So...being able to experience pregnancy has been wonderful. It has also been incredibly hard. It gives me a whole new appreciation for every single woman who has ever been pregnant....except for those annoying ones who never got sick (just kidding, I appreciate them too!!).
While I have been pretty sick and throwing up all the time, I haven't really had any mood swings or been overly emotional.
Except for last weekend.
I was one ornery girl.
We were trying to replace our fence in the backyard and it was the absolute last thing I wanted to be doing. Therefore, I turned into a super grump.
I'll admit I'm not always in a good mood, but when I do get disgruntled, it usually goes away pretty quickly and I'm back to myself in no time. Not on Saturday. The severe grumpiness went on and on and on. Every little thing bothered me.
I was mad that we didn't live closer to our family so they could come and help....
I was mad that one of the holes we were trying to dig was full of concrete....
I was mad that it was hot....
I was mad that our house was a mess....
I was mad that Millie was making our basement smell like a dog....
I was mad that our lawn needed mowing....
I was mad that Curtis bought speakers from a garage sale that morning....
I was mad that our neighbor kept coming out and talking to us...
I was mad at the stupid bush in our yard...
I was mad because I was hungry and I was mad because I was tired.
And of course, I was mad that we were building a stupid fence in the first place!
It was not a pleasant day. And poor Curtis....poor, poor Curtis.
Luckily by evening my grumpiness started to wear off a little bit. I finally wiped the scowl off my face and I think I might have even smiled a couple of times.
By the next day, we were laughing and joking about what a grump I was. I'm glad it only lasted a day because, really, life is harder when you're grumpy. Poor Curtis didn't like being around me and I didn't even like being around me. I'm glad we can joke about now.
Our weekend may or may not have concluded with our neighbor chewing us out and then calling the cops on us because we may or may not have thrown away some scrap pieces of wood in our shared dumpster. Sheesh...neighbors....I tell ya.
I remember the grumpiness...sounds like you could've used a good dose of chocolate or ice cream or something along those line. ;)
ReplyDeleteGlad you were at least able to joke about being a grump the next day. :)
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