Hiatus

If you've been waiting for a post - sorry. I'm kind of in a different world right now! Blogging has taken a major back-burner for a variety of reasons: work was really busy for awhile, kids have been sick and crabby, we had family in town for awhile but the main reason for not blogging has been that I've been in funk. I'm at a point where I want to read and write about real life, the messy every day life of imperfect parents and imperfect kids. I find it kind of annoying how a lot of moms paint this picture of how wonderful and 'perfect' life is. Seriously?? Do you think I believe that for one second???

Needless to say, I've been afraid of what I might write, so I haven't written anything! I'm thinking about what I want my blog to be about and how to not make it a stressor in my life. So, hang in there! We are all alive and well and keeping really busy. I've been crafting and made homemade laundry soap today. I'm planning a quilt and trying to potty-train my very stubborn daughter. Yay...

One of my favorites...

Are you a Monkee? If you aren't, you should be. This is by far - one of my most favorite blogs. She speaks the truth. All the time. And I want to hang out with her. I think she would make me laugh and feel like I'm actually doing a good job at being a mom and wife (I have days where I really wonder what the heck I'm doing???)

Go check out Momastery. Right now.

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You wanna know...

What kind of sucks??? Packing a bunch of stuff up, moving it to a storage unit, then totally changing plans. Cause you know what that means?? You get to go and move all that stuff back to your house. And it's not all stuff you can just get rid of because you don't need it; it was stuff you decided you could live without for a short while. That's what I'm doing. Moving it all back in and putting it all away.

Kid Quote - Teagan

Teagan: Mom, when I have kids, you're going to be a grandma.
Me: Yup - that's right.
Teagan: Well, unless you're dead. Then you'll be in heaven.

Wrong

Seriously. It's after 11pm and I should be in bed. Sleeping. So I can wake up tomorrow. I have kids to get up and to school. What is wrong with me? This has been going on for awhile. Right about the time I should be thinking about going to bed, I don't feel tired. Very annoying. Especially with a little person shows up in my room before my alarm goes off (for real - why do they need to get up before 6:30am???) I think I'm going to start boycotting Daylight Savings cause its all their fault!

Things kids say

Teagan: You're going to be my kids grandma.
Me: Yup, that's right.
Teagan: But what if you're dead by then??

Halloween

What a day! We were finishing costumes right up to the time we went trick or treating! Our friends, Shannon, Ryan, Payton & Kendall joined us for our trip around the neighborhood and what fun we had! The little kids were so thrilled every time candy was dropped into their bags and the big kids ran from house to house to see what the next treat would be!

Now, the candy sorting and trading has begun. It's so cute to hear them talk about all their treasures!

Hope everyone had a Happy Halloween!!