Spider Tea Party

I had such a wonderful time with Sariah at her preschool today. They did a tea party based off a Spider Tea Party book. So everything was cute but still had bugs. They made little lady bug cups with skittles inside. Did fruit loops in a Baggie with a clothes pin for a butterfly. And had these adorable spider hats. It was so fun. But the best was just being with my sweet girl.









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If I survive

I keep saying if I survive this week it will be a miracle.  I am overbooked for sure and my anxiety level is through the roof.  Here’s a little glimpse of the week:

Monday- only day with nothing scheduled.  However my car battery was dead and so I had to have my neighbor come jump me.  I was late taking Sariah to school.  We decided to go out to eat and the kids were CRAZY so it was kinda  a nightmare.

Tuesday- Sariah and Ben to playgroup.  Went to a get together at a friends to watch a demo on waxing- like waxing your legs.  Then a baby shower tonight for a sweet friend that lives in Sedalia now. 

Wednesday- Sariah to school, breadmaking class, boys to a sitter (thank heavens I actually had someone who said yes), then a babyshower at 11.  Then class that night which involves a CRAZY STRESSFUL HARD TEST ON MANAGERIAL ECONOMICS---Yes key source of stress here. 

Thursday- Supposed to run with a friend, but yet to find a babysitter to be able to do so.  James has class that night. I have a Relief Society activity which I have also yet to get a babysitter for. 

Friday- Family dinner that I’m hosting

Saturday- RUN HALF MARATHON, and Sariah is invited to a birthday party.  Oh and James is supposed to be helping the scouts deliver mulch all day as their fundraiser.

Sunday- Need to prep lesson and always a crazy day

And I have my online class so sometime during this week I have to post 2 discussions, respond to 2 other people’s post, do homework, take a quiz, AND A MIDTERM!! 

Yes, if I’m still alive next week then it will surely be a MIRACLE!!

So big

I keep forgetting to post that Eli is "so big" as you can see from the picture pose. He is now taking a few steps here and there. Can stand on his own. And can even stand up from sitting. He can also climb up on the couch on his own.

Soon he'll be running this house.

Keep moving forward

So I always have this debate on the blog.  I wish I was someone who always stayed caught up and got everything blogged when it happened.  But I know that will never be.  I have started a little side project to have photo books printed, so that I have books that the kids and I can flip through to see old photos.  I like to scrapbook, but honestly don’t make the time for it.  I realized when I was looking for “naughty” kid photos that it is hard to go through and scan all my photos on the computer.  And more than that the kids have no way of looking at photos.  So with that in mind, I’ve decided on the blog to mostly keep moving forward.  If I want to go back and post an irresistibly cute photo then no biggie, but I’m not going to stress if every life event does not end up on the blog.  I’m happy to still be blogging.  I was slow to start compared to many of my friends, but most of my friends are not still doing it.  Which makes me a little sad.  I guess Instagram and Facebook are easier.  But I loved blog stalking and miss it a little.   

Friends over

I did it. This week I managed to have friends over a few times. And it just completely lifted my spirits. It is so nice to be social. I just need to get control over my initial introvertedness and be more outgoing.

I also got an email today requesting for a photographer. It is a friend of someone I shot their wedding. And they want me for their wedding. I am so mixed emotion. It has been a long time since I've done anything professionally. I always become a complete ball of nerves. But part of me really misses it. So I will probably say yes and then stress until June about it. :)

And tonight for some reason my kids won't go to bed. Could be all the dessert they ate. But mommy and daddy are both running low on patience. So off to put another kid back in their bed.


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Relaxing

Sundays are often not relaxing. Many times I go to bed wishing for another weekend rather than Monday to come.

Today started a bit rough. We had stake conference which meant 2 hours of sermon. Yeah that is about 2 hours too much for Ben. He really struggles to sit through church. Speaking of is anyone has great wisdom on how to get him to go to class please share. So needless to say we spent a lot of time in the hall.

But last night I was able to go alone and actually listen to the adult session which was marvelous. It filled my heart again and put some oil back in my lamp. I also got a sweet package from someone in my ward to "brighten my day". And honestly I'm not sure she will fully know how much it meant to me.

But today we actually did get some rest. I took a sweet nap with Ben. And then we spent time with family.

I had a thought at the meeting today. Just as the Lord's peace doesn't mean life without trials. The Lord's rest on Sunday doesn't mean a day of no work. Something I need to keep in mind when it feels like a day of a lot of work. :).




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Connection

We've had a lot of snow in KC. I mean a lot. And I don't have school aged kids so having school out only mildly effected us (Sariah missed 2 days of preschool). But I have the worst case of cabin fever. With 3 littles it is hard to talk myself into bundling everyone up to brave the cold. Also it is the end of the month so I'm on the end of my budget rope. So I didn't want to add temptation to just spend more money.

But man I've been lonely. And it isn't just the snow. I went to a little meet and great baby shower for a new girl in my ward. It was awesome and sad all in one. It was so nice to see and talk to adults. But also made me still feel distanced from everyone. I went into Primary a few weeks after moving into the ward. It is has been rough. I love the kids I teach, but my natural inclination is to be much more shy and introverted. So having that extra distance of not being with the other adults on Sunday is making it so hard for me to make any real friendships.

So while it was awesome to be around adults. I could also see that some of the people who are newer than me have already made better connections than me.

And I'm just in a bit of a lonely funk right now. Honestly not sure quite what to do to change it. Life is so busy that I almost don't have time to do anything about it. I am barely and many days not even able to keep up. But yet my soul is lonely.


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