Having an Up day...

Ain't husbands great? (Yes, I know ain't, ain't a word... but I ain't going to stop... so SUCK IT TREBEK!)

My hubby and I had a good talk Saturday night... after, I admit, me having a bit of a tantrum...

This week we are not getting on the computer until we feel like we have accomplished something.

Monday we cleaned out the pantry and vacuumed the whole house and I did laundry during the day around errands.

Tuesday Jer cleaned the bathrooms and I started painting the last bar stool and shelf that have been sitting in the garage waiting to be painted for over a year... Jer also put up the heating vents in the basement and the water access covers that have also been waiting for a year to get done... easy but for some reason just never gotten to. I also swept and mopped earlier in the day.

Each evening the kids have taken turns picking out a DVD... they only get one a day now... and we have sat down as a family to enjoy it.

Today I cleaned out and organized the shelves in the kitchen. I read to the kids, and I got the book order filled out for Goobers school. I have a hair appointment and I plan on going to the store and getting paint....

I have to say, it's really nice to feel like things are getting done, when before I was too overwhelmed to do them or to even start... now I feel like there is some hope that one day MAYBE I might get caught up. Maybe my house will look like mine (I'm going to see what can be done about painting the kitchen tonight), and maybe my house might get decluttered. But for now, just turning off the computer and sitting down to watch a movie as a family has helped me to realize (yet again) that most of those things don't matter as long as our family knows we love each other.

Needless to say, today is a good day. Hope it continues....

P.S. Jer is planning a trip to get me away from home for while and give me a chance to miss my kids... Sometimes missing them is a godsend and helps you realize what you have.

Sometimes I take them for granted.

There are times when I wonder why I became a mother. There are times when all I would ask for is two minutes alone. There are times when I get so frustrated I could scream.

These are not those times.

Honestly, my kids are what keep me going. They are wonderful, and really for their ages, they really are pretty good siblings to each other.

This morning Missy My was the first one up for the day, all she wanted to do was sit on my lap and hug me (this could have been because she was cold, but I'll take it anyways!) Goober does his best to always look out for his younger siblings and tries to help me as much as possible. And The Energizer Bunny is usually more than happy to give me the most wonderful smiles under the sun.

I would be lost without my kids.

A Distructive Girls Best Friend!

So this morning I was feeling a bit depressed. Strange as it seams I seam to suffer from seasonal depression in the SPRING... of all times....

Anywho, I was depressed this morning and started to get a little snarky about it. So what did I do you ask? I decided to procrastinate dressing my children (Missy My is STILL in her PJ's) and since my filing box was out I decided to shred all the useless crap I've been holding onto since Jan of last year.

So I made best friends with my shredder :) And you know what? I actually feel a bit better about things now!

Oh and BTW the picture is of Shredder from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and no I don't like April O'Niel!