Wednesday, March 19, 2008
Feeling stressed
I don't know why but I'm feeling stressed and extremely crabby lately. I feel down and depressed and again I'm not sure why. I have these feelings to get away and I was just away in Italy...I want to be outside more but weather is always iffy...I'm tired of snow and I never get tired of snow. Our yard is a mess and I want to clean it but can't due to ice and snow still there...There is all these small things bothering me and they are building and building...This happens to me once in awhile and I have to pick myself back up but my moods lately are just miserable and I get angry very easily. Just had to vent.....
Thursday, March 13, 2008
My son
Today I'm talking about my son, it's a special day, he turned 4 today. He is so excited about that and has been running around the house saying "I'm 4!!". It is so darn funny. He sat down next to me and said "Mom, am I 4 today?" I said "Yes" and he said "I'm not 3 anymore?" I said "No"...He took off running to his sister and said "I'm 4 Nessa!!!"
He asked if we could go to dinner for his birthday so we are doing that and then we have to go to preschool roundup and sign him up for 4 year preschool. He is getting so big and still amazes me everyday. Just two days ago, he did about 7 math problems with his dad and it floored me. All addition but still, he is an amazing kid.
He just entered a contest at the library where he had to color a bookmark and even if he doesn't win, I will tell you, it was an awesome bookmark! He colored it all different colors like a rainbow. I was so proud of him.
So, cheers to Hayden and Happy Birthday to my beautiful son!
He asked if we could go to dinner for his birthday so we are doing that and then we have to go to preschool roundup and sign him up for 4 year preschool. He is getting so big and still amazes me everyday. Just two days ago, he did about 7 math problems with his dad and it floored me. All addition but still, he is an amazing kid.
He just entered a contest at the library where he had to color a bookmark and even if he doesn't win, I will tell you, it was an awesome bookmark! He colored it all different colors like a rainbow. I was so proud of him.
So, cheers to Hayden and Happy Birthday to my beautiful son!
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
YIPPEE!!
More excitement, I keep losing a pound a day! I'm now down a total of 8 pounds since January. Only 3000 more to go...hehehehe!
Sunday, February 17, 2008
Excitement is in the air today!!
Okay, not only are we getting this building-a-new-home process going but we started boxing things up today and inside I want to SCREAM because I'm so giddy with anticipation!! I was feeling sad and scared about leaving the house we are in but it's because we have gotten used to it and there are little things I will miss but I think what I will miss most is our elderly neighbors that we have grown so fond of.
I have been in a down for awhile and just really needed to pull myself up and out of it and I don't know if it was just my bad self-esteem and weight that took me there but I'm pulling myself out...I now have many other things to do and already have lost 2 pounds in 2 days. WOOHOO!
I'm eating differently, taking my vitamins, drinking more water and not thinking about anything to do with me at all, if that makes sense. I don't care anymore about my body but not in a bad way, I watched Oprah the other day and had a revelation I swear.
I'm just changing the way I look at myself, trying to not concentrate on the bad but the good and it's working.
I'm triple excited about our trip coming up to Italy!!!!! I am so excited I can hardly keep from smiling all the time...I'll write again when we come back, I'll be busy for awhile after too. I just had to come on today and spill my excitement!!...AHHHH!!! It feels sooooo good!!!
I have been in a down for awhile and just really needed to pull myself up and out of it and I don't know if it was just my bad self-esteem and weight that took me there but I'm pulling myself out...I now have many other things to do and already have lost 2 pounds in 2 days. WOOHOO!
I'm eating differently, taking my vitamins, drinking more water and not thinking about anything to do with me at all, if that makes sense. I don't care anymore about my body but not in a bad way, I watched Oprah the other day and had a revelation I swear.
I'm just changing the way I look at myself, trying to not concentrate on the bad but the good and it's working.
I'm triple excited about our trip coming up to Italy!!!!! I am so excited I can hardly keep from smiling all the time...I'll write again when we come back, I'll be busy for awhile after too. I just had to come on today and spill my excitement!!...AHHHH!!! It feels sooooo good!!!
Saturday, February 9, 2008
Getting sidetracked can be GREAT!
Well, I haven't accomplished anything for myself yet due to trying a fasting that didn't work and not having energy for working out....BUT...the good news is I have been putting so much energy into my children and it is paying off big time!
My son, who will be 4 in March, absolutely amazed me today. We made homemade Valentine's cards for family and I had him write all the writing on the inside...to my amazement, he was writing all the letters, not perfect but for an almost 4 year old, I was blown away! I had him write Happy Valentine's Day and his name and he did it!!!
I am just so super proud of him! I knew he could write some letters but I had no idea that he could write ALL letters and he holds a pen beautifully. Lately, he has been bringing home finger paintings from school and my son is definately showing the artistic side and very much into painting of all types like myself. We have a portfolio of his best work and in there are some pieces that I'm seriously thinking about framing. He is so beyond creative when he picks his colors and very unique.
