Listen

What can you hear right now, right where you're sitting? See how detailed you can get.

There are 11 children in my house right now and here is what I hear.

Inside...Six are in the living room and all I can hear is quiet breathing. The occasional roll-over, laugh, or chatter of a two year old's dreams are coming but all is quiet there. Three are in another room and I hear silence. One is in the bassinet and I hear him sucking his tiny thumb. Gabriella is trying to fall asleep so she is "singing" and banging the blinds off of her crib. Oh wait...QUIET!!! (Listening closer) She's almost asleep.

Outside...a garbage truck is about two streets over, big diesel engine, shaking the trash out of cans, and dropping them violently against the black top. The rain is flowing down the drain pipes making a clank as it hits the elbow of the drain..need to put a sponge in there..from a rain that started at 4:00 this morning.

My fingers are tapping on the keys as I update my blog and my brain is screaming out the list of things I have to do before I leave in the morning. I should go and try to accomplish some of them...silence the racket in my head!!!!!

Go With this

Happy Birthday to me...tomorrow.

Someone sent this to me and what great timing. Let's go with 26!!!! I'm good with that!!!!!

You Are 26 Years Old

Under 12: You are a kid at heart. You still have an optimistic life view - and you look at the world with awe. 13-19: You are a teenager at heart. You question authority and are still trying to find your place in this world. 20-29: You are a twentysomething at heart. You feel excited about what's to come... love, work, and new experiences. 30-39: You are a thirtysomething at heart. You've had a taste of success and true love, but you want more! 40+: You are a mature adult. You've been through most of the ups and downs of life already. Now you get to sit back and relax.

What Age Do You Act?

5 minutes

Let go and write whatever!!! But only for five minutes. After that put your pen, errrr, your fingers down and don't go back to fix anything!

It's a timed assignment, but you're on the honor system, no cheating!

My life lately is mostly lists....

Go to the bank before vacation
Call in the school book order
Clean up
Wash preschoolers sheets Thursday night
Dinner with a friend tonight (she's making my chocolate cake)
Dinner with different friends tomorrow night (another chocolate cake)
(Had dinner with my in-laws last night...the first of three chocolate cakes)
HAPPY GIRL...TOO much cake!!!!
Pack for me and Gabriella
Grocery store for food for the school next week
Plan menus for Assistant to follow
Not enough time for picking up Gabriella's birth certificate so I'll take her shot records.
Gas in the car for the drive to the airport
Pack Special treats for the kids
Make last minute instructions for Assistant
Cancel newspaper
Ask Paul to water the front yard...sprinklers are broken
Then...five minutes are up...

Tagged

Back on October 1, I was tagged but am just now getting around to responding. Sorry Elizabeth :-(

Here are the rules:
Make a list of 5 weird/odd things about you, then tag 5 people.

1. I can't stand spiders or snakes.
2. I eat Doritos on my bologna sandwiches. A friend did it in the 8th grade and I have done it since...MANY, MANY years ago!!!
3. I have the ability to crack myself up...almost daily! No one else may see the humor in something but I find it hysterical. I get this from my Mother!!! :-)
4. I love getting in the car and going for a drive. Turn up the music, jam, and find new places and new things.
5. I LOVE my birthday! (It's tomorrow) Sometimes it's the only time I hear from friends who have busy lives. Glad they take the time to think of me!!! Can't wait to see who calls!!! :-)

Spread the love

Today's prompt
Today is my (Meg's) anniversary, so help me spread the love!

Celebrate your relationship with someone in your life. It doesn't have to be a spouse, it could be kids, parents, or even the mail carrier that waves to you everyday!

I choose my husband and my children. This Friday I am flying to Oregon to finally catch up with the rest of my family. Jeffrey is approaching three weeks of Daddy-time with our older two and I have had Mommy-time with Gabriella. All of us will be together Friday night just in time for bath, storytime, and bed. (Something tells me that the children will be up a little later that night.) At any rate, here is the update!!!

Nicholas's bedroom no longer has stripes and is now the same color as my bedroom. Don't ask!!! His new bed is getting delivered today and his room will officially be finished. My bedroom and bathroom are painted and pictures hung on the wall thanks to my neighbor Craig. Just as he was hanging them, the electricity went out due to a storm but he persevered. No one will notice if they are crooked, right??? (Just kidding). Every room has been purged of excess stuff and I am left with three nights of cleaning to make sure everything is in it's place before Jeff and the kids see it. I'll update later with a "They love it/hate it" post.

I am excited to see my family. I haven't spoken to the children in about three days...not even for two minutes.. because they are busy having fun. I barely even speak to Jeff. It will be nice to have conversations with them again. A 14 hour car ride on the way home will take care of that. By the time we get home on Sunday, I'll be talked out, my ears will be ringing, and I'll be asking them to be quiet...for just two minutes!!! :-)