Sunday Blessings..

I got up and went to Church this morning.. What a blessing to be there.. It was also FFA Sunday and it was great to see most of the FFA kids from our school there.. I was under Mount Laundry today.. Joslyn tore her room up looking for her official dress this morning and so I ended up with all the dirty laundry that had been hiding in the girls room.. I think I have maybe 2 loads of laundry left to do.. I did get almost all of it folded today.. I washed dishes and relaxed some.. I went back to church again tonight for our Evangelism Rally had a great time.. What a blessing.. I know this is a short post, but this momma is tired and has to work in the morning.. Good Night and God Bless...


And in case your wondering she did not find her official dress and had to borrow a skirt and shirt.. :) but now all the clothes in the house will be clean at least for a moment..

Thinking...

I was thinking today as I was driving.. Yes I know multitasking can be dangerous, but I thought I could handle thinking and driving.. I was thinking wow how is it that I am now down to 9 days left in my 30's.. So what am I going to do with these last few days of 30?? Probably nothing out of the ordinary really.. Continue to be thankful to God for giving me life each morning, thanking Him for my kids, my job, friends and family. I will probably help a few people celebrate their birthday's, support my kids sports, spend time with God, my friends and family.
Now I must say when I got ready to turn 30 I was bothered and really down and I am not sure why that was.. I just knew that turning 30 was the end of life as I knew it and I should just like give up.. I was so depressed and full of anxiety over my 30th birthday I could not hardly function.. It was crazy and looking back I think how crazy of me to be like that.. God is so good because usually I go through a bout of depression from Christmas through my birthday especially the 2 weeks before my birthday, due to some self image and self worth or lack there of thoughts that I have carried over from younger years in life where I just really did not feel like I nor my birthday was important, like they would have been better off with a different child.. This year however by the grace and mercy of God I have not gone through this and I am so thankful..

So I guess the next 9 days will fly by and I will soon be 40 and I know lots of things in life will change in my 40's.. I had kids in my 20's, raised kids and graduated 2 kids in my 30's and well in my 40's I will graduate the other 3 and have an empty nest.. I will tell ya that kinda scares me, but more of that later.. Good Night and God Bless

Random Monday Thoughts..

So today was to be a make up day for a day we missed recently due to weather, however it started out with a late start and then being switched to a no school day.. They roads were slick this morning, however the sun came out and things warmed up and everything is melting.. Although I wanted a late start I was ok with a day off again.. LOL actually I had to go into work for a little while and put our truck away. So I got a couple hours today.. I do have to say late starts make me happy.. I think school should be from 10-4 or 10-5 everyday.. Maybe it is old age, but mornings and I are really not friends most of the time.. I try to smile and act like all is well, but really I am usually wishing I was still home in my bed for another hour or so every morning.. :)

I have so many things I would like to get done around the house, but cant get it all done with kids here all the time especially when they plant themselves in my way and all of a sudden their hearing is bad and they cant hear you ask them nicely to move or help.. Guess what I think maybe moms hearing is going to be bad.. Oh heck who am I kidding they will yell, scream, kick and fight with each other till I have no choice but to say something.. I am still not sure why this approach doesn't work for moms, but it seems the more we ask them, tell them or yell at them the more they think they should ignore us and our requests.. Hum I think I should do more research on this.. :) Any of you mommas got ideas?? Maybe a weather day for just mom?? Hum I have to figure this out..

So I made some bacon, scrambled eggs, biscuits and gravy for a late lunch.. It was yummy in my tummy and although I made a lot I am sure it will not be enough to please the gang through tomorrow mornings breakfast so I am planning to make meatballs, mashed taters, green beans and have cottage cheese for them later on.. I am sure someone will gripe about it, but I think they should just be grateful they are being fed and not only fed but it is a home cooked meal.. I have some bananas I need to do something with.. Maybe a banana cake, or muffins or a loaf of bread.. We will see what idea reaches out and presents itself when I walk back into the kitchen to wash the dishes to start the supper.. Is it just me or does that sound like too much work.. Wondering how they would do with sandwhiches they can fix themselves.. Let me ponder this for a few minutes.. Of course sandwhiches means a trip to the store. A trip to the store or dishes... Wonder which would be easier today.. Since there is not a forecast of a big snow, tornado, earth quake or other mood by mother nature I think the store might be a safe bet today...

I keep telling myself I am going to go to bed early every night, but yet it seems that I see midnight come and go every night.. I am a night owl, but during the week and school year I have to try to be a morning person, which might I add does not always work out so well for me.. So tonight I think I will come lay down in bed at 8pm and maybe I will be asleep by 10.. Let's see how that works for me since I am a single mom I have to make sure the laundry is done and we all know that with 5 kids one of them is going to remember that they have to have a certain shirt, sock or something washed to wear tomorrow that they forgot about till 10 pm or just found.. That will mean finding enough clothes for a load then washing them and either staying up to put them in the dryer or getting up a few minutes early to put them in the dryer..

Let's see then you have to make sure you have signed all the papers you were handed by your kids for who knows what who knows when.. Wait maybe you should add them to your calendar. Crud I am not sure where it is.. Ok "so and so remind mommy of this closer to time ok?" But mom it is tomorrow and I need $10 and a bag of chips.. Really and where am I supposed to pull that out of this late at night.. Oh mom come on you have to.. A good mother smiles sweetly and says don't worry my child I will pull it out just as I always do, but please try to be better at reminding me next time.. A not so good mother would say forget it, too bad, cry me a river or how is this my fault figure it out yourself all the while knowing you will figure it out just as you always do..

No wonder I seem to be tired all the time I sometimes feel like I meet myself coming and going I just hope when I meet myself I am at least friendly and nice to me.. I try to give myself a pep talk and relax, but up until all the kids are nestled safe in their beds snug as bugs in a rug and my eyes are closed and I am off to dreamland do I think I can relax and by that time I am hearing that annoying loud noise in my ear and realize it is time to get up and do it all again...

Have a blessed day..

So we just dealt with a major big snow and lots of cold that made us have 3 snow days in a row and a late start for tomorrow.. Of course now my sleeping schedule is all messed up.. Praise God for a little extra sleep time in the morning and then a weekend off to recoup and get back on track..

The kids have done pretty good this week and not much fighting or cabin fever.. I have been pretty productive although still a few things I would like to get done..

I will be writing an introduction post when I get off work and get done running errands..

God Bless