It's a been a while...

Wow!  I can't believe it's been 2 months since I posted something!  We have had a busy time!  I have been working A LOT!  It is so weird, my life as I knew it is gone.  All those days of hanging out at home and doing housework, or meeting a friend for coffee, or going to the mall is gone.  It's sad in a way.  I'm a working mom.  I came to that realization yesterday when I was at the mall in the middle of the day with Hannah.  I don't get to do that anymore!  WAH!!!  My boss went on vacation for a week.  So yesterday, Hannah got her braces on and we hung out all day.  We went to lunch and then to the mall.  It was fun!  I used to do that all the time when she was a baby.  I remember the freedom!  It gives me warm and fuzzies thinking about it.  You know what's cool?  It makes me sad to remenise, but I really like working.  I like where I'm at in my life right now.  It's definitely been a rough transition, but it is good!  A couple things that have been hard is that my house is never clean and the clean clothes stay in a pile on the couch - oh well!  Another thing that has been hard is that I really don't have time for my friends.  It's interesting to see who still wants to be my friend even though I don't have time to cultivate the relationship.  My eyes have opened up to who is a real-stick-by-you friend and who isn't.  You know the kind that when you see eachother it's like you just pick up where you left off - none of that weird awkwardness.  I am so thankful for the real ones!  :)

Today, since I'm on vacation, I'm taking back the house!  I'm gonna do all the housework that has been neglected!  My kids are taking showers and getting their nails cut.  We're changing their sheets and we'll maybe even go grocery shopping!  FUN!  It's so crazy what I get excited about!  :) 

Warm Fuzzies

Here is one of my favorite pictures of Marc and I.  It was taken this summer.  Marc is my best friend!  He is my constant.  I don't like being away from him.  He is the one I tell my fears to and the one I tell my joys to.  A couple of weeks ago, he got really sick.  His body is trying to fight off an infection.  He has been off work for 3 weeks now trying to get back to normal.  It has been so nice to have him home all the time!  He has been so helpful with the kids.  It's been so nice since this is the first school year that I am working full time.  The kids have had so much fun with him and I love coming home from work with all of them waiting for me.  I am so thankful for this man!

Day of Soccer

Today we had 3 soccer games! The special thing about today was that Aaron had his very first game ever! He was so excited! It was cute to watch how he cheered his teammates on and ran around the field. :) He volunteered to sit out at the end so another player could play. The referee gave him a "good sportsmanship" patch to go on his shorts! What a great day! All 3 teams won and Hannah even scored!

Crave

A few nights ago I went with a friend to see the movie Julie & Julia. It was about Julia Child and a woman who is bored with her life and decides to go through Julia Child's cookbook and blog about making every recipe in the book in one year. Oh the recipes she made! They looked scrumptous! I have been craving that food ever since. I am not a cook. I like to bake. My husband is the one who likes to cook more than me. I'd like to just try one recipe in her cookbook. Maybe one day I will! :)

SERIOUSLY?

What a day! My son had a check up today @ the doctor's. The kids and I got there and waited 1 hour to be called back! They were very behaved in the waiting room for that long - I was very proud! So we get back to see the doctor, finally, and now is the time that the youngest decides to misbehave. I think because he wasn't getting any attention (the appointment was for his brother).
Why? Why can't children just behave? So then you have to punish them. Do you punish in public? Make more of a scene than waiting till you get home or even to the van? Ugh! So of course I have to hit him where it hurts! Take the priveledge of watching the new Disney movie that premieres tonight. (you can't see me right now, but I'm rolling my eyes in disgust of his behavior)
So that was only the beginning, we still had to run a bunch of errands, school shopping and hair cuts! For a while he got his act together and behaved but then it happened all over again while we were in the Gap kids outlet! Why? Why do they always choose to misbehave in public when you can't do what you really want to do to them. Thankfully I was able to still get some things purchased and off we went. And off to bed he went! With out the movie - that's for sure! There were much tears and "you hate me", but finally he is sleeping and all is well with the world!

I pray that God will guide me with how I need to parent this child of mine. I love the boy so much, but I know for sure that there are more gray hairs on this head tonight because of him!

Is it the weekend yet?

It's been a long week and it's only Wednesday night!
..my eyes are heavy
...my feet are throbbin
...my kids are hyper
...I can't stop obsessing over this new blog layout because
it won't show some of my pics from the other layout...grrr
...It's 9:15 and I'm gonna go to bed

Come on weekend...come soon.

Things I'm thankful for...

In this week, I feel that I have a little more control in my life. I know you never find complete control and really I don't want to be "in control of my life" because I want God to have that role in my life! So maybe I should reword that. I have found some way to get more balance, maybe. In the last couple weeks I have really tried to steer away or slow down from things that were taking time away from spending time with God and my family. These things may or may not have been bad in my life, but they were just extra things taking up my time. So with having less commitments, I feel like I have found a little more balance and have been able to appreciate the smaller things in life. :)
* I actually have been journaling! I have always wanted to journal! It has helped me get my thoughts straight. Especially since I over analyze everything! I'm using my journal as a way to talk to God. It has been really cool to slow down and put my thoughts and desires on paper!
* I made 2 lasagnas one day and froze one for later - for one day that I work late!
* I took time to visit a friend that was feeling the stress and overwhelming spirit that comes with a new job!
* I sat on my daughter's bed with her and talked about girl things!
* I had time to go to the eye doctor and pick out some new glasses!
* I really like my job! I know - crazy! I get a rush when I'm there - I had Tuesday off and I was missing it!

I know these things sound silly. But WOW did I find joy in them!