April 14, 2010
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Currently…
Asher has pink-eye.
Judah has strep throat.
Jocelyn is feeling sick like maybe i’m getting strep throat.
Josh is fine. (as usual)Enjoying:
the sound of Asher cooing in the chair beside me.
that Judah is off playing somewhere and not whinging beside me. (although i’m sorry if Judah is inside Rhonda’s house bugging her… i hope she’ll send him out if that’s the case).
the new red carpet from the Cleggs.Excited about:
(Josh) using the new fireplace insert/slow burning fireplace we bought off the Adolf’s.
(Jocelyn) Christmas with my parents in Madagascar. woot, woot!!
Josh going to South Africa and coming back with brown sugar, among other goodies.
walking up to Aero Pizza to order a litre of icecream. yum.
the possibility of Josh finding an icecream maker in SA.
the intermittently working internet.
what i’m thinking of getting Josh for his birthday next month.Not excited about:
Judah being on school holidays for the next 2 weeks, during one of which Josh will be in South Africa…
the character reformation i feel i’m currently experiencing.
Asher’s new night-time frequent feeding schedule.
being sick. Again!
constantly being fatigued due to night feeds and illness.
the fact that the Cleggs are gone.
the imminent garage sale chez moi this saturday. i dont know if you know how terrible i am at simple addition, and how much addition selling stuff requires.
the intermittently working internet.Watching:
Chuck, Season 1
Alias, Season 1 (this is my nursing tv, since i know Josh doesnt want to watch it)Reading:
the Psalms of Ascent and corresponding homework by Beth Moore
Dora the Explorer’s bedtime story collection
The complete collection of Curious George
Brown Bear, Brown Bear
Fire Sea, or whatever that 3rd book in the Death Gate Cycle series is called.Wishing for:
Gordon Neufeld’s “Hold onto your Kids”
More male playmates for Judah, who will STAY in Madagascar for longer term.
an exersaucer (sp) for Asher
a good night’s sleep…
good nights sleep for the rest of my life. LOL.
wisdom in all sorts of troubling dilemmas.
Madagascar to sort out her problems and, subsequently, people to get jobs again and, subsequently, little girls not having to “work” to live.
a full time cook who knows how to cook nice things to eat
a coffee shop with american style coffees and nice things to eat on our side of town
to be able to attend my little brothers wedding without having to travel 35 hours to do so.
more good friends who will stay here at least as long as we will.
the freedom of simplicity.
Comments (5)
You’re a very brave woman, Jocelyn! Unless you knew that before
! Especially being there for God, no matter how you feel, and what you have to go through often times. Especially being there for Josh, when he is away for a week or several days. Especially being there for people you serve, and growing in Christ’s love for them.
The night sleep will come…. sooner or later
I am sure. I haven’t “slept” a normal night sleep for about six years. 
But time to time it comes. And gets better and better 
( every year)
Hope you and the boys get better! Will be praying for you!
I love the book Hold on to your kids!! And I don’t even have kids! i was always recomending it to people at mcnally. It is co-authored by an absolutely brilliant guy: Gabor Matte. Sending love! sorry to hear everyone is sick!
i echo the last two comments – ‘good night’s sleep? what’s that?’
and, ‘hold on to your kids’ is absolutely brilliant!! i read it once and would like to own it as well!
fiona
1. i would like to see picture of new red carpet. (sounds swanky!)
2. wonderful post! it is a great window into your “right now”.3. with two rave reviews for “hold on to your kids” i think i might have to run out and buy a copy.4. i’ve heard that we’ll never sleep well again. not to be a “debbie downer”!
(youtube it.)
Christal,
The red carpet is nothing really special. It’s just red. and a carpet. Rugs are VERY expensive here, so we dont have many of them and we have a BIG house with mostly hardwood flooring, which is in desperate need of covering so it doesnt look like a roller rink.
so, it’s great that everyone sees the recommendations for the Neufeld book here on my post, but this means everyone will be going out to buy and then read it while i sit here wishing for it.
LOL. I’ll ask for it for Christmas. Perhaps by that time i will be a) sleeping through the night and b) have the free time to read books that require brain power.