Trying To Stand My Ground.

1:45 am this morning I wake up to Conner standing next to my bed trying to tell me he had a bad dream...2nd night in a row for him. Conner doesn't do this very often so I am trying to be very understanding. For the 2nd night I get up and go to the guest bedroom with him so he "won't be alone". This is kinda funny because he actually shares a room with his bro and is never alone..but never mind that. We just settle down when,yep you guessed it, here comes Carson to say "Mommy, I'm scared." So I am tired and trying to be creative and appeasing to all parties involved. I suggest he lays down next to Conner and I am going back to my bed. Oh no no, this will not do for either boy. I have to stay... Then I start thinking...what the heck am I doing! It is now 2 am and I am trying to convince my children to sleep in the guest room together instead of in their own room together..make no sense I know.. so they won't be afraid. I finally came to my senses and said "You know what, everyone is going back to bed in their own rooms on the count of 3 or I am taking lots of stuff away tomorrow..." I could have saved myself a lot of wake up time had i just done that from the get go. I do things the hard way a lot! I just worry that I am going to scar them for life or something if I don't make the right decisions. I know we all go thru this at some point in parenting.

Thanksgiving Day

Good Morning!

I am still so amazed at myself for being able to put this blog together and add neat little things to it like slide shows,music,backgrounds. I know it doesn't look like it but those things are actually hard to figure out...well at least for me they were. I think it is awesome that I have manged to combine my talent for art and crafts with computer technology...cuz this is really like an online scrapbook. Anyway , I hope someone out there enjoys viewing it as much as I enjoy creating it.

Who here is completely done with Christmas already? Besides my friend Theresa. NOT ME! I haven't even started yet. Lee Jay said to me yesterday, "You need to get on that." "You are usually pretty much done by now, aren't you?" I love how he said "you". I guess he thinks he doesn't have to take part. HA! He is so wrong. As the kids get older, I get busier and have less time to shop. This year he is coming with me.
These photos are in no way relevant to my blog...just thought I would post some more.

Look What I Did!!! Woohoo!

I did it! I did it! It was apparently the computer I was on..cuz I came in here and used my laptop and got it to work first try..look at my beautiful background. I feel like I am getting the hang of this. Now, if I can just get my playlist of Christmas music to work! I will upload some pics later of us decorating the tree.

I am about to throw the computer out the window!

I am SO not a computer literate person and to even have a blog is far out of my element...but I love it and am trying to branch out and strive to something different. ANYWAY, I really love looking at other mommy/family blogs and seeing how creative they are etc...well, last night I came across several that had links to thecutestblogbackgrounds.com and they had pretty Christmas backgrounds and awesome Christmas music playing...I spent 2 hours trying to get those things on MY blog. As far as I can tell, I did all the steps just like it said, but it would never work! I need someone to help tell me what I did wrong.

Slide Show of Halloween and Kylee's Cheer Comp

Little Blessings.

I got up running this morning. The day back after a holiday always seems so jammed packed and crazy. I needed to go to the store and get a few things and go to Best Buy for ink for the printer and the post office for stamps and I needed to clean up the house from a week with company. Then it dawned on me... Why do I NEED to do all of those things today. I need to stop and enjoy life and take a breath now and then and not feel like everything has to be done right this second or the world will come to an end.
I got a call from my friend down the road just before I was about to leave to take Carson to school. She had surgery a couple of weeks ago and still isn't supposed to do a lot of lifting etc..well, her helper for today called and was sick..so I knew she really could use my help and probably didn't want to be stuck in her house all day. So, I scratched most of my plan and hung out with her. We had a nice time shopping and running errands and grabbed a bite to eat. My head started hurting and she gave me a prescription migraine pill to try..WOW.I had to come home a go to sleep. It made me feel a little funny.so I was glad she wanted to go back with me to pick up Carson..I let her drive!
Well, we were running late picking up the kids from the bus stop so I had to call another neighbor to get our kids off the bus for 5 minutes. I felt so bad, I have NEVER done that before.
Ended the day with Kylee going to Cheer practice and Conner to Basketball practice and Carson going to bed early due to no nap..I looked around and realized a much needed unexpected surprise was handed to me. I was all alone and it was so quiet..aww take it in...and add a nice calming breath..that was me for 1 whole blissful hour tonight. See, little blessings are always where you least expect to find them.