Wow, I was really miserable on Thursday night! It's amazing how getting my house clean and my paperwork under control can make a girl feel soooo much better! It has been a really busy last couple of weeks between work, activities, meetings, etc. It is one of those times where there seems to be just too many things going on, and I'm having a hard time keeping up with all of it. I get really unhappy when that happens (in case you haven't noticed...)
Things are going well around here, we are all awaiting better weather, and they are saying we will get it this weekend (50's and possibly 60's by Monday). I love this time of year, when the snow starts melting and we have those first, few, warm days. Those days feel like heaven, after being cooped up in the subzero weather for the past 3 months. It is like everything is fresh and new again. I am going to try to get out and walk every evening now that the weather is nice. I have packed on a few pounds over the winter (I really don't need to pack on any extra pounds...in fact I could stand to lose a few pounds!!). So, hopefully, with the weather warming up, I can get outside and burn it off before summer.
Ed has been busy with taxes, which is great for him, but it really leaves me in the driver's seat for everything else (house, kids, etc). That is also, probably, another reason why I feel like I am having a hard time keeping up. The extra income is nice, and it is needed for us, but oh, I will sure be glad when it is over!
The kids are doing well, Alex and Cameron are doing fine in school. Lilly is doing well, although she has lots of new and fun behaviors that are very annoying. She will dissolve into tears if I put her clothing on "too fast", if I tuck her in "too fast", or if I put her boots on "too fast". Last night, she was trying to put her PJ's on, and she was convinced they were upside-down because she was putting her head in the bottom of the shirt. It made perfect sense to her, but I could not convince her otherwise.
Alex has to bring pictures of each family member to school for a project, and boy, it was really tough to find actual pictures of everyone. Now that all of our pictures are on the computer, we really don't develop any of our pictures. And, of course, there are NO pictures of me, because I am always the one behind the camera. After much searching, I finally found a picture, taken in 2003, of me with Alex and Cam at the Wiggles concert. Now, that didn't seem like so long ago, but boy, I guess it was. I looked so much younger, and Alex and Cameron were practically babies! I wasn't even pregnant with Lilly yet. When I look back on the years when Alex and Cam were little, I remember how busy it was (they are 19 mos apart), how overwhelming it was, at times (Alex was a very challenging little guy), and I always say "I would NEVER do that again!". But, now, that those days are over, I can see there were plenty of happy days, and I wish I could plop those boys in my arms, sit one on each leg, and enjoy a Wiggles concert. I guess that is life, though...so I'd better get used to looking back at the good ol' days.
We are starting our adaptive dance program today, so I'd better get ready. I am excited to be starting dance again, it is such a wonderful experience for the dancers and their families. Lilly will be dancing again with everyone else, which I love. We don't have a lot of time in the evenings, so I am holding off on putting her into dance until she wants to go. But this is a nice opportunity for us, because I can have my daughter come with me every week and be involved. Then, it doesn't feel like work to me! And, I think it is great to involve my kids with the kids that have special needs so they can develop a healthy outlook on that population.
Anyway, I need to dash out of here ASAP...Better go!
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