But it makes me happy...

Conversation with Jack at Walmart yesterday:

Jack (walking around with a pink and purple Dora backpack with flashing pink heart on his back): But I just love Dora backbag. It's the best backbag ever in the world.

Me: But, sweetie, you already have a backpack for school, we don't need the Dora one. Remember, you have Thomas?

Jack: But it makes me happy.

Me: (trying to choke back laughter) I know, baby, but we have to save it for someone else starting school who doesn't have a backpack. It'll make them very happy.

Jack: Ok. But you put it back...I just can't do it.

 

So dramatic.  Don't get me wrong, if he didn't already have a backpack for school, it would've been his.  But, I just do not have the space for 2 of everything right now. 

Hippity, Hoppity...Easter had it's day!

Yesterday's activities were great!  This is the first year that we've stayed home for the holiday, and we had a nice, chill day (not in the literal since, it was like 85 degrees!).  Matt was on call, but he really only had to go in from about 3:30-6:30, so we pretty much spent the entire day together as a family.

We started off with a visit from the Easter Bunny:

Candy at 9am...always a hit!

We went on an hour-long walk through the neighborhood, kids in the wagon, dogs trotting along.  I was surprised at how warm it was at 10am.  We came back home and played for awhile, then it was nap time.  The boys went down, and I went to sit outside in the adirondack to read.  I fell asleep for about 30 mins and my arms, legs, and chest got pink (got my Vitamin D for the month!)

When the kids woke up (well, Jack was the only one who slept - I will never understand how a 2-year-old can sit in a dark room, in a crib, and talk and sing for 3 hours without sleeping!), Matt was still at the hospital, so they picked their Easter basket for the egg hunt and we played outside while we waited:

Matt got home and hid the eggs...It lasted all of 10 minutes, but the boys had a great time finding them:

Jack could hardly wait to sort his loot!

(And YES, he's wearing cowboy boots with his outfit...he insisted!)

We have a busy week ahead of us...dog grooming Tues, getting my hair groomed Wed am, then off to Raleigh Wed afternoon for the major event AKA Jack's 4th birthday party!!

Stressed...

I figured that since this blog was titled "...a day in the life," I would use it to my advantage and vent.  Today, I feel stressed.  Not sure why...just woke up that way.  I want to take the kids out to play since it's a beautiful, sunny 80 degrees again today.  And I feel like I'm cheating them because I am keeping everyone inside to clean (they're playing, I'm cleaning - at least I'm not making them help me!)

I'm also frustrated that I let my house get so messy, that it's truly embarassing - and even more stressed because I feel like I lack the energy and motivation to clean it up.  I've started a bit, cleaning the foyer....that's maybe 1/20th of the actual square footage that needs it.

On a sunnier note, I've been eating really healthy and trying to stay active more and have lost about 8 lbs - which is great and all, until today when I had a lean pocket....AND an Uncrustable PB and honey sandwich (at least it was on wheat bread, right?) for lunch.  I guess I just need to get a grip and realize that shame, guilt, and hating myself over a 230 cal sandwich is just silly - the world, and my life as it were, is not going to be any worse off if it takes an extra 6hrs for me to lose the fat on my thighs!

I just finished this book yesterday, which is an excellent read for those of us that like to eat - sometimes too much.  I would recommend it to everyone!

See...I knew this would help.  I feel better by just "talking" it out.  Thanks for those of you who listened!









Props to the only other person in this household that feels the same way about food:

My Patrick...who can start on one side of an apple and eat his way through the core to the other side.