Spring Cleaning!

Doesn't spring make you just want to clean and organize your house from top to bottom? Well, that is just what I did last weekend! I spent hours in the kids rooms cleaning and organizing, and throwing out all those things they don't need or want anymore! I also destroyed the evidence before they got home! I was feeling quite ambitious, and I am so proud of myself for getting everything on my list accomplished! I cleaned bathrooms, stairs, carpets, did laundry, made dinner and banana pudding for my hubby, swept and mopped floors, dusted, I could go on and on...Since I work everday, and we are gone racing on most weekends, sometimes things get pushed to the back burner. Well, since the kids were with their mom last weekend, I had the choice to either sit and relax, which I did some, or clean! And I chose cleaning, and I am so glad that I did. Now I can enjoy time with my husband, and the kids! I think we are all going to the track this afternoon, and I am so excited. I have not seen the kids since Sunday, and that was only for an hour, in between picking them up from their mom's and letting them go spend a few days with Randy's parents. The weather is gorgeous, sunny and mid-70s. It will be wonderful to get outside and have family-time!

I found this "meez" on another person's blog, I thought the knitting was so cute! I almost put her, well it's supposed to be me, on the beach knitting! But I'll save that one for my mom!

The highlight of my day!

My mom and my sister are spending some time together in Ohio, they called me yesterday saying they were shopping, and found shoes for $11, then 50% off of that! They called me about 5 different times, to get my shoe size, find out what I like and need, and then they proceeded to shoe shop for me! So all these shoes were only $5.50 each! How fun! It was great to have personal shoppers for a day! My sister even tried them on for me to make sure they would work! Now that is the easiest shoe shopping I have ever done! I cannot wait to get them in the mail! The weather is already warming up and I will be anxious to try out each new pair!

Word Cloud

I stole this idea off of someone else's blog- it was just too cute! You can create your own word cloud at SnapShirts.com.

A visit to the chiropractor

Today, I went to my first visit at the chiropractor. This was all a new experience to me, I have never been before. Well, after two hours of x-rays, a few adjustments, and electronic therapy, I found out my back and shoulders are VERY out of line, and my hips are also very uneven, my left hip is sitting much lower than my right. Who knew a silly hip could be the cause for all my pain, which goes all the way up thru my neck! The chiropractor wants to me go again tomorrow, and then we will set up a schedule for the next month until my vertebrae and hip are back in place. I am beginning to feel soreness in the spots he worked on, this is normal he said. So, as of yet, I'm not sure if this whole ordeal will be worth it, but he assured me that in a few weeks, I should be feeling much better! And for that glimpse of hope, I will continue to go!

Work has been quite stressful lately, we have a number of jobs going on, which means the stacks of paperwork on my desk seem to just keep growing overnight, as do the bills! Maybe this is a cause for my neck and back pains! Anyways, this past weekend we let another couple take Hudson and their son to a race in Myrtle Beach. This was the first time we have let someone else take him to a race. Randy was very bummed, had the sweetest pout on his face after they pulled away. But I reminded him that by him working over the weekend is what allows our kids to have such a great life. Motocross can be very expensive and time-consuming, but we love it all the same! Hudson did well at the race, and Lily and I had a great girl-bonding time! We went shopping, out to lunch, got our nails done, and visited Randy on the job-site. Lily even got to ride in the excavator and the dozer with her daddy for awhile! It is so cute to see her try to work those big pieces of equipment with her daddy! I hate that I did not have my camera, so no pictures were taken to keep this memory, only in my heart!

Yet with all the pain I have been in lately, physically, it has definetly been taking a toll on my mental state and my emotions. As I have not been sleeping good the past few weeks, I just can't seem to get comfortable, my emotions seem very drained. I keep finding myself snapping at Randy and the kids. I try to remember Proverbs 31, about the woman called has called us to be, but with a lack of sleep and constant pain and discomfort, I am just plain worn out. I am praying that my visits to the chiropractor improve my physical health, so that I can go back to being the wife, mother, and hard-worker that I normally am! I am also having trouble encouraging myself to work out, I do not want to be in any more pain than necessary! Haha! But as the days go on, I am growing discouraged, that I have not been the person God is calling me to be. I cannot wait until my body is back in shape, so I have the strength and energy to do all the things I love and need to do! I will continue to pray that the Lord sees me through this physical discomfort I am in. It does bring peace to know that I have begun going to the chiropractor, in hopes of finding some much needed comfort and rest, if all goes well! I will keep looking towards Heaven, for it is only from there that answers will come.

