Confessions of a 3 yr old

Last night while snuggling before bed time, Sean says to me, "Mom... I hit someone at school. I lied to Dad and told him I didn't so I could watch t.v."

Today
Outside my window, a new day I see
And only I can determine what kind of day it will be
It can be busy or sunny, laughing and gay,
Or boring and cold, unhappy and grey.
My own state of mind is the determining key,
For I am the only person I let myself be.
I can be thoughtful and do all I can to help,
Or be selfish and think just of myself.
I can enjoy what I do and make it seem fun,
Or gripe and complain and make it hard on someone.
I can be patient with those who may not understand,
Or belittle and hurt them as much as I can.
But I have faith in myself, and believe what I say,
And I personally intend to make the best of each day.

I'm the Boss

Sean is very clear on the "pecking order" in the house. He says to me the other night while I'm putting him to bed.... "You're the first boss, then dad and then I'm the boss, right mom?... " I said, "well...yea, that sounds about right.. but sometimes that changes order a little bit, sometimes, Daddy is the first boss.... " *long pause* Sean says, "Well Dad's gonna be the boss next and then it's my turn... " So two nights later....

Sean says, "Mom it's my turn, now... I'm the boss now. You were the boss, and then Dad was the boss.. and now I'm the boss. "

I laughed and said, "well, I'm sorry to tell you, you're gonna have to wait a really long time for your turn to be the boss". "How long?"... Well at least til Mommy can't talk anymore.... :)

Ozzy will do anything to snuggle

The Training Begins- Group Rides

Today, 4:45am came all too soon. But that was because I was too excited to sleep a wink betweek 10:00pm and 3:10. And then at 3:10am, Sean decided to get up and walk around the house naked, yelling for Grandma Susan, because he wanted to sleep with her, because he had an "accident" in his own bed. Anyhow, it was 3:00am, I wasn't going to let him wake her and everyone else in the house up, so I grabbed him and brought him to bed with us, where he decided he really wasn't interested in sleeping... so he tossed and turned and played with my face, and told me how much he loved me.. (which is always ok by me... ) Until he finally fell asleep at 4:35, and then my alarm went off at 4:45 to get up for my FIRST GROUP BIKE RIDE!

I was so excited. I have seen these groups of bike riders 10-50 riders up early in the morning meeting in parking lots, or riding down the streets in big groups like a swarm of bees... and I have ALWAYS wanted to be apart of that. Today was my day. My neighbor invited me to a ride with a group that she had previously participated in, so we went. Today was 20 miles. Not bad at all. I loved it. Every minute of it. I've got a 40 miles race coming up with the Tour De Tucson on November 19, so... training will be needed for this one. I'm not gonna get by with just showing up. I hear it's got lots of hills, something I have NO experience with. So I'm looking forward to some of the training days that will be hill days. OH Boy....

Handsome

Fun Visits

I guess it's safe to say that Sean can never get enough Grandparent time. It's so nice for him that he has Grandparents that make an effort to spend time to come out and visit. Grandma Susan and Grandpa Steve are here this weekend, and Sean was nearly bouncing off the walls last night with excitement. He's so excited to show them everything. And all at once! All the crafts he has been painting, toys that he things are exciting at this moment. He wants Grandma Susan to watch 5 movies that he wants to share with her... and he wants to do it all right NOW! it's pretty cute and funny. He loves spending time with all his Grandparents, and anytime he gets to have their undivided attention it's all the more special for him. :)

Karate class

SEAN TRIED HIS FIRST KARATE CLASS TONIGHT. HE DID GREAT. HE LISTEN TO THE TEACHER & HE FOLLOWED INSTRUCTION.

HE IS SO EXCITED FOR HIS NEXT CLASS. LOOKS LIKE WE'RE OFFICIALLY SIGNING UP.

First time bowling. Sean had a great time. I'm both proud and humiliated to report that dad placed first, sean second and me last...

I'm so excited.. We are lucky enough to go back to working 12 hour shifts at work. So that means, 3 shifts per week for me! This is great news. We are thrilled. This starts in September. Yipee!!!

I hate to brag... ok I don't ... but check this out. I didn't believe that Sean actually did this.  I had to call Ms. Frances to ask because he colored in the lines and everything. Suddenly we went from wild aimless crayon lines to in the lines, coloring with style and purpose ... I Love it.

Quote of the day...

Told to Steve on the way home from Daycare...

"Dad, my Green Lantern ring is green, and my Green Starwars Man is Green ... THAT'S INSANE!"

MY Quest

So... As you may or may not know... Life changes a lot in our house. And so does my mood, and I'm pretty darn tired of that. And I imagine so is my husband. So my new resolve has been to get back to my old resolve, which was to get back to basics of living a balanced, happy life. I know that I threw our lives into a tailspin this last year with my move to the police department. I didn't expect it to snap back into place immediately when moving back to the hospital (although I kinda hoped it would), since I was moving back to a new position there was going to be a whole new learning curve. So I've been patient with the transition. But now it's time to get serious, about my "Happiness Project". It's a book I've been reading, and it's fabulous. I am loving every second of reading it. I'll probably refer to it often. With it, I'm hoping to get back to Blogging more!

Here is what I KNOW. Just because you aren't "happy", does not mean that you are "unhappy". This I know for sure, and have been experiencing it. And now I am going to change it. Because I want to HAPPIER, I have so many reasons to be a happy person, and I never want to look back on life and wish I would have appreciated it when I had it. It's time for a little perspective.

I want to work on: Be Appreciative. Live in the Moment. Find freedom in my failures, not be afraid to try things. Give myself, my own "gold star" for those things I feel I need recognition for, not look to someone else to provide that. Be more Silly. Get organized at home/ de-clutter.

I'm sure my list will grow, and evolve. But this is where my head is right now.

Speechless... is he the most handsome boy EVER.... oh my! This was my Mother's Day present.. Sean's wonderful teacher, Frances had her friend and classroom assistant teacher take this photo with this super cute handmade tie (which I think just makes it THAT much cuter). They did photos of all the kids and gave them to the Mom's.