cool stuff

Tonight we went (as a family) to a home fellowship/small group. We've been trying out a new Church for the past few Sundays. It is nice to meet other Christians.
David and I have decided to sign up for a small group last week. It meets in someones home. They have child care. :-)
This was the first time we have attended the group. We got to the door and went inside and someone called my name. I wondered to myself as I looked around, "who else knows me here?".
I looked over and noticed an old friend who has the same meeting background and knows both David and I from way back when (Lassen and conference). Crazy huh? :-) So anyway, we hope to be able to go again. It was an encouraging time.

Also, today I had a playdate/mom time. I really need to do more of these. They are good for both the kids and the Moms. I got to talk and listen to another friend/Mom and our kids get along well. She has a girl who is close to Eric's age. I think it's cute to see Eric interact with other kids his age.

I had a good day today. :-) Hooray for good days!

some people

Some people seem to have it all together. They wake up in the morning and greet the day with a smile. They can potty train their kids with no problem even while having a 15 month old who is into everything. They can do a hobby or some other task when the kids are napping because they have the energy and they don't need a nap.

I am not those people.
I plant flowers to help me to smile and I try to make it through the day.
Life has been a big struggle. I guess that is normal for a stay-at-home mom. I mean I hope it's normal. Maybe I am not normal.

Flowers are good therapy

These are the flowers I planted last Spring. I hope to be able to plant some this year. I think gardening/landscaping will be my new hobby or outlet.
I have also noticed that when I spend time outside in our yard, I feel more relaxed. I also enjoy seeing a positive result. Today I mowed the lawn and used the weed eater/edger. It looks so much better and I feel better too now that it's done.

I hope to be able to take pictures after I plant the new flowers.

goals and me time

I hope to be able to achieve my goals.
I want to wake up about 1 hour earlier than my kids during the week. I want to take a shower and work out and have some quiet time.
I have notice that I've been quite stressed and agitated during the week and I find myself screaming on the inside (and sometimes screaming on the outside too).
My boys have been driving me crazy and I think one of the reasons is because I don't have enough time to myself. I also have been running out of ideas to keep them busy.

So here's to hoping and praying that I can have more quality time to myself.