The Laundry Games

By Sandy on March 24, 2012

Forget about the Hunger Games. Haven’t read the book. Haven’t seen the movie. Really out of the loop on this one. My life is immersed in the Laundry Games. A game it truly has become, thought it wasn’t always this way.

We home schooled when our older girls were in Elementary School. At a young age, each was taught to do her own laundry. I was only responsible for my laundry and Rick’s laundry. Then we added 3 more children to our family. I did their laundry too. You’d think by now I’d have this thing down to a science. Not quite.

Smore Fun

By Sandy on March 23, 2012

He did it! Josiah slept in his tent last night. I am so amazed. Rick and I went out for a long overdue date night. When we returned, Josiah was sitting, very close to the babysitter, on the couch. Actually, he was literally draped all over her. He was very happy, very content to lay there with his head practically in her lap.

When the babysitter left, I took Josiah to his bedroom. I told him he was going to GET to sleep in his new tent bed, as if saying it with enthusiasm and saying it just once was all it was going to take. I really anticipated a battle. I had a strong feeling he was going to fight even crawling up into the tent bed. I thought for sure he would thrash about and struggle to get away.

A Year In The Making

By Sandy on March 22, 2012

This morning, I looked back at all the blog posts I have written about Josiah. I’m not sure why I felt the need to do this. Moments earlier I had created a ‘To Do’ list for my day. I even wrote start times next to a few items. My day was mapped out. It needed to start immediately. Next to the first item on my list, I had written, NOW.

So, why then did I sit down to scroll through past postings?

I was quite surprised actually when I discovered it has been one year to the day since I’ve started blogging about Josiah. March 22, 2011 was my very first blog. One entire year. Wow. So much adventure and so much growth in just one short year.

Time for a New Van

By Sandy on March 22, 2012

I can’t be sure, but I’m thinking it’s almost time to get another vehicle. Josiah has always loved being in motion. Doesn’t matter if it’s Rick’s 2 door compact car with Josiah crammed in the back seat. Doesn’t matter if it’s my big red van where Josiah has a nice captains chair all to himself. Doesn’t even matter if it’s the back of my bike with Josiah squished in an entirely too small toddler seat.

As long as movement is involved, he is all over it. Used to be Josiah would sit calmly in his seat in the van and stare out the window. Sometimes he’d dangle a string or some beads on the floor beside him. Not anymore.

Scrambled Eggs and Meatballs

By Sandy on March 16, 2012

Today has been Josiah’s best day since he was discharged from the hospital last week. He came home Friday afternoon. Rick took him for a follow up appointment Monday morning. The Dr. said it would take another full week for Josiah to bounce back.

It was reassuring to hear. We had been wondering why we hadn’t seen Josiah more perky after being discharged. Saturday Josiah slept almost the entire day. Sunday he did too. Occasionally he would wake very briefly, walk to another part of the house, plop down and sleep some more.