Keep Calm, Be Less-Than- Perfect, and be ok about it.

It seems like these past two weeks have been non stop craziness at N. Sunbird, but we made it through the first two weeks of the school/work/home/kids -ness.  So for that I took a P-day from church.

But I really did have a headache...

School:

School is fantastic!  It's jut like I remembered it only now I have two kids and I'm about a decade older than most of the students there.  It's nice not to feel like the baby anymore and be "more mature .  But on the flip side I feel so senescent!

Some overheard convos make me laugh inside and I think..

Oh you poor dear...

If you only knew

And talk about relaxing!  It took me a while to realize that I didn't have to "hold" it when I needed to use the bathroom.  I had no one pulling at my legs, looking where my pee was going, and had no fingers under the door.  If so, I feel I would find that extremely creepy.

I ended up dropping down to part time, so only 6 credit which I figured would make me a saner person (if that's possible).  One class on campus and one online and it seems to be working out better each day as I am creeping towards that thing called BALANCE.

(Which if any of you know the secret of achieving that word, please message me!)

Work:

I enjoy it.  I actually am working mornings and evenings (evenings helping spunky with airplanes) twice a week.  If you'd like to see what I do head over here. 

Home:

And did I mention fantasy football has started?  Call me crazy, but I think it's going to be fun.  I play Spunky this week and so far I'm losing.  But it's something that I've always wanted to do with him to bring me a little more insight as to why guys drool over pigskin.  Also the smack talk and "bets" make it worth it.  Even if I lose the whole dang thing.  But I'm just sayin' now...

                     

                                                             I've got an awesome lineup

                                                              Just call me Mrs. Luck ;)

(IF only I would have started him today!! Curses for being unfaithful!!)

Ahem.

Moving on.

AND!
It was my birthday!  More coming on that ;)

Kids-

Some insight on parenting:

*While working part-time,
*While going to school,
*While trying to do an online course at home,
*While potty-training

*While dealing with the terrible two to three transition

Are you crying for me yet?  I've done plenty of that.  Believe me.  This is not easy, at least not for me.  I am one that has to have even the slightest degree of perfection in her life other wise I throw a tantrum like my daughter at the library who wants to bring home 6 movies when we can only check out 2 and then I decide to take away all of them because of the scene she was creating.  Let me tell you ladies and gentlemen, it's not pretty.  

It's been a long road these last 16 months to 33 months trying to "do it all", but I'm ever slowly realizing most times I can't and shouldn't have to.

Here are some great, great articles and tips that I've been reading to stay positive to keep my motivations going and my expectations always too high--which I'm trying to change.  

5 Things you can do with your baby to make it easier to potty train them later 

Potty training for children who "take their sweet time"

10 Ways to stop the whining

-Mommy Shorts has some other awesome posts that I've been digging into if interested

Dear Less-Than-Perfect Mom

-a dear friend sent me this and it made me cry (in a good way)

-For more ideas on such follow me on Pinterest!

It may feel nice to have it all "under control" and to those who really know me i.e. Spunky, he really knows that I don't. 

 I freak out when there's an 

empty box in the pantry 

and the dog pooped on the floor-again, 

and I've cleaned poops in the "undawears" for the umpteenth time today, 

and (breathe) 

the little Dood keeps climbing on the kitchen table....

the chapter for my class hasn't been read, 

I have a paper due today...

I don't think my kids have had a vegetable all week, 

I have a headache-I must have a wheat allergy...

GAAGH!!

But at the end of the day.  I can lay down in my bed and KNOW that I sure did give it my best.  Course there a a million things that need worked on, but I am not perfect.  

But, gosh darn it...

I'm the best non-perfect mom there is.

And I'm ok with it.

(now if only I could remember that throughout my day...)

Much love,

-a

Ways to make life easier, thoughts, comments that you have?  I'd love some input from you less-than-perfect friends!

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Simple Living is the Life for Me. Part 1

When Spunky and I got married we both had enough stuff to fill a one bedroom 900 sq ft apartment just fine.

Fast forward a year and this thing came into play.

Making memories and applesauce

Oh, thank heaven for little girls

My little girl is darling.  I'm sure everyone says that  and everyone is certainly entitled to say that since their child is the absolute best.  But mine really is.  She is two-and-a-half now and boy is she a firecracker!

Everlie has such an effervescent vocabulary right now and this is definitely one of my favorite time frames thus far in her life.  I'm going to have to have a notebook with me at all times so I can have something to always make me laugh where ever I go. Even on the cloudiest of days this girl is a ray of sunshine for our family.  She is so awesome!

Here are some "had to be there" moments to bring a smile to your face.

#1
Sunday Morning:
Spunky graciously let me sleep in as I (we) were still trying to recoup from our late night adventures rafting the Payette at midnight Friday/Saturday morning.  He got up with the kids, got them breakfast and they had all parted the breakfast table to find a nook in my house to destroy (after spending all Friday cleaning...Grrr.)  I walked in drowsily trying to focus my groggy brain as he was clearing the table and I moseyed into the kitchen to find something to eat.

Several minutes later Spunky and I were both in the hallway and Everlie comes up to us just devastated out of her gore and exclaims,

"MY FOOD!!?!!  MY FOOD!!

My food--table...where go?"

Mind you, her body language is what said it all.
She stomps towards us eyes wide and throws her arms down in disbelief- like we just sawed her favorite blanket in half.  She was mad.  We both busted up uncontrollably because of the drama in her sad little two-year-old voice.  If she's anything like this in twelve more years, we're in trouble.

#2

#3
Nap Time:
Ev is awesome at putting herself down for naps.  She recognizes when she's tired and most often goes right down.
Before her "snoozer" she had a bunch of toys on the floor that she brings with her to bed.  She is in mommy/baby phase with everything so she grabs a "baby" pony and the "mama" pony, superman, which of course is the dad, then she proceeds to include the following family members in her "they're going down for snoozer too, right?" Because she has to be reassured that she's not the only one that has to take a nap...

Her: Harvey?
Me:  Yes

Her: Elie (Everlie)?
Me: Yes

Her: Mama?
Me: Uh-huh

Her: Daddy?
ME: Yup

Her:  Grandma, Gra-greeaat (Grandma-Great), and Justin, Grumpa....Peter Pan?  MegaMind?
Me: Yes babe.  Even Peter Pan and MegaMind.  I'm sure have to take snoozers too.

Glad they could be apart of our family.  It's like she watches them everyday or something...



*Other things about her that makes me smile...

Poop = nugget  "Have nugget in diper.  Change it?"
Bat = boogie     "Ooh, yook!  Bat"  (As she shoves said "bat" in my face)
Elie Mazellllle = Everlie Moselle
Ducklin Duck = Donald Duck


Favorite songs that she loves to sing...
I a child a Gooood  - I am a child of God
Horsey= Horsey, Horsey on your way