My daughter is not into being out in the snow, partly because she can't move in her snowsuit and I think she just gets cold. She can only handle a short time and she is done so that makes it that we have to spend a good deal of time indoors, which as I am saying has been so rewarding. We do all kinds of crafts, puzzles and games. My son was the same way when he was her age, he didn't want to be in the snow...Now he loves it! But by Spring, she will have her walking down better and probably love to be outside. She does like to ride around in her sled but as soon as you stop she fusses. She loved it last summer because we hung out in the yard everyday in their pools. Now that is another story, she is a FISH and would be in the tub 24/7 if I let her.
It's funny because I keep trying here and there to do for me and for some reason, timing is all wrong or it just doesn't work out. What is working out is all my time with my kids. So, God must have a plan for me, I guess I'm supposed to concentrate on them right now and not me and actually, I'm okay with it. I have been having conversations with God about my feelings of regret not having more children and I think He is giving me signs to concentrate on them because they are all I have and are only small for such a short time.
There are a couple of things I have been doing for myself that are not exactly for me and that is helping in the community more and I am very proud of that. There is a big church in town that is moving and the building is going to become an Arts building with performances and art shows etc... Well, Brian wants to become a member of the Arts Council and so do I. I want to be a big part of that and there is a dinner coming up that we can go to and donate money and buy a music note and that will be displayed as a contribution to getting the funding for this. I'm so excited because they have all kinds of future plans like bringing concerts there and kids programs.
We have been doing more with our church also and that is where some community things have happened also. I just got a gift for a family that had a baby and I'm making them a meal. I'm also getting more involved with MOPS, I am donating time to a soup kitchen to help feed people who are in need. So, I may not be on track for my weight loss but in some sense, I'm supposed to be not selfish right now. I don't mean that in a bad way, I'm supposed to be making a difference in my community, focusing on my children and getting as many date nights as I can with my husband...hehehe...We keep doing all these functions and it gets us date nights, it's been wonderful!
Getting sidetracked absolutely can be GREAT!
My son, who will be 4 in March, absolutely amazed me today. We made homemade Valentine's cards for family and I had him write all the writing on the inside...to my amazement, he was writing all the letters, not perfect but for an almost 4 year old, I was blown away! I had him write Happy Valentine's Day and his name and he did it!!!
I am just so super proud of him! I knew he could write some letters but I had no idea that he could write ALL letters and he holds a pen beautifully. Lately, he has been bringing home finger paintings from school and my son is definately showing the artistic side and very much into painting of all types like myself. We have a portfolio of his best work and in there are some pieces that I'm seriously thinking about framing. He is so beyond creative when he picks his colors and very unique.
My daughter is not into being out in the snow, partly because she can't move in her snowsuit and I think she just gets cold. She can only handle a short time and she is done so that makes it that we have to spend a good deal of time indoors, which as I am saying has been so rewarding. We do all kinds of crafts, puzzles and games. My son was the same way when he was her age, he didn't want to be in the snow...Now he loves it! But by Spring, she will have her walking down better and probably love to be outside. She does like to ride around in her sled but as soon as you stop she fusses. She loved it last summer because we hung out in the yard everyday in their pools. Now that is another story, she is a FISH and would be in the tub 24/7 if I let her.
It's funny because I keep trying here and there to do for me and for some reason, timing is all wrong or it just doesn't work out. What is working out is all my time with my kids. So, God must have a plan for me, I guess I'm supposed to concentrate on them right now and not me and actually, I'm okay with it. I have been having conversations with God about my feelings of regret not having more children and I think He is giving me signs to concentrate on them because they are all I have and are only small for such a short time.
There are a couple of things I have been doing for myself that are not exactly for me and that is helping in the community more and I am very proud of that. There is a big church in town that is moving and the building is going to become an Arts building with performances and art shows etc... Well, Brian wants to become a member of the Arts Council and so do I. I want to be a big part of that and there is a dinner coming up that we can go to and donate money and buy a music note and that will be displayed as a contribution to getting the funding for this. I'm so excited because they have all kinds of future plans like bringing concerts there and kids programs.
We have been doing more with our church also and that is where some community things have happened also. I just got a gift for a family that had a baby and I'm making them a meal. I'm also getting more involved with MOPS, I am donating time to a soup kitchen to help feed people who are in need. So, I may not be on track for my weight loss but in some sense, I'm supposed to be not selfish right now. I don't mean that in a bad way, I'm supposed to be making a difference in my community, focusing on my children and getting as many date nights as I can with my husband...hehehe...We keep doing all these functions and it gets us date nights, it's been wonderful!
Getting sidetracked absolutely can be GREAT!
Saturday, January 12, 2008
Changes for 2008
Okay, now that my rough start in the New Year has settled, it's time for some changes.
Here are my goals:
- 3 Hour workouts daily
- Vegetarian diet, working my way into, I'm about halfway there.
