Attempting to be a Super Mom

Wooohooo!  Look who is on top of her game this morning!  I'm here for Happy Homemaker Monday, and it's been ages! The weather::: So cold this morning.  I woke up and it was a freezing 28 degrees.  Thank goodness for remote start on my car. It made the drive to school this morning, much warmer. As I look outside my window::: The sun is shining so bright and the sky is blue. Right now I am:::  Sitting in my bed with Rylie and Scotland, and watching Peppa Pig. Thinking and pondering::: Thanksgiving! I'm getting excited and the stress hasn't hit me yet.  I also need to work on my grocery list and put an order in so that it's all delivered tomorrow. On my bedside table::: A knocked over pile of books, 7 to be exact, and a little toy disney princess that belongs to Scottie. On my tv this week::: I have a few shows on my DVR to watch this week as well as the scheduled ones. I need to catch up on Doctor Who as I'm a couple of weeks behind.  I a...

Yesterday really began the holiday season for us.  If you know me at all, you know that I truly get wrapped up in the holidays, Christmas especially. A friend of ours invited us to his house for a pre-Thanksgiving party.  He made a Turducken and we all made sides.  Friday evening, Shawn and I made corn casserole, cranberries, Nutella cheesecake, and what was supposed to be homemade bread but ended up being Wheatfields bread after my bread machine crapped out.  No worries, this was a dry run for us.  We have a new bread machine on the way and due to be delivered tomorrow. We let the kids help make the corn casserole and they really enjoyed getting involved.  Sydney and Rylie jumped at the opportunity while Ben took a little coaxing.  He enjoyed it but had other things he wanted to do instead. Friday night, we ran Shawn's car to his Aunt Susie so that she could borrow it for the weekend for Uncle Mike's food visit, and really until Thanksgiving as Sh...

We have had some truly gloomy and rainy weather here lately.  I don't know about you, but that makes me want to go into hibernation mode.  I just want to curl up in my home, watch movies, read, crochet, edit videos, blog, and of course cuddle my babies. Sometimes they let me cuddle them and sometimes they cuddle each other. I find that we spend so much time out and about during the week, and even the weekend, that on days the kids don't have school, I just want to chill at home.  I'm such a homebody anyway. That's where I am today... sitting at home, feet up on the ottoman, watching a movie while the girls play with ponies and watch Yo Gabba Gabba. Today is early release day, or Wacky Wednesday as they call it at school, so I pick the kids up at 1:30 and Ben has an art class tonight from 4-5:30.  Other than those times, I plan to be at home, nice and cozy.

So, I'm here today, much happier than I have been in my past few posts.  We've had our rough moments and hiccups, but the days truly seem better with the kids and I.  I'm so thankful that I have a place like my blog and my vlog to just vent.  Let it all out and move forward with my life instead of continued wallowing.  Hey, maybe I helped someone else feel not so alone in this world of social media, where everything looks perfect, all of the time. I don't know about you.  I honestly have a really wonderful and blessed life, but it's not always great and happy. That's what I'm here for, to mostly share good times and memories, but from time to time, to break down, cry, and pour my heart out.