I've been making pancakes for me and the girls for breakfast lately. I say "me and the girls" because Q leaves too early (okay, only 7:30) but honestly he would rather have the whole shebang with eggs, biscuits, gravy, sausage, and you get the point. Who can blame him? And maybe just one day I'll be a really good housewife and wake up early every morning and make these things for him... Oh, I KNOW, maybe in the next year when I'm up early with our newborn baby! ha! Who am I kidding?
So, this morning I decided to mix things up a little and add chocolate chips to the pancake mix. Journey was still asleep. Q was about to walk out the door for work. I was mixing the pancake mix and Deci was sitting on the counter reading me bible stories. Here is how our conversation goes.
Deci: "Moma, do you know how to make doughnuts?"
Me: "Nope."
Deci: "Well, maybe when me and Journey grow up you can get a grown-up job and learn how to make doughnuts for me and Journey."
Me: "Why do you want me to make doughnuts?"
Deci: "Because they are good and if me and Journey are grownups then you can leave us here and go to work to make doughnuts and then bring us back some after work."
And I thought I was being the cool Mom by adding chocolate chips to the pancake mix! That settles it then, when I go back to work, I'll work at a doughnut shop and everyone will be happy! :)
The Journey from Alabama to Oregon
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Thursday, June 28, 2012
Sunday, April 15, 2012
Wednesday's...I hate em'
So...the post below I wrote on Wednesday:
Wow, where do I start... Today's been hectic. I can not tell you very much productive stuff that's gone on in this house today. I hate Wednesdays. There I said it. I actually say it a lot but there, I've made it public to you bloggers. Wednesday's start whenever the girls feel like waking up but this morning I woke up at 7:30 and heard silence so I decided to sit in the den and read. Low and behold Q woke up, then Journey, then Deci...all within 5minutes after I got up so I didn't get to read. We ate breakfast and took showers then Q leaves for work at 10. So, we get 2 hours with him on Wednesdays. (ok, don't feel too sorry for me. He has a long day also.) My friend, Kylee came by this morning, which I am SO grateful for. She is such a blessing to me. She's one of those friends who just wants to be around you to help and learn. She doesn't judge me and there is freedom in this (me) over insecure girl. So, we had coffee and tried to have a conversation while Journey pitched a HUGE fit. She's just now learning this and it's actually HILARIOUS! Just a few days ago Q and I sat laughing at her while she jumped up and down screaming because she didn't want to wear a shirt! HILARIOUS, I tell you. So Journey was screaming and Deci was just wanting attention as always, bless her. She can never get enough attention. I might add that she is telling Kylee the story about how I got pulled over by a policeman on the way to Portland a few months ago! That girl has a great memory. Kylee leaves at 12:30 and I am so grateful for our time because that means 2 hours less that I'm in this house alone with 2 mini me's. We talk about how it's hard having kids, especially living 2,800 miles away from family. Kylee is married but they don't have kids yet. She's from Ohio so she understands this life, living away from family. She encourages me to blog more about this life away from family and life with kids. She wants to learn...she wants to soak it up like a sponge. I love this and I wish before I had kids I would have spent more time with moms with kids. Maybe I would know more about what in the world you do with kids everyday! ha!
