Spring is here...sort of.

It's still a little too chilly in the morning (0 degrees this morning), but the sun is shining. I'm back to trying to get in a walk everyday, minus the kids. (Love them, but Abba just walks too slow! LOL!)

I've started back to work at the daycare this week. While I hate getting me and the kids up at 5:30 am, I love the early shift. I'm done around 11 or so, then I get the afternoon to myself. We can hit the beach, or I can leave them there for a little while so I can get some stuff done. It's awesome!

I also painted my living room last week. For those of you who are in the know about Bazzill paper, it's Parakeet green. ROFL! This has been the highlight of June; new, bright paint just makes my day.

It's in the blood...

I already have one scrapbooker in the family; Isabelle loves it. Now, it seems, I have two. And like me, he loves to ink. :)

My Baby's 5 :(

Actually, I'm proud; she's quite a 5 year old (well, tomorrow!) Abba had her party today, and had 6 little friends over, plus Jackson and Tayla. It was a fairly quiet party...which was nice for me. LOL! Addison was sick, so we sent him away for the afternoon, and the girls played very well together. Jackson fit right in, too. ROFL!

Abba loved all her presents, so thank you to everyone!

A Mother's Prayer

Dear Lord,
So far today I've done alright. I haven't gossiped, I haven't lost my temper, I haven't been greedy, grumpy, nasty, selfish, or very indulgent. I'm very grateful for that. But in a few minutes, Lord, I'm going to get out of bed, and from then on, I'm going to need a lot more help.





:)

My Goal Outfit

Is now off the wall. It's snug. Very snug. But I got it on! And I didn't even have to lie on the bed to do the jeans up, although it was pretty close. LOL!! I am close to my goal, but the end is coming so slowly, due to my determination slacking a bit.

Happy Mother's Day!!!

I hope all mothers are enjoying their day; I went out for breakfast with my kids and my dad, then it was a nice walk home. Abba gave me the gift she made me at daycare.

I love my kids; I'm sure most mothers say this freely! I see horrible news stories every day about kids getting treated horribly by a parent, and I cannot even imagine what might be going through their minds. I get frustrated at least once a day, I raise my voice several times a day. But I make the effort to lower my voice when I notice I'm getting mad. I make it a point never to say anything that will hurt their feelings, or make them feel bad about themselves.

One of my children came about by serendipity (a happy accident!), and the other was planned. I thought that I would never get to have kids; and whatever happened between their dad and I, I will always be grateful to him for these two precious children.

New Year...

I'm 33 today; I have found 2 white hairs this year, and have 3 areas of my body that are now wrinkled due to weight loss. However, I'm determined to make this a good year.

Goals:

1. Make my store known to everyone in town.

2. Reach my goal weight and maintain like crazy.

3. Tidy and organize my house (most know how hard this is for me)

4. Save enough money to take a trip to Disney Land next year.

5. Meet someone special (again, very hard thing to do LOL!)