around here week 5 2021

{January 24-30th}

Celebrating... Carly's actual birthday with a few presents I saved from her party, and a unicorn ice cream cake I picked up at Dairy Queen. 

Reading... The Survivors by Jane Harper (which I got from Book of the Month!) and Codependent No More by Melody Beattie.  The Survivors is the first Harper book that I read instead of listening to.  I love listening to her books because they are narrated by someone with an Australian accent, and I just love it!  The Dry was my favorite of her books, but The Survivors was still a 4 star book! I did a lot of my reading this week while waiting at the doctors office for my annual visit. It was so lovely and quiet and child-free. Hah!

Weighing... in at 215 pounds and working out 3x this week as planned. I am so proud of myself!  For breakfast I have eggs & spinach with sausage, and for lunch I have a sandwich with pickle chips.  For snack I usually have nuts or carrots and then eat whatever the family is having for dinner. So far, so good!

Feeling... tired in the mornings this week.  Wishing I could crawl back in bed after I make Josh's salad each day instead of starting school with the kids.

{Josh} Painted... the hallway upstairs. It looks fantastic, really makes the white molding pop! Next up is to decorate it with a million family pictures!

Unpacking... the new laundry baskets I ordered and laughing because instead of stacking them and sending one box, Walmart sent me 6 separate boxes. The kids were delighted! Hah! I am praying these new (flexible) laundry baskets last longer than the other ones. Why are kids so darn hard on laundry baskets!?!

Sending... Logan to his EEG in Spokane with Josh on Friday after Josh kept him up until midnight and I woke up with him at 4:00am. His sleep deprived EEG went well and then he came home so sleepy, poor kid! We should get the results of this EEG next week!

Talking... to my counselor and remembering to "feel the feelings" (why is it so hard? it sounds so easy!) and that other people's battles aren't mine. 

Enjoying... lots of tea parties (with cocoa or juice) with the twins, Wyatt & Carly.  They are the best brothers to her, so patient and sweet (most of the time) and she's lucky to have them.

Listening... to Carly say, "I love you SO MUCH, mom" over and over and over again. It just melts my heart. 

Dropping... the kids off to my mom and sister at my parents' house so Josh and I could get away for the afternoon together.  We got lunch in Wenatchee at EZ's (I had the BLT and onion rings, and the chocolate shake- yummmm!!!) and ate it in the parking lot in the van, then we went to Costco.  It was so fun to meander through the store together, picking out food and new kitchen glasses, and cat litter.  Pretty exciting huh?  But seriously, we had the best time!! 

Trying... Shelly's cookies (from Wenatchee) for the first time.  They're pretty good!! And I can't believe they are gluten free!

Simultaneously... so happy for my sister with her new baby, but also so relieved it's not me having to wake up every couple hours to feed the little munchkin. Gosh, you forget just how much work babies are!! 

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