Day 34

day 34

I'm feeling like I need to mix things up a bit with the blog. Today in the class I'm teaching (Rhetoric class) we talked about rhetorical devices- i.e. different linguistic methods used to persuade people. So example: alliteration is repeating the same consonant sound at the beginning of several words in close succession (Peter Piper Picked a Pickled Pepper). I think I will use alliteration to blog tonight.

Starfish spoke a new sound: tree. I pointed out the tree and perused through the pages to pick out more trees. That was fun.

Okay, too hard to come up with sentences based totally on alliteration. Back to normal.

I was supposed to wake up early and meet my friend Caroline this morning, but I woke up 5 minutes before I was to be there... Needed grace from Caroline and she was very gracious. We rescheduled- but have you ever had those mornings where you wake up making a mistake and feel like that sets the tone for the day? My day wasn't all that bad though. I taught, went to Walmart where I can find items made by small, underpriviledged children for cheap at the cost of their being paid a unfair wage, and then went home. It was a rainy, cold day so I was determined to not take any more fieldtrips and just stay at home with starfish in captivity. From about 2-5 pm, we played in his room, I read him books, and rocked him in my lap while he dosed in and out of sleep. I had this weird ache in my butt (excuse the transparency) but couldn't move because he was asleep (and never wake a sleeping starfish). So i sat there with the odd ache and do what I normally do while i sit in that chair: mentally rearrange and redecorate the room.

Jared came home a little early, we had family time, and then Ethan went to bed. He was giggly tonight which made my night. My college group met (the gals I meet with who are in college from church) and we got to just talk about our lives and pray for each other. that was really good for my heart.

Had another freakout moment when the doctor's office called about ethan's appointment- maybe rescheduling it, etc. We worked it out.

I don't know if I've blogged about this before- but I hate the movie "Groundhog Day." It's appropriate to mention because we just had groundhog day. Who came up with that anyway? So in the movie, Bill Murray wakes up everyday to discover it's the same day as yesterday. The radio plays the same song, the same events unfold, and the same hardships continue. I hated the movie. By the 3rd or 4th repeat of the day, I am done. So I have set out to make my life anything but groundhog day. The starfish cast has required some elements of monotony and that's the hardest part of the whole thing. But on second thought, just having a child in general and being a grownup requires "groundhog" likeness. I am dedicated to changing things up, so Ethan's appointment next week will be a big breakthrough in our monotony.

Final ramble- I just found out you can publish your blog into a book (like a scrapbook). So I've decided to get this printed with pictures for Ethan to have and for me to pull out in case there is any discussion of "you don't love me!" or "you don't even care!" Oh yes we do, cast boy. And when it comes time for him to carry me around or put me in a home, I will remind him to be kind to me in my fragile state by referring to these pictures and posts.

Anyways, I'm not sure if I will keep blogging once this is over. I think I will keep updating for the recovery period (the cast aftermath, the learning to crawl and walk, etc.) but what else would I write about once "mom of starfish" is just "mom of 2 year old human"? Still debating.

Time for bed - time to scheme new things to do tomorrow, rebel against living the same day over. Maybe we will go to the school pep rally? yes, that is what we will do. Blog on that tomorrow.

Thankful for:
God giving me great parents who have a sense of humor and taught me to not be overly dramatic- I am just realizing how my parents did such a great job helping us learn to find things to laugh about in life and how priceless that has become in the face of difficulty.