A few fries short of a Happy Meal

My new name evidently....I was asked today why I was so down by not one but three people. My reply "just overworked." I don't want to complain about the endless days that I put in at work or at home. I feel like my to do list is a endless pit. I really don't want to complain or gripe on here because that just makes me feel worse like I can't handle what has been dealt to me. My true problem is that I am a perfectionist and every "t" has to be crossed and "i" dotted. I can't handle doing something knowing that I won't be able to do it with 100% effort. This is both a flaw and attribute to my character. I guess the reason for my depressed state of mind results from unhappiness in certain areas of my life that I can not change. I feel trapped in some ways in the situation I am in. I am stuck at my job carrying all the responsibilities that I assume out of necessity. I have to coach to make end meet. I do the extra duties of team leader not for a monetary reason (since I get nothing for it) but out of obligation to my boss. I mentor, teach, counsel, mother, comfort, listen, encourage, motivate, tutor, and translate because that is my job as a teacher. Then when I get home I have to have enough energy for my two rambuctious toddlers who want mommy to play with them all evening. So between cooking dinner, cleaning up, laundry, catching up on daily duties, helping Hubby with school work and playing with my kids I'm supposed to teach my own kids their ABCs, numbers, colors, shapes, and how to use the potty.

I am ready for a change. I know I will get some relief when Hubby graduates. However he informed me the other day that unless he gets a really good paying job I will still have to work. Hopefully it will only be part time. But I have a feeling that won't happen. I think I will have to do the same thing again next year. If I do I will grin and bear it. But believe I am ready to hand over the torch,which isn't burning very bright whenever he is ready :)

The most I can wish for in life is that things will be better tomorrow.

Ice-T(oddlers)....

I was sitting her reading my sister's blog when I glance up and look into the kitchen. The following is what I witnessed. A crime in progress....

Since Bubby is too short to reach the ice cream he brought in an accomplice that he planned on hoisting to reach the loot.

Busted!!!!!!!

Happy Turkey Day!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This was my family's year for Thanksgiving. So we headed to Oklahoma to visit my family in the city and the country. We headed out on Tuesday after I got off work and stopped off in Dallas at my aunt's. Then headed the rest of the way on wednesday. It is always fun to see family. We only see them about twice a year.

We ate a great turkey dinner at my aunt's and uncle's. They started hosting T-giving dinner about 3 years ago. Then we all spend the night and play games. I need to be thankful that my family gets together each year. We don't really have any issues arise like most families. Every one is pleasant to each other. What more can you ask for?!?!?!?!?

Hope everyone had a great turkey day!!!!! We did.

Cien

This is my 100th post. I have enjoyed blogging the past year and half. I feel like I have come a long way as a blogger. I know that my blog has become the rants, raves, daily happenings, pics of kids, and updates on weight control. Most of my posts are about my kiddos to keep our families in the loop with what is going on with the kids. Thank you to all my faithful (and few)readers. You

I am so excited to announce in this momentous post some great news. We have been waiting for this to happen for some time now. It has been a goal of hubs' and mine for 3 years now. We have worked so hard, sacrificing time with each other, time with the kids, vacations, saturday morning breakfasts, church on wednesdays, and many more sacrifices. But just last night I was able to see the "light at the end of the tunnel" as I watched with a joyful heart, Hubs fill out his application for graduation paperwork. It was a sweet moment for me just telling it makes me want to cry. I am so proud of him for all his hard work and dedication to getting his degree. He will take 18 hours next semester and graduate in May. I am going to have a huge party for him!!! We have one more semester of switching kids/car in parking lots, shuttling kids to grandmas for saturday tournaments, late nights doing homework after the family goes to bed, sunday afternoon study groups, and my dining table being used as the dumping ground for school books.

He is an inspiration to all men out there. I don't know of many men that can do what he has done the past few years.

Roller Bady

When I was a little girl, my mom would put rollers in my hair at night and I would sleep in them all night. The next morning my hair would be full of curls. I came across my rollers the other night and thought I would roll Buggers' hair. Surprisingly she kept them in all night. Her hair did curl some. She has baby curls already so it just enhanced them. I caught these pics of her right after I put them in.


I love her expression in the mirror in the last picture. Such a great face!!!!

Cuties!!!

Where the Wild things are....

I took last Friday off since it was the last day before basketball officially starts. Plus I needed a mental health day so I can make it til thanksgiving break. We took the kids down to the zoo. We had so much fun. The kids were great. They loved watching the monkeys jump around and the bear pace around. It was cute to hear Bubby call the animals by their names and sometimes even make their sound. Buggers was so cute waving to all the animals. She became really fascinated with a duck that was in the orangatan (I just butchered that spelling). She called all the big cats "kitty cats". After the zoo we went on the herman park train that takes you around herman park. They really enjoyed waving to all the people and people watching. It was a great day with the fam. I wish I could do it more often. Maybe next year my working arrangements can change and I can make that wish come true.
Anyway enjoy the pics!!!

Happy Halloweeen

Last night was a blast with the kids. I rushed home after practice to get an early start before Hubs had to go to school. Bubby was asleep when I got home so I got Buggers ready. She went as a strawberry fairy. I was able to get some great pics of her in the yard before we went trick or treating.




Hubs got Bubby dressed while he was still asleep. Then we got the wagons ready to take them up and down the street. Bubby was not happy at all to wake up as you can see.

But he perked up as we went along. He liked getting the candy. When we got back we checked the mail and saw that the kids got a Halloween card from their Aunt in Utah. Bubby like the confetti that she always puts in her cards. He dumped it all out on the driveway and Buggers had a fun time picking them up.




We sat out on the driveway with two other neighbors and handed out candy to all the kids. Bubby was funny because anytime kids would head our way he would scream, "Mommy they're coming...they're coming" He liked seeing all the big kids. Buggers even walked down the driveway with one family. I guess she wanted to hit the streets again for some more candy since she ate a ton of hers.



I love this picture. That is how the spent most of the time waiting for trick or treaters. They were so cute!!!


***Note-I know these pics are crazy big but blogger's "insert picture" was not working so I went through photobucket.