1. My house is
still decorated for Christmas. I planned to take the tree down
yesterday, and then when that didn't happen, I planned to take it down
today. I also planned for Eric to clean out the family room (and unless
you saw how much stuff was in there, you have no idea how big of a
project that was/still is), and I planned for me to do laundry, plan for
school, and on and on the list goes. My intentions were great, and it
could all have been done if we were uninterrupted and everything went
perfectly. And so, as it often goes, planning for school became much
more important than un-decorating the house. I need more time!
2. I'm
crazy-weird about certain things. Do any of you know this about me?
For example, CDs and DVDs have to go into their cases with the title
readable. I keep my grocery list on an excel spreadsheet. My flute is
named Samantha, Sam for short. The list goes on and on. Now, I am
cataloguing 202 accelerated readers that I purchased on e-bay in excel.
I'm recording title, author, reading level, and read-aloud level.
Otherwise, I'm afraid that by the time we need them, I'll completely
forget that we own them. I'm thinking about doing this for all of our
books. It is a huge, unnecessary project, but it will save me time,
money, and effort in the future.
3. We have had a
blast over our break smothering our children with quality time and
affection. It has been wonderful, and it is directly reflected in their
great behavior and attitudes. I'm not a resolution maker, but I have
decided to protect our time more, especially our evenings, so that we
can make sure that we have plenty of family time at home. I know that
it is the best thing for our kids.
4. Tomorrow is
our first day back to school. I am excited and energized and ready to
get started again! Lukas and Ava are also looking forward to it, which
is great because it felt like I was pulling Lukas' teeth every school
day in December. We've got some fun activities and projects to do this
week. I can't wait!
5. Like my new
template? It's all about where I'm at in life right now. Crayons are a
part of my life every single day, so why not enjoy them on my blog.
They're so bright and cheerful!
6. My sister and
brother-in-law bought us Dance, Dance Revolution for Christmas (at our
request), and we love it. Most of all, we love having fun while getting
some exercise, and, even more than that, we love, love, love watching
the kids play. Lukas is actually better than us on some of the dances,
and Ava just bounces around while staring at the screen with a very
serious face. She clearly has no idea what she is doing, but she also
clearly believes that she does. It's so cute. We got it on video last
week. I know that those of you who are aware of my incredible lack of
coordination are dying to see me play this game. I'm sorry, but most of
you will probably never have that pleasure.
7. I love
LeapPads. Lukas got The Incredibles 2nd Grade LeapPad book for
Christmas, and he has been playing with it nearly every day. The same
math that we were working on before break is included in the book, and
he is doing great at it now while he seemed to be just barely getting it
before. We're going to review for the next few days, but I don't think
we'll have any problem moving on!
8. Ava will be
starting some new things for pre-school this week. I bought her a book
at Wal-mart because she really wants to be doing what Lukas is doing, so
I thought that if she had a workbook, she would feel like she was
really "doing school". Since she's turning 4 this month anyway, I
figure she should do just fine with it. She can't wait to get started!
9. I had Ava's
birthday party mostly planned in my head when my sweet, sweet sister
said out loud, "Isn't she doing a My Little Pony party? She seems to be
all about My Little Ponies." True enough, she is, but she had been
planning a princess party since last winter. Now we're having a Pony
party, and, unlike her brother who just takes what he gets, she is being
very specific about everything. She is a detail girl, which she gets
from me (see #2 above). The good news is that we're only having a
family party, which brings me to...
10. Eric and I
had 3 discussions about having only a family party for Ava this year
before we finally agreed. Lukas had a very, very small 4th birthday
party, and his 5th birthday was just family as well. I don't believe
that a child needs to have a huge party every single year, but I love
throwing them. It isn't less work really since a family party requires a
meticulously clean house while a big party requires that we simply go
somewhere else to celebrate but I have to have goody bags and games and
prizes. At any rate, I still feel kind of guilty about this decision
even though I know there is no reason to feel this way. Maybe it has
something to do with the fact that on her actual birthday, she'll be
getting her teeth cleaned. Seriously. That's just how it worked out,
so she'll have shiny-clean teeth to enjoy her birthday treats!
Aren't you glad there's no #11?
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