dear tuesday,

You're a thorn in my side anymore. I feel the farthest down on Tuesdays lately. How can that be? Shouldn't that be Monday's job?

I'm not sure why Tuesdays are so bad lately. Maybe it's the recent weather pattern or the fact that I'm cooped up working from home all day. I have more time to think on Tuesdays. That's probably not a good thing, really.

The uninterrupted thoughts in my mind include the trial and error of finding our next home. Not only that, but the realization that our daughter has been dealing with her own anxiety from our confusing life. It doesn't matter how simple you try to make life or how much junk you remove from it, you can't keep life from happening to your children.

It's been said that parenting is the toughest job to be had. Those who aren't parents have no idea what kind of weight it is to know that you're directly reponsible for the mental health of someone else. Who signs up for that?!

This is the part where I would typically try to reference a Bible verse and make us all feel better or at least have something to ponder, but not today. Today is just too heavy and my shoulders are aching. I need to move past the doldrums of Tuesday and try to salvage what's left of it ... for my baby girl's sake.

Photo by Casey Higgins, 2010