I am SO thankful for the morning I had! Yesterday was an absurd day, and I was living in fear of the next day to come. A friend reached out to me and offered to come spend some time with us this morning, as she had today off work. It was a sacrificial move on her part, and I accepted! Because after the crap shoot that yesterday was, I knew I needed the help.
I was asleep SO early in the evening, and slept like a rock until my alarm went off at 7:10. I hit snooze like always, but was surprisingly rested, and got up before it went off again. It was a really good sleep. When I got the kids up, they were all in happy moods, bragging about how they slept well and they would follow the rules! And they did pretty good! Only one out of the four was screaming bloody murder before breakfast, and that was Solly.
Michelle came in time for me to take Dekker to school, which was SO handy! Not only could we load up and go way faster, but the van is currently living outside the garage and I forgot to start it in advance. It was COLD, and would’ve been such a pain to get all the kids out there. Yes, its doable, but it was such a relief to just go with Dekker. I came back to all three of my kids snuggled in with Michelle on a couch, reading stories.
Solly didn’t even cry when I left, which is awesome!! Thats another thing thats changed since he’s been able to poop again. He is SO friendly and at ease! He was happily on Michelle’s lap, listening to the book.
My wonderful guest also brought lattes and cinnamon buns for breakfast! Cha-ching! We ate our breakfast and chatted while the kids played the morning away. We took story breaks, played catch, Laela did puzzles, Solly threw toys down the stairs, they spread duplo all over the house, etc. It was a successful morning! Save for two little head bumps, there were no other tears!
It goes such a long way to have someone come into your house and just go with the flow. Not only did Michelle’s presence break the morning up a little and give the kids a fresh audience, but the extra set of hands was wonderful! She beat me to the punch often on getting the kids something they requested, and willingly played their games so I could just sit. She helped tidy toys before lunch. Things like that. I could’ve gone upstairs and taken a nap, but I slept SO hard last night, I didn’t even need to.
The kids all went down for their quiet time, and Michelle and I visited a little bit longer before she headed out for the afternoon. I can honestly say I feel some refreshment. It was nice for me to have someone to talk to. It was nice for the kids to have someone new to play with. It was nice to have some help with the daily stuff, and to have some good solid distraction. Michelle, I hope you know how much we appreciate you!!!
Soon enough, I’ll get the kids up and take them to pick Dekker up from school. I can’t wait for it to be Spring. I hope I can start walking the kids to school rather than drive! This in-between season will NOT win!! But having some help here and there throughout this season definitely makes time move a bit quicker 🙂 So thank you to ALL of you beautiful people who have touched base with us and offered to help in different ways. I’m floored at how many of you care about our family ❤ Its truly humbling.