Isaac and I dropped Doug off at the law school at 10 this morning and picked him up at 2:45 this afternoon. Then Doug's friend picked him up to go the Priesthood and evening session of Stake Conference at 3:15...Doug will be home around 10 tonight. Which means today was a virtually Doug-less day.
So what did Isaac and I do? We watched birds, went grocery shopping, ate a lot of food, napped, played with toys, read dozens of books, went on a walk (wherein we took out our trash), Isaac got a bath, and we posed for pictures together.
I complained as I was dropping Doug off. I whined. I said he shouldn't go. And I'll admit that half of me was being funny and dramatic. Maybe more than half. But there's always that other part of me that wants my husband to turn to me, grinning, and say," You are so right! Let's go on a road trip instead!" Doug's job is to always assure me that he'll drop everything else if I really need him. With that understanding, I let Doug go this morning and then Isaac and I had a good day.
I know that, "to every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under heaven" (Eccles. 3:1). Part of the purpose of my Doug-less day must have been for my love for Isaac to increase. I feel like we've been through a lot today and, as always, I praised him for all the wonderful things he accomplished before tucking him in for bed.
7 comments:
I like how you write about a normal day. You somehow make it seem so idyllic and yet ordinary. You always were the better writer! :) I think I'm going to make that my new blog goal. I just blog when something out of the ordinary happens-- which is not that often. I should give shout-outs to my normal days too. Then other moms will know that I'm average and generally not that exciting on a regular basis and everyone will therefore have better mother self esteem!
Deleted your comment for you... Also- adorable pictures.. I especially like the one in the mirror :)
Little Isaac looks like such a big boy. I love this age for kids: big enough to know what is going on and actively participate, little enough to not throw tantrums and to still be babies. The last photo I thought demonstrated a really sweet friendship btwn the two of you. Oh, isn't there nothing sweeter than being a mom?
I hear ya! Josh's job forces him to travel a lot, and I always hate it when he is gone! And isn't Isaac getting to be quite handsome!! I LOOOOVVVE that age!! I looked at him at the Chili Cookoff and couldn't stop thinking about how I look forward to James being a year old, and hopefully, as well behaved as Isaac is!!
The picture of you and Isaac is adorable. His cuteness almost rivals Brendan's! :)
I know what you mean and how you feel about those "husband-less" days (even on Saturday). Luckily, those days do usually turn into something good.
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