Catching Up

Whew! I didn't realize it had been so long since I posted anything. Life is crazy busy for us around this place. Between our 50 and 60 hour work weeks, church obligations, kids, and general household stuff that we can't put off any longer (seriously, there's only so many times you can run out and buy socks before you just have to break down and do the laundry) we don't seem to have time to do anything anymore.

Life is insanely busy, and there's not a visible light at the end of the tunnel. Trust me, I keep looking! I know that some day I'll look back on this time in life with a little tug at my heart strings wishing for even just a moment to have these days back. Right now all I can think is how much they tear me down. I'm surrounded by a great bunch of people, but you know there's no one that can fill mommy's shoes quite like she does.

We've done so much over the past few months, I must have a million pictures to upload. Thank goodness for cell phones, my poor (expensive) camera sits on the desk most days doing nothing. I need to go get some new pictures of the girls for the walls. Wait, first I need to get the ones that are on the table in the garage up on the wall.

Only a few more weeks of school, we're in the home stretch. That will free up quite a bit of time...hopefully! Oh summer I can't wait for you! Until your arrival I will smile, and continue trudging through the crazy jungle of appointments, work schedules, swim lessons, youth group and whatever else I can get my hands on.

A - Z blogging challenge - J

J is for...

Just mind your own business!

Sometimes in life you might come across some good hearted, even annoying soul that insist to you that they know just exactly how to raise your children. Yep, you read that right, your children. Now when these types of things happened five or ten years ago, I promptly went into hyper-defensive mode loudly declaring that I knew what was best for my child and I wouldn't take other people's advice into consideration, especially that of someone who clearly was just trying to make my life hard. Fast forward a few kids, and many days, I'm now more likely to respectfully remind you that they are my children, and after a discussion with their Dad I may or may not take what you are advising into consideration. Here's when things get ugly though. DON'T EVER assume that it's okay to snatch a toy from my child. DON'T EVER assume that I don't see what your doing. DON'T EVER assume that your opinion will even be tolerated, let alone respectfully so after I witness you snatching the toy from my child's tiny little hand, and then topping it off with a heaping spoonful of "SHHHHHHHHH, BE Quiet!". Now I understand that you're older. I understand that you obviously have the opinion that children should be seen and not heard. Here are a few things I need you to understand: I am their mother. You are not their mother, grandmother, friend or anything of that matter. It's not okay to correct my child when their Dad and I are clearly sitting within arms reach. It's not okay to EVER snatch something from the tiny hand of my child. And for the record I would like you to

JUST MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS!