Sick Day's

Angie is sick today. She's bundled up on the couch with her blankie, some crackers, a little bit of water and a pillow.

And so she is set, except she wants the puppy to sit next to her... and she wants mommy to stay in the same room as her... and any other list of her current wants while she is not feeling well.

As much as I don't like to see my little ones sick, I do enjoy the ability to take it easy for the day and tend to her and give her the love and attention she craves when she doesn't feel well.


Valentines day is coming up... I hope everyone has a good day and feels loved from family and friends.

I'll be taking care of some church responsibilities so we don't have any big date planned, but I hope to find time to do a few special things for my loved ones.

I find myself in a chatty mood, but really nothing specific to talk about. lol! So I'll spare everyone and stop this random post. :)

More Scrapbooking

The kids are finally back at school after 4 snow days and a weekend with no church...

I took some time this morning to work on a few more scrapbook pages they are from pictures in 2002.

Digi Scrapbooking

So I was talking over my new quest to digi scrap with a friend of mine who is very into scrapbooking and stuff. She does her's the good ole fashioned way and uses paper and glue and all that fun stuff. I asked her what she recommends to get caught up, and she said she likes to tell people to start at a beginning point and work forward from there.

So I decided to start in 2002 when we first got a digital camera and start working through the pictures I have on the computer making layouts as I can.

Here are two that I've worked on the past two day's.

Saturday's

So everyone asks me what I do during the day when the kids are at school??? I have 2 1/2 hours between dropping Angela off at school and when she comes home.

I try and do some cleaning, I almost always do some laundry.
I exercise.
I go grocery shopping and occasionally shopping for other stuff.
I volunteer at the school.
I occasionally take a nap, read a book, or play on the computer.
I try and visit with some friends once in a while.

Those hours just fly by, but the thing is I am doing much more cleaning during the day than I have in the past.

So why do I still find myself on Saturday morning cleaning the bathrooms, and doing laundry???


Sometimes I feel like the cleaner I keep my house, the more I "see" places to clean, and the more I feel compelled to clean.

Sometimes it seems like it was easier when I just gave in and embraced the messes of young children. lol!

Sisters...

I'm watching the girls play outside together. In the winter with the wind and cold temps they don't get the chance to play outside much. Today is pretty mild, so since they didn't have any homework after school, all three girls went straight outside with Jojo and have been playing and running around for the last 30 minutes. They are doing trains on the slide, running up the slide, swinging, running around the yard with Jojo...

It brings back lots of memories of playing outside behind out house in Maryland with my sisters and the "green machine" (big green utility box) and rope swing on the tree.

Having good clean (unless you count the dirt and mud from a wet backyard) fun...

and I love to watch them having it. Enough that I'm willing to overlook the pile of laundry in Ashley's room that she still has yet to fold and put away and she is supposed to be tackling right now. It'll still be wrinkled and waiting to be folded tonight, or tomorrow...

That's a mom's perogative right?