A sad day

The day i have been fearing has finally come. With eddie it happened a lot sooner, but it didn't bother me as much.




Grace learned how to climb out of her bed.

Lazy Sunday Afternoon

I just love those sunday afternoons that you can just sit and enjoy life. Dinner is in the oven, the kids are playing, and the husband is asleep on the couch.....

My new favorite

I made crock pot lasagna tonight for dinner. I wasn't all that excited about the recipe and it turned out fine. more like a lasagna stew. Any way that wasn't the new favorite thing. I tried Renyolds crock pot liners and i dont know how or why i ever lived with out them. when dinner was over i just scooped out the leftovers and threw away the bag. It was AWESOME! no soaking no scrubbing... I am in Love!!!

Cranberry Sauce

So what is cranberry sauce good for anyway?? I know it is good with turkey but buying a whole can of it and using 3 spoonfulls just doesn't seem very cost effective. There must be some other use for it. Every time i clean out my fridge i come across this container of cranberry sauce and i always put it back in there. I haven't yet opened it to see if it is good or not but how could it go bad??? it is like jello or jam i am sure it will be good for months. Then what am i supposed to use it for??

An unfortunate side effect

I think it is an unfortunate side effect of being a stay at home mom that my self worth is directly connected to the amount of house work i get done in a day. I was just mopping my kitchen floor, something that has needed to be done for at least a week, and i was contemplating wether, by doing this chore that i don't really care for, I would be left with a sense of satisfaction. And strangely enough i don't really feel satisfied. Sitting on the couch and reading a novel probably gives me more satisfaction. But then the house is a mess and i feel guilty for not doing anything about it. My husband rarely gives me a hard time for the condition of the house so he isn't the one making me feel unworthy and the kids don't care if the house is clean or not.... I guess i kind of miss the days where i would go to work and have some one say 'Decorate this many cakes today'. It is so straight forward. I have made an attempt to create this sort of system for my housework but not having to answer to anyone kind of makes it feel pointless.

If anyone has any solutions for this, please share.

currently....

This is my current favorite song....every time we hear it in the car we crank it up!! enjoy!

down for the count

I'm sick...... i dont get very sick very often. It has been a long time since i have been so sick that i cant function. Even sitting here typing this my head feels like a brick. what's even worse is that Eleanor and Eddie are sick too. yesterday eddie wasnt sick yet and he was so helpful. now he's just laying on the couch, which is pretty much all i can do since i have to hold the baby. Therefore Grace the destroyer is loose in the house. She had a concussion on monday night but that hasnt slowed her down...