The Friday Night Knitting Club

So I just finished reading this book last night, calledThe Friday Night Knitting Club, by Kate Jacobs. A very good book, with over 300 pages, I couldn't put it down, it only took me week or so to read. Of course, with my busy schedule, finishing a book that quickly is almost unheard of. And of course, since I was so engrossed in my book, I have not even pickd up my knitting in over 2 weeks. Now that I am done with the book, of course, I will get back in the swing of things, unless I pick up another book! The book takes place in NYC, about a story of a single mom who opened up a knitting shop in the heart of NYC. There are about 5 or so other women in the book, all who join the knitting club that starts up one Friday night. Had I paid more attention to the cover, reading the tidbit saying "Like Steel Magnolias, in Manhattan," I would not have been so surprised and heartbroken when I put the book down. It was a great read however, more to the story of course than simply just a group of women who knit. The book also makes you want to join a knitting club, to share that bond with other women who enjoy the same craft. There is only one knitting store in my area, and I have trouble thinking that any younger women would be in attendance. Not that I have anything wrong with meeting with older ladies, I am almost positive I would enjoy it. I'm not quite sure the whole point of my blog today, but these are the matters of the heart for today I guess.
Lily has been struggling in school lately, she tends to not pay attention, being a girl, I can understand this. Floating off into la-la land when we should be paying attention. Can I say much, I should be working right now, but my thoughts are elsewhere. I struggle with finding ways to help Lily, she often plays "dumb," and craves attention, not concerned with the attention being negative or positive. I assume flashcards will help out significantly, those worked when we helping her read back in kindergarten. She just has trouble staying focused and keeping her thoughts from drifting or becoming negative. It is also frustrating as a parent to spend so much time on helping her learn and remember, and then to have her not remember, or not want to remember. So for now, my blue-eyed beauty has no tv or playtime priviliges, until we see improvement. Hudson, on the other hand, is doing exceptionally well, and after struggles with him on neat handwriting, he finally got a much awaited compliment from his teacher on how great his handwriting was becoming. So I guess this is proof that after hard work for both parents and child, improvements will come. Randy and I are still waiting to see the much needed growth of the company. Today has been another whirlwind, changes in the company again. Just another day in the life....

About me...

My husband and I have been married for almost seven months now, he has two great children, so I have become a stepmom. They live with us full-time, and I am so thankful for that. Kids really do force you to put yourself aside, and be a better person overall. Things I do and say are things that eventually come back around, either to bring a smile to my face or to bite me in the butt, or "hiney" as we say in our house. We entered into the crazy world of motocross last Christmas, and since then, we have only come to love it more. Both of our kids ride dirtbikes, Hudson, almost 9, and Lily, 7. It is so fun to watch them ride, go to races, and just hang out, it is truly a family sport! And the kids have both done so well with all of the changes that have taken place over the past year, Randy and I getting married, moving into a new house, starting a new school. As draining as it is to be a full-time working mom, I love where the Lord has brought me to. I am truly happy and content. Sometimes, work is a saving grace, sometimes a downfall. I love what I do, love that my husband and I work together, and I love working out of an office, finally! I had worked out of our house for over two years, so working in an office has truly been a blessing to me. I apologize if this post is all over the place, I am just trying to update anyone on the details of our family. The motivation to be a better person, is knowing that how I am, how our marriage is, and how we are with the kids, all these affect the outcomes of their lives. I know where I come from, what a truly amazing family I have, and how I was grown up. On the days I think I have no energy or strength to do things or play with the kids, I try to encourage myself in remembering that what I give the kids now, is what will help them later on in their lives. If I show them my unconditional love and support, this will encourage them to work hard, play hard, and eventually raise families of their own with the same love and support Randy and I have shown them. Although we are not able to go to church very often, motocross races are normally on Sundays, Randy and I try to live our lives the way the Lord wants parents to raise their kids. We pray together, we encourage them to pray on their own, we use Biblical references when we are trying to discipline and/or encourage them. I would love to regularly attend church, but the motocross life we are in does not always allow for that. Although Randy and I both understand the importance of going to church regularly, we are uplifted by the fact that we are together on the weekends, spending time as a family, involving the kids in activities that do not allow for poor behavior. I will have to stop here for now, I'm at work and the phone calls and emails just can't seem to wait until I'm through.

New to the blogging world...

I am very new to this blogging thing, but I will catch on eventually. I normally just use myspace. I'm sure I will figure all this out and think of something intelligent to write soon.