After a long week, I'm do enjoying the cuddles with the boys, and Myles. And even more so, this weekend is Mother's Day, and we're going out tomorrow to celebrate a friends' birthday, and... Mom and Dad are taking the boys overnight!! Bliss!!
Friday, May 6, 2011
Friday, October 8, 2010
Two years...
Two years ago today, I was impatient.
Two years ago today, I was a mom to one amazing little boy.
Two years ago today, I was three days past my due date.
Two years ago today, I ate lots of spicy sushi and went for a 5k walk.
Two years ago today, I had my first contractions.
Two years ago today, I was scared, excited, and ready.
Two years ago tomorrow, my beautiful baby boy was born.
Happy Birthday Riley! We love you, and the amazing little man you have become.
XOXOXO
Two years ago today, I was a mom to one amazing little boy.
Two years ago today, I was three days past my due date.
Two years ago today, I ate lots of spicy sushi and went for a 5k walk.
Two years ago today, I had my first contractions.
Two years ago today, I was scared, excited, and ready.
Two years ago tomorrow, my beautiful baby boy was born.
Happy Birthday Riley! We love you, and the amazing little man you have become.
XOXOXO
Monday, September 27, 2010
Goals and Guilt
This past weekend, I was in Langley for the DT Kick Off! It was amazing, I learned so much, and came away totally empowered to go for my goals. But I also came away with huge "mommy guilt"! I love my boys so So SO much! And when I saw their smiling, screeching faces as I pulled up to the house yesterday, it was great! I realized how much I had missed them, and also realized that I had a stamping class tonight, so I was going to miss another evening with them - ugh. And then this morning, Keegan was almost in tears getting ready for daycare, because he was just not feeling great, a little sad, and just wanted more time to cuddle. But we were busy, and late, and had. to. go. So as I drove away (Keegan with Myles, Riley with me) I felt awful and so guilty. Do I really need to go tonight, do I? I know I could miss it, and it would be okay, but this is my night that I get once a month, with other moms, to connect and feel like me. Does this make me a bad mom? Is it wrong that I need a night out in adult company once in a while... While I keep wrestling with this, I will share my goals with you all.
At Kick Off, we all had to make our "dream boards" which take our dreams, and make them visual goals. We also had to email our leaders with our goals this morning, and doing that was SO scary! Wow, when I wrote them out, they became real! I know that I can achieve them, but now I'm accountable, and I HAVE to do it. So here we go:
At Kick Off, we all had to make our "dream boards" which take our dreams, and make them visual goals. We also had to email our leaders with our goals this morning, and doing that was SO scary! Wow, when I wrote them out, they became real! I know that I can achieve them, but now I'm accountable, and I HAVE to do it. So here we go:
- January 1st 2011, I will be an Educational Leader with Discovery Toys (this means more sales needed and new team members needed)
- July 1st I will be a Team Leader with Discovery Toys - this will be just in time for our convention in Las Vegas, so I will get to walk across the stage as a new TL!!!
- On that note, lose weight (healthily) so that I can get a new size 14 dress for convention
- And my biggest goal: I will be home with Keegan after school - so September 1st 2011, I will be working at least 10 hours less per week.
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Questions, questions...
I'm frantically working on putting together a game right now for the DT kick off I'm heading down to this weekend. I'm trying to think up good questions, and answers, and am now procrastinating :)
Now, a question for you (whoever you may be)... I need help to get a dinner - evening - bedtime routine down and easy! Every dinner is a struggle to get the boys to eat, or at least try something new. Then after dinner they both get wound up like two tazmanian devils, then come bedtime, they are bouncing off the ceiling, and screaming to get out of bed. UGH. It is so draining, that by the time they are both asleep (Riley is usually up until at least 10:30) we're totally done. HELP!
Now, a question for you (whoever you may be)... I need help to get a dinner - evening - bedtime routine down and easy! Every dinner is a struggle to get the boys to eat, or at least try something new. Then after dinner they both get wound up like two tazmanian devils, then come bedtime, they are bouncing off the ceiling, and screaming to get out of bed. UGH. It is so draining, that by the time they are both asleep (Riley is usually up until at least 10:30) we're totally done. HELP!
Thursday, September 16, 2010
Look what I can do!
Riley is growing so much every day! And with only 23 days until he turns 2 (yes, I'm counting down), he can now reach the light switch without a stool, go up the stairs like a big boy, and climb in and out of the truck by himself! At least when he's sleeping, he's still (and always will be) my baby :)
And this one, I just have to share... Keegan went to the library with daycare yesterday, and can't get enough of his Transformers book! He takes it everywhere...
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Tonight I'm not feeling like myself. I'm a little down, and feeling very disconnected. It sucks. M is back to working lots of evenings, and I am getting busier with DT. I still feel like something is missing - balance. Last night I was on a DT conference call all about balancing family, work and life in general. I thought I was doing okay, but have realized I have a long way to go, and a lot to fit in. Friends, exercise, me, us, kids, us, life, cleaning, cooking... the list goes on. And friends is striking a sad spot with me right now - I had a great visit and coffee with a new friend tonigh, and realize how little I see my friends. Does this make me a bad friend? Am I still a friend? Ugh. Ugh. Ugh. Another thing is that in the spring, I set myself a goal with DT, and have not come close to acheiving it, and this is also getting me down. Blergh - yes, blergh. And to top it off, I'm fat and not happy about it. I know I need to work out, but there is so much else I have to do, and it keeps getting put off. At least I am eating much, much healthier. I planned meals for two weeks, and have only strayed from my plan once!
Okay, my pity party is done, and I feel a little better (and slightly silly) after my venting. Now for some funny stuff.
Last night Keegan had a nightmare - he said it was about aliens. So I pictured alien attacks, scary aliens, zombies... no, not even close! My darling boy said he was scared and sad because the door on the aliens ship was stuck so they couldn't get out. Ha! I love my darling boy.
Now I'm going to head upstairs and cuddle my baby boy, who I'm hoping is sleeping, and not having a party in my bed!
** And on that note, a cuddle with my sleeping boy made me feel so much better about everything **
Goodnight all :)
Okay, my pity party is done, and I feel a little better (and slightly silly) after my venting. Now for some funny stuff.
Last night Keegan had a nightmare - he said it was about aliens. So I pictured alien attacks, scary aliens, zombies... no, not even close! My darling boy said he was scared and sad because the door on the aliens ship was stuck so they couldn't get out. Ha! I love my darling boy.
Now I'm going to head upstairs and cuddle my baby boy, who I'm hoping is sleeping, and not having a party in my bed!
** And on that note, a cuddle with my sleeping boy made me feel so much better about everything **
Goodnight all :)
Thursday, September 9, 2010
Our Olympic Experience
First off, WOW!!!
We had an amazing four days in Vancouver for the Olympics. I started sorting throught the pictures, but after I realized I had over 100 in my "keep" pile, I just uploaded the entire album. Click here to see most of them.
Note - I had totally forgotten that I hadn't finished this blog post, so I am finishing it now (only four months later). And now it is six months later... so I'm posting it as is, and maybe will follow up soon, but at least here are the pics!
We had an amazing four days in Vancouver for the Olympics. I started sorting throught the pictures, but after I realized I had over 100 in my "keep" pile, I just uploaded the entire album. Click here to see most of them.
Note - I had totally forgotten that I hadn't finished this blog post, so I am finishing it now (only four months later). And now it is six months later... so I'm posting it as is, and maybe will follow up soon, but at least here are the pics!
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