Today was one of THOSE days. You know, when no one is happy and the simplest, silliest thing sets everyone into a tizzy. Today was also the day I did our once a year pictures. Well, I don't ever mean to do them once a year....but we get busy and lets face it, pictures are stressful. I told myself today, I was NOT going to let them be stressful. I purposefully made the appt. at my local Walmart....thus cutting out a 45 minute drive, some stress avoided right there. Then, I wasn't sweating the outfits, appearances, etc. God must have known how today was going to be, so he gave me such a positive outlook. We got up and my mom came to help, we set off to the store with no problems. Got there and no one wanted to put on their picture clothes. I am not above bribing....sometimes. Most of the time I just feel like, "you're gonna be good because you should." I don't do a treat every time we are in a store, I don't do bribes for haircuts, being good at church, things like that. I just don't believe in it. However, with pictures, I was willing to bribe a bit. So.....my mom told the kids they could have chewing gum if they were good. A HUGE treat. Carson even kept the gum in his pocket for the pics-what a big boy, right? :-) Emmy put her dress on, but did not want her hair done. Everyone was in the sandbox before we left, thus dirty feet/shoes....but I wasn't sweating it, remember? So, I said "hmmm. oh well". We headed in for the pics as we were. I did choose red, white, and blue as a color scheme this time and I was pleased. Emmy got a $5 dress from Walmart, I found Carson a white collared shirt for $2, and a pair of navy shorts for $1, all on clearance. :-) I do love a bargain. Henry wore a red and white romper my Granny's neighbor sewed for him. They all looked darling if I must say so myself. :-) Oh, and Carson wore a brown John Deere cap that was not coming off, sigh, without a huge meltdown. Let's face it, it's part of him....he loves tractors and especially John Deere, so I dealt with it. I got a great pic of all 3 kids. Great to me anyway, being as though last year when we did pics, we couldn't even get everyone on the same canvas for one pic! Emmy does have a funny look to her face because she had an attitude...which never happens. Not sure what the deal was with her. Anyway, mom took the kids to look around and Henry got a couple more pics taken. One is SO CUTE! He's sitting up (with me holding him out of sight) and laughing....he is truly the happiest baby ever! And it was captured perfectly. LOVE that boy!!! He also got one in his white dedication outfit. And he wore an outfit we got pics of Carson in...I'm sentimental like that!
Anyway, enough about pictures- we had a meltdown when Carson dropped the pack of gum on the floor. There was still gum in it, it just fell. A great reason for a total meltdown, don't you think? That boy has had a shriek on him since birth-which he fully used for the gum situation. In the store. Nice. Emilynn had a meltdown when her baseball cap fell over her eyes. Yep, you read that right. She could at any point grab the brim and raise it to see, but that would mean no meltdown. And meltdowns are fun, right? I really don't know what happened to my kids today, but it was like that all day long. For some reason, we decided to eat lunch with Amanda after the pictures, which went okay considering.
A nice, lovely older lady came over to see us and told me, "you have a beautiful family." As Emilynn was fussing, and she also said "we've all been there. And one day they are babies, the next they are having babies, and it's gone." Words of wisdom from a mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. And something I needed to hear, a reminder.
I've never seen her before, and it was weird because when we walked in, she wanted to see the children, and Carson, my shy child, walked right up to her and hugged her. ???
Oh, and he took his hat off to eat, so cute!! You can tell Papa's been taking him out to eat a lot lately! What a gentlman! He also shuts the house door whenever we go anywhere for me, puts my purse and keys in the car....I just eat that boy up! He's what I call an "old soul". I really think he's just an old-fashioned type of boy. I don't like to make predictions, but I could see him perfectly happy being a farmer and country boy. It just suits.
Anyway, I"m rambling....but that's just how the day was. At 8:30 pm, sharp, we put the twins to bed, I handed Dustin the baby, and a bottle, and told him I was going for a walk. I needed it, badly.....
I didn't even take the time to get my tennis shoes, I grabbed my sandals and went. It just helps me clear my head to walk and enjoy the sounds of nature, talk to God, and first and foremost, thank him for all my blessings, even when life is hard.
There are lots of people without children to love, praying for children, longing for children. I was there, I know how it feels to wonder if you'll ever be a mother. Wonder if you'll ever have your own baby to take home from family functions and it hurts. Some would consider all our meltdowns music to their ears. That is NEVER, EVER lost on me. So, even when days are hard.....I remember what a wise lady told me today at lunch, "this too shall pass." And I take a walk, and thank God for those three little people finally asleep for the day.
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