Blessings!
There’s nothing like a sick child to make you appreciate how HEALTHY your children are usually. Max is sick today – tummy bug, and it is so hard to see him feeling bad, but in a selfish way, so nice to have him need me so much. He calls out for me when he’s feeling bad, even if Daddy is holding him. Since he’s been in a big Daddy mood lately, today was reassuring that he still needs his Mama.
We helped our dear friends Jenny and Stan move today – they bought a fabulous compound in the “country”. Not really country, and not really compound, but a big lot with lots of land and a beautiful home complete with workshop, storage rooms, office and (best part!) a CROPPING PALACE!!! Meant to be a mother-in-law apartment, but since the MIL decided to move into the main house (really), it gets to be the cropping palace for ME! Well, maybe not just for me, but I do get to request some specific snacks to be stocked in the cropping kitchen. Jenny is going to be so spoiled, and lucky me, I live close enough to pick up some spoiling by proximity. Wonderful place – congrats guys!
Also, my lovely friend Lisa had her baby this morning – Kayla Rose arrived at just after 5:00 AM, and she was six weeks early! Surprise! Mommy did so well – I’m so proud of her and impressed! Birth is an amazing thing, and our strong, awesome bodies are incredible! No drugs for Lisa (not that she didn’t want an epidural, no matter what I, her crazy crunchy friend, said – labor went too fast) and only four hours of labor – Lisa’s body totally knew what to do and did it so efficiently. Big Brother Alex is one of my favorite people – I know he’s going to love having a little sister. Congratulations big time to you two (three!)
Ok, this post is already long, so I’ll save my other topic for tomorrow, but here’s a teaser – what do Owen, Mark, Fitzwilliam & The Doctor have in common? Hmmm….
So many blessings today – I am thankful for the opportunity to appreciate them. Namaste.