Well, we've managed to have a quiet weekend around here. I slept in until 9 am on Saturday and didn't manage to get out of bed until 11. I was really into a book and just had to finish. It is called "Keeping Faith" by Jodi Picoult. Great book. I must add that it was pouring the whole two hours. My favorite thing to do when it is raining is to lay around and read so I'd say that was a great start to my weekend.
I got some grocery shopping done. I've lost my enthusiasm for this anti-inflammatory diet so it was hard to come up with a menu this week. So far I have felt no different and see no improvement. It has only been two weeks though but it is a pretty extreme change from my usual diet. Actually, I have noticed that I have much more energy overall and don't have that late afternoon crash. So, that's good. I'm reading a new book--one of the Zone books for inflammation. It seems to make a lot of sense and not too hard to follow. I need to finish the book before I make any decisions. They do guarantee that you will feel better in 30 days or less. So, it may be worth giving it a shot. It's all about balancing your carbs and protein. I really do not enjoy putting this much thought into what I eat but if it makes me feel better I'll go for it.
I played "Life" with all three kids. That was fun, a little crazy but fun nonetheless. I made Hannah play by the real rules. It seems she's come up with her own "house rules." One of which is that she is always the doctor--the highest paying career you can get. I nipped that little rule in the bud. She started in a fairly low paying job but managed to have a good attitude. She made the good choice to go back to college and ended up getting a much better job. I got to be the doctor--:0). It was totally fair though. In the end she managed to win. She has learned about investing from her Uncle Billy and she bought up all the numbers at $10,000 each and then everytime we spun she got $5,000.
Today has been a day of errands and rest. The kids watched old home videos from when Grace was a toddler. Man those were the days. Life seemed much simpler. Now we have homeschooling, preschool, activities, and a busier life in general. I would love to go back and just relive a day every once in a while. I guess I kind of did that today watching the videos. As much as I miss having little ones I also love the ages my kids are at. As a kid and teen I loved babies, toddlers, and preschoolers. I loved babysitting them but didn't really care much for the older kids. I worried that I wouldn't enjoy my own kids as they left the little stage. Of course, that hasn't been true. It is such a joy to see them grow up and change and become their own little people with their own ideas, interests, likes, and dislikes. I love spending my days with them (most of the time) and just living life with them.
How was your weekend?
3 comments:
Know what? I thought you hadn't posted in a couple weeks, but I had the wrong page (a spec. post) bookmarked!! I've been noticing my kids growing up lately, too, and it's bittersweet, isn't it? As for my weekend, well, H & C both have 104 temps. that are stubborn and not wanting to come down with ibuprofen and tylenol. Still hoping hubby and B don't get it too. I wish you very good results with your anti-inflam. diet. Hang in there!! I want you to feel better.
Sounds like a nice relaxing weekend! We've recently been watching old home videos too.
How was our weekend??? Full of house projects as always. We worked in the yard, cut down branches, cleaned a bunny hutch, took the girls to the Lowes workshop, started redoing the hall bath, tried to trap a mole...you know...just the usual.
As for the girls growing up, I am personally struggling with having them grow up too fast. It is a blessing, but I miss when they were little. Their childhood is flying by. =(
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