New Beginning

I am on day 5 of a 10 day cleanse and 24 day challenge. I am down 10 pounds and am feeling great! I need to exercise though to keep up with the weight loss. It is interesting to realize how horribly I eat! It is also very difficult to eat the way I am supposed to, to be healthy. Maybe this will be good for me to keep up with in the future. I want to be healthy and an old mom for my kids and grand kids in the future!

2nd Grader

Well, I sent off my Aiden to 2nd grade today! It is hard to believe that he is getting so big. He was excited about school and some of the kids that are in his class. Now, I am going to start to adjust and plan a routine for the 4 that are home with me. I am planning on doing a mini-preschool type model. I guess I will see how it works.

Seriously???

I am so frustrated with the state of my house today. I have discovered a large hole in the lining of my chair and a half and a puncture from a staple in my couch. There are 4 children in this house who are to blame about it and it is difficult for me not to be angry about it. They have been told and told and told again not to bounce on the couches and to leave the cushions on. Obviously, it didn't work. Time out didn't work. To their room hasn't helped. The main culprit is my 2 1/2 year old boy. I get so frustrated when he grins at me when I am disciplining him. Back to it. 20 month old is crying.

Weekend is here!

Well a busy week has come to an end. Today, thanks to my bestie, Melissa, I got to go order our adoption announcements and pics of the kids all alone! I was so happy to be out but felt a bit guilty leaving her with 7 kids! But by the time I got home, she had encouraged the kids to pick up toys and vacuumed for me! What a gal! I also was introduced to Spark today. It is a drink from Advocare that has vitamins and minerals and helps you with focused energy. It was interesting to hold a conversation without having my mind wandering as it does so often. I am going to go to a "mixer" on Sunday night to see what this is all about. Should be interesting.

Aiden got the name of his teacher last night and he is really excited about that. He got the teacher who likes monkeys. And since he likes monkeys, he is pumped. Interesting what a kid will pick up on by visiting a teacher's classroom briefly.

I am starting to try to get used to the idea that I am not going back to work. It hits me at different times and for different reasons. I think that it is a good move but I can't help but think about my friends who get to buy new things for their classrooms and decorate with new materials. I will not miss the ongoing pressure I felt to work unbelievable amounts of time. I feel that part of the job will not be missed.

As a new chapter of my life unfolds, it will be a good change. I am looking for ways to organize the days with the kids so that I keep them interested and keep myself interested. Because the kids are so young, I find it difficult to go any where without someone else to help me. I do have some great friends that said they will come by to play or hang out too. I am excited about talking to adults and not talking about not hitting and poop all the time.

So I guess that is it for now. Jesse is playing with Annie and we need to get her off to bed. Good night until another day.

Maybe third time's a charm

I am going to give this a try again. Lots to share but no time now. Kids waking up from naps.