Sunday, June 27, 2010

The Lake


I'm pretty sure heaven is a lake in MN, with the loons singing, children laughing, and a comfy floaty, riding the waves, sipping a diet coke, sunshine kissing my cheeks.  We are at the lake.  This is the first of three weeks at various MN lakes for me.  This week with E's family, next week with kids from church, and the next week with my family of origin.  I can't imagine a better way to enjoy life. Miss sunshine loves the lake this year.  She mostly loves the boat and asked several time today..."we go in the boat and go bumpy bump fast and I will go Yipee!!"  She is hillarious.  She loves fish and enjoyed holding worms and sunnies.  Such fun.  J-dog now has his boat license so he can drive...pretty proud.   And Z and  B are thriving on the sun and the sand.  I LOVE THE LAKE!!

Saturday, June 12, 2010

One Week In

Well, one week under my belt.  What a good week it was.  Spent most of the week cleaning the office, sorting files, trying to make it home...since I hope to spend many happy hours there.   I woke up this morning feeling so peaceful.  What a wonderful feeling.  To know all is okay, to be happy, to be satisfied!  Still having a little trouble relenquishing full control at home, but so far so good.  The kids had a great first week off.  There was a little too much rain, but other than that, it was good.  I think the summer will fly by.  Here are a couple of office pics...still no desk, so it is a little makeshift at the moment!

Now it's off to make a plan for Saturday.  It's raining cats and dogs...so we will see what transpires. 

Monday, June 7, 2010

"NO! I non't wan tooooo"

Hard to believe such a sweet little face could scream this at the top of her lungs.  But drive by on any given day at any given time, and there is a strong chance that this is what you will hear!  We hear it loud and soft, whiney and defiant, with tears and without, in full tantrum mode and with a laugh behind it.  Ahh yes, we have entered that lovely stage between 2 1/2 and 3 1/2.  This is the ONLY stage so far in raising all of the kids that I honestly wonder whose child they are and why I ever thought I was a good mother.   They are caught between big and little, wanting to do so much, but not wanting to grow too fast.  It could be a long summer.  At least all the brothers are home to take turns with her.  I made the silly mistake of taking them all to the mall with me today.  What ever was I thinking.  I love to shop with my kids, one at a time or maybe even two at a time, but all four? That is a ticket straight to the psyche ward! We must have made quite a sight for other mall goers.  A stroller being pushed rather haphazardly by a distracted 7 year old, a slightly whiney 10 year old, a 12 year old who kept trying to catch his reflection in the store windows and a little sprite of a 2 3/4 yr old weaving in and out, singing the "no, no, no song"  Ahh what an adventure.  Target will never be the same.  

I start my new job in the morning.  I can't wait.  I am a little nervous, but mostly just really excited.  I haven't worked full time in 12 years.  I haven't gotten this nice of a paycheck either!  It will be wonderful.  The kids and I were talking about the changes and I told them that it wouldn't change that much for them....just that they would have a happier mom.  That will make all the difference.  To finally have the chance to do something I love, that makes a difference to others is a great feeling.

Must head to bed...gotta get up and go to work after all.  I will hope to post pics of my office makeover, and settling in over the next few days!


Thursday, June 3, 2010

Pictures~

Mama got a new camera and boy is she having fun with it!!  Here is a little peek....

I love capturing these adorable faces~  Now if I can just figure out how to get them to upload quicker!!