Friday, October 31, 2008
SP Day 20
Twenty days and what a great day it was. The three of us went to the small community where my brother, sister, and their families live and we went trick-or-treating. It was a wonderful time. William was so well behaved and once he caught on that if he took his bucket up to these strangers, they'd give him candy, he was all about it. My little pirate even learned to say argggh! I have many pictures that I will post tomorrow. But now, I'm tired and my hubby is home so. . . I'm outta here!
Thursday, October 30, 2008
SP Day 19
I went over to mom's house this evening to help with Halloween costumes. Mom is making costumes for William and his cousins Kaden, Makhala, and Alexis. Kaden and William are getting pirate costumes. Makhala and Alexis are getting poodle skirts. They're going to be so cute.
Anyway, when I got to Mom's my niece Felicia and her two little ones Kaden and Alexis were there. We all had a nice visit. It was a very loud visit due to there being a two year old, an almost two year old, and a two month old. But, it was family, and I always love being with my family.
I still haven't decided on a haircut or a book but I'll get there. I'm going to see about taking care of both on Saturday. I'll let you know what I come up with.
Hope everyone has a great Friday.
Anyway, when I got to Mom's my niece Felicia and her two little ones Kaden and Alexis were there. We all had a nice visit. It was a very loud visit due to there being a two year old, an almost two year old, and a two month old. But, it was family, and I always love being with my family.
I still haven't decided on a haircut or a book but I'll get there. I'm going to see about taking care of both on Saturday. I'll let you know what I come up with.
Hope everyone has a great Friday.
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
SP Day 18
I'm sitting here in front of the keyboard staring blankly into space wondering, what am I going to post about today and frankly, I'm having a hard time coming up with something.
It would be very easy right now to burst into a list of things that aren't good. Unfortunately, that's where my mind is at right now.
But, since I pledged to come up with something positive for 365 days and I'm only on day 18 I know there must be something positive I can write about.
I'm positive doing something for myself would be good.I need two things right now (aside from a new job for my husband). A new hair cut and a good book. Any suggestions? Seriously, I need suggestions.
BTW. . . I did get around to doing some dishes tonight. Hauling the trash must get done before bed. However laundry and cleaning out the fridge must wait for another day.
It would be very easy right now to burst into a list of things that aren't good. Unfortunately, that's where my mind is at right now.
But, since I pledged to come up with something positive for 365 days and I'm only on day 18 I know there must be something positive I can write about.
I'm positive doing something for myself would be good.I need two things right now (aside from a new job for my husband). A new hair cut and a good book. Any suggestions? Seriously, I need suggestions.
BTW. . . I did get around to doing some dishes tonight. Hauling the trash must get done before bed. However laundry and cleaning out the fridge must wait for another day.
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
SP Day 17
Me time! What? What's that? Well, I got to remember what that is this evening. William (who by the way, was very good again today) fell asleep on the way home and when we got home I asked him if he wanted a bath. He said "yes". We went to the bedroom to take off his clothes and I had him down to his diaper and crawled up in my lap and just started hugging and snuggling me. (It was WONDERFUL!) He fell asleep right there in my lap. So, after mommy filled up on cuddles, sweet little boy snores, and just the wonderful feeling of his warm little body laying on me, I changed his diaper and put on his pjs while he wavered between awake and asleep. I put him in his bed and by the time he was done yawning, he was out. At 7pm. Yep, 7pm.
From 7pm until my bed time at 10pm it was just me. Three hours so I decided, the heck with house work. I'm going to kick back, enjoy biggest loser, and just, for once, RELAX!
From 7pm until my bed time at 10pm it was just me. Three hours so I decided, the heck with house work. I'm going to kick back, enjoy biggest loser, and just, for once, RELAX!
SP Day 16
OMG! I can't believe I forgot to post last night. Well, the good news is, I know exactly what was great about yesterday and so, I can make up for my oversight.
William was considerably better behaved yesterday evening than he had been on Sunday. We still had a few incidents, nothing perfect, but it was SOO much better than the day before. He even crawled up in my lap and hung out with me for 20 minutes or so.
