Sunday, April 12, 2009
typical?
well today was another great day. we went to church and had some really insecure moments. church is a very foreign place but our church opened with aerosmith so hopefully their parents won't have too many issues with a church that has that for an opener. however, tonight i've already started to wonder if i turned our lives upside down and landed us on our heads. it's nothing the girls did at all. i just look at tatum and think "is she ok? does she feel like i forgot her or replaced her?" but really all i see is one exhuasted dog. she's laying between me and paul on the couch asleep as i type. at 4:30 i realized it was 4:30. at 6:00 i realized i still needed to go to the store for the weeks groceries. we needed to have bathtime and pick out our outfits for tomorrow. we needed to finish a photo album for their brother that we will get to see tomorrow for the first time since placement. both girls needed dinner, as did we. that means 2 orders, one vegan, one not. i'm going to make empenadas this week but i need 3 kinds...one with meat for us, one with no tomatos for our older buddy, one with no corn for our younger buddy. not only are we vegans, we are picky eaters. eek. tonight though i found a hit with rice warmed up with rice milk cold and cinamon on top. whew. we have been having a bowl of bedtime cereal and i'm not going to say no to food right now. not until i can figure out what is hunger and what is stalling. so far we've made it into bed on time 2 out of 3 nights. all is well that ends well right?
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it will get easier! routines are your friend. i know the vegan thing is important, but after they start to feel secure you can work on the picky eater side of things :) also, you can have them do some things to help you so it's not all on you. that will help them feel ownership in the home too. you're doing a great job! i definitely have days where I have no idea where the time went and i think that's pretty normal :) but it will get easier i'm sure!
Cheri it sounds like you guys are doing great under the circumstances! It's always going to be a bit daunting but you'll never succeed if you don't try. Keep it up!
Yes, it will get easier. Setting the pace and finding your routine is the hardest part. I enjoy that time too though. Have fun!
I'm with Liz, the more routine you can get things, the easier life will flow. You just have to think ahead all the time and plan "if anything can go wrong, it will", then as things go a little "off" it's no problem. You'll get the hang of it, give yourself time! Remember, the girls are also getting into the groove. Prayin' for ya!!!!
yes, it will be difficult at first but just remember, you are their mother for the present time. Sometimes I would feel sorry for Robin because she had "only me" for a mother. Jus t try to find God's path through the wilderness.
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