March madness

Things heard on the news this morning that really ruffled my feathers: "Things got so bad financially, that they almost had their cable shut off", and "start slow and never leave your dog unattended on the treadmill". What. In the john. Is going. On. I'm not even going to go into depth on what I'm thinking or how I feel about this idiocracy. It needs no further attention. I need to stop watching the news.


This was an INSANE week. Who chooses the week of double birthdays to finish up taxes and volunteer in her daughters 1st grade class?? I'll never understand these brains of mine. I think I have this marvelous plan of just getting EVERYTHING taken care of, done, and over with, so that I will have in turn, have like maybe a day to do nothing! My days to 'do nothing', would normally start after I get the kids ready & off to school, clean the kitchen, switch over & start laundry, and turn OFF every Lord blessed light the kids left on, and wait until 2:30 to gather them and begin the afternoon/evening schedule. Sigh. That never happens. It's my own fault. I'll go pay a bill and get stuck on hold listening to anything but good music, so to pass that time, I'll start dusting or hanging clothes, or worse, organizing something that WILL NOT get finished before the bell rings. It's a silly, vicious, ADD cycle I tell you.

Anyhow, those March babes of mine. I think I can kind of relate to mothers of twins during this week every year. Just this week though. I'm not here to take credit. You twin moms, you need a super heros cape. With glitter. And some wings. Birthdays are a big deal around these parts. I've tried reeeeeally hard to make and fill their special days with their favorite things, people, and time, as opposed to lots of gifts. This has not always been an easy task, but! With a little sacrifice, determination, and wine, it gets done. Oh ya, I gave up wine for Lent this year. I know. I know.

Alas, the birthdays were a success. I thought I counted 108 cupcakes, but I was wrong. 144 cupcakes, 1 classroom celebration,  1 all boy party, 1 all girl party, 1 sleepover, and 1big family celebration later, this mama is ok with not pulling out a cupcake pan for a little while. ;) I'm so grateful for my March munchkins. And my Brynlee girl who helped me pull it off. Shes pretty great <3

I wanted to share my favorite gift from this weekend. And it belongs to neither birthday child. It belongs to me! My sweet sister in law showed up with it to yesterday's party for me, and because I'm a baby, I cried. Just a little. I had tortillas fryin. ;) It's perfect. And it is exactly the way I feel. And those moments when I'm not "feelin" it.....It's so good to remember.


"I've discovered that this act of mothering is my worship to him, right now, dying to self & delighting in them (oh yes it is messy and sloppy sometimes), there is failure ~yet~ forgiveness and grace and growing" <3