Well I've been home with a sick kid the last couple of days and have been alternating between feeling really productive with these extra "weekday" chances to clean the house and do laundry and make dentist/doctor/eye appointments AND feeling completely exhausted because I'm not sleeping at night and I'm still taking care of her all day long.
We stopped at Caribou this morning to get coffee. I had her in my arms and went in my pajamas with bed head. I'm starting to recognize the employees who work there. That's not good. I'm not supposed to be a coffee drinker. This must stop.
I've been reading Mitch Albom's: Have A Little Faith when she naps. It's pretty good. I was thinking about PERSPECTIVE because being forced to stay home from work to care for her helps me focus on what is really important in life. (It also makes me want to quit my job and be a stay home mom - but that's a different converation). I was giving a lot of thought to this whole perspective thing and then eventually got to this part in the book - interestingly enough - also about focusing on what is really important in life. Love that! Love life!
From the book:
"A little girl came home from school with a drawing she'd made in class. She danced into the kitchen, where her mother was preparing dinner.
"'Mom, guess what?' she squealed, waving the drawing.
"Her mother never looked up.
"'What?' she said, tending to the pots.
"'Guess what?' the child repeated, waving the drawing.
"'What?' the mother said, tending to the plates.
"'Mom, you're not listening.'
"'Sweetie, yes I am.'
"'Mom,' the child said, 'you're not listening with your eyes.'"
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