Complete C.H.A.O.S.

There are some days I wake up and never have time to think.  From the minute my feet hit the floor it's wake up the kids, round everyone up to brush teeth, get them dressed, remind each girl why we do not fight, put on our shoes, pack lunches, grab our backpacks, pick out a hair bow,  and out the door.  A quick trip through the school drop off line and I'm back home to a quiet house.  Now, I can think.  At which point, I realize my girls have not picked up one thing from the night before.  There are Carebears on the bathroom floor (why???), Little Pet Shop in the hall.  Sheets and small blankets strung from every shelf the girls can reach to resemble a man-made fort.

Now that all the girls are in school, I find I fill my days with marketing my still fairly new photography business, laundry, a few dishes, dinner prep, and cleaning up the reminents of the children from the night before.  I make time for other mommy friends from the school PTO and planning and prep for my Girl Scout troop.  I actually get projects completed now. 

Then its time.  4 o'clock rolls around and its time to pick the kiddos up. From there its non-stop talking over one another, homework, studying, getting our clothes ready for the next day, chores, baths/showers, and dinner.  We follow up with our normal bedtime routine and before we know it, the girls are asleep and we have alone time.  It's then that I look around and see the same mess has reappeared from the day before.  Did I not just put all of it away?  I distinctly remember putting all foreign objects back in their home and yet here they are again migrating across my floor.  Suddenly a bell goes off and I realize, though I would have it no other way, our home will forever suffer from C.H.A.O.S......

....Can't Have Anyone Over Syndrome





Things I am thankful for...

1. Three day weekends
2. Upcoming Disney Vacation
3. This life
4. My "me" time

It's been too long...

It seems as though I've done it again.  I have managed to let many months go by without a blog post.  Has anyone noticed?  Maybe not, but I have.  I have also neglected my Carty Photography blog as well as my Leader's Journal blog.  My goal for this week is to actually make a post for each of them everyday this week.  I was once told that if you did something 21 days in a row it was no longer a chore but a habit.  I'm hoping this will be the case.  For tonight (or should I say morning since it is 1 a.m.), I will catch you up to speed.  School is now over and we have completed all but 30 days of our summer.  We did not have a vacation away from home this year but that's because we have another Disney trip planned for September.  I'll post more on that tomorrow.  Haley has successfully completed the third grade and is moving onto fourth.  Jaymi has completed kindergarten.  As she moves to first grade she opens the door for Lexie in kindergarten.  We are anxiously waiting for the girls to all be in school this year so that I can actively persue my career in photography, which up until this point, has been all word of mouth.

Haley's first and third grade teacher has become quite a dear friend of mine over the last three years.  She can be seen in the middle picture above with Haley.  She always closes her blog posts with 5 things she's especially thankful for.  I'd like to follow suit and end mine the same way.  I think its a great way to express gratitude for all the things that happen to our little family.

Things I'm thankful for...

1. 
   
   Growing girls.
2. 
   
   Great teachers.
3. 
   
   Blogs that are always here when you get back from living life.
4. 
   
   Upcoming Disney Vacations
5. 
   
   A great school for my girls to attend so close to home.