It's definately a Monday here

I spent last night fighting with the blogger code trying to update the look of my blog. Finally after having to put it down and walk away for a bit I got it to work. It was time for a new look.

This morning I think the time change caught up with us for sure. I really didn't want to get up and Kim struggled to wake up as well. It will definately be an early bedtime tonight for her.

We have more snow today and the bitter cold is supposed to come in tonight along with some bone chilling wind. So I'm going home and fixing dinner. I'm going to finish up a little bit of cleaning that needs to be done in the rest of the house so that tomorrow I can tackle the computer room with my spring cleaning. That room has become a catch all for everything and it's time to clear it out. That should take me most of the day. Scarey how even a small room can consume an entire day when you get to doing a deep cleaning on it.

I also have a meeting tomorrow afternoon and then Kim and I have hair appointments tomorrow afternoon. We are going to a gal that used to cut my hair years ago. Maybe I'll get a new look. It is about that time. Kim just needs her usual trim. She keeps telling me that she wants her hair cut short but I'm not going to do that. I don't think she really knows what that would mean and I can't bare the thought of cutting off her curls.

What a way to fill up a day off. Cleaning, meetings and appointments. I guess that's what a day off is used for. Oh how nice it would be if it was warm and sunny out and I could get outside and enjoy the day.

It was a very nice Sunday

I got to sing at church today as part of the worship team and I really enjoyed it. It was so nice to be able to get up on the stage and hold that mic in my hand and sing for HIM. There is something about singing in public that really lifts me up and to be able to sing for His glory makes it all that much better.

Then we got the priviledge of sharing some wonderful fellowship time and great food with a potluck this evening.

And now it's back to another work week. I can't believe there is only a week left of February and March will be here. Spring is around the corner and will be here before we know it. Thank heaven for that. When I brought Kim home from school on Friday the tree in our front yard had a load of robins in it. A wonderful sign of warm weather to come.

Tuesday I get another wondeful day to myself. Hopefully this week will be better then last week. My poor sweet girl is still having to deal with the bully problem at school and last week she spent the entire morning in tears. Her teacher finally called me and I went and got her.

Quite frankly I think that the children who are the problem should be sent home but I went and got her and took her out of the situation. I did get some good advice from my Pastor though. She suggested that I talk to Kim about it and explain to her that the reason these 2 kids are so mean is because they don't have Jesus in their hearts and they don't know how much He loves them and how much He loves her.

So she and I talked about it and she understands all those points. And I asked her if there was something really special she could pray to Jesus and ask him to give to the kids that are being mean to her, what would she ask Him to give them. My sweet girl said "I would ask Jesus to give them a great big hug like I give you momma". I couldn't be more proud of her. Even with these 2 kids making her feel sad she understands (atleast a little bit) that they need His love. I'm going to keep reinforcing that with her and helping her to pray for these 2 kids. If at the very least she will have a different perspective on them and hopefully she will be able to move forward and not be so sensitive to the taunting.

I think it's just appauling that in Preschool we have to deal with the issue of bullying but we will deal with it the best we can. I keep asking myself what ever happened to parents teaching their children how to treat others and how to be kind and conciderate of others.

What a great day...

Today was a day for ME. I dropped Kim off at school and headed to Curves. Weighed it and got the great news that I had lost 2 pounds this past week. Just 1 away from my first 10 pound goal. Then I came home and finished up my laundry and cleaned up the rest of the house. Then I got to sit in the quiet and eat my lunch while I read some more in my Bible. I took a nice long shower and really enjoyed the hot water. Picked Kim up from school and took her to the doctor. Now I'm sitting her enjoying Biggest Loser and relaxing by myself since Kim and Larry are both in bed. I just love days like this.

So now we have rain

We've gotten quite a bit of snow the past few days and now this evening it has started raining. That should surely make for a nice drive to work tomorrow. And if it wasn't for my favorite Chief of Police plowing my driveway again today it would be interesting getting out of the driveway in the morning. All part of enduring winter in the Northwest.

I'm looking forward to having the day off on Thursday. I know you're thinking "but you just had 12 days off". But this is finally another day all to myself. Well that is of course if Larry's work gets the part he needs so he can go back to work. I could really use a day alone to get my house organized again. It's amazing how out of sorts it gets when everyone is home for so many days.

