Disclaimer

Sometimes I have friends who tell me how guilty it makes them feel to read my blog because of the activities we do, how healthy we eat, the amount of exercise I accomplish...which is meant as a compliment (I think) and is a nice thing to hear because I do want fun, exercise, and healthy living to be parts of my life. However, I would definitely never want to make my fellow woman - the sisterhood - feel worse about herself or the job she is doing. I often look at other people's lives and think I am failing miserably. I am the quintessential "work in progress." I get motivated and inspired by ideas from other people, and I can also laugh along with empathy when I read "mom" stories I can relate to so well. I would hope that both of those things can be felt here.

I never really wanted to be anything other than a mom and wife (friend/sister/daughter, etc.) who was trying her best to follow the path God had laid out for her. So I try to do it well...however, the results aren't always pristine or perfect. I'm definitely not the best disciplinarian - it's something that does not come natural to me. I let things "go" too often because I'm passive and easygoing. And I already told you I'm not a morning person. Sometimes we even...gasp...use paper plates.

We have definitely have our share of whining, tears, and meltdowns - like this. and this.

And...sometimes I get so disorganized, I find something like this in the back of my fridge. :0

This is exactly what our laundry room...I mean, my daughter's room looks like right now...and yet, here I sit.

Tornado and I ARE going to get the homeschool room clean TODAY...I just know it...

Thanks for reading my blog. If you've never commented before, consider doing it sometime. We bloggers love comments. Many of you give me your comments over the phone, on email, etc. - consider leaving one here sometime as this is currently my main form of "scrapbooking," and it might be fun for the kids and I to look back upon the comments one day. And it would make me feel popular, too. :) All the time, I find out about someone new who reads my blog, and it's really fun to know. So come on out of the closet. My settings even allow "anonymous" commenters (but sign your name) in case you don't have a google/blogger account; I don't even mind a little constructive criticism now and then, but if you're very mean, it will ruin my day. :)

Now off to spend some time with my little guy. He wants to draw category 9, 10, and 11 hurricane pictures. He does not want to draw category 12 pictures because those involve "violent destruction," according to his book.