For Today…March 8, 2010

Outside my window…it’s Monday and we have Super Saints, so of course, it is raining.

I am listening to…the baby babble and BH scream and fuss. That is what he does. Don’t ask why. Right now, I don’t even care, I just wish he would stop.

I am wearing…black yoga pants, a black workout top and a longhorn fleece. Getting ready to run to the gym.

I am thankful for…a husband who called me this morning to pray with him before I started my day. What an incredible man! Thank you, God for this amazing gift. Help me to be more appreciative of him.

I am praying…that I don’t kill BH today. He freaked out last night because I wouldn’t let him sleep in my room/bed and continued to scream and cry for almost an hour at 3 am. Won’t you pray for his safety too?

From the kitchen…no menu planned yet. I have to get working on that! I am thinking roast tonight though. That’s a start.

To be fit and happy...am getting ready to go to the gym. Workouts make me happy. Desserts make me happy too. Maybe I’ll splurge this week.

Super Saints this week…St Joseph altars. I am really excited about preparing an altar so we are ready to celebrate next week.

On keeping home…Lenten cleaning…desk and baseboards will get done!

Towards Rhythm and beauty…there is a rhythm that goes like this….you sleep at night and are up during the day. You sleep in your own room. I will be happy when my kids who all slept through the night within three months follow this rhythm again.

One of my favorite things…movies. I saw so many movies last week. It reminds me of dating Lance. We loved going to the movies. I think I’ll start watching movies as they come out rather than waiting until the end of the year and rushing.

I am thinking…what the eff is wrong with the Academy that would give Sandra Bullock an Oscar over Meryl Streep? It makes no sense at all. BH picked a bad day to keep me up all night.

A few plans for the rest of the week…

• Super Saints
• doctor visits
• Stacy’s birthday
• Maria’s birthday
• relax

A picture thought I am sharing…

my T-ball boy

Who would have ever guessed it, but District 9 is my top movie of the ten nominated movies for Best Picture. I LOVED this movie. I knew thirty minutes in that I really liked the movie, I was just hoping that the end wouldn’t ruin it for me as so often happens. Total sci-fi, not my type of movie, just awesome. LOVE, LOVE, LOVE it!!!

Precious and Up in the Air are tied for second. The Hurt Locker and Inglorious Bastards are next followed by A Serious Man (ending pissed me off, but not enough to ruin the movie), An Education (ending ruined this for me), and well the last three, I can’t even rate. What should have been nominated? The Hangover. Just my opinion. Actually, my opinion: let’s just go back to five nominated movies for Best Picture.

I knew I was taking a chance today running around all day with Baby Hulk and Kobra without stopping for a nap. The kids seemed fine, no tantrums, no fussing out of the ordinary. I was so fine with my decision to skip naps for the day. But it has come back to haunt me. It’s almost 11 pm, and both boys have already woken up twice since I put them down to sleep. I know naps are sacred, why did I challenge this fact of life? As I sleep in the yellow chair holding one of the two, I will be thinking that.

I will be chanting this ALL. DAY. LONG.

It’s not even 9 am yet, and I’m tired, cranky,and so are my kids. Usually, kids feed off the adults, but this time, I am not taking the blame. Nobody slept last night, so of course, we’re cranky. I don’t co-sleep (and no judgements on those who do), I have always been clear about the marital bed being just that. So no matter how many times I have had a pain in my neck from sleeping in that yellow chair in the kids’ room, I have done it to preserve our room as sacred. Somebody needs to tell the children that because Goose has come into my room for the past five of seven nights and Baby Hulk wants to join too. Each time someone comes in my room, I get woken up. Last night it was Goose. Then BH started crying because he wanted to sleep sitting. Okay, fine, don’t wake the baby, except of course, he woke the baby. So there I was in the yellow chair with the baby.

Squirt had to go to school early so everyone got to get out of the car today. A fun treat for everyone, but it’s pouring rain today. So, really, not as fun as they thought it was going to be.

