So, I've decided that people and problems can't bring me down anymore. Not in my personal life, not at home, not at work. I'm not letting my health get in the way of being happy. I've let it bring me down for far too long and it's affecting me as a person and as a parent. With this new found joy that I've found in my life rather quickly I might add. It wasn't hard to see what I have right in front of me. I am starting a new thing. We're going to do something new and/or different everyday. Me and the girls. And of course their dad when he isn't at work. And it's going to be something we can show off. Something I can blog about. I need ideas. I only have a few so far.
Sunday- Make a home video.
Monday- Watch a movie together that we haven't seen before. (On Monday due to Disney's movie time monday. Aren't I smart? haha)
Tuesday-
Wednesday-
Thursday- Plan/Make something for lunch together that we haven't made before.
Friday-
Saturday-
Anything anyone can contribute would be great. I'm all for arts, crafts, projects. But I don't want something like coloring in a coloring book. That's something they can do in preschool. :) I want something we have "make" so I can save it in a box for them to have later.
Monday, August 24, 2009
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
What's this... TWO blogs in a row? haha
Yup, two blogs in a row. Can it last? I'm actually off tomorrow. I have to make up the time Saturday and I have an incredibly long day with the kids. 7am-9pm, but we'll manage and have some fun because it's pay day! (Yay, I think?)
Okay, the real reason for my blogging today is that I've decided that moms don't get enough credit. I recently was thinking about my childhood. Although it was limited due to my dads disease, there wasn't anything mom... (AND DADS, really parents in general) wouldn't do for their children. While I can never, never, ever ever ever remember all the things my mom and dad did for me, I hope that I can remember all the things I do for my girls and hope that even though they will never remember everything, they'll remember and know that I love them and I would find the end of universe for them. There are exceptions, definitely. You do have parents who have children that really had no business having them but in most instances, children teach us what living a life on our own could not. Our parents are awesome. My mom... AWESOME. Even now when I am an adult.. there are no words for how awesome she is. And she's not just awesome to me, she's awesome to my brother too. You do have selective parenting in a lot of situations. I've seen that. And I see parents (including myself) doubt their parenting decisions. It's hard to put into words the emotion of having children. The thought, the effort and the life changing circumstances, is an amazing miracle in and of itself. We're lucky, the days we screw up the most as parents, are the days that our children won't remember. Days where the next morning, it's a "get out jail free" learning experience, so to speak. My girls are still young enough for me to remember the days I had to let them cry it out and cry it out myself. It's odd thinking back and realizing that it wasn't a big deal. I've always tried to spend time with my girls as much as I can. They won't be this small forever... One day, I am going to be taking my girls to school and attempt to walk them in and they're going to tell me, "I don't need you to walk me in." And I'm going to be heart broken and proud at the same time. Just as proud as the day they tell me " I hate you." I'll know... no matter how heart breaking it is to hear those words, that I did something right.
I said those words to my mom at one point in time. As did my brother. But we're where we need to be. Doing what we need to do to raise our families. Why? Because.... we have parents who remember the things we were too young to commit into memory. And thank God for that.
Ok, I'm done. I'll probably read this tomorrow and not understand I word that I just wrote.
Okay, the real reason for my blogging today is that I've decided that moms don't get enough credit. I recently was thinking about my childhood. Although it was limited due to my dads disease, there wasn't anything mom... (AND DADS, really parents in general) wouldn't do for their children. While I can never, never, ever ever ever remember all the things my mom and dad did for me, I hope that I can remember all the things I do for my girls and hope that even though they will never remember everything, they'll remember and know that I love them and I would find the end of universe for them. There are exceptions, definitely. You do have parents who have children that really had no business having them but in most instances, children teach us what living a life on our own could not. Our parents are awesome. My mom... AWESOME. Even now when I am an adult.. there are no words for how awesome she is. And she's not just awesome to me, she's awesome to my brother too. You do have selective parenting in a lot of situations. I've seen that. And I see parents (including myself) doubt their parenting decisions. It's hard to put into words the emotion of having children. The thought, the effort and the life changing circumstances, is an amazing miracle in and of itself. We're lucky, the days we screw up the most as parents, are the days that our children won't remember. Days where the next morning, it's a "get out jail free" learning experience, so to speak. My girls are still young enough for me to remember the days I had to let them cry it out and cry it out myself. It's odd thinking back and realizing that it wasn't a big deal. I've always tried to spend time with my girls as much as I can. They won't be this small forever... One day, I am going to be taking my girls to school and attempt to walk them in and they're going to tell me, "I don't need you to walk me in." And I'm going to be heart broken and proud at the same time. Just as proud as the day they tell me " I hate you." I'll know... no matter how heart breaking it is to hear those words, that I did something right.
