It's amazing how different your days can be as a mom to two young children! Yesterday was a tough one for me, and Hannah's behavior was all over the place. I ended up feeling very frustrated and was struggling to see a bright point in the day--besides the end of it! ;) I decided not to post anything specific about it yesterday because I figured I'd just be all emotional and negative. At any rate, I found myself at a loss for how to respond to all of the tantrums, sassy tones, disobedience and general lack of respect. It felt like no matter what I did, Hannah refused to obey! By the time Keith got home, we talked about some possible options and prayed together--probably the best thing to do!!
Today, although we didn't have any plans, we have had a great day already! The morning was spent hanging out at home, watching a little PBS, and I was able to do a bunch of much-needed e-mailing. After Gemma woke up (she's my late riser, most mornings finally making some noise around 9:30 or 10!) we decided to head out for some blackberry picking, which Hannah loves. (Just before that, Keith came by and brought me a drink from Starbucks! What a guy, huh? He even remembered that I'm staying away from dairy--another story--, so he got me a soy vanilla latte! I was so pleased, and I was beaming the whole morning because he takes such good care of me! :)
While picking our berries, Hannah did not get a single blackberry in her bucket, but boy did she have fun! Gemma was patient and willing to just sit in the stroller, provided we brought her a blackberry every so often. I snapped a picture on my phone, but I don't have a way to post it here--or if I do, I don't know how...Anyway, both girls enjoyed the outing and were covered in blackberry juice by the time we were done!
When we got home, we had lunch and then both girls went down for nap/quiet time. Now I'm sitting here on the computer, wondering how two days could be SO different. I'm actually trying to think of what to do while they're in their rooms, since I already did all my e-mailing this morning! (Don't tell anyone...I'm sure I could come up with some chores to do, but I just don't want to!)
Anyway, it's been a good day, and I just found out Keith will be home earlier than he expected, so it's going to end well too! :)
Thank you, Lord, for these days!
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