{"id":906,"date":"2008-07-28T04:20:00","date_gmt":"2008-07-28T12:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mixhart.ca\/blog\/?p=906"},"modified":"2013-11-13T12:22:44","modified_gmt":"2013-11-13T20:22:44","slug":"wrestle-mania","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.mixhart.ca\/index.php\/wrestle-mania\/","title":{"rendered":"Wrestle Mania"},"content":{"rendered":"

I have 2 naughty<\/span> children that have suddenly appeared<\/span> from their beds to tell me they are scared: my 8 year old–of “Spiderwicks…and there’s nothing you can do about it.”<\/span>, my 2 year old–of “monsters.” So, to allow me finish my blog, I have allowed them to crawl into the top bunk with their big sister and join her in the “nest” she’s made with her blankets. Only until I am finished blogging, though.
This after an exhausting<\/span> day….week. Four wonderful children ages 14 through 2 kept me so busy. And today a crazy morning hike with Peter that left us wandering up the back of the mountain on sheer-cliff goat trails, crossing acres of rock slides and narrow, slippery trails. It was a physically and mentally challenging hike. We were climbing free style on parts of that “hike.” My Mom arrived last night and then this am I saw Mom and Kyran off (on the bus) to Nelson.
Felt light headed this evening and took to my bed with a book for the first time ever, it felt. Only to be joined on my bed by three wrestling<\/span> girls<\/span> and eventually their father, which led all three girls to chant “Wrestle! wrestle! WRESTLE!”–trying to get their dad to enter into a game. Well, that<\/span> was it. “OUT!” I said. And then with in minutes, Peter returned to bed, saying he was exhausted and was going right to sleep, and yes, he’s put all three girls to bed.
I got up for water and to return my tea pot to discover…all three still wide awake. Two reading<\/span> in bed and calling out for “chocolate milk!” and one jumping up and down in her crib calling for “Chockie<\/span>!” Fast<\/span> forward to this moment–all three in Mistaya’s<\/span> nest.
A week ahead of packing, shopping for our trip, finishing my marking and perhaps a few morning beach runs to keep me feeling grounded.
PS My darling Tabitha, master chef of continental breakfasts announced this morning, (after I asked if they were enjoying my fresh baked waffles), “Yes, but I think you put a ‘tinch’ too much baking soda in this time.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I have 2 naughty children that have suddenly appeared from their beds to tell me they are scared: my 8 year old–of “Spiderwicks…and there’s nothing you can do about it.”, my 2 year old–of “monsters.” So, to allow me finish … Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"kt_blocks_editor_width":"","_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[24,1],"tags":[138],"class_list":["post-906","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-motherhood","category-uncategorized","tag-modern-family-life"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t