Just Relaxing!

I have been thinking a lot about life and how I get so crazy with all the "stuff" I try to fit into a 24 hour period. What have I been doing to myself and my sanity? Do I really need to constantly run around like the end of the world is going to be coming tonight? NO! In lieu of some really enlightening conversations with some doctors about my STRESS levels being way to high, I have decided to de-junk or de-stress my life. I didn't realize that I was as STRESSED as the doctors said I was until I went bonkers on my own kids for something that was not really important. I had lost control of what was really important because I let the little things get in the way. So, now all the unnecessary things are going to be chopped up and flushed down the toilet where they belong. Gone are the days were I say "Yes" to everything and everyone just to try and please them. I am not going to be the person that thinks she can do everything because I can't. I want to enjoy life, watch the sunset, laugh with my kids instead of yell at them, and just be happy. Who cares if I forget to take a child to dance lessons because we were having fun reading books or watching a movie. Who cares if all my children's friends are enrolled in a gazillion extra curricular activities--my kids don't need to join them. My kids will have time to ride bikes, play barbies or cars, build forts, and just enjoy being a kid. If I am constantly running around, shopping, shuttling kids to activities they don't really need to be doing, worrying about bills, and fretting about the laundry, dirty bathrooms, and filthy car then how can I really enjoy life? I can't! So Today, I am making a vow to myself that I will take time to stop and play with my kids, spend quality time with my husband, establish a better relationship with my Father in Heaven, and commit to a more calmer less hectic way of life. I am going to start talking about my day and how I feel instead of bottling it up in a jar and locking it away thinking that my feelings, thoughts, and self worth don't matter. Because I do matter. I am a mother, wife, and friend to everyone, yet somewhere I have forgotten that I am also a person who has feelings, desires, and life. I am going to watch the flowers bloom this year instead of wondering why I did not stop to smell them before they died.

Life is like a box of Chocolates!

O.k. weird title but yes my life is a box of chocolates. Leave them in the car and they melt and are not appetizing anymore. Eat them one by one savoring every bite is the way I prefer to eat a box of chocolates. Eat them all at once and you get a tummy ache. Apply "Chocolate" to my life and you get "savor every little moment I have with my husband and kids". Yes! I love my family. They are the light of my life. I prayed hard to God for each and everyone of them. They were not accidents they were very intensely thought about and desired. Every single one of them has brought more joy and happiness in my life than I thought ever possible.

Yes, I complain, cry and sometimes want to pull my own hair out one-by-one in hopes of some relief from the total craziness, but all in all the times that are good, great, or excellent out shine the bad.

I'm sure most of you all will agree with me on some level that life is mainly a box of chocolates. SAVOR each moment with each kid. Don't cram "life" all into one moment. Spread the fun out and see the kiddies learn, grow, and have fun.

I am learning to slow down and just SAVOR each moment and I challenge all of my friends to do the same.

Jessica 1st pair of Glasses.

Doesn't she look so dang cute? I think so. I feel really bad that she has not been able to see things correctly all these years. Oh well I am on top of her condition now. Jessica will be having eye surgery July 15, 2009 to try an correct her right eye from turning outward. Even though she is almost legally blind in that eye at least her pupil will be straight when she is looking at you. Jessica is doing well and really enjoys wearing the glasses. I did not think that she would want to wear them but she is careful with them and realizes what she can now see with them is much better than without.

Jessica I am so proud of you!

50's Musical Performances at RP

My babies are growing up so fast. They learned two songs with actions and performed them in front of lots of parents and siblings. I am so happy with this school and what they are teaching my children. Music is an essential part of education that is being left out of many schools curriculum due to budget cuts. This is not the case with their school. I have no regrets putting my kids in this school. Awesome.

Hey girls I love you! You have learned so much this year.

Selling Cookies!

Selling girl scout cookies was a blast. Cookie sales happened about two months ago and I am finally getting around to posting the pictures. Girl scouts has been fun for the girls. At first I was not really into scouting because I was never a girl scout and now I can see how much they are learning. Jasmine, Jessica, and Natalie were not afraid to ask complete strangers if they wanted to buy cookies. Several people purchased cookies just because they looked so cute. Who could resist these girls faces. At the last minute the Army guys walked by and they purchased a whole case of cookies from the girls. They were so cool to let us take a picture of the girls with them. Looking forward to many more events with the girl scouts.