Can you believe it? Almost done my ten days of positive goodness blogs....okay, so they weren't ten days straight, but ten days nonetheless...lol. I have received some feedback about how I should keep this going and not stop after the ten days. I know most of you reading are following from my facebook links and I would like to know what you think about this thought. If you would like me to continue these writings I will certainly do my best to keep it up. Just leave a comment on the post, or you can comment on the link I post on Facebook.
Okay..so today was a little interesting...a wee bit thought provoking for me. My son....10 1/2 years old tells me last night he's not feeling well. I take his temperature and it's actually a few degrees low! What does THAT mean? I dunno...Anyway, he seemed fine and had a good sleep but this morning tells me he still does not feel well. So I decided he could stay home from school. I told him if he stayed home that also meant he couldn't go to his Jiu Jitsu class, and he couldn't go to the neighbor's place to play. Now....for those of you who do not know, I am a full time student and single mother. Over the past few years I have had quite a bit of time to spend with my son, but this semester, my last one before graduating is getting to be very busy. Although I am only in school two days a week (monday and friday), I am also doing my practicum shifts twice a week (tuesday and thursday). These shifts alternate from week to week between a day shift and an evening shift. When it is an evening shift I don't get home until 11:30 - 12:00 so the time for us basically consists of first thing in the morning when we are rushing to get him off to school. Now....on top of the classes and practicum shifts I have also been hired as a relief staff at the same agency and have been taking on two shifts each week for actual paid work...(a novel concept, I know...lol)...so this leaves one day a week where I don't have to work or go to school. I know you are probably wondering how this all ties together but keep reading...LOL. So anyway......My son has really noticed the decrease in my presence at home. We have talked about it, and he knows it's a good thing, that it will give me more experience towards getting a job, as well as the extra money will help us out as well. SO!!! back to Jaden and him being sick....(the ties are forming)....He was SOOOO not sick...lol. There was nothing wrong with him at all. He was in good spirits, he was eating his meals, and I started to think he maybe just wanted to spend some time together to make up for the lack of time we've had. Anyway, he said he wasn't faking, but I think he was...and to be honest I think it's sweet. We got up this morning, I put on coffee and laundry...(yes...in that order...priorities you know)...and then we sat down and played a game of Monopoly. It was pretty awesome. It was a couple hours straight of just us and a fun game. No interruptions, no cell phone, no computer, just him and I and Monopoly.
So the positive today is the love I have from my child. One who misses his mom so much lately that he decides to be "sick" so we can have some time together. That couple hours with him today was the best time I have spent all week....well..that and the kisses and snuggles :) So be sure to make time for those little ones, because sometimes we don't really realize how busy we get at times and who ends up getting the short end of the stick at times, but I guarantee you even though we don't notice, they sure do.
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