Adventures of Two Sisters, One Brother, and a Mom: My List...

Well, it is my day off, and I should be cleaning... But I have spent the morning on the Internet, drinking coffee, smoking cigarettes, and thinking too much. What I should be doing is laundry, dusting, vacuuming, mopping, organizing, and doing house calls... But, I promise to get back to all of that after I finish this post.... Ha! I have been thinking about all of the things I want to focus on in the coming months. Here are some of them-- in no particular order:

Organize my house, and my life in general
Plan and plant a vegetable garden
Set aside one night a week for "Game Night" or "Movie Night" with my kids
Begin working out-- seriously
Read a book that was recommended to me--- "Nonviolent Communication"
Get my yard and Flowerbeds back in shape
Focus on my own mental health
Stop smoking
Stop Drinking so much
Read more to my children
Take a little trip alone-- hmm... who can I con into keeping my kids??
Go hiking with my kids-- start getting back into nature
Pick up a pencil and draw again-- I used to be pretty good at it...
Learn to sew with my daughter
Get a babysitter and go out with my friends more often
Try to find some faith...
Take care of all of my children's medical needs
Spend time with each of my children alone--- again, I need a sitter... a lot of these goals will require money- so...
Find a way to increase my income
Learn to cook
Work with my son to be the best student possible
Get my children piano lessons... and maybe me too

Well this list is in no way complete, but I think it is certainly a good start. Now I have to find a way to make time for all of these projects. I think I should first clean and organize the house. Then I must make a schedule and STICK to it. I also need a budget. Shit, I need a lot of things... Can one woman alone do all of these things alone? I intend to try. I have, in the past, been able to set my mind to something and accomplish it. In the last couple of years, I have seemed to have lost that ability.... I want it back. I want my resilience and determination back. I will get it. And today I will start.

Below are the photos of D and his Poster that I blogged about last night--- that's my boy!

The Finished Project!
He Did It All By Himself!

D Works On His Poster

This Was The Scene In My
Kitchen This Morning....
(It is not always chaos)

This morning Little A woke me up by bringing me a "Love Note" that she made for me in school! That was exactly what I needed! That girl amazes me... she always picks the perfect time to show her love. She seems to know just what to do to make me feel good. She is a very deep and intuitive child... albeit a strange one. Sometimes when I look at her, I feel like she is a miracle that has been sent to me. I remember the very moment that I found out about her heart defect, and the fear and helplessness that I felt. I immediately thought of my brother, Grayson... I have never had such a feeling of fear-- that was my baby, and she had a problem that could possibly make her die... Then months later, the cardiologist said she would be okay-- the septal defect had closed on its own (before he said it was too large and would need surgery), and as a result her Ebstein's Anomaly had improved. That was the miracle. I should have faith... she is actually a miracle. She was given to me to show me things--- she is an old soul. I am so lucky that she is mine and that she is here.