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Nov. 4th, 2005 02:49 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
mommydamaBrad's "farewell" party is tonight at his 1SGTs house. It should be interesting. I think I may get to hear some things about Brad I didn't know, which is always fun. I've been cleaning like a madwoman all day to get ready for the babysitter. I don't know why I always leave this all until the last minute. I don't seem to be able to clean on a schedule and keep things nice. I just clean when I notice it MUST be cleaned, or when someone is coming over. That is no way to live. I've made lots of schedules for myself over the years, but I never seem to be able to stick to any of them. I'm sadly laking in the self-discipline department.
The girls have been remarkably helpful. Picking things up when I ask them to so, helping me scrub the tile floors. They love getting on their hands and knees with a washcloth. It is so great. They look so cute. Mari and Zoe are actually quite good at it, Mari in a very methodical way and Zoe in a bit more of a random pattern. Luci mostly just has fun getting her cloth wet and partially squeezing it out and dripping everywhere. At least she gets things wet. Heh.
More seriously, Zoe seems to have discovered the concept of death. She asked me yesterday what happens when someone dies. We talked about being with Christ and the Saints. But shortly into the conversation I realized that what she was really asking is what happens to our bodies. She asked me if our hearts stop beating and if we stop breathing. Then today, out of nowhere, she said "I don't want you to die, Mommy!" in a really tearful voice! And followed that up quickly with "I don't want to die either!" At not quite four years old, it seems early for her to be so concerned about this. She has very little experience with death. Just bugs and a bird one time. I think most of this is coming from her fascination with icons of Christ on the Cross. She really stares at them. And wants to know exactly what happened to Him and why He is hanging there. Poor thing, at one point, after I had explained about Christ's death again, she got very upset and said "I don't want to hang on a cross! It will hurt!" I think she thought that was how all people die or something. It was pretty traumatic. I'm trying to handle it matter of factly, while being very comforting and peaceful about it.
Luci has been sleeping really well lately. In bed, asleep, by 8:30pm. It is great. Also means our entire schedule has moved an hour earlier, as everyone is up before 7am most mornings. I like that too. I feel like somehow that one more hour in the morning allows us to get so much more done. I feel more accomplished. It is a much better schedule for Brad too. The girls actually see him in the mornings occasionally and briefly, when he doesn't go to PT.
The girls have been remarkably helpful. Picking things up when I ask them to so, helping me scrub the tile floors. They love getting on their hands and knees with a washcloth. It is so great. They look so cute. Mari and Zoe are actually quite good at it, Mari in a very methodical way and Zoe in a bit more of a random pattern. Luci mostly just has fun getting her cloth wet and partially squeezing it out and dripping everywhere. At least she gets things wet. Heh.
More seriously, Zoe seems to have discovered the concept of death. She asked me yesterday what happens when someone dies. We talked about being with Christ and the Saints. But shortly into the conversation I realized that what she was really asking is what happens to our bodies. She asked me if our hearts stop beating and if we stop breathing. Then today, out of nowhere, she said "I don't want you to die, Mommy!" in a really tearful voice! And followed that up quickly with "I don't want to die either!" At not quite four years old, it seems early for her to be so concerned about this. She has very little experience with death. Just bugs and a bird one time. I think most of this is coming from her fascination with icons of Christ on the Cross. She really stares at them. And wants to know exactly what happened to Him and why He is hanging there. Poor thing, at one point, after I had explained about Christ's death again, she got very upset and said "I don't want to hang on a cross! It will hurt!" I think she thought that was how all people die or something. It was pretty traumatic. I'm trying to handle it matter of factly, while being very comforting and peaceful about it.
Luci has been sleeping really well lately. In bed, asleep, by 8:30pm. It is great. Also means our entire schedule has moved an hour earlier, as everyone is up before 7am most mornings. I like that too. I feel like somehow that one more hour in the morning allows us to get so much more done. I feel more accomplished. It is a much better schedule for Brad too. The girls actually see him in the mornings occasionally and briefly, when he doesn't go to PT.
