. She just smells so good and feels so good in my arms! I nearly shed a tear because at 8:55 tonight she'll be 3 weeks old. I can see that newborn scent drifting slowly away . . .

I did get a shower this morning while she slept. Maybe tomorrow I'll get the other leg shaved. Not that Caleb has noticed, because 1) he hasn't been too friendly with the lower half of my body since, well, trying to induce labor, and 2) I haven't shaved since the night we last tried inducing labor, so by now my legs were soft again!! (Sorry, honey.)

I was excited that my sweater today - if zipped to just the right spot - makes my boobs look smaller. I could pass for a D cup in this outfit!! Reason to go out to the store . . .

Last night Caleb got home between 6:00 and 6:30. The only one eating supper was Carmen. Allison and Marnie were playing Ponyville on the computer, so Caleb started supper. We were eating at bedtime.

Allison's Kindergarten reportcard arrived on Tuesday. Her grades for "Obeying the Teacher" and "Cooperates with the group" went up. Our "Parent's help with Memorization" grade, however, has slid from an S+ to an NI. (How am I supposed to keep her awake to work on memory work after a past-bedtime supper?!?!?)

My goal for today is cleaning the two bathrooms and getting some towels washed - and dried this time. It's 10:26 a.m. Any bets on whether I accomplish my tasks by bedtime?!?!?