life right now

So, my life. Since Christmas, I've been trying to get back into a normal life. It felt good to be done with the holidays, but stress crept in. After the New Year and whatnot, we've started to get into the groove of a bigger house payment and all the things life brings. I had decided it was time I start nannying again or looking for a job. I have spent endless days sending out resumes and reposting on Craigslist my ad to be a nanny again. I had a couple emails about that, no job replies at all, and considering there are probably 500 resumes sent in to my one, I was not surprised. Anyway, life continues and we have been being thrifty or frugal or whatever, it is actually kind of empowering, but not so much fun :) It's not like I used to spend whatever whenever, but I didn't have to worry about it. I could have saved more, but if I wanted something for the kids or wanted Starbucks whenever, I got it. Now, I'm thinking before I buy, not buying, not spending. So, it's good, but like I said, not fun. We had friends over on Saturday and she just got a job after looking for 11 months! 11 months?? I had heard from a lady about nannying her 4 month old 3 days a week. PERFECT. Then I didn't hear back from her. This morning I heard from her again and she and her husband want to meet. I am very excited, oh and nannying would be at my house this time-makes life much easier, especially when I have two! It would be kind of more like daycare, but with only one kid....and my own of course. AM loves the idea of having a baby here, she says she wants to help. And TC is obsessed with babies right now, so I think he'll get used to it after the inital shock of jealousy...he's kind of a momma's boy :) So, I'm going to hope this works out because it's part time, I can keep my kids with me, and I get a baby fix without actually having one. HAHA.
What else is new....we are looking forward to summer. AM wants to wear sundresses. I want to take the kids to the park more and have them play in the back yard with all their summer/outdoor toys. And we have a couple weekend trips planned- our annual weekend at the lake with C's fam. And a new one- we're going to these great condos in Westport with C's brother, wife and their kids. They're going for 4 nights, us only for 2. But they are super nice places, on the ocean, with a playground, pool, hot tub, and basketball court all in the middle. I think it will be a great weekend. And now that the kids are older, C wants to start taking them camping. I grew up camping with my family all the time and I really would love for our kids to do that...it was so fun and holds so many of my childhood memories.
AM is over half way through preschool, which she loves. I am going to an open house for a new one though, it's closer to our house and there are some changes happening at her current one for next year. I'm thinking this other one may be better. It's at another church, but for one, we really like the pastor there and the preschool seems a little more academic based. We actually are attending this parenting seminar there right now. It's 3 weeks long- and only every Friday. We've finished two of the classes and only have one left. It's very interesting and helpful. It's kind of like a reminder to common sense. How to be better parents, which is what I wish for every day, so I like it. And as much as C complains every Friday before we go, he ends up enjoying it too. So, I like the church and I've seen the preschool (only during this seminar childcare) but I am excited to go to the open house and meet the teachers. Hