Bunk Beds!!

Finally, my daughter is getting the "red" bunk beds she has been wanting.  Been a long time coming, but things have finally worked out, and financially it is a good deal!  Which is a plus!!

Here is  pic of what they will look like.  And I bought them from a local lady near our hometown which was nice as well.  I like to deal that way instead of going to a store anyway. 

Plantin' garden

After a fun cookout with my family the night before, and sleeping in a bit today, we finally got more of our garden planted.  I have been anxiously awaiting to get more of it planted.  Caitlin & I planted lettuce, and it barely came up.  Too much rain!  So today the rest of the lettuce was replanted and the peas.  Sweet corn as well as ornamental mini corn for fall, and I did go ahead and plant my pumpkins although it's probably way too early.  I still have to get in some tomatoes and potatoes, and wait for them to start growing!  My daughter is SO into gardening and planting flowers.  She loves it!  It's fun to watch her carefully plant the seeds, or hold the plants so delicately.  Colton, on the other hand, just wants to plow thru and dig into what we have already planted!  He found an earthworm and was fascinated!  Again all boy!! :)  Night, and hope you all had a wonderful Mother's Day!

Just another Hallmark holiday.....no......

I love all holiday's.  And today is Mother's Day, and I greatly enjoy relaxing with my family and just thinking about my own mother, grandmothers, and great-grandmother's who have come before.  I didn't know one of my grandmother's at all.  She died when I was 2 mo's old.  I often wonder what she was like, and how she was as a mother.  I hear stories that she was a kind and caring woman.  My own mother is a good mom to me, and a very good grandmother to her 2 grandchildren.  They love Grandma Sandy and she teaches them so much that I never can. 

I also think about how as a mother I can improve, listen, discipline, praise, etc....to teach my kids life lessons. 

I hope in the end I'm doing a good job......only time will tell. 

Call your mom, grandmother, Aunt, friend, etc....today and tell them what a good job they are doing.  Send them flowers, make them a card, send them a short text or email.  Just to  know that you think about them.  Why do we need a special day like this.....I think it's to remind us not to take our family for granted.  These mothers gave us.........life.  Pretty damn important! 

My children made me hand made gifts that treasure more than anything they could have purchased for me.  Pictures of their tiny handprints, or a handmade book that my daughter made telling me why she loves me.  Should it take a "holiday" to spur this, but in this busy crazy life we live maybe it is best to stop for a moment on Sunday and take it all in.  It's okay to spoil our mom's with little gifts and cards on this day to show them they are special and that those 24 hours of laboring to bring you into this world.....yeah maybe it was worth it!! And you did turn out okay :) 

Some days.....it feels like such a routine and you are spinning your wheels ready to pull your hair out if you yell "no" one last time, but at the end of the day when you cuddle with your young babies or they say something very tender and sweet, that's all I need......(and for them to go to bed on time with no hassle :)  Kidding, but it does help this worn out mama!!

Back among the living today.....

Back to work, daycare, school today.  Back to the normal routine.  Caitlin had a great time with me coming to her school to visit and have breakfast.  Tball this evening. 

My sinsues still ache, and my ears are ringing but had to try and work today.  So far it's going okay.

Enjoy the day everyone.  It's beautiful outside!

Let's hope this week starts to improve......

Came home from work yesterday afternoon ill.  Gotta love Springtime in Iowa and my allergy/sinus issues....I thought it was strep but thank goodness it was not.  Ear infection in both ears and lots of drainage from my nose causing a very sore throat.  So........on some good antibiotics and an antihistimine daily now.  It's off to bed for this achy body and to get rested up.  I'm no good being sick. 

Always so much to do.  I know it's too much somedays but I never want to miss out esp when they are so important to my kids.  Muffins for Mom's at my daughter's school tomorrow morning and a tball game tomorrow night.  I don't want to miss those. 

I had to laugh this morning as I went in the bathroom for a quick shower.  Very stressed out, but needed to get ready for my dr's appt.  The kids were watching t.v. and playing normally.  I look out from the shower curtain and there is my son putting dog food piece by piece into the toilet.  Yep, he's all boy......

I don't know.......

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