Day 250

No nap today!  Must be why I am so sleepy lol.  Church was really good.  It was the Young Women's program during our Sacrament Meeting and the young ladies who spoke were so sweet and spiritual!  It was really nice to listen to them (when I could in between taking care of Joel and Connor lol).  They made their mothers proud and I did get to talk to one mom who said when she read her daughter's talk yesterday, it made her cry....and she cried even harder today while her daughter spoke....such a sweet moment!

Teaching the 4 year old kids was good and time went by quickly today!  Joel got chosen as one of the reverent children and got to go up and participate in a Sharing Time activity....it was really cute and I am happy I got to see that happen!

We came home from church, had lunch, and the boys went down for a nap.  I stayed up because my visiting teachers came over.  We chatted for almost 2 HOURS!  It was really great though and in between all three of us sharing about our lives, crying, laughing, and giving advise, there were happy moments made.  I am so grateful for those women and the love they share with me!

Then after they left, our Home Teachers came over and shared a spiritual message and checked up on us....it was wonderful!  They are going to do a special Fast for me on Friday as I go in and get my next X-ray on my arm.  I feel so blessed to have such good people around me and thinking of me and my little family.  Fingers crossed on those X-ray results!

We went to dinner with my parents and then went back to their place for a visit.  The boys had so much fun that they didn't want to leave....the mark of a fun grandparent's house indeed!  But, we had to get these kiddos in bed!  So home we came and now it is time for ME to get myself in bed.  7 AM PT in the morning.  I hope everyone had a blessed day today and may there be many many happy moments all throughout the next week!

So sleepy! Got up at 6:30 this morning to get the garage sale stuff out and ready for people.  We sold about 80 dollars worth of items.  Still lots of things left over, so we bagged and donated some things.  Others went back to their original places and that is OK too!

After the garage sale morning, we headed out to do a picnic at a park with my parents and their congregation.  It was a nice time and fun to see people again that I have not seen for a while.

After the fun picnic, we headed home and Connor and I went down for a much needed nap!  We woke up and decided to continue our fun Saturday by heading over to the pool for a while.  It was a nice time swimming, but it got kind of cold at the end, so we cut our swimming time a bit short.

During our bed time routine tonight, Connor got down and funky dancing to a little stuffed animal.  He cracks me up!  His dance moves are too funny and I love how he purses his lips together and really concentrates on his moves!  He loves singing and dancing and it never fails to put a smile on my face when his cute lil voice sings out!

Well, time for bed.  I am still pretty sleepy from the day's activities.  It was fun doing so many fun family activities today!  Have a good night!

Day 248

Friday night is here and bring on Saturday!  Looking forward to our early morning garage sale tomorrow!  I tagged and priced all of our items and they are ready to go out and be bought in the morning.  LOL we had an idea also (to help pay for some of my medical bills) that for a dollar, one can pay to see my ghastly scar on the back of my arm....good deal right? We shall see :-)

Today is over!  I started out my morning at physical therapy and had an amazing session!  The physical therapist gave me half of a hockey stick with a 2 pound ankle weight strapped to it.  I was able to do 40 bench presses (and yes I broke a sweat and felt the BURN!) and it felt great!  I am really pleased that there is muscle tone returning to my arm!  I go in next Friday for another X-ray....fingers crossed there is bone growing there as well!

At Staples, I saw my friend Mary today.  She is a bright, cheery person, and I am always glad to get to have a moment or two to chat with her.  We bought our things and went our own ways, but we had the chance to learn some new things about one another and that was great!  After Staples, Connor and I went to a park day with some MOPS mom friends.  I don't know what I would do without that group of women!  Just getting out of the house for 1 hour changed my whole perspective on LIFE today!  I have been feeling so down, but after having Connor play with other kids, and getting to talk to other moms about kid things, my spirits were lifted and I headed home HAPPY!

I picked up Joel from school, Connor was down for a nap, and Joel and I ate a time honored kid lunch of celery with peanut butter and cream cheese spread.  Joel also had fun putting raisins along the top of the celery.  It was fun!

David came home and I began to cook dinner.  While doing that, my friend Jennifer, her son, and doggie, came over for a visit!  It was great having a doggie in the house for a few minutes!  We had a fun time visiting and Connor and William got to continue to have fun together while playing at the park...SO cute!  I am looking forward to next Friday night when we do pizza at the park with both of our families!  Should be fun!

Well, the dishes are done, the garage sale items are ready to go, and I am getting sleepy!  Time for bed.  I go to bed on a high note tonight...it was so nice to see so many of my dear friends today and get to catch up a little bit with each one.  I cherish even the 5 minutes I get to spend with other people...it is 5 less minutes of my day that I spend by myself or with just me and my crazy 2 year old.  I love him, but Mommy gets a bit lonely sometimes.  I am grateful for my friends...they bring so very many happy moments to my life!  Night all!

Day 247

Can this week be almost over already?  Wow!  Well here I am on Thursday night blogging once more.  I think I will do my happy moments in bullet form tonight. 

