We all went to Cold Stone to finally use Eric's birthday coupon.
He took off from there to go to the adult session of Stake Conference while I took all the kids to the grocery store (I knew I would get comments, but people really were nice, and the kids were good). Then I bathed them all and tried to get them to bed. Putting our kids to bed alone is something both Eric and I almost fear. It's just so hard to take care of all of their needs when it's getting late and everyone is tired. I tried to nurse Oliver while reading to Henrik and putting him in his crib; I finished nursing Oliver as I was reading to Jolie; and when I had to get a fussy Oliver to sleep, Mierae had gotten on the computer while Jolie got bored looking at books. Needless to say, I got pretty upset after multiple games of hide-from-mom and I-want-one-more-thing-before-I-get-in-bed. Before I had cooled down enough to apologize, Mierae had gotten on the computer to write a note of apology to me. She showed it to me in a moment of humility, and I instantly felt bad for yelling. I finally humbled myself and asked Mierae to forgive me.
I am so thankful for my children's immediate and unconditional forgiveness. They teach me so much.
(I just have to include the schedule Mierae wrote for her day. The kids so look forward to their weekends!)
1 comment:
I love Mierae's "to do" list, how cute! I am a constant list maker, and Julia will sometimes make lists of things she wants to do that day, I love them! :)
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