Anyways, so I laid Journey down. Played Barbie's with Deci for seriously 5 minutes. I honestly hate playing barbies. Then it's ME time and Deci gets to watch T.V. 1/2 way through working on a blog post the internet goes out which means so does netflix that Deci is watching. :( So, Deci once again is begging me to play with her. (seriously, people, I promise I play with the girl). Today, I just didn't feel like playing with her. I just wanted to sit and watch T.V. all day...I wanted to read. To take a nap. This is all a sign that I need a break because honestly, I'm not the perfect mom but I do play with them, I do usually clean something everyday,and I'm not always a couch potato. Q and I had a conversation not too long ago about how I need a break at least once a week. Gah, I know. How selfish can I be?? I know that may seem like a lot but I just need me time. So, today, I let the house go. I let the kids go WILD. I didn't clean...ok, maybe I did load the dishwasher and load the washing machine...but that's it. I didn't "cook" food. I just warmed up left overs for every meal. I didn't play with my kids much today (eeeek, they played by their self?? What?). I let them watch too much T.V. (Even with netflix out we watched a DVD). I feel like a horrible mom but it's ok. I know I'm not "horrible" and I think one day like this every now and then will be okay... I think... :/
So, my internet is still out. I'm currently typing this on a notepad on the computer and I will later copy and paste onto the blog. I have been reading the 7 book (that I talked about before) today A LOT. The funny thing is I'm currently reading the part where she gives up media for a month...she checks her email and a few things but not FB, Twitter, or her blogs. She's not watching T.V. etc.. It's funny
because it's killing me that I'm sitting home along and all I want to is blog or get on FaceBook!!! AHHHH! I guess I've become too attached. I really should be reading, knitting, cleaning...(the kids are asleep) But I'm learning so much through this 7 book. It's exactly the book I needed right now. I miss home, especially this past week when our close friends, Neal and April moved back to Alabama for their baby Knox. To be around long time friends and family for help as the prepare for the next surgery. I was actually working on a post about them when the internet went out. So, I'm here... being transparent...trying not to complain too much because I have SOOOOO much to be grateful for and so much God is doing in our lives. He's changing us here. I've heard it said before, but when you meet the homeless, when you put a name with a face...it becomes real. I want to make a difference. I have this one life. I'm so afraid I'm not living up to my potential.
Wow, where do I start... Today's been hectic. I can not tell you very much productive stuff that's gone on in this house today. I hate Wednesdays. There I said it. I actually say it a lot but there, I've made it public to you bloggers. Wednesday's start whenever the girls feel like waking up but this morning I woke up at 7:30 and heard silence so I decided to sit in the den and read. Low and behold Q woke up, then Journey, then Deci...all within 5minutes after I got up so I didn't get to read. We ate breakfast and took showers then Q leaves for work at 10. So, we get 2 hours with him on Wednesdays. (ok, don't feel too sorry for me. He has a long day also.) My friend, Kylee came by this morning, which I am SO grateful for. She is such a blessing to me. She's one of those friends who just wants to be around you to help and learn. She doesn't judge me and there is freedom in this (me) over insecure girl. So, we had coffee and tried to have a conversation while Journey pitched a HUGE fit. She's just now learning this and it's actually HILARIOUS! Just a few days ago Q and I sat laughing at her while she jumped up and down screaming because she didn't want to wear a shirt! HILARIOUS, I tell you. So Journey was screaming and Deci was just wanting attention as always, bless her. She can never get enough attention. I might add that she is telling Kylee the story about how I got pulled over by a policeman on the way to Portland a few months ago! That girl has a great memory. Kylee leaves at 12:30 and I am so grateful for our time because that means 2 hours less that I'm in this house alone with 2 mini me's. We talk about how it's hard having kids, especially living 2,800 miles away from family. Kylee is married but they don't have kids yet. She's from Ohio so she understands this life, living away from family. She encourages me to blog more about this life away from family and life with kids. She wants to learn...she wants to soak it up like a sponge. I love this and I wish before I had kids I would have spent more time with moms with kids. Maybe I would know more about what in the world you do with kids everyday! ha!
