If you will allow me to have one moment to vent I’ll move back to happier things tomorrow. I won’t be offended at all if no one chooses to read this – everyone needs moments to vent and this is mine. I would like to premise this by saying a couple of things . . . I try to keep our home life (no matter the condition or situation) as peaceful, smooth and “normal” as possible. I work hard to keep the tone and mood happy and thankful. I work so hard on the latter in fact that occasionally I find myself exhausted (yes, I was very shocked to discover this)!
Our 11 year old was allowed to stay up and watch Extreme Makeover Home Edition with me tonight – he was so excited! He loved watching what they did for the family since things like that fascinate him. Of course he loved the “Spy Room” they did for one of the boys. Anyway, I was a smidge sad when at the end of the show he looked at me and said “I sure wish they could come help us with the basement!” Ugh – heart breaking – choking back tears! The kid didn’t ask for a new house, he didn’t ask for his own bedroom (though he has asked that on other occasions), he didn’t ask for a bigger house, he simply wanted the basement done because he’s tired of how hard his Dad works to make more room for him and his brothers!
I on the other hand have more concerns than simply the amount of room we need. Yes I realize that our house is extremely small, but honestly with the right storage situations we could make it work for a little longer – and happily. Granted, we cannot fit another set of bunk beds anywhere, so once the twins outgrow their cribs we’re sunk. But really, for me it’s the health issues! I can’t tell you how many people have asked if all of the babies’ health problems are caused by the conditions in the house – and I have to honestly wonder myself. The conditions aren’t anything I can do anything about either – old windows, drafty doors, lack of proper heating, mold, moisture . . . no need to go on – you get the idea.
I know that we are doing the very best we can to make everything functional and yet it never seems to be getting any closer. We are looking into every option available to fix this ASAP, but there is only so much you can do in a short amount of time – so we PRAY!
Ok, I’m done! Just needed to get the feelings brought on my my son’s comment out! That makes it possible to continue on without any hangups LOL! Tomorrow – greener pastures, happier thoughts and the better part of everyday life!