Queen of My Own ChaosCrazy is Me

The rest of March was celebrating Kid 1’s family birthday and her Baptism.  Because we did the Disney Land trip and her birthday was on the last day of our trip we decided to do her family party the Saturday of her Baptism a week later. Her Baptism was in the late morning and then we had a light lunch, presents, cake and ice cream.  Her Aunt Carleen was not able to make the Baptism but was there the next day, Sunday for her Conformation.

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Another try. Had problems with the pics showing up in the post. Had them all loaded and labeled and in the order I wanted and it froze. Matt fixed it but then most of my pics were lost. I of course was frustrated and didn’t want to go and pick out and relabel all those pics again so I have been putting off.  So here is another try a week later. Good luck me!

Ok, so I have tried to do this like three times but I get lazy and don’t save it and my computer decides to update and restart and Word saves everything but my March paragraph. So aggravating! So naturally I have been putting it off.  Lucky for you the paragraph gets shorter and shorter.

OK SO MARCH…..part 1

Early in March Matt called me and said “Good news I just got and unexpected check in the mail for school. I don’t need it but I was thinking we could go to Disney Land.  I was like WOW! And started thinking of all the house hold things we could us it for. I mentioned that I wasn’t so sure but that we could save maybe half of it in a Disney Land savings and work towards it in the future. Matt further convinced me with the facts that he had a week’s vacation coming up that he had to take before a big project at work. And Kid 1 had that same week off from school for track break. Then I thought of all the other times over the last 8 years that we have tried to save up for Disney Land and have never gotten very far before we had to use it for something else. That and I was hitting my 2^nd trimester and getting my energy back and not so sicky all the time.  Every thing seemed to work out. Matt was able to get reservations for a hotel across the street from the Park with only 2 weeks notice. And apparently that time of year that is a lucky thing.

Being the overprotective worrying mom that I am I decided to get the girls all matching bright t-shirts so I could keep track of them at the park. We also chose not to tell them about them about the trip. I had them all packed and Matt had the van packed by Sunday night and Monday morning we got in the van and took a trip. When we got to California that evening we went strait to the beach and spent a few hours with the girls in the sand and water collecting shells. We then had dinner on the dock nearby then we went to the Hotel. That next morning we got them all dressed in matching outfits and our cell phone #’s written on their arms and then gathered them and told them what we were going to do that day.  Only Kid 1 really got it, the others were a little excited because she was but had a bit of a blank look on their faces.

So we spent the first two days in Disney Land and the next two days in California Adventure. Every day we would stop for lunch then back to the hotel for a nap. I think that saved us a lot of misery and drama. The 5^th day was a half day and Daddy took the girls on their last favorite ride one last time then we got them one last souvenir and headed out.

Yes, I’m behind on my updating for March but I felt the need to feel good about my de-junking.  I have been doing some running around with a DI bag and it always feels great.  Every year I get rid of more “stuff” from the past. The stuff from High School years or clutterie stuff from YW or girls camp. Even though I have about 700 books (literally) I even feel the need to purge a bit there.  (my books are like gold to me and are super important to me) I do add more to my collection all the time but some of the old stuff that I thought I would save for my kids when they got older I’m re-thinking some of them. Some of them I won’t let them read but I keep them for me.  Don’t  get me wrong I DO NOT keep or read racy books.  (if I get one by accident out it goes) It’s just that you want to keep your kids feeling innocent for as long as you can I guess.

Anyhow got off there so back to the de-junking I’ve been running out of room the kitchen. I have some stuff back from when I worked at Target and got for cheap and put in my hope chest. Some pretty mugs that I really like but in reality have only used once or twice in winter time for hot chocolate when I don’t keep up on dishes.  Lately I have been kind of good at keeping up on dishes so when there all done there really isn’t enough room in the cupboards for it all. That and I’m working on the food storage thing and there is no room for that unless I get rid of the “stuff” and do some rearranging.  Life is getting to the point of realizing what is really important to keep and surround yourself and your family with. What will support, sustain, uplift and encourage your family.  Oh and entertainment.  That would my obsession with books and the family’s movies and music. Not quite ready to go all rustic here.

