Motherhood is harder than it seems.

I am a good mother, really! So, Makai fell out of the cart at Costco yesterday. I am mostly to blame for not buckling him in like I ALWAYS do. I don't know what I was thinking. Brian had a hand in it too I found out later. He jerked the cart backwards which caused Makai, who was climbing around, to lose his balance and tumble out onto the concrete floor. With many witnesses I might add. I had a lady loudly comment for my benefit that that is the very reason she leaves her kids at daycare while she shops. Poor kids. Makai is fine and will recover from the bump on the head. I cannot say the same for that poor ladies children who are stuck in day care. Enough said.

I am in a creating frenzie trying to get ready for Christmas. Making cards, blankets, pajamas, pillow cases and gifts of all varieties. It's fun to feel creative. It's fun to make things and I enjoy working on projects. I have way too many going on right now. But better than being bored right? Well, motherhood awaits and the troops must be fed. Tata!

Christmas Cards

This is what I am doing right now. Orders for 170 cards so far and all of my spare time( do I have spare time??) is devoted to finishing these cards before Thanksgiving.

Terrible Twos

I have never really had a child that went through the terrible twos. It has always been my favorite age. Learning to talk, play and explore. Makai has brought a whole new meaning to the phrase, however. Just today I have found him eating toothpaste on the bathroom counter, shoving puzzle pieces down the heat vent and trying to cut himself a piece of bread with my giant bread knife. He is fiercely independent and stubborn. He is two going on twenty. I just hope we both survive this phase. If he wasn't so darn cute I might have given him away long ago.

Trouble Sleeping

It seems to be off and on lately that I have trouble sleeping. Emotional upheaval during the day usually means sleepless nights. So instead of staring at the clock and hating it I decided to blog. I must not be the only one who isn't in bed yet. I just got an email from my sister-in-law announcing that they are expecting another baby. YEA! for them. Totally excited about that. Babies are great. I should know, I have had five. My baby is two now and causing much grief lately. He is into everything all the time. Not that this is unexpected, but he seems busier than my first four. Amazing I know, but somehow he creates disaster wherever he goes. He learned to open the refrigerator the other day!! What am I going to do now? I caught him today standing on a chair at the kitchen counter cutting open a package of lidocaine jelly he kifed from my husbands bag in our bedroom. Not sure how he managed to find it and push a chair up to the kitchen counter and find the scissors in the cupboard, let alone how he opened the bedroom door in the first place. All this while I ran downstairs to put a few things away in the storage room. Nap time could not come fast enough today.

I really wanted to get up and run in the morning but as 1 am is fast approaching, I doubt I will be getting up at 6. Here's to getting to sleep before then!! Good night!

Never Enough Hours

It's been one of "those" days again. My to do list is longer than the day. I did get the lawn mowed and edged, 5 loads of laundry done, 3 meals, 2 snacks, emails answered, phone calls done, and 20 cards made for upcoming classes. Stamps delivered, beds made, and a few diapers changed. Homework reviewed, reading time done, a few chats with various neighbors on the way to the mail box. And still there just aren't enough hours to do all that I had planned.

Oh yeah, and happy birthday to my baby. He is two today. How did that happen?? And yet I am thrilled to be moving on from the baby stage. In some ways things ARE getting easier. And in some ways, not so much. He is a walking tornado.

Oh!! Life is good.

Taking the plunge.

I have been reading blogs for months now and am finally taking the plunge to join in. I hope you enjoy this little adventure. I have a lot to learn. And a lot to share.