I'm Obviously a Liar with a Bad Memory

Does anyone else find it ironic that I wrote a blog titled The End of the Hiatus is Finally Here, wrote one other blog, and then didn't blog again for 9 months? Do two blogs really mark the end of a hiatus? Well, I will not tell such lies again today. I'll be honest & say that I may not blog again for another two years after this one pitiful little blog.

I'm actually only blogging now because a friend who is probably possibly the only person who even reads my blog, reminded me recently that I even have a blog. I had forgotten about it. You may be thinking, "She is obviously exaggerating, I doubt she actually forgot about it." Well, if that's what you were thinking, you're wrong.

I really did forget about it. I forgot about it to the point of having to go to my friend's blog to even get to my blog because I couldn't remember the url address (I really thought it was the name of the blog but apparently it's not). Then I could not, I repeat, could NOT remember my password. Why isn't it the same password I use for everything else, you may ask. Well the answer to that is, I have no idea. I guess that would be too easy, or maybe I was worried about some family member signing into my account, posing and blogging as me. But why would that have been a problem, because then at least my blog would have been put to use, and not just wasting cyberspace. Anyway, to make a short story even longer, I spent 10-15 minutes trying possible passwords, finally gave up, and just had to reset the password so that I could sign in.

That brings us to here. Me posting the actual potentially most boring blog anyone has ever posted. All of this to say I kind of miss blogging, and hopefully (I understand that you don't care either way) I'll do better.

On a side note, everyone else's blog that I looked at was super cute with tons of new blogs (which makes sense seeing as I haven't read any of them in 9 or so months). Maybe everyone can pass on some "keeping blogs current" secrets to me. Its obviously a problem I struggle with :)

Also, is anyone else as excited for summer as me? I can't wait. It's so close I can almost feel the suffocating humidity now...

How Old Am I?

There are some things that I know my family loves, but I just don’t ever buy them. Its not because I don’t want to make the people in my family happy, things just have to be “cost effective” for me to buy them (unless its something I want). An example of this is yummy, delicious pop-tarts. My kids & my husband love pop-tarts but I never buy them. Seriously, never. Now rewind to a few weeks ago.

I was feeling very stupid brave & I decided to take the kids to Costco with me because I needed to restock our snack supply (the bottomless pits have been eating us out of house & home this summer). It actually wasn’t too bad (I mean people who have been tortured to give up top secret information have endured worse). We were navigating our way down the cereal isle & that’s when it happened. You guessed it…one of the kids spotted pop-tarts, the yummy, delicious treat that mom never, ever buys. Well, because I was feeling tired generous & because I would be buying in bulk (so they would be more “cost effective”) I told them we could get some. Now fast forward to today.

The last of our pop-tarts have been eaten, they’re all gone, the last pack has been toasted and washed down with a cold glass of milk….and I’m sad about it. As it turns out I too love yummy delicious pop-tarts. I keep telling myself that it’s for the best that they're gone. They’re certainly not the healthiest breakfast I’ve ever offered my family. After all I’m a grown woman not a 5 year old. I don’t need pop-tarts, but unfortunately it looks like I am really going to miss them.

The End of the Hiatus is Finally Here!

Well, blogger friends (if there are any of you out there) I am officially ending the hiatus I took from blogging. It was never planned or intentional, but days turned into weeks & weeks turned into months. It hasn't helped that my darling little Sony Vaio has decided it no longer wants to let me on the internet, or that my kids have kept me unnaturally busy this summer (apparently there are countless camps & activities that we have been missing out on in summers past), oh and who can forget the ever present job search that I have embarked on this summer (along with about 2,000 other prospective teachers!)

Who am I kidding...these are just excuses. My laptop is not my only access to the internet, my kids always keep me busy, & it's not like I'm the only busy person out there. There are millions of people way busier than me, who manage to get much more than me done everyday & they all probably still manage to blog on a regular basis!

The reason for the break isn't what’s important anyway, what’s important is that its over & I am back with a renewed enthusiasm for blogging! I know you're all giddy with excitement (all one of you...hi mom) for what's to come & I am too, but I'll be honest--I have no idea what’s to come, but I vow to do my best to stay committed & to entertain (or more probably bore) you with the excitement (more truthfully nothingness) of my days!

By the way, I hope everyone is having a fantastic summer!! Here's a little something for you to enjoy just in case you're not...

Let me Clarify

I may need to clear something up. My dear friend told me yesterday that after “scanning” my latest post she was under the impression that I had been sitting at home pondering how Los Angeles got its name. Am I the only one that is cracking up over the image of me sitting around worried about how Los Angeles got its name to the point that I would blog about it!! I’m still laughing about this. So in case there was any confusion for anyone else that read it, here’s the whole story.

