Thankful Thursday

• Two healthy eyes (Contracted Conjunctivitis (pink eye) somehow on Saturday). I can finally wear eye makeup again. Going to attempt putting back in my contacts tomorrow.
• A tax savvy friend who completed and filed my taxes for free back in February. I'm so happy I don't have to worry & stress out about that today, tax deadline. The refund is long gone and spent the day we got it. But at least we can say that it went towards lowering our debt.
• An awesome and affordable hairstylist that does a great job on my thick, coarse, naturally curly head of hair. I love my new cut & highlights!!
• A hands on father to Abbie. He watched her for 3 1/2 hrs while momma was getting pampered at the hair salon.
• Beautiful weather where we can grill & enjoy our delicious dinner out on the deck.
• Energetic coworkers who push me to go out and walk for 30 minutes over my lunch hour. I get some fresh air and take in the beauty of springtime in Oklahoma (achoo!!)
• A wonderful friend who is taking me out for a belated birthday dinner on Saturday.
• A great rack thanks to breastfeeding my daughter.

Tackle It Tuesday

Today I feel very overwhelmed. Overwhelmed as a mother, as a housekeeper, as a wife. I am normally a very organized person & when my life gets unorganized, it throws me off and puts me in this funk. I can't even get my thoughts organized to write this blog. There just isn't enough hours in the day for me to get everything accomplished. I actually thought about calling in sick to work so I could stay home without any interruptions & get a handle on my life.



The first thing I need to tackle is my house. I had it clean when my mom came to visit at the end of March and now it's a disaster again. I blame that on spending all of my time with my daughter at night and on the weekends. About the only thing I can stay up on is the dishes and laundry. Although currently I have a load of towels in the dryer to be folded and clothes sitting on the ottoman that are folded but need to be put away. So my mission this week is to spend each night tackling one room. Hopefully by the end of the week, my house will be sparkling clean and I can enjoy the weekend with my family.

The next thing on my "Tackle It" list is to box up Abbie's 0-6 mo clothing. (sniff, sniff) I guess I just can't bring it to myself that my daughter is growing up and is wearing 6-9 mo clothing (she has her momma's long legs). Another reason I'm dragging my feet is because we are still waiting on the hardware for her dresser that we ordered online. I called today to find out that the drawer pulls are on back order until May 5th!! I am not going to wait another month to get her room in order. I guess I will just load up her dresser and then unload it when it comes time to put on the handles.

I also need to tackle my clothing situation. I have so many clothes that I don't wear anymore because a) they are outdated or b) they no longer fit me. For some reason I feel a need to hold onto them. So over the next month, I am going to go through my closet and dresser and anything that I have not worn in the last 3 years will either be trashed or donated to Goodwill. Maybe once Charlie sees how bare my wardrobe is, he will allow me to buy a new one. DOUBT IT!!

Here is a list of other things I would like to accomplish in the next month:

• Spruce up the yard (front yard is about done, backyard will be a chore!!)


• Clean all the windows in the house (inside & out)


• Paint the computer room


• Straighten up, file & shred papers in the computer room


• Clean up the recorded shows on the DVR (I'm about 2 weeks behind on Days of Our Lives...eeek!)


• Lose these last 10 lbs of baby weight (okay, so that may take longer than a month)


• Spend time with my loving husband, adorable daughter and over active dogs.
  
  

Video of the Week

This week, we introduced Abbie to vegetables. I know, it's only been a couple of weeks since we started her on cereal. But she has mastered cereal so I figured we needed to move on to bigger and better tasting foods. Right now she is having cereal as her first meal of the day (around 6:30 am) and then has some sort of vegetable at dinnertime (around 6 pm). Abbie even gives us a critique of her meal. I just want to eat this girl up!!

Thankful Thursday

• Cooler weather so I can delay turning on the A/C a little longer (I was very tempted this week when my thermostat said it was 79 degrees in my house).
• Visits from family members spaced a month apart so I will never feel homesick.
• A daughter who is in love with baby food. Although I do wish I still had a girl who cuddled with her mom as she drinks her bottle.
• A husband who helps me out at night with bathing our daughter, putting her to bed and helping dry bottles for the next day.
• Waking up to find a dog cuddled up next to me.
• Last night's dinner leftovers for lunch.
• A weekend with my husband, daughter & doggies outside cleaning up our yard, preparing for warmer weather.
• Posing for an incognito picture with my family. I love these two people and all of the laughs they bring to my life.

Post-It Note Tuesday

Happy Easter

Happy Easter from my little bunny. We went to Easter Mass this morning at the Cathedral in downtown Tulsa. It's good to arrive early on Easter Sunday or you will be standing (as we did). Abbie was an absolute angel. We even got a comment from someone standing next to us on how well she did through mass. Oh and they also commented on how beautiful she was. Don't you agree?

Video of the Week

This was actually taken last week when my mom was in town. Abbie has been introduced to solids and she LOVES them!!