April 26, 2011: a very important day

Why is April 26, 2011 so important? Well, because it's the day I stopped caring. I still care about myself, and my kids... But that's it. I don't care what people think, I don't care about some people that I cared about yesterday. Why? Eventually, you reach a point in your life that you hit that roadblock that just makes you not give a damn anymore. For me, that came today. Mostly because I realized its a dog eat dog world out there, and no one else besides myself really cares about my success or happiness. The people that should care, are way too self absorbed to even take notice of anything else, and while I find it incredibly annoying, I too, am going to do the same. While I'm not exactly sure how I should be feeling right now, I'm pretty sure I shouldn't be feeling as exhilarated as I actually do. And knowing that, I'm sure that I will be making lots more changes in my life in the near future. And the changes I make, won't cater to anyone's happiness, except for mine and my kids.

Laundry day = nudity

No, laundry day doesn't equal nudity because I waited that long to do it, and we're out of clothes... It equals nudity because if everyone in my household goes naked on laundry day, that means for one brief day, IM CAUGHT UP ON LAUNDRY!!!
Why, oh why can't this be legal??
I'm actually not sure why I hate laundry so much... I mean the washer does most all the work. Ok, I know why I hate it... It's the FOLDING and HANGING!! Its so time consuming, and let's face it, most of the time it sits in the laundry basket until the next time it's wanted to be worn, and then it's quickly spritzed with water and thrown in the dryer for a couple mins to release the wrinkles. (and all those wrinkle releaser products lie, they don't actually work). On top of that there's a lot of clothes that I can't put in the dryer because they shrink, so then I have tons of clothes hanging in doorways and on dryer racks in various rooms of the house. So basically, laundry is just a big mess. That I am NOT A FAN of.

Photoshop CS5

My newest venture, Photoshop.  

Unfortunately, I know absolutely nothing about it.  

Fortunately, they have youtube videos for tutorials.

Unfortunately , my internet is slower than molasses and will not allow me to watch said videos. 

Fortunately, they make books to teach you  the same thing. 

I will have to make a point to invest in some of these books, so I can learn to do some photoshopping. 

I am very excited to learn how to do all this, but it seems very overwhelming at the moment.  Hopefully, some good pictures will come out of the adventure. 

I am trying much harder to keep taking pictures, and I am ready to start getting serious about the kids' scrapbooks.  Like I need more on plate?!  The weather is just starting to get nice outside, so the kids want to be outside all the time, which does not leave much time for indoor hobbies.  

But hey, at least the weather is finally start to straighten itself out! 

 

 

Why is this so HARD??!!

I want to know why it is so hard for me to keep this darn thing up to date... I mean, I always have the best intentions of coming up with something super enlightening to post about, and then I fail to do the posting part.  And by the time I actually want to post something I have forgotten all the things I actually wanted to post in the first place.  Ugh...

On another note, the challenge thing was a major fail.  I might even venture to say: epic.  I made it 3 days on the encouragement challenge, and the photo challenge just never took off.  I may try the photo one again...well see.  I got a new computer (macbook air) and have to set up the photo part of it sometime I guess.

The hubby has been in texas all week, and should be returning late tonight, or early tomorrow morning.  While I admit that its been kind of nice to be on my own schedule for the most part, I cannot wait to have some help with the munchkins.

I had the worst parenting experience yesterday at a consignment sale.  Bradyn wanted me to buy this hot wheel toy, that I did not think that he needed, and it wasnt 50% off.  Of course it had to be sitting right there at the dang checkout.  He absolutely threw a fit! Could hardly get out of the ballroom that the sale was in, let along trying to carry this huge back of stuff that I had bought and Camryn down the escalator, all while trying to help the fit throwing Bradyn down it.  Once we finally got out to the van, and I got him buckled and am working on getting Camryn belted in, he proceeds to unbelt himself, open the door, and try to go running back to the convention center.  I was soo incredibly frustrated.  Prior to that, I was so proud of myself for getting out and doing all these things, ya know, just me and the kids.  And it was after I was driving down the road trying to regain composure, that I realized why I dont like to do it all that much.

