Weekend was great. Saturday was Asa's first fall soccer game. They are the Purple Crocodiles. We truly have the cutest team ever. The coach's, a wife/husband team are the best and you can tell that they love each of the kids already. Soccer is fun again. After soccer, the entire family went to Red Robin. After, Mom and I went to a craft/fabric store and got a few things to spruce up my house for Asa's huge even this weekend. More will be there than our wedding...Sissy and uncle Norm had a date that day, so Mom and I baby sat Vali with us on our fun adventure. Mom of course had Vali longer than I did but I like to say "we babysat" to get credit.
Asa is still wearing his blue power ranger costume. It goes on over PJ's in the morning, and off for PJ's at night.
Yesterday was a super lazy, almost not bathe type of day. We headed over to Sissy's for coffee and took the kids on a great new jeep they got recently from a someone special:) They look adorable riding together, especially from behind with their little heads boppin'. At one point
Asa put the brakes on while driving and had to stop and kiss Vali, and they continued on. (after about an hour later in the house, he was causing trouble with her and totally forgot about the sweet kiss). Mom made tacos and our whole family (including Joshua, what a treat) ate as a family. It's always fun to cook together.
We have a busy week getting ready for the party. Thank goodness I have lots of assistants to help me with yard work, baby sitting and cleaning. I am blessed.
On the mental front. Fall is difficult for me. After I had Asa in September 2004, I had post partam depression, the following year I was in a destructive manic state starting in late summer that lasted for a few months. The year after that I had fallen into deep depression late summer and last year I was physically ill with tremors from starting a new medication and had a nervous breakdown. There was also the mixed emotions of Vali coming home ,not knowing what to expect and watching Sissy go through the most devastating emotional time of her life. I feel a lot of guilt and sadness this time of year. Seasons can affect a manic-depressive state and I'm needing prayers and good thoughts to keep me level during this difficult time. I am doing well, but the anxiety is creeping in:)
Thank you for following me through my ups and downs. You all get to ride the coaster with me!
Today Mom and Papa, ie. project managers are meeting me at my house today to do loads of yard work. Some may not find this appealing, but working with my parents is fun to me. We connect and make each other laugh and I am very lucky to make memories with them. Also, doing yard work, means having a "beer-thirty" at one point during our project.
What a busy bee day it will be.
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Sounds like a fun weekend. I am sorry Fall has been a difficult time for you in the past. Think of it as a new beginning this year. As summer fades away the leaves change and fall off the trees (I am assuming they do there as well) but like the leaves on the tree, let the anxieties and the past be shed and fall away from you. For me, fall is such a healing and relfective time. You are such a strong person, I really admire you.
Wow! That was a beautiful comment! Nice work Maney!
Anyway, I was just going to say I can't wait for Asa's party and for them to both come for Halloween! I hope you are again this year. I promised Asa I wouldn't put up the scary witch flying across the sky this year!heehee
Love you guys!
oops sorry I meant to say "Mandy" Sorry! ;<)
I agree with Mandy. Think of fall as a time when the earth is trying to prepare itself for slumber ( aka winter) so it can awaken again in Spring from it's long winter's nap alive, renewed and refreshed, just as we should be also, I love autumn, the leaves have so many wonder hues of color in them. Horses start to look like wooley mammouths (ms sorry), with their heavy coats, and other things of nature disappear ( aka Bees YUCK) I know they pollinate the flowers and tress and fruits, but they also chase you around the yard with their shrill little laugh of buzzzzz buzzz buzzz I am gonna get you my little pretty. And remember the best beer is at Octoberfest which is in the fall.. something wonderful for you to look forward to, and possibly getting your son to retire as the blue power ranger on or before Thanksgiving.. hey a new lottery quest, pick the correct date Asa will abandon his Blue Power Ranger costume...You see Trina you have tons of fantastically wonderful items to look forward to in the fall. Not to mention watching the stars chance form Casio to O'rian and vise versa.. and then you have the wonderful week to celebrate when it will be a year since Valentina the most beautiful girl baby on the planet came home for good and then Christmas and Valentina's birthday and Valentines Day and Viola!! you have made it to spring. Good luck and stay smiley, think happy thoughts, I know that it is not always an easy task to not wobble this time of year, maybe make a happiness calendar with events that are happy and joyful to get you thru these sunless times. With happy thoughts of color changes and oh so many wonderful events to come.
Hugs,
MTII
First off we love you so much and I sure enjoy your blog. You are always in our prayers so be assured of that. Love Asa so much.
I loved what MT11 wrote and Mandy too. This is a whole new year and life is wonderful. I too am looking forward to the birthday party.
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MG
Thanks for letting us help in the yard today. I had a great time, except spilling the 3 qts of used car oil on me. :) Yes, the kids sure did love the new Jeep Grama bought them!!! How fun!
Soccer, a Jeep, and Red Robin! I say rock on! I think you are my family's long lost family:)
Hey Trina,
Try getting outside this Fall and getting some fresh air. Maybe that will help from getting into a rut. I don't like when summer ends and all the grass turns brown and the leaves on the trees fall. But, I gotta pick myself up and push through. Sometimes a nice brisk walk helps clear my head.
OH and HAPPY BIRTHDAY ASA. Hope he has a great day. Now that something to keep your spirits up. A Blue Power Ranger celebrating his birthday.
Shake N Bake
HAPPY BIRTHDAY ASA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I did not know where to post this, but I thought he would see it here in the comments....
You are a cutie patootie, power ranger wearing, soccer playing little love who deserves the BEST birthday EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Do a little dance for me with Papa's cowboy hat on!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WOOOO HOOO HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOUUUUUUUUUUUU!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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