And, here's the best part, for the first time since Ben starting working nights, he went to bed with out fighting me. At about 10 'til 8pm I asked him "Are you ready to go night night?" He said "No." I said "Well, it's night night time." He slid down off my lap and grabbed my finger and off we went down the hall to get into his pj's and get him in bed. He said his "Amen" at the end of his prayers, gave me a big sweet kiss and got in bed, no trouble.
Just as I was walking out the door I heard a very sweet little "night-night". It's amazing how 1/2 an hour of sweetness can erase an entire day of holy terror.
William was considerably better behaved yesterday evening than he had been on Sunday. We still had a few incidents, nothing perfect, but it was SOO much better than the day before. He even crawled up in my lap and hung out with me for 20 minutes or so.
And, here's the best part, for the first time since Ben starting working nights, he went to bed with out fighting me. At about 10 'til 8pm I asked him "Are you ready to go night night?" He said "No." I said "Well, it's night night time." He slid down off my lap and grabbed my finger and off we went down the hall to get into his pj's and get him in bed. He said his "Amen" at the end of his prayers, gave me a big sweet kiss and got in bed, no trouble.
Just as I was walking out the door I heard a very sweet little "night-night". It's amazing how 1/2 an hour of sweetness can erase an entire day of holy terror.
Sunday, October 26, 2008
SP Day 15
I possessed very little grace in how I handled my day today. So, I'll spare you the gory details, get to the positive part and call it done.
My niece had her wedding shower this afternoon at 2pm. Since I was helping to host, I figured I would need to stay around help clean up, load up gifts, etc. Because of all of that I didn't think I'd get home in time for William and I to see Ben before he had to leave for work.
Well, my son was such a holy terror during the entire shower that no one was interested in having us hang around to help. They all gladly (a little too gladly) told me they'd take care of it and not to worry about it. So, we got home at 4pm and were able to see Ben for a little over an hour before he had to leave to go to work.
*side note
William's attitude, demeanor, behavior did not improve once we got home. It still hasn't improved. He's in his bed crying right now because he doesn't want to go to sleep. *sigh*
My niece had her wedding shower this afternoon at 2pm. Since I was helping to host, I figured I would need to stay around help clean up, load up gifts, etc. Because of all of that I didn't think I'd get home in time for William and I to see Ben before he had to leave for work.
Well, my son was such a holy terror during the entire shower that no one was interested in having us hang around to help. They all gladly (a little too gladly) told me they'd take care of it and not to worry about it. So, we got home at 4pm and were able to see Ben for a little over an hour before he had to leave to go to work.
*side note
William's attitude, demeanor, behavior did not improve once we got home. It still hasn't improved. He's in his bed crying right now because he doesn't want to go to sleep. *sigh*
Saturday, October 25, 2008
SP Day 14
Today definitely had it's ups and downs. The biggest down being that I had to leave before Ben got up to drop William off at mom and dad's before heading out for the fall festival at my school. Another big downer for me was that today was my college homecoming and my 10 year reunion. Because of the fall festival and everything else going on this weekend I couldn't make it.
But, downers aside, the bigger portion of my day was awesome. William was such a good boy today. He spent most of his day sitting here in the living room playing with all of his new toys. He got a Little People barn and a Little People tractor and trailer, and a Little People Nativity. He had SOO much fun playing with his Little People today. The only fit he had all day was when we'd been outside playing and he had to come inside. A one-fit-day is almost unheard of in this house. I had tons of fun with him today. He had me laughing most of the day and kept me laughing right up until the moment he fell asleep in the car on the ride home. He kept asking me "Sharon's house?" (Because that's where we had his party last night.) And I kept telling him "No, William's house." And he would just repeat himself in a louder/higher pitched voice "Sharon's house?" (Which comes out Sha-sh H-ow-se.) I would just laugh and repeat myself. We were both cracking up.
Just being William's mommy was the very best part of my day today.
