must come to an end.
Christmas break is over. My kids went back to school today. And so, we're back to cranky kids getting ready for school in the morning, Mom and Dad both working full-time, and the general schedule of things. I was off work for over a week and I really, really enjoyed it. Really, really. Sure, I still had to take care of five kids, but it was oh so nice to be a bit lazy.
Another nice thing that came to an end was our brief respite from 1-4 pm church. Our ward split in the beginning of November, and just like we called it, we were bumped to 11 am-2 pm church for a little while. We've been on 1-4 for most of the past three years, and 2011 will be our fourth year. We (and by that I mean my husband and I and probably most parents of young children) hate it with a passion. For the past few months, it was really nice to get home from church, put the twins down for a late nap, and relax for a while before dinner. The kids were even a little better behaved in sacrament meeting and I may have gleaned a few nuggets of spiritual information.
Well, this past Sunday changed all that. The older kids were actually somewhat decent, but the twins were not. At the end of sacrament meeting, as I brushed away a few tears in hopes that no one else saw them, I realized that it was the first time in a few months that I had cried at church. And I felt sad to enter another year of trying to find anything... anything... that will work.
In more uplifting news, I'm actually kind of excited to make goals for the new year. Usually, I scoff at such things because they're often discarded so soon into January, but I realized recently that my life and my home need some work here and there. Wish me luck!
Monday, January 3, 2011
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i'm so not ready for the new year. Just like I wasn't ready for the holidays. I can't seem to put away the decorations. Maybe by Valentine's day I will just put hearts on the tree. I did dream about my favorite heart candies last night.
glad you are up for making goals...I'm still in survival mode. Maybe it will rub off on me!
Yeah, when we had late church I just gave the kids a nap and went when they woke up (or woke them a little early so as not to miss TOO much). Did I miss sacrament meeting for most of a year? Probably, but I always figure 2 better hours of church outweighs 3 hours of misery. And I realize how fast kids grow up and out of stages and knew I wouldn't be inactive forever. :)
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