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What a week it's been! But God's grace has been all over me. I never did burst into tears -- which is quite unlike me, and I never did feel intensely sorry for myself, which is also unlike me. I got through it. I have a new-to-me dryer now and I'm getting caught up and I owe it to the hard work of my husband and God's mercy on me. Last night, my husband found a dryer for sale about 40 miles away. He took my oldest son (nearly 5) with him. (The quote of the night was this: "Corbin, hurry and eat or you'll miss the fun with Daddy," "This is not fun, Mommy. This is serious business!") The dryer was installed and running by 10:00 p.m. last night. This morning, I knew that school for my children was out of the question. I also decided that when nearly every drawer and closet is empty, now is the time to purge unwanted clothing. It was in the middle of this purge project this morning that we lost our power. Lights out, computer down, washer and dryer stopped. I assumed that it was a neighborhood issue and surely it would be on in a moment. I also thought that I had plenty to do, even without power and I would certainly stay busy. (Although the children were a bit panicky -- even though we had enough sunlight to see--what wimps they are!) I did wonder if my good cry would come if this outage was longer than a few minutes and my laundry mountain would stay as it was yet another day. I assumed correctly. It was on in twenty minutes. My next problem is keeping the crowd happy and helpful while I fold and put away. I'm sure there are a few moms out there who would be shocked at how little I make my children work and a few more who would be shocked at how much I make them work. The girls purged their dresser drawers and re-organized them. They matched outfits and hung them in the closet and put away a few stacks like Daddy's socks and the kitchen towels. Corbin moved hampers and baskets around, gathered hangers and put away a few things too. Perrin, age 2, jumped up and down and sang Christmas songs. Baby Veronica was napping. At one point, I had enough of their "help" and sent them to the living room to watch videos. Once one was over, they would ask for another one and I would give them a chore to do--tidy the bookshelf, pick up the floor, etc --before the next one began. I probably relied on media a little much today, but to be quite honest, this small space experiment isn't all about self-denial and inner discipline; it's also about crowd control and minimizing messes. In between loads, I washed the dishes and sometime today I'd like to mop the kitchen floor. I still haven't showered and I'm a little grumpy from my physical issues, but I do have a dryer and tonight is date night. It's also December 1st and 60 degrees here! I don't have anything to complain about. But then, I never did. |
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Posted by Beth/Mom2TwoVikings