My So Called Life

Sometimes I really think that I need to appreciate the little things in life. I need to stop and take everything in. I am very blessed to have a loving husband, two healthy children and a job. I need to focus on the positive things and not think about the negatives. It is so easy to get sucked into the negatives and let them eat away at you. I often think that we are our toughest critics and sometimes it is ok not to be good at something. I hope that I can teach my children to appreciate the little things in life.

Today I appreciated a long hot shower with no interruptions. I am thankful for medicine to heal my sons chest congestion and allow him to breathe easy. I am blessed with a husband that will offer to take my oldest child to work with him so that I can catch up on sleep. Even though I know that he spent half his time playing and not getting much work done. I am truly lucky to have best friends that are there no matter what happens in life.

I survived the first two weeks back at work. Although it was not easy because Lucas came down with a chest cold that turned into an ear infection and wheezing. He is on breathing treatments but his ear seems to be bothering him. I was up every 1-2 hours with him last night. It is the worst feeling in the world when you can't take the pain away. I think Logan may be coming down with the same thing so I have started him on medicine and I am sure he will be on breathing treatments before the end of the weekend. I am going to go cuddle with my babies and try to make them feel better.

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I honestly have not time to blog lately! I have been reading blogs and keep up with everyone. but other than that no time. Lucas has been congested and has a sore throat. I took him to the doctor just to be sure there was no other respiratory things going on. Since it is only $15.00 for my child to be seen I will take him just in case. I think I might be coming down with what he has or it is just exhaustion from only getting 2 hours of sleep the last couple nights. It scares me when one of my children are congested and can't breathe well. I would rather sit in the recliner and get no sleep to make sure they are OK. Well we will see if I can get back to work tomorrow. WISH ME LUCK!

I am still struggling with finding a schedule that works for us but it has only been a little over a week. I am sure things will get better soon.

This week has been stressful for me. I am thankful tomorrow is Friday and then I will be at home with the boys for the weekend. I have missed them so much this week. I have cried on the drive to work every morning. I have even thought about calling in sick. Logan is going deer hunting with daddy this weekend so it will just be me and Lucas. I plan to blog about going back to work and all that has happened. I hope that everyone is having a good week!

It is time for me to go back to work tomorrow. (TEARS) I have spent the weekend preparing for daycare and work. I have made list after list to help me gather my thoughts and things. I have left a post-it note on the door with a list of items I need to gather in the morning because I was afraid I might forget the breastmilk. I know my morning is going to be busy enough without forgetting my babies milk. I hope I can hold it together long enough to not upset Logan when I drop the boys off at daycare.

We spent the day playing and spending time as a family. This afternoon we had family pictures taken and it was a blast. The boys were really good for the photographer and she is great with kids. I can't wait to get them back and order Christmas presents for the grandparents!

I am off to feed Lucas and try to get him to bed early. I hope he sleeps well tonight because I know I will not sleep well knowing I am returning to work. I will post an update soon on my return to work!