Last year was hard and incredibly wonderful at the same time. However, by the end of the year, I was dragging… but a much needed 2 weeks off have helped so much!
We started last year with the knowledge of the chromosomal problem with the baby. Then we went on the most fantastic vacation to the Big Island of Hawaii. It was such an incredible trip and experience. It came at the exact time we needed it. I fell in LOVE with the Big Island! If living on an Island didn’t freak me out, we’d probably be moving there. It was simply wonderful.
Then we found out about the baby’s missing kidney. Then the pre-eclampsia.
Then our beautiful baby boy was born. It went relatively well, other than losing his heart rate and having to push him out fast! But all was well. He was here and healthy! He will always have his chromosomal issue (impossible to fix), but they found his kidney in his pelvis – so YAY on that!
He had been such a sweet blessing in our family. He is loved and doted on. Easy going and adorable! Worth all the heartache leading up to his birth!
We spent the summer enjoying the baby and hiking around Oregon. It was fantastic!
Then we spend an incredible 3 weeks in Florida. It was magical.
Then school started. I got dragged down by the schedules. Having kids leave at different times all morning – a 3+ hour morning just to get everyone out the door. An infant. A Toddler. Carpools. I wore on me. I wasn’t handling it well at all.
I was so ready for this Christmas Break. It was NEEDED. I was beyond running on fumes. We found out things about one of our child’s school work/being bullied/issues not long before break started. It gave us much to think on the last few weeks about what will be best going forward.
I would love to say that I accomplished a big project or goal during the break. But nope. We really did nothing. It was exactly what I needed. Sleep. No schedules. Doing whatever we wanted.
It had been BLISS!
We enjoyed game nights with family. A quiet Christmas. Pizza. Laser Tag. Arcades. Mini-golf. Swimming. Going to the temple. Spending the night at a hotel just because. Movies. Baking. Sleep. Sleep. Sleep.
The house is a mess. I don’t care. We’ll clean it up tomorrow. (mind you, it is not a horrible mess. ’cause that would drive me crazy). It just has been therapeutic for me to enjoy doing nothing with no schedule. The re-charge I needed.
I planned 3 vacations. I think I need a vacation/re-charge every couple of months. Apparently going from September – December with no break was too much for me. I’ll have to remember I need something in October to survive – ha!
We are headed on one in 3 weeks. Then in March. Another in May.
I am hopeful big changes will come for our family this summer. We’ll see. It’ll be a lot of work (this is an understatement!) but I am hopeful it could be an excellent change for us!
For now, I am hopeful this break will be enough to charge me through the next few weeks. A choice will be made about that child’s schooling and making hard choices, so they have the best future. Something else is going on the next 2 weeks that I’ll post later (we don’t want it advertised while it’s happening), that will require patience and a lot of work for me.
Honestly, I just want to survive the next few weeks. They won’t be the easiest! Then off on a break again! HA!
So here’s to the New Year! May the changes we make be good ones! I have a feeling we may have several this year!
