Wow! I have been out of touch with the blogger world for awhile now. So much has happened and I can't bore you with all the details of the last 5 months, so I will sum it up that life has been moving at lightning speed and is as crazy and fun as usual. Tonight as I packed 5 lunches (right after cleaning the kitchen from tonight's dinner), I laughed as I told Matt that I was "living the dream!"
In all seriousness, I feel like am. Sometimes "the dream" feels a little repetitive. Sometimes "the dream" feels unappreciated. Sometimes "the dream" feels exhausted and worn out. But, what a gift from God that I have a wonderful loving husband and 5 healthy children that we love so much.
People always, and I mean ALWAYS, ask how do you do it all? And I laugh because I don't do it all!
I have learned to say "No, I can't volunteer to be room mom" or "No, I can't meet for dinner tonight" or "No, I can't bake 100 cookies for your bake sale". We eat cereal for dinner! We order pizza! We don't take baths every night! We watch T.V. I send my kids to public school on a bus!
You know what I like to call it.?...survival!
Most nights, by 9:00, I am crashing! I try to read that book on my bedside table, but I fall asleep after 2 pages! After the end of the day rush of homework, sports, baths, dinner, cleaning, packing lunches, and bedtime routines that run too long....I long to just sit and breathe. Well, this usually means I sit and fall asleep within a few minutes.
So, life with 5 is just the same as life with 1 or 2 or 3 or more. Busy.
But, I wouldn't change a thing at the end of the day!
So for an update: Wills is in 3rd grade this year. Owen is in Second. Kate is in First. Gray is in 4 yr old preschool. And Avery is 2!
I am still a stay at home mom with a part time job of a trainer, Spin instructor and group ex instructor. I love both my jobs!
So, here I am to try once more to keep up with this blog that I truly love so much! I love what it will hold for my kids down the road. A glimpse into our life and what is was. Since I can barely remember yesterday, I figure I need to journal it because I for sure won't remember all those special memories years from now!
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In all seriousness, I feel like am. Sometimes "the dream" feels a little repetitive. Sometimes "the dream" feels unappreciated. Sometimes "the dream" feels exhausted and worn out. But, what a gift from God that I have a wonderful loving husband and 5 healthy children that we love so much.
People always, and I mean ALWAYS, ask how do you do it all? And I laugh because I don't do it all!
I have learned to say "No, I can't volunteer to be room mom" or "No, I can't meet for dinner tonight" or "No, I can't bake 100 cookies for your bake sale". We eat cereal for dinner! We order pizza! We don't take baths every night! We watch T.V. I send my kids to public school on a bus!
You know what I like to call it.?...survival!
Most nights, by 9:00, I am crashing! I try to read that book on my bedside table, but I fall asleep after 2 pages! After the end of the day rush of homework, sports, baths, dinner, cleaning, packing lunches, and bedtime routines that run too long....I long to just sit and breathe. Well, this usually means I sit and fall asleep within a few minutes.
So, life with 5 is just the same as life with 1 or 2 or 3 or more. Busy.
But, I wouldn't change a thing at the end of the day!
So for an update: Wills is in 3rd grade this year. Owen is in Second. Kate is in First. Gray is in 4 yr old preschool. And Avery is 2!
I am still a stay at home mom with a part time job of a trainer, Spin instructor and group ex instructor. I love both my jobs!
So, here I am to try once more to keep up with this blog that I truly love so much! I love what it will hold for my kids down the road. A glimpse into our life and what is was. Since I can barely remember yesterday, I figure I need to journal it because I for sure won't remember all those special memories years from now!
first day of preschool
first day of MDO...not liking the pics
First day of school
(from left to right) Owen, Wills, our neighbor, and Kate