Then we had to go to the grocery store to pick up an onion for my crock pot meal. I stopped at Starbucks, only to wait almost ten minutes because I was behind the lady taking coffee and sweets to everyone at work.

Both BH and Kobra have already thrown fits rolling on the floor. Hopefully, it’s out of their system.

I’m off to start our Dr. Seuss fun. I can be calm, I know I can.

Except I just remembered we have Super Saints today and the thought of ten kids running around my house makes me want to vomit. (Since it’s raining, no playing outside.) Here’s hoping some kids are sick. Does that make me bad? I don’t think so, just honest.

For Today…February 28, 2010

Outside my window…it’s cool and wonderful. It was such a glorious day. The kids played outside all weekend. They were running around with the dog, rolling in the grass, and just being kids. I loved it. Tomorrow there is a 70% chance of rain. UGH.

I am listening to…workout music. Maybe I’ll be inspired tomorrow.

I am wearing…black pants and my favorite shirt, it’s army green.

I am thankful for…the chance to attend confession. As usual, it was just what I needed. Confession is probably one of the most misunderstood things about Catholicism, and it’s such a shame. It is truly beautiful.

I am pondering…the letter in our bulletin about feelings and God. Life isn’t all about feelings and neither should our relationship with God be. It was a good reminder because it’s easy to fall into the trap of not “feeling God”.

I am watching…a lot of movies. Only one week left. Lance’s parents are here this weekend, which takes away prime movie time. Maybe they want to babysit while we watch movies? Probably not. I am watching Hurt Locker tonight, Invictus tomorrow, District 9 on Wednesday, then we still have to watch A Single Man and Avatar in the theater. That’s quite a bit, but I think we can get it done.

I am praying for…calm and peace of heart. It’s hard to not let things spiral out of control.

I am thinking…that I hate when people hurt my children’s feelings. Squirt used to get picked on at school, and it breaks my heart when I hear him talking to Goose about bullies and how to handle them. He doesn’t want anyone messing with his brothers.

I am creating…plans to celebrate Dr. Seuss. His birthday is this week, and we have lots of fun stuff planned with several of his books, including making Green Eggs and Ham! I worked really hard on these plans, so hopefully, we’ll have fun!

From the kitchen…I have the menu planned for two days so far. I am pleased to say that I stuck with my menu last week. We tried five new recipes, three of which are keepers! We are making a goal of eating out only once a week, so I have to be really vigilant with the menu planning.

Towards Rhythm and Beauty…We say goodbye to February, and I’m ready to move on. There was so much fun stuff to learn about that I felt really rushed. I am changing out the book baskets tonight while the kids are sleeping. Goodbye, Holy Twins. There are new Saint books, new Dr. Seuss books, and some old favorites.

To live the liturgy…I am pleased with how Lent is proceeding so far. Hopefully, we’ll continue to grow on this journey.

I am wishing…that me or Lance liked yard work. I saw all these people buying plants and asked Lance if were making any changes to the yard and he said no. We’ve had this same conversation for the past several years. We just don’t like yard work.

Around the house…I took the plants outside this afternoon. I love the cold weather, but I am hoping that the temperatures don’t go below freezing again. I am so over moving plants back and forth.

On keeping home…I need to get to my Lenten cleaning list. Period.

One of my favorite things…Kobra and his new found love of books. He is constantly bringing me books to read to him. In fact, he is quite demanding about it. I LOVE it!

A few plans for the rest of the week…

• Super Saints
• movie watching
• soccer, t-ball, and swimming
• Lance’s parents

A picture thought I am sharing…

Yesterday was the day, Baby Hulk’s first soccer game. So far, he hasn’t been all that enthused about soccer because it has been super cold during his practices. Yesterday wasn’t too cold in the morning, so I wasn’t worried about the weather affecting him. He had been dribbling and kicking the ball really well at home, so I knew he would play well.

