Back to School

The boys and I have made it back to school. The merry-go-round begins! I'm expecting a very busy schedule from now until spring with band, clubs, homework, regular work, housework, sports work, and did I mention work? :)

I just know Thanksgiving and Christmas will be here before we know it. Yep, I said that out loud in my head. It's for sure now.

Speaking of school, there are several teachers and teacher's spouses that have recently had babies or that are expecting. At first it bothered me some because I love babies, I love being pregnant, and I always wanted to have more children than just 2. But then I started thinking how I would rather not deal with spit up, ear infections, diaper rash, milky bottles, preschool, babysitters, car seats, sticky hands, and scary fevers. Been there, done that. And man, how we LOVED every second of it. I would do it all over in a heartbeat if the opportunity arrived but I'm learning to be thankful for what I have, to want what I have, and to be fulfilled with what I have. I think one of the several keys to happiness is not wanting more all the time. More money, more space, more time, more kids, more clothes, more hair, more food, more peace, more acceptance, more more more.

I don't mean to sound as if I have to force myself to be happy with what I have - far from it! What I have - I'll never take that for granted again. What I mean to convey is that wanting more is human. Who doesn't want more money, a bigger house, and more time. I just think that when wanting more all the time consumes your inner thoughts - it leaves unhappiness inside you that can be nearly impossible to get rid of.

When I think back to my childhood and why I always felt unhappy, I think part of it is because I always wanted more (when in reality I had A LOT to begin with). I never learned that lesson - to be thankful for what I do have. I'm not sure how I missed that ever so important lesson but thank goodness I know it now.

When I think of all the evil out there in the world, all the miserable people, all the less fortunate ones and I think of what I have in my life - as VISA says PRICELESS!

I just hope that each of the 3 people inside my 4 walls know exactly how valuable they are to me. I love my life because all it really consists of is working each day to make those 3 people feel every ounce of my love. What better life is there than that?

Heaven on Earth.

I love my family so much, exactly as we all are. I swear, I could just eat them up sometimes! My heart beats for them. Sometimes I feel so in love with each of them that it almost makes my stomach hurt! That's how sweet our life is.

Old Folks

I just came home from the laundry mat and there was a little old couple there doing their one load of laundry. As their stuff was washing the lady kept directing her husband to "Get up and go see how many minutes are left on the machine and then tell me!" The old man listened every time and did as he was told. He seemed happy to do it. And she seemed happy to tell him to keep doing it!

It made me wonder what David and I will be like when we're their age....

What a cloudy muggy day. Yuck.

This morning I made a breakfast queiche for the first time ever! Everyone liked it but Nick :) One more item to cross off my list. Hurray!

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I'm feeling slightly blah. Bored isn't the right word ... restless maybe. I think I'm looking forward to going back to work. Having the summers off is GREAT but after a while I just don't do too well when I'm not following a schedule and a routine.

I'm tired but not tired, I want to read but nothing that I have to read seems interesting enough, I'm thirsty, I want to go to the gym but I don't want to get sweaty! I want to watch tv but I have the attention span of a house fly.

See? I told you. I feel blah. And when I feel blah none of my thoughts make sense! I have no rhyme or reason when I'm like this :P

We ordered Pizza Hut for dinner and watched Big Brother. The kids and I went to the park for the 'concert in the park night' but I had the wrong date and it's not until next Sunday.

In other news I bought a Swiffer mop and love it! My headlight is working in my mini-van thanks to my sweet hubby changing the light bulb, I entered Frankie in the Ladies Home Journal Cutest Pet contest, and I'm hoping to pick up an extra week of work at school the week after next. Tomorrow my mom is coming over to take the boys school supply shopping, Tuesday the kids are going to my dad's to do some work and Tuesday evening I'm going to a Red Cross blood drive to donate blood. It's a small thing but makes me feel good.