I was on the computer (working on something very, very important & definitely not just wasting my time) when my six year old comes up to me and says, “Why did they name Lost Angeles, Lost Angeles? Could they not find it or something, was it lost?” Until he finished the entire question, I didn’t realize that he was saying Lost Angeles so I was wondering how in the world was I supposed to know why that city was given that name (and what was I going to make up to make myself seem super smart). Of course once I figured out what he was saying, I explained that it was actually named Los Angeles, and I even wrote it down for him to see the difference (because I’m that good of a mother).

I hope this has cleared up any confusion there might have been. I’m sure all of you have been thinking about this & only this since you first read that post so I wanted to get things straightened out asap so you could all get back to your lives.

The funniest part of all of this is that I have now posted twice about a city I have no connection to, have never been to, & really don't care that much about.

Lost Angeles?

Why did they name Los Angeles, Los Angeles? Could they really not find it or something…was it lost?

Has anyone else answered any questions like this today? :)

Dream Job

Do any of you ever consider what your dream job would be? If you could just say the words and it would happen, what would you choose to do? I have spent a fair (okay a ridiculous) amount of time lately thinking about getting a job and it’s made me consider what my dream job would be. In all honesty, I have been so very blessed because I have had my dream job for last 11years. Unfortunately, my dream job had an expiration date. I’m stating that with a tear in my eye, but its true…life goes on. I know that some people continue to stay at home after their kids are in school, but for me its just not the same without little ones running around driving me crazy, so its time for me to move on.

Of course I’m hoping to get a teaching job and I am really looking forward to having a classroom and working children. That being said, I can’t help but consider, if I could do anything, absolutely anything, what would I choose.

Teaching would definitely still be on my list. I really do think that I’ll love teaching, and after being a mom, it is what I always thought I would do. However, if I wasn’t limited in any way there are some other things that I think I would enjoy as well.

I would love to be an author & write books: I love books in general, they just make me happy. I love reading, I always have. Honestly, I am very attached to several fictional characters. To me it would be incredibly fulfilling to create characters and their world that they live in. To just be able to create something from nothing, and find out where it goes & what happens. Take Harry Potter for example (whether or not you’re a fan is irrelevant I’m just using this as an example because HP is so popular). Before J.K. Rowling wrote that first book Harry Potter didn’t exist, she created him and made him come alive. There is a whole Harry Potter world that exists now because of her. I just think being able to do something like that would be amazing.

I also think I would enjoy being a photographer. Not the kind of photographer that takes portraits of our kids & families. I would want to be the kind that captures life and the world around us. I would want to take those pictures that seem more like works of art than photographs.

I would also love (brace yourselves, this is definitely the most far-fetched) to be on Broadway. I really, really love musicals and plays. When Chris & I went to New York a couple of years ago we saw 4 shows while we were there if that gives you any indication of how much I love, love, love these shows. This too, would be amazing. To take a character and make it come to life, to actually become that character for a short time, oooohhh, I love it!

Well, there you have it. A few of the things I would do with myself if ability, training, and talent were optional! However, since I live in the real world, and those things do matter, I will just be content with enjoying the talent of others.

Now, what would you do? If the possibilities were limitless, and little things like talent and ability couldn’t stand in your way. What would your dream job be?

Spring Break Surprise

I have to preface this post by saying that I really think my kids have the best grandparents in the world. I know the world is filled with wonderful grandparents, but I happened to be pretty partial to the ones that love my kids so very much! They are always willing to do anything they can for my kids, they love being with them, & would honestly do anything for them. All 4 of them have spent countless hours playing with & spoiling each of them (as the parent I have at times taken issue with the spoiling aspect & tried my best to keep it at a minimum, but to be honest I am fighting a losing battle). That being said, onto the spring break surprise.

A couple of weeks ago Chris' parents kept the kids so that we could go out of town overnight. It happened to be a really pretty day, so they were all playing outside. One of my kids' favorite things to do outside is to ride their bikes, however, while they were outside my father-in-law noticed a few things going on with the bike situation. I won't go into all the details, but all 3 kids really needed new bikes. They were outgrowing the ones they had & one bike had been run over & the tire was warped. At the time no one said anything to me about it, but fast forward to yesterday morning & Chris' dad showed up wanting to get 3 new bikes for the kids! I was definitely surprised to say the least & the kids were sooo excited. This was such a sweet thing for him to do. The kids got to pick out what they wanted (with some stipulations from me), and bring them home to start having fun with them. They rode their bikes all yesterday afternoon & would have continued riding them all evening, but I had to drag them off the bikes to get to T-ball practice :0)

Thanks Daj!! We love our new bikes!