Next event

The other day I was thinking about life... trying to reflect on life and how wonderful the gift of life is in itself. Then I realized how I'm always living my life waiting for the next event... and I think a lot of you can relate to this. I am a planner, therefore each event has to be scheduled ahead of time, and it must be on my calendar or else there is no chance that it will actually happen. Our next event is the arrival of our friends Dylan and India, they arrive Oct 4th. So for the next couple of weeks my job is to get through things efficiently and planning for their arrival. We just finished the last event on my calendar which was a bbq at the farm with my cousins. So now, on to our next. But then I realized how weird that is... because by living by events we forget to appreciate the gift of normal days... the routine days. Which are a blessing just as much as the "event" days. So today, I'm making a point to celebrate the routine-normal day of Monday! Back in the day... when Isabela was in my belly, and I worked full time, Mondays were dreaded... oh boy, another Monday. So far from the weekend... 5 full days of work ahead! Now I realize how silly I was for that... really! Full time mom, there is no Monday, there is no Sunday for that matter.. every day is work day. Don't get me wrong! It is the single most rewarding (not in the money sense.. ) job there is! And I am so very lucky to be able to dedicate my full day to that. But it is work also! So much work! No breaks, no lunch, no 15 minutes surfing the web on work clock, no quick run to the store for a snack, no chatting with grown ups about how much the boss sucks; just plain work... sometimes silent for hours, sometimes dirty work (ohh the poooohhhh), sometimes creative work (trying to keep her busy with a paper towel and a bib), and non-stopping work. My paycheck, her smile, her peaceful sleeping, her clapping, her crawling, her health... all of that is more than enough.
Anyways, its Monday, and she woke up at 5am, and now is down for a 45-60 min nap... so I enjoy this little time to surf the net. And oh yeah... I am so so anxious for Grey's anatomy this week! I hope I can find it online on Friday or Sat to download! I can't wait.. also back this week is How I met your mother, Heroes and 2 and 1/2 men.. .all very good shows. Lots of downloading this weekend.
much love and missing you all.