August 16, 2008

Do you tell your family you love them enough?

Yesterday we did our annual trip to the county fair with the kids. My mom, aunt, cousins, sister-in-laws and my brother all go with all of our kids. We are one large and crazy group. The kids have a great time every year and it is really fun.
This year it was a little sad and I did a lot of reflecting yesterday about life. My cousin recently lost her husband in a tragic accident. She has been left behind with three kids and a fourth on the way. He was the family provider and she home schools her children. Anyway, she was with us as she is every year and you could often see the hurt on her face as we went about our day. You could just tell she was think of him or something reminded her of him. A few times she talked about him like he was still around. I am sure you can't just change gears and talk about them in the past tense. It really made me very sad!
As I was driving home with my two boys in the back of the car sleeping the radio was playing. The song from Garth Brooks came on "If Tomorrow Never Comes" and this really made me start thinking. I rage on my husband often and I don't give him enough credit and since my second child has come along I really don't tell him how much I do love him. Would he know how much I really do love him if I was gone tomorrow or will he remember me yelling at him and telling him I am running away from home because he is no help.
I think we get so caught up in our everyday lives and all the things we need to do, places to go, etc.. that we just don't stop and appreciate what we do have.
Every night I say a prayer to the lord and I always thank him for my family, kids and husband and the blessed life that we live. I have been doing this for a long time now but I don't tell my family how I am feeling.

August 11, 2008

Sick Again

This has been one really long weekend. My baby has been sick all weekend long. I took Thomas to the pediatrician Saturday, and he is now on antibiotics. I don't know what they put in Amoxicillin but both my boys love it and it is the easiest medicine to give to my kids. If only they were all this easy.
Thomas has had really high fevers, he can barley eat or sleep with any comfort because he is so congested. Thomas is a kid on the go all the time and the last three days he wants nothing but his mom and their is no putting him down.
I called in sick to work again today because Thomas is still running a fever. They come and go but they haven't stopped.
Here is just another case of why I shouldn't be working. I have already missed 10 days this year from illness and only one of those was a day where I was sick. I think if is very unfair to my employer. My husband always says he will take off next time but every time next time comes around he can't for one reason or another.
The good news is I have a very understanding employer. I don't know how employers can't be understanding these days especially when both parents work. I still think I am being very unfair to my employer but until my husband sees it that way or I get fired nothing is going to change.
What do other working moms do?

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