This year had not turned out as I had hoped so far. Monday Jackson was not feeling well in school but was trying to make it through he day. One of his electives is "Big Bear". As a seventh grader he goes into a kindergarten class and helps out the teachers and students in an effort to be an example for the littles. He did not want to go to that class because he did not want to make anyone sick. A teacher sent him to the office only to find out her was running a fever. After picking him up from school I called the doctors office as I was driving home. As luck would have it they could fit us in if we could be there in 30 minutes.
Within the hour we discovered Jack had the flu. He did have a flu shot so he did not get as sick as others but he was down for the week. Phil and I took turns staying home with him and making sure the girls stayed as far away as possible. He slept A LOT that week. He was able to to do a little bit of school work but then he would sleep for two hours. I have never seen him this worn out, it really kicked his butt.
No parent ever likes to see their child sick and not operating at a 100% but sometimes it is nice just to be mom and take care of everything they need. I am not a stay at home mom by any means. I like my job, the adult interaction but I also like to turn it off and be a mom sometimes. I used a lot of my sick time this week taking care of Jack but I was glad I had it. We watched a lot of movies, played many, many card games, hung out in our PJ's and ate lots of bland food.
I was glad that he had a three day weekend coming up with Martin Luther King day Monday. It gave him time to sleep some more and build his strength back up. One day he won't need me like this and it will make me sad, I will miss it. So this week I am glad it was boring and was confined to the house it gave us time to just be together.
Hoping for a better week.
TTFN~
Saturday, January 13, 2018
Sunday, January 7, 2018
Week 1 of 52
2018 has started with a bang and certainly not in a way I ever dreamed. KT has decide she wanted to take horse back riding lessons. I love horses. There are amazing creatures but I know very little about them much less how to fulfill a child's wish to take lessons. So to see if she was truly serious I told her she needed to find a place for lessons and she had to help us pay for them.
At 14 it is not easy to find a way to earn money to help pay for her lessons. But she held on to all of her birthday money, did chores around the house, kept her room clean and all of her classes up at school. She earned enough for her first month of lessons. Her first lesson of 2018 was so cold I thought I was going to freeze to death. It was a true test of the lengths I would go for my child to help her reach a goal. Even with frozen toes and fingers, I managed to take a few pictures.
As parents we make choices and sacrifices for our children. I spent most of a Saturday outside in about 35 degree weather while KT did what she loves. It is certainly not my ideal Saturday but she is truly happy doing what she loves. We spent a few years telling KT no because of what Madi needed. Madi's CHD came first for so many reasons. It is nice to be able to say yes to a CHD sibling and just for a little while nothing in the experience had anything to do with a CHD or a sick child. Experiencing how the other half lives even though it was way too cold for this southern Mama was a day well spent. I may have not been born down her but 20+ years south of the Mason-Dixon line anything below 60 degrees is too cold for me.
Hope you know how much I love you Punkin!
TTFN~
Mama
At 14 it is not easy to find a way to earn money to help pay for her lessons. But she held on to all of her birthday money, did chores around the house, kept her room clean and all of her classes up at school. She earned enough for her first month of lessons. Her first lesson of 2018 was so cold I thought I was going to freeze to death. It was a true test of the lengths I would go for my child to help her reach a goal. Even with frozen toes and fingers, I managed to take a few pictures.
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| As part of the lesson you have to retrieve the horse from the pasture and prep it for your lesson. I love this idea and believe it is a great learning experience. |
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| She loves every part of her lesson. |
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| This is Vuela (Vway-la) one of KT's favorites. |
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| She had a little difficulty trying to put the saddle on. Being short and the saddle being a little cumbersome makes it a little challenging. |
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| Her favorite place to be no matter the weather. It is only about 35 degrees. |
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| I could not duplicate that smile making her do anything else. |
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| Until next time. Thanks for the ride. |
As parents we make choices and sacrifices for our children. I spent most of a Saturday outside in about 35 degree weather while KT did what she loves. It is certainly not my ideal Saturday but she is truly happy doing what she loves. We spent a few years telling KT no because of what Madi needed. Madi's CHD came first for so many reasons. It is nice to be able to say yes to a CHD sibling and just for a little while nothing in the experience had anything to do with a CHD or a sick child. Experiencing how the other half lives even though it was way too cold for this southern Mama was a day well spent. I may have not been born down her but 20+ years south of the Mason-Dixon line anything below 60 degrees is too cold for me.
Hope you know how much I love you Punkin!
TTFN~
Mama
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