This week

In the Poulton house this week:
-H went to a marathon birthday party and made some totally cute flip flops. Yes, made them. I'm not intimidated to throw a party here or anything now.

-T went to day camp for scouts and totally loved it. He came home smelly and dirty, just like you would expect.
-E had picture day and was very excited to wear a new dress for it. (Or new to her. Thankfully she still thinks hand-me-downs are cool.)
-S made some kickin' applesauce at preschool. I got to help in his class that day and it was really fun to see him interacting with his new friends.
-R dumped an entire canister of pepper onto her plate while I was dishing up dinner. I was laughing so hard she probably thinks it's ok to do it again!

-Dad worked very hard in the yard and garage yesterday and the place looks fantastic. He also groaned a lot with football scores, but cheered when UW beat USC. Go Huskies!
-I..... What did I do? Supervised the chaos. Took the dog to get a bath. Washed 15 loads of laundry after the kids decided it was time to get their winter clothes out. Never mind that it's still 90+ degrees outside, they were tickled to be trying on turtlenecks again. Made umpteen meals and did the dishes too many times. Was happy to have my hubby home for the weekend, not just because of how hard he worked yesterday, but because it feels better when he's here. Read 'Austenland' again, and liked it even more the second time. Anything else? Ah yes. Some gory things you don't want to know about. :)
Hope your week was as good and eventful as mine!

Thoughts from a Mom

I always knew I would love my kids, but I had no idea how in love with them I'd be. Does that make sense? I didn't know that a simple smile would melt my heart, or that their laughter could make my heavy heart a little lighter. That an "I love you Mommy" would be all the payment I would need at the end of the day. That spending Saturday night playing Go Fish, being skunked by a four year old, would be such a blast.

How blessed I am to have so much love in my life. There are those that struggle their entire lives to have what I got without even trying. I should know better than to question the Lord and what He has planned for me. He has given me more joy than I knew it was possible to have. More love than I knew one heart could hold. I am going to try and cherish each moment while I have them here. Because in the entire span of their lives, I only get them for a small moment. I'm not trying to say I'm going to be perfect, perish the thought. I am just going to try a little harder to not be in such a hurry to 'get through' this stage of my life.

This is their Easter picture, but I love it, so I posted it again. And the title from my last post was from What About Bob, good job!

Baby-stepping

I haven't been posting lately, but that doesn't mean life hasn't been happening all around me. I've been thinking about my life and contemplating a lot of things. Things I want to change, and know that need to be changed.
Why is change so hard? I hate it. It can be for the better, and yet it is still gut-wrenching. So I'm going to take it one step at a time. That's all I can do. Have patience with me, friends. I'm still here, and so is our family. We're growing and learning and all of that good stuff. I'll keep you posted. :)



P.S. Can anyone tell me where I got my title from?