Last night was the worst in a long time. I think I got 2 hours sleep, then up for almost an hour, maybe another hour and 15 minutes after that.....and then it was morning. *face hits pillow in despair*
(I've really got to get Titus sleeping at night. I know he can do it. I'm chronically sleep deprived and I know it isn't healthy. Pray for this new schedule I'm trying to introduce.....)
I climbed back into bed for 5 minutes after getting the kids breakfasted and dressed and wondered (while the dynamite bundle of toddler energy bounced on my duvet-ed carcass...) how I was going to make it through the day. I had a chiropractic appointment all the way across town, an arms-length-long list for Costco and (worse) Simon's work night out was tonight so he wasn't going to be coming home in between during what I like to call 'Crazy hour.'
We dropped Simon off at work.
I drove to costco via corner shop (for lucozade and paracetamol - ugh, fatigue headache.)
But Felicity was so sweet and obedient today. We got to Costco just when it opened (Titus in the sling, leaving me hands-free to push the buggy and load it up!) so it was really quiet and Felicity played her 'run to the end of the aisle and then run back' game. Poor kiddo - been too cold for her to run around much outside lately - I was almost glad of the warehouse of space to let her work off her energy.
And then, just as I was getting ready to go, I bump into a friend who happens to be leaving about the same time. And she helps me unload the cart onto the conveyor belt and even put things back in the trolley afterwards - which is the hardest part of the shop when I'm also trying to keep an eye on Miss Personality at the checkouts.
And then, we made the chiropractor's office slightly more interesting with our presence. But Gina fixed my rolled-up ribs again (nearly cried in relief and exhaustion) and Felicity and I read The Jungle Book in the waiting room (the old disney books like we had at Grandmother and Grandaddy's house) and Felicity gave me some water from the cooler, 'I will get you some water and then your back will be better, Mommy...' (I've learned to sit for 5-10 minutes after getting adjusted before loading kids/carseats/buggy in the car again.) And Gina held Titus so sweetly while I got my shoes on and the receptionist and I sang 'I wanna be like You-oo-oo' after I finished the jungle book. lol
Then the kiddos crashed in the car on the way back to Leith (peace and quiet!) and I took recycling/junk in the car to the tip while they slept.
Then arriving home, my next door neighbor was out front and she helped me unload all the shopping into the house in the blowing, pouring rain when the kids woke up screaming and crying. Bless her heart.
Then, Felicity, Titus and I settled down and everyone had milk (even me technically, if you count it in my coffee) while watching selected parts of the Hobbit movie #2. Felicity doesn't usually like what I chose, but she was fascinated at first and I was commenting/orientating her around the characters etc. Then we watched Jungle Book 2 (again.)
And I got the kiddos bathed after dinner and everyone was in bed early!
and I've had a cup of tea and some creative time to myself now while the Beatles playlist keeps me company so I'm feeling much calmer about life in general. (Looking up tax stuff last night as well and feeling edgy about things I thought were a non-issue {and might still be a non-issue}, but can't quite make heads or tails of the things I've read in the limited time I've had to read them - but that's another post for another time.)
Thank you God, for letting me be around so many *kind* people today when I was feeling so fragile.
Please give us a better night's sleep tonight. Amen.
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