Tuesday, April 26, 2016
Well, I had several family members fussing at me this weekend for not blogging enough. You know who you are. :-)
You know, once the kids were in school full time, I thought I'd have ALL this free time to get so many things done......
I think I may have even voiced this thought out loud. I'm sure all the moms who knew better snickered at me to themselves.....no one told me how busy life is once they are actually IN school.
I think I have approximately 2.5 minutes to myself each day. It's hard to decide what to do with those precious spare minutes.....I've had projects piling up for 6 years now. Plus add in the laundry, dishes, messes to clean up. It's a lot going on. Then there are the days I help with things at one school or the other. It's crazy busy and going by so fast! In August, all 3 will be in school all day. It makes me sad to think I won't have Henry at home with me. He is definitely my "baby" and I enjoy the time we have together. He has grown so much in the past year since he has started preschool, and I am really going to miss his little school next year. Time definitely flies, and so I will try to remind myself to enjoy these moments. Even the hard moments. The moments where no one is getting ready for school and we're running late. The moments where you have to clean up sand from the kitchen floor (true story that JUST happened. Not sure who thought of indoor sand sets for kids-I'm pretty sure it wasn't a parent!!). Moments where the kids are fighting WWF style. Moments where the 4 year old has a full-on tantrum. Yep, I need to remember to be thankful on the busy, hard days. Because there are also the times where I sit with a child reading me a book, and as I see them learning more and more, my heart is bursting with pride. Or the nights where we light a campfire and just sit there at the end of the day.....so peaceful with my little family of 5. There are those moments at the end of the day where they are all asleep and you peek at them and are reminded of how angelic they look. My hope is to cherish these moments more, and worry about everything else less.
Monday, April 4, 2016
Recovering from Spring Break
Oh my goodness....I have decided that schools have spring break to ease you back into what it's going to be like in a couple of months when it's summer vacation!
The house is a wreck....I kept up with it for about 2.5 days of spring break, then threw my hands up. There are laundry piles to be washed and put away and dishes to contend with. Cabinets and the fridge are looking bare.
I dropped the last child off at 8:30 this morning and headed to get a few groceries. By 8:40, I was missing my babies!
I decided I was a hopeless case....I mean really??? I had been so looking forward to those 3 hours alone this morning.
Anyway, I will spend this week recovering I guess....getting things back in order and getting back into our regular schedule.
We did have a fun Easter break though. It was full with just the right amount of fun versus down time. We went to the Children's Museum, visited with my Granny, ate at Cracker Barrel, went to a fun park with cousins, went to Monkey Joe's for a birthday party, and more that I am sure I am forgetting. It was also nice to sleep till whenever and not worry so much about bedtimes.
Now the kids are counting down till the end of school.....only about 7 weeks to go! Then we are off for our vacation to the beach. I can't wait and the kids can't either. We literally have a countdown on the fridge. We are so blessed and have so much to be thankful for and to look forward to!
Now, what will I do when all 3 children are in school all day this fall? It will be hard for this Momma but also a nice opportunity to get some things done around the house that have been put off for forever. I also hope to help my grandparents more with getting to their appointments and things. I think I may also substitute at the school.....so I guess I already have plenty to do! I love being at the school and having lunch with my kiddos. At least now while it's still "cool" for me to be there. :-)
The house is a wreck....I kept up with it for about 2.5 days of spring break, then threw my hands up. There are laundry piles to be washed and put away and dishes to contend with. Cabinets and the fridge are looking bare.
I dropped the last child off at 8:30 this morning and headed to get a few groceries. By 8:40, I was missing my babies!
I decided I was a hopeless case....I mean really??? I had been so looking forward to those 3 hours alone this morning.
Anyway, I will spend this week recovering I guess....getting things back in order and getting back into our regular schedule.
We did have a fun Easter break though. It was full with just the right amount of fun versus down time. We went to the Children's Museum, visited with my Granny, ate at Cracker Barrel, went to a fun park with cousins, went to Monkey Joe's for a birthday party, and more that I am sure I am forgetting. It was also nice to sleep till whenever and not worry so much about bedtimes.
Now the kids are counting down till the end of school.....only about 7 weeks to go! Then we are off for our vacation to the beach. I can't wait and the kids can't either. We literally have a countdown on the fridge. We are so blessed and have so much to be thankful for and to look forward to!
Now, what will I do when all 3 children are in school all day this fall? It will be hard for this Momma but also a nice opportunity to get some things done around the house that have been put off for forever. I also hope to help my grandparents more with getting to their appointments and things. I think I may also substitute at the school.....so I guess I already have plenty to do! I love being at the school and having lunch with my kiddos. At least now while it's still "cool" for me to be there. :-)
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