Attempting to be a Super Mom

Today doesn't seem to feel much differently to me. I'm still chugging along in a haze, completely exhausted and dying for bedtime.  I picked the kids up from marathon club and Ben was his normal sweet self but Sydney greeted me with attitude. Why did nobody tell me that little girls are mini teenagers?  Also, yesterday after watching soccer practice and talking to the coach yesterday, I've found my son isn't the only one having issues at school with behavior. That was a little refreshing. Ben told me he was better today and didn't get into trouble.  That makes me feel better, although I'm not 100% sure he'd tell me if he did get in trouble. As I type, Ben is doing his spelling homework.  He finished his homework grid for September last night around 9 o'clock and today he came home with his October grid.  I took a picture of the homework grid this time, so he can work on it on the weekends as well. Sydney is working on writing the letter p at the kitc

Oh goodness, today is one of those days.  We got the kids to bed, or at least the older two, at a decent hour last night, but today I'm so exhausted.  I feel that if I close my eyes to blink, I may not open them until I'm done snoring from a nap. I didn't want to get up at all this morning either.  I usually get up and wake the kids, then get ready for the day.  This morning when I got out of bed, I woke up Sydney, and then climbed back into bed. Ben was already up, as I caught him trying to sneak his iPad 30 minutes before time to get up.  iPads are not allowed before school in our home, unless you are completely 100% ready to go to school.  You must be fully dressed including shoes, fed, hair combed, teeth brushed, face washed, and back pack packed before an iPad is even considered. Obviously I told him no, and even tried sending him back to bed, which didn't work. Ben had a rough morning.  He cried when I gave him breakfast bars for breakfast instead of cereal. U

Good Morning!  I was NOT ready for the alarm this morning and snoozed it for another 15 minutes or so. I wasn't really ready for my weekend to be over either... On the weather front: The weather cooled down this weekend to really feel like fall.  Highs in the 70s!  It's so wonderful. On my bedside table: A water bottle, a box of tissues, a baby bottle, my TV and cable remotes, and a book or two. On my TV: I've been binge watching Gossip Girl around my shows from my DVR.  Right now I'm watching Don't Be Tardy, then I have the Manzos and tonight, as a family, we have to watch Doctor Who from this weekend. Favorite Youtube Video last week: I didn't really get a lot of videos in last week.  I was so busy, but there are a few I never miss.  I always watch everything from Claire at The Witt Family, and Rebecca from Percy and Grace.   News story that caught my attention: I can't seem to get passed this story of this poor child that made a clock and then, b

I've been completely MIA from anything online that can't easily be done on my phone or iPad.  My blog and vlog need some lovin' and I'm hoping to get some editing done and line up a couple of blog posts as well.  Consider this me, dusting off my good ole blog and youtube account. I've been trying to upload my pictures from this summer onto my Facebook account all morning and for some reason they won't load.  Facebook is not liking me today and it's driving me bonkers.  I'll get it eventually but it's frustrating me that I spent all morning selecting them and then they don't load. Now, I need to figure out lunch for myself, Scottie, and Rylie. School is officially going now.  The big kids are in their full 2nd week of school.  Ben is in 2nd grade and Sydney is in Kindergarten.  Rylie starts preschool next week, and 2 mornings a week it will be just me and Scotland.  How crazy is that?!?! Even more crazy than the kids growing up so quickly