the post in which we see that I really am the Queen

sometimes they call me your highness

sometimes they bow when I enter the room

sometimes they line up on either side of me by the front door and wait until I exit

and sometimes I am greeted with a toy lined kitchen in which to prepare dinner

I love it when they treat me like the queen...now about these toys

The post in which I bemoan my Mother's leaving the Emerald City and rejoice in the blessing which her visit was

She came....like a fresh breeze with the spring

she gifted the kids until they were properly grammafied

stayed up late to dish with me about....everything and anything we could think of

she accompanied me to a chick flick at 9:40 am...we ate popcorn before breakfast...it was wonderful

she made tutus for close pin dolls

and

light sabers for close pin dolls of the star wars variety

she even rinsed out one of the boss's messy nappies...WOW

she cleaned.....my yucky awful mess of a fridge......gifted again

then......

she told me I was a good MOM and that my friends is the best compliment...especially coming from a women who I strive to emulate, who I admire eternally, who makes me hope it to be said of me.."she's just like her mother!"

I missed her as soon as the door closed behind her...we have had a great week

NOW

BACK to REALITY

pics of the close pin dolls to be posted as soon as I can

I knew you were growing older..I really did and not because

you were getting bigger...'cause your not

not because

you have developed personal style

not because

you sing yourself to sleep..i used to do that

not because

you are able to sling dirty looks at your brothers

not because

you've joined the "old" nursery

and not because

your shoe size finally changed

no I knew it was happening because

i saw the wonder which was you at two

replaced by the

dazzling three year old you have become

you have replaced:

crying with singing

bottles with princess cups

pants with dresses

walking with dancing

rolling over with walking on point

"please carry me" to "I want to hold you"

constant kisses to nail painting

I LOVE YOU

I LOVED YOU AT TWO

I LOVE YOU AT THREE

it will never end

you will change...and I will love the new you..each year..week..day..sometimes even each hour

I love all that you are

and all that you will become

Thank You for blessing my life

my beautiful daughter

you come from a long line of good women

please remember

buttons

whilst creating my new header i got a wild hair to create a button..use it if you like...i am satisfied to have simply created it {and figured the whole html code thing out...i think}

copy & paste this code to your HTML/Java Script add a gadget:

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Fwd: The invisible Mom... this is beautiful and I thought you'd enjoy it.