But, downers aside, the bigger portion of my day was awesome. William was such a good boy today. He spent most of his day sitting here in the living room playing with all of his new toys. He got a Little People barn and a Little People tractor and trailer, and a Little People Nativity. He had SOO much fun playing with his Little People today. The only fit he had all day was when we'd been outside playing and he had to come inside. A one-fit-day is almost unheard of in this house. I had tons of fun with him today. He had me laughing most of the day and kept me laughing right up until the moment he fell asleep in the car on the ride home. He kept asking me "Sharon's house?" (Because that's where we had his party last night.) And I kept telling him "No, William's house." And he would just repeat himself in a louder/higher pitched voice "Sharon's house?" (Which comes out Sha-sh H-ow-se.) I would just laugh and repeat myself. We were both cracking up.
Just being William's mommy was the very best part of my day today.
Friday, October 24, 2008
SP Day 13
TRACTOR PARTY!!!
I have no pictures yet, because I ran off and left my memory card at home and had to use my sister's. She'll post them to shutterfly in the next few days and then I'll get some great pictures from tonight's much anticipated "Tractor"party.
All of my family and a few of our great friends gathered together tonight at my sister's house to celebrate William's 2nd birthday. We had a John Deere theme and it was so cute! We were even able to procure a John Deere cake from Wal-Mart. (I was SO glad since I made his cake last year. After about 2000 tiny stars squeezed from an icing bag, I swore I had much better things to do with my time. BTW 2000 is no exaggeration. There were ATLEAST that many!)
It was a very LOUD party. My family is big and loud to start with. Add in the fact that William is 2. His cousin Kaden will be 2 in about 8 weeks. His cousin Makahla is 18 months old and his cousin Alexis is 6 weeks old. That made for a VERY LOUD party. But the noise was, in this case, just a sign of people, even little people, enjoying themselves a great deal.
A great time was had by all. William got TONS of toys that I'm sure he'll be enjoying lots when he wakes up tomorrow. Thanks to everyone who was there. We love you very much and we are so happy you were able to make William's birthday so special.
I have no pictures yet, because I ran off and left my memory card at home and had to use my sister's. She'll post them to shutterfly in the next few days and then I'll get some great pictures from tonight's much anticipated "Tractor"party.
All of my family and a few of our great friends gathered together tonight at my sister's house to celebrate William's 2nd birthday. We had a John Deere theme and it was so cute! We were even able to procure a John Deere cake from Wal-Mart. (I was SO glad since I made his cake last year. After about 2000 tiny stars squeezed from an icing bag, I swore I had much better things to do with my time. BTW 2000 is no exaggeration. There were ATLEAST that many!)
It was a very LOUD party. My family is big and loud to start with. Add in the fact that William is 2. His cousin Kaden will be 2 in about 8 weeks. His cousin Makahla is 18 months old and his cousin Alexis is 6 weeks old. That made for a VERY LOUD party. But the noise was, in this case, just a sign of people, even little people, enjoying themselves a great deal.
A great time was had by all. William got TONS of toys that I'm sure he'll be enjoying lots when he wakes up tomorrow. Thanks to everyone who was there. We love you very much and we are so happy you were able to make William's birthday so special.
Thursday, October 23, 2008
Happy 2nd Birthday William!
I can't believe my kiddo is 2 today. He is such an awesome little person. He's super independent. Just this week he finally figured out how to operate a spoon and a fork and now can feed himself. He wants to dress himself, buckle himself in, and do just about everything else you can think of BY HIMSELF!
While this can be a bit frustrating when mommy is time crunched, I take every opportunity I can to slow down, be patient and let him do things on his own. He's always so happy when he does.
His favorite foods right now are hot dogs, german sausage, corn, green beans, fries, fried okra, and jelly biscuits. He loves his milk, but knows what "coke" is and tries to sneak a sip every time he can. He's a very picky eater and if he decides he's not going to eat, meal time can be quite a dramatic event. However, when he hits on something he likes he'll eat that one thing until he's full. Tonight it as 5 mini hot dogs.
His imagination is blooming and it's so fun watching him begin to "pretend". I love it. One of his favorite play things are animals. Cats, dogs, cows, horses, he doesn't care. He loves to boss them all around. Sit! Stay! Back! No, no, no, no! He's really good at doing puzzles and loves them. His favorite thing in the whole world right now is tractors. Anything yellow and green is a big hit at our house.
