1. When you get to spend an entire week with people you love. Last week I was in Disneyland with my family. That means hubby, kids, my parents, my sister, my grandma, my aunt, and my cousin. My sweet sister ran the first ever Tinkerbell Half-Marathon. She did an amazing job. Not only was it the first ever Tink, it was her first race of any kind! She did it in just over three hours. We went to support her, but unfortunately we missed the whole race. But still WAY TO GO CHARITY!!!
2. When your friends take care of you before you know you need it. Wednesday night was the Blue and Gold Banquet for our scout pack. I was in such a high temper before (yelling at my kids, and the like) that I thought going would give me some time to talk to other moms and not think about home for a bit. Well I did stop yelling, but I ended up crying for apparently no reason. One of my friends told me she was going to come take my kids the next day (yesterday). I wasn't going to let her, but when she sent me a text I was just coming into a headache, so I thought "Hey, why not?" An hour later the headache turned into a full on migraine. She kept my kids all day and I was able to relax and when they came home at 6:00 the migraine was mostly gone. Then another of my friends brought dinner for us, so I didn't have to cook. And now I will hopefully remember that when I start crying for no reason I should go home and take ibuprofen before I go to sleep to ward of a migraine the next day.
3. Kids who are old enough to entertain themselves. Today I've got my migraine hangover. They always wipe me out. My brain is roaring and ready to go, but my body is so tired that I can barely move. Hunter is being so good right now. He's playing fetch with the dog, while building a track for his trains. And he's thrilled about it, mostly. The others will probably want to watch TV or play video games when they get home. Then by tomorrow I'll be able to get up and out.
4. A hubby who loves his family so much we never see him. Okay, so that's not entirely true. He loves us so much that he works really hard to bring home the bacon (which we don't actually eat very much, but you get the picture). In fact he works so hard that we really hardly ever see him. It's kind of a mixed blessing. We have more money and security than we've had in a long, long time. But we don't really have him. He leaves before the kids get up, and comes home for dinner, usually, an hour before bedtime.
5. You have the gospel in your life. I happen to be LDS, but not all of my friends are. But they're all good God-fearing people. They know that without Christ there is nothing else. Without the Savior everything we do here will be for nothing. From the first time I lied after my baptism I would have been lost, never to return to my Heavenly Father again. But because Christ atoned for every time I've told a lie, cheated, cursed, whacked my kids, etc I have the opportunity to repent. And boy do I need those opportunities!
So all in all I'm super-blessed. As my little M. used to say as soon as Sacrament Meeting was over "Hooorrraaay!"
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