Sunday, August 23, 2009

EMOTIONAL ROLLER-COASTER

I'M SITTING HERE ON THE COMPUTER WITH A PILE OF BOTTLES
IN MY FACE. I HAVE JUST COME TO REALIZED WHERE I FEED MY MY DAUGHTER THE MOST. I THINK THAT'S CALLED ADDICTION. LOL....SORRY JAYCIE!
AGAIN, THIS WEEKEND WAS VERY BUSY! FUNERAL, BABY SHOWER, CHURCH CONCERT, CHURCH, FAMILY AND FRIENDS! MY HOUSE SURE SHOWS THE LACK OF ATTENTION IT GOT TOO! OH WELL! THERE IS ALWAYS TOMORROW TO CLEAN RIGHT?

I DON'T KNOW IF I SHOULD SAY GENE GOT THE BAD END OF THE DEAL THIS WEEKEND OR WHAT BUT HE GOT TO STAY HOME WITH THE KIDS MOST OF THE WEEKEND WHILE I WAS OFF AT ALL THESE EVENTS! I WOULDN'T
CALL SEEING MY HUSBANDS EX GIRLFRIEND AND A FUNERAL SOMETHING I WANTED TO DO SO I THINK I NEED TO RE-PHRASE THAT AND SAY HE GOT THE BETTER END OF THE DEAL! LAYING IN BED LAST NIGHT, GENE TURNS OVER AND SAYS TO ME " I HAVE A NEW FOUND RESPECT FOR YOU AND EVERYTHING YOU DO. I NOW UNDERSTAND HOW HARD IT IS TO BE A STAY AT HOME MOM AND TAKE CARE OF OUR CHILDREN. " MELTED MY HEART! THAT'S ALL I NEED TO HEAR! A THANK YOU, I UNDERSTAND ONCE IN A WHILE.. THAT MAKES IT ALL WORTH WHILE AND MAKES ME KNOW I AM APPRECIATED EVEN THOUGH I AM "JUST A STAY AT HOME MOM". I THINK SOME PEOPLE THINK WE GOT IT MADE WHEN WE GET TO STAY AT HOME WITH OUR CHILDREN. YEA WE DO BECAUSE I GET TO SEE EVERY WAKING SECOND OF MY CHILDREN'S LIFE AND THAT MAKES ME THE HAPPIEST PERSON ON THIS EARTH BUT LET ME TELL YOU IT TAKES A LOT OF PATIENTS AND DEEP BREATHS! ITS A BIG PRIVILEGE AND HONOR TO GET TO STAY AT HOME WITH MY CHILDREN! I WOULDN'T TRADE IT FOR ANYTHING IN THIS WORLD! YES, I'M ABOUT TO LOSE MY MIND WATCHING BABY EINSTEIN EVERYDAY BUT IF THAT PUTS A SMILE ON MY CHILD'S FACE THEN THAT MAKES IT ALL WORTH WHILE! I WOULD DO ANYTHING FOR MY CHILDREN WITHOUT THINKING TWICE. THEY COME FIRST IN ALL WE DO AFTER THE LORD OF COURSE BUT YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN! SOMETIMES WHEN WE ARE ON THE GO AND BUSY ALL THE TIME, I THINK I MIGHT BE HURTING MY CHILDREN DRAGGING THEM FROM HERE TO THERE BUT THEN I STOP AND THINK AGAIN AND THEN I REMEMBER WE ARE HELPING PEOPLE, WE ARE DOING THIS FOR OTHER PEOPLE, AND MOST OF ALL WE ARE DOING THIS FOR OUR GOD! THIS SHOWS MY CHILDREN AT A VERY YOUNG AGE THAT GOD AND OTHER PEOPLE COME FIRST AND WE HAVE TO HELP THEM! LIFE IS NOT ABOUT OURSELVES. IF WE AREN'T HELPING PEOPLE THEN WE MUST NOT LOVE THE LORD! THIS IS WHAT HE WANTS US TO DO OR HE WOULDN'T BRING THIS IN OUR LIFE!
THIS IS WHERE WE ARE SUPPOSE TO BE AND THIS IS WHAT WE ARE
SUPPOSE TO BE DOING. YES THERE ARE THOSE TIMES I JUST WANT TO LAY IN BED OR SKIP THAT BIRTHDAY PARTY, BUT NO THAT WOULDN'T BE FAIR TO THE PERSON ON THE OTHER END! I HOPE I'M TEACHING MY CHILDREN AT A VERY YOUNG AGE TO DO GOOD FOR OTHERS AND LIVE EACH DAY FOR THE LORD! PUT OTHERS FIRST EVEN WHEN ITS HARD BECAUSE ONE DAY WE ARE GOING TO BE ON THE OTHER END AND WE WILL NEED THOSE PEOPLE TO BE THERE FOR US!
OKAY SO MY WILD CHILD JUST GOT HOME AND HE'S LOOKING AT ME ( I HAVE MY GLASSES ON) WITH HIS HEAD TILTED SAYING "WHAT IS THAT, WHAT IS THAT?" NEEDLESS TO SAY, I DON'T WEAR MY GLASSES MUCH AND CARTER ALSO IS VERY INTO GLASSES RIGHT NOW ! GOOD NITE CARTER !

