I'm tired. Mostly because of what has been happening here. Evidently crawling all over the floor painting trim and bottom of the wall and crawling up the ladder then bending and twisting...I've done something to my back, my right hip and right knee. It really hurt to get out of bed this morning! Now as I'm sitting here, I realize that my throat feels kinda sore when I swallow. Super.
Brian and I are homebodies most of the time. We don't go out much and when we do, we usually have the boys with us. At the first of last week, he asked me if I wanted to go out this weekend, and of course I said yes! He had not only picked out a chick flick that I wanted to see (The Proposal), but he arranged for someone to watch the boys. I didn't have to plan or take care of anything, I just got to go out on a date. (Maybe no one else but moms will understand that, but it's a big deal!)
Today I am thankful for:
Brian is handy. He can fix, build or make almost anything. If something is broken, I can take it to him and he will fix it for me, usually in just a matter of minutes. He's had a lot of different jobs and interests that have given him knowledge on many different things - from building cars to building houses. I like having a very competent husband that makes our cars, house and life run so smoothly!
Today I am thankful for:
Sweet Grace in her awesome floater. She is getting SO big! She is already 10 months old and doing some walking - I'm looking forward to celebrating her birthday at the end of next month!
Yesterday I came across a blog post that had a really great message. Katy Lin at The Great Adventure blogged about how in this day and time, marriage is viewed very negatively. We so often see couples who disrespect one another, not only in everyday life, but in television or movies. For just a second, think about how men are portrayed in sitcoms and/or commercials... if you don't know what I'm getting at, read this post. So, back Katy Lin... she decided to brag on her hubby every week with a post about why she loves him and why he rocks. I LOVE THAT! I like to think that when I speak about my husband to others, they will come away with a positive opinion of Brian. But the more I have thought about it, that may not be true. If you know me personally, you know that I have a very sarcastic personality and joke around a lot of the time and in the past, my sarcasm has come off as negativity. I don't mean that to be the case, but sadly, I bet it has been in some situations. I want that to change....so not only will I try to cut out the joking and sarcastic remarks, I'm starting "My Husband Rocks Mondays".
In the last 36 or so hours, I have become very aware of how much a person uses their hands. Of course we use our hands, that's common sense, but just how much we use them and the things we use them for is amazing. My left hand is the one that has been affected and I am right-handed, so I'm actually not getting the full brunt of what it would be like to have to use a non-dominant hand (thank goodness). Since I stabbed the knife directly into my hand, I did some temporary, but painful damage inside. My palm is super sore and swollen and that is the main reason I'm having trouble holding things. I can use my fingers for things like typing (yay!) but when it comes to holding things in a grip...that's another story. Things that I have struggled with that I had not realized how much I did on a day-to-day basis:
