Karey's Overflow: Exhausted

About Me

Name: Karey

Location: Colorado, United States

I garden at 8000 feet, cook from scratch, needle felt, read books continually, study history and epistemology, write daily, contemplate spiritual theology, and pursue heirloom arts. I love to paint pictures of living beyond maintenance -- living creatively, discovering beauty in everyday ordinary things. I've been happily married to Monte, who is a geologist, for a long time and still very much in love, even after raising a family and building two houses. Our children are our best friends. Heather is newly married to Bill. Travis, a minister of the fine arts, is married to Sarah. And Dawson is in college. I naturally live first-hand and have recently realized that this is how we educated our children and ourselves. I love to learn about everything, teach, and work with my hands. I love my home, but my life has overflowed -- as a teacher, radio/conference/retreat speaker, author, and most recently as a MOPS mentor. Kareyswan.com is an ideal way for me to share my overflowing life with kindred spirits and those hungering to move beyond maintenance -- to be known by who they are, not just by what they do.

Thursday, February 5, 2009

Exhausted

What all do I tell?! I am very exhausted as I try helping Heather not be exhausted. She was able to come home from the hospital last eve, and hadn't really slept since last Friday night. I couldn't get over how lucid she was with all her questions and all the stuff thrown at her, yet nodding off as she'd quietly sit nursing, or finally a moment when no one's around. Glad I was knitting socks, so occupied and trying to keep her at peace.

Tho I hardly sleep, she's getting sleep.

All's I can say is Will is really a cutey and very good. Pray for us to remain healthy. He's a bit jaundiced, so we're working at him eating good, which means an electric breast pump a sweet nurse at the hospital let us borrow. I take him for more blood tests tomorrow.

It's good to be home is all Heather keeps saying. Good night.

Labels: Happenings, Heather/Baby

2 Comments:

Debbie in CA : ) said...: Happy to hear that Heather is settling in to the new phase of life. It is a most wonderful place to be -- home with the miraculous: New Life. I will continue to pray for rest and joy and add jaundice to the list.

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I made the spice cake for dessert a couple of nights ago. I took every shortcut possible (halved the recipe, beat in the eggs all at once, left off frosting). IT WAS DELICIOUS! The family cheered. It has enough body to be a perfect picnic cake. We have a new family favorite in our house. I plan to experiment with whipping the whites and adding frosting for "special" occasions. : D; February 6, 2009 1:14 PM
Kathy in CA said...: I am so excited to find you have a blog! I have been wishing you did for a few years, and then yesterday I got out my much worn/loved copy of Hearth & Home and decided to google your name and found your blog.

I first read your book many years ago and it changed my life- literally! I began grinding and baking and started a pantry. Somewhere I've gotten off-track and I'm trying to get back to being a "health nut". I listened to a tape I got of your nutrition class you did in San Jose a few years ago at a CHEA convention I attended. I'm so glad to find you here and look forward to being inspired to a more healthful way of living once again! : ); February 7, 2009 6:05 PM

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