Count Down to a much needed break

I've had a count down to Christmas break now for over a month and it's finally almost here. I have tomorrow off then work on Friday, then work Monday and Tuesday. Starting Wednesday I have 12 days off. I'm so excited. The company I work for opts to take Christmas Break off instead of having a holiday party. We would all so much rather have the vacation then a party. And we all look so forward to it. So Wednesday Kimmie and I are planning on sleeping in, making cookies for Santa and going to the library in the afternoon for story time. We may have a little friend come over and share the day with us because her daddy has to work. We'll throw in a few Christmas movies and just make a girls day of it. I can't wait.

Update to my day yesterday

I got up and took Kim to school. I really should have went to Curves but I wanted to get started on my projects. I got almost everything I wanted to get done done before noon. My friend came over and we had a nice visit with some lunch together. Then I went and picked Kim up from school. We had a nice couple of hours to ourselves. We went to the library and then came home to some hot cocoa and nice quiet time together. I love when we get time at home and it's just us girls. Then Larry came home and the day wound down. I did get some time in last night to work on my calendar. I think it's done but I'm sure I'll end up tweeking a few things on it before I get it printed next week.

Now it's back to work today. Just 9 more work days till Christmas break. That's going to be a wonderful 2 weeks.

A day to myself

Today I will be having a day to myself for the first time in almost 5 years. Things at work have slowed down so I am taking a day off a week. Larry will be at work and Kim at school so I will be totally alone. If I didn't have so much to do still to get ready for Christmas I think I would be lost.

My plan is to drop Kim off at school and get my work out in at Curves. Then I will be coming back home, cranking up the music and tackling house. I have already moved through her room and the computer room in the past couple of evenings. So on to the rest of the house. I'm going through everything/ Closets, dressers, storage.......everything. I always think this is a good time of year to do such things. Get rid of the old before bringing in the new.

I usually have a lunch date with a friend on Tuesdays so I invited her over to my house for lunch. I'll have to make us up something yummy. I think a nice turkey sandwich and some pasta salad.

If I can get through my house this morning then I'll have a few hours this afternoon to work on my calendar for 2009. I put together a calendar every year of pictures of Kim for my mom and a few others as Chrismas gift. This year however I haven't felt very creative and have only been able to get 1 page done myself. Thankfully I have a wonderfully creative friend who has been kind enough to help me out with it. She's gotten almost the entire calendar finished for me. I have one more month to get together.

A friend asked me why I don't take the day and be lazy but I think instead I'll take advantage of the time to get ready for Christmas. Then I'll be able to spend some days by myself soaking in a hot tub with a good book.

Birthday Parties

My little girl seems to be a very popular kid. I think she's invited to a party atleast once a month. Last night she went to her friend E's party. They are friends from Kim's old daycare and have said they were best friends since they were 2 and could talk good. They are so funny together. It makes me a little sad that they don't get to see each other very often since we changed Kim's daycare and schools.

So this was the 2nd party that I've just dropped her off at. She's so excited about me leaving her at a party to be by herself. And suprisingly when it's time to go home and I get there to pick her up she's happy to leave too. No battles about her wanting to stay longer. I think she's enjoying her new found freedom as well. She actually thanked me for leaving her at the party by herself.

I guess the new indepences is always a little bittersweet. I love that I'm getting back more time for myself but it's also a little sad that she doesn't need me so much anymore. I'm sure that every other mom I know feels the same way.

My little girl is growing up

Kim seems to get an invite to a birthday party atleast once a month. Well maybe not quite that often but she is a popular girl. So tonight she had a party to go to and for the first time I dropped her off and left her there for the party. The party is actually supposed to be a slumber party but we aren't quite ready to let her be that big. The party is actually only a few houses down the street so I'll head back down there in a bit to bring her home.

I took advantage of a few free hours this evening and started working on a project that I had planned for Christmas for my mom and my sister. Both gifts are ready for paint, which I'll have to pick up this weekend. Maybe if all goes well I can get those both done this weekend. Then I'll just need to get boxes for them and get them wrapped up.

My sister asked if I wanted to hit the Black Friday Sales with her. Not sure if I want to attack those crowds and craziness but it would be nice to have all my shopping done and ready for Christmas by next weekend. We'll have to see how it goes.