Life in a Nutshell
...is my all time most favorite book, by C.S. Lewis. The weather today reminds me of his description of the atmosphere in Hell...or is it Purgatory?
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"Evening was just closing in and it was raining. I had been wandering for hours in similar mean streets, always in the rain and always in evening twilight. Time seemed to have paused on that moment...(...) And just as the evening never advanced to night, so my walking had never brought me to the better parts of town."
It has been misting and cold for days now, with no sunshine poking through, so that it always appears to be dusk. The kids (and I, I admit) are going a bit stir-crazy, as we are too thin-skinned to brave the raw, wet cold and venture outside. I guess this is a kind of Purgatory. And I am constantly saying little prayers to myself during the day, that I can be an example of patience and charity.
Woooowheee. This temporal suffering for sins is not for the faint of heart. Especially when little ones are involved!
It sure is nice to know that there are all you other Moms out there who can relate. And for those of you in the frigid north....how in the world do you maintain your sanity? Even in the winter down here, I can send my kids out to the backyard at least a few times a week!
God bless y'all!
:)
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I am by no means an expert on winters in northern climes, but I have found so far that we have a "winter schedule" and a "rest of the year" schedule. And we do try to go and expend energy playing in the snow when possible, though our outside playtime is far less frequent than during the rest of the year. If we had a large playroom, I would totally encourage the kids to cavort in there!
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I wanted to add that dancing to music, (gentle!) pillow fights, and (gentle!) wrestling are great for cabin fever too! :-)
The kids have been having a "not-so-gentle" pillow/wrestling session every evening after dinner for the past few nights.....
The result thus far has been a few bruised heads from huge pillows being hurled at unsuspecting ones who, in turn, throw their bodies in defense.....
I just look the other way.......
(and pray for nicer weather!)
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Indoor parades and basements help a lot here! Still, we all have a bit of spring fever at this point. I still keep meaning to clear out more of the toys in the basement so the kids can roller-blade there.
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