weekend

We made it to the weekend once again. A little sore, well...a little more than that...i'm tough but still... The last couple of days was a little out of it it. Anyway, got to talk to lots of people last week during my frequent visits....lots of comments on how many kids we have and how they couldn't handle it....you've had kids every other yr for 16 yrs (really? I didn't notice...jk..I know that they're just realizing it for the first time and it's fine...but I've always known so it's not news to me).....how they'd go crazy if it was them....(nothing like someone perpetually repeating the same statements so you're actually almost believing it yourself...:) Good thing we have nice, manageable kids on most days who actually appreciate me as their mom and let me know by drawing pretty pictures and giving me hugs and brushing my hair...not so bad to be loved by a houseful of children. One nurse was just so concerned over the fact that we have so many (almost like she was putting herself in my shoes to take on the burden for me for a few minutes....because she couldn't get off the subject, i thought she might need to take my place on the table). I'm thinking, but you don't have them, it's ok, you go home to just you, don't worry so much....and then i went off into a very happy place....margaritaville as the dr. called it...a nice place to be.
Before that another nurse was smiling over me, I think trying to drown out the negative one, saying....well that's just wonderful....we don't see many families like you up here....you don't look like you've had 8 kids....must keep you young....just think of how much fun you'll have on Christmas. Well, I suppose that's true about the holidays....in the beginning it was probably more fun....it still is, just a little more hard gearing up to the excitement of the toy fiasco..... but we have to remember the younger kids haven't done it yet so.....we hang in there. It's worth it for them...might make us a little crazy though.
Someone recently told the kids there wasn't a santa. now that's ok for the older kids since they already know this, but can't you keep it a secret from the little ones? I mean, how many things do you have to look forward to when you're a kid. oh well, maybe it went through one ear and out the other. I told them to believe in whoever they want to believe in. The overly religious propaganda to take santa and the Easter bunny away is maybe a little ridiculous. What adult goes on to believe that there's no Jesus because of those things? i still have to wrap presents. ok. i'll do my best.
my brother broke his foot running. He was training for a 33 mile marathon in feb. i feel bad for him because i'm not sure how long he'll be down. hopefully not long because it can get depressing when something you really like doing is taken away from you. I can relate.
Ben wants to go searching an old house for some artifacts. He would've gotten along well with my grandpa. Sometimes it's almost like they're the same person with interests like that....and that's a good thing.
Today is a take-it-easy day. I'm going to enjoy it while I can.