New Year

Okay, my cousin Heather was amazed that I didn't have a blog. I guess I just never thought anyone would be interested in reading about what was going on in my house. Believe me, we are not exciting. So after we finished rocking out on rock band last night, she set me up an account and here I am trying to think of what to write inbetween my laundry and steam cleaning carpets. We've all been very busy this week getting organized and doing some things around the house that we've been putting off. That was one of our New Year's resolutions. To get organized and make daily chores for everyone, so we (and I mean mostly me) are not all stressed out trying to do everything at once. I get so overwhelmed with the mess that three kids make and I can't keep up with it, so I get a little cranky. My goal is to have more time to play with the kids and not to be so tired at the end of the day. Which leads me to my second resolution; to be healthier and happier. I'm going to do more stuff for myself, like paint my toenails, eat better and work out. I've actually changed a lot of things about the way that my whole family eats. I'm not going to make them eat anything gross just because it's healthy, but there are lots of things that I have changed that taste pretty good. The main thing is to cut out a lot of sugar. If you know my kids, then you know that they need as little sugar as possible. I actually gained back some of my weight that I lost this summer and have been a little depressed about it. I just feel so guilty when I go out by myself to workout for an hour. My friend who is a personal trainer showed me a way to work out twenty minutes and get a forty minute workout. It is hard and will kick your butt, but when it's over I feel so much better. I am also going to work on getting my stories published and starting a side photography business. I've figured out that life is too short to put things off. My last resolution is to work on our family. We had a tough year and are trying to fix all those problems and be a happier family. That means taking more time to spend with my husband. We have a long way to go, but we are going to try. As far as the kids go, they are the best kids in the whole world. I enjoy spending time with each of them and after these past two weeks at home, I really don't want to go back to work. Me and Connor like to play rockband and basketball. Colin wants to play board games all day and watch Diego. And my little Kasey just likes to dance and cuddle. They are the three most different kids I have ever known. But they are my whole life and I will do anything to make them happy. Even give up falling asleep on the couch at 9:00 while I'm folding socks, so that I can read them a bedtime story.