Anyways, so I laid Journey down. Played Barbie's with Deci for seriously 5 minutes. I honestly hate playing barbies. Then it's ME time and Deci gets to watch T.V. 1/2 way through working on a blog post the internet goes out which means so does netflix that Deci is watching. :( So, Deci once again is begging me to play with her. (seriously, people, I promise I play with the girl). Today, I just didn't feel like playing with her. I just wanted to sit and watch T.V. all day...I wanted to read. To take a nap. This is all a sign that I need a break because honestly, I'm not the perfect mom but I do play with them, I do usually clean something everyday,and I'm not always a couch potato. Q and I had a conversation not too long ago about how I need a break at least once a week. Gah, I know. How selfish can I be?? I know that may seem like a lot but I just need me time. So, today, I let the house go. I let the kids go WILD. I didn't clean...ok, maybe I did load the dishwasher and load the washing machine...but that's it. I didn't "cook" food. I just warmed up left overs for every meal. I didn't play with my kids much today (eeeek, they played by their self?? What?). I let them watch too much T.V. (Even with netflix out we watched a DVD). I feel like a horrible mom but it's ok. I know I'm not "horrible" and I think one day like this every now and then will be okay... I think... :/
So, my internet is still out. I'm currently typing this on a notepad on the computer and I will later copy and paste onto the blog. I have been reading the 7 book (that I talked about before) today A LOT. The funny thing is I'm currently reading the part where she gives up media for a month...she checks her email and a few things but not FB, Twitter, or her blogs. She's not watching T.V. etc.. It's funny
because it's killing me that I'm sitting home along and all I want to is blog or get on FaceBook!!! AHHHH! I guess I've become too attached. I really should be reading, knitting, cleaning...(the kids are asleep) But I'm learning so much through this 7 book. It's exactly the book I needed right now. I miss home, especially this past week when our close friends, Neal and April moved back to Alabama for their baby Knox. To be around long time friends and family for help as the prepare for the next surgery. I was actually working on a post about them when the internet went out. So, I'm here... being transparent...trying not to complain too much because I have SOOOOO much to be grateful for and so much God is doing in our lives. He's changing us here. I've heard it said before, but when you meet the homeless, when you put a name with a face...it becomes real. I want to make a difference. I have this one life. I'm so afraid I'm not living up to my potential.
Lord, keep changing me. Keep making me more like you. Don't let me become complacent in this world. -A
Thursday, April 5, 2012
Finding Balance
As a mom I really struggle with finding balance. How much time during the day should I play with each kid, how much time should be spent cleaning, teaching the kids, crafts with kids, playing online, doing bible study, laundry, phone calls, reading, watching T.V. and
I feel like there are not enough hours in the day sometimes. The house is almost always a mess. I almost always have a kid at my side asking me to play with them and I honestly almost always crave "Me time". I understand that as I signed up for this mom job that I gave up a lot of my me time or I have to be creative and have that time when the kids are in bed. I've had several moms with older kids that tell me to "let the house go and spend time with those babies or you'll regret it when they are older." I understand this but a part of me just wants to clean...to do something that feels like I'm normal. Not just a mom that's changing diapers, cleaning up spills, playing barbies, calming crying kids, teaching them how to share... sometimes I just want to clean. I want my house to look clean even though it hardly ever is.
I know also how important it is to teach your kids to play by themselves. To teach themselves how to entertain themselves. I somehow messed up on this with Deci but with Journey she just wants to follow Deci around. Journey has always been more content playing my herself and I know that has a lot to do with being a second child. I actually called a friend back in Alabama a few months ago to ask her what her day was like as a stay-at-home-mom when her kids where my girls age. I know that with every age it's different but I just needed to see an example. I'm such a "by the book" kind of mom. I can sometimes be a perfectionist even though I'm SOOO far from being perfect. I just have a hard time balancing all that needs (or all I want) to be done during the day.
I talked with a friend this morning that said she will set her kitchen timer for 10 or 15 minutes and clean until the timer goes off. Or she will set it and play with her kids until the timer goes off. She said she does that because she use to start cleaning the kitchen then walk away to do something else and never get the kitchen clean. So, today I'm going to try this because I do the same thing. Even sometimes I'll sit to play with the girls and then remember that I didn't put the clothes in the wash so I'll get up and go do that and then remember something else that needs to be done. I know there doesn't have to be this schedule everyday...even though in Audrey's Perfect World there would be a schedule! haha! I just don't want to neglect my kids. I want them to know I love them. I want to do my Job and clean the house and cook, I want to do my bible study everyday, and I need me time...to blog or read. I'm just being honest with you guys today. I know there aren't a ton of moms that read my blog but if you are a mom and have suggestions for me I'd love to hear from you.
