Some of This August's Adventures.....

It has been way to long since I have written any updates...  Things have been so hectic since school started, that I am not even sure where to begin...  So I am just going to post a bunch of photos that pretty much sum up August....  Little A turned 5 years old!!!!  We threw a pool party that was three parties in one--- Little A's 5th, one J's 8th, and the other J's 9th....  As as a result, the party was HUGE and utter chaos!  My memories of the event are foggy and vague... The kids had fun, the Mommies did not.  Too much chaos, too much stress, and too much yelling from Nana for my taste.   Never again.  That's all I have to say about it.

The kids also started Daisy Scouts (Little A), Brownie Scouts (Big A), and Cub Scouts (D)...  They are all very excited!  Again, there seems to be much stress involved for this Mommy....  Particularly in the Daisy/Brownie arena---- details on that deserve their own post, to come later.  I have lots to say about this, and most of it is NOT good...  Mommy needs to VENT!!!!   The kids look very cute in their uniforms though! :)

We also went to Birthday dinners, more Birthday parties, a Braves Game, etc, and so forth...  and I'm only gonna briefly mention the weekends that the Mommies involved stayed up WAY too late trying to be grown ups...  The problem with being an "Only Mom"  (A term that fits us better than "Single Mom") is that the only time to really get to play grown-up is late at night, after children are in bed...  This usually results in a hung-over exhausted Only Moms the next morning.   But it was fun "gabbing with the girls".  So I guess it was worth it.

Then there is the new job... Again this topic deserves its own post....   Confusion is all that can I say about this one right now....  Lists of pros and cons have been made...  gut instincts say one thing, while the brain is saying another.... Guilt is also a factor here.   I will say that I am sick and tired of having a guilty conscience for no reason at all.  Guilt, pressure, and "What ifs.." are my own making.  Shouldn't we always listen to our gut?   Life is never that simple....  Or maybe it is, and I am just making it more complicated.  I suspect that is the case....