He's also figured out that he loves to watch TV. I'm not crazy about this, but seeing as how most evenings, it's just he and I, this little tid bit comes in handy. His favorite movie is "Cars". He knows the names of every character and can (in his own way) tell you what is about to happen in the movie. This movie is where he first discovered that he likes tractors. His other favorite movies include "Ratatouille", "Aristocats", "Jungle Book", "Bambi", and "Elmo's Potty Time".
Speaking of potty time, we've tried some potty training but nothing serious. He's gone "#2" in the potty a few times and gone "#1" only once. He's such a smart kid, I just feel like if I leave the potty where he can get to it, and showed him what it's for and how to use it, I think it's something he'll end up doing when he's ready and there's not much I can do to hurry the process along. I may change my mind when he's 5 and I'm taking him to kindergarten in his diapers.
I know I've already said it once but he is such a smart kid. When he gets or finds something new, he'll sit and mess with it for as long as it takes him to figure out how it works. He's very mechanically minded. The thing he wants so badly to master right now are buttons.
He's a very loving little boy. (When he's not throwing a 2 year old temper tantrum!) He adores his daddy and just beams every time he sees him. My mom, who he has begun to call Maw-Maw is hands down his favorite person. He is completely fascinated by my dad, his Paw Paw. He follows paw-paw everywhere he goes and watches everything he does. He warmed up very quickly to Ben's parents tonight. Sadly, he doesn't see them very often, but it didn't take long before he recognized that "grandparent" vibe and he was ready to be spoiled. He actually cried when they left.
I could ramble on about him all night but let's just say, I love this litttle guy so much and I'm so glad that I have him. I can imagine my life with out him, I just don't want to. He is such a blessing.
Happy Birthday William!
SP Day 12
William had a visit from his grandparents today. They came to help him celebrate his 2nd birthday. It was an awesome visit even if William did give Ruby (the dog) a million times more kisses than he gave grandmother and grandad. The three of us had a wonderful visit with the two of them and we hope they had a great time too.
William helping grandad put the cooler in the truck.
William opening his birthday gifts that grandmother and grandad gave him.
William getting hugs and kisses from grandmother.
William helping grandad put the cooler in the truck.
William opening his birthday gifts that grandmother and grandad gave him.
William getting hugs and kisses from grandmother.Wednesday, October 22, 2008
SP Day 11
I am one of those people who has a real problem asking for help even when I really need it. I've always had the attitude that "well, I'm fat, so I must also be lazy". Right? Well, maybe not, but that's always been how I've felt. So, I work really hard to compensate for my own perception of laziness by trying to do EVERYTHING!
By EVERYTHING I mean, be a great teacher, be a model employee, be the best mom I can possibly be, be a good wife, take great care of my husband and my son, be sure my parents are okay, keep my house in decent shape, etc. etc. etc. Needless to say, occasionally I completely over load myself.
Well, I came to the conclusion today that I was so overloaded, there was no way it was all going to get done. In the next 4 days I've got family pictures, a much anticipated visit from my in-laws, a Dr. appointment for William, a birthday party for William, 8 fall festival donations to pick up from various places around town, fall festival at my school, and my niece's bridal shower which I am helping to host. All of that in addition to the normal responsibilities of work, home and family. When it dawned on me today that there was no POSSIBLE way I could get all of this done and remain sane I actually broke down and asked for help!
There were some things I couldn't eliminate from my schedule and most of it I didn't want to eliminate like birthday parties and family visits so I had to figure out what could I live with letting go. So, one of the ladies I work with is going to go pick up all of my fall festival donations for me. HOORAY! While there's still a lot to be done, I'm just proud of myself for letting go of my need to do it all and be everything to everyone just this once.
By EVERYTHING I mean, be a great teacher, be a model employee, be the best mom I can possibly be, be a good wife, take great care of my husband and my son, be sure my parents are okay, keep my house in decent shape, etc. etc. etc. Needless to say, occasionally I completely over load myself.
Well, I came to the conclusion today that I was so overloaded, there was no way it was all going to get done. In the next 4 days I've got family pictures, a much anticipated visit from my in-laws, a Dr. appointment for William, a birthday party for William, 8 fall festival donations to pick up from various places around town, fall festival at my school, and my niece's bridal shower which I am helping to host. All of that in addition to the normal responsibilities of work, home and family. When it dawned on me today that there was no POSSIBLE way I could get all of this done and remain sane I actually broke down and asked for help!
