Abundant Blessings Homestead

Catching up.....

It's been rather busy around here....and my blogging has gone by the wayside....

It's late..or really early morning..depending upon how you want to look at it. Tonight was my monthly MNO. As always, we had a great time!!! We took our party to Wal Mart....and the fun just continued there.

I'm still up cause it's about time for Honey's alarm clock to ring. It's 1:20am...he's getting up shortly. He has to leave here about 2:20 to be in another town to work 4am - 1pm. He's helping out there...yesterday and today. While he's honored to have been asked to do this, it sure messes with the sleeping! Tomorrow, we return to our normal wake time of 3:30..which seems like almost sleeping in after this wake time of 1:30!

School is going well. I still feel a bit behind and unorganized....but I did some cleaning and purging in the office. That made me feel a bit more organized. Now for some bookshelves for our school books. And a bit more time!!

I've been feeling a bit out of sorts for the last few days...then I realized the reason.....yesterday would have been our due date last year. We miscarried our fifth babe in Feb, 2007. I just keep thinking there should be a little 1 year old around here. Makes me sad to realize there's not. At MNO tonight, there was a tiny babe...oh, how that made my heart ache. Time does help..but I believe the ache will always be there. A good friend of mine told me that she still feels the same way too...

Yesterday also marked two months since my Uncle Wayne died. I still can't believe he's really gone. Since I live far away, I guess it doesn't sink in...course living right there must be incredibly hard too. It sure says something about a person's life when there is such a huge void after they're gone. And Uncle Wayne was larger than life...so that void is also huge.

Songs on the radio bring me to tears. On my way to MNO tonight, I was all alone...a rare instance of complete alone-ness for me. I heard a song on the radio that I'd never heard before. I don't even know the name...all I know is that it touched me and the tears flowed. Maybe it wasn't the song at all...just pent up emotions coming out....

I see and hear others who have tiny babes...and I just want to tell them...REALLY tell them how fleeting this time is. Enjoy it. Soak it up. Relish it. Sure, no housework gets done. SO WHAT?! Those dishes will wait. That floor will wait. But, your babies...they won't wait. You'll blink and they'll be 2...blink again and they'll be 5. Blink a few more times and they'll be 15. Oh, I know they wouldn't listen to me...cause there's always something that seems more pressing. But, truly, there's nothing more pressing than loving on your babes. You won't spoil them. You'll nurture them. And you'll treasure these moments....yep, even those sleep deprived ones. You'll look back and realize how wonderful these days were...and you'll miss them. I know we sure do!!!

There goes the alarm...I'm headed to pack Honey's lunch..and then go to bed for a few hours. Sleep...yep...I think I'm ready for sleep!!

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{ 05:44, Wednesday, September 3, 2008 } { Posted by homesteadinthemaking }

I am so sorry you are feeling sad. I am also sorry for your loss. I too, wish we had a little one running around. Maybe one day. Who knows.
Blessings,
Trixi

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{ 09:49, Friday, September 5, 2008 } { Posted by Citygal }

Hi Laurie,
Thanks for commenting on my blog. Re Sarah Palin - I don't mind if you share what I wrote.
Rachel from NZ