Family

Thanks For The Advice

/ Dawn Kasal-Finley / 2 Comments

I know that is seems like talking to my grandmother would be the way to go.  I wish it were.  But my grandmother can be difficult-when it comes to this kind of thing.  She is not–at least for me–the kind of grandmother I can sit an talk to about things openly.  Not even my dad would confront her.  She can hold a grudge and be stubborn. 

I know it wasn’t an oversight that she didn’t give me a quilt.  My grandmother doesn’t forget–she is bound by tradition and good manners.  I know that might seem contradictory as it was bad manners for her to not make me a quilt.  I was talking with my brother today and he is ready to say something.  Because I just can’t.  I hate confrontation and it would be a big bru-ha-ha. 

I will consider saying something to her, but I just don’t think it will make much of a difference and there are some who are not open to nor willing to learn the lessons that they could learn.  Sadly, my grandmother is one of these women. 

Thanks for listening…

Stacie, I know you tagged me-I am doing that post for Friday.

The Smallest Slight Seems Huge

/ Dawn Kasal-Finley / 11 Comments

Yesterday we went to my cousin’s baby shower.  She is the third cousin to have a baby/baby shower.  The first was my cousin Marsha whose daughter is nearly 16–so it’s been a while.  Then there was me in 2006 for Noah and now another cousin. 

My children went and they are such a part of the family and they are loved and I have never noticed a difference in the way they are treated and received until yesterday.  My cousin opened up a present from my grandmother and it was a quilt that she made–then I remembered my other cousin got a quilt too–made by my grandmother.  All of the children born have been given quilts–my dad and mom got quilts when we were born, etc. 

I did not get a quilt for Noah.  I am sad and hurt and don’t know what to do about it. It feels silly to be so upset over this slight.  But that is what it is–a slight.  Something that says my family isn’t something to be celebrated in that way.  I am sad.

Life’s Little Moments

/ Dawn Kasal-Finley / 1 Comment

I forget how fast the time goes.  I have been working really hard at documenting life’s little moments.  Trying to capture as many of my kids toddlerhood as possible before school and all of those other things stand in the way of capturing all of these moments. 

Here are a couple of my favorites…

 

What I Should Be Doing

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  1. My statistics homework.
  2. Laundry
  3. Dishes
  4. Cleaning
  5. Having coffee
  6. Making/Eating breakfast
  7. Playing with Noah

What am I doing?  Laying on the couch trying to keep my eyes open.  I am not feeling well and of course, I have a huge stats test tonight and a big assignment due tonight.  Bill is out of town and the kids have me on high energy alert.  Noah does have school today, so I should be able to get some work done, but Zo keeps me pretty busy–as she isn’t as much into independent play as Noah was/is. 

Can’t wait for this weekend–I get to get away and have a weekend without my kids.  I’ll miss them, but boy do I need it.

One Week Down

/ Dawn Kasal-Finley / 6 Comments

approximately 936 until Peepers joins Minnow away at college.  Okay.  I’m not really counting down as that would be depressing. 

Well, we have been home for a week now and I am just as exhausted as I was the day I arrived home.  It is a different tired, but the depth of the tiredness is the same.  I know the tiredness will fade in a month or two or ten, but for now I am just trying to deal with it.  I am not doing it as gracefully as I could but that is okay.  We are all still alive and that is what really matters. 

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Minnow is adjusting better than I could have every imagined.  He has not shown any signs of jealousy at all.  He is patient and sweet.  Peepers is the first person he asks about everyday when he wakes up.  It is cute. I am sure that they are going to be buds once Peepers gets a little bit older.  He held her for the first time this week–I am not sure you can call it holding but she sat in his lap and they played.  It was so very cute.  Peepers is getting so much stronger.  She is sitting up and doing great–she of course tips over easily but that is due to the fact that her head is huge and her body has not quite caught up yet. 

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Today is a special day–Hubby’s birthday.  We laid low today–Hubby played golf with his friends from work and I took care of the kiddos. This was the first day that I had the kids by myself all day.  I have to admit it wasn’t too bad–exhausting but manageable.  Yesterday we went to my dads to celebrate Hubby’s birthday and the fourth.  We did a few toddler friendly fireworks–snakes and smoke bombs.  Minnow had a blast as did Peepers.  We sang happy birthday and had a great time. 

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