Who Says?

Who says moms can't wear fun band-aids too? :)

I cut my finger on a piece of broken glass. I survived. Besides, I got to wear a cool band-aid.

Forgetful Me.

Does forgetting things mean that you are getting old? I sure hope not because, if it does than I am officially old.

I have been forgetting a lot of things lately. Important things. Things like meal planning and grocery shopping. Yep, that's me. Bad wife and mom.

Here's the story...

Without sounding like I am complaining or that my life is busier than anyone else's life, I will just say that our life is busy. My plate is pretty full, and most days I feel like I am on auto-pilot just going through the day, drop into bed and get up and do it again.

This past Saturday, I had errands to run, we were going to a birthday party and expecting an overnight guest that evening so, I was busy preparing for that. At 10:35, I discovered that I had forgotten all about my daughter's ballet class at 10am. The class ends at 10:45 so it was too late to take her at that point. Ugh. I did not tell her we missed it, and thankfully she did not notice. The crazy thing is, I have it scheduled in my phone and to alert me ahead of time. I must have completely missed it.

Then, yesterday was another strange day. Mondays are very weird for me. I am usually completely exhausted on Mondays due to the craziness of our Sundays but, I just went about my day, took the kiddos to the Library and did some cleaning. (Oh, I forgot to mention that we are looking for another apartment. We are not moving out of the area, just looking for another place.) A couple was coming to look at the apartment so, that is why I was cleaning and another reason why things have been a little crazy. Also, I was going to have dinner with a friend at 5:30. I was making dinner for my family before I left, and rushed out the door to meet my friend. I got back, chatted with my husband for awhile and then basically fell into bed.

My husband came into the bedroom this morning, I had apparently slept through my alarm (again), and he asked me if I was going grocery shopping this morning. I usually grocery shop on early Tuesday mornings to beat the rush. (trust me, it's crazy.) I just looked up and said "ummmm, I guess not." I had totally forgotten to plan my meals or write a list, or anything.

That is sort of important. What is up with me? Maybe I need another vacation of something? A new brain, maybe? Maybe I just need to clear a few things off of my plate? Hmmm....

Ok. Make me feel better... have you forgotten about anything important lately?

Random...

This is my excuse for lumping a bunch of random things into one post. Thanks for humoring me.

• We were out of town last week. We went back to NY for a Conference. We stayed with a friend and had lots of fun.
• I still have not finished unpacking from the trip. (we've been home for 3 days)
• I have tons of laundry to do.
• This weather has been rocking.
• Someone brought 16 people to church on Sunday. Awesome.
• K was in the Memorial Day parade in Harvard Square yesterday with his baseball team. It was so cute. Glad the weather was nice. (pics to come)
• We had a cookout last night with some friends. I always worry about not having enough food but, we had leftovers!
• I think I have some sort of allergies, my eyes are constantly itching and I've been having dull headaches.
• I hate shorts. I'm sure I've mentioned it before. I wear them out of necessity but, I usually have to force myself. I am definitely going to find some skirts and dresses to wear this summer.
• I think today we will have a picnic. I love picnics. Any excuse to eat outside, really.
• We ate breakfast outside this morning but, these 2 humongous bees decided to interrupt us. The kids ran screaming into our house. That was the end of that.
• The water is turned on at our local park so, that will provide lots of afternoon entertainment.
• I found a chair. On the side of the road. In great condition. It is green, my favorite color. It doesn't really go with anything but, I don't care. It's comfy. (I'll show a pic of that, too.)
• My daughter is obsessed with the Tangled soundtrack. It plays constantly and she has every song memorized. Consequently, so do I. :)
• Mandy Moore was the perfect choice for the voice of a disney princess. (in my opinion)

I think that's enough randomness for today! Hope your week is off to a great start!

Random...

Warning: This post has no point whatsoever. Some might even call it wasted space. I call it like it is...random. Random and I are very tight...almost related. *smile*

"Yikes" is my word. It has a number of different uses. Here, I'll give you some examples.

One of my kiddos spills something ...."Yikes"

During a conversation when something said is surprising or sad or alarming...."Yikes"

One of the kids gets hurt..."Yikes"

I'm feeling overwhelmed when the kiddos are arguing over the same toy yet again...."Yikes"

I'm late for an appointment...."Yikes"

I'm annoyed...."Yikes"

I'm in pain..."Yikes"

I'm empathizing...."Yikes"

You get the point. When I don't know what to say, I say "Yikes."Used especially in more serious or uncomfortable situations usually. I'm sure it's become extremely annoying to people around me. Maybe it's time for me to get another word. I might go through a little withdraw, though.

Do you have a word? Do tell.

*picture from Network World

Home. (It's Complicated)

My mom called me a while ago and told me that she wanted to fly me home to see her. I am very excited about this. Only 3 more weeks to go! I have been missing home. When I say home I'm not talking about a physical house. I'm talking about the feeling of home. The funny thing is, home is a bit complicated for me. You see, to me home is wherever my family is but, my family is all over the place. My hubby and kids are here with me so, this is home. But, my mom is in Western NY so, when I go to see her that's home even though I didn't grow up there. My dad is also in the Western part of NY so that's home, too. I was born in Ohio and my extended family lives there, and that is home when I am there. But, I was raised in a rural area of NY and none of my family lives there anymore so, even though it should technically be home it's not. I have a lot of homes. Have I confused you? I think I've confused myself a little.

They say "home is where the heart is". Well, I guess my heart is a little all over the place, and I'm totally cool with that.