All I can say is what a freaking waste. This kid owes me seventy bucks for the entry fee. And I am not kidding. He wouldn’t even go on the field, much less kick the ball. It’s hard not to be one of those parents that stands on the sidelines screaming at their kids. Especially since this is three year old soccer, but it is so damn frustrating to have a pouty kid that won’t go on the field or once on the field just stands there. I have no desire to get up on a Saturday morning and get all the kids out of the house and to the soccer field just so Baby Hulk can act like a brat. And that is exactly how he acted.

Some may say it’s my fault for putting a three year old in soccer. Goose did t-ball at three and was fine. Since the little ones don’t go to day care during the week, I want them to have some outlet to see other kids besides play dates. Guess this plan backfired. Baby Hulk has ruined spring sports for Kobra when he is three. Thanks, kid.

Little man has one more chance, he either gets it right next week or we’re done for two years. Such high hopes smashed within a matter of minutes.

For Today…February 22, 2010

Outside my window…It’s dark and the temperature is falling. The weather is crazy. The weather was so nice this weekend and now the cold and rain are coming back. I don’t mind the cold; we all know that it will be hot as heck really soon. I just wish things were consistent. Every day Baby Hulk asks if the groundhog saw his shadow.

I am listening to…fun, silly music.

I am wearing…a longhorn t-shirt and Snoopy boxers. Two of my favorite things in the world!

I am wondering…why I thought signing up the Baby Hulk for soccer was a good idea. First, it’s freaking cold during practice and our coach stays until 6:30 pm. Others coaches let their teams go early. And second, he is three! He runs around and then gets bored and runs off to kick the ball himself.

I am thankful for…my amazing husband who helped me with some crafting this weekend. I am so not crafty at all and he is so helpful despite the fact that there are millions of other things he would rather be doing. And when I tell him I don’t like how the project is progressing, he still helps instead of telling me to stick it.

From the kitchen…a great menu for the entire week. I just realized that we are trying five new recipes this week. Wow. Tonight’s meal was pretty good too. I think I need to make some cookies though. I have a massive sweet tooth right now!

Around the house…I took Lance to Costco to check out the bunk beds I wanted for the boys and they were gone. I guess I need to start searching online for them. I just hate to buy furniture online, esp furniture Lance hasn’t seen in person. UGH.

On keeping home…I had this big plan for Lenten cleaning and wanted to start on Friday night. Lance had other plans. I love that he doesn’t let me boss him around, but really, I want to start our Lenten cleaning and I need his help.

How sweet…Squirt spent the night out over the weekend and when he returned, the first thing he asked was if the kids did anything cute. Can you imagine a fourteen year old asking something like that? He’s sweet like that. But he’s also a teenager. 🙂

I am praying for…Chelsea to get better. Take care of yourself, be healthy! :)!!!

To live the liturgy…Lent has started, and everyone in the family seems very aware of this season. The readers check out the calendar daily for prayer intentions and everyone enjoyed praying the Stations of the Cross. Goose seems very happy with our Lent book basket. One of the books in it is The Giving Tree. I found my old copy, and he just loves it.

One of my favorite things…when the boys are nice to each other.

A few plans for the rest of the week…

• Super Saints and park, today
• lunch with my parents
• shopping…I found my kids’ Easter outfits and want to get them now
• swim lessons
• watching some movies…the Oscars are in less than two weeks and I am behind
• working out
• Magic exhibit at the museum

A picture thought I am sharing…

My little Kobra doesn’t always cry. Just most of the time…Here are a few pictures from Friday at the zoo and yesterday.

He is so happy to be walking around and out of the stroller! Thankfully, it wasn’t crowded at the zoo on Friday so he could walk to his heart’s content.

I will say that when we got to the zoo he was so cranky that I had them crop him out of the picture they take of you when you walk in the gates. Does that make me a bad mom? Maybe, but I have enough pictures of the kid screaming, and I was excited to have a picture with the twins and Baby Hulk all smiles, plus their mommas!