Fun Friday

I've tried to be committed to Wonderful Wednesdays - especially since we are sending Jacob back to school in March and I won't have this special time with him. When he was in treatment, we didn't venture out much because it was safer to keep him in a bubble. He didn't feel like himself either and it was so much easier to take care of him at our house.

But life is still chaotic and it's not always easy to follow-thru with great ideas. A couple weeks ago we postponed Wonderful Wednesday to FRIDAY because James was off of school also. I dragged the kids on my Sam's Club run instead. They were also invited to help me sort through the 8 loads of laundry too - no takers. They should count it as Wonderful because I bought them a churro. That Friday we were rained out from the zoo (rained out AGAIN on Monday), but I took them to Chuck E. Cheese. That was A TON of work to go there with busy body Jayson, but the other kids were delighted. Seems like it takes a lot of effort to get out with the kids, but I feel like it is worth it. At the end of one of these marathon days, I find MUCH satisfaction in remembering that a new episode of LOST is on TV. Makes Wednesday all the more Wonderful for me!!!!

Here's our most recent adventure. This activity was nearly cancelled due to the extreme level of arguing between a certain pair of siblings. Simple mother requests such as clearing the desk or putting toys away were not acknowledged making for a frazzled mom. Can you hear my brain saying, "we only have a couple more weeks. I'm going to all this work so we can have fun together. Why are you making this so difficult? Don't you know that I'm doing this for you? for us? If I cancel the activity, we won't have time to do it again. Why can't these two kids just be nice to each other? I don't know if I can stand listening to them fight all day. Why is the baby so grumpy. I've got to get out of here so he can snag a nap in the car. Am I just expecting too much? Why am I so exhausted? Won't it be nice for me too to sit near the rolling ocean waves?"

Jessica acknowledged that James doesn't get to come to Fun Friday. I do feel bad about that. I know that I need more special time with him too.

Laguna Beach, CA