Monday, April 25, 2011

Humor

I love that my husband still has a sense of humor.  Even after all he's been through, he still manages to see the light side of things.  He's able to make a joke about his speech abilities (or inabilities) and hasn't lost the art of his sarcasm.  Today after driving home from his meeting with his work in which he was told he still couldn't return to work, he managed to joke about the nurse we met with and how the weather was going to be too nice to work anyways.  Although I'm having a hard time pinpointing a specific joke, there have been many, and I will always love and be thankful that he has the best sense of humor even on our darkest days.

Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Actually like the gray...

Although, not a particularly busy day, I did try to accomplish some work around the house and feel good about what I did.  I started by cleaning the disgustingly messy kitchen, unloading and reloading the dishwasher and scrubbing the sink.  Then after a rather stressful trip to HD, I threw in a load of laundry and folded the old stuff in the dryer.  The most difficult of all is that I dragged the elliptical machine down from the patio into the yard, sprayed it off, cleaned out all the mud and dust, then managed to get it back onto the patio, ready for use!!!  I even managed to go through the backyard and put lots of old crap into the garbage which goes out today, so now I am ready to get started on our backyard project of putting in gravel and flagstones.  I hope tomorrow is even more productive.

So grateful for the chance to get some things done during my spring break.  I love  yard work!

Saturday, April 16, 2011

Long, warm days...

On this beautiful spring evening, I am so thankful for the beautiful weather we had today.  It was a fun day up at Morley Field, with a few hours spent in the snack bar, and a winning game for the Stingrays.  Now it is a leisurely evening, grilling our dinner and enjoying the late sundown.  It was a great week and a terrific end with a fantastic Saturday.  Looking forward to many more days like this:)

Thursday, April 14, 2011

So Tired...

Let the tiredness set in.  I am so tired!  Last night is when I really felt it.  Now I remember why Wednesdays were so tough.  It seems to be the toughest to wake up, and the longest day.  I went from school to therapy to pick up Kipp.  Then home, Fresh & Easy, and CVS, were in the afternoon.  Then right after dinner (and a mini cat-nap), I took Jake to Cub Scouts, Shelby & Lorelay to ballet, then back to cub scouts, back to ballet, and finally home!  Everyone keep your fingers crossed that Kipp gets his license back next week so I can cut down on my driving time.

Now it is Thursday; short day.  I hope to come home a little early for a nap and maybe cuddle time with  my honey (?).  Then off again...baseball game tonight!

So thankful for a cute little boy in my class that every day makes my day.  Such a sweetie.  Today, I hope to make his day.

Thursday, April 7, 2011

Rediscovered...

So, today I returned to work after exactly 7 months off with Kipp.  I was so nervous leading up to it, but as soon as I stepped into my classroom, I felt fine.  As my day started, I started to get into that teaching groove.  Literally, in the middle of teaching a lesson on compound sentences, I just got that feeling that I love what I do.  I remember thinking, "Now this is why I love teaching!" Everything just felt right, like all the pieces fell into place for me.  So a "silver lining" to this whole mess with what happened to Kipp, and how we've really had to deal with a lot of crap, is that I've really rediscovered my passion for teaching.  I love being in the classroom, with the students, watching them absorb and learn new things, and actually have fun doing it.  Tonight, I am thankful for being a teacher and being given the opportunity to do what I love.

Saturday, April 2, 2011

Trying hard...

I'm trying hard tonight to think beyond my anger to be grateful.  So to try to be a bigger person, I'm going to start with my gratitude tonight.  I am so grateful for good people.  Good people have helped us so much through this difficult time in our lives.  Even new people to our lives have been so gracious with their time and help.  Yesterday, our new friends that happen to live right around the corner, were so nice to rescue Jake from having to be dragged to all of Kipp's appointments.  I dropped Jake off before, and he was treated to a day of play with not only one friend, but two (another one that lives close by).  It was such a treat for him.  So I am so appreciative of meeting new people through Little League that live close by and have been so nice to us!

On that same note, I've decided that I'm going to do my best to not let the negative people in our lives drag me down.  I've noticed through these past few months that my in laws, particularly my MIL, has really been a downer in our life.  Unfortunately, she is depressed and constantly spreading her negative thoughts.  When she calls it is as if she is looking for the negative.  She pities Kipp, and he doesn't need that.  He needs people that have a positive outlook on things, not always looking for the bad.  Anytime he has contact with her, he gets stressed.  Even though I've tried to explain to her how to talk to him so he'll understand better, she still doesn't get it.  If a person has difficulty with names, and all nouns, you don't ask them questions that require them to answer with a name, or noun.  I know that can be difficult, but you can at least try. 

Today, MIL, showed up at Jake's game.  She literally said one word to us, and sat next to us.  At the end of the game, she didn't even say goodbye, or talk to Kipp.  She just turned around and walked away.  I was going to try to approach the subject of "updating" her about our lives to her.  (Long story about how it is obvious that she doesn't feel she is updated enough about Kipp's progress, and after 6 months we just are trying to get back to normal, not feeling like we have to share TMI with her).  But she is so obviously mad and wants to play games like a two year old, I'm not going to even bother.  Like I don't have enough to be stressed out about, she just can't see out of her own negative ways.  So this little venting session, that I have already spent too much time on, is all I'm going to waste.  I'm done!

Thanks again to all the new people in our lives for making it a pleasure to have met you and extending your help to us.  It means the world to all of us!