March 22, 2011
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40 minutes
I’ve come to the conclusion that I would blog a lot more if I had a laptop. Brad’s old one that is literally hanging on by one hinge is now being put to use thanks to our recently acquiring wireless internet.
I know. It’s ridiculous that we have only just now gotten wireless.
I’d love a sleek, shiny new laptop but this one works just fine…as long as I angle the screen just right so it doesn’t fall back while I type.
This morning, I’m being a little self indulgent. It’s one of the two days a week my three big kids are all in school. I’m just sitting. Drinking a Coke, even. The only thing I hear is a bird chirping, an owl hooting, (is that possible at 9 in the morning?) and Emma’s little music machine in her crib. She’s drifting off to sleep.
The calm is so unusual I’m a little uncomfortable with it. I’m fighting my mind going 90 miles a minute.
~~~~~That’s one of the things I miss about when my kids were 0, 2, and 4.While I was physically exhausted most days, mentally, things were so simple. There was no crazy calendar filled with pink, blue, purple, and orange appointments and reminders. There was no place we had to be.~~~~~
My den floor is littered with throw pillows. The baby wobbles to the couch and pulls them off EVERY time she spies them in their appropriate place. I’m not sure why I even keep them there.
I think the quiet is gone. The dog is now barking, Emma is still fussing, and my mind is racing. There are errands to run, forms to fill out, counters to wipe off, and pillows to pick up.
It was short lived but I enjoyed this 40 minutes of mine.
~stacey
Comments (9)
quiet….its so rare to have and so hard to keep when we find it. i find that i just want to relish it..but my mind wants to fill it with things. i’m glad that you were blessed with those 40 minutes…your soul breathed, you could indulge in a Mommy’s drink (coke!) and just relish the moments that you’ve had and might have to come. so impresed that you’ve got things color coded on the calendar. i did that for school but then started getting confused as to what color meant what
sounds like you’ve got a good handle on a busy life. be blessed my friend.
oh, i love those little spaces of quiet that come around every now and then.
and with an ice cold coke it’s even better!
they say someday we’ll want all the noise and chaos back. hmm…?? not always sure i believe that.
nice to have a post from ya again, friend. miss you.
and what is it w/ pillows NEVER staying on the couch for any consecutive amount of time!! guess we’ll have that someday too, eh~
house full of quiet, sitting among our nicely propped pillows on the couch!
ps. pretty little handful of flowers! what’s the temp down there now?
@grace2be - 80 degrees.
Ahh, I love those moments! So rare and so wonderful!
80 degrees! I am jealous.
Those quiet moments….now that my youngest is 5 (I can’t believe my youngest is 5!!!), anyway, I am finding the house more and more quiet.
They all go outside to play, and I am inside all alone for sometimes an hour or longer. Soemtimes I like it, other times I wish I had someone at my feet! I miss the days where all my kids were 5 and under! Like you said, nothing on the schedule, life was in a way easier.
I am liking this time too though.
I am realizing how fast time goes by, so I am soaking up every minute that I can!
So nice to see you post. Those are beautiful flowers! =)
Oh, how I miss the days when my two oldest were 1 and 4 and life was so simple and peaceful… but I wouldn’t trade my other four and all the busyness and craziness for anything! On mornings when my baby sleeps a little later, I have about an hour of quiet before the whirlwind of the day begins.
Isn’t spring WONDERFUL?!!!!
@aretheyallyours - YES! I think I have looked forward to spring this year more than any other. It’s amazing what a little sunshine and green grass will do for you!
@ToLiveLoved - ah!! we woke up to snow this morning…:/