I am so thankful for the enjoyable and restful weekend we had. It wasn't without many issues but that is our new normal. And it is okay.
On Saturday afternoon Jason took the girls to Des Moines to look at a car for his mom at the exact same time as the boys slept. Jackpot for me! Now, don't get me wrong . . . I love my girls. Their difficult pasts just make life challenging right now. Even during rest time during the week, I still have to be on alert.
So, two hours with no one needing mom on Saturday felt like I won the lottery. You better believe I did some organizing during that time. I organized the extra toys in the basement (that we have put away until a later date), put some in the garage sale bin and all around tidied up. After Jason and the girls got home, Jason took all the kids on a bike ride to the soccer fields/park off of Hwy 30. I made soup and then took off for a run (my body still hurts - it has been a couple months since I last ran!). I ran to where Jason and the kids were - down at the river by the bridge on Hwy 30. The kids were having a blast throwing rocks in the water. Zoe rode her bike home with me while I ran and the others came later.
Even though there were some difficult behaviors that needed addressed on Saturday, doing some organizing and going running made me feel so incredibly normal. A normal I haven't felt in a long time. I am so thankful for it, even now.
Sunday we all napped. It felt wonderful to get that extra rest!
Claire shared her left over ice cream on from Saturday on her own initiative with the boys. So sweet.
Sunday afternoon we went to the school park. Jason just started showing Zoe how to dribble a basketball last week and she is really starting to get the hang of it. The girl is all muscle so I would guess that she has some pretty good athletic ability.
Jason loves to let the boys dunk the ball and then hang from the rim!
Monday, March 12th.
The kids hooked the bike trailer up to the boys' trikes. It was hilarious to watch Abram peddling down the sidewalk with the bike trailer on his trike!
And then I hooked it to Zoe's bike. She had fun carting the boys up and down the sidewalk and then to the park when we all went.
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So happy to read that you had a good weekend and Monday with the kiddos. Love all the pictures and updates, keep them coming.
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