A new perspective

by Cora

Nobody said it would be easy. My Mom on bed rest and worried about the baby. I think Jack and I have the best part of this situation and I'm going to take a new perspective on it like my Mom is.

Mom has been getting up every morning with a positive attitude. She is in a better mood, and actually getting things done for school and basketball. I absolutely love having her home. I could stare at her all day, and Jack and I fight to sit next to her in the chair or even on the floor at her feet. But I got to sit by her last night.

She will play with us and pay attention to us everyday. Before it was not that way. Mom and Dad both have to work and they both have demanding jobs. Dad sometimes has to leave town for a few days to a week. Not like before, but he still has to go check on some jobs out of town or even the state. Dad's hours are pretty normal though and when he get home he has his routine of kissing Mom, and then petting me and Jack.

Mom on the other hand works weird hours. She coached volleyball and basketball this past year and was very busy. There is a time when they both overlap too and Mom was working 14 plus hours a day, and that is when we lost Drew. She sometimes thinks that her working so much was one of the reasons that Drew didn't make it. Maybe that is why she has to stay home with us. Anyway, she is really excited cause the next school year they are really working with her and the fact that Mom will have a new baby. She does have more responsibilities, but she will be able to be home more often. She will not be coaching volleyball anymore, which I know was a hard decision for her, since volleyball is her love, but I think it is the best decision she's made besides taking me home.

So Grandma Jo..... don't worry cause we are taking good care of Mom. She is staying in her chair for the most part. We are also keeping her happy, especially now that Jack is staying in the yard!