Today I kept Alaina home from school... right now she, Matthew and Elise are sick. Well, Lisey is getting better. They have fevers, bad coughs, sore throats.
It started with Steven. He was watching those three for me while I took the other 4 to see Becca and meet Ezekiel. (he's soooo sweet!) Anyway, Steven got really sick the Friday I left and didn't start getting better until today (Wed.) I got back on Monday. Poor guy. It's really awful to take care of kids feeling that way. Thankfully he's doing better now and the kids will be soon. The silver lining? I got to stay home today! Take a much needed sick day. Because Alaina is sick I didn't have to leave in the middle of the day to pick her up. Steven was so nice and brought the kids to school this morning for me. I am supposed to be getting things done.. but it's hard to do when I just want to rest!!! I did get some laundry done and shirts ironed though.
On the other hand, I had a GREAT birthday... the day I left, Friday, was my birthday. I traveled most of the day, but that was okay, it was relaxing. No screaming kids! Then I got to see Becca... and Ezekiel! He's 2 months now. It's crazy, one year ago I was writing about her losing her first baby, that was so sad. Today I am writing about meeting her new one. What a difference a year brings.
That night we went and got Mexican food, I got my meal for free. :)
The next day we took the girls swimming and just sat and talked for 3 hours. Sooo nice! We had homemade pizza that day. Yum! The next day was Sunday, we ended up not going to church because of how cold it was outside. We just hung out and later in the day Adrielle came over. She and her new husband Clay live near Becca. That was fun. I got to also briefly see Ezra.. .he's sooo cute!!! Monday morning we just took our time getting ready to go and left about 12:30. We got home and took off running when we got here, it hasn't slowed down since. So... I am thankful for this sick day, but sad that my little kiddos have to be sick.
Time to get back to cleaning. I still have ironing, the living room needs to be cleaned, dishes need to be done.
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Monday, January 14, 2013
Mundane Monday: A New Year
Here I am, already two weeks into the new year and this is my first blog post. :) Realistically, I'd be happy if I made just ONE post a month, but one a week would be even better.
School is back in session, which means I am busy again. Running back and forth to the school and doing my other motherly and wifely duties.
I really should be doing laundry, or supervising Alaina (6) and Matthew (4) with their chores, but I am not. I am here. I just put Lisey (2) down for a nap, and I can hear her singing Frosty the Snowman to herself. I love it. She has the CUTEST little voice! She's almost done taking naps even though she's just a little over 2 1/2. It's just at that point, all my kids do this, where if they nap they won't sleep at night. So, I am trying to just lie her down a few times a week and for only an hour even though she'd sleep longer if I let her.
Anyway to get to the point. I don't really do New Years resolutions because I am a perfectionist and it's VERY discouraging to not keep them, but just like everyone else, there are things I'd like to change. Blogging more, keeping up with laundry, not getting so cranky. Patience. You know, all those things. Being more nice to Steven. My one word for the year is Patience. It's something our church is doing. You just pick one word and try and focus on that. This is the jist of it:
"One word that sums up who you want to be or how you want to live. One word that you can focus on every day, all year long.
It will take intentionality and commitment, but if you let it, your word will shape you and your year. It will guide your decisions and help you grow."
So, I am giving that a try.
I am doing something different with laundry, too. I split our families into 3 groups of 3... Katie, Danielle and Elise (because they share a room), Steven, Joshua, and me (because I usually change his clothes in our room even if they are actually kept in the boys' room) and finally, Johanna, Alaina and Matthew (J and A share a room, but M is in the same area)... anyway, I am just doing loads of one of the groups at a time and then instead of having piles and piles and piles of clothes on the couch, I just have to take out that group's clothes out of the dryer and hand them the laundry basket... or Danielle, because she is the official-laundry-put-awayer....
On that note.. I better go start my load... Joshie (6mos) is screaming and Matthew and Alaina are obviously not cleaning up their areas... the phone just rang and I realize that we still need to change our answering machine message... it's the kids singing, "We Wish You a Merry Christmas"...
...Okay, off I go!
See ya next month!
School is back in session, which means I am busy again. Running back and forth to the school and doing my other motherly and wifely duties.
I really should be doing laundry, or supervising Alaina (6) and Matthew (4) with their chores, but I am not. I am here. I just put Lisey (2) down for a nap, and I can hear her singing Frosty the Snowman to herself. I love it. She has the CUTEST little voice! She's almost done taking naps even though she's just a little over 2 1/2. It's just at that point, all my kids do this, where if they nap they won't sleep at night. So, I am trying to just lie her down a few times a week and for only an hour even though she'd sleep longer if I let her.
Anyway to get to the point. I don't really do New Years resolutions because I am a perfectionist and it's VERY discouraging to not keep them, but just like everyone else, there are things I'd like to change. Blogging more, keeping up with laundry, not getting so cranky. Patience. You know, all those things. Being more nice to Steven. My one word for the year is Patience. It's something our church is doing. You just pick one word and try and focus on that. This is the jist of it:
"One word that sums up who you want to be or how you want to live. One word that you can focus on every day, all year long.
It will take intentionality and commitment, but if you let it, your word will shape you and your year. It will guide your decisions and help you grow."
So, I am giving that a try.
I am doing something different with laundry, too. I split our families into 3 groups of 3... Katie, Danielle and Elise (because they share a room), Steven, Joshua, and me (because I usually change his clothes in our room even if they are actually kept in the boys' room) and finally, Johanna, Alaina and Matthew (J and A share a room, but M is in the same area)... anyway, I am just doing loads of one of the groups at a time and then instead of having piles and piles and piles of clothes on the couch, I just have to take out that group's clothes out of the dryer and hand them the laundry basket... or Danielle, because she is the official-laundry-put-awayer....
On that note.. I better go start my load... Joshie (6mos) is screaming and Matthew and Alaina are obviously not cleaning up their areas... the phone just rang and I realize that we still need to change our answering machine message... it's the kids singing, "We Wish You a Merry Christmas"...
...Okay, off I go!
See ya next month!
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