• I LOVE Thursdays because they are the least busy days of my week!  Getting to sleep in by 30 minutes and stay in PJs till 8:30 makes me feel SO lazy!  It is wonderful!
• Connor and I got to eat lunch with my dad today.  We tried a few new sushi rolls and they did NOT disappoint!  Connor behaved...as well as a 2 yr old does at a restaurant these days, and it was a very nice way to spend lunch time!
• We came home from lunch, got Joel, and Connor and Mommy went down for a nap!  Joel got to play the computer with headphones...he was in technology heaven!
• I made a most delicious dinner tonight and Joel not only ate quite a bit of it, he didn't complain!  Could be the fact that there were cupcakes for dessert, but I will take what I can get.
• Cupcakes for dessert...always a happy moment!
• Watched The Big Bang Theory with David.  It was some nice husband/wife quality time.  
• I am going to bed before 11Pm...oh so happy about that!

So there are my happy moments for the day!  Somewhere else in there, I took the boys to the park and we met some really nice people and kids that Joel and Connor got to play with.  It is always nice meeting new people!  Well, today is done and now I am off to bed.  Physical Therapy in the morning.  Let's see if I can bench press that half of a hockey stick 40 TIMES tomorrow! WOO HOO!

Day 246

Ok, so sometimes I hit post blog, and come back the next day and I didn't actually post my blog, but it got saved somehow...so here is day 246...Wednesday!

Today is done!  It was a day with a lot of tears...for the children I live with AND work with.  Thankfully I can look back today and smile and realize I had some pretty silly 2 year olds on my hands, but still...SO much crying today!  It started with Connor in the car this morning, then my next two children I worked with sobbed their way through speech therapy....OY!  I felt so bad, but did laugh a little because I was beginning to wonder if the 2 yr olds were all in cahoots today!

After work, I met up with David and the boys at Chick fil A.  It was getting REALLY stormy so we ate quick and headed back to the comfort of our home!  It was fun reading the boys a book that I used to read when I was a little girl.  Connor is in love with this book and carried it around with him everywhere.  If I had let him, he probably would have slept with it!

I had a few nice, happy, moments of bumping into some friends wherever I went today.  I love doing that!  It puts a smile on my face seeing people and makes me MUCH less lonely.  Sometimes I feel (and I know I am not alone in feeling this) like I am walking through this world, going through my motions, and am all alone doing these day to day tasks.  So it is REALLY nice when I get to see a friendly face to break up the errands and crying of the day lol.

Well that is all for tonight.  Here is to a sunnier day tomorrow with less precipitation in the sky and on 2 yr old faces!

Day 245

Alrighty!  Today has come to an end and I am hoping for health tomorrow!  I was pretty out of it today with a cold or something....still not sure what is going on, but hoping for a good night's sleep and feeling better in the morning! 

Woke up and had Dave stay home from work to help me out and take Joel to school and Connor to speech therapy.  I am sad that I missed out on going to the Mission with my friend and her son today, but maybe next week will be sunnier and brighter for us in all ways!  It was pretty gloomy today and tomorrow there is a forecast for rain.

After staying in bed for a while today, David brought me one of my favorite lunches and I got to take a nice nap afterwards!

I took a very long nap and woke up to the sound of the kids playing downstairs.  David took them out to the park so I could rest some more...ok and PIN on Pinterest some more lol.  We did a variety of food items for dinner tonight but all sat down together to eat them.  I am a HUGE fan of family meals...a family that eats together, stays together (or so many many many psychology studies and church articles say so and who am I to disagree?)

So eating together was nice.  Then David went out to get us some cookies so we could do some Family Time tonight.  I went to bed really early last night so we missed FHE.  The boys played with play-doh and made me all kinds of cut out letters, cookies, pies, and yellow burgers to eat...so fun!  David came home with the cookies and we sat down and watched Deadliest Catch (or that Crab show as Joel calls it).  Then we did baths and got the boys off to bed.  It was a good night and they got down before 8pm!  Usually their bed time is about 7, but lately we have been lucky to get them down before 8...so yea for us tonight!

Well, I am off to make a pot of steaming tea and going to sit and drink and relax before I take a ton of cold medicine.  Have a good night all and healthy thoughts for everyone!

Day 244

So Monday has come and gone!  I can't remember too much about today.  My head is getting a bit fuzzy and I feel like I am coming down with something...BUT I haven't had a cold in almost a year, and I must say, I kind of like having a NORMAL ailment for once!

I did go to work today and it went by quickly, so happy moment for that!  I came home and went up to bed and David brought me some tomato soup...such a nice husband!  I ate that and then drank some hot tea and took a hot bath to help what ever it is that I have.

I did get to help put the kids to bed a little bit, so that was good.  I love snuggling down on the rocking chair and reading stories while one or both sits on my lap.  That isn't going to be happening for forever with them, so I cherish those little moments!

I love it when my 5 year old wants just one MORE Mommy kiss or song before bed, or when my 2 year old reaches out to me in an effort to delay me leaving the room.  It is cute, but I don't let THAT last for forever either lol.

Well, off to dream land with some cold medicine and the hope that I will feel a bit better tomorrow!  Good night all!