The BIG Day (81/366)

Saturday March 24, 2012

Today is the big day.

Not only do we have the girls' birthday party, but we also have the girls' dance pictures.

I love getting their dance pictures taken.

And so do they.

They get to put tons of makeup on, and it's the first time they get to wear their recital costumes.

After that, we get to race home to put on our party dresses and play!

Their birthday party is usually a big event around here.

We invite our whole family, and all of our friends and their kids.

It's kind of a "Mid-Winter" break and get-together.

There are upwards of 30 or more people here.

Best of all, I don't have to clean today.

At all.

Maybe a little pick up after everyone has gone home, but I'll save the after-party cleaning for tomorrow.

Today, I'm going to relax and enjoy myself.

I am thankful for great family and friends - both for Mommy and my girls.  It is something I look forward to every year.

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.

Almost Done (79/366)

Thursday March 22, 2012

Today marks the second to last day of my absolutely exhausting cleaning spree.

I took spring cleaning to a whole new level.

I won't bore you with all of the nitty gritty details of everything I've done, but let's just say I will have soooo much more time this spring (the real spring, not this fake one we're getting teased with right now) and summer to PLAY!!

I have had so much energy this week preparing for the girls' birthday party this weekend.

And I've needed it.

But at the end of the day,

I.

Am.

Whooped.

I have had zero gumption to write anything.

So bear with me while I collect myself and after this weekend I will be back at it.

Today, I'm thankful that I can see the finish line.