Time To Be Impressed

There are things in life I am impressed with myself over. Things like giving birth to six kids and managing to still have a below average size rear end, keeping my kids alive and safe in this huge world as a single mom, making an A on a really tough assessment. Things like that. Today I impressed myself again. I got all of this...

shampoo, conditioner, 2 toothpastes, a vine, movie, outside broom, chicken, carrots, and potatoes for $14.67. That is right. Over $54.00 of stuff for less than $15. That isn't counting what I saved just buying the stuff on sale in the first place. I felt a little guilty to be honest. But then I thought, hey they are the ones that put out the coupons, and if I actually am willing to clip them and stand in line with that many coupons, then I should do it. Why not? My husband works hard for our money. Today I think I spent it well.

Dear Shellie

Dear Shellie,

You have made it through so much in life. This is just another hill you have to climb, and you will reach the top. I promise. You always do. You always persevere. It is OK to grieve over lost dreams and time that flies, but then you have to get up and make the most of this life you have been given. Stop trying to figure out how you got where you are and rejoice in where you are. You are not alone, you are not abandoned. Steve isn't going anywhere, and even if and when your children do stray away from you, they know where to find you. You have been in the same place their whole life, and you will continue to be there because that is who you are. So, go to sleep in your husband's arms and rest. Tomorrow is a new day.

Hm..

I wonder when I will stop crying over other people's choices. I know they don't mean to make me cry, that they are just trying to figure things out, but this is exhausting. Can we go to Disneyland, Krista, or Jamaica, or the north pole?