Sparkle Water

I have friends that honeymooned in Europe and mentioned that they did not enjoy the water in the restaurants in Italy. It was always fizzy. They began to order their water plain by the end of the trip.

This is something that I cannot understand. I absolutely love "sparkle water" as we call it in our house. We buy Perrier by the case in 12 oz bottles. And to me and Chris it is such a treat. We rarely drink plain bottled water, always opting for the bubbly. I even mix it with juice for the kids calling it "apple pop" as they only get real pop once on fridays as a celebration for the weekends. If I ever had to write a slimming pills review, I'd surely include my sparkle water hint.


It sure helps me get my water consumption up when I like the kind of water that I'm drinking. But, as one drawback, it is horrible when it goes flat. You just have to make sure to tighten the cap as best as possible!

Looking In the Mirror and Liking What You See

Today has been kind of crazy in a "Saturday with tons of stuff to do" way. A cousin of mine is having a house warming party today and has requested a certain dish that I make for events like this. It is very involved so it takes a bit of time. Chris was invited to golf in a tournament at the same time as the get together, so I was going it alone with my brood of offspring.

As things got closer to the time to go, I kept thinking to myself that I needed to get myself ready as well. I had already showered and let my hair dry. I had gotten dressed in semi clean clothing. I hadn't done any colon cleaning,
but that was about it. :) When I popped into the bathroom to check out the status of my face and hair in the mirror, I looked up and thought, "not bad at all." And walked away doing nothing to said face or hair. Now how happy is that?

Crosswords

My mom always did Crosswords when I was growing up. She's amazing at them. That puzzle gene was passed on to me. I love them so much.

A few weeks ago when we went to Arkansas, there were several times mom and I were in the same overstuffed chair working a crossword together. I think Joel noticed.

I bought a new book, and Joel's started working them with me. It's so sexy! ;)

Busy-ness

I think that I've found the secret to a happy family on the weekends. Staying busy.

Husband has joined my brother's softball team and our family is all the better for it. All weekend has revolved around some sort of sports and being outside. Actually enjoying the super warm weather. (did I just write that? can't be!) Watching the kids enjoying all that there is to offer.

I remember thinking this weekend how much having the kids has brought to my life. I was out and about, loving just being with them and being active. In my pre kid life I would have been out to coffee probably, heading to a bookstore, then home to read. Possibly trying to play piano.
Trying to stay in the vicinity of air conditioning. And, as I now see, missing out on the fun.

Thinking back to the Easter weekend, we have been running and enjoying every weekend since. And on each weekend I can remember either Chris or I saying, "what a nice weekend".

Letting Go

Sometimes, in the midst of not being happy, and having happiness be kind of far off, levels of unhappiness can feel actually feel like happiness.

Recently I have begun to let go of an issue that has been eating away at me. Although this issue is still causing unhappiness in my life, the sharing of the issue has brought happiness. Does any of that make sense?

Now if I could only let go of my desire for the perfect ephedrine diet pills, I might be ecstatic.

ear plugs for my sanity

don't laugh. But, there are times that the only way I can handle one more minute in a small house with 3 vocal children is to wear a pair of ear plugs. The cheapie ones that I cut down to fit into my ears. I can still hear everything that is going on, but the sound is so much more tolerable. So now that I'm thinking of it, ear plugs not only make me happy, but allow for my family to be happy as well, averting a mommy meltdown.

I should buy a pack for my office too!

Learning

sometimes I consider, first off, finishing my BS in education, and then continuing on for my MS Curriculum. Mind you this is only a vague consideration as I would need something very flexible and conducive to learning with 3 jobs and 3 kids. Plus something affordable. That would actually be amazing, but as I'm coming to learn, there are programs out there that would fit that even come from accredited colleges. At this time in my life, learning almost anything new makes me feel competent and alive. Who knows what the future will bring?