Water main breaks and flooded schools equal a very tired Toots. Kiddos had an unexpected day off today due to a water main break that flooded the school. Big Sis immediately wrangled a sleep over at a friends that lasted until 4 today. Little Guy and Toots were at a friends today... I was working like a one armed paper hanger in a steam room... Even with Big Sis away, Toots was tired by the end of the afternoon... so much that she couldn't get out of the chair to go to Big Sis's softball game... I have joked about her feet and getting tired at night... today she was blown away tired and ornery... She has gone from swollen ankles and hormonal to... tired and real touchy.... I feel sorry for her because there is nothing I can do for her and at the same time... I am afraid to get too close... Me thinks... this is a sign that things are changing.. and that ye ole counter is going to be off by a few days...My day was no less eventful outside of the wonders of a busy work day, I have numerous project and things I need to close out before Dot arrives. The most important right now is getting the bassinet stable... a wonderful antique that has been in Toots family for years... a beautiful piece of history... That I keep asking Toots.... You sure Sis-n-Law actually allowed the niecettes to sleep in... So I am protracting and triangulating a base fit for a princess... Toots has her ideas... following her lead we could land small aircraft in the bassinet... and it wouldn't nudge or budge.. unless of course I placed it in the wrong place... than it would be.. inch to the left, little more... little more... no too much... The end result should be a simple expansion on the efforts of Brother-N-Law.. and placing the legs at more of a angle... I am told.. and I will go on record right now.. that it doesn't matter.. because there will be a skirt around it... Please remember that... I still don't have my new car or the should I say the replacement for the new car... talking about depreciation... a real fire sale...
So we are at 19 days... to date it has been a great journey... I have re-lit a passion that has been dormant for years... we have made new friends, share old memories and started thinking about a few things in different ways... over the past few weeks, I realize that I have come to several realization... some were like a shovel to the head.. while others touched my heart... To night I had yet another realization... that no matter what you do, how you teach them or how you try to ready them for life.. it still hurts when they hurt... it is equally frustrating to see a big one sad or crying over something that you are helpless in trying to help them avoid... as it is to hold a baby that is wailing in your arms... words for either don't matter... when the crying is done and all we can do is learn, teach and remind them of the good, offer alternatives and wipe the tears.
So contrary to what a lot of folks are saying about it all starting all over in 19 days... it is actually just continuing in 19 days... there will be one more ring added to the four already, another gem that will be mixed with rest of jewels that make up our family.
That's it... I am done for the night... tomorrow I will do two things.. make sure Toots rest and stay as far away as possible... Keep those letters and cards coming... the counter jumped over 1500 today... name game has a bunch of suggestions... Kate or Cathrine is a recurring name...Oh.. I added another counterish thingy on the side.. .it was either a chart of a sonogram that grew...and turned... I like the chart..
good night... be good
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