I generally post happy things, and I don't like to whine, or complain very much, and if I do, it's usually jokingly about superficial troubles. Or everyday junk. I suppose I don't like tapping into the serious side - and letting a lot of those strong feelings ooze out into my public life. Pretty sure that's normal. Sad, bad, serious things happen - and turn the world you know into something unrecognizable. Takes a while to clear the head, you know?
But good things have happened - and those things are important for me to share here.
 |
| The boys on Nathan's Birthday, before church. |
Nathan turned 5! Five years ago that sweet, blue eyed, blonde headed boy entered our lives and turned it into a magical wonderful place. We had three different celebrations for him with different parts of the family and bestest friends. One party in Lander (still in October) and two in St. George.
 |
| Riding his awesome birthday bike |
I turned 33 on 11/11/11. The day itself wasn't much out of the ordinary, but my sweet little ones were adorable all the day long...later, the party would come.
 |
| Me on 11/11/11 - only photo. |
Thanksgiving the Barney clan arrived in St. George to stay with us! We cooked, and cooked and ate and hiked in Zions, and Snow Canyon, and did some shopping and walking, and talking, and sitting outside in the sun, and had a picnic with deer and wild turkeys. It was good to have us all together. Bittersweet. We played with the St. George Shepherd clan a couple of times and enjoyed thier cabin in Pine Valley as well as cooked up some pork ribs Grandma Shepherd Style at the Petty Home.
 |
| The Barney's Picnic in Zion: note buck deer over Wes's shoulder. |
Directly after Thanksgiving, Holly Harris and I adventured to Northern Arizona for a Momma Vacation. Truely this was a saving grace for my well being. A five night, six day, child and husband free vacation to do whatever it was that we wanted to do. No time schedules, no rules, no one to please or look after but ourselves. We took walks, hiked, saw amazing scenery, ate incredible foods, slept in luxiourious Marriott properties, shopped and shopped and shopped some more - and talked and talked and talked and watched food network and movies and TV shows with NOT ONE interruption! We ate Popcorn and cupcakes in our beds, and no one asked for any - or spilled crumbs in the sheets! We saw Bryan Adams ('s new line of eyewear.) And drove more roundabouts in 1/4 of a mile that you would see in the whole state of Utah...
 |
| Sedona: Climbing up Cathedral Rock, and looking out. |
This is where the party (for my 33rd birthday) comes in....My Dear Sweet husband took almost his whole years worth of vacation time to send me on this trip. He stayed home from work, to be with the boys - which, as any mother knows, is work! This was a beautiful gift to me: peace of mind of how the boys were getting along, and with who. He worked the entire Thanksgiving holiday, including Thanksgiving day so as to ensure his time off for me. Did we miss him at Thanksgiving, YES, was it special for me to get away. YES. I have been away ONE night (away from the boys) since Nathan was born. That's it. ( Other than when I was in the hospital with my transfusion after Nathan, and the time I was in the hospital recovering from Ashton's birth. ) That's it, ONE time away from them. I love them and want to be with them. But this was an amazing AMAZING gift.
Bear with me as I get back to a regular blog schedule. Right now, I'm thinking once a week will be something I can manage! (P.S. The spell check on this thing is NOT working. Please deal with my misspelled words!)
1 comment:
I know exactly what mean on every word in this post. Except I haven't had a mama vacation yet. :)
Post a Comment