Okay I am back and I missed you guys sooooo much. I am back for good. Lets see...what do I want to talk about?
I've been feeling quite lousy and to tell you the truth (although I may not ever be able to admit it to them), I could not make it these days without my 13 and 14 year old stepsons. Although I've been yelling at them about behavior and schoolwork for the past 3 years straight, when I became pregnant AND ill at the same time, they silently became my angels. On days when I report to work, I have clean clothes and underwear, my keys and purse are right near the door, and the babies are in the vehicles, buckled up. They know which medicines I take and at what time, what beverage I take with my medicines, and which ones I need to take with food. If I am feeling crappy, I can rest knowing that the babies are clean and combed, have had their nightly story read to them, and the next day's laundry is in the process of completed. Amazingly, since the onset of my illness and my pregnancy, their grades AND behavior have improved and they have snapped into the productive little citizens that I fuss at them to be. They are still kids and we allow them to act accordingly but they help keep my household running smoothly in my time of need.
Although I always thank them, I get choked up when I try to tell them how much they mean to me. Me, the selfish person who said, "I'll never date or marry a man with kids." Me, who had such a rough time adjusting to having them live with us full time. I do not know WHERE I would be without them. God sure has a way of making us eat our words. No matter how bad a situation may seem, if you consider it a blessing instead of a curse, it will truly become a blessing. I love them so much! Yep, I said it because I mean it! I do, I do, I do and I am so excited to bring a baby home to such loving siblings. OK...I am sitting here, crying like an idiot! I am back to regular posting now, so visit often. I will leave you guys with a pic of the pork loin that the 13 year old cooked all by himself while I rested. When I mean by himself, I mean dug thru the freezer, defrosted, stuffed, seasoned and cooked (with the help of foodnetwork.com, he says). Not bad for a kid, huh?
Enjoy and be blessed, Mrs. S
