{"id":867,"date":"2010-01-22T17:28:00","date_gmt":"2010-01-22T22:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/livinglovingbreathingboys.com\/?p=867"},"modified":"2010-01-22T17:28:00","modified_gmt":"2010-01-22T22:28:00","slug":"too-much-too-little","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/livinglovingbreathingboys.com\/?p=867","title":{"rendered":"Too Much&#8230; Too Little&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">Do you ever get tired of the rush? &nbsp;I am tired of the rush. &nbsp;It is that time where we should be getting into the van to be on-time for school. &nbsp;Yet then I will be yelling and yapping that endless sing song I do ever morning that really has no impact.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">I can&#8217;t wait for break. &nbsp;Any kind of break. &nbsp;No alarm clock, which is actually pretty useless since I just shut it off and sleep another hour!<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">Oh well&#8230; this is the kind of life we live &#8230; it comes with the perks of education, the luxuries of food, money and comforts. &nbsp;I am not in the midst of rubble, wondering if it is worth it&#8230;. wondering where I will find water&#8230; Can you imagine 4500 children will die in one day from water related issues?<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">As Josh was brushing his teeth, wondering around, waiting for his toothbrush to say, &#8220;Good Job,&#8221; &nbsp;the sink &nbsp;has water running non stop.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">Last night as I got home, reminded the kids for the umpteen time &nbsp;to take in their backpack, mitts, hats&#8230; another sing song that means nothing&#8230; I went to the back of the vehicle to grab a handfull of bags.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">It was one of those moments that happened in slow motion in my head. &nbsp;Yet before I could even utter a four letter word, I felt my feet give way and I found myself doing a major butt plant on the ice.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">OK&#8230; it was a hard fall. &nbsp;I was pretty sure I broke my butt. &nbsp;I couldn&#8217;t move. &nbsp;I wasn&#8217;t sure if I was even alive. &nbsp;The boys come rushing out&#8230; Mommy!!! &nbsp;Some go into the house, &#8220;Daddy!!! Mommy fell!&#8221;<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">After 6 kids, you know what happens to your bladder when you laugh or go on the trampoline? &nbsp;Well then, you can imagine what the force of my not so light frame did to my bladder. &nbsp;Sanj thought it was snow. &nbsp;Nope.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">Yet as I hobbled up the stairs to change and take inventory of my body parts, I couldn&#8217;t help think of the little ones pulled out of the rubble, with no where to go.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">Yes, it is a rushed, fast pace busy life. &nbsp;Yet, how can I complain? &nbsp;I can&#8217;t.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">&nbsp;I can only be grateful. &nbsp;I have so much that makes my life full.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">We have too much at times. <\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">Then they have too little.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">What is there to complain about?<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><i>How I could just bring this little boy home! &nbsp;He looks like a perfect fit add to the craziness of my boys!<\/i><\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_ESvCH9ghcAI\/S1omJuEe27I\/AAAAAAAAC0k\/0Zi3ORb1IEI\/s1600-h\/IMG_5301.JPG.jpeg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" height=\"320\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_ESvCH9ghcAI\/S1omJuEe27I\/AAAAAAAAC0k\/0Zi3ORb1IEI\/s320\/IMG_5301.JPG.jpeg\" width=\"214\" \/><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do you ever get tired of the rush? 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