Thankful Thursday

It's Thursday again! I can't believe this week is almost gone...

This week has been interesting... Crazy busy with the kids, Jay working day tours & me not being off, me not feeling 100% like myself... but luckily there has been some silver lining.

I am thankful for the extra time we were able to spend with the boys. Although it is always a challenge juggling all 5 of them, I love the fullness my house has when we are all together.

I am thankful that the sun has finally decided to come out and the temperature has stayed above 40 degrees for more than 2 days straight. I am dying for spring to stay!!!!

I am thankful for baseball, which officially starts in 4 days!!!! Let's go YANKEES!!!!

I am thankful that my job affords me the ability to be close to my home and family. The day certainly goes by more quickly when I can go home and squeeze everyone at lunch time.

Starting my day off thinking of all the good things that happened this week really puts a positive spin on the day. I hope you all have just as much to be thankful for this week, especially with Easter right around the corner.

Spring Break = No Break

We have been waiting for Spring break since Christmas break was over. Seriously.
Every person I know in the education field has been counting down the days, especially since President's day. Every. SIngle. One. When they canceled our February break due to Sandy, we knew Spring break would become the mother of all vacations. The kids - my kids, needed it desperately, as did the staff in my building and I'm sure every other school in our area.
I don't even want to think about the 8 week stretch we have coming after this long awaited "break".
Of course, I'm not off this week - but I think in this case it may be good and bad.

It's bad because I'm exhausted, and I miss my kids. It's easier to go to work every day when I know they are also busy at school. Not so easy when I could be home snuggling up with them. It's bad because the dumb ass who's in charge of my husband's precinct keeps switching his unit to day tours, and of course he has to pick this week - HELLO???? You have kids, obviously you know there is no school!!!
Can we say "Holy daycare expense, Batman?!?!" It's really NG (not good)!!!

It's also bad because these kids are eating me out of house and home, and it's only day 4!!! 

If the weather was better, it wouldn't be quite so bad - but spring hasn't sprung here yet.

 It was snowing yesterday for goodness sake!!!!  I mean c'mon already!

There are only so many movies you can watch in a week.

It's good because when I say they wanted needed this break, I was. not. kidding.

They have so much pent up energy, it's ridic. They are literally bouncing of the walls.

So - good for them that they are home blowing off steam,
and good for me that I am at work & don't have to deal with them all day by myself!
I know that sounds terrible, but lets be honest here... 5 kids all day with no other adult in sight is a lot of work. Don't get me wrong, I LOVE my kiddos; but man, they are a handful!

Luckily, since Jay is on days most of the week we will have a bunch of family time all together,

you all know how little of that we get. 

 Fortunately for me, there will only be one night where I will be alone with the whole crew.

If you don't hear from me for Thankful Thursday, send out a search party!!!

 

So hard to be away from these cuties all day, but then I think of the mess they are most likely making at home and I am happy to be at work & blissfully unaware :)

It's also good because being at work in the peace and quiet has given me some time to think. I've been seeing bucket lists on some of my favorite blogs and I'm thinking, "why not me?" So, I'm working on my 40 in 40 list... Keep your eyes peeled for that one. In fact, I already started working on one of those goals today. I completed my first C25K (Couch to 5K) workout!!! I did it! I actually ran for 8 minutes, which I never thought I could do. I feel so much more confident already,

I can't wait to do my next workout. Maybe I can do this whole running thing after all!!!

Maybe...

We'll see how I feel after workout #2 ;) 

Friday's Letters

I really enjoyed linking up with Ashley at The Sweet Season last week, so I'm back again with more

Friday's Letters....

Dear Friday - THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU for finally getting here! We all know you are not just any ordinary Friday, you are the Friday before Spring Break... the Friday we have all been dreaming about since January 2! Sandy was a real b*tch for taking our February break; the kids really want need this time. Even better, we get to spend a whole week with the boys, so again I say THANK YOU!!!

So gald you are here :)

Dear DisneyWorld - Get ready, we are coming for you!!! SO unbelievably excited to have officially booked our summer vacation, thanks only to our amazing parents (mine & Jay's both!). I swear, my kids really have the most fantastic grandparents. EVER. THE END.

