Back in the saddle again.....

OK,
I have been less than reliable, but really since I only have one follower I'm sure that cyber-space doesn't care....ha! However, I am going to start writing again. I have so much to share! James is still working and I am still home with the kiddos.....man that was such a great choice for us, the kids are doing so well and are so happy being home with me. I am so much happier and the house is getting a face-lift...so exciting, I'll start to post some pictures soon!

I did it!

OK, I know that in my previous post I was day dreaming about staying at home with the kids. And then well...being the spontaneous women that I am...I DID IT! I resigned. Felt a bit scary, thought about if for about a month, then one night watching my little man playing on a blanket on the floor I thought, THIS is what is important, THIS is what I'm going to remember about my life when I'm old, when my kids have kids and we are all at the table for Holidays are they going to remember Mom at Home or Mom never home?! And so... well the rest is obvious, I left my job and have been home all week with the kids. I have been less stressed and able to really enjoy them not just hurry them off to bed each night in preparation to rise early and drop them off again. I feel like a better wife also because I haven't been irritated at what he doesn't do since I'm home all day I just do it and he comes home and we just enjoy it. I'm sure there will be some financial stress, some days I'll long for adult conversation but all in all I feel it is the best choice for now. Just thought I'd share!

Counterful Day!!

Yippee...James woke up this morning and told me that he was going to install new counter tops for me with the neighbors help, and he actually did it...omg! I love them, my kitchen looks so much newer and it's amazing how much of an impact that one improvement had (ok, ok I also had a new sink and faucet put in but whatever they are the same as before only newer ). The kids are good, rash man is healing; the Doc says it was some sort of virus that his body reacted to but not to worry. Kind of hard not to worry when your three year old looks crazy red and bumpy all over but I'm trying not to :). Gotta work tomorrow...yuck. I'd much rather stay home, play kid games and cook. Anybody on here that can show me how to maximize my budget and better use of coupons please share your tips. I'd love to be a stay at Mom again, I miss those days!

Black and grey all the way.

Today has not fared well for me. I woke up this morning at 6:45 am with the sound of my littlest one crying...hungry. I got up and made a bottle, stumbling to the sofa narrowly escaping stubbing my toe on the corner of the coffee table and from there it just gets worse, within the hour my three year old was up crying for me, I went to him only to discover that his entire body is covered in a rash. Perfect! I am thinking to myself, how does a mother juggle three kids and a full time job, two cats, a dog, a mortgage and a mentally challenged Aunt and Uncle whom rely on her for their basic survival? The answer, Xanax, and lots of it. OK, so I'm kidding about the Xanax, (today). But for today I have resolved to staying in my PJ's and sending the hubby to the doc with the rash man while I attempt to sanitize the home from whatever new invader we have acquired. And today the canvas of my life is looking dark and messy, while the sky is outside as well and perhaps that is the way it is meant to be, for today anyway. Until tomorrow....

Starting This Journey.....

I always somehow stumble across another blog, no matter what I happen to be looking for. Some of them boring, some of them strange, but a lot of them I find myself relating to, mothers who share tips; who revel in their kids triumphs both big and small. Coupon clipping, hair color and even potty training; mothers blogging about the mundane yet making me feel connected at the same time. It's not that its stuff I've never heard from a girlfriend at lunch before, but it's real and it's what I live each day and sometimes reading them makes me feel less alone. Please don't mistake me for a lonely hermit that's socially challenged; it's not that. I am happily married with three children also with a full time job & friends two cats, a dog and a mortgage...ahh yes, the American dream, yet sometimes, in my thoughts about silly things I feel alone, like maybe...just maybe I'm the only one that thinks this way and them BAM, I see someones blog and its like self affirmation that I'm not entirely a freak maybe just a little. I also think that the sheer fact that I don't know the person that's sharing these triumphs and trials is in itself the intriguing factor for me. And so my blogging journey begins. I am approaching 30 (Yes I know it's not that impressive of a number) and thought it would be fun and challenging to try something new this year. Blogging looked like a good way to be somewhat artistic without being messy because frankly the kids do enough mess making.