Subject: FW: Invisible Mother  > >      It  all began to make sense, the blank stares, the > lack of response, the way one of the kids will walk into the > room while I'm on the phone  and ask me a question.   >     >      In side  I'm thinking, 'Can't you see > I'm on the phone?'   >     >     Obviously,  not.   >     >      No one  can see if I'm on the phone, or cooking, > or sweeping the floor,or  even standing on my head in the > corner, because no one can see me at all.   >     >     I'm  invisible. The  invisible Mom. Some days I > am only a pair of hands, nothing more:  Can you fix this? > Can you  tie this?  Can you open this? >     >     Some days I'm not a pair of hands; I'm not > even a human being. I'm a clock to ask, 'What > time is it?'  I'm a satellite guide to answer,    'What number is the Disney Channel?' I'm >  a car to order, 'Right around5:30,  please.' >     >     I was certain that these were the hands that once >  held books and the eyes that studied history and the mind > that  graduated sum a cum laude - but now they had > disappeared into the  peanut butter, never to be seen > again. She's going; she's going; she is gone! >     >     One night, a group of us were having dinner, > celebrating the return of a friend from England   ..   >     >     Janice had just gotten back from a fabulous trip, > and she was going on and on about the hotel she stayed in. >   >     >    I was  sitting there, looking around at the others > all put together so well.    It was hard not to compare > and feel sorry for myself.   >     >     I was feeling pretty pathetic, when Janice turned > to me with a beautifully wrapped package, and said, 'I > brought you this.'   >     >     It was a book on the great cathedrals of Europe   > .   >     >     I wasn't exactly sure why she'd given it to > me until I read herinscription:   >     >     'To Charlotte, with admiration for the > greatness of what you are building when no one sees.' >     >     In the days ahead I would read - no, devour - the > book.  And I would discover what would become for me, four > life-changing truths, after which I could pattern my work:   > >     >     No one can say who built the great cathedrals - we > have no record of their names. >     >     These builders gave their whole lives for a work > they would never see finished.   >     >     They made great sacrifices and expected no credit. >   >     >     The passion of their building was fueled by their > faith that the eyes of God saw everything. >     >     A legendary story in the book told of a rich man > who came to visit the cathedral while it was being built, > and he saw a workman carving a tiny bird on the inside of > a beam. He was puzzled and asked the man, 'Why are you > spending so much time carving that bird into a beam that > will be covered by the roof?  No one will ever see > it.' And the workman replied, 'Because God > sees.' >     >     I closed the book, feeling the missing piece fall > into place.   >     >     It was almost as if I heard God whispering to me, > 'I see you, Charlotte.  I see the sacrifices you make > every day, even when no one around you does.  No act of > kindness you've done, no sequin you've sewn on, > no cupcake you've  baked, is too small for me to notice > and smile over. You are building a great cathedral, but you > can't see right now what it will > become.' >     >     At  times, my invisibility feels like an affliction. > But it is not a disease that is erasing my life.  It > is the cure for the disease of my own self-centeredness. It > is  the antidote to my strong, stubborn pride. >     >     I keep the right perspective when I see myself as a > great builder. As one of the people who show up at a job > that they will never see finished, to work on something > that their name will never be on.   >     >     The  writer of the book went so far as to say that > no cathedrals could ever be built in our life time because > there are so few people willing to sacrifice to that degree. > >     >     When I really think about it, I don't want my > son to tell the friend he's bringing home from college > for Thanksgiving, 'My Mom gets up at 4 in the morning > and bakes homemade pies, and then she hand bastes a turkey > for three hours and presses all the linens for the > table.'  That would mean I'd built a shrine or a > monument to myself. I just want him to want to come home. > And then, if there is anything more to say to his > friend, to add, 'you're gonna love it there.' >     >     As  mothers, we are building great cathedrals. We > cannot be seen if we're doing it right.   >       >     And one day, it is very possible that the world > will marvel, not only at what we have built, but at the > beauty that has been added to the world by the sacrifices > of invisible women. >     >     Great Job, MOM!   >     Share this with all the Invisible Moms you know...I > just did.   >     >     Hope this encourages you when the going gets tough > as it sometimes does.  We never  know what our finished > products will turn out to be because of our  perseverance. >   >

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The post in which I reveal myself as a true "only" child

Sometimes {like when I'm preparing lunch}...I feel that sharing as
well as turn taking is way over rated....ahhh to prepare a meal minus
the war over starfall....

The post in which I vent....and wish for SERENITY now(if you know where that quip is from, you rock btw)

So...verizon came.... And went...without internet...but with the
promise to come again tomorrow morning....serenity now!!

So...the boss had his first time out...I simply cannot keep him off
the table...and said time__didn't work.... of course not you are
thinking ... But I felt it may be worth a try....serenity now!!

So...my bread didn't rise....yes I make this bread 2-3 times a
week...never had this happen before...serenity now!!

So...there is nothing in the fridge that will please my
palate...serenity now!!

So..I ought to get over it...okay I choose serenity now... Okay...
Forgive my rant...it's all in the way you look at it right?..

*****************
redo

So, I will have the www tomorrow....hooray!!!

So, my baby is growing and learning.... This is actually a great sign
of health ...he is a fully functioning well developed 13 month
old....hooray!!!

So, I am not a perfect baker... I always love a challenge...It hasn't
happened since I began baking it so chances are I have a good year
before I happens again...hooray !!!

So...I am lucky enough to have book club tonight ... And there are
always treats...good ones too....it will definatley make up for a sub
par dinner...hooray !!

{ poor baby he hated that time out.. Then I took a pic...I vow not to
take a pic of such sadness again}

The post in which I describe how I will justify my actions this day

I spent the day devouring this book...yes I called my own type of "snow day"

This book was worth one day education-less, as it were...Liam was very put out to be missing school today.. but he relaxed a bit when I explained school would commence as usual tomorrow morning.

This book has a strong recomendation from yours truly

The post in which I divolge the romantic evening the Mr. & I shared this VALINETINE's day

We laughed....at our lack of preperation{ however we were amply
prepared to celebrate our love for our children} as we hunted for good
sushi around 8 pm

We cried....that verizon could not be courtous enough to give us the
correct installation information

We dined....On scrumptious sushi, in bed after delivering our children
to dreamland{as is our babysitter-less date custom}

We dreamed....of the day that will come all too soon,when babysitter-
less will mean nothing & we will instead be longing to be the
babysitter's { that is after our world travel plans have been satisfied}

Funny Monday {the post in which I try to justify the older children's baby graffiti for humors sake}

No soup for you...

