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This morning I woke up feeling down.
Woke up to arguing. Lindsey telling Jacob the weekly reader stinks. He's unlucky. Seriously? Sitting around the dirty dishes, shriveled up tomato's from last nights dinner. I thought of my day. Made another appointment to the doctor, for Lindsey. Sore throat. Possible strep. I was just there yesterday. Bad bad croup in both of the twins. Sad state for them. Missed the entire week of school. Emergency trip needed for orthodontist as a bracket has come loose. No time. Too many sick kids.
I felt a little overwhelmed and negative.
So I sat at the computer and read one of my favorite blog writers. About loss and life. Didn't have time to spare but it was well spent. Suddenly the illness doesn't seem overwhelming anymore. I feel lucky. Lucky to have doctors to heal and medicine to treat. Knowing the wellness will come. What I am experiencing is just life. Living. The good and bad. Life is full of good and bad and just regular. Some would give a lot for more days like this.
So I feel renewed and refreshed and actually lucky. The girls are playing with the barbie dream house coughing but happy.
We'll make our Valentine cards I saw online. May have to use a little photoshop to cover the dark circles and spots on their faces from all the coughing but it will be fun.
Today is going to be a good day. Maybe tomorrow we'll get to the orthodontist?
11 comments:
Croup is always a pain, but you're right....sometimes looking in on someone else's pain helps put our own in perspective.
Glad you ended up making a good day of it...and I hope everyone is on the mend very soon.
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You are a topper! What a way to put a good spin on a day that could have really sucked... and you kids will have a good day too! Can't wait to see the Vday pics
It just does not seem to be ending for you. I am sorry you guys keep getting sick. I hope this is the last of it. The weather has been so nice and you deserve to get out. Have a fun day getting the Valentine's ready :) and that does not mean going to the orthodontist.
You get to be my new Mom-Is-Great hero today. I LOVED this post. I know it's a reminder I certainly needed.
P.S. I hope your house gets back to normal SOON.
I am glad you found some good perspective...cause when I read you had sickness at your house....again!...I felt bad for you! When will you get a reprieve?!? Hope it's soon. Until then, keep the chin and positive thoughts up. :)
Hope you are all on the mend! It does get tiring having the non-stop sickies in the house, especially when mom is included in that group :(
Love this post. Hope you all feel better soon.
Sorry your kiddies are sick. This has been a rough year for sickness.
I am glad you were renewed. It sure does make a difference.
We all have those days where our glass is half-empty, but it's important to acknowledge the many blessings in our lives, like the health of our twins. :0) I enjoyed this post very much, because dealing with life in the NICU, after being inpatient, I definitely have my "half-empty" days but I always try to re-adjust my perspective to "half-full" because our girls are thriving and we are almost through this long journey.
What an amazing attitude to have with all the illness that has been brought in your house. Way to go mom!
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