8 days down, 357 to go!
Dear Day 8,
Tomorrow, you will be a thing of the past. I have no intentions of seeing you again on this journey. I have now TWICE made it to 8 days and that is enough. So, tomorrow, I am going to not yell and I’m going to make it 9 days. You, day 8, will become an achievement, not a goal. I have a hunch it will be hard, though. It’s only 10:33 and the baby has woken up crying 4 times from his cold/earache? which means I have a long night ahead and therefore an even longer day ahead tomorrow. So please, can you put a good word into Day 9 for me? Let her (she will be more understanding than a he, I think) know that I need lots of strength and will power?
Thanks for understanding,
xoxo,
The Orange Rhino
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I would write more today but alas, my poor sweet baby cries again.
So instead of a long entry, in honor of President’s month, I will share a quote I stumbled upon. Where you ask? In one of the thousand books my mother-in-law has bought from Hallmark that decorate my bathroom courtesy of my husband. Yes, I sit and read while on the toilet. Not like men do. But in my own way. When my husband is home, sometimes I “go” to the bathroom. Code. I run and hide and lock the door for 5 minutes. It’s great.
Here it is:
“Nothing gives one so much advantage over another as to remain always cool and unruffled under all circumstances.”
~ Thomas Jefferson
That is my inspiration for tomorrow. I will remain cool under all circumstances four boys under 5 can throw my way. And that is a HECK of a lot of circumstances I assure you.
