Home!

I am home and so are my babies! Arizona was nice - 93 degrees nice! I love hot weather (I am sure I have mentioned my love of summer once or twice...or a million times). The people we had scheduled our meetings with were so nice. My friend/family member J works for the airline and came and sat with me while I waited for my 6:00 am flight. He is a pretty funny guy so it made the time fly...even if it was 5:00 in the morning. Sac International has a Starbuck's so I was ok. My flight was delayed and I got home late so the boys stayed with Grandma and Grandpa again so I didn't get to see them until tonight...it was so good to get lovies and smooches! We got our normal Wednesday night ice cream - YUM! It is so easy to forget how much I miss all the little things. Flatting E's blanket and making sure N is all snuggled in his favorite bear pj's. Did you know Squidward has 483 self portraits at his house? You do now!

Home is where the heart is - truer words were never spoken! Home isn't the four walls around you or the "stuff" inside it is all the love and happiness you find when you are their with the people you love. It's even a really nice place to be when you are alone with a little peace and quiet of life. My bed is also here...I LOVE my bed...so soft and welcoming. I even love having it all to my self with the occasional visits from E and/or N.

Easter is almost here! We have Star Wars easter egg coloring to do and not to mention the Bunny will surely visit our house on Sunday. I'm a little sad that A's parents aren't having the big egg hunt this year. They are camping (so much fun) and enjoying a nice vacation with the kiddos. It's funny because I would not have gone this year anyways but the thought of it not happening is still a little sad - silly, I know! I just love tradition. I have decided that so much of my life I tried to develop these traditions with all those around me and that just makes it harder to maintain (especially when things change). During the holiday season last year I started our own traditions and I know that it will just take me to keep those going - if we have others to join us it just adds to the fun. We have planned a crazy hunt with all the family kids and even little A is here to celebrate with us now that T & J live back in town with the rest of the family. I so love that we all still live close together.

I still find myself having moments of self pity (a nicer way to say extended periods of whining - even if most of it is to myself) and yet I wonder why? My life is filled with so much - a job I actually like (most of the time), wonderful friends (so many to count), my family (best) and the opportunity to spend time doing what I want to do...the things I truly enjoy in life. I have spent the last few months rediscovering the things I enjoy doing - not what I think others want me to do or what I wanted to do because someone else wanted to do them - just what I want. I believe in always trying to be a better person and learning all I can. I read a quote the other day - "I would rather be interested than interesting." Isn't that great! I totally agree. I ordered a couple of new books from Borders the other day and they are in...I can't wait to dive in and see what I can take from them. I have found some great books this year and really hope I can keep up the trend. I want to be a great me/mom/friend/sister/daughter/worker bee. I want to be interested rather than interesting! WOO HOO! Life? - Sign me up!

Overwhelmed?

I am not one to admit defeat but I am starting to feel as if I might lose my mind very soon. I just need to make it to 4/1 and life might just go back to whatever craziness we consider normal.

Here is my week so far (I know most would look at this and think it really isn't all that busy):

WORK - We are going to be audited at work...not by one company but two! We will have 12 people swarming our office in just a few short days. I think the prep work might kill me so I may not have to worry about surviving the actual audit. I have all of my normal work to do plus this. As I type this blog I am signed into my work computer checking emails. My company was recently purchased by another co out of NY so we are also in the middle of "integration hell" and it all needs to be up and ready by 4/1...seriously - are these people all nuts? How do we do all these major projects at the same time? I mostly feel sorry for D & N (D you know from prior posts and N is our IT manager..I swear he may quit at a moments notice). Of course I feel sorry for me too. God created Starbucks and wine for weeks like this. :)

HOME - Both of my lovely, wonderful sons signed up for little league this year. YEAH - N is old enough and so excited. I LOVE going to the games and cheering them on. I really don't like baseball unless it's one of my boys! So I get a call about 20 minutes ago that E will have a team meeting tomorrow night - thanks for the notice. N's coach called over the weekend and his practice schedule is set - Friday nights a 6 and Saturday's at 2:30 - gosh, thanks you for hacking my weekends to pieces. I should get E's info tomorrow so I will see how to squish this in with or normal activities - work, gym, church, school, more work, family, friends, chores. UGH! :) I so wish that PT dad wanted to be more involved - I could not imagine missing one single moment of E & N's lives...they bring me more joy then I could have ever imagined but it would be nice if he could take care of some of the work. Most of my friends have already heard my horror story of taking E to by a cup last year...seriously - I was at a total loss and most of the men in the store thought it was hilarious.

I am so thankful that I love my crazy life and all those in it. I love that the boys are so involved in school, sports and church and that I get to see them every day of my life. I actually love going to they gym and I really do like my job very much...I think the stress of trying to keep up and do everything the best way possible is making my head spin a little. I mentioned before my great friends and family. My parents are great! A & N, M & E, MK, MG, D..what would I do without them...I hope I never find out! :)

I guess this post is a little whine and a little gratefulness. When I started typing I thought it would be mostly whine...since I did a lot of that today (just ask D) :) Well...back to work!