I know…I said all week. I’m sorry. I am glad you are eager to read my thankful posts 🙂 Just kidding….
Being thankful is a state of mind. I really believe this. And I guess you need to think about it everyday…not just at this time of year.
That being said, I’ve been thinking about what else I am thankful for. But well…this week I was thankful for the Mister.
He is busy. When I say busy, I mean he works a lot. We always tell Lil’A that Daddy works so we can play. (Borrowed from my lovely friend, Jody) Trust me there are days when I am so tired…especially in the last 9 months with a baby and two under 4. Baby M hasn’t been an easy “night” baby at all. For about 3-4 months he was up every 2 hours…and that was from 4 months old and on. He wasn’t always that hungry, but I’d feed him because he would nurse if offered. I actually started to lose track of what actually happened at night. Haha! He has finally settled, so I am playing catch up on a lot (including this blog), but mainly on just being me.
Shortly after I had Lil’ E, I realized that I needed to take care of myself too. I exercised, went out to get coffee alone, etc. I know it is the woman’s job to take care of the kids…however Men, how would you feel if your boss never let you go home, you always had to stay at your desk working? I’m not going to get in an argument over it, but this is my opinion…and thankfully the Mister’s too. He has always, since we had children, forced me to have time alone. He sees how much it makes me a better momma. It’s one reason he didn’t object to me having an office on the main floor of our house (and by office, I mean a room full of fabric and thread).
He often talks about me going back to work. But with three kiddos, he seems to have changed his mind. He sees all the running around I do. And frankly, God has provided a wonderful job for him so that I don’t really have to. Sure, we’d like to get rid of our mortgage. Me working would help a bit…however I think for us, it would mean more take out/unhealthy food and childcare costs. And I want to do what my parents gave me-one parent at home. That, I appreciated.
Back to what I was saying. The Mister always takes the time to let me have time to recharge. Sometimes it doesn’t happen for a while, then I get a lot at once. And that’s ok.
After 10 years you realize that it is less about what you have material wise in your life and more about the people and relationships. We try to take time to be with eachother without kids every 2 weeks. We are thinking about doing it on a weekly basis.
So, today. I am thankful for the Mister. He knows how important it is to have me still be me. Even if I wander around Target twice in one day 🙂
Thank you, dear, for all you do for me and the kids…it means more than words.