There are lots of ways we can de- junk our lives. Lots of people have those some day clothes. I personally got rid of them along time ago (this house has super tiny closets)  So why depress yourself with the “if only”. If you become that size again then you deserve updated new clothes right??  You can also get rid of those “beauty” items that you don’t use. The expensive ones that hurt to throw away because you spent so much $ on them but cant use them or that nail polish that is goopy by now but is a pretty  color, or that body spray or perfume that you sort of like. Lets be real and free up some space and energy!

I’m sure most of you do all this stuff already and I have done a lot of it over the years too as my family grows but my house does not.  Another thing I just did that is small and really doesn’t take up space is that I deleted many, many of the blogs that I saved in my favorites list. So? You might say. I did it for me and it feels great.  It’s a personal thing and even though no one has ever seen my long list, do I really need to “spy” on people I knew from High School? People that were never my friends but were part of that Mormon cool crowd? Or have people on my list that never update but I feel connected too because they were friends or something.  Or the ones that went private but didn’t add me to there list. I do have an honest interest in seeing how all of there lives turned out.  But I find myself comparing notes or just wasting time on someone’s life that I have no connection to. They don’t even know I exist. There are some that I keep even though I’m personally not bubby buddy with them but they are inspiring with there words or life struggles.  They uplift me or make me laugh. I really shouldn’t care about an old friend who I had a crush on in High School whose blog is updated by his wife!  I AM NOT a creepy stocker! Just curious! Admitting that sounds bad but its not how it sounds. Anyways they all got fat and went bald!

So, it’s just something that I did to free up some space in my time and psyche. Thought I would share. Now time to move on to the really high cabinets in the kitchen that I only throw dishes up into now and again.

Well the 1^st was my birthday.  Both Matt and I know we did something and he got me some gifts but we really can’t remember. Sad but it was good, that much I remember.

We had our first baby Dr appointment and they did an ultrasound so we got to see our little peanut.

I got my recliner that I have been wanting.  Something to get me though the pregnancy. Towards the end of my last pregnancy I was having major problems with sleeping, breathing while sleeping, an active baby at night and restless leg syndrome. Ug it was horrible.  I tried to do my best sleeping in a rocking chair now and again and sleeping sitting up but it was a pain. So anyways I wanted a recliner to get me through the end. The girls had loads of fun playing in the box it came in for a few days. Till there was too much fighting and it threw it out the door.

That’s about it for February that I can remember.  Guess I should update more often so I can remember more detail.  Oh well.

We celebrated Kid 2’s 5^th birthday with a party at Sky Zone.   Kid 2 is always on the move and loves loves to jump.  She had so much fun, as did the family.  We kept it to family so all her Aunts and Uncles, two cousins, sisters, daddy and Grandpa jumped with her. We then had pizza, cake, ice-cream and presents!

BOY!!!!

IT'S A BOY!

Ok lots of updates. I am finally feeling more energy and rarely sicky anymore.  I have so much catch up to do and then all the regular everyday stuff that keeps us all busy.  So far I’m still behind. But if I never make the time to do this it will never get done.  As long as I have at least one machine running in the house I can take a moment and let you all know I’m alive and will be doing the back track updating a bit at a time over the next little while.  We have had a few birthdays an unexpected vacation and a Baptism, so stay tuned.

So I was cruising the Duggar Family website looking at their laundry soap recipe. That by the way was it similar to the one I use but they dilute it more and use less! http://www.duggarfamily.com/recipes.html (so now I’m just using ¼ cup a load to see if it makes a difference in my dingies) Anyhow I ran across their family “Duggar House Guidelines” http://www.duggarfamily.com/houseguidelines.html It is their Family Rules. I thought it was GREAT and wanted to “emulate” them. So I wanted to come up with my own guidelines for our family. I would like to use several of theirs but just re-word them for my young family to understand. That and some of the wording is….for the lack of a better word “churchy.” One that I really liked was this one # 9

Never argue, complain, or blame. Quickly admit when you have done wrong and ask for forgiveness (even if you were only 10% at fault). Don’t wait till you’re caught. Be sure your sins will find you out. He who covers his sin will not prosper, but he that confesses and forsakes it shall find mercy.