- Having fun with kids - water park, camping, hiking etc...(we will be doing so many things I can't possibly name them)
- Volunteering MORE in the community and school
- Saving for my dream camera after Italy
- After getting camera, starting a new portfolio for galleries- I want to have a show of my own by 2010
- Scrapbook parent's photo books- this is a BIG project
- Practicing our songs for our CD
- Enjoy all of our travels
These are all the goals I want to be doing and have finished by December 2008..some of which will continue after.
The scrapbook photo books are going to be an all year project for the grandparents, along with the CD.
To a Happy 2008! (and busy one)
Here are my goals:
- 3 Hour workouts daily
- Vegetarian diet, working my way into, I'm about halfway there.
- Having fun with kids - water park, camping, hiking etc...(we will be doing so many things I can't possibly name them)
- Volunteering MORE in the community and school
- Saving for my dream camera after Italy
- After getting camera, starting a new portfolio for galleries- I want to have a show of my own by 2010
- Scrapbook parent's photo books- this is a BIG project
- Practicing our songs for our CD
- Enjoy all of our travels
These are all the goals I want to be doing and have finished by December 2008..some of which will continue after.
The scrapbook photo books are going to be an all year project for the grandparents, along with the CD.
To a Happy 2008! (and busy one)
Tuesday, January 1, 2008
Off to a Rocky Start
It's 2008, yea!! Happy New Year! Unfortunately, we are off to a rocky start though, it just seems like everything is going wrong lately. My mom was supposed to come out and visit and she is having car trouble. Vanessa is sick and not doing good. Hayden has some kind of weird rash and I'm worried sick about EVERYTHING!
My husband and I did get a ton accomplished today, we moved furniture in every single room in the house, organized and made the house much less cluttered. We took everything Christmas down and stored away and cleaned the whole house too. He helped with all of it, which was so awesome.
My daughter and I went shopping Saturday and Brian and Hayden built an igloo while we were gone and it is incredible!! Brian said he must have made 100 blocks to form it and he was exhausted but how cool is it to be the only kid on our block that has an igloo! Hayden LOVES it and tells and shows everyone that he can. Vanessa and I got all kinds of new things, we were just the shopping queens that day. It felt so good to get away with just her...sometimes I need those one on one days with either child. It just makes the day so extra special. Hayden and I have a movie date coming up!
We went to church on Sunday and I think we found the church we want to join...I really like the pastors and while we were there, the pastor said to ask God for what you want for the year 2008 and I bowed my head and asked for the things I want and ever since going, all of these little things have been happening that relate to my requests and it is FANTASTIC! I'm so excited about it!
I finished my book club read and it was a good book, had a great twist at the end. It was definitely one of those books I couldn't put down and I cried in parts...Really a sad book, it's called "Me and Emma." I recommend it.
Well, although we have some issues going on, I'm looking forward to this year, we go to Hayden's first concert at the end of the month, we go to Italy in February, Pennsylvania in May, the kids go away for two weeks in July, we may go on a trip while they are gone, if Brian gets it and that will be a Mediterranean Cruise, we are able to start officially planning to sell the house and build, we are going to Chicago on a long weekend...I have sooooo many blessings ahead and I couldn't be more excited so hopefully the rocky start will soon pass and this year will be a prosperous one. Cheers to a great 2008!
My husband and I did get a ton accomplished today, we moved furniture in every single room in the house, organized and made the house much less cluttered. We took everything Christmas down and stored away and cleaned the whole house too. He helped with all of it, which was so awesome.
My daughter and I went shopping Saturday and Brian and Hayden built an igloo while we were gone and it is incredible!! Brian said he must have made 100 blocks to form it and he was exhausted but how cool is it to be the only kid on our block that has an igloo! Hayden LOVES it and tells and shows everyone that he can. Vanessa and I got all kinds of new things, we were just the shopping queens that day. It felt so good to get away with just her...sometimes I need those one on one days with either child. It just makes the day so extra special. Hayden and I have a movie date coming up!
We went to church on Sunday and I think we found the church we want to join...I really like the pastors and while we were there, the pastor said to ask God for what you want for the year 2008 and I bowed my head and asked for the things I want and ever since going, all of these little things have been happening that relate to my requests and it is FANTASTIC! I'm so excited about it!
I finished my book club read and it was a good book, had a great twist at the end. It was definitely one of those books I couldn't put down and I cried in parts...Really a sad book, it's called "Me and Emma." I recommend it.
Well, although we have some issues going on, I'm looking forward to this year, we go to Hayden's first concert at the end of the month, we go to Italy in February, Pennsylvania in May, the kids go away for two weeks in July, we may go on a trip while they are gone, if Brian gets it and that will be a Mediterranean Cruise, we are able to start officially planning to sell the house and build, we are going to Chicago on a long weekend...I have sooooo many blessings ahead and I couldn't be more excited so hopefully the rocky start will soon pass and this year will be a prosperous one. Cheers to a great 2008!
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