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Grateful to be me!

3/12/2014

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Whenever I think about writing- I get overwhelmed. Where do I start?

-We visited Champaign for the first time since moving this past weekend- oh we love that home away from home!

-Josie took her first steps this week!

-My little brother spoke at our Nav Night tonight!

-Ellie is going to turn THREE next month! She knows her birthday is in April and when people ask her how old she is going to be she looks to me and says, "What should I say mom? 4 or 3?" It cracks me up!

- Both girls have been sick this week... Nothing makes you appreciate your own mom like waking up at 2 am to your 2 year old plastered in vomit. Like all over her face, hair, pj's, bed, blanket, stuffed animals, sheets, floor, etc. And plastered meaning it was dried on... After a bath and washing her hair TWICE we then had to wash all the crap out of the tub. Then after washirng her sheets and clothes, we had to wash out the washing machine. The cleaning didn't end! Today Josie had diarrhea so bad my sweater was covered.... I hope to never under-appreciate my mom again! I feel like it's a new badge of honor as a mom.

I find getting time with God is getting harder all of the time- between having a 1 and 2 year old, and having MS- I guess you could say I'm TIRED! My brother asked if I took a nap today, and to be honest- YES I did. To be really honest, I fell asleep while praying downstairs in the chair. YIKES!

-We had a great talk with our dear friends the Hubbards in Champaign about parenting- I so want to type it all up on here as it was just amazingly insightful!

-We had a childhood friend and her husband over for dinner tonight! I haven't seen her in-- 7 years?? It was so sweet- to just jump back into life and see how The Lord is working in her!

-We're home this weekend! After three wekeends of travel-- 20 hours in the car and 10 days away- we're home!

-I think I need to post a blog on "tips for traveling with toddlers" - there's my title I guess!

Today a new thing happened-- my feet were hurting so badly! Keep reading... Before MS I've always needed to wear my shoes around the house- as if I walk/stand to much while barefoot my feet just hurt. I didn't realize until today that I haven't needed to wear shoes in months. Not because my feet are any better, but simply because I haven't been standing/on my feet enough to have them hurt! It just felt so good to have that "aha" moment and realize- I'm me again! So I gladly put on my tennis shoes and buzzed around the house doing laundry, cleaning up toys, making supper, etc...

It feels so good to feel like ME again! I know I'm me because I had the energy to go grocery shopping after kids were in bed last night {Mind you, I had a 2 hour nap yesterday!} I know I'm me because I looked through the pantry and looked up some recipes and made a grocery list! I konw I'm me because when looking through the pantry I found some leftover m&m's and had the energy/ability to say,"Oh I should make some cookies!" I know I'm me because after the girls were in bed tonight, I had the ability to do some food prep for later in the week.

I never have been so grateful to be ME!!

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