Comments on: The Escape http://mary.wigley-family.com/?p=1981 And Jordan, John Michael, Matthew and Jackson Mon, 06 Sep 2010 15:33:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Joan http://mary.wigley-family.com/?p=1981#comment-1377 Joan Wed, 03 Feb 2010 19:11:19 +0000 http://mary.wigley-family.com/?p=1981#comment-1377 You can call me and gossip!!! hehe! You can call me and gossip!!! hehe!

]]> By: kimberly http://mary.wigley-family.com/?p=1981#comment-1340 kimberly Fri, 29 Jan 2010 02:05:36 +0000 http://mary.wigley-family.com/?p=1981#comment-1340 Mary Avery....seriously, take your me time whenever, however you can get it. Even if it's just 15 minutes, or a longer evening at Starbucks....it makes you an even better mother to take care of yourself as well. YOU are the most integral part, so YOU need to remember that you are deserving of YOU time. Looking back in life, you will not regret leaving a basket of unfolded laundry for the night, or supper dishes left in the sink to soak, even baked on lasagna supper dishes, or bathoom rugs that didn't get washed this week or last, and so forth. There's a million things that could be added to this list....and they each wait until AFTER you take some time for yourself. It may not happen everyday, but over time, you'll be amazed at where you can squeeze in a moment here and there, chisel out a little chunk of time, just for MA. :) Mary Avery….seriously, take your me time whenever, however you can get it. Even if it’s just 15 minutes, or a longer evening at Starbucks….it makes you an even better mother to take care of yourself as well. YOU are the most integral part, so YOU need to remember that you are deserving of YOU time. Looking back in life, you will not regret leaving a basket of unfolded laundry for the night, or supper dishes left in the sink to soak, even baked on lasagna supper dishes, or bathoom rugs that didn’t get washed this week or last, and so forth. There’s a million things that could be added to this list….and they each wait until AFTER you take some time for yourself. It may not happen everyday, but over time, you’ll be amazed at where you can squeeze in a moment here and there, chisel out a little chunk of time, just for MA. :)

]]> By: courtney stephenson http://mary.wigley-family.com/?p=1981#comment-1336 courtney stephenson Thu, 28 Jan 2010 18:20:14 +0000 http://mary.wigley-family.com/?p=1981#comment-1336 oh yes, she only goes on Thursdays. Totally don't want you to think that I stay at home and send her off 5 days a week, HA! But that 1 day is marvelous! Also, our gym has free child care. Maybe there's one there too? It's awesome. oh yes, she only goes on Thursdays. Totally don’t want you to think that I stay at home and send her off 5 days a week, HA! But that 1 day is marvelous! Also, our gym has free child care. Maybe there’s one there too? It’s awesome.

]]> By: courtney stephenson http://mary.wigley-family.com/?p=1981#comment-1335 courtney stephenson Thu, 28 Jan 2010 18:19:18 +0000 http://mary.wigley-family.com/?p=1981#comment-1335 We haven't even met but I already think you're such a good mom! I only have one little girl, Lauren, who is 14 months old. I just enrolled her in a Parent's Day Out program at church. It was super cheap, $15 a day, from 9:30-2:30. It's done wonders for my me time. I wonder if they have that there? We haven’t even met but I already think you’re such a good mom! I only have one little girl, Lauren, who is 14 months old. I just enrolled her in a Parent’s Day Out program at church. It was super cheap, $15 a day, from 9:30-2:30. It’s done wonders for my me time. I wonder if they have that there?

]]> By: Jane (Grams, GaGa) http://mary.wigley-family.com/?p=1981#comment-1334 Jane (Grams, GaGa) Thu, 28 Jan 2010 16:01:03 +0000 http://mary.wigley-family.com/?p=1981#comment-1334 I'm sure you have heard this poem before, but maybe now is time for a reminder. My mother stitched me a pillow with this poem on it when Janna was born. The cleaning and scrubbing will wait till tomorrow, For children grow up, as I've learned to my sorrow. So quiet down cobwebs. Dust go to sleep. I'm rocking my baby and babies don't keep. Maybe one day a week use plastic cups, paper plates, pull out a dinner you have frozen...no dishes, no pots and pans...and just enjoy time with those two sweet grandsons of mine...and more importantly have time for yourself! I'm glad you had a Starbucks outing and hope it helped. You're a great mom and wonderful wife. Everyone needs a little "me" time. Praying that you and all your friends in AR keep power during this storm and that everyone stays well. Love ya'll I’m sure you have heard this poem before, but maybe now is time for a reminder. My mother stitched me a pillow with this poem on it when Janna was born.

The cleaning and scrubbing will wait till tomorrow,
For children grow up, as I’ve learned to my sorrow.
So quiet down cobwebs. Dust go to sleep.
I’m rocking my baby and babies don’t keep.

Maybe one day a week use plastic cups, paper plates, pull out a dinner you have frozen…no dishes, no pots and pans…and just enjoy time with those two sweet grandsons of mine…and more importantly have time for yourself! I’m glad you had a Starbucks outing and hope it helped. You’re a great mom and wonderful wife. Everyone needs a little “me” time. Praying that you and all your friends in AR keep power during this storm and that everyone stays well. Love ya’ll

]]> By: Amanda Vestal http://mary.wigley-family.com/?p=1981#comment-1333 Amanda Vestal Thu, 28 Jan 2010 15:45:02 +0000 http://mary.wigley-family.com/?p=1981#comment-1333 Hey girl. I think you are doing a great job. The one thing that I let go is perfection in my house. What I can get done during the down times during the day is all I do. Once Neely is in bed for the night...NO CHORES. This is MY TIME. My time to spend time with Brad, my time to read, my time to do my devotion. Sometimes (like right now) I have dishes in the sink and laundry to be hung up (the laundry might or might not have been there for 4 days) and that is okay. We can clean when they go to school. :) Hey girl. I think you are doing a great job. The one thing that I let go is perfection in my house. What I can get done during the down times during the day is all I do. Once Neely is in bed for the night…NO CHORES. This is MY TIME. My time to spend time with Brad, my time to read, my time to do my devotion. Sometimes (like right now) I have dishes in the sink and laundry to be hung up (the laundry might or might not have been there for 4 days) and that is okay. We can clean when they go to school. :)

]]> By: Kelly http://mary.wigley-family.com/?p=1981#comment-1332 Kelly Thu, 28 Jan 2010 13:58:01 +0000 http://mary.wigley-family.com/?p=1981#comment-1332 I totally understand this. Some weeks go by that I feel like I don't get a moment to myself - I use every minute of sleeping time (when I'm not sleeping) to clean or do house projects or to grocery shop - that I just get wiped out. And I only have one. I DO keep telling myself how fast time goes and just to enjoy this. They will all be in school before we know it! Hope you have a good day! I totally understand this. Some weeks go by that I feel like I don’t get a moment to myself - I use every minute of sleeping time (when I’m not sleeping) to clean or do house projects or to grocery shop - that I just get wiped out. And I only have one. I DO keep telling myself how fast time goes and just to enjoy this. They will all be in school before we know it!
Hope you have a good day!

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