This weekend was busy, but a good kind of busy. We spent lots of time outside enjoying the springy weather and enjoyed lots of quality time with family and friends. We explored the local parks and trails a bit, we went to our first cookout of the year, we had our first smores of the year, and I had my first chai. It was fun. Silly-faces-with-your-best-friend kind of fun.
Now for what's been going on with life over the past few months...
DAD'S ALL DONE WITH CHEMO!!! YAY!! And he's got one week of radiation left. Five days to go, that's it. Woo-hoo! The side effects have been pretty rough, but he's hanging in there. In a couple weeks they'll test to see if the cancer is gone. Happy thoughts. Happy thoughts. Happy thoughts.
R was selected as student of the month for her class in March (yay!). She'll be showing off her martial arts skills in her school's talent show in a week-or-so. She's got two more months of being a third grader, and she's getting taller by the day (I feel old. And short.). We've been trying to decide on some birthday ideas (June will be here before I know it), and I think we have things somewhat figured out.
L got her dance costume, and her recital will be coming up in June. Her class is dancing to Zip-a-dee-doo-dah, and she's excited. L likes to touch snakes, poke crabs, play with worms, and let ladybugs crawl all over her; but if she sees a harmless little ant crawling anywhere near her, oh my gosh, it's the end of the world. Oye.
Z has been up to his typical shenanigans. Locking himself in the bathroom, letting himself out the front door, painting with toothpaste, fearlessly jumping off of anything and everything, licking stone walls, eating sand, learning all about time outs, etc, etc. This kid drives me crazy, but the cuteness and snuggles make up for it. Mostly...lol.
I have been trying to journal a bit more often lately. I saw this quote on pinterest, and it just fits...
"I write because
I don't know what I think
until I read what I say."
~ Flannery O'Connor
Writing / journaling / blogging / etc helps me figure myself out, put things in perspective, and feel slightly less crazy. So...yay writing!
I lost 14 pounds last year (yay!), but I gained most of it back (doh!). So, I've got to work on that a bit. *fingers crossed* I can lose what I gained back and then some.
I'm most likely getting furloughed to some extent over the summer (government budget / sequestration stuff...*grumble grumble*), and the pay cut is definitely going to suck. But I'm trying to look at the bright side...after all, a free day every week for the whole summer can't be all that bad, can it? I get extra time with the family, extra time away from a computer screen, extra time to enjoy the warm weather, extra time for comfy casual clothes instead of business casual. Who knows, maybe I'll even have the chance to sleep in past 5 or 6 in the morning, or catch up with friends, or keep the house semi-clean...the possibilities are endless! ;)
And, that's all the randomness I can think of for today. Good-night blog world!
