Overwhelmed??!!

I have been feeling very overwhelmed recently. And I can't quite figure it out because life is actually a little less crazy right now. The kids are back in school (cutting down on the crazy - which camp are they in this week of summer), they haven't started any extra-curriculars yet - although they do next week; so really - what is so overwhelming?

I think part of it is my to do list, which is always huge but is big enough to go into categories these days! Stuff with the house is crazy - get vents checked/redone; deal with lawn/jungle; declutter, declutter, declutter; organize closets; get cool weather clothes out; get porch painted; interior painted; etc. The list keeps growing. Then there is my constant fitness/weight loss battle. I was doing sooo well June and July then just fell apart in August/Sept. Trying desperately to get back on track. Thing I want to do - get piano lessons for the girls, possibly private swimming for Big Man. Work on reading with the girls (beyond nighttime reading), and letters/numbers with Big Man. And on top of it, I am tired. I went to bed last night at 9:30 and still struggled up at 6:30. Arghh.

I think I just haven't gotten into my fall groove yet. Kids have only been back at school 2 weeks. Hopefully I will get it back soon!

Oh Yeah, I have a Blog

I am sorry I haven't done a darn thing here on a regular basis in months...many many months.

Working on a bunch of posts now so that hopefully I will be regularly posting again - goal is 3x/week.

Thanks if you have hung in there. Will be back shortly.

Love the Big Man

The other night at dinner Big Man was talking about playing with his best friend Macy at school that day. I asked him if Macy was his girlfriend. He giggled and said, "NO! You are my girlfriend mommy". I said "thanks, buddy", but just then Daddy across the table growled. I told Big Man that Daddy didn't seem to like that. He said "Ok Daddy, you can be my boyfriend."

hee hee

Pajama Party (lite)

Following the amazing genius of Kat, last night we surprised the kids with a nighttime trip to get ice cream.

We waited til about 8:45 (kids had gone to bed around 8:15) and just as it was all quiet upstairs, we ran up, and burst into their rooms yelling "pajama party". They were like "WHAT??!) - we said "Hurry up, get on your shoes, quick, get in the car!" They got all excited and we jumped in the car and headed for a local custard place. We don't go there often, so the kids didn't recognize where we were going and kept trying to guess. As we pulled into a space right in front (!), the kids all screamed "ICE CREAM!".

It was great. We all got our stuff, and the coffeehouse next door had live music. So we stood outside and Big Man and B danced around and around. It was a great night, we all had fun. We are following Kat's rule that if anyone asks for a pajama party, we can't do it that night - so they should just wait to be surprised by the next one.

I highly recommend you give it a try!

WE DID IT!!!!

We bought a travel trailer. And what a trailer it is! It is 35 feet long (think - towing a small condo!) and so cute. It has a Queen bed for me and DH and a bunk bed room that sleeps 5+ for the kids. We don't have possession yet, and will post pictures as soon as we pick it up - hopefully next week. We are very excited. Here is a preview:



DH would kill me if I didn't also mention we bought a truck (to haul the behemoth) - a used Ford F250. It is big and mighty and DH says he will kill me if I cover it with butterfly magnets (like our other cars). We will only use it for towing and it will live at my generous MIL's house.

Now we need to start planning all our adventures!!!

We Are Going to Hell

It has been a crazy summer. I feel like I can't catch my breath. And, of course, we haven't been to church since June. (ok, May!!!) ARGHHH! I knew it was bad, but didn't realized HOW bad until last week. I was out with Big Man and he pipes up - Hey! There is our church! I said, yup. He's says "awww...but it closed for the summer."


We are going directly to hell.

Every Little Step

Saw an AWESOME movie last night. If you ever saw the musical "A Chorus Line", you must see this. I saw A Chorus Line 3 times on Broadway. Seriously. When I was a kid every year or so we would take a trip to NYC. We would get to pick our choice of show (often ones we could get at the half-price TKTS window). Every year, I picked A Chorus Line. 3 times my parents relented. The last time (I believe I was 15 or so), I went alone. My family had had enough. But I never have. I LOVE LOVE LOVE that show. Everything about it is so great. I think I can sing the words of nearly every song by heart.

So when I saw there was a documentary about the making and casting of it, I knew I would love it. It was so fantastic. I highly recommend it. They tell you about how they developed the idea for the show, and take you through a real casting of the revival. It is really powerful. You get in the heads of these dancers/actors/singers. It is a quick movie - about 90 minutes - but so good. I highly recommend Every Little Step. Easy to get on Netflix!