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Changed Plans

I had great plans for today. I had visions of getting up early to get going for the aforementioned trip. That way we would be home by lunch. After lunch I thought I would give haircuts to the menfolk and my mother. Then the children and I would bake cookies. I would have time to clean the house, vacuum, scrub the bathroom, get the laundry done and put away, and have a nice supper. (Alright, I understand there was no way I could have gotten all that done in an afternoon but I like to dream big!)

Well, we did get going fairly early but my bubble burst after that. Town was a madhouse and everything took forever. And folks were so grumpy! Say "Merry Christmas" and they looked at you like you had sprouted two heads! We finally got home around 3:30. Haircuts...out the window. I was tired and Smiley needed to nurse. Cookies? Yes, and they were yummy! Cleaned the house? Ummm...well, for the things I did manage to put away it looks as if other stuff just replaced it. Vacuum? No. Scrub the bathroom? No, but I did wet some toilet paper and wipe down the fixtures a bit. Laundry...washed 2 loads...one dry, one in washer, zero put away. Supper...pretty good actually. Roasted chicken, green beans, yeast rolls and fresh fruit.

So, now the question is "How do I approach the day?" Do I look at it as a flop because my house is still a wreck? There are some women that think everything must go perfectly in order to have a perfect day. But, I have found that if I wait for a day like that in order to be happy or feel successful then I have got a long wait in store! Mind you, I am not knocking order or cleanliness. But we need to look past that and realize that there are more important things. My children had a great time baking cookies and running around outside while their dad worked on his grill. My husband came up behind me tonight, put his arms around me and told me he is so glad he is married to me. It caught me by surprise because I was just in the kitchen making sweet tea. He said it gave him a great feeling when he came up the hall and saw me in there. He was just so glad I am his wife. Wow, if I had been freaking out trying to get everything cleaned up I doubt he would have felt that way! I rocked my babies to sleep tonight after they had a full afternoon of laughter and play. Oh, how I will miss that! It seems like yesterday I was rocking the Guitarman!

So, I think for tonight I will try to focus on the things I was able to accomplish. I will look past the dirty clothes in the floor and the trash that needs emptying. I will look at the bright side and remember that if there are clothes there you can't see how it needs vacuuming! (Just joshing!) No, the bright side is that all that laundry, all the dirty dishes, trash, and dirt in the floor means loving little lives. A precious family I have been blessed with and I never want to take for granted.

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  1. TiffanyDecember 21, 2008 at 2:25 PM

    So true! Thanks for sharing ...we all need that reminder! :) We are sooooo blessed!

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