I had thought of making a fresh batch of my best chocolate chip
cookies for the verizon man....however since he has yet to show.... I
think not

A bit of good news however is that my iPhone rocks!!! I am getting the
hang of blogging from it!

Sent from my iPhone

The post in which I proliferate events of note {for my clan} this week

**The verizion man{his sweetness now in question} will not be here until Saturday
**The boss has overcome his fear of the vacuum cleaner & now desires to take said cleaner apart
**The diapers in our home have been swapped for the cloth variety
**The boss has become the best bear hugged___ever
**The Emme no longer walks flat footed___anywhere.. Always on point
**The Liam is finally getting it__as far as handwritting is concerned
**The Jaxson now writes hate{ this may be too strong a word,they are more like get away, keep out,or this is how you look when you are mad} notes as well as the love type
**MY DEAREST FRIEND SWEPT THROUGH The Emerald city{her Mr. & the four in toe}
**The Mr. {my love} has dined with top exec's of Mortenson...including Mort Mortenson himself
******my father has gifted his Mrs. One round trip ticket to my lovely State...to be redeemed later this month...yipeeeeee

Amend {ed}

So here is thejollyporter.blogspot.com/2008/03/weekly-goal-setting.HTML the link
I am blogging from my Iphone whilst we wait for the nice people at verizon to send our new modem!
Because of the above mentioned waiting....we are without Internet....so please forgive the lack of photo representation & ill working links...

After the comments I recieved from my last post I wanted to clarify my position on my new mysterious personality....I will remain less than a women of mystery as far as my blog is concerned...my basis for this decision is that if you are reading my blog, I figure you want to know what I am thinking..feeling...& any other linear details I feel inclined to share...

If I could just show you the funny Monday post right now......you'd be laughing in you boots...so sorry you'll have to wait until Wednesday...I will tell you however "the boss' bottom & star wars stickers are involved!

Until wednesday then......

Shrouded in mystery

This is one of those posts....you know the kind...
It has been nagging me for quiet some time...in fact ever since I read
This post {feel free to check it now...I'll wait}
okay now that we are on the same page

I have given a great deal of thought on how I can incorporate a bit of mystery into my personality
I feel a small pain even typing it...you see I am one of those...yup I truly feel that every person I meet is dying to know each and every detail of my existence ! The up side of this personality trait is that my beliefs and values are never a secret... The down side is of course that I don't simply share my beliefs and values.. In fact I am pretty sure the women behind me at grocery store the other day knows my shoe size....why, I wish I knew! This need I have to share must be part of me for a purpose...one that I am sure doesn't involve strangers knowing the linear detials of my feet. So here is my resolution...I resolve to share my thoughts and feelings reguarding; my faith, my love for my children, my love for my husband, knowledge I have obtained( only if applicable ), & recipes(only if asked, or on my blog of course ). I will remain mysterious reguarding the following topics; my measurements, any disagreements that have taken place in our home (involving anyone who lives here), my thoughts (if not pertenent to the conversation ).
By saying all this I realize that I am leaving little mystery....old habits you know

tears...hysterics...FUNNY MONDAY

if you have yet to see the pelicula ( movie)

Nacho Libre

then this funny Monday may not tickle your funny bone the way

it well

lets be honest I was laughing so hard I started crying......then when he began to wrestle me to the ground........I lost it

this guy is soooooooooooooo funny

so we have a new pet name

Chancho

(it's okay you can call people pig....or even fat for that matter in Spanish it isn't offensive....in fact it is endearing)

oh lets begin at the beginning .......A funny thing happened the other day...........

we dressed the boss up in his Chancho Libre get up and he wrestled anyone & everyone who got near him

Wrestling with the El Chancho consist of mostly of him sitting on your face and jumping up and down.......with a cape this is priceless.

YOUR TURN
YOUR TURN

YOUR TURN

YOUR TURN

YOUR TURN

YOUR TURN

if I walk away for even a minute......

he jumps in the bath with whomever is...in the bath

fully clothed that is--diaper and all

He's at THAT age

where the forced smile

looks

well FORCED

i don't know that I have met a child who doesn't go through this phase

Have YOU???

What's a fAnCy giRL to DO.............

