Winter is really hard for me, REALLY hard! I hate the cold in the first place but add three kids and being stuck inside all day, it makes me hate it even more. I really like to be busy and we just aren't right now so I find myself getting really bored. It's not that I don't have anything to do but it's so hard to start and finish things with three little ones to take care of that I just don't start. It's really hard for me to explain but this has to be one of the best descriptions of a stay at home mom I have ever read. Pretty much sums up my feelings every single day. I printed it out for Dan to read b/c I have a hard time explaining my day to him and this does it. Read it when you get a minute.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/glennon-melton/the-questions-that-will-save-your-relationships_b_4618254.html
Since I've been feeling like my life is really boring lately I decided that maybe if I try to document it, it wouldn't seem so boring so we are starting with today. If my computer will cooperate it really shouldn't take me too long each night. Remember how I tried this a while ago? Ha! Well, I'm trying it again.
Sundays can be pretty long days. Dan is Executive Secretary so he has to be at the church for meetings and while the bishop is doing interviews. He leaves a little before 8:00 and then gets home around 12:00 or 12:15ish and then we go to church at 1:00. It kind of stinks just b/c it's just like another day with dad gone to work but I support him so whatev. I do love Sundays because it is my rest days from working out so I get to sleep in. The kids have been obsessed with watching home videos on the computer so when they woke up they went downstairs and starting watching videos which was great because I got to stay in bed for a little while longer then usual. Ben woke up so I went and grabbed him and he hung out in bed with me for a while. When Dan left I decided to get my lazy fanny out of bed and start our ever exciting day.
There were some deer in the backyard so we watched a couple of the buck fight for a while and then watched them cross the street and head out of our yard, good riddance! See, this is exciting stuff.
We read books for a while after the deer took off and then ate breakfast. Well, I ate breakfast. If I ate as little as my kids did I would seriously be emaciated. I really don't understand how they rarely get hungry. Blows my mind.
I went with the kids to Sacrament Meeting and Sunday School then came home to switch Dan out so he could go to some of church. We still don't take Ben to church. I know, I know, I'm paranoid but I think we'll start all going together again in March. When I got home I was starving. This is never a good place for me to be, never. So I helped myself to snack before we headed to my parents house for dinner.
I may have had like six handful of pretzels dipped in this almond butter. Seriously, I should never sit with an open jar of Almond Butter. I love this stuff and it is dangerous.
I made a salad to take to my parents. I have been obsessed with spinach salads lately. This was spinach, green leaf lettuce, pears, strawberries, feta cheese, craisins and candied almonds. Yum! Dinner was awesome. I love Sunday dinners. They are always way better then any weekday meal I prepare. I had to capture a picture of Ellie's great outfit.
This girl is something else. She is starting to go potty in the big girl potty and I could not be more excited. We'll see if it sticks. She did great with it today.
Looking forward to another really exciting week of being stuck inside. :) Not really, I am going to convince myself that my life is not boring and that me and the kids do in fact have fun together.
I really am trying to enjoy this stage of life. I know there will be a day that I wish I could just stay home all day, which is what we practically do every day. I do enjoy not having a ton of places to be but some days I just need to get out. I do plan small errands every day but it's a lot of work getting all four of us out the door and to a destination so some days I'm just lazy.
I would like to document my running and my cooking on the blog too. I seriously LOVE to cook. I also LOVE to workout so I'll try to document some of that in the bloggy blog too. Good night friends!
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