I missed it
I always complain to Ari how life is so short and we have to run to spend time with our kids - especially when it comes to putting them to bed at night!
When Ari is away, I have double duty. I need to be putting Ely to sleep at the same time that I have to be helping the big girls with homework or other stuff they need. It's always hard and something or someone always looses out.
Tonight it happened.
Someone else might say that Ely lost out. But I feel and KNOW that I lost out!
Ely was ready for bed - in PJs, teeth brushed, face and hands washed. She climbed up into her bed (she shares a bunk bed with big sister MB) and chose her book to read. (you probably guessed which one!)
Just then NED asked me to drive her to her calligraphy lesson. I usually make her walk, but she wasn't feeling 100% today and I promised to take her when she asked me earlier.
I told Ely to wait for me in her bed and I'd be right back to read to her and say shema (night prayers).
Ely asked, "Are you coming right back? In two minutes?"
I assured her I would be right back and she should stay in her bed until I got back. MB was doing her homework at the kitchen table, so I quickly drove NED to her lesson.
But I missed it. And I knew I would.
When I got back, Ely was asleep. Not even 5 minutes and she was sucking away on her thumb. I feel jipped! She will tell me in the morning, too; how I didn't read her a book and will have to do so before she goes to gan.
But I missed it. I missed my baby falling asleep. I missed the opportunity tonight to say Shema with her, to thank G-d for her day.
I missed it and now I feel sad.
Life is too short and too fast. Gotta grab the moments.
On the other hand, I got to spend 5 quiet minutes with NED in the car...
Gotta look on the bright side, I guess.
Don't miss your moment today!
posted by Sarah Smile @ 6:20 AM
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4 Comments:
Hi SB. Sorry I can't comment as much as I would like to but I read everyone of your blogs! The Rabbi also has said to us to take advantage of our opportunities and I have passed that on to my kids. I never have asked him about what happens when two opportunities present themselves to you at the same time. Ask him when you see him next over there!
Love
Big Brother
One of the highlights of working in camp HASC with little kids with disabilities was putting them to sleep at night. I used to love to tuck them in and say Shema with them. I still remember from years ago their little peculiarities and things they would do or say every night when i would try to get them to say Shema and go to sleep. I would cherish those moments and even continued to do them for kids that were no longer in my bunk from previous years or on my "days off" when i would stick around to enjoy the kids without having the official responsibilities.
Oh the good old days of Yehudah whispering the Shema to himself, Shia's raspy voice, David saying "you sleep on my bed," and all the other holy children of the bunk. I miss those kids and those experiences.
Thanks for the reminder:)
-jeffrey
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Sufferers are three times more likely to replace their beds when they no longer feel comfortable (65% compared with just 20%).
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I never realised how important a good bed was until I got a bad back�.
Over 1,400 members of BackCare, the national organisation for healthy backs, responded to our Back Your Bed survey - the first of its kind to explore the views on beds of those who suffer from bad backs and the experts who treat them.
SUMMARY OF THE BACK YOUR BED SURVEY RESULTS
Buying a good bed is one of the most important purchases you can make when it comes to back pain relief. Nine out of 10 say their bed is more important to them since they developed back pain; 98% agreed that a good, supportive bed could help a bad back. 82% of experts felt that the right bed could help prevent back pain.
"If you cannot rest properly and sleep well, this hinders recovery from back problems."
A firm, supportive bed, not a hard one, can do wonders to ease and even prevent bad backs. Only 22% of sufferers had bought a bed classed as �orthopaedic�; while 28% describe their bed support as �medium�. Only 6% of experts would recommend an orthopaedic bed to patients.
Three quarters would be prepared to spend more than �500 on a new bed: compared with just 36% of the �normal� population. Nearly one in 10 would pay more than �2,000 for a new bed to get the comfort and relief they need.
Back pain sufferers are twice as likely as the rest of the population to own a new bed - 50% have beds that are less than five years old compared to the national average of 24%.
88% are satisfied with their choice � but 16% said they would get a better quality one next time; while 9% would opt for something firmer; 5% said they would choose a softer bed and 4% wanted a bigger one.
Sufferers are three times more likely to replace their beds when they no longer feel comfortable (65% compared with just 20%).
31% own a king size bed compared with 11% generally. Separate mattresses zipped together are also popular with couples whose support needs differ or who are easily disturbed by their partner's movements. top
So worth considering when buying a
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