I swear, when you are living life with a grieving heart some days you are just much more tired, much more tense, and your sense of humor...well, wait..WHAT SENSE OF HUMOR?
Yesterday was a day like that for me. I found myself in the basement reading through some of my Mom's things and from that point on my day took a wrong turn. I was cranky, emotional, and tired. I've found that I'm really not ready to go through her things...it's just not my time and it might not ever be my time.
Last night my two children were tucked away in their cozy beds, early even! So, I decided I would tuck myself into my big cozy bed and get a wonderful night's sleep....lol...ha ha ha...Mommy-hood proved me wrong! About 10pm my little Aiden started in with his reactive airway cough (oh, how I hate this time of year for him and his cough)....he coughed...he coughed...and he coughed....I looked at the clock and 2 hours into my "wonderful slumber" I knew it was time to get up....we started breathing treatments at 10pm....and his inhaler...we moved to another room so he could prop up and watch a movie while he was inhaling his medication...and I was tired...but, I was there...I was rubbing the messy blonde hair on his head while his tired little eyes took his breathing treatment. As Albuterol will do to kids, he was pretty awake after his treatment...we rubbed Vick's on his little feet, back, and chest and he felt much better. We looked at one another and just kinda laughed....it was late..it was really late for my 6 year old little turkey to be up....but, we made light of the situation.
I couldn't find the Vick's lid for the life of me and I asked him if he had swallowed it :-) I'm learning humor is much needed in this motherhood journey and after a few moments of laughter things were better...my tired was dulled a bit, and my sweet little Aiden...well, thank goodness his cough suppressed and he slept soundly the rest of the night.
I'm one of those people that needs sleep....yeah..I know most people do..but, my mood needs sleep I think more than I physically need sleep :-) I'm learning humor helps so much in this and I sometimes forget that. Laughter really is the best medicine so very often.
Have a wonderful day....laugh!
Yesterday was a day like that for me. I found myself in the basement reading through some of my Mom's things and from that point on my day took a wrong turn. I was cranky, emotional, and tired. I've found that I'm really not ready to go through her things...it's just not my time and it might not ever be my time.
Last night my two children were tucked away in their cozy beds, early even! So, I decided I would tuck myself into my big cozy bed and get a wonderful night's sleep....lol...ha ha ha...Mommy-hood proved me wrong! About 10pm my little Aiden started in with his reactive airway cough (oh, how I hate this time of year for him and his cough)....he coughed...he coughed...and he coughed....I looked at the clock and 2 hours into my "wonderful slumber" I knew it was time to get up....we started breathing treatments at 10pm....and his inhaler...we moved to another room so he could prop up and watch a movie while he was inhaling his medication...and I was tired...but, I was there...I was rubbing the messy blonde hair on his head while his tired little eyes took his breathing treatment. As Albuterol will do to kids, he was pretty awake after his treatment...we rubbed Vick's on his little feet, back, and chest and he felt much better. We looked at one another and just kinda laughed....it was late..it was really late for my 6 year old little turkey to be up....but, we made light of the situation.
I couldn't find the Vick's lid for the life of me and I asked him if he had swallowed it :-) I'm learning humor is much needed in this motherhood journey and after a few moments of laughter things were better...my tired was dulled a bit, and my sweet little Aiden...well, thank goodness his cough suppressed and he slept soundly the rest of the night.
I'm one of those people that needs sleep....yeah..I know most people do..but, my mood needs sleep I think more than I physically need sleep :-) I'm learning humor helps so much in this and I sometimes forget that. Laughter really is the best medicine so very often.
Have a wonderful day....laugh!