I feel like there are not enough hours in the day sometimes. The house is almost always a mess. I almost always have a kid at my side asking me to play with them and I honestly almost always crave "Me time". I understand that as I signed up for this mom job that I gave up a lot of my me time or I have to be creative and have that time when the kids are in bed. I've had several moms with older kids that tell me to "let the house go and spend time with those babies or you'll regret it when they are older." I understand this but a part of me just wants to clean...to do something that feels like I'm normal. Not just a mom that's changing diapers, cleaning up spills, playing barbies, calming crying kids, teaching them how to share... sometimes I just want to clean. I want my house to look clean even though it hardly ever is.
I know also how important it is to teach your kids to play by themselves. To teach themselves how to entertain themselves. I somehow messed up on this with Deci but with Journey she just wants to follow Deci around. Journey has always been more content playing my herself and I know that has a lot to do with being a second child. I actually called a friend back in Alabama a few months ago to ask her what her day was like as a stay-at-home-mom when her kids where my girls age. I know that with every age it's different but I just needed to see an example. I'm such a "by the book" kind of mom. I can sometimes be a perfectionist even though I'm SOOO far from being perfect. I just have a hard time balancing all that needs (or all I want) to be done during the day.
I talked with a friend this morning that said she will set her kitchen timer for 10 or 15 minutes and clean until the timer goes off. Or she will set it and play with her kids until the timer goes off. She said she does that because she use to start cleaning the kitchen then walk away to do something else and never get the kitchen clean. So, today I'm going to try this because I do the same thing. Even sometimes I'll sit to play with the girls and then remember that I didn't put the clothes in the wash so I'll get up and go do that and then remember something else that needs to be done. I know there doesn't have to be this schedule everyday...even though in Audrey's Perfect World there would be a schedule! haha! I just don't want to neglect my kids. I want them to know I love them. I want to do my Job and clean the house and cook, I want to do my bible study everyday, and I need me time...to blog or read. I'm just being honest with you guys today. I know there aren't a ton of moms that read my blog but if you are a mom and have suggestions for me I'd love to hear from you.
Friday, March 2, 2012
It's FRIDAY: A Week Review in Pictures
and something NEW....
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Today, along with the picture review for the week,
I'm going to introduce you to one of the blogs that I follow:
My friend, Bryan over at:
If you are into photography or writing, you will LOVE his blog.
Last Friday Deci decided to take her Bike out for a spin around the block. I can't wait until the weather gets better and we can do this more. She's getting really good...maybe this Summer we can even try without training wheels.
Saturday morning we went to an indoor yard sale at a local church. All proceeds went to help the high school group go on a mission trip over spring break. I found this pillow! $1
Saturday afternoon Q took Deci out to Chuck E Cheese while Journey and I napped. He called at 3:30pm saying she threw up all over the mall floor. He brought her home and it got bad. She was throwing up every 10 minutes the first 2 hours so we decided to take her to Urgent Care. As we got in the car I got sick...in the car. I know, YUCK! They ended up giving us both medicine. Q took this picture below:
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LOVELY. :) We got home at 8 and went straight to bed waking up off and on all night. At 3am Q comes in saying that Journey is throwing up. I was so weak at this point I could hardly move. Q seriously was SUPER Dad and SUPER Husband. Breanna ended up getting it also but we are all feeling better now! :) We ended up spending the whole week inside though and it was quite a Looooooong week.
Deci wanted to make blanket forts.
Painting!
Below: Pond and the Sun, Apple Tree with Pink Latter, A Monster.