Dear Mall - I'm coming for you, too! Cannot wait to spend tomorrow walking your halls, browsing your beautiful retail spaces with nothing but my best friend and cup of hot chocolate. I'm really looking forward to the kid-free girl time & some much needed retail therapy. Momma's gonna grab a few things. Hey, I deserve a reward for keeping this baby weight off for 6 months, don't I???

Dear Jay - You. Are. Amazing. I know I don't tell you enough. I love you, and I love how hard you work for us. I can't imagine how hard it is for you to juggle working so much and hardly sleeping, but you somehow manage to keep it all together, and I wan't you to know how very grateful I am that you do.

Dear Spring - I know I wrote you last week, but where the heck are you??? I want to retire my down jacket! I want to get a pedi and break out my flip flops!! I want to start running outside!!!

Hurry. Up. PLEASE!!!!

I Can't Believe...

I'm linking up with Robin at the The Sunshine Diary today, one of my new favorite blogs... You should really check it out if you haven't already. It's good stuff.

I Can't Believe - That my DVR was not working last night!!! Kids were actually in bed on time and stayed asleep, a perfect opportunity to catch up on my shows... but NO! Not in the cards for me. Cablevision, get your sh*t together!!!

I Can't Believe - That baby M still has a black eye since last Friday... She tripped and fell into her brother's bed, and banged her face. It definitely looks better, but she still has a major boo boo.

I miss her pretty, bruise free face.

I Can't Believe - That I get to spend the entire day on Saturday shopping with my bestie, SANS KIDS!!! What will we do with a whole day to ourselves with no kiddos??? I am daydreaming of the possibilities... My husband rocks for taking off from work so I can have a day to myself.

Which leads me to the last my last unbelievable thought....

I Can't Believe - That I snagged this HOTTIE!!!

Sometimes I still can't believe how unbelievably lucky I am to have met my hubby. He is (obviously, as you can see) a total hottie. He is strong, sensitive, and loving... and maybe most important to me, an AMAZING daddy! Oh, did I mention he can cook? and bake??

He is the complete package ladies & gents, and I am lucky enough to call him mine!

Face Lift!!!!

I'm sure by now you've noticed that this little ol' blog has gotten a BIG ol' face lift!

It was in desperate need.

I want need to give a HUGE thank you to Erin at Love, Fun and Football for giving my blog a fresh new look. It is so much more beautiful then I ever could have imagined!

Erin makes blog design a very straight-forward process. She is SO easy to work with, and FAST! She kept at it until it was exactly what I wanted, and did not seem even slightly irritated by my incessant emails. I kid you not, I emailed her at least 3x a day. I am a little bit of a perfectionist, which can get annoying. I'm not sure how she out up with me!!! I am so grateful to her for creating such a beautiful space for me to ramble on in.

If you're in need of bloggy make over, head on over to Love, Fun and Football for more info and check out some examples of her amazing work!!!

I hope you all enjoy the new look as much as I do :)

TGIF!

I've been dying to try a link-up, so here goes...

I'm linking up with The Sweet Season for Friday's Letters.

Dear Daylight Savings Time - You really kicked my ass this week, but I am SO glad you are here! Extra daylight = extra playtime outside, which also = extra sleepy kids!!!

Dear Spring - Please hurry up and get here quick!!! My boys are dying to start baseball and I can't wait to start my outdoor training for my new fitness goal - running a 5K. I mean it. Actually running... No, I am NOT kidding.  I'm also looking forward to taking baby M out for more walks, so please speed it up!

Dear Diet Dr. Pepper - I miss you so! Only 2 more weeks and then I can have you multiple times a day, EVERY. SINGLE. DAY.

Dear Home Improvements - WHY are you taking so long??? It's been almost 5 months since Hurricane Sandy, and quite frankly, I'm sick of looking at the mess. I need my basement back! Plus, a locking bedroom door would be nice ;)

Dear Baby M - Please stop that shriek you make whenever you want to get our attention. How does such a BIG scream come from such a tiny little person? I know you only have a few words, but any of them would be sufficient to get our attention. You are SO adorable 99.9% of the time, so can we please quit it with the ear piercing shriek and just make it a solid 100%? Thanks!

Dear Weekend - Please go by very s-l-o-w-l-y. I desperately want need to catch up on sleep, and I love having family time together with all 5 kiddos and the hubs - we DO NOT get enough of that!

Happy weekend everyone!!!

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