.....i need to add that at this moment this same girl is screaming, crying, and kicking my chair......all because i refused to let her use my makeup...what's a fancy girl to do

if you are not familiar with the "Fancy Nancy" books

you should be

they are an Emeline staple

we read about Nancy's puppy..her friends...the french words she loves...and more of her adventures being the only fancy one in her family DAILY (and by this i mean hourly)

so as I contemplated homeschooling i worried that my reading time with Emme might suffer

so I found a little program called audacity
this program allowed me to record my voice onto a CD

So I scooped up our Fancy Nancy collection

and begun reading them onto a MP3 file

next i created little pouches for her Cd's which will be glued to the inside of the corresponding book

and

Voila ( that's french for expressing satisfaction )

Emme can now listen to her favorite books

whilst I teach her older brothers.......

this of course doesn't take the place of my daily readings but it helps to occupy the little princess now and then

***note from the author***

This program is also great if you are having your kids work on memorization

they can read the poem, article of faith, talk, etc. into the mic and use the CD during down time to help them memorize!

my beautiful days....and other reasons to neglect my blogging duties

So recently SHE posted HERE about how her homeschooling days are going

{ i must add here that there are not many people in the world that i admire more than she}

and because

i am the "original" knock off artist { is this oximoronical (is that a word) }

& my days have been completely consumed

I thought I might share

how our days have been playing out

6 am my only daughter: awakes and upon entering the room announces

" I need breakfast"

{usually she announces this to the Mr. who has just exited his shower, never ceases to surprise him either the inappropriate height{ed} little one in the bathroom that is, not the fact that she wants breakfast}

Next the little girly climbs into bed with me, if I give away that I am awake

she tags me with

"MOM...I am starving....and hungry........I need breakfast"

{enter the now towel clad Mr.}

This is my cue

that I now have under 15 minutes to prepare breakfast for these two crazy early birds
as I pull my pj's on

Liam rolls in ( the only child who shares my a.m. sentiments)

in nothing but his sciveys

scratching his head, among other things

"morning mom" he says with just one eye opened

then climbs in the bed

I just vacated

Next the enforcer

in the same uniform as the last son who entered the room

{ I promise they go to bed wearing pj's}

"Good morning Mom, I was wondering if we could do..........( fill in here anything that requires TIME, EFFORT, Patience's, ect.)

I kiss each one of them on the head

and head for the kitchen where I

throw on an apron

and

whip together

pinto ( rice, beans, onions)

with a steaming cup of

Pero

Breakfast hits the table just as the man I love enters the room ( the boss in toe)

The Mr. smells wonderful & looks wonderful

I am happy he still says as his arm wraps about my waist

YOU ARE so beautiful

and with a kiss

he is seated and going through

the a.m. prayer negotiations

Breakfast is eaten quicker always than it took to make it

Spanish word of the day correctly conjugated

My love

exits wishing me well

in the accent.....I love the accent

Showers or Baths

for

the two eldest

Laundry

Dishes

now it is 7:45 AM

I am now off to the shower......the kids.......well they fend for themselves for the next 15min

I shower, dress

( I like to dress the way I would if I were going to teach a class outside my home)

I am met at the dining room table......ie classroom de carvajalito

by three

eager children

Devotional consits of

Prayer

Scripture

Article of Faith Memorization

&

Favorite Church songs

Prayer

Jaxson begins his weekly spelling words

Liam and I work on his penmanship

and Emme......well she pretends to work on her penmanship

45 minutes later

the boss naps and the remainder are off on a math adventure ( pun)

Emeline plays with number or letter magnets

Liam is using Jax's Kinder work books

Jax's is using the computer printed first grade worksheets( until the first grade book arrives)

I mediate

explain facts and divy out the manipulative's

about and hour later

The baby girl screams that she is starving

so I prepare snack

(the smell of food awakes the boss)

during snack a friendly game of hang-man ( oxymoronicle, again )

.......this is actually phonogram refresher in disguise

now it is time for the middle two to be set up

with a Learning games

their choice

they play

while

Jaxson and I embark on a journey through

SCIENCE

I really like the K12 science curriculum

45minutes of science

leaves us ready for a break

during free play

Emme usually wanders around her kitchen while speaking on her "cell phone" to none other

than GRANDMA ahh to live in the land of make-believe

I sit with "the boss" we trace shapes with his finger

say the names of colors

read little books

then I kiss his face until he is sick of me and takes off

the boys are now asking for

SPANISH TIME

this

is where I put one of their favorite movies on with the language set in ESPANOL

while they do this I read

and make lunch

(two days a week I use this time to throw together some bread)

