tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5911211676351267954.post6126022980010897750..comments2023-08-16T09:35:54.158-04:00Comments on "Jenny Sue Got Married": This is the Story of My LifeJenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00281420407748540105noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5911211676351267954.post-82223203883091817162009-04-03T03:36:00.000-04:002009-04-03T03:36:00.000-04:00Well...I have MAJOR childhood memories of being ov...Well...I have MAJOR childhood memories of being overwhelmed with fear at night. My parents wouldn't let me in their bed but RARELY. And they kept their room below zero in the winter. Really - all the windows open while they slept! Anyway, I recall huddling on the floor in their room, or if I couldn't stand it, on the floor outside their door. How pathetic. It was probably in one of those midnight miseries that I decided I'd ALWAYS let frightened children sleep with me! HM....I think that's why we eventually put a little antique half-bed in our room! She slept in our room until she left home. And Aidan, mainly because his attic room was either too hot in summer or too cold in winter made a "nest" on the floor in there. Not quite the "family bed" - but the "family room" anyway.<BR/><BR/>Fast forward to the second time around. Now I am the one who, like Al - HATED to have anyone touch me while I was sleeping. HATED it. Not exactly romantic, eh? However, somehow with Anastasia, I changed completely. She is the BEST snuggler imaginable, and I actually got used to sleeping entwined with her. We even bought a bigger bed so that we could more comfortably sleep 3. Then Zhen joined us. Four was tight. When Rosie, the dog got on.....we were REALLY cozy! Now that Craig is in Korea, I have Anastasia on one side and Zhen on the other and I am in bliss, absolute bliss.<BR/><BR/>And yes - if I took a nap, my house would look like that, too. Or worse. The little ones like to make "tents".Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12623179886908222942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5911211676351267954.post-81469599400883387382009-04-02T23:40:00.000-04:002009-04-02T23:40:00.000-04:00Looks normal to me, and I love the purple/ burgund...Looks normal to me, and I love the purple/ burgundy color walls!The Accidental Mommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00409271721074309249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5911211676351267954.post-85645244734525893152009-04-02T22:41:00.000-04:002009-04-02T22:41:00.000-04:00It's so hard to function with little sleep! I thin...It's so hard to function with little sleep! I think it's such a struggle to keep my house clean when my kids mess it up again within 5 minutes. I say just enjoy your kids and don't stress about having everything clean all the time.<BR/><BR/>XOXO<BR/>JenJen @ tatertotsandjello.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13270956429192534316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5911211676351267954.post-14714005041972752252009-04-02T22:28:00.000-04:002009-04-02T22:28:00.000-04:00I really have let go of wanting my house to look p...I really have let go of wanting my house to look perfect. . . to some extent. I'm just continually amazed at how FAST it gets messy!<BR/><BR/>I agree that our children are worth much more than having a neat house.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00281420407748540105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5911211676351267954.post-22463776968129804542009-04-02T21:32:00.000-04:002009-04-02T21:32:00.000-04:00I'm with you. And for me the whole equation ends ...I'm with you. And for me the whole equation ends with Grouchy, Irritable Momma. It's a bad cycle.<BR/><BR/>I've also been thinking lately that my aversion to messes and hassles is a large hinderance to my job as a parent.<BR/><BR/>But, children are really a blessing and it's the struggles that I have in my responsibility to them that are sending me straight to Heaven! I need to get better at thanking God daily for the vocation he gave me as wife and mother. :)Dianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07756685881431328451noreply@blogger.com