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Ministry of the Real Monday – on Tuesday

By admin, on July 13th, 2010

Yesterday we were going to go pick organic blueberries. I was going to drop the little off with my sister and take her biggest with me and we were going to have fun. But it rained. So we sat home and did laundry instead.

So, we decided we’d go today instead.

And then R3 puked at 11pm.

And again 3-4 more times this morning.

So, we sat in front of the TV and she puked and nursed and slept.

And the bigs won’t go outside because it’s “hot” even though it’s cloudy. And I have a headache and just want to go back to bed.

Ok, so after all that I realize this sounds very whiny so I have to clarify that I’m really not whining. I’m disappointed we didn’t get to pick blueberries, as are the kids, and I’m sad that my baby was sick. But I’m also happy that I have a baby to hold when she’s sick. I’m happy that we have a roof over our heads and a TV to watch when I need to do nothing but hold a sick child all day. I’m grateful for wonderful kids that understand that Mommy has to hold the baby – for kids that walk by and rub her head, ask her how she’s doing and sing Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star to her while she nurses.

All in all, it’s not a bad life, even when I’m puked on.

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Ministry of the Real Monday

By admin, on July 5th, 2010

R1 had Science Camp this morning from 9-12 and DH needed to yard work so I loaded all 3 kids up. We dropped R1 off and then the girls and I went to Big Lots, Dollar General and Chick-Fil-A. The girls played in the play area for all of 20 minutes (seems they don’t know how to play without their brother) and then R2 announced she had to potty. Off we go.

She potties and then decides that there is one tiny drop in her panties and so she needs one of the new pair out of the package I bought her at Big Lots. Of course, now R3 needs one of her new pair, too. I go to the car, grab them and back to the bathroom we go. I change both girls into panties and we go out to order food.

We eat (with LOTS of “R3 EAT” on my part – all she wants to do is get down and wave at the baby sitting across the way) and then, of course, R3 says she has to potty. We go to the bathroom, but she doesn’t. So we go BACK out and I get the girls their ice cream cups and we sit down. As they’re about 3/4 done, R3 says she has to potty and I’m thinking she’d better MEAN it this time. I grab my bag, throw R3′s stuff away and R2 bring her ice cream to the bathroom. R3 potties this time (YAY!) and we head out. As we’re walking down the aisle R2 drops a spoonful of ice cream. I turn to grab a napkin and when I turn back R3 is LAYING ON THE FLOOR LICKING THE ICE CREAM UP! I freaked a little, I admit, “Ries NO!!!” ROFL

We FINALLY get in the car and go pick up brother. And I.AM.Beat. I don’t think I really realized how much HELP my son is!!

Here are some other MoRM Posts:

http://timandjo.covblogs.com/archives/2010/07/ministry_of_rea_1.html

http://hollywood.keltscorner.com/kate/?p=878

http://rylee95.wordpress.com/2010/07/05/its-monday-again-i-must-be-real/

http://ministryofreality.wordpress.com/2010/07/05/ministry-of-reality-monday-july-5-2010/

http://soggymommy.com/?p=104

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Coming Soon – A New Monday Ritual

By admin, on June 29th, 2010

Starting next week, every Monday will be a Ministry of Reality post.

Here’s how one mom (who inspired this all and coined the phrase, but I won’t name her because she doesn’t have a blog to link to that I know of) described it:

The basic idea of “my”Ministry of Reality Ministry…is being able to be REAL about life. Homes are not always (not *usually* even!) spotless, children are not always dressed adorably, children do not always “behave,” marriage is hard, and there aren’t simple answers to hard questions. Being honest about all of this makes it easier (in my opinion) to live life… because we can ASK for help about problems we aren’t covering up. We can be encouraged by others’ stories of surviving similar seasons and trials.

We are still working out the details, and hope to have a hostess and a handy link thing and maybe even some blog buttons or such… but more important is that we hope it is a time of real sharing and encouragement for other moms. I don’t think any of us are quite sure where we’re going with this, and for some (raising hand) the thought of sharing about our real life in a way that is not edited to reflect only a nice tidy corner of our life or living room can be a bit daunting. But I am looking forward to it!

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