I've been having some trouble getting to sleep lately, and a friend suggested I journal. That's a great idea, but I can't find any of the numerous journals I've started and abandoned! So here's a list of all the things on my mind right now (in no particular order):
-the trip to Chuck E. Cheese I promised my kids if they would stop whining and fighting for 5 days (I both hope they are successful and hope for no crazy mouse at the same time)
-the memorial service and Christmas chapels that I have to get together for Tuesday
-a birthday party for Jesus (aka: how to help our kids sort out what Christmas is all about)
-will the Nyquil John took make him snore tonight?
-Can we possibly have a night without being woken up by kids who need water or have a bad dream (come on kids, it's been almost 5 years already...one of you should be sleeping through the night on a regular basis!)
-could we save money by moving to a house without flood insurance?
-Would I want to move?
-Brady starting kindergarten next year and leaving his perfect preschool
-trying to find time this week to spend with friends
-how to get rid of a ginormous trifle taking up our fridge (maybe share with the forementioned friends?)
-a dream and crafty idea coming together with a friend, new possibilities
-cooking our first real Christmas meal (how to cook a turkey or ham??)
-family drama
-did anything happen during the Christmas party for the residents that I don't know about and will be confronted with at work this week?
-how to help the grieving staff and residents at work (3 deaths in a month)
-need to sit down and reflect on this year and do a little visioning for next year
-want to start a regular blogging and yoga routine (not together, of course)
See why I can never get to sleep?!
Sunday, December 19, 2010
Snow days
Ah, the things a mother will do for her kids. I am not a cold weather person. As I am cold most of the year anyway, I wish winter would find me hibernating inside for months with a stack of good books and lots of tasty treats. It is not so with my kids. Brady, in particular, got his first taste of snow play last year, and after waking up to snow falling yesterday with a whoop of joy, was ready to go out immediately. I held him off yesterday as it continued to snow and sleet for most of the day...and I was punished severely. Two whiny, fighting, cooped up kids made for a LOOONG day. So today had to be different. After venturing out for a pizza lunch, we promised a few minutes of playing in the snow. Maryn was reluctant initially, and had been terrified last year. But after watching Brady, she finally braved the cold and her delight mirrored his.
So happy together...(for the moment)
Maryn finally had a chance to wear her beloved boots.
The only casualty of the snow days was an unfortunate and highly contagious case of the "chicken pox" (which Maryn kept calling "chicken butts" due to the new joke in our house thanks to preschool:
"Guess what?
What?
Chicken Butt!"
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
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