We got this book below in the mail this week from Uncle Wade and Aunt Kerrie!
Deci loves it and I think there is one for Journey on it's way.
We woke up to SNOW one morning!
Deci was so excited. For some reason she thinks it's Christmas every time it snows. :)
Outtakes from A Photo (or two) an Hour:
This little girl has been working on 4 teeth coming in at once for about 2 weeks now! Yes 4! I think 2 of them are completely in now but 2 are still barely showing through. She has been really fussy lately...especially on this day. She also decided to draw on the floor...and her foot.
Also, on Fridays, I'm going to start adding A Post From my Past link since I went almost 2 years of not posting on my blog I thought I would give you a chance to read some of my favorite blogs from my past. :) Here's the first one: What to do with a toddler on a Cold or Rainy Day. This post was over 2 years ago and it reminded me of this past week. Being Sick, Snow, and finding creative things to do inside. This week (not pictured) we also got out shaving cream to play with on the table.
I would love to hear from you what you do with your kids inside when you can't get out.
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
A Photo (or two) an Hour
Another day in the life of this stay-at-home-mom.
A Photo (or two) an Hour. I got this idea from my sister-in-law Kerrie over at The Williams' Post.
(I do realize I cheated here and put two pictures a few times...I just couldn't decide.)
7:00 my day starts when my 4-year-old wakes up. No picture here.
8:00
Journey's awake! Breakfast time!
9:00
We start getting ready to take Deci to school.
10:00
Laundry
11:00
Time to go get Deci from School
12:00
Lunch Time!
1:00
Nap time.
2:00
Play time.
3:00
Daddy's home EARLY! YAY! :)
4:00
We venture out to a local coffee shop for a snack.
5:00
Shop at a local thrift store.
6:00
7:00
Zach stops by to talk about design stuff for The Beautiful Mess.
8:00
Our friend Sharee invited me and Breanna to come over and eat popcorn and watch a chick flick.
9:00
Knitting and watching the movie One Day.
10:00
Home again and one last thing before bed: Check my email!
Monday, February 20, 2012
Marriage Letters: My Job - Your Job
Join me and Q along with Amber @ The Run a Muck as we write marriage letters on Mondays.
Q,
Let's face it, I'm not sure who has the harder Job. I would love to be the selfless wife and say that you do but then there are days that I would for sure change my mind and argue that I do indeed have the harder job. I do know one thing for sure. I REALLY, REALLY, REALLY, appreciate that you go out and work a job where you get paid. I appreciate that you provide financially for our family because we know that this life of a stay-at-home mom doesn't pay the bills.
I do know the sacrifice you make for this family. I know the stress that comes with that. Thank you so much for always encouraging me to be at home with the girls. I know sometimes this life would be easier if I would go out and get a job but you understand the sacrifice we are both willing to make. I LOVE my job. I love being able to stay at home with the girls everyday. Thank you.
Thank you for understanding when you come home and the house is a mess. I'm glad you don't give me a hard time when I don't feel like cooking every night...even though I'm sure that is in the job description of a stay-at-home mom. A lot of times you have to pull the load of both of our jobs...like the fact that I HATE going grocery shopping. So many times you offer to go grocery shopping for me. You cook quite a bit also and I love you for that. I love that your expectations of me as a stay-at-home mom are not so high that I feel like I'm failing everyday.
Thank you for trusting the Lord enough to follow Him. To move our family across the county and have to apply for jobs all over again. I will always love you for that. As hard as it has been living so far away from Alabama it's also been so rewarding. You get paid to work with the homeless now. Who would have thought? You really do love those guys and are so willing to make them apart of your everyday life. I know your job isn't easy but I'm so proud of you. I'm so proud to call you my husband. Thanks for all you do for our family.
-A
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
A Day in the LIfe of a Stay-at-Home Mom.