There were some things I couldn't eliminate from my schedule and most of it I didn't want to eliminate like birthday parties and family visits so I had to figure out what could I live with letting go. So, one of the ladies I work with is going to go pick up all of my fall festival donations for me. HOORAY! While there's still a lot to be done, I'm just proud of myself for letting go of my need to do it all and be everything to everyone just this once.
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
SP Day 10
Ahhh! My mums are dying. I've watered them every evening so I'm confused. I'm going to "dead head" them and skip watering them tonight (too much water?) and see how they do. I'm sad. I love mums.
Something positive today? I GOT TO WEAR MY PAJAMAS TO WORK! That always makes for a good day. However, it does not do great things for motivating me to get a lot of work done.
It's red ribbon week and we're dressing up differently for every day. Yesterday was cammoflage "fight against drugs" day. Today was "dream it, believe it, achieve it". Tomorrow is something having to do with cowboys. Thursday is red, white and blue. Friday is spirit day. Can you say "jeans on Wednesday, jeans on Thursday, jeans on Friday". I LOVE it when I don't have to iron.
Ben got off work early this morning and I got to visit with him some before I had to leave for work. He got our son up and fed him his breakfast and loved on him for a little bit before I had to take him to grandmas. So, that was a great thing.
This is kind of a rambling post isn't it?
Sorry.
Doing this every day is just reinforcing what I already knew to be true, I am blessed to have some awesome people in my life. Not just everybody gets to say that and really mean it. God is good!
Something positive today? I GOT TO WEAR MY PAJAMAS TO WORK! That always makes for a good day. However, it does not do great things for motivating me to get a lot of work done.
It's red ribbon week and we're dressing up differently for every day. Yesterday was cammoflage "fight against drugs" day. Today was "dream it, believe it, achieve it". Tomorrow is something having to do with cowboys. Thursday is red, white and blue. Friday is spirit day. Can you say "jeans on Wednesday, jeans on Thursday, jeans on Friday". I LOVE it when I don't have to iron.
Ben got off work early this morning and I got to visit with him some before I had to leave for work. He got our son up and fed him his breakfast and loved on him for a little bit before I had to take him to grandmas. So, that was a great thing.
This is kind of a rambling post isn't it?
Sorry.
Doing this every day is just reinforcing what I already knew to be true, I am blessed to have some awesome people in my life. Not just everybody gets to say that and really mean it. God is good!
Monday, October 20, 2008
SP Day 9
Tonight my 4th and 5th graders sang in a concert with the High School choir. It was awesome! If you ask me my kiddos sounded AWESOME even standing beside high school kids. I was really, really proud of them.
My folks brought my son and dinner to my house so I didn't have to drive out to their house to get him and so Ben could see him for a few minutes before he left for work. It was so sweet of them. My mom worries about me (and I worry about her) and it's crazy how much she still takes care of her 33 year old daughter. She's worried about me wearing myself out with my new schedule so she does soooo much to help me. I don't know how I'd make it with out her. She even did the dishes while she was here! She rocks.
I got to visit with one of my very best friends tonight after the concert. Between her 3 kids and my crazy life we never get to talk to each other. (Even though she keeps William for me on a semi-regular basis.) It was great to get to chat with her. We have so much in common and feel the same way about so many things it's just awesome to be able to talk to someone who you know won't judge you and when they say they love you and they're sorry that things are sucking and they worry about you, you know they aren't just SAYING it, that they really mean it.
So, even though I only got to see my kiddo for about 30 minutes total today, and I missed him, and miss him right now. There were still lots of positive things going on in my world today.
My folks brought my son and dinner to my house so I didn't have to drive out to their house to get him and so Ben could see him for a few minutes before he left for work. It was so sweet of them. My mom worries about me (and I worry about her) and it's crazy how much she still takes care of her 33 year old daughter. She's worried about me wearing myself out with my new schedule so she does soooo much to help me. I don't know how I'd make it with out her. She even did the dishes while she was here! She rocks.