LUNCH

then

Emeline and THe BOss

go to nap

this is quiet reading time

they are allowed to stay awake and look at books & read books

When the boys have had about a half hour of quiet time-- I read aloud to them

then we head to

Language arts

where this week at least we

compare the Cinderella stories from

England, Ireland, Korea

(and more assuming the library gets them back )

NOW the babes awake

and we are off to the pool

and that my friends is my day at a glance well.....i am too long winded for a glance

I am introducing all these subjects on the recommendation from

Susan Wise Bauer & Jessie Wise

in THE WELL TRAINED MIND

guide to a classical education at home

They wrote that this is a great time to give your children a taste of everything

immerse them in information, if you will

They also suggest history lessons

beginning with ancients

so during reading time

the books are

Greek Mythology

Odysseus

Roman Mythology

& of course

the Bible

WOW sorry this is soooooooooooooo long...i just wanted to capture what a day looks like for us

ahh...the joy of a decision well made

So....yesterday I spoke with our

WAVA

Teacher....i was concerned that Jaxson needed to take some placement tests. She informed me that when a student starts mid-semester placement test are not given...hmm. Then { I love her} she said why don't you just print the unit assessments and when Jaxson has completed them we will move him up. So, yesterday I printed all the Math unit assessments......the entire years worth...we put them in a binder...and a little over an hour later Jaxson presented me with the entire Years worth of Math COMPLETED & CORRECT.

I am so glad I made the decision to educate him at home where he can actually be challenged & not get so bored that he never learns to LOVE LEARNING

handwriting refresher

We started out our handwritting lessons with a little CURSIVE refresher course

man this kid has great handwritting

does this look like the work of a six year old boy ?

Handwritting is going great...in fact he is loving it

even when I say no

i can't help thinking that it is a good sign that he can draw how he is feeling

&

move on with the days work

Jax draws

my eldest LOVES to draw{ and I love recieving his art gifts}

i just wanted to post a sample for........well you know who you are (grandma's)

Where were you January 20th 2009

I would like to echo a line from Rick Warrens invocation

"..May he lead in humility.."

I will be reading & re-reading his inauguration address

.............a funny thing happened the other night

Jaxson was......well he was whining about what I had made for dinner

and I have been trying to deal with his.........behavior in a positive way

Since he is like over the moon for STAR WARS

(Master Yoda being his FAV)

I did what any self respecting mother of 4 after a long day having just made a beautiful dinner would do

I snuck into the bed room phone in hand and called a family friend

then putting my self respect aside

I asked if he could call my house and pretend to be YODA and demand that my first born eat his dinner

...the crazy thing is he said YES

and just as we begun eating

The Phone RAng

and

Our dear friend

put on a rather convincing YODA

not only did he convince my eldest to eat his dinner

he also spoke with the second and third of the family

&

made their night

THANK YOU THANK YOU RICH

they totally bought it

NOW YOU

NOW YOURS

YOUR TURN

Too much lipstick....& other fancy things

Sometimes I don't tell her her nails are dry.....it's kind of fun to watch the way she holds her hands so {fancy }
not to mention the lipstick......oh my is she something


****note from the author***
I don't put lipstick on my child ( like some pageant Mom ) I try to stop her but she desires to wear beautiful PINK lipstick....and tells me......all the time
so
a special shout out to wet n' wild who make lipstick that is PINK and looks like mom's for a mere $.99

a word about my blog

i am in the midst of some changes

and as i thought about how to explain my choice

i decided to leave it at this

i will be in charge of my children's education {for at least the next few years}

what this means :

tomorrow is Jax's last day of "public" education

Monday will mark a new day

my resolve is to watch, learn from, & aid my children as they

flourish

{be healthy or grow well... to be strong and healthy or grow well, especially because conditions are right... to sustain continuous steady strong growth }

i am very blest...for i live in a State that has set up an online "public" school

so as we transition i can be sure that my children are getting at least the education that they receive in public school

***note from the author***

these are books that have aided my decision as well as educational planning

The Well Trained Mind ( a guide to classical education at home)

