Sibling Rivalry

December 31, 2010

I decided my kids could use a little time with their grandparents
over the holiday break
and I could use a little time in a house
that I wasn't responsible for cleaning.

It's a little like being in hotel
except the management also plays with the kids while I read.
Win-win, no?

Except that my plan was to stay for two nights
and then head home
and we're on night number four
and it's looking like it will be Sunday before we're able to head out
due to the insane weather in the midwest.

I read a quote somewhere that says
worrying is like rocking in a rocking chair,
you can do both all night and still never get anywhere.
This is something that I've tried very hard to keep in my mind over the years
and it really has helped me to manage stress differently,
yet I'm finding that it's much harder to push these worries aside
when the largest cause has her toes curled around my bottom rib

...I look forward to seeing what 2011 brings
as far as baby and family and jobs and everything else we have planned
and I hope to hear more about your year to come.

Goodbye 2010, we had a good run.