Just saying hello.......

For anyone who reads this, my blog is quite plain and I need help making it "purdy". Any advice will be appreciated.

It has been a good week. House is somewhat in order. I went to the gym twice this week. It's a start! (That ice cream from Chick Fil-A sure was yummy too!) Tomorrow, I'm going to take advantage of running some errands before Emily's valentine party. That is the only one I'm needed to help with. Thank goodness......Christmas was hard trying to get to 3 parties!

My Bible study started last night. I tend to not open my Bible like I should and a study helps me dig into it. The study is by Priscilla Shirer Discerning the Voice of God. I did He Speaks to Me in the fall. She is so motivating. I'm very excited but was bummed that our workbooks were not here yet.

We only have 2 more Upward games. I'll miss my girls (cheerleaders that I coach) but it makes for a busy week, especially Thursdays. Madison and Emily get home from school at 3:20 and we have to be to dance by 4:00 followed by Upward practice at 6:00. We decided to take a break from other extracurricular activities for the spring so we will just have dance 2 days a week.

Anyhow, happy Thursday, TGIF!

Things Kids Say.....

Watch out for the quiet ones! Lindsey is my loud and honest child but Emily will say it like it is. Her teacher asked her last week if she knew her phone number and address (which I knew she did). Emily told her that she didn't, that she tells me I need to tell her what it is but I'm too busy talking on the phone! If she had said that I was too busy on the computer, I woudn't deny that I probably spend too much time on the computer but the phone..........I actually detest talking on the phone now days.



Gotta love 'em!

A Belated New Year.....

Okay, so I've been a slacker and not posted anything in a while but not sure who has bothered to even read anyway. Maybe this is therapy for me!

I can't believe it's January 20th already! The kids have been back in school for a couple of weeks though I still do'nt feel like I'm in a routine yet. The first week they were back, I got sick.........stomach bug in various forms. The next week was pretty normal. Yesterday was MLK holiday and today it snowed so school was cancelled. Tomorrow is my only "me" morning since the kids will be out of school on Friday. (Lindsey doesn't go on Tuesdays or Thursdays.) It has been nice to not have to rush them places and do the homework deal but I cherish my time. Plus I need to get my butt back in the gym like I did last summer. I still haven't excercised like i was since school started in August! Shame on me! No excuses! I'm trying to get Lindsey used to going again though I feel bad taking her when she isn't in school. I feel like I should use that time to do something together. However, when she is in school, I try to work out but I'm also trying to do chores and volunteer at school one morning so that when she is not in school, I'm not doing so much housework. Oh, the challenges of trying to be a GOOD mother.

Part of that is getting rest. I actually went to sleep before 10:30 last night only to wake up at 2:30 and lay awake until 5:30!!! So I should probably be hitting the pillow now...........plus I have clean sheets waiting on me!