Tuesday, February 26, 2008

Guilt Ridden

So, why you ask, am I posting at 12:30 am....because I feel horrible if I get on the internet during the day. Because I work on the computer and I feel guilty about working at all, I feel even more guilty if I am on the computer just for the heck of it. Go figure.
I have been walking at 9pm at the community center with Amanda every night and it has been so cathartic. We discuss everything from cleaning poop out of the bathtub-wouldn't wish that on anyone-to creative ways to sneak veggies into our kids' meals. She was so proud of herself today because she didn't clean up the breakfast dishes this morning and didn't know what she was going to make for dinner until an hour before hand. Wow! I guess I should be proud of myself every day!! She is the one who dusts and vaccuums every day-isn't it funny that she is proud of things I do all the time, and I would be proud if I could do even a tiny bit of what she does everyday. Whatever. I guess we just have to be happy for what we can do, and not worry so much about what we can't or didn't get done. Deep thoughts.
Okay, I've already missed a day of listing what I'm grateful for, so here goes: (1) I am grateful that Devin can enjoy playing Jr. Jazz even if he never gets to touch the ball because he isn't a ball hog, over agressive whiner like some of the other kids on his team. (That sounded hateful) (2) I am grateful that Sam's teacher didn't call me after their field trip today. Last field trip she called and told me how he threw a fit because he is supposed to eat lunch at home with his mom, not on the bus with his class, and that he threw a fit when something or someone from the play at the Tree House Museum scared him, and he probably threw another fit, too. (3) I am thankful that we finally made rules about TV, movies, and video games because I was beginning to think we couldn't live without the dang things!!!

2 comments:

Carrie said...

Um...I'm not looking forward to cleaning poop out of the bathtub, nasty! Here's something you can be proud of... that you're functioning on a normal level having a 1 month old baby! And 3 other kids! I don't know how you do it! And I don't think I'm ever gonna find out!

Stacie said...

I know those feelings involving kids and sports. Carter's a lot like how you described Dev. Pace hasn't started the organized sports yet but could quite possibly be the ball hog.
And at the risk of sounding corny....You do so many good things for your family and for people around you. Your boys see that and that's kind of stuff that really makes a difference in the long run. SK