One Year Ago TODAY

We met a handsome little boy in an orphanage in Murom Russia. We were smitten and fell in love on the spot.

Memorial Day Weekend

Look! No more high chair for me!
Ryan loving the outdoors!

HELP!!

I need some advice. I don't know what to do. My boss just quit at work and they will start looking for her replacement next week. Today, several people have come in the office and asked ME to apply for her job. I don't know that I WANT her job. I like my 3 day week and leaving the crap at the door. I don't know that I even want to work one more day a week much less 2.

So...now for the good parts of it. GREAT for my career. Health insurance through my work is 1/3 the amount we pay for it with Aaron owning his own business. I really like the place I work. I just question if now is the time.

Opinions? Mom's working full time, how do you do it?

I have come to grips with the driving. I found my salvation in a CD that I am LOVING listening to!

Ahhh...Depeche Mode brings back so many wonderful memories and I could listen to the songs over and over and over and...well you get it. Hey, whatever gets me through right?

Our washer is currently on the fritz and I need to go find one soon. Maybe tomorrow night. I am going to start decluttering our house room by room I have decided. I got inspired from looking at other peoples blogs. I am hoping to save most of it for a garage sale I want to get together with our adoption group as a fundraiser. I hope to get positive response to paying it forward for others to be able to adopt.

Here is your cute picture of the day. Ryan is loving his sandbox!

Oh so true

My mother in law got me a great card for Mother's day. It asked why the mother crossed the road. Inside it said "Well, she didn't exactly say why, but I heard her mumbling something about peace and quiet with her hands covering her ears."
Truer words were never spoken. Today, I almost flew the coop. Uh-huh. I was done. Over it. Ready for lala land.
I know you probably LOVE reading about all the driving, but really, it is all that I do it seems. I have no time to do anything else. I work, do laundry, drive, cook, clean, oh...and take care of kids. 2 times a week I go to the gym, but that is about all the me time I get. I know I know...some get less, but I NEED more right now. My mood is crap, my body hurts from waking up every morning, DREADING the day and all the craziness it will entail.
Work stress is playing into this I know. It has been majorly stressful and non-stop. This too shall pass right?
I was trying to lose some weight before the dreaded class reunion, but instead a few lbs have creeped on. Blech.
I had some really cute pictures to post, but sadly, Ryan destroyed the memory card before I was able to download the pics into the computer. How he got to it in the nano second before I typed on the keyboard I will never know. He is into everything as he should be at this age.
I am off to bed. Ryan decided no nap was going to be had today so all of us are drained.
I promise a better post with some cute pictures soon.

Drive here, drive there, momma drives you everywhere

I seem to be driving my kids everywhere under the moon. The price you pay when you have teenagers.
Both kids seem to be enjoying their jobs. Chandler has worked most nights this week and has come home tired, but happy.
Looking forward to a day off and catching up tomorrow and this weekend.

Picture Update

Ryan loves to color, especially with Sister. :)

Harper, our neighbor thinks Ryan is great fun to play with and she loves to push him around on his carr!

Weeks are getting super busy around here. With Chandler working and having baseball, Bailey having her paper route and now adding track, I seem to drive all day every day. Add a job and a house to clean to that and my time is pretty limited. Oh..and a husband who's foot isn't healing well (8-12 more weeks in a boot). Ahhh, life is good!!