Courage doesn't always roar.
Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, "I will try again tomorrow."
~Mary Anne Radmacher

Just another load of laundry

Its 3:30 a.m

I hear Mama....Mama...Mama ringing through the monitor.

I hope if I ignore it long enough it will just stop.

No such luck.

Now, do you remember, not long ago, when I was celebrating the fact that my daughter was officially potty trained...ringing any bells???

Well, can you be so kind as to remind me again why this was such a great thing?

Because there was nothing celebratory about cleaning a wet bed, wet sheets and a wet child at 3:30 am.

She was nice enough to Thank me though!!

Side Note:

I have gotten a few concerned phone calls over my last post.

I am OK.

I have gone to the Dr.

Hoping I have found my cure.

I will keep you updated.

overwhelmed

I am overwhelmed.
everything overwhelms me these days.
breakfast. lunch.dinner.showering.dressing.house work. laundry. relationships. friendships.decisions.EVERYTHING!
I can't wait for this feeling to go away.its exhausting.I mean, the thought of having to go to bed to just wake up to another day. aaaah. anxiety!


this chick magnet though.
brightens my world.
waking to his baby blues.
is seriously, the best!

I am a proud owner of a new parking spot....

It has been 8 days since my last post....
sorry but I have been busy....
Vomit, Ear Infections, Bronchitis, Loose Bowel, runny noses...
name it, WE got it!
the dr.'s office has been gracious enough to give me my own parking spot!!!
I have too many kids...I know this BEST when they are all sick.....
at ONCE!!!!

I surrender...THEY win!
I need sleep. I need clean sheets to stay clean. I need to buy stock in Puffs. I need a new "mush" free brain. I need sleep.

Speaking of sleep, check out Ben's new big boy bed....

Cute huh??
I did mention it was Ben's right?
It is a huge HIT in our house...

Each night before the lights go out Kenzie says

"good night benny... go sail away!"

they may be sick. they be winning. but, man they are cute!

"It's Working!"

I have been hesitate to make the BIG announcement, fearful that I would jinx it, but in her own words:

"It's Working!!!" and "I am Good at it!!"

Yes, ladies and gentlemen, you've guessed it.....Kenzie is officially pooping on the potty!

Its been about a week ......and do you want to know the Best part??
I know each time its happening because she declares to the world that
"its working"....

Have you heard her yet???? Listen for it, you will!!!

Its a great thing!

Now, please don't ask me for any potty training advice, because I have none!

Trust me though, when they are ready, "it will work"

My Dirty Little Secret

In these tough economic times, my family has had to shed a little fat these days...Tighten our boot straps if you will....We have had to eliminated things such as:

If I die, my husband will no longer receive any money! (Don't worry ladies, we are still paying his!)

College funds are at an official stand still .....(dad, thanks for helping!)

and Trash pick-up .....Well...



that has become a thing of the past..






But, I promise, as soon as things get better the first thing......Well, maybe the second thing...The first thing I get, will be my very OWN house cleaner...I mean, come on....my husband already has one, it's only fair!!!! But I promise the SECOND thing will DEFINITELY be trash pick-up...and hopefully this will be re-instituted BEFORE the warmer months or else, the third thing will have to be Febreeze!

If I show you mine, will you show me yours??

I am a bit apprehensive to even post this picture in fear that my mother may be reading..... I certainly don't want her re-claiming any of these.....

Who am I kidding? I am pretty sure she can't even find her computer...BUT that is a different post for a different day!

Anyway, I am really curious as to who has a cabinet that looks like this??

AWFUL! right??





I am constantly throwing and then QUICKLY shutting! To then only re-open it the following day and watch as they all come flowing out....My husband LOVES this ritual even more than I do!

I really do like to think of myself as a neat person, but this cabinet is a constant reminder that I am not!