Better Today

Things are looking up today.
Marshall cooked dinner, and is bathing the baby.
Katie has been working hard to earn her no back talk sticker.
Currently she is practicing her piano and there is no screaming or crying from either of us.

I guess I should think of some goals for myself and try to earn a sticker too.
Maybe I should work on no nagging, no back talk, or no staying up past my bedtime.

Better yet... I should work on a meaty entry for the weekend that includes photos and info about the kids to share with my visitors.

Then I should go about getting some visitors. :)

Bad Day :(

So dearest husband is not pulling his weight today... and I don't know how single manage all that needs to be done.

It is 8 o'clock and my little people are finally in bed.


Troubles today-

1. Katie is such a sassy backtalker. I am at my wits end. She sassed me something fierce at soccer practice today. I wanted to crawl under a rock as the other parents watched her behave so badly. After practice, we (Katie and I) decided that as punishment when she talks back she will get 6 minutes in the corner. As a reward, everyday that she does not talk back she will get a sticker on her chart. After 5 sticker she will get a quarter (cheap I know, but her idea).

2. I am having trouble controlling my urge to snack. After do a great job of sticking to my dietary guns for 24 days, I am off the wagon. I don't keep decent snacks in the house so I was forced to indulge in a ridiculous number of Nilla Wafers.

Positives

1. Katie did a great job of practicing her piano. She played 5 songs 3 times each and we didn't have a single argument and no tears were shed.

2. I didn't kill Marshall.

I'm going to take a page from Scarlet O'Hara, head to bed and hope that when I awake tomorrow will be a better day.

I think I might be a Soccer Mom

I think I might be a Soccer Mom I am not quite sure how this has happened but I have become a soccer mom.How did this happen?

Fall in love.
Get Married.
Decide to start a family.
Move to "a great place to raise kids"
Produce 2 beautiful children.
Beautiful Child #1 starts kindergarden, then moves on to first grade.

Symptoms of the disease
Living in "a great place to raise kids"
Driving a SUV which is nearly always filled with kids or the things that kids need.
Rushing around to get kids to where they need to be.
Creating check lists, check lists, and more check lists
Living by a calendar posted to the fridge

Hey everoyone.... It's Valerie, mother of 2, Katie and Kellen. I have finally gone and done it. I am coaching Katie's soccer team. The girls are great and hopefully having lots of fun. I can't wait to see all the improvement a season's worth of practice and games will bring.Hopefully more posts and pictures will follow as I look forward to reconnecting with friends and family through this blog.