Getting Better

I am getting better at getting up in the mornings and trying to get out of the house on time.  I lay out Aly’s clothes each night so they are ready in the morning.  Granted, it takes less than a minute to do, but any time saved the better off we all are.  For Brynn, since she will get at Grandma’s all week I packed her a bag Friday night with clothes for the entire week in it (plus a few extra since we are potty training).  She’s goes to Grandma’s house every morning in her jammies.  This is much easier on me and grandma because she doesn’t have to worry about her making a mess out of her breakfast. 

The past two mornings I have been up and out of bed before 6:30.  I think this is some kind of record for me!  I should reward myself but you know what… just not rushing is treat enough.  I am keeping up with homework and even bringing my reading to work so I can do that during breaks and on my lunches.  Makes things much easier on me in the evenings.

The only downfall to being at work earlier is that I run into so much more traffic.  I will leave five minutes earlier tomorrow and see if that makes a difference at all.  Only time will tell! 

I was so excited about Fall coming this month, but with our meteorologist telling us our high today is 99 I have a hard time believing the calendar.  Thank you global warming!

The Heels that Almost Ended Me

So… I take a class during lunch three days a week because I have an awesome boss who lets me.  I keep forgetting that I need to pack some flats in my car because the school has the WORST parking lots ever in this world.  It is paved, but its old style and has gravel all in it… loose and packed.  I forget again to take something other than heels with me or even to wear to work today.  Because of course I do everything but the one thing that will save me from injury!

I’m walking out of class and cursing the parking lot so I walk in the median.  The median isn’t much better since its mulch and you know it gets in your shoe, under your foot and is just gross.  I find my car and go to step off the curb in front of my car and step down onto a piece of gravel and…

My ankle goes out

I fall straight to my knees

My forearm lands on the top of my car

I’m hurt

I stand up and go around my car, unlock it, get in (turn the AC on) and peruse the damage

I have skinned the top of my foot.  Not major but painful enough to sting

I check my pants because I was scared I’d ripped them or there would be blood on them and I had to go back to work

No blood or rips but there are imprints of the gravel in my knee and in my pants (even an hour later they still remain)

Shew!!  The damage is not that bad and I can handle it.

Hmmm… my forearm is burning.  Why would my forearm be burning?

That’s because my black car has been sitting in the hot blazing sun and burned my forearm when it landed on top of it.

So there I am with my sore ankle, skinned up foot, battered and bruised knee and burned forearm.

Who in the world burns their forearm by falling in a parking lot???

Evidently I do!

The gravel assisted with my descent

Hopefully now I will remember to put flats in my car for school.

(perfect imperfection)

You said WHAT?!? Really!!

 As I am at my desk perusing my daughter’s preschool calendar for September I see the most glorious words I haven’t seen in a while and am welcoming back with WIDE OPEN arms!  “First Day of Fall”

I look at those few simple words and they have completely brightened my day.  We have had horrible heat this summer with bouts of horrible rain (but much needed).  Our tomatoes have done horribly this year.  Even my lilies did poorly.  My garden and flower beds are a mess and I can’t wait for the cooler, open window weather to make its grand entrance. 

I’m hoping for a fast whirlwind entrance that leaves us all in jeans, sweaters and comfy chenille socks!

How I miss wearing all of my comfy jeans, favorite sweaters and my plush around the house socks that I love so much! 

Fall, where are you?  We have missed you terribly and will not care a bit if you make an early entrance this year.  We welcome you with wide open arms and are ready for you!  I can’t wait to turn on the gas logs and curl up with the family and watch a movie snuggled up in blankets on the couch while drinking hot chocolate and hot mulled wine (for the parents, not the kids). 

Hurry Back!!!

J

Yet Another Year Goes By...

Sorry for the lag in blogging.  My birthday was this weekend so I took the time to spend with my family… in laws and outlaws alike! 

Another year has flown by.

I am getting older.

Do I feel it??? 

Yes and no, depends on the day that you ask! 

If you had asked me the other day when the wonderful cashier at the gas station tells me they didn’t think I was “THAT” old, I would have told you yes, I feel extremely old.

Birthdays are a time of reflection, it just kind of happens.  You think about the past year, what you accomplished, what changed, what didn’t change, what you wish you had done, what you were happy you did, what you want to do in the next coming year.  Normally people look at New Year’s as a time to make resolutions.  I don’t.  I normally find myself thinking about this about the time my birthday comes around.  The biggest thing I always look at is… am I where I thought I’d be by “this” age?  Most times the answer is no, but you know what… I wouldn’t change it for the world!

I love where I’m at… my family… the people I surround myself with… our home and just everything that really and truly matters I am in love with my life.  We are making memories.

We’re always busy, on the go or have something going on but it’s things we like and enjoy.  At the end of the day there is nothing better than climbing into bed and sighing at how thankful you are for your life.

I love life!

PS… my only resolution is to take more pictures (and print them out or make picture books)

Picture of the Week

This is the picture my daughter drew on her little doodle thing and told me... "Look mommy... IT'S YOU!!!" She was so excited when she did this and I couldn't help but smile AND take a picture so I could always remember that moment.

Sigh....

I am Concussed

Seriously… I’m pretty sure I have a concussion.  I’m confused and dazed a bit, but that’s not really any different from any other time! 

I was packing the girls stuff for this weekend and I reach up to the top of Aly’s closet and grab a small suitcase and next thing I know I am on my knees in pain… sobbing.  On top of the suitcase in her closet was the thing that goes in the corner of a pack n play that plays music and vibrates the pack n play to soothe teensy babies and that is what smacked me dead center on my left temple.  It scratched the side of my head and now I am the proud owner of a bluish goose egg that is pretty well hidden with makeup and hair today!

As Brynn is crawling over me and asking “Mommy O-tay?” I realize how I must look crumpled on the floor of Aly’s closet clutching a suitcase for dear life.  Thankfully hubs wasn’t there to see me and call the looney bin to tell them I was on my way.

One of THOSE Days

This is the sign that is on my office door today. Do you ever have one of those days? It's one of those days where nothing you do is right, even if it was right yesterday it is utterly and completely wrong today. Somehow making this sign and putting it on our door has made me feel a bit better and even made me smile for a second, but I'm sure that feeling will eventually go away. To make myself better I put in my headphones and am listening to the American classic "Take This Job and Shove It"!!! I'm feeling better already!!!