Six days until Christmas! The pressure is on, but only because I allow it. After all, the in-laws are coming from hundreds of miles away. My husband grew up in an immaculate museum. My house normally looks more like a tornado struck – at least the upstairs. I’m somewhat able to pretend in the downstairs. But, we have the potential to have as many as 20 people here on Christmas day, and the upstairs is needed to keep the kids busy. So I have three days to whip it into shape before company starts arriving.
My problem is that I do not know how to be organized. I just get overwhelmed and don’t know where to start. I can keep a desk at work orderly, and I’m able to keep up with the home school materials. But the files and the books and paperwork – ack!! I need help.
Our poor son hardly stood a chance. His mother is disorganized and his father struggles to pay attention. So it was no surprise to me when they did indeed say last week that Nathan has ADHD. His behavior has been so awful lately. I see a child that in his heart wants so much to please, but he is so impulsive and distracted by everything at all times that he just gets in so much trouble. When I step back from my frustration, I do feel badly for him. I look forward to Father bringing the right people along to help us help him. I’ve never encountered a child with such a mixture of intelligence, curiosity, stubbornness, anxiety, and silliness.
What surprised me about this whole ADHD thing is that they’ve been studying it since 1905. Who knew?
As for our daughter, we have a reprieve. She has been too sick lately to undergo surgery right now. They are giving her three months on preventive antibiotics before we revisit surgery. I’m actually glad. She has a few more months to grow and get stronger. Now the prayer is that she tolerates the antibiotics. Her doctor just moved here from the University of Missouri. So I’ll take this opportunity to give Rob in Missouri a shout-out. Hello, Rob!
And hello everyone else. I hope to post again before Christmas, but there are no guarantees. With two children that resemble small tornadoes and a house feeling the brunt of their storms, I have a lot of work to do! Peace to everyone!
thanks for the shout out! it was fun to see my name as i was just reading along. blessings!
Blessings to you as well, Rob!
blessings to the two of you….heehee
Good grief, you do have a bit on your plate with your daughter and getting ready for 3 billion people on Christmas. I pray for you that you can slide along on the peace slide
Thanks, Sue! I’m not sure when Christmas got so hectic. Someday we’ll just go away and let the rest of our family partake in the circus! For now, I’m gonna practice that peace slide!