I have come to a conclusion. I can't blog any more. This will be my final post. It's been a fun outlet, but I really feel like I should devote more time to my other hobbies (you know, being a mom, wife, keeping house, and studying to become a biophysicist).
Every thing in life has a season. Perhaps someday I will do this again.
Today was a good day. I got to play legos with Henry. I got to make Estelle laugh. I got some sewing done (the word some is used loosely). I got to watch basketball. I got to take my family out to dinner thanks to a Christmas gift card. and now I get to go to sleep!
Yesterday, I got a lot of stuff done. Laundry, cleaning, odds and ends, and the such. It was a very productive day.
Sometimes at night, I sit and say, "I didn't get anything done today." but yesterday, I had a realization that there are just going to be days where I feel like getting things done, and on those days I have super energy and I move from one job to the next with great speed, and there are just going to be days where doing nothing but keeping myself and my family fed and happy is enough.
I guess what I am trying to say is that I am part robot and I must power down in order to strengthen my energy source to combat filth and grime about 4 times a month.
This morning I watched a video on Whitney's blog, and I laughed and laughed.
You can click on Whitney's link to watch it. You can also go on youtube, and here is a link (click here) there are 4 episodes and I just watched them all. Seriously funny stuff! Thank you, Whitney!
but I'll be thriving! It was a cloudy day and I love a cloudy rainy windy cold kind of day, I think they are beautiful. I also adore any time I can wear a jacket. I took my title from a song, do you know it? I will give you 10 seconds to figure it out (don't scroll down).
Smile, is one of my favorite songs, and the lyrics were written by Charlie Chaplin which makes it that much sweeter to me.
Smile
Smile though your heart is aching;
Smile even though it's breaking.
When there are clouds in the sky, you'll get by.
If you smile through your fear and sorrow,
Smile and maybe tomorrow,
You'll see the sun come shining through for you.
Light up your face with gladness,
Hide every trace of sadness.
Although a tear may be ever so near,
That's the time you must keep on trying,
Smile, what's the use of crying?
You'll find that life is still worthwhile,
If you just smile.
That's the time you must keep on trying,
Smile, what's the use of crying?
You'll find that life is still worthwhile
If you just smile.
I have devised some money saving tips.
If I were to redo today....
I would not have gone to Costco. I avoid that place on Saturdays like a monkey avoids an alligater infested river.
I would not have yelled at both of my boys for two different reasons that seem so trivial now. They are forgiving boys though, and I apologized and I am starting fresh tomorrow. I am going to blame going to Costco for my poor state of mind.
Today was good.
Estelle has been in her new room for two nights and she is doing awesome. Mackenzie says she feels more comfortable and falls asleep faster since having Estelle's crib in there.
Today we did a bunch of laundry, organized junk, tidied up rooms, and played. I love having the kids home all day.
Speaking of that, for my personal goal in the challenge this week, I choose not to yell at my kids. Spring Break will be so much more peaceful without me losing my patience and yelling. This is something I have been needing to do for a while. They all happily reported to Erik that I didn't yell today. One day down. 18 years to go.
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I sure don't know why they are having Spring break in the winter. The Spring Equinox isn't until March 20th. Come on, who do they think they are fooling around here?
Not me.
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| Before and after dresser |
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| We moved Estelle's stuff into her new room today. |
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| Mackenzie is BEYOND excited to have a roommate! |
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| I had to hang these birdies up. |
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| Estelle's view of the birdies, I think she did a really good job capturing the image. She loves them and has already had a great conversation with them. |
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| Maybe this move has her thinking she's a big girl now because she sure liked Kenzie's bed. |
I registered Henry for Kindergarten today. Wow. Another year of Kindergarten fun. He's going to love it. I decided to put him in the afternoon class so that Estelle and I can sleep all the while he's gone. That way I won't miss him.
I am grateful for...
Have you ever been at church and had to leave the room with a crying baby only to be followed out by a favored friend who informs you that the back of your dress is open and it turns out your zipper is broken and can't be fixed and you have to run home and change but you left your bag (and car seat) in the other room and the friend of friends has to go back in and retrieve said items?
Well, that must have been embarrassing.
I would totally thank that friend with your secret stash of frozen cookies if I were you.
Today did not disappoint. I slept in until 9am (thank you, Erik), I bought my dresser paint (not enough), and I bought some clothes (at Kohl's, you're so nosy).
So, I got it in my head that I could just start painting that dresser. 3 cans of spray paint later, and now I have to sand down all of the paint I put on the drawers and start over because it looks THAT bad. Isn't it nice though that when you totally screw up a project, someone usually volunteers to help out, like today when Erik said that he will fix it (when is that going to happen) (wow, I am really getting rude in these parenthesis, it's like I think that because they are in parenthesis they don't count) at some future time. My problem is, when I start a project I like to have quick results and a fast finish time. Probably why I can't write that novel that's been in my mind about a girl that falls in love with a mummy, but she doesn't know he's a mummy, but when she finds out, she's all like, "make me a mummy!" and then there is this big battle between the mummy people and the teenage wizards and one of the wizards falls in love with the girl, they go on a few dates, but she just isn't in to him, so he gets upset and puts a spell on her and she falls into a deep sleep and can't awake for 100 years, but that's cool because the mummy waits for her, and when she wakes up and looks into the mummy's eye sockets, she proposes marriage, so they go to Egypt to get married because that's where all of his family is, but just as the ceremony begins, the teenage wizard comes back and puts her to sleep again.
There's also this story within the story that involves a bee keeper and his quest for the perfect hybrid car which takes him all around the world.
Hooray for Friday! I love this day. Sam and Kenzie don't have homework, Erik usually comes home a little earlier, the weekend is before me, and I just feel more relaxed. I just sent the 3 eldest upstairs to fall asleep with a movie. Estelle is hiccuping in the background. I have nothing planned for my day tomorrow. Maybe I will go to the store and get some paint for the great dresser project. Maybe I will go shopping for a new outfit with my Christmas $. Maybe I will take a giant nap. It's nice to have options.
I am getting my hair cut on Monday! I plan on posting before/after pics. How short should I go? I took a picture of a hairstyle I liked (in the grocery store on a box of a hair coloring kit). It is a shoulder length bob with a few layers.
Fun stuff.
I was watching Wheel of Fortune this evening. I remember watching that show in my youth with my family. Do you remember when they had to spend the prize money on merchandise set up like a living room?
I found this clip on youtube and laughed and laughed. 1981 is before my recollection, but you get the idea. Best parts: When the model (Susan) comes out and runs her hand through her hair and the floating head during the prize buying section.
here is the link if you want a laugh: Wheel of Fortune clip
