Being the good mom that I am, I had no fancy Easter outfits for church for my children, I'm pretty sure I yelled at them more than once that day and spent only 10 minutes with them while they opened their baskets on Easter morning in between sleeping. (and being the good English student that I am, that was the longest run-on sentence ever. my mom must be cringing.)In my (partial) defense, I worked Sat. night and Sun night so I was very low on sleep and only managed to fit in an hour of church and dinner with the fam before returning back to the hospital. Working stinks, and me being a grumpy mom stinks even more. Here are some highlights from the cousin's Easter egg hunt. You won't see any of me cause I had just woken up and was still in my pajames. But the kids-they're the cutest.
believe it or not, this is the best picture out of 10. tuck is not making a normal face in any of them
and despite being me being in recovery mode from a fun case of stomach flu, my mom and i lost our minds and took the kids on our lonesome to our ward campout the day before easter. i bought my own tent and everything.we managed to find the place, set up our own tent and roast a few smores without anyone getting hurt. and then night came. and grace and tucker refused to share the biggest, warmest sleeping bag we owned, meaning that tuck and i shared one. so, you can imagine how that went. and grace's zipper on her bag broke so she was freezing all night and had to go to the bathroom in the middle of the night. and i didn't sleep a wink. but look, the kids still had fun-see?
so honestly, last week was exhausting and i don't wish to relive it. and i pray i can learn how to function better with little sleep for my poor children's sake. and for anyone else who is around me. my apologies. happy easter!
5 comments:
I feel for you Bonnie. It does get easier though...I promise. The best way is to work three in a row and then sleep for four hours after your last day. Then switch yourself back to days, taking a short nap the day of your first night back on. Good luck. From one night-shift working mom to the next.
I, for one, think you do a remarkable job. It takes a while to get used to that schedule, and your plate is very full during the waking hours! Hang in there Bon. It will become easier, and your capacity for endurance will increase. You have already shown that you can achieve great things!
That sounds rough Bonnie. I hate adjusting to new schedules-especially those with less sleep. Hang in there-you are strong and capable. Whenever I am having a hard time, I just remember that the Lord will never give me more than I can handle (even if I think I can't handle it). You are amazing-you can do it!
p.s. I love how real you are-you rock!
You're a WONDERFUL mommy! Don't let anyone tell you otherwise (especially yourself)!
I'm coming just as soon as I can...I've totally got your back when we move out there.
You're doing just fine, Bon. Kids are so much more resilient than you think. And they adore you!
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