Wednesday Whatevers...

Well today started out a whole lot better than yesterday. Shoes fit, clothes were ironed and breakfast was served and we were out the door by 8:15 AM without a problem. I still have to finish up the dreaded housework but it isn't too bad and I realize that it helps me form coherent thoughts in my current crazy life. While I clean, things in the brain get put into perspective so to speak.

Yesterday while doing the housework, I realized a few things...

One Christmas is coming soon and this year I plan on starting my shopping NOW!!! I discussed this with DH and I figured if I bought a few things every week, it won't put a big dent in our finances like it normally does. We are not last minute shoppers BUT we do shop after Thanksgiving and before Christmas Eve. So DD and DS have already mentioned things they want from Santa that I have secretly written down and will either buy or order online by Friday.

Another thing I realized is that I am enjoying my goal based rotation and I am happy to report that I have almost 7 grid blocks done on the Fire Dragon. I figure tonight and tomorrow will be it and by the weekend, I will be starting my new chart by Mystic Stitch. I will make sure to post a picture of the dragon before I switch to the next.

I go to CATS one month from today. My sister-in-law, niece and myself are going to Hershey on Friday and staying til after dinner on Saturday. I love having girls' weekends and hopefully in the next year or two, I will bring DD. Right now she can't hang. We were in AC Moore last week getting floss that was on sale and she was bored. So I told her that maybe next year she can come as all we do is chat and shop the entire time we are there. Also, I think it is important that I sometimes get ME time. I don't have any being a SAHM but I don't complain. I am truly blessed to have a wonderful DH who lets it be possible for me to be home with the kids and for the kids.

Speaking of family, my DH is now going back to a previous employer. He starts Monday. I am so happy for him as is he (I think). He will be an installer and he will have lots of perks that he didn't have for the last 4 years. We are nervous but he just called and they have ordered him a truck and will lend him an old one til the new one comes in. How great is that!!!!! The pay is a little less than what he has been making but he gets so much more like clothing, tools, truck, cell phone that it doesn't matter. I won't have to worry about another car payment or cell phone bill or insurance.

The kids are settling into school and I am so happy about that. After the move, I spent the summer agonizing over whether they will fit in. Well I am happy to say that they fit in better in the new school than they ever did in the old school. The old school was very clique-ish (can't spell LOL) and my kids were not with the "in" crowd and were often overlooked. Me as a SAHM and school volunteer, it took me 4 years to finally get picked for anything. At the new school, everyone is on equal ground and every mom who wants to volunteer gets a turn. I like it that way. I have had more moms and dads walk up to me introducing themselves. I have faculty members and priests welcoming me. They are a friendly bunch and I am so glad we made the decision to keep the kids in Catholic school. The public schools are very good here but I grew up in a Catholic environment and I want the same for my kids. And it looks like we made the right decision. I no longer dread the drop off and pick up like I used to. I look forward to seeing and talking to other moms and dads. My kids come out of school smiling and full of stories to tell. I like that. It has been a long time since I heard happy stories about school from them.

Today is also the first day of fall. I like fall and I think I can honestly say it is my favorite time of year. I love the changing of the leaves and the brisk fall air and hay rides and trips to the farm for apples and pumpkins. I love cuddling up with DH or the kids and I love wearing warmer clothes. I also like that things settle down. You see it seems we run all summer and we are always busy. By the time school starts, I am exhausted but I muddle thorough those first few weeks of adjustment. So by the time October rolls around, I am ready to just settle in and not have so much activity going on.

Now I have to go finish up the weekly cleaning. I wonder what I will think about today.......