Ever sign up for to much at once. I have a tendency to do that. Like lately… It’s a bunch of little jobs because I want to bring in money, but it doesn’t work because I get too side tracked with life. I think I need to find a steady source of income so I quit over committing myself to little jobs. Again, easy to say, hard to do.

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Yaa, I know. I can’t afford anything right now. Unless it’s pretty much free. That doesn’t stop me from looking. What with two boys that are already driving me insane with the start of school… vision therapy, occupational therapy for the oldest, asthma and hypoglycemia issues for the youngest, one new school, both new teachers… and nothing set in concrete for times… did I mention both of them want to join the cub scouts this year? I get a twitch in my eye just thinking about it. Instead… I was told aboutOuter Banks vacation rentals in North Carolina.

I saw the place listed and went BINGO. I need to go there for relaxation. It’s even big enough to hold TWO families. Much less one family with 3 boys… yes, I’m counting my husband as a boy in that statement. It has TWO kingsize beds. The rest is great for the kids. Bunk beds or twin beds or a queen bed. Their choice. We could all have our own rooms to hide in for peace and quiet.

Here are some pictures from the Carolina Designs Realtor web site:

And the boys would love the fact there are TVs in each room. We don’t have TVs in our bedrooms. Ahhh… the little things you can enjoy on vacation.

Still, we like to play as a family and it includes a private pool and a game room with a pool table. We might not ever make it out to see any sites at that rate.

Get up, leisurely breakfast, go play in the pool, come in and eat lunch, go play in the playroom, eat dinner, watch tv and it’s bedtime.

Though I’m sure I could find some time to drink tea and read a book in this room:

Whoa. Love the windows and the layout. I might not make it to play time! Well, they say dream big and I can dream about having a vacation here. Anyone want to come with me?

Tags: Mom, Vacation

Seems my life is in overload. I can’t believe all the stuff I have going on in it. Hence, I want to share an email I got from ‘The Universe’…

You’re the only person who knows what’s right for you.

The only one.

And if you already know what this is, commit to it. If you don’t, commit to nothing.

Only you know,
The Universe

What I have discovered is knowing what is right for me and doing what is right are two different things. I know what I need to do, but with the responsibility of kids and house and husband, I don’t often remember to do what is right for me. sigh.

Tags: Mom

You know you are in trouble when you go bowling and your eight year old beats you. By ten pins. He had 100 and I had 90. The next time I actually beat him. He was tired and I finally figured out how to throw a ball. Yet it wasn’t that much different. I had 106 and he had 79. Then again, he ate a hot dog and probably had greasy hands. GRIN.

We went with another family and it was a blast. I was surprised at how much fun we had. I think we need to start having people over to the house more often. I miss the conversations with other adults as a whole group. Yep… will at it to my list of things to do. Now let’s just see if I can make it happen.

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Every couple of years my husband’s work goes through a change of insurance. They get an insurance quote and a bunch of paper work and off we go. It always makes me nervous. Not that it is bad, just different. Every company has slight differences in their terminology that can make an impact on what we are charged. So far, it has been a good experience. Every company we have worked with has been more than willing to talk to me on the phone as long as necessary for me to understand it.

I just feel like I should take a class in Health Care because I know it would help me not have to call so much. Then again, we switch in a couple of months to a new company and new insurance… which is not long enough for me to take a class in it. I’m sure it would take a full semester to teach me!

Tags: insurance, Mom

Ok, I have been slowly but surely trying to ‘clean up’ my rat mess of stuff. I collect stuff. Not necessarily stuff I will use or need but just can’t seem to part with it. Sometimes it is because I bought it with money and hate to waste it. Sometimes because I keep thinking I’ll need it one day. Then I read Zen Habits on Wastefulness of Decluttering. It really hit home for me. In fact, here is the part that really got me:

This is such a common question that I thought I’d address it here — if you’re holding onto stuff because you feel it would be a waste of good money if you got rid of it, here is the answer you are looking for:

I hereby release you of your burden.

You are free. You bought these items with hard-earned money, and you don’t want that money to go to waste, so you’ve been holding onto them. It’s a burden that keeps you from freeing yourself of these unneeded possessions — it forces to you keep the space they occupy, to maintain these possessions, to constantly see them every day even if you don’t want them, to walk around them or trip over them or live in a cramped, cluttered space. This is a burden, paying penance for your initial wasted expenditure of cash.

I cannot get my act together in the last year to sell this stuff by ebay or craig’s list… which means I have to bite the bullet and just let go. Harder than I thought it would be. It is my goal for the next 2 weeks. Sigh…

Tags: housework, Mom

Baw hahaha, my sister, Tink, is getting older. Though I couldn’t resist putting a little something together for her:

I will always think of you as a princess. A noble woman regarded as having the status or qualities of a princess. Yep… that about does it. Have a great Birthday Sister!

I’m going to go insane. I was called by the elementary school yesterday morning to see if I would help with a project that needed to be done ASAP. Ok, sure. They did a lot for my sons, I’ll come help. I didn’t really have the time but I’ll work it out. And they worked me out. I swear my husband should start looking at insurance quote on me and soon. I thought I was feeling better, life was good, a good routine was back, oldest son has a teacher that had a dysgraphic child before, and youngest teacher is working hard to make sure he doesn’t have a hypoglycemic meltdown and that meant I was up to any challenge. Yet, by the time I got home… I was done. Completely and utterly done.

All I wanted to do was fine a quiet spot with no kids, no hubby, no noise and have a good book with a cup of tea to drink. Not happening. I need to learn to go with the flow of our lives. It is just that I am not quite in step with it. Maybe we just need a vacation. Yaa… I might do some research on vacations soon.

A Blondes Phone Call To Her Mom

“Hi Mom, it’s me.”
“Hi Sally, are you okay? Aren’t you
With your father at the Ace Hardware?”

“Yeah, I was, but I got arrested and they’ve let me make one phone call.”

“What happened?”

“Oh, I punched this African-American woman in the face.”

“What on earth… Why did you do that???”

“Well, it really wasn’t my fault.

Dad told me to find a “Black and Decker.” Mom I knocked the stuffing out of her.

Tags: Humor