Monday, January 12, 2009

THE BEST CHILD EVER! for today anyways





It seems that every other day I am grumpy. I don't like the weather. I don't like the Navy stringing our family along. I don't like Jaxon's 'Black Dog' days (when he's depressed and I'm picking up all the slack) I don't like that I'm still a little fat and that Miss. Allie isn't potty trained. I could just go on and on. And, I know very well I have a great life and great kids and I need to shut up and smell the pine trees. Which makes me more grumpy knowing that I should be more chipper and I am not. So, today was another one of those days. I drug myself out of bed and started the day. Dreading the morning which I have to tell Korbin a million times to put his underwear on and get dressed. To eat. Not turn on the TV. Please do this or that.
Then- he awoke! Even though there is no sunshine in this POS place we live he brought sunshine into my soul. All day was MAGNIFICENT! I never ever asked more than once. Miss. Nancy said he was a angel and was the first to answer all the questions right (genius he is) and when he came home and had dinner he ate all his shrimp and brown rice without talking with his mouth full and without taking an hour to finish. Miss. Allie was a different story-but that can wait. Korbin said I love you several times without me saying it first. I like this kid. I know that sounds funny. But, there is a difference between loving your children and liking them. I grew up loved but not particularly liked and I really truly like my kids. I know Ill like Miss. Allie more as she stops projectile vomiting on my outfit! But, I like to hang out with him and I like to hear what he has to say. Jaxon says he talks incessantly but I find him fascinating. I'm just very happy I got a Korbin Bryce and an Alezxondra Renee because I couldn't do this any other way.

2 comments:

Philip and Jaime Connor said...

Those are the best kind of days!

Eileen said...

I think Maya is cancelling out your sunshine prayers because she just got a new raincoat and kept it on ALL DAY yesterday. She stared out the window and asked, "When is it going to RAIN? I need to try out my new coat!" Sorry about that. I'll tell her to stop.

Anyway, enjoy that sweet boy now. One day he'll be fourteen.