FRIDAY NIGHT I DECIDED I NEEDED SOME GOOD SLEEP SO I THOUGHT I WOULD TRY AND SEE HOW LONG CARTER WOULD SLEEP IN HIS OWN ROOM IN HIS OWN BED. SO I GAVE CARTER A BATH, PUT P.JS ON, GOT IN HIS BED, READ HIM HIS FAVORITE BOOK (LLAMA LLAMA RED PAJAMA'S ), SAID OUR PRAYERS, AND TOLD HIM HE WAS A BIG BOY AND HE WAS GOING TO SLEEP IN HIS BED TONIGHT! CARTER HAS GENE'S OLD BED IN HIS ROOM WHICH IS A FULL SO I LAYED DOWN WITH HIM LIKE ALWAYS AND HE FELL RIGHT TO SLEEP. EMMA ALWAYS SLEEPS WITH HIM EVEN FOR HIS NAPS AND WONT GET UP UNTIL CARTER DOES. GOOD IDEA MOM BECAUSE CARTER SLEPT IN HIS OWN BED IN HIS OWN ROOM FROM 8:30 TILL 3:30 IN THE MORNIN
G. OF COURSE LIKE ALWAYS I HEARD EMMA FIRST AND THEN SURE ENOUGH RIGHT BEHIND HER COMES CARTER. HE THROWS HIS BOBBLE UP ON THE BED AND THEN HE CLIMBS RIGHT ON UP, SNUGGLES IN BETWEEN GENE AND I AND GOES RIGHT BACK TO SLEEP LIKE NOTHING EVER HAPPENED! SO NOW IF I COULD GET CARTER AND JAYCIE TO SLEEP THE SAME 6 HOURS AT THE SAME TIME I MIGHT FEEL LIKE A NORMAL HUMAN BEING AGAIN! LOL ! STILL WORKING ON THAT. ALTHOUGH JAYCIE DID SLEEP FROM 10:30 TILL 3:30 LAST NIGHT (IN HER BED IN OUR ROOM) WHICH WAS HER BEST NIGHT YET!

OKAY SO FRIDAY NIGHT I WENT TO MRS. PEGGY'S VIEWING ! SO GLAD I WENT ! I THINK ITS GOOD TO HAVE PEOPLE THERE WITH YOU WHEN SOMEONE YOU LOVE DIED! AS YOU KNOW I'M NOT A TALKER BUT TO JUST BE SITTING IN THAT ROOM WITH THE FAMILY AND OTHER PEOPLE FOR AN HOUR JUST BRINGS SOME KIND OF PEACE!
SATURDAY FIRST THING IN THE MORNING, WE HAD THE FUNERAL! BEAUTIFUL FUNERAL. I CAME HOME AFTER THE FUNERAL AND ASKED GENE IF IT WAS OKAY TO SAY A FUNERAL WAS BEAUTIFUL BECAUSE THAT ONE WAS! YES IT IS OKAY TO SAY THAT! THEY PLAYED RAISE ME UP BY JOSH GROBAN AND IN THE MIDDLE OF ALL THE TEARS I JUST ALL OF A SUDDEN I
SMILED AND AT THAT VERY MOMENT I FELT PEACE IN MY HEART! I KNEW MRS. PEGGY WAS IN A WAY BETTER PLACE AND GOD WAS TAKING CARE OF HER NOW! PASTOR ADAM ALSO DID A VERY GOOD JOB DOING THE SERMON. IT WAS THE BEST FUNERAL SERMON IVE EVER HEARD I THINK. AWESOME JOB! I HOPE HE WILL BE ABLE TO PREACH MINE SOMEDAY! THANK YOU LORD, GOD ALMIGHTY!!
AFTER THE FUNERAL MOM AND I MET EMILY TO EAT LUNCH! THAT WAS WEIRD. US THREE WITH NO SCREAMING CHILDREN. WE WERE ABLE TO ENJOY A NICE QUIET LUNCH TOGETHER! VERY MUCH NEEDED!
AFTER LUNCH, EMILY MOM JAYCIE AND I WENT TO KELLY'S BABY SHOWER. VERY NICE SHOWER! SHES SO PRETTY. PREGNANCY LOOKS GOOD ON HER! I THINK WE ENDED UP STAYING OVER THERE FROM 2 TILL 4:15. WE HAD A REALLY GOOD TIME AND WOULDN'T HAVE MISSED IT FOR THE WORLD!
AFTER THAT WE CAME HOME AND I PUT BOTH KIDS DOWN FOR A NAP AND GENE AND I ENJOYED ABOUT 30 MINUTES OF QUIET TIME BEFORE GETTING READY FOR THE RIDING CLUB AND CHURCH CONCERT. GENE AND CARTER WENT TO THE RIDING CLUB WHILE JAYCIE AND I HEADED TO MOMS TO GET HER THEN WENT TO CHURCH FOR A MINI CONCERT. THE BARNETT'S CAME TO PLAY FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS. THEY ARE SUCH A WONDERFUL CHRISTAIN FAMILY THAT SINGS AND PLAYS INSTRUMENTS SO WELL! THEY ARE AWESOME AND IF YOU HAVE NEVER SEEN THEM I ENCOURAGE YOU TO TRY TO ONCE IN YOUR LIFE! SATURDAY WAS JUST A REALLY EMOTIONAL DAY FOR US AND HAVING THE BARNETT'S COME SING TO US JUST REALLY HIT HOME AND BROUGHT ALL THOSE EMOTIONS BACK INTO ONE! IT WAS CALMING AND JUST WHAT I NEEDED TO END THE DAY!

VERY BUSY BUT VERY LOVELY WEEKEND! GOD IS JUST SO GOOD ALL THE TIME! HE NEVER FAILS US! THE LORD IS MY STRENGTH IN EVERYTHING I DO! I WILL RISE WHEN HE CALLS MY NAME!

YOU RAISE ME UP SO I CAN STAND ON MOUNTAINS
YOU RAISE ME UP TO WALK ON STORMY SEAS
I AM STRONG WHEN I AM ON YOUR SHOULDERS
YOU RAISE ME UP TO MORE THAN I CAN BE

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