I got to visit with one of my very best friends tonight after the concert. Between her 3 kids and my crazy life we never get to talk to each other. (Even though she keeps William for me on a semi-regular basis.) It was great to get to chat with her. We have so much in common and feel the same way about so many things it's just awesome to be able to talk to someone who you know won't judge you and when they say they love you and they're sorry that things are sucking and they worry about you, you know they aren't just SAYING it, that they really mean it.
So, even though I only got to see my kiddo for about 30 minutes total today, and I missed him, and miss him right now. There were still lots of positive things going on in my world today.
Sunday, October 19, 2008
SP Day 8
Today, I'm feeling pretty good about quite a few things.
1) I have some mums on the front porch that I've actually kept alive for a couple of weeks.
2) I got to have breakfast and dinner with my husband today. (When he got home from work and when he was leaving.)
3) I got 99.9% of the laundry done.
4) I got the bathroom clean with the "help" of a 2 year old. (That's something to brag about!)
5) I got all of my shopping done for lil' man's birthday.
6) I actually exercised at home this evening. (Haven't made it to the gym since Ben started his new job. Pounds have a funny way of finding their way back home if you don't do something to keep them at bay. I think a nice round 10 of them have returned to base; or hips, or butt, or thighs, or belly, what ever.)
7) Last, and most importantly, I got to spend a great day with my son. He was really good today (meaning less than 10 hissy fits) and even snuggled with me some this evening. It was great.
1) I have some mums on the front porch that I've actually kept alive for a couple of weeks.
2) I got to have breakfast and dinner with my husband today. (When he got home from work and when he was leaving.)
3) I got 99.9% of the laundry done.
4) I got the bathroom clean with the "help" of a 2 year old. (That's something to brag about!)
5) I got all of my shopping done for lil' man's birthday.
6) I actually exercised at home this evening. (Haven't made it to the gym since Ben started his new job. Pounds have a funny way of finding their way back home if you don't do something to keep them at bay. I think a nice round 10 of them have returned to base; or hips, or butt, or thighs, or belly, what ever.)
7) Last, and most importantly, I got to spend a great day with my son. He was really good today (meaning less than 10 hissy fits) and even snuggled with me some this evening. It was great.
Saturday, October 18, 2008
SP Day 7
Check me out, a whole 7 days of consistency. That might be a record. Today I got to have a girls day (kind of) and it was really enjoyable. I had an "update" class for the Level I Orff Certification I took this summer. Basically a bunch of music teachers got together and shared what we've been doing since school started. It's always great to get together and exchange ideas. Not only that but I've become good friends with a few of these women and it was great to see them.
Well, I'm keeping it short and sweet today. Hope you all had a great Saturday.
Well, I'm keeping it short and sweet today. Hope you all had a great Saturday.
Friday, October 17, 2008
SP Day 6
My something positive today comes in the form of perspective. Sometimes, I get bogged down in my own personal muck and forget that, as bad as things may seem, it could always be worse.
I have a very dear friend and co-worker who is with out a doubt one of the most time-crunched, stressed, strung-out, busy, sleep-deprived person I know. This guy teaches PE at the school where I work. Quite well, I might add. He's also the youth minister at the Baptist church across the street from the school. (He's also quite good at this. The youth has doubled in size since he started.) On top of that he's married with three children and a fourth on the way.
He tries often to do great things for our kids at school and just gets met by one closed door after another. He met with another door being slammed shut in his face today. I was really sad for him. But, seeing him struggle today, helped me to realize that everyone has their humps that they must get over and that while my humps may not be easy to get over every day, others have humps just as big as and much bigger than mine. So, that, in it's self, is something to be grateful for.
I have a very dear friend and co-worker who is with out a doubt one of the most time-crunched, stressed, strung-out, busy, sleep-deprived person I know. This guy teaches PE at the school where I work. Quite well, I might add. He's also the youth minister at the Baptist church across the street from the school. (He's also quite good at this. The youth has doubled in size since he started.) On top of that he's married with three children and a fourth on the way.
