Friday, April 22, 2011

a fun mom


my last post i expressed my "struggle" with being a good mom. its been much of the same for the past few weeks. today though was a GOOD day... a day that i haven't had in a VERY long time. i was calm, i didn't yell very much, i ENJOYED my kids for most of the day, even when things got a little crazy, i was able to come back to being the "fun" mom that i want to be. I was able to be silly and funny. Zerrell and i had some great conversations today too, even when she was correcting me with her 4year old logic. "its not a sword fish mom, its a long nose pointy fish"
She wanted to finger paint her play house, i let her, it got a little crazy, i stayed calm, she asked to paint my face and i said YES... i even shocked myself when i said YES.. and it was so fun that she and i were laughing hysterically together which made Harper start laughing too... so today i was a fun mom and it felt really good to actually ENJOY my kids

Tuesday, April 5, 2011

today has not been any better but i recived this in my email from a family member and it made me laugh so im sharing it now!
*** Adult Truths ***

1. I think part of a best friend's job should be to immediately clear your computer history if you die.

2. Nothing sucks more than that moment during an argument when you realize you're wrong.

3. I totally take back all those times I didn't want to nap when I was younger.

4. There is great need for a sarcasm font.

5. How the hell are you supposed to fold a fitted sheet?

6. Was learning cursive really necessary?

7. Map Quest really needs to start their directions on # 5. I'm pretty sure I know how to get out of my neighborhood.

8. Obituaries would be a lot more interesting if they told you how the person died.

9. I can't remember the last time I wasn't at least kind of tired.

10. Bad decisions make good stories.

11. You never know when it will strike, but there comes a moment at work when you know that you just aren't going to do anything productive for the rest of the day.

12. Can we all just agree to ignore whatever comes after Blue Ray? I don't want to have to restart my collection...again.

13. I'm always slightly terrified when I exit out of Word and it asks me if I want to save any changes to my ten-page technical report that I swear I did not make any changes to.

14. I keep some people's phone numbers in my phone just so I know not to answer when they call.

15. I think the freezer deserves a light as well.

16. I disagree with Kay Jewelers. I would bet on any given Friday or Saturday night more kisses begin with Miller Lite than Kay.

17. I wish Google Maps had an "Avoid Ghetto" routing option.

18. I have a hard time deciphering the fine line between boredom and hunger.

19. How many times is it appropriate to say "What?" before you just nod and smile because you still didn't hear or understand a word they said?

20. I love the sense of camaraderie when an entire line of cars team up to prevent a jerk from cutting in at the front. Stay strong, brothers and sisters!

21. Shirts get dirty. Underwear gets dirty. Pants? Pants never get dirty, and you can wear them forever.

22. Sometimes I'll look down at my watch 3 consecutive times and still not know what time it is.

23. Even under ideal conditions people have trouble locating their car keys in a pocket, finding their cell phone, and Pinning the Tail on the Donkey - but I'd bet everyone can find and push the snooze button from 3 feet away, in about 1.7 seconds, eyes closed, first time, every time.

24. The first testicular guard, the "Cup," was used in Hockey in 1874 and the first helmet was used in 1974. That means it only took 100 years for men to realize that their brain is also important.

Ladies.....Quit Laughing.

Sunday, April 3, 2011

struggling

its been a bad week. ive struggled... all week. as a mom, as a wife, as a woman and as Brigid. 3 kids is HARD. and i dont know if it is 3 kids or MY 3 kids. I go to bed everynight feeling like i have failed. and dreading the next day, hell even dreading going to bed THAT night, in fear that my kids will keep me up, ill get no rest and have to go into the next day already pissed off. i dont like this place that i am in. im not sure what the solution is... i have so many feelings and emotions and its all too much to try and put into words. my desire/want/goal is to be a good mom and ENJOY my kids and i just feel SOOOO far away from that place right now.