I said those words to my mom at one point in time. As did my brother. But we're where we need to be. Doing what we need to do to raise our families. Why? Because.... we have parents who remember the things we were too young to commit into memory. And thank God for that.
Ok, I'm done. I'll probably read this tomorrow and not understand I word that I just wrote.
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Life Updated
I haven't updated this in almost 4 months. I wanted to come on and write about all the hilarious things my wonderful girls have done but that would take FOREVER.
Lanie and Jena moved up a year in their preschool class. Lanie effectively signed the alphabet while on stage with her class. Counted to 30 with them and sang and danced. Jena, well, she was a little bit different. Her small class of "1" year olds who already had turned 2, basically just stood on stage while I song played and ended up with a bag of stuff for it. She kind of stared at the Balloons the whole time. It's okay. You're only small once. :)
Between the girls and work, my day is full. We spent a lot of time traveling to Fayetteville recently. But summer is over and my husband is going back to work soon. May be that will mean more blogging? I'm hopeful, but not so sure yet. It was easier as a stay at home mom, or even a part time worker. Full time has kept me on my toes with 2 toddlers. But I've been pretty happy with them. We get just enough time together. And just enough time apart. My mom has even kept them a couple of days through out the beginning of the year and the end of last year to give me and my husband alone time. In 3 years, both of my girls will be in school and we can start the next chapter of our lives. I'm not sure what that will involve. My husband already told me if I get a great job, in another city... We're outta here! Which is something I think about a lot. Getting away from NC. The best thing that EVER happened to me was moving away from Fayetteville, and my immediate family so I could learn what life was really like. The next thing, which I think may be good for all of us... Would be to leave the state. Is it feasible... not right now. But anything is possible in the future. :)
Silly Quotes:
Lanie: "Look at my face. Do I look happy? No I do not, I look cross."
She enunciated every word too.
Lanie: " I need three options before bed. 1: I need a drink of water. 2. I want to see the fireworks. 3. I want to see the fireworks."
Jena: "I can't go to bed! I don't like it anymore."
Jena: "Don't take my shoes. Don't take my SHOES" (From the girl who we nick named Shoeless Jo-Jena because she won't leave them on in the car.)
That's it for now. Don't feel like uploading pictures right now, but may be later... Assuming I have time to return in the next 4 months. ;)
Lanie and Jena moved up a year in their preschool class. Lanie effectively signed the alphabet while on stage with her class. Counted to 30 with them and sang and danced. Jena, well, she was a little bit different. Her small class of "1" year olds who already had turned 2, basically just stood on stage while I song played and ended up with a bag of stuff for it. She kind of stared at the Balloons the whole time. It's okay. You're only small once. :)
Between the girls and work, my day is full. We spent a lot of time traveling to Fayetteville recently. But summer is over and my husband is going back to work soon. May be that will mean more blogging? I'm hopeful, but not so sure yet. It was easier as a stay at home mom, or even a part time worker. Full time has kept me on my toes with 2 toddlers. But I've been pretty happy with them. We get just enough time together. And just enough time apart. My mom has even kept them a couple of days through out the beginning of the year and the end of last year to give me and my husband alone time. In 3 years, both of my girls will be in school and we can start the next chapter of our lives. I'm not sure what that will involve. My husband already told me if I get a great job, in another city... We're outta here! Which is something I think about a lot. Getting away from NC. The best thing that EVER happened to me was moving away from Fayetteville, and my immediate family so I could learn what life was really like. The next thing, which I think may be good for all of us... Would be to leave the state. Is it feasible... not right now. But anything is possible in the future. :)
Silly Quotes:
Lanie: "Look at my face. Do I look happy? No I do not, I look cross."
She enunciated every word too.
Lanie: " I need three options before bed. 1: I need a drink of water. 2. I want to see the fireworks. 3. I want to see the fireworks."
Jena: "I can't go to bed! I don't like it anymore."
Jena: "Don't take my shoes. Don't take my SHOES" (From the girl who we nick named Shoeless Jo-Jena because she won't leave them on in the car.)
That's it for now. Don't feel like uploading pictures right now, but may be later... Assuming I have time to return in the next 4 months. ;)
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