Have you ever wondered what a stay-at-home mom does all day? Well, I decided to journal on Friday, Feb 10, 2012 about all that went on in the Williams house that day. This day was pretty typical but do know that all stay-at-home moms are not the same. Also If I would have done this, lets say, a year ago it would have been completely different. My girls are at the age now where I actually can get things done around the house. :)
7:30 Journey wakes up, therefor I wake up. :) (Wake up time varies in this house. sometimes as early at 6) I go to computer initially to check time, since my phone is in a bag of rice at the moment. I dropped it in the toilet a few days ago. I hold Journey and check my blog, Facebook and email. Journey gets her books and reads. I write out my "to-do" list which has 12 things I need to do.
8:15: I fix Breakfast for Journey and myself.
8:30: Deci wakes up so I fix her breakfast. When I ask her if she wants milk or water she says Milk. When I hand her the cup of milk she says, "I didn't know what I was saying, I want water."
9:00: Put girls in the bath while I clean the bathroom. Then I put the first load of clothes in the washing machine. START COFFEE! Put dishes away that were drying on the counter top.
9:30: girls out of bath. Deci ask to wear a dress because she has to go to a party... there is no party, the girl just likes to wear dresses. I wash dishes until the hot water runs out. The girls play by themselves.
10:00 I sit down to drink my coffee and Deci starts her talent show that she does every single day. Today she starts out as "shoe girl". I fold towels while watching because I need to multitask to get everything done. I try to have a conversation with Breanna but Deci tells me that I can't take my eyes off of her when she is performing and I must talk in a whisper. :)
I play memory with Deci while trying to keep Journey away.
10:30: We are still playing memory but I take a break to put the 2nd load of clothes in the washing machine. I find Journey playing in the trash. Decided it was time to take trash out all the while Deci is still trying to play memory screaming "Your turn mom!" over and over until I finally make it back.
11:00: I sit down to do my Bible study. Its sad to say but this doesn't happen every day. The day before I actually sat down with the bible beside me while Journey was sleeping and she woke up before I even got the bible open. While I'm doing my bible study Deci is playing the keyboard and Journey the guitar...right beside me. Journey then starts bringing me books and Deci is asking me which is my favorite animal. I really should just get up early to do my bible study because it's almost impossible while the girls are awake.
11:15: I get lunch ready. Left overs from yesterday. I cooked 2 meals yesterday! Go Me! But today I won't cook anything. I've only crossed 2 things off my "to do" list.
11:30: Both girls are finished eating and I haven't even sat down to eat mine yet. I realize I haven't had any water all day. Journey is now covered from head to toe in pizza sauce. Outfit #1 comes off. When you become a mom, you learn to eat fast.
12:00 After flying thru FB, Twitter and reading a few blogs, I make myself get off @12. Start cleaning up toys in the den and getting Journey ready for nap.
12:30: Journeys nap time! Praise God! I work on a Valentines craft with Deci for the grandparents.
1:15: Wash 3rd load of clothes then finally get a shower. Then get the Valentines ready to go to the mail.
2:00: A battle within...whether to blow dry my hair or blog. I know I only have about 30 more minutes before Journey wakes up. Decided to blow dry hair.
2:30 Sit down to blog.
2:50 Wake Journey up. We usually don't let her sleep over 2 hours because she doesn't sleep well at night if she gets too much sleep during the day. I realize we are out of toilet paper. whoops!
3:15: I'm somehow accomplished writing a blog post. 6 out of 12 things are crossed off my "to do" list.
I give the girls a snack and I attempt to wash the rest of the dishes.
3:45: Finish washing most of the dishes. Put 4th load of clothes in the wash.
Q got home early! YAY! This doesn't happen a lot. We talk blog talk. Played with the girls and read them books.
4:30: Fold clothes. Deci goes to the potty and falls in because Q left the seat up. Q leaves to get us food. :)
5:00: I straighten my hair because I'm going out with Breanna and two new friends to watch The Vow. I drink my 2nd cup of coffee for the day. Who knew I would be the girl that needed more than one cup of coffee in one day?
