Week in Review

This week, I made and stuck to my Trim Healthy Mama Meal plans. 

No sugar and flour = happy mama

no, it's not "easy"
BUT, I don't have time to feel lousy, have a sugar crash at 3 p.m.,
or cravings, foggy thinking

my friend Rebecca S told me about these finds from walmart. 

love them. 

Only one of a gazillion things that 

need sorted (given away) and/or organized in this house

but at least its a step

  

Busted lip. All boy. 

:: Honey stopped bleeding ::

tough dude.
Chair 1 Clark 0

 'lil sibbling love. 

Selling things on craigslist. 

Viewing my day as a job. 

Being a good mommy for me means not being distracted by every lil request

I don't get a break unless they rest at the same time 

.....And I usually get off work pretty late
My littlest is cute but not been sleeping well. 

Icing on the cake!
Nicholas comes to visit

Signs of Life

We had a refreshing Easter with Allyn's family. My sister-in-law hosted us all in their lovely new home. I love Allyn's family. Wonderful people.

With spring I tend to think of fresh. light. clean. green grass. being a farm girl - the smell of freshly turned dirt is still vivid. On Sunday after we tucked the kids in bed, I walked around the house cleaning. As I walked room to room, it was anything but fresh and clean - but the signs of life were evident.

Signs of young life around me - this was under just the table

popcorn anyone?

new life that I thank God for....

 

...that includes big sis even though she
pulled EVERYTHING out of the dresser. Sigh. 

...no room was exempt

This Easter I am Thankful for ...

Christ and His sacrifice
the hope of Eternal life

my husband 
my family. his family. 

sermons on topics such as shame and fear
hot tea
THM Frappas

                      

      + spontaneous dance parties on sticky floors with my littles

Word of the Week

SCHEDULE

PATTERN

ORDER

My sweet mommy friend Amy mentioned a couple weeks back that she was working on having a "rhythm to each day." Her little ones are close to the ages of mine. I sat on the couch repeating the word in my head.

Rhythm. 

AHHA! That's it! With a 4 yr old, 1 yr old, and a newborn in the house - our attempts at "schedules" were short lived. It doesn't help that Allyn and I BOTH naturally are high in what can be described as Quickstart. Follow thru is not nearly as natural to us as starting something. A project. a new routine (different from yesterday). A trip. A group of people coming for a meal.

But Rhythm. 

It allows me to breathe. To help accept the blows and setbacks that come with daily life alongside little ones. To move through our day, mostly free from watching the clock while still giving my littles enough structure to be happy.

Someday it will feel and look more like a typical schedule. But for now, rhythm makes the sun shine a little brighter even on days when you smell like spit up and crawl into a bed that has cheerio crumbs smashed into the sheets. 

rhythm

noun\ˈri-thəm\

: a regular, repeated pattern of events, changes, activities, etc.