Today I had a little playgroup with 2 other moms and their kids. One of them asked me if I knew who Stephanie Nielson was. I didn't know who she was. Tiffany told me that she was a mother who was in a plane crash here in AZ and got severely burned and was in a coma for 3 months. She's alive and well now. I'm not sure how the topic came up, and it really didn't get much further than that because--well you know how kids are-one thing happens and it gets chaotic, interrupted and crazy!! So I didn't give much more thought on that.
Savannah is napping and I've got the TV on Ch 3 listening to some shows. Commercial for Oprah comes on and it shows a couple of stories that will be on her show today. One of them was about a mom, who was in a plane crash and was severely burned and was in a coma. Of course they didn't say who it was-so to lure you in to watch the show, but instantly I was reminded of Stephanie Nielson, and wondered if it could've been her.
I watched Oprah and when they came to this story, it was about Stephanie Nielson!! So I got to learn more about her incident and was amazed at her strength, courage, and diligence in survival and motherhood. They had a viewer who wrote to Oprah saying, "..playing Play-doh makes me want to kill myself.." and that she didn't like being a stay-at-home mom. Oprah decided to have that viewer go spend that day with Stephanie. After that experience, she realized how she was taking so many of the simple things for granted and made some changes in her home.
I realized that I, too, had been itching for a change from Stay-At-Home mom. When we thought Jason would lose his job, I entertained the thought of him staying at home and me going to work. It actually seemed appealing to me at times (especially those times when it seemed Savannah was into EVERYTHING!). Thank goodness we don't have to worry about that anymore-he's still working at UOP.
There are times I just feel lazy and don't want to do anything. This story has helped me to realize that I should be grateful for what I have and to not take things for granted.
One of the things that I feel I've been better at is cooking. I use to hardly ever cook. If I did, it was Mac N Cheese, Top Ramen, or boxed meals. Definitely nothing from scratch. For the last month or so, I've been focusing on finding menus and getting them ready for when Jason comes home from work. At first I just started out with Crockpot meals, cuz those are pretty simple and easy. I started making homemade rolls (using my breadmaker) and Savannah LOVES those! When she hears the machine going, she immediately goes, "ah (really surprised-like) ....ROLLS!!" and I find joy in seeing her delight!
Anyway, I am really grateful to be able to stay at home with Savannah and spend time with her. The hard part is remembering this when she is being difficult.
How blessed we are to be mothers!
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