My Thoughtful Carson

Ellie and I went to pick up Carson from Kindergarten today and he came running out with a big smile on his face. He jumped in the car and said,"mom, I was really nice to teacher today and she let me have a coin and I got a prize out of the crane for Ellie!" (Grandma Christy bought Carson a little crane toy for his birthday and he took it to school for his show and tell on his birthday and Carson's teacher thought it was cool and went out and bought one for the classroom). He had pulled out a purple bracelet for Ellie. Right after school we went and ran a few errands and on the way home Ellie was having a temper tantrum and ended up breaking her bracelet. Ellie blamed it on both me and Carson, even though we were no where near the bracelet. I kept waiting for Carson to say something mean back to her, but when she stopped screaming Carson leaned over to her and said,"it's all my fault Ellie. I am sorry, I should've picked the bubbles for you instead." I just about lost it right there on 2600 South. It's the moments like that that make me realize I made the right choice by choosing to stay home with my brats...I mean kids. The last couple of days have been wonderful with them. I have been a better mom and I feel like I have had a little more energy than normal so I can play with them more and do more things around the house.

Monday was the first perfect day I have had in a long time. I got all my laundry done, meals made, and I didn't have to take my usual afternoon nap. Allen came home around 5:00 p.m. and I couldn't believe that I was still going strong! My joints didn't give me any trouble the entire day! I hope there are more days like that ahead for us. I know, that seems like a normal day for most of you, but I really struggle some days, so it is wonderful to me.