Thankful

I have decided that I really need to appreciate all the good things in my life, however big or small.  I don’t want to take anything for granted and I want to enjoy every minute of everything I do.  I tend to be a little bit on the negative side.  A while back, I wrote a list of all the things I would do if I had more time, which did tend to be a bit negative.  Instead, I am going to think of things that make me happy each day that I get the time to enjoy, and all the things that I am thankful for!

·          The quietness of the house when I get up early and get to sit in the dark and drink my coffee.

·         Hearing Kenna call for me in her singsong voice each morning when she wakes up.

·         Getting some good alone snuggle time in with Brinley when she decides to wake up at 4:30 am, and the happy smile she always gives me as I am trying to rock her back to sleep.

·         The time I get to spend with just me and Joe either before the girls get up, or after they go to bed, where we get to really just sit and talk to each other, without the TV on.

·         Getting to spend time with our great family and friends, and knowing how lucky we are to have them in our lives.

·         Knowing that although I don’t love my job, I am lucky to have a job and one that allows me to bring my girls with me.

·         Seeing the new things my daughters learn on a daily basis and knowing that I am teaching it to them.

·         The exhilarating feeling after getting in a good workout. J

·         Being able to feed, clothe, and provide for our family.

This is my life

So this is on the hind tails of being up all night with a hysterical teething baby.  You know when you see a commercial or ad or something that makes you laugh so hard because it is so relatable? Like you have said those exact words at one point or another. That is me with this new show that is coming out this fall called Up All Night. Every time I see a preview of it, they are literally saying exact phrases that I have used in the past few months and it cracks me up! If you haven’t seen previews, you need to watch this, especially if you have kids...you will laugh, promise!

http://youtu.be/5db6eixmiv0

Mother Knows Best

I know exactly what kind of parent I am.  I am the overprotective, overbearing mother.  I thought it would get better as they get older…I was wrong.  There have been several things lately that have opened my eyes to how bad I really am.  For starters, we were at Kenna’s last night at swim class last night, and they took the kids to the deep end and just threw them in.  No swimmies, no life jacket, nothing, just chucked the poor little 3 year olds into the deep end and made them swim to the side.  I was so worried, that my heart felt like it was going to jump out of my chest!  I made my husband sit right by where they were so that he could jump in to grab my baby if need be.  Some of the other parents were just sitting there relaxing, while I was having a full on panic attack!  The other thing I noticed when singing songs from Tangled with Kenna, is how accurately the song “Mother Knows Best” pertains to my way of thinking.  My sister laughs at the ridiculousness of the song, while I nod my head in agreement.  Here is a short segment of the song:

“Mother knows best, listen to your mother,

it’s a scary world out there. 

Mother knows best, one way or another,

something will go wrong, I swear. 

Ruffians, thugs, poison ivy, quicksand,

cannibals and snakes, the plague. 

Also large bugs, men with pointy teeth,

and stop, no more, you’ll just upset me. 

Mother’s right here, mother will protect you,

Darling, here’s what I suggest,

skip the drama, stay with mama,

Mother knows best.” 

So I now have Kenna walking around singing “skip the drama, stay with mama”.  Apparently I just need to find a tower for us to live in….