Perhaps you haven’t heard about my terrible, no good, very bad week? (Where have you been? Hiding under a rock?! I must have whined to everyone but you!) To summarize, my fence blew over, my neighbor fixed it, my double sink clogged – on both sides, another fence post broke, half the shingles flew off my roof, Gracie wrote all over the computer monitor with a pen, my sink almost clogged again, my child support check is lost in a broken system, we had a tornado warning, I almost knocked my child unconscious, Bee is backsliding with her potty training, and today my car window broke, causing the door to be stuck shut, and it’s not the one the carjacker smashed or I could claim insurance to cover the $450+ bill.
It’s been quite a week.
I didn’t think I would have anything to write about for Love Thursday. I frantically searched through my day for something – anything – I could use. Here’s what I found:
This evening I was so desperate for something positive in my day, I told my oldest daughter than when I young, I dreamed about having a little girl and that she (Gracie) was just what I wanted. Awwww, a Hallmark moment. Until Gracie’s automatic reply, delivered with a tone that smacked of meh: “When I was little, I wanted a mom, and I am so lucky to have you because you are perfect. You’re my lucky.” You know what? Maybe she did say it because she thought it was what she should say – at least she cared enough to say something! S’ok. I can work with that.
I also saw Bee pawn her kiss-less peanut butter cookie on her big sister when Gracie asked forlornly for a cookie. (Desserts were taken away for a week as punishment for the whole pen-on-the-computer-monitor thing.] I pretended I didn’t see the offering or Gracie eating the cookie – leisurely for HALF AN HOUR! (Seriously! That girl needs to sneak better!) I thought it was all sweet that Bee was sharing and offering her love to her sister…until she started crying for a lollipop that Gracie was inserting into her valentines. Bee wasn’t all about the love; she wanted to trade!
They’re just little things, but today they were just what we needed. Were they acts of love…or desperation? Some days, only heaven knows. Happy Love Thursday everyone! May your day be filled with laughter and love (even if it happens rather unusually)!
Tags: car trouble, Love Thursday, Valentine's
February 12, 2009 at 9:44 am |
Happy Love Thursday !!! Today is a good day
February 12, 2009 at 10:41 am |
Half an hour? Seriously? That is called “tempting the wrath of the whatever from high atop the thing.” With your genes, the girl should know how to be better at sneaky! Next time, tell her to go outside, turn around three times and curse – spit – do both! Go!
February 12, 2009 at 8:38 pm |
Happy Love Thursday!
I honestly believe it’s the little things such as these moments that mean the world…..
February 12, 2009 at 9:25 pm |
i think i would have done the same thing….letting it last a 1/2 hour. & you know what, i wouldnt be surprised if she was trying to let it last the whole week but realized how darn good it was & could only let it last the 30 min. yeahhh i’ve been there. feel better! tomorrow/today when you read this is friday & its a long weekend! wooohwhoooo!
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