Weekend Writing (80/366)

Friday, March 23, 2012

I don't see my husband much during the week.  Between work and the kids, time just slips away.

We've grown used to our routines and they work.  For us.

But on the weekends... now that's a completely different story.

I don't turn my computer on.

Therefore, I don't blog.

I could use my phone, but I don't like the Blogger app on my iPhone - it's formatted funny, and it doesn't allow me to type in landscape.  Who would want to type a whole blog post with their single index finger?? 

Not this girl.

I do, however, take notes of those 3 days on my phone.  I jot down highlights and funny things or sayings, titles of posts, whatever and whenever they come to me.  So when I do finally sit down at my computer, it's all right there and I just need to put it together and post it.
Anyway, weekends are busy sometimes, but mostly they are uninterrupted time with my husband and kids.

If I'm not with the girls, he is, and I'm relaxing or taking time away for just me. 

I'm not blogging.

Honestly, unless something super happens during the weekend, I may just possibly make it this whole year without blogging on a single weekend.

So, that in a nutshell is why I don't normally blog on the weekend.  I hope that's okay and I appreciate your return on Mondays.

Today, I'm thankful for the 3 day break from blogging - it's not a chore for me at all. I enjoy it thoroughly.  I just like to be focused 100%, with little to no distractions.  I'd be cheating if I didn't do that.

But I also enjoy the break from thinking.

We're Having Another Baby?! (8/365)

Isn't that AWESOME?!!!

I'm totally kidding! We are NOT having another baby! And Mom, if you're reading this, I certainly wouldn't tell you through my blog.  Sheesh!

But I do know a TON of people that are having a baby.

Lately I've been thinking, "What if we did have anoth..." NOPE. NOPE!  I can't even seem to finish the thought!

I can say this... The people that I know that ARE having babies are either already great mothers, or will be terrific first time mothers!  I would like to celebrate all of you.

I'm finally in a place in my life where I can enjoy other babies.  This may sound weird or harsh, but I couldn't for a long time. Having my own babies distracted me from being able to get to know or enjoy anyone else's.  But now that my kids are growing up, they're a little more self-sufficient.  I have found lately that I am engaging so much more with other kids, getting much more involved. More so like my girlfriends do with my kids.  I've always envied that.

I can't wait to enjoy all of your babies this time around!  I'm truly very excited!

I posted something today on Facebook that I learned last night, and it shocked me...

"Each day, about the same number of babies are killed by abortion as people were killed on 9/11."

I am SO thankful for life - and for the women who choose to give it!  THANK YOU!  I don't judge those who have or will abort, because that's not my place to do so. But my choice is life!

I can't wait to meet all of the new little lives that will be in the year 2012!

Little Giggles (2/365)

I am NOT a morning person... AT ALL.

I like to get up, turn on The Today Show, have a pot of coffee (yes, I said a pot), turn on the computer and have quiet time to myself to wake up.


This thing is... I have kids.  Young kids.


My (almost) 6 year old, Hannah, is like me. She likes to watch a little tv and chill before she actually has to DO something in the morning.  For this reason, I wake her up 30 minutes before she has to even think about getting ready for school.


My (almost) 3 year old, on the other hand, is a TOTAL morning person! She wakes up bright eyed and bushy tailed, ready to tackle the day. She likes to get dressed right away, likes to get up and get going!

So today I was trying to do my thing, drink my coffee, check my emails and she is ALL OVER ME! She wants to play the Wii, wants to play a game on the computer, wants some juice.  I just want to wake up!  So, I pick her up and put her on my lap.  I figured I'd show her what's up on Facebook (as if she would be interested)!

Instead, I seized the moment.

We started tickling... and the belly laughs were free-flowing!

And we put our foreheads together and moved our heads from side to side, making our eyes move sideways.  She LOVES that!  We could not stop laughing!

Then she leaned in and put her nose to mine and gave me an eskimo kiss. And another. And another. 

And we laughed some more.

I love the giggles. The belly giggles, the little giggles, ALL the giggles.

Needless to say, my morning started off better than any coffee or computer could have kick started!