Wow. Can't believe it's been over a week since my last post. I think I sat down three times in attempt to complete this post and between sick babies and prep for Bloom, I just haven't had the time until now. Time has been literally flying by in this house lately. It's quite amazing really how fast it does go. I can't tell you how many times I have heard people say "Enjoy this time, it goes by too fast". I have been thinking about that expression a lot lately. It mainly came to my attention at a gas station of all places. Dale was filling the tank, when a woman pulled up in the next lane. Her beautiful face full of wrinkles and head adorned with silky grey locks. I look at her, and envy for a moment, the ease of her circumstance. I bet when she left the house, she didn't have to haul out two car seats, two babes, a toddler, diaper bag, extra underwear (umm...yah...for the toddler), mum mums, etc, etc, etc.
There will be a day perhaps, when I will enjoy her circumstance, her stage of life. The ease of 'pick up & go', with nothing more than a simple purse with some essentials. I often think about those days...it will be so nice when...I can't wait 'till... Yes, it is exciting to dream about the days to come, when there will be more vacations perhaps, more time for just Dale and I, coffee dates with the girls, etc. but that being said, I do want to live in this moment. Because I'm sure that older woman would tell me "enjoy this time, it goes by too fast". And yet, I do struggle with that whole expression, thinking "well, she's not in it right now", or "yah, easy for her to say". I guess that's where my completionist mentality comes into play. That I need to enjoy the entirety of this time; every moment of every day. Yet, what I have realized is that it's not the case at all. Each day will have it's enjoyable moments, and other moments not so much. The whole idea of enjoying this time can be broken into enjoying each tiny moment like snuggles in the dark, or movie time with my boy, or walks in the park and dance parties in the living room. Yet, I will not necessarily enjoy three crying kids at the same time, or food all over the floor for the sixth time, or washing and putting away the dishes for the umpteenth time. There are many lessons to be learned in raising three under three during the hectic times, although I won't necessarily enjoy them. So I will "enjoy this time", as much as I can, and one day, all wrinkle faced and grey haired, I'll look at someone in my circumstance and tell them "it goes by too fast!"
We enjoyed some sneak peaks of summer this week:
Levi ended up coming down with a weird bug causing him to be super sleepy, which is totally out of character for him. You'd think I would have been able to get more done with him knocked out, but little man wanted lots of snuggles and I gladly obliged.
We're on the mend though...Kaela's face is healing well, and Levi's getting his normal energy back.
Saturday was a proud wife moment for me as I went to watch Dale participate in "History in the breaking" put on by over 300 Loblaws stores. They were attempting to break the record for the most wheels of parmigiano reggiano broken at the same time. It takes some determination to cut through the thick rind of this 85 pound wheel of cheese, and I have to say that he did an incredible job.
Oh, be still my heart, this is one good lookin' fella! I loved watching him in his "professional" capacity, just made my knees shake. I was thrilled to be able to taste the inside of the cheese. Apparently, this was usually only served to kings. I guess that makes me his queen...I know that's cheesy...ha even better.
Check out the news clip here. Scroll to around 11 mins to see Dale's first T.V debut.
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I'm getting very excited for the upcoming Bloom event. To build on the excitement, the next post will be featuring all of the artisans that will be displaying their works this Saturday. They have each prepared a little biography of themselves to give you a look into who they are and why they do what they do. Look out for it on Thursday, as it will give you a better idea of what to expect at the open house.
You are absolutely right , when you say that the older woman would have told you to enjoy the 'now' 'cause time goes by so-o-o fast. I am another gray-haired woman, slightly wrinkled (I'm only 55), mom of eight and my 'baby' is almost 14. Only 3 of my children still live at home and, yes, it is easier for me to just get up and go now. But my fondest memories are of when all the kids were at home and chores were done by 10 a.m. on Saturday morning and the afternoon was free to bake for Sunday after church. Yes, I suppose life was busy then, but looking back, we just did what we had to do and somehow we managed. So, enjoy your children, despite those days when nothing seems to get done, since the time in which you are able to shape their lives is really not very long.
ReplyDeleteThank you for your beautiful comment. So great to hear a perspective from the other side of parenting. You are very right, the time that we have to shape them is so short. Thanks for reading the blog!
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