So my hold up is the (Be sure your sins will find you out. He who covers his sin will not prosper, but he that confesses and forsakes it shall find mercy.) I would like to re-word this part so my kiddos will understand or even find a scripture that I can put with it. But I’m having a hard time coming up with something. So I am asking for some suggestions in re-creating this guideline. Any input would be great even if you don’t like the Duggar’s!

It is actually Kid 2’s Birthday today. We are keeping it hush, hush from her though because we are celebrating it on Saturday. We try to do the kids birthday family parties on their birthday to keep them from being confused.  But if we can’t, we lie to them so there are no tears. Except Kid 1 is old enough to read and understand a calendar so THAT was DRAMA!  Anyhow…. FYI  here is how we do Birthdays. On milestone years ( 6 months, 1 yrs, 5 yrs, 8 yrs, 12 yrs & 16 yrs) We do BIG parties with friends and family.  On the other years we just do the quiet family birthday cake and ice cream and presents.  It was a tradition my family started and I think it’s a perfect idea.  On Kid 1’s big 5 I did the whole party with friends and party favors and games. It was so lame. And I hated it! And considering there are really no kids or friends my kid’s ages we are kind of lacking. So this year I decided that I was going to go someplace and let someone else entertain and clean up. This year I chose a trampoline place called Sky Zone. Kid 2 LOVES to jump and run and never sits still. We have a little trampoline here at home and she can and will jump all day long.  So I’ll update on the Big 5 later.

This is a link to her bio http://crazyisme.com/?p=18

January 22, 2010

At this moment I’m feeling alright.  I’ve had a few hard days of “woe is me” and feeling like crap. I have made some progress in keeping the house up.  The dishes still STILL overwhelm me.  How I hate them! I just unloaded the top rack of the dishwasher and got the urge to blog so here I am.  I do not have a dishwasher that works but I do use it for a dish drain because I have that many dishes that I have to keep up on. And even with a full or over packed many loads drying there I’m still not done. But I did do some, so its progression or progress….whatever.  That was last night that I did some and this morning I’m planning on putting away and filling it up again.  Thank goodness I haven’t really been cooking lately because I’m just too tired and have nothing to cook with. It’s sad when you have 30 something forks and have none clean…… pathetic, actually…..embarrassing! Good thing I never have visitors.

My husband has been buggin me lately.  He’s not sure why but he is. He did try this morning to relieve me of some of my duties even though it made him a bit late for work.  Thank you babe! He works hard and I should be more thankful that I do have such a hard working husband. Poor guy putting up with a moody wife (more so then usual) and three little girls that just want to hang all over him.

I’ve been working real, real, real hard on not complaining of my yuckys and pains. It is my nature to whine all day long especially with pregnancy.  But it took me over a year to convince him to have another baby. He just worried about my crazies. I’m very grateful to have this opportunity to play apart in creation again. So I’m just trying to keep it to myself.  I don’t want to do anything because I’m too tired but that is using pregnancy as an excuse to be lazy?? I don’t know. I want to work hard for my family but my lazy nature combined with prego is kicking my butt.  All the other moms- to- be are keeping up their house why cant I?

Ok enough whining. What I plan on doing today is:

More dishes

Fold and put away laundry

Strip bed sheets

Load or two of laundry

Make cookies (from a bag)

Think about and maybe make dinner?

Ok just thinking about it is making me tired and wanting to give up. It is a small list but it’s about all I can handle right now. Somewhere in there I’m going to have to take a nap, I took two yesterday.