Thoughts Before Reality Starts

And here ends my medical leave. I sat down tonight to write something meaningful, profound and insightful, but all I really want to say is I relished in every moment with my kids today, especially Caleb.

I hugged him a little tighter, I incorporated a kiss into every game we played, I let him have as many fruit snacks as he wanted, I fixed his train track every time it broke, I made him a chocolate milkshake before dinner, I quickly responded to “Mommy, I hold you for a little bit”, I let him stay in the bath after the two-minute timer went off,  before bed I read him 5 books instead of 3 books and lastly and probably his favorite, I counted to 100 twice as I rocked him before laying him down to sleep for the night. Most kids request a song or music or prayers or some catchy ritual between the child and the parent, Caleb requests counting and will listen for as high as you are willing to go. Our rule is 1-100 one time, but tonight he got it twice and I loved knowing how happy that made him.

We had one heck of a day and quite the ride the past 6 weeks. I can’t say enough how thankful we are for the love and support we have received.

This time it really is back to my job, my real job. So here goes, I’m ready to tackle 2017.  Happy New Year from the Kasner Klan. It takes a village, and I’m glad I have one to help!