Life After I "Dew"

It was just what I needed, what we needed.  Yesterday I had a day to myself and after the week from hell it was just what the doctor ordered.  My mother-in-law will never know how much I appreciate the gift she gave me.  The gift of sanity.
It's no joke that we are struggling around here.  Financially, emotionally, mentally we are spent.  Jimmy has been working 60+ hours a week since we got back from vacation and I have been dealing with The Terrible Twos and a sick dog and I just needed a break.  That break came in the form of a day to get my hair cut, go to the mall, drink Starbucks and catch up with my best friend.  Perfect day in my book.
I know what you're thinking, "wow that sounds like an expensive day!".  Well, my friends, I didn't spend a dime.  I have earned, yes earned, so many "stars" via my Starbucks app to qualify me for a free drink {for inquiring minds I tried a PSL again and didn't hate it as much but I still prefer my SCM}.  Score!  I had something that needed returned to H&M and came home with some {f}Uggs for Kendall in exchange.  Score!  I got a gift card for the salon for my birthday that still had money left on it, just enough for a cut.  Score!  The only downside of this day was the "wine headache" I had from the night before.
I got to snuggle a sweet 3-month-old while giving her mama a break to eat lunch.  That may have been the highlight of my day.  Yes it was either that or the fact that I had 2 hours of friend conversations that weren't interrupted by "Kendall don't touch that", "I love you, you love me", or "be gentle with baby Norah".  Yes, I think the conversation won the day for me. It was so refreshing to sit with my friend, outside, on a gorgeous fall afternoon and shoot the breeze.  I don't know if she knows how badly I needed that.
On my way home I drove in silence. Why?  Because it's not often that I'm in my car where I get to chose the sound.  {For the past week I've been driving to Choo-Choo-Soul on repeat, if I hear "I like chocolate sauce on chocolate ice cream" one more time I may need a 12 step program.}  It was glorious.  The sun was shining and it was as if God was telling me, "it'll be alright".  And it will.
God doesn't give us more than we can handle, I truly believe that.  The thing is I needed this "break" to remember that.  He knew I needed that break and He sent my mother-in-law in to rescue me.
As I was driving home I felt refreshed.  I felt rejuvenated.  I felt like I could be a good mom and happy wife again, two things I feel like I've been failing at this past week.  Jimmy has come home to a over-stressed wife and Kendall has heard me yell more times than acceptable but after my MDO {mom's day out} I feel like I'm back in business.
Truth be told my problems aren't worth it.  At the end of the day God has provided for us and he will take care of us.  I don't know how but that's not for me to know, He knows.  I need to remember that, trust in Him and know that we will be taken care of.
I'm thankful for yesterday. Thankful to my mother-in-law for keeping Kendall.  Thankful to my stylist for giving me a relaxing morning.  Thankful for the weather for being so damn gorgeous.  Thankful to my best friend for inviting me over to chat.  Thankful.  I am thankful.