Photography

Read the previous blog first or you won't know what I am talking about in this one. I just posted a blog a few minutes ago and then got up to clean, like I said I was going to. I found some picture frames in my bedroom that I have been needing to hang for a long time now. I never could decide an order or where to put them so I hadn't done anything with them but I just decided who cares and hung them where I wanted to, regardless of how good they looked! So that made me think of some pictures that I have been taking lately of the snow. I have been thinking of taking up photography so I wanted to post some of them on here.

I wish cleaning was as relaxing as sleeping!

So here I am, another nap time....Ryan is actually sleeping this time. I wonder why, he only screamed all morning and ran around crazy in K mart! We had a horrible morning. It was another snow day for Hannah....I hope her teachers are enjoying this break because I know a lot of parents who don't feel the same way (me included). Both kids were extra irritable this morning and I felt like Ryan was screaming way too much and Hannah was yelling "mommy" way too much so we left the house. I called Brad to make sure the roads weren't bad first. I had no idea where we were going or what we were going to do. Since there is really nothing for the kids to do within 30 miles of us we ended up shopping in Teays Valley and ate lunch at McDonalds! I was happy, at least! I love my kids dearly but this week has been so long and horrible for us. Since Hannah has started school she gets bored being home all day and I can only handle so much of the barbies, ponies and babies! She insists she can not play alone because she only has two hands....so I play with her but, man, does it get old fast! So I am sitting here in the livingroom looking at the mess around me and thinking I should really be cleaning. There is a make-shift tent in front of me, along with some boards that the kids were building with this morning. There are about 6 pairs of shoes blocking the front door, muddy dog prints everywhere, the table is piles high with who knows what...I suddenly feel overwhelmed! I am not even going to try to explain what I see in the playroom! The sound of the clock ticking on the wall is so relaxing right now. I think I will burn some candles. Why am I rambling on? I am going to end this blog. That reminds me....Brad asked an interesting question the other day. Why is it called a blog? And when I am typing here why am I "blogging". That also reminds me of something Hannah said to me in Big Lots this morning. We were looking at all the baby stuff because I have a baby shower to go to next weekend. She said "this stuff is so cute. Look at this, I am going to buy this for my baby when I grow up." I am not ready for that! She also insists that she needs a Hannah Montana shirt because every girl in her class has one. I could do a whole nother blog on that subject alone! But I am going to stop "blogging" and clean! I wish cleaning could be as relaxing as sleeping........suddenly I have a title for this blog! My first title was "I don't even know what to title this blog" now I am changing it.

Nap time again.....

Today has been a good day so far. I am finding that nap time is the best time for me to do this blogging. We got almost 6 inches of snow during the night. So beautiful! I took the kids up to the church this morning to go sled riding. It seriously took us an hour to get ready. I hate having to put on all those layers but it was worth it to play in the snow and be warm for an hour. Ryan is still too young for sled riding......He could barely stand up on flat ground, let alone walk up and down a hill to sled. Plus we don't have a sled so we used trash bags, which is not the best! None of us lasted very long. I am trying a new recipe for dinner. Crockpot chicken and stuffing. It looks pretty good. Can't wait to see how it turns out. We have had something similar to it before but I have never made it in the crockpot before. Well, I need to get some work done.

Nap time-the best time of day!

Well, as you can read, it is nap time in our house! I really am going to keep this one short and sweet because the dogs have got to have a bath today and nap time is the only time I can do it unless we all end up soaked! Hannah had a snow day today. We got a good 2-3 inches. There is more on the way so I bet there will be more snow days this week! I can't decide if snow days are good or bad yet! She gets pretty bored here during the day....I'm just not as exciting as school. I get pretty frustrated too with her and Ryan bickering or her just bugging him or constantly asking me if she can do something or go to mamaw's house. But it is nice to have her around for a change! So that is all I have to say for today.

Another day done

Well, another day is over....I can't help asking myself if I did my best for the Lord today. I'm sad to say that I haven't. I never will. This blog helps me reflect on my actions for the day. Not only as a Christian, but as a mother, wife, friend, and all the other roles I play in a day. I need work in a lot of areas....I will have to work on it. Anyways, I am going to try not to write as much as the last time! Brad got called out a little while ago. He will probably get home about the time I am falling asleep! We had a good evening yesterday. Brad's mom kept the kids overnight so we went out to eat and saw a movie then went to walmart. It was nice just to be alone. No kids, no bags, no 10 minutes out in the cold buckling and unbuckling! (That's not to say I don't enjoy all those things!) Hannah got a certificate and a $2 bill for perfect attendance at school. She was so proud! She thinks she will be able to buy a lot with that $2!! Well, Ryan is yelling for me so I better go now. He has not been falling asleep very easily these days. Don't know what is going on there but.....I almost forgot about the picture of the day....I think I will post some of my dog Patches. I didn't actually take this picture today. I was working on my photography skills the other day and Patches just set herself up! I didn't ask her to sit or stay or anything. She did it all on her own. They love to lay anywhere the sun is coming thru the windows. I would love to take pictures and make money from it! I have gotten comments that I take good pics before so maybe I'll think more about it.... Sometimes I get so absorbed in the daily tasks of life that I forget about our pets. I feel sorry for them some days. All they want is to be part of the family. I get annoyed with them very easily these days. It is easy to do when you have 2 other kids to take care of. But I do love them. Okay, I am done talking about them now! Okay, so I decided to add a pic of Sammy too. I couldn't leave her out! She is the one who is standing.

ahhh....silence

Okay, let me try this again! I already typed one blog but it just disappeared on me! I am glad the kids are in bed. Ryan did not take a nap today so he was cranky all evening. After about 2 hours of him being in his crib, I went in to yell at him one last time and he had his pants off, his diaper off, and he had peed all over his bed and the floor! So I let him get up. I knew it would end in disaster. No nap makes for a terrible evening! Him and Hannah were jumping off his toybox after that (first mistake, I know) while I was vacuuming the rooms and I heard him scream so I went in there and Hannah said he had fell on his leg. He has been limping on it now but using it and everything bends so I don't think it is major. Also, Hannah got her first negative report from her teachers today! They said she had been acting wild all day! Normally during naptime she lays there quiet like she is supposed to but today she talked to her neighbor the entire time. I could tell she was wound up when I went it to get her. She wouldn't just stand still and let the teacher zip her coat, she was falling all over the place and acting crazy! So we had a nice talk about that! And, to make matters worse, I haven't talked to Brad all day! It is almost 8pm! Poor guy, works so hard. And I get to stay home....We wouldn't make it in each other's shoes and we both know it! How's that for a first blog?! I am going to try to add a photo every time I write a blog. Today's is going to be of a project Hannah was working on. I just handed her a bunch of toilet paper rolls and a box and glue and let her do whatever she wanted. I think tomorrow during Ryan's nap time I will let her paint it. She loves doing stuff like that. Thanks for reading!

Am I actually doing this?!

Okay, so the pressure has finally gotten to me. I am no writer by any means but I have enjoyed reading the blogs of my friends so I thought I too would give it a try. I'll give you a heads up that I probably won't be that faithful to this. Who knows, I might love it and do it every day. You'll just have to keep coming back to find out!