...MAKE GRAPE JUICE AND LEAVE THEM WONDERING HOW YOU DID IT!
I love that. I first heard it from my young friend Maddie Cook who battled bone cancer a few years ago during her 8th grade year. She made grape juice for sure.
I don't know if I am making grape juice right now, but I am trying to at least make lemonade. I'm not gunna lie- it has been a rough past couple of days. Tons of contractions on Tuesday. So I took my meds closer together (yes, the doc said I could) which made me feel like I was GOING TO DIE! That Nifedipine can be nasty! Head spinning, chest tight, muscles weak and aching, my legs bright red (who knows why?), and I swear I could lay down and not ever wake up. Sometimes it's that intense. So, I had a break-down. Yup, after 41 days of bed rest, I had my SECOND break-down. (Truly, I am proud that it was only my second.) I cried and cried in my room while my husband had a meeting going on in our living room. Then I told myself I needed to snap out of it. Next morning, I felt weak, but better... until evening when the heartburn hit. Oh my gosh. Nothing was helping it. And I kind of had another mini-breakdown. (Can we just tie it in with the second and still say I've only had 2?) Maybe I can allow myself 2 or 3 more before this baby comes!
ANYWAY, in light of that, I decided I needed to post pictures today of 10 things I have to be grateful for right now! Here they are:
#10- A Recliner
So I could sleep sitting up last night!
#9- Heaven Is Here
I've read it before, and I'll read it again. This woman is a huge inspiration to me.
If she can make grape juice out of her lemons, I can at least make lemonade out of mine. :)
#8- Cutler's Cookies!
Pretty much my favorite cookies in the world, I think. Double frosted peanut butter. Yum!
#7- My Ceiling Fan
I took a pic while it was spinning so you can't see the dust that has gathered on the edges of the blades!
#6- Ice Water!
And my faithful servant who fills it daily.
#5- My New Leachco Snoogle
The birthday present I ordered for myself, which arrived earlier this week! The mother of all body pillows...
Of course the boys always want to take it from me and wrap themselves up in it.
#4- Lotion
I LOVE that Parker will always put lotion on my legs for me. What a sweet boy. :)
#3- My Mom's Laptop
Good heck. What on EARTH would I do without this thing right now?!
Indexing, email, calendar, Facebook, Netflix, games, ... this blog! I'd be bored out of my mind.
#2- My Cleaning Fairy
My awesome mom spends her entire day here every Thursday.
There is always more work to do than she has time for, especially taking care of the boys, but she always leaves this abode cleaner than when she came.
***This picture also represents my husband (didn't want to call him a "fairy"), my other family members, and friends and neighbors who are helping us so much!
#1- My Family
Having the boys here does create chaos, but it is much better than sitting confined to my room in lonely silence day after day after day. The livelihood of these little munchkins keeps me going.
I love to see them charging down the hall to my bedroom when they get home from baseball or friend's houses. Their hugs make my day!
Now I can fill my glass up with a little bit of lemonade... I have 49 days of this left to turn it into grape juice. (Yay! In the 40's!!!)