He tries often to do great things for our kids at school and just gets met by one closed door after another. He met with another door being slammed shut in his face today. I was really sad for him. But, seeing him struggle today, helped me to realize that everyone has their humps that they must get over and that while my humps may not be easy to get over every day, others have humps just as big as and much bigger than mine. So, that, in it's self, is something to be grateful for.
Thursday, October 16, 2008
SP Day 5
Today was a good day. Ben was here when I got up. He got to get our son up and talk to him and love on him for a few minutes before I had to take him to the babysitter's.
Other than a rather annoying traffic snafu on the way home, I had a pretty good day at work. My kiddos are well rehearsed for a concert on Monday. My kinders are FINALLY starting to grasp that high and low do NOT mean the same thing as loud and soft. One of my special needs students gets to start coming to my class with out an aide. I teach in a pretty laid back community so a few cute and fun "Halloween" songs are not out of the question. All, in all work was pretty good today.
My kiddo fell asleep on the way home. When I got here hubby was up, showered, dressed and wanted to go to town. So, he sat in the car with sleeping kiddo while I changed out of my work clothes into some jeans and tennis shoes and our whole little family went to town. Hubby got a hair cut and the nice ladies at the hair cutting place let William sweep for them. (He was overjoyed by this.) Then we went to Target, just 'cause we love Target. Then to Lowe's for Ben to get a few things for work. Finally, Ben bought us dinner at Taco Bueno and we came home. We had a nice dinner together, then we went and played in William's room. At 8:00 we put William to bed. About that time I got a nice phone call from my MIL and overall had a GREAT day.
And heck, tomorrow can't be too bad, it's FRIDAY!
Other than a rather annoying traffic snafu on the way home, I had a pretty good day at work. My kiddos are well rehearsed for a concert on Monday. My kinders are FINALLY starting to grasp that high and low do NOT mean the same thing as loud and soft. One of my special needs students gets to start coming to my class with out an aide. I teach in a pretty laid back community so a few cute and fun "Halloween" songs are not out of the question. All, in all work was pretty good today.
My kiddo fell asleep on the way home. When I got here hubby was up, showered, dressed and wanted to go to town. So, he sat in the car with sleeping kiddo while I changed out of my work clothes into some jeans and tennis shoes and our whole little family went to town. Hubby got a hair cut and the nice ladies at the hair cutting place let William sweep for them. (He was overjoyed by this.) Then we went to Target, just 'cause we love Target. Then to Lowe's for Ben to get a few things for work. Finally, Ben bought us dinner at Taco Bueno and we came home. We had a nice dinner together, then we went and played in William's room. At 8:00 we put William to bed. About that time I got a nice phone call from my MIL and overall had a GREAT day.
And heck, tomorrow can't be too bad, it's FRIDAY!
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
SP Day 4
Something positive, Day 4. This is a simple one. Today and tomorrow are Ben's days off this week. We've gotten to spend some time together as a family this evening eating, playing, watching TV, and just hanging out. It's been awesome.
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
SP Day 3
In the midst of our scheduling chaos one of the things we've begun to do is on nights when Ben works, if William has stayed at Mom's that day (which is most days) Ben meets me at Mom's so we can all have dinner together before Ben heads out to work. If we didn't do this, by the time I could pick up William and get home Ben would've already left for the evening.
Well, Ben has gotten off work late the last two mornings. Supposed to be done at 5:30. Yesterday morning it was 9am. This morning it was 8 am. So, needless to say, he's exhausted, and he's sick on top of it. (I know it sounds like I'm whining, but I promise I'm getting to the positive part.) He slept late today because if he didn't he would have been too tired to make it through the night tonight.
The good news is, that even though he slept late, he was still able to make it by Mom and Dad's to have some dinner, hug and kiss on William for a few minutes, and say "Hi" to me before he headed out to work. It wasn't a very long visit, but, it could have been no visit at all. So, I'm grateful for the few minutes we had.
As far as the rest of my day goes, I'm going to have to quote Scarlett O'Hara and just say "Tomorrow is another day."
Well, Ben has gotten off work late the last two mornings. Supposed to be done at 5:30. Yesterday morning it was 9am. This morning it was 8 am. So, needless to say, he's exhausted, and he's sick on top of it. (I know it sounds like I'm whining, but I promise I'm getting to the positive part.) He slept late today because if he didn't he would have been too tired to make it through the night tonight.
