Well we are down to 5 days until our dad, husband, best friend leaves:( I realized in the last 3 months I have perfected the practice of denial! I have an amazing way of staying busy to avoid the situation, then when it arrives……WAMOO!!! When Saturday gets here it is gonna be a pretty crazy day! I am going to stock up on ice cream and movies and hope to eat my way through the first night without him! Anyone else have a better idea?
Wow! I am loving this blogging but man is it confusing! I want widgets, I want to add pictures, I want to get involved in a swap and its all so confusing! Its like a whole world I have not been schooled on! Where have I been. I consider myself a pretty computer literate person and this is pretty darn difficult. I have figured out how to read the blogs that I really love and add them to my blog roll, thats about it. I will continue to post and try to figure this out! Keep posted for changes! Lets hope!
Today, like all others, was very challenging. I continue to battle the kids regarding “who” the boss really is. It still isn’t me! What keeps me going is the love and support I get from my husband. It continues to amaze me how the love and support of my honey can pick me right up off the floor just when I need it the most. I am so glad he will be in town for the next couple weeks until his trip overseas. I am totally unsure how I will manage with him deployed for a year. He is my rock, my best friend. What a tough year we have ahead of us! Until then, its all about the love!
Here we are another monday! WOW! I have to say I don’t know how we are supposed to get our children to ever listen to a word we say! The old saying “in one ear and out the other”. Today I attempted to go to COSTCO. I left without an ounce of patience left in my body. I would give anything to have one trip to the store, nap, breakfast, really any daily milestone completed without an arguement from one of my angels! Errands are the worst! Why do I even agree to have more children? Where does the madness in my mind come from that blocks out these daily struggles and tells me “lets have more angels”?? ANYONE?
I decided to give myself one room to get done each day (thanks to my great friend Lisel) although I haven’t completed one room in the last 3 days, I’m sticking with that goal! ONE DAY I will get it done and feel victorious!
As I was getting back to blogging this morning after our trip to “the honey” in Kansas I realized it has been a long time since I blogged. It seems like forever. We all get so caught up in living life that we pass over some things that are very important to us. I also began to realize how long it has been since I have done ALOT of things, so here is a list of “too longs”.
Its been too long since:
I saw my honey, told my children I love them, called my family, sent a card for no reason other than “hello”, attended a family reunion, called wineymomma, had Dave and Lisel to dinner, read my bible, organized my budget, got to watch “ghost hunters” with Kristene (man we miss you guys), went on vacation, got a massage, took a walk, played carefree like my children, stopped to smell flowers, finished a good book, ate a pint of ice cream, finished a knitting project or craft, spent an hour (or so) with Heidi watching a new Grey’s Anatomy, the list goes on!
Were does all our time go? Right now I spent some on the blog party! How much fun, its been too long since I participated in a party! Although my kids are bringing down the house as we speak! Gotta run!
Each day I wake up is a new experience with the kids. I have found myself viewing things a little different these days versus the days of work, 2 hours with the kids, then more work. After 10+ hours a day with them I am slowly learning their quirks, faces, and moods. They have not taken well to mom trying to insert fruits and veggies into their daily mealtimes. When they asked for a snack yesterday I was HAPPY to cut celery, carrots, and cucumbers…..”they will love it” I thought “I’ll give them some ranch dressing” and they will love it! After each bite was spit on the floor I realized I had been defeated. After starting a new day this morning I was again ready to serve up some goodies! Yogurt and bananas, all kids love bananas! Now, 2 hours later I am sure the kids are starving, “they will have to eat the healthy lunch I am going to serve!” The one problem is my perspective! I am sure they way they see it is a “little” different than mom sees it! They have been served goldfish, cheerios, graham crackers, cheese-its, fruit snacks, you name it. So I am going to compromise, I will give them fruits and veggies with meals and let them have their snacks in moderation. If I don’t choose this route I fear I will continue to be defeated daily! Me…..defeated by a 3 and 1 year old! Who’s the boss here? I’m pretty sure its not me!
Thanks for the encouragement and support my wonderful husband! I will see you soon!
dsc00257.jpgWell, my princess woke up with gum in her hair this fine Monday morning. I have NO idea where she got gum but she was still chewing a small bite when I went to get her from her bed…
This morning I found out that my little buddy is able to enroll is preschool to get prepared for kindergarden. WHEN DID THIS HAPPEN? How did he get so big? So we have to call today to get in the lottery and hope he gets a slot.
Its so snowy and cold that I don’t even want to leave the house. If you read yesterday’s blog you probably know that my to-do list is going to force us out into the cold to run errands. Pick up pictures, groceries, dry cleaning, wow! I might have to take a nap, but first I have to clean the sheets on my bed since they were covered in little man’s pee this morning when he woke me up at 0600!
Happy Manic Monday!
Wow, what a day! Too much to do in too little time. I praise all stay at home mothers! I have been working in the crazy contracting world and it is nothing like trying to hold together a house and kids! Church, laundry, swimming, bathtubs, diapers, someone help! I am defeated daily as I get 1/3 of my to-do list done!
My thoughts race as I try to think of all the things I must get done before the end of the day. Thank God for my amazing friends who make me take a step back! I am so blessed! My wonderful husband who provides me with loving, kind, and supportive words to help me get through the day. He is a true gift from God!
I need some wine, a meeting with my friends, a nap, a pedicure, a date with my husband!