5:20: Q's back with food. We eat. Then watch TV and play with the girls.
6:30 Journey's new trick: Taking her clothes off. She pees in the floor. I put Journey's PJ's on and start getting ready for a night out with some ladies! I think just knowing I was getting out later in the day made the day go by so much smoother.
7:20: Breanna and I leave the house. This part is totally not normal. I usually am home to help put the girls in bed but since our friends asked us to go out Q said he would watch the girls. :) Plus, we have plans to go out for Valentine's day the very next day.
At the end of the day I've checked off 8 things off my "to do" list. Not bad, not bad. It was a very good day in the Williams house. Some days are crazier than this. Some days I don't clean ANYTHING. Some days I sit and watch Biggest Loser while the kids play. Some days we do leave the house....not very often but it does happen. I hope you've enjoyed reading about a day in the life of this stay-at-home mom. :)
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
A confession. A not so perfect stay-at-home mom.
When I decided to start this blog up again I had a discussion with Q about how one problem I had with blogging is that sometimes when you blog your life can seem almost perfect or make believe. We only write about this good things and post pictures of smiles. Sometimes you never see the kids screaming or the parents fighting. You can read another blog and wish your life was like that when in all reality their life may not be so "perfect". I've noticed this can also happen on Facebook. I understand the opposite of this is the annoying people on Facebook that complain about anything and everything. I often have the habit of being negative and I hate it. When I was talking to Q about this he said that I should write about the good and the bad...be transparent.
So, I'm going to try to be transparent without being negative or complaining...I just want people to know that we are not a "perfect" family...whatever that may mean. I let my kids wear their PJ's all day long...not because I'm a cool mom but because sometimes it's easier then trying to find something for them to wear. I get really excited that my 1-year-old now takes a 3 hour nap because I know that it means I can let my 4-year-old watch TV while I shower, knit, read, and blog when really I should be folding clothes or washing the dishes that are overflowing in the sink. I was just thinking this morning that life was so good and in a minute all that changed as me and the kids were covered in paint and I wanted to SCREAM! Ok, maybe I did scream... Life is still good because God is good. I'm learning everyday that I can't live this life without Him.
I wanted to share a text I sent my husband this morning:
"Started the morning singing Christmas songs, watching Christmas movies, playing Barbies...all was perfect in the Williams house. Then disaster hit. Tried to paint ornaments. Paint everywhere! Both girls screaming at the moment with snotty faces. Journey eating a marker while crying. Deci not wanting to clean up...funny how a day can change so fast! On top of all that I think I just burnt the soup that I was cooking on the stove for lunch. Oh the joys of being a stay at home mom. :)"
So, I'm going to try to be transparent without being negative or complaining...I just want people to know that we are not a "perfect" family...whatever that may mean. I let my kids wear their PJ's all day long...not because I'm a cool mom but because sometimes it's easier then trying to find something for them to wear. I get really excited that my 1-year-old now takes a 3 hour nap because I know that it means I can let my 4-year-old watch TV while I shower, knit, read, and blog when really I should be folding clothes or washing the dishes that are overflowing in the sink. I was just thinking this morning that life was so good and in a minute all that changed as me and the kids were covered in paint and I wanted to SCREAM! Ok, maybe I did scream... Life is still good because God is good. I'm learning everyday that I can't live this life without Him.
I wanted to share a text I sent my husband this morning:
"Started the morning singing Christmas songs, watching Christmas movies, playing Barbies...all was perfect in the Williams house. Then disaster hit. Tried to paint ornaments. Paint everywhere! Both girls screaming at the moment with snotty faces. Journey eating a marker while crying. Deci not wanting to clean up...funny how a day can change so fast! On top of all that I think I just burnt the soup that I was cooking on the stove for lunch. Oh the joys of being a stay at home mom. :)"
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