The good news is, that even though he slept late, he was still able to make it by Mom and Dad's to have some dinner, hug and kiss on William for a few minutes, and say "Hi" to me before he headed out to work. It wasn't a very long visit, but, it could have been no visit at all. So, I'm grateful for the few minutes we had.
As far as the rest of my day goes, I'm going to have to quote Scarlett O'Hara and just say "Tomorrow is another day."
Monday, October 13, 2008
SP Day 2
It's Monday. While generally not a positive thing, today, it is. No kiddos at school today, in service instead. Non-classroom teachers (such as myself) and instructional aides had first aid and cpr training. This is a great thing to have. Not to mention we worked from 8- 3:30 while classroom teachers had to work from 11am -6pm having parent conferences. We got a 2 hour lunch, they got 30 minutes. So, I got to go to lunch with my co-workers and feel like a big grown up.
Usually, we non-classroom types get the short end of the stick and today it was the other way around. What a great day to spend a Monday!
Now, after I conquer my painfully slow internet connection, I'm gonna play some Sims2 which I LOVE!
Usually, we non-classroom types get the short end of the stick and today it was the other way around. What a great day to spend a Monday!
Now, after I conquer my painfully slow internet connection, I'm gonna play some Sims2 which I LOVE!
Sunday, October 12, 2008
Something Positive ~Day 1~
Today, amid lots of screaming and throwing fits (and we've got two weeks until we're officially in the "terrible twos"), William made me laugh.
He woke up from his nap just before lunch and I got him out of bed to change his diaper. I laid him down on the changing table and he starts complaining about "boo-grr-s" and wiping at his nose. So, I take a look and sure enough, big ole booger so I use my pinky finger and take care of the offending "boo-grr". I wiped it on to the baby wipe that I'd already gotten out to change his diaper and he about sends me to the floor laughing when he busts out and waves his little hand and says "Bye, bye boo-grr!"
While two year olds may be very challenging, they're darn funny. I think it's God's way of keeping us from killing them.
He woke up from his nap just before lunch and I got him out of bed to change his diaper. I laid him down on the changing table and he starts complaining about "boo-grr-s" and wiping at his nose. So, I take a look and sure enough, big ole booger so I use my pinky finger and take care of the offending "boo-grr". I wiped it on to the baby wipe that I'd already gotten out to change his diaper and he about sends me to the floor laughing when he busts out and waves his little hand and says "Bye, bye boo-grr!"
While two year olds may be very challenging, they're darn funny. I think it's God's way of keeping us from killing them.
New Beginnings
Yes, I've started a new blog. Why? Well, I'd have to say I was unsucessful as a blogger in the past and I felt the need to break away from the old and start all over again. So, here is my new attempt at blogging. I'm going to start big. I'm going to attempt a 365.
My family has faced some rather large challenges recently with an unwilling and unexpected job change for my husband. He went from an 8-5 M-F office job to driving a truck hauling salt water for natural gas wells in the Barnett shale. He works 6 days on, 2 days off and works from 6pm to 6am. This has been a huge change and a difficult adjustment for our family.
So, my goal is to do a 365 of something positive that happened every day for the next 365 days. Hubby says that he's only going to do this job for one year, so if I can find something positive about every single day for the next year, that ought to be long enough to get through this job and on to something else. Hopefully, something better.
I know it's ambitious but I'm going to give it a shot. Wish me luck.
My family has faced some rather large challenges recently with an unwilling and unexpected job change for my husband. He went from an 8-5 M-F office job to driving a truck hauling salt water for natural gas wells in the Barnett shale. He works 6 days on, 2 days off and works from 6pm to 6am. This has been a huge change and a difficult adjustment for our family.
So, my goal is to do a 365 of something positive that happened every day for the next 365 days. Hubby says that he's only going to do this job for one year, so if I can find something positive about every single day for the next year, that ought to be long enough to get through this job and on to something else. Hopefully, something better.
I know it's ambitious but I'm going to give it a shot. Wish me luck.
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