Well, I have a thousand things that need to get done, such as the house needs to be cleaned, and I have GOT to start going thru the stuff for the garage sale.  I am dreading all that.  I am so ready for it to be done and over with!

I will try to do better at keeping this up to date, but don't hold your breath!! ;-)

Challenge Me...

Ive seen a lot of hype lately about these 30 day and 365 day challenges.  They seem to have one for every aspect of your life.  I am going to be starting a couple of them tomorrow.  I am going to embark on a 365 day photo challenge, where I take one picture of something in my life everyday.  At first I thought this was kind of silly, but after reading a description on why you would want to do it, it makes a little more sense.  I mean, Im going to be able to look back and see a picture of a piece of my life for everyday of the year... I dont lead an overly exciting life, but hopefully this will help it seem a little more exciting.  I am also going to start a 30 day challenge that will help encourage and strengthen relationships.  However, that one I am going to have to start tomorrow, because I have already messed day 1 up.  In my defense, I did not know I was going to be doing this challenge when I committed the offense.  If all goes as planned, it will be bring out some positive changes in me and my attitude towards different things in my life.  For 30 days, you cannot say anything negative about or to your spouse, or to anyone else about your spouse.  I believe this will prove to be difficult but I am determined to complete this challenge, and if I mess up, I will start over!


Extra reading material:
http://www.reviveourhearts.com/

Please excuse my absence...

Well, so far this seems to be going like my diary in middle school, (except Im refraining from talking about only boys) I do really good, and then I disappear for awhile. But in my defense, I have been incredibly busy lately.
We had a blizzard last week, literally, they called it a blizzard. We got 14" of snow last Tuesday.  Needless to say, Im sick of snow by now!  And what do you know, they are calling for an additional 5" tomorrow.  I dont know where in the world we're supposed to keep putting all this darn snow!
In addition to that, Camryn turned 2 on Thursday, and I had a birthday party for her over the weekend, so the week was pretty much shot on getting everything prepped for a hello kitty birthday party! It did end up going very well though.  And the hello kitty cake, and the tractor cake for my sisters boyfriend did turn out pretty cute, if I say so myself. 
After the party on Saturday, we decided to go to Chuck E. Cheese with a few friends.  Big. Mistake.  I cannot believe how people just let their children do whatever they want in there.  I actually witnessed a little boy knock a little toddler (who had pretty much just learned to walk) down flat on the tile floor, and just kept running, never looked back.  Had there not been a language barrier, I would've grabbed the kid by the back of the shirt as he went flying past me.  And the kids there did not know the meaning of "taking turns".  The kids and I stood in line for quite a few minutes before I finally had to say something to him about giving us a turn, and he was none too happy about it, when he finally did relinquish control of the game.  And as I walk around, I see all these parents just sitting around in the booths drinking beer and eating pizza, not at all worried about what their kids are doing!  Unbelievable.  The kids had a blast for the most part, and I survived, but its not an experience I will soon embark on again!
Superbowl Sunday was deliciously uneventful.  I went to my first official Superbowl party, (minus the one in my friends dorm, which doesnt count because you cant get a full menu out of a microwave and mini-fridge), and I have to say, that it was quite a lot of fun.  A bunch of Army recruiters and their families and hanging out, with a bunch of yumminess is a great time.  Although today Ive been feeling a little under the weather.  I dont have a tummy ache, sore throat, stuffy nose, nothing like that, I just feel achy and cold, like I have a fever.  But when I take my temperature, of course it says Im fine.  Not that it'd matter, not like I get sick days (<==something that i miss). 
Well, I finally got all my pictures from the last couple months uploaded to facebook so I guess I better get to the grocery store before the weather hits tomorrow... I believe I would have a couple unhappy midgets if I run out of milk during the day!

Read the User Manual before using!

This the cover for my scrapbook that is going to the foster care agency...
It was my first experience with the cricut... after almost throwing out the window due to frustration, I got it figured out.  Amazing what reading the user manual will do for ya...