Family Time!

Last night was so nice!  I was watching something on BYUTV about families and how effective families function.  I was watching it by myself and it motivated me to get up and spend some time with MY family.  I asked everyone if they wanted to go for a walk, and surprisingly everyone did.  We had a nice little walk around the neighborhood in the dusk.  The weather was perfect yesterday!  Then we went and picked up Anita from the fitness center where she had been exercising.  We read scriptures and had family prayer.  Then Anita started playing the piano and Cody was playing the violin with her.  Faha and Pasi were making cookies.  It was just a nice evening together!  I was watching Anita and Cody playing and they sounded so good and I just couldn't believe they were my babies!!  (Insert some Mom tears here...)  I'm so proud of them!  It was just a nice evening.  We could have spent it like we do too much, each doing our own thing, watching tv, on the computer, etc.  But I'm so glad we spent it together!

Blah!

I'm just feeling blah today!  Didn't get much accomplished.  I feel like I spent the whole day running kids around to activities.  I have stacks and stacks of laundry to fold and put away (not to mention the stacks still to be washed!).  Pretty much every room in the house is a disaster area.  I did get the dishes done and dinner is on the stove, but that's about it.  I have had too many days like this lately.  It's discouraging.  Getting things completed that I can see what I have accomplished is very important to my mental health.  I'm not feeling so healthy right now!  Being responsible to take care of, feed, entertain, and chauffeur 10 kids every week day is about to get the better of me.  Plus, keep up with the house keeping, cooking, etc. I'm overwhelmed!  I thought things would get easier when my kids got older.  What a joke!  It's gotten ten times harder!  Oh well, I guess I better stop whining and GET TO WORK!

Last Day of School Party

I found this cute idea on secretsofasupermommy.blogspot.com (fun blog with great ideas!) to have a last day of school party.  I made a basket filled with Target $1 stuff for Pasi and Siu.  I didn't think the older kids would fully appreciate my efforts, so they didn't get anything!  I had the basket waiting for them by the front door when they got home from school.  I wanted to hang some crepe paper for them to run through, but I couldn't find any, so maybe next year.  They were so surprised and excited to get all their summer stuff!

A New Me!

So, after several years of just letting my hair grow and grow, I end up with hair so long it hangs down past my rear.  Last month I had a "big" birthday and I decided it was time to get rid of my "horse's tail" and get a new look that made me look and feel a little younger.  That long hair wasn't really doing anything for me and it took FOREVER to wash and comb out.  So, after building up courage for three weeks, I finally did it!  I cut most of it off!  22 inches!  I am donating my hair to Locks of Love to be made into not one, but two wigs!  It was a big step for me, but I don't think I will be going back.  I think my days of having long hair are gone.  I can't believe the difference in how I feel, and so far all the comments have been how much younger I look.  That makes me feel pretty good!  The last time I cut my hair (the same weekend Brooke got engaged), I had a major panic attack after I cut it.  I decided then that I would NEVER cut my hair again!  And I didn't for many years.  But I've been looking at myself in the mirror and realizing that I look OLD!  I'm so happy I did this for myself! 

It was really fun, too.  Last night I met Stacie at her house and she drove us and her mom to her cousin, Tessa's, house in Eagle Mtn after stopping at Subway to buy us some dinner. I got a seafood sub, YUM!   I felt so bad for Tessa!  She was on her feet for four straight hours doing all our hair.  Cutting and coloring.  And she's pregnant!  She was so nice and made it so easy.  I felt good about doing it and wasn't really nervous or anything.  I think it was easier because I had had time to get ready for it and I knew I really needed to cut it.  Last time I cut it (panic attack, remember) I just did it on a spur of the moment thing.  I decided to cut it while I was in the shower washing it and went later that morning at had it cut.  Anyways, I got my gray hairys covered and got a new color too!  I even got my eyebrows waxed.  First time ever!  A little painful, I've got to say, but I like the results!  I got home about 11:15pm, and wish Stacie and I had just made a night of and watched a movie or something! 

Thanks to Stacie for going with me and encouraging me!  I think she was more nervous last night than I was!  Don't worry Stacie, I LOVE it!  Now on to some much needed other changes that I need to make in my life!

One Little Light

Thanks to all of you who commented on my post from last week.  I appreciate your understanding and support!  It really helped!  It was a little light in the dark tunnel.  This, apparently, is my "up" week.  So far, I'm feeling pretty good.  I have noticed that as the week goes on, I tend to go downhill.  Usually Thursday is a very "low" day for me.  I'll hope that won't happen this week.

I am so excited that Friday night I finished the two quilt squares that we learned about at quilt class last Tuesday.  I finished the block from last month's class about 2 minutes before I went to class Tuesday night!  Being productive and getting things done like that really help me stay positive. 

We had a pretty quiet holiday weekend.  Saturday we went to Orem to my cousin, Alanna's daughter's graduation party.  There was a pool there so the kids had fun swimming, even though it was kinda cool.  We had to drag Pasi and Siu out of the pool when it was time to leave. It was fun.  Yesterday I did some cleaning and paperwork that really needed doing while watching Mad About You first season that I checked out from the library.  I love that show! 

Today I got some phone calls made that I needed to, paid some bills, and now I'm trying to decide what to do next.  Here are some of my choices:  
         Clean (Yuck!)
         Start working on Anita's quilt
         Make Siu a pencil skirt out of an old pair of jeans
         Work on knitting project
         Make our summer schedule
         Fold and put away laundry
         Check my fabric to see if I have some to make Pasi and Siu pajama shorts, if so, make some
         Fill out my daycare certificate renewal paperwork

I actually need to do all of these things, I just can't decide which to do first!