Yesterday we were sitting in church when I looked down at Grant's hands and was disgusted at the amount of dirt that was caked in his very long finger nails. I realized the reason I had never seen such a sight before was because Joe has always regulary clipped our kids fingernails. Every week he calls them one at a time into the bathroom, sits them on his lap, and clips their nails while holding their hands over the garbage can. When I saw Grant's nails on Sunday it made me realize how much my husband does for me and the kids that I take for granted.
Joe called yesterday and talked to each of the kids for a minute. One of the first things Hans said to him was "I miss you Dad. It's so boring here without you to play with." Of course it was a wake up call to me to shape up and start playing with my kids more instead of being such a work horse, but even more than that I realized how much time Joe spends entertaining the kids when he comes home from work. I'm sure he just wants to wind down and relax at that time, yet he knows the kids need that kind of attention from him every day and sacrifices for them. I never realized how deficient I was in this area until he left on this trip.
I continue to learn a lot more about myself, my strengths, and my weaknesses. I'm actually grateful for the eye opening experiences that have come my way this past week. It's time to make some changes!
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Hi Alison, Amy Lee here. I know what you mean. My Joe is the one with all the energy and fun in our family. I've told myself lately that every 30 minutes during the day I need to stop what I'm working on and spend some time playing with my kids. When I've actually taken the challenge upon myself I have been amazed at how much better I feel.
Amy, great to hear from you! Thanks for your comments. I think your idea is great and I'm going to try it out this week!
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