Going to the beach tomorrow

Tomorrow I have a day at the beach planned with my kids and my mom! Should be fun. The kids have been asking to go for a while and since my mom has the day off, she's coming along! Can't wait to go and relax in the shade at the beach. Hopefully I remember to take my camera so that I can share pictures later. :)

Hope you have a great week!

What a Weekend - Need a Nap

Whew! What a busy, but fun weekend! Saturday morning started out with the girls softball games. That had us busy from 7:45 in the morning until about 2:00 in the afternoon. After that we got home, fed the dogs, took a shower, and relaxed for a bit. Then it was off to MIL's house because SIL and her husband flew in from Chicago to have dinner with DH and I for our Anniversary. So we hung out there for a bit, then headed into town for dinner at about 5:15. Dinner was fabulous! We were glad to be celebrating with my in-laws and saw a beautiful sunset during dinner as well.

The next morning we woke up early again and went to a dog pulling competition...with all the kids and 2 dogs to boot. The dog pull was cool and we stayed there until about 3:00 in the afternoon. After that, it was back to the house, feed the dogs, shower and relax for a bit after being in the sun all day, and THEN, we went to the carnival. We bought wristbands for the kids (unlimited rides) and that was the last day we could go, so at 5:30 we headed back out to the carnival. By 9:00pm, DH and I were ready to go home. We were exhausted. Our youngest two kids were also very tired, so we all headed home, but the older two hung out at the carnival for a few more hours with DH's family who was also there.

It was a fun weekend, but boy do I need a nap today!

Why Working At Night is Great

I did some work last night and it was so great. It was so easy to focus because when it's 9-10pm here in Hawaii, it's the wee hours of the morning in the rest of the country. This means that there are very few people online and on message boards so I don't get distracted. When I try to work in the morning or during the day, the rest of the country is in full swing and message boards are hopping! So it's very easy to get side tracked with forums and with e-mails coming in. At night, there are very few e-mails and virtually none are urgent or important, so that atmosphere allows me to really concentrate at the task at hand. Not only that, the house is quiet because the kids are asleep. The only bad part is that it's also DH's and my "couple time" without the kids. So, either we miss out on that, OR I stay up later and do work after everything else for the day is done (including couple time;)). We'll see how it goes, but I think I'm going to try to get a few nights of work in each week and see how that works out.

It's Monday and I'm Feeling Lazy

Well, it's the start of the new week. The kids are on break and I'm feeling quite lazy. I did do some work over the weekend which I don't normally do, so I don't feel so bad about not doing a lot today. Besides, I really don't like doing a lot with the kids home. I'll probably do most of my work in the evening when DH is home too.

Things are going well with business although I really think I could step it up if I really wanted to. I think I'll be on track with that in a few weeks. Right now there's just quite a bit going on in life in general and I don't want to add stress by making work a big deal.

So, I'm still working, but it's not a major, high stress thing right now. :)

Kids in Sports

Right now is the time of year when my kids are in sports. The girls are all playing softball and my daughter just brought a letter home from school asking for permission to participate on the 5th grade track team for the school. That's so cool that she's going to get to be on the team. We always wanted her to run track and thought we'd have to wait until she got to high school for that. But, she has practice on Tues and Thurs and the track meet will take place in May. I'll definitely have to get my video camera ready for that.

My two youngest girls were supposed to start their softball season last Saturday, but the first two games of the season have both been canceled. So they are waiting to have their first game still. My oldest daughter has had two games so far and both times I forgot my camera. I really need to get on it. DH bought me a great, small video camera for Christmas too, so I really have no excuse. I need to get on it!

Pregnancy Hormones, Don't Mess with Me

Okay, this is my 6th pregnancy and I don't think I've ever been so moody and grumpy! I'm not complaining, I just have to watch my temper which I don't normally have. My fuse seems quite short recently and I'm hoping it's just pregnancy hormones that will level out soon so this "phase" (I hope it's a phase) can end. Poor DH, I went off on him like I never have in all our almost 11 years of marriage over something that wasn't even that big a deal. Like I said...I really hope this is a phase. All things considered, I think he handled it well and didn't add to the fire like he could have. So thankfully, it all blew over rather quickly and I ended up getting a very nice massage from DH later that night. :)

Feeling Zen This Week

Last week was unbelievable hectic. Each day was a very busy day and I felt like I was juggling a hundred things! Every day I felt on the verge of dropping a ball somewhere. Well, the week ended and things went okay overall. No balls dropped. Thankfully this week is very different. I don't have so much going on and I feel much more "on top of things" in all areas of my life. I'm feeling much more relaxed and less stressed. Yesterday, the thought struck me and I was feeling quite zen. I was at peace, things were going well, and many loose ends were tied up and taken care of. I love this feeling.

Of course, my kids go "off track" on Friday (their first day off), so I'm sure that's throw a little bit of a wrench into my relaxed routine. But, to be honest, I'm looking forward to the kids going on break. I already got a few books for my oldest daughter to read. My second daughter WILL be studying addition and subtraction flash cards. My youngest will be read to and will practice her writing. My son will get to color. And we'll ALL make at least one trip to the beach. The kids really want to go and DH isn't much of a beach person. So I want to take the kids and make a day of it when they're on break.

I Hate When I Do That

Tonight I got on the computer just to check on a few things, not to stay on for long. So my son came up to me telling me that he wanted to go to sleep. He asked me to go lie down with him. Since I wasn't really all that busy on the computer and just wanted to finish up a few things, I told him, "Just a minute. I'll be right there."

Well, usually if he's fussy, he'll sit there and nag and I'll, of course, have to give up what I'm doing to tend to him, but tonight, he just went and waited. When I got off the computer, I realized how quiet it was. I looked over to my son's bed and there he was, sleeping. He sweetly and patiently went to lay down and fell asleep waiting for me. Oh, I wish I could take that back. I wish I got off the computer and just went with him. I hate it that he fell asleep waiting for me and as far as he knows, I never came like I said I would. :(

That's why I'm on the computer right now, as he sleeps, so that I can get a bunch of work out of the way and can spend more time with him tomorrow during the day. I don't think I'll do any work at all tomorrow, just cruise with my son.

Proud Mama of a Homerun Hitter

Just had to stop by to say that I was so excited this weekend when my daughter hit her first ever home run. It didn't really go too far in the air, but it was hit well enough to keep rolling past the outfielder and gave her time to come all the way home. I was just happy that she got to experience that. It was pretty cool. :)