Beginning Again...again.

I'm the world's worst blogger...I don't know why I even try. But I WANT to be good at it, & I think it's that desire that keeps me coming back....time after time. I discovered a post on another blog about getting back to the basics of blogging. When I was a senior in high school, I started a blog that was and is still very dear to me. I just wrote to vent or to celebrate or sometimes even just because I was bored & consequently, I left a part of me there in that little online nook. I'm going to try to get back to that simpleness....

Day One: Real Life

So, today I woke up in the best mood...it was supposed to be my 3rd favorite day at school, the day we start learning the alphabet! :) I had a whole day of fun letter "A" things planned for my little sweet 'ums. What's that saying about "even the best made plans..."? As I was dressing J for the day, my phone rang. It was my boss saying she had called like a bazillion subs & couldn't find one for the toddler room....soooo, Mrs. Shea had 13, yes THIRTEEN, crazies today! All alone except for one sweet high school girls that tried to help out during their class periods. I'm used to having 8 potty trained, big chair sitting, (mostly) rule-following, 3 & 4 year olds. Today I also had 5 18-2 1/2 year olds. The difference of maturity & independence is mind-blowing! Needless to say, I'm one tired momma tonight!
 J& I both crashed the minute we got home from school! Evidently , hearing mommy yelling in the class next door wears a little girl out! :)

Tonight I Cooked spaghetti & for the first time we ALL THREE sat at the table at the same time & ate the same meal! We should be punished for letting a year pass before getting our act together, but we are always just SO busy! J and I also made a fruit pizza while Daddy was at fire practice. The whole meal was lovely! Very "Leave it to Beaver"...

Now, baby J is tucked sweetly into bed, I'm curled up on the couch with a glass of red wine, about to dive into the next chapter of Wuthering Heights, & B is watching  football & tracking fantasy points. :)  Isn 't life swell?

Already looking forward to tomorrow & cashing my rain check on the alphabet kickoff!!! Goodnight!

S

New Year, New Me...hopefully!

Happy New Year!! This year, I have more than just one resolution...I actually have more like 50! Haha! I'm going to make a list of them (mostly so I don't forget them in about a month!)

2012 Resolutions:
- the most common...lose weight! But I'm serious about it! It's time to get this extra "baby weight" GONE!!! I'm hoping to lose about 30 pounds...I have saved $200 of my Christmas money that I plan to use shopping for new "skinny clothes" as a reward to myself :)
- Eat healthy (that kinda goes with the losing weight resolution)...I really want to cook about 3 or 4 times a week, that's my goal, anyway ;)
- Take showers at night (I know this might seem weird to most, but I really want to have more time to spend with Jentry (and my coffee!) in the mornings)
- Stop drinking cokes...we'll see how this goes.
- Try to clean my house at least once a week
- Try not to go to bed with dirty dishes in the sink
- Hang up the laundry as SOON as I get it out of the dryer!
- Stay organized
- Use coupons when grocery shopping
- Be a better Blogger!!!

I've always heard that you technically have until the first weekend of the new year to finish making your resolutions, so I'll post more as the week goes on. Then, I'll TRY to give weekly updates about how my progress is going. Goodnight!