ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL...
Its official... I am injured. I had my yearly physical today and it was confirmed as extreme tendinitis. I am not allowed to run or do anything that impacts my foot too severely for about a month and I have stretches and exercises I have to do. This all depresses me. I just want to run! I feel good when I run. I feel strong and speedy (despite the fact that I'm not). I get jealous of people who get to run when I don't. Grrrr.... I guess this is payback for childhood. I never got hurt when I was a kid. Everyone of my siblings broke something by the time they were in high school. I just dislocated my shoulder a few times, dropped a weight on my foot (nothing broke), and had various strains and sprains but nothing major. I was lucky... Well its all catching up with me now :(
But in the spirit of staying positive to promote healing, I will think positively. Currently, I have realized just how amazingly smart my son is. He loves playing in his room. I think its because my husband and I don't let him play in there at all. Because we had to transition him to a bed, we've tried to establish that his room is for sleeping and sleeping only as to discourage any monkey business after the lights are off and the doors are closed. Well, as all 2 year olds, he has hit the stage of meltdowns. When he melts down and I just can't take it, I say "uh-oh" and whisk him to his room. The first 2 or 3 weeks of this he would just pass out from being exhausted. That is until he realized that he can get out of bed and turn the lights on. Now, I am CONVINCED that he has a meltdown just to go to his room. Like I said, tiny genius.
Easter is coming and I really can't wait. I like Easter. Its probably my second most favorite celebratory time of year (behind Thanksgiving and before Christmas). It means new, and hope, and fresh starts. It means possibilities and redemption. My family had a small Easter tradition. We had baskets and we had Mass on Easter Sunday but that was about it. My dad would buy my mom, sisters, and me corsages to wear to church. It wasn't until I started dating my husband that I experienced a different kind of Easter.
He is Ukrainian (mom's side) and Southern (dad's side). His Ukrainian family really does up Easter and I LOVE IT!!! They do blessing of the baskets on Saturday at his Grandparent's church. Its the whole nine yards - incense, gentle "chanting" (not really chanting but its in Ukrainian so it sounds like it), candles, and PASKA (which I love baking - its his Baba's recipe)!!! Then its the whole family, afterward, hanging out and eating pizza because cooking is work and you don't work at Easter. Its AWESOME!!! I love being with his family. I love watching my son interact with his family. To me, this time is just so less stressful than Christmas or Thanksgiving. This time is just effortless.
AND since he is 2.5, we've been playing up the Easter bunny aspect of things. He loves the Easter bunny more than Santa. We recently watched Rise of the Guardians and it was awesome! I highly recommend it for any kid (or adult who needs to be reminded of believing). But now I can't wait for an Easter egg hunt ON TOP of hanging out with family.
Essentially, I have a lot to look forward to, despite my current injury... :)
What are you looking forward to?
Kathy
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