Back in the Swing

Today is the first day back to reality. The holidays are over, and real life has once again descended upon us.

There is still a mountain of cardboard in the living room, toys in corners of the house where they've sought temporary shelter, and unpacking to be done from our recent trip. But other than that, life is back to normal. Taylor was so excited to start back to school today that he wanted to leave an hour early. I compromised and took him an extra 10 minutes early. It's cold outside, after all. I am enjoying the peace and quiet that is returning. Although it is slightly punctuated by sound effects from the kid's light sabers.

My next goal, which hopefully I will reach with limited difficulty, is to use the treadmill regularly. It's here, in the living room, staring at me. I have every intention of putting it to good use, as soon as I make the time. Right now, however, it's behind the cardboard mountain. So I'll sip my tea, smile at my kids, and leave the exercise for tomorrow.

New Year, New You

As the new year dawns, I decided to try something a little new. New-ish, shall we say. So much goes on in the every day, that I often forget what cute thing one child or the other has said or done. Hopefully now I can keep track, and find something to laugh about later. Or at least remind me why I love being a mommy when I feel like tearing my hair out.

At the end of the madness that was our Christmas celebration, our little family is left sick, tired, and amid a wreckage of cardboard and wrapping paper. So we went to the movies.

Jesse is back at work today, so I bundled up the kids and drug myself to a 9:55am showing of Tangled. It was wonderful! We met a friend and her daughter at the theater, even though they had seen it already. All three kids loved the movie, and to be honest I enjoyed it just as much!

So now, as I sit in a quiet house surveying the damage, er, blessings, of Christmas, I am extremely thankful for all of our blessings. Most of all, I am thankful for our little family.