Susan Wise Bauer & Jessie Wise

First Language Lessons

Jessie Wise

Thomas Jefferson Education

Oliver Van DeMille

Read Aloud Handbook

Jim Trelease

Ordinary Parents Guide to Teaching Reading

Jessie Wise & Sara Buffington

Slow & Steady Get Me Ready

June R Oberlander

Everybody has a Body

Robert E Rockwell

Robert A Williams

Elizabeth A Sherwood

The Mr.'s Company had a formal party this weekend

( the food was AMAZING......and the location oh MY )

so I did what any wife would do

went to the salon for a fresh cut

tweezed & such

then with my cutest thigh high fish net under the greatest

little black dress since Breakfast at Tiffany's

I was his arm Candy

until

My stockings would not stay up..........yup

I noticed while we were walking from the car

that something was amiss

so we stopped behind a vacant car for me to check the problem

nothing worked

pretty soon they were around my ankles

LOL

at least no one had seen us yet

so

I did what I had to

I ditched the fish nets

and had a great

Bare Legged Evening

**note from the author**

the Mr. & I danced the salsa.........I love that man

your turn

your turn

your turn

your turn

Happy Birthday to...........the boss

My baby is ONE

holy smokes ( as Liam would say)

one year ago today

He is truly a light in our home

he is rarely with out a big smile

when you talk to him it seems he understands not just what you are saying

but what you are feeling

"the boss" uses his eyebrows and eyes to communicate

although he is beginning to use some baby signs

& the occasional word

He is walking..running..giggling..following his older sibs around

WE ARE BLEST to have

this

ONE year old in our home

Happy 1st My Son

THANK YOU { in no particular order }

Brandy

MOM

MY LOVE

Christmas was GOOD to me this year

Christmas ponderings......better late than never

This year I found it harder than ever to keep the RUSE alive

you know the one I'm talking about.....right ?

Santa

St. Nick

Pere Noel

Kolyada

Father Christmas

when " the inquisitor" { Jaxson }

asked the question

my response was simple

Santa represents the great feeling of Christmas & giving

when that failed to do the job

We looked up Saint Nicholas on the Internet

and came up with

a list of the many wonderful things that great saint

did-- because he loved the Lord

I spoke to my children about the lessons that Jesus taught people while on this earth

the lessons that we should learn and know

the lessons that St. Nicholas took to heart

Next I bore my testimony to my little ones and I felt the spirit witness of it's truth.

the moment was fleeting

it is a lot of work to keep the spirit strong in a home full of very young children

i just hope that they have stored the lesson they learned that day

somewhere

As for the ruse......I am not sure that they understood completely what I was saying.

But when they are ready to understand..they will

and

they will know that I know what the true meaning of Christmas is

I love Christmas..I love the Lord...and I am grateful to live in a nation that still celebrates the birth of our Savior.

RESOLUTE

To understand our most apparent New Year's resolution

we must travel back....a month

The kids were snoring in the back seat of the family SUV somewhere between Utah & Seattle

the Mr. & I chatting about how blessed we were

next I mentioned something that had been rolling through my mind for the last....um

YEAR

"Maybe I will make you a deal" says I

"What kinda' deal? " his reply

"if you give up SODA...I'll wake up with you every morning & while you shower I'll make breakfast"

{ the Mr. is a very early riser, which fits his profession..just not his night owl wife}

" You mean........ALL soda ?" he questions

" Well maybe to start with just the soda during the week & each day of the weekend you could have ONE " I respond

"OKAY ! I EXCEPT " with vigor in his voice but concern written across his brow

"ALRIGHTY.....it is a deal"

And Since DECEMBER 1st the

MR.

hasn't had soda any day of the week

even when

his co-workers taunt & tease

open soda cans in front of him

his friends

do likewise

and every time he has a moment of weakness he calls me

and I say sure

if you really want to trade our mornings together for CAFFEINE

I guess it's your decision

and he always chooses OUR MORNINGS

and that is because

for the last Month

I have been a pleasant morning person

don't believe me.....well some of you have seen me in the mornings and I am sure that it is hard to imagine me HAPPY in the Morning

Each morning I simply awake

put a smile...a apron.. & some beautiful music on

and

Voila

A self made morning person

do I still loathe the A. M.....yeah kinda

but I wouldn't trade what I am getting for even a few more seconds of shut eye

I love my husband, I love that he gave up soda to spend more time with me, I love that I gave up sleeping in to spend more time with my LOVE

Since this resolution began before the ball dropped...I am not worried that it will fade as the light from the New Year's Eve fireworks( as many of my past resolutions have). This is my New Years resolution to be a better version of myself...so simply early rising will not fill that bill....more resolutions...maybe...More Life Changes...CERTAINLY