{on top of the first 47 things}
to set me off.
the comment that put me over the edge: “mom, i’m hungry. what can i have to eat?” (murmured approximately 32 minutes after dinner was completed).
a few of the first 47 incidents:
“honey, i’m sorry i have to leave you with everything again, but i really need to go to my office for the rest of the day/month spring/summer? to finish up what i’m working on.”
“do i have to eat all my dinner?”
“i don’t want to play this game.”
“when are we going to be done?”
“i’d rather be up in my room reading. why are you making us all play a game?”
“i accidentally was blinking in all the family pictures.”
“i don’t like this dinner.”
“mom, my carrots are cold. can you heat them up again?”
“my arms are too tired to carry my plate to the sink.”
and those are the things that happened one right after the other that prompted the spirit to whisper in my ear, “put your kids to bed early tonight. all of them. it doesn’t matter that it’s only 6:27 p.m. and the sun is still shining brightly in the sky.”
and so i did.
I LOVE IT!!!
ReplyDeleteGood for you! And man alive, so glad I wasn't the only one going over the edge today. Sadly it was just the girls' happy & noisy playing that I couldn't handle any longer. So I retreated to my bedroom & let Dad corral the wild ponies. Sometimes you just need time out.
ReplyDeletehaha, good for you...but...really? ....the blinking in ALL of the pics appear to be VERY accidental..really. :) enjoy your quiet evening!
ReplyDeleteFeast or famine...glad you can take it as it comes...also glad the Spirit could get through--that says loads in itself--you're doing just fine!
ReplyDeleteBeen there, done that! :)
ReplyDeleteLove the pics, even the "blinky eye" ones, made me laugh!
mama said they're be days like this ... i have them all the time. always love to see what new family adventure sunday brings.
ReplyDeleteYAY for you.
ReplyDeleteNext step --- putting yourself to bed at 6:45. ;)
love Ray in the photos.
Oh boy. I know the feeling. Are you going to make a scrapbook of Sunday family photos? That would be fun to see the differences side by side.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite is the accidental blinks. Is is just me or does Ray look older all of the sudden?
ReplyDeletei laughed really hard at the accidental blink. it felt good to laugh like that. then i noticed that all of the sudden ray looks so old. when did that happen? good thing he's still funny.
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