Smiling Shelagh straightened the mussed up sheets. Her training demanded tightly pulled sheets and perfect corners. She pulled up the duvet and smoothed it. Thankfully the crisis of the morning was over. She had been searching high and low for Cuthbert The Second. It was really an act of desperation that she threw back the covers of her own bed. There pushed down at the bottom was the beloved bunny. Today she was able to turn tears into smiles and in returned she received some very lovely hugs and kisses. Motherhood is both hugs and tears. She likes hugs best.
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Smiling Shelagh straightened the sheets and smoothed out the duvet. Feeling rested, she had napped into late afternoon. Now she could hear the murmur of her husband and children downstairs and expected to hear Teddy's hunger cries soon. She remembered this time of afternoon just before dark as a child. As the sun went down, it would get colder. There was a certain tiredness to this time of day as the afternoon disappeared sounds and lamps would need to be turned on before darkness took over, but there was a safe, secure feeling to being home almost like a cocoon.
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The Maternity House had been full for the past two weeks. They had been delivering babies nonstop. She had just sent two mother's home and wondered how soon it would be until the beds were full again.
Smiling Shelagh stripped the mussed up sheets. Her training demands tightly pulled sheets and perfect corners. She couldn't stop smiling as she remade the bed with clean sheets. They thought they had recovered from the effects of the big freeze when spring came, but apparently this Autumn, she mused the real effects were making themselves heard. It was wonderful way to stay warm!
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Frowning Shelagh straightened the mussed sheets. Her training demanded tightly pulled sheets and perfect corners. She pulled up the duvet and smoothed it out. She would have to speak to Tim again, she sighed. She understood he was a busy teenager, but this room was a disaster. Strewn across the floor were books, papers and discarded cloths. Was this the same boy who blamed Angela for losing his belongings when the shared a room? It'ld be a wonder if he ever found anything in this room. Carefully she walked out of the room so as to not step on anything.
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Shelagh was straightening out the mussed sheets. Her training demanded tightly pulled sheets and perfect corners. She was pulling up the duvet and smoothing it out when a wave of nausea came over her. She was panicked and thought how could she be? Not now when life was perfect and Teddy was sleeping through the night.
Suddenly Patrick rushed into the room. "Shelagh, I'm sorry I stopped at that new chippy last night. Now it seems I've made things worse. Both Angela and Tim are sick and I'm not feeling too well either." Shelagh smiled and ran for the toilet!
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Smiling Shelagh stripped the mussed up sheets. Her training demanded tight sheets and perfect corners. She couldn't stop smiling as she remade the bed with clean sheets. Gloria would return to this bed on the ward, but right now she was still being attended to after the birth of her rather large daughter.
Shelagh had delivered the baby, but now Patrick was suturing her friend. After everything she went through, she was ten days overdue! Unfathomable a year ago. Shelagh will always remember the joy on Gloria's face. Everyday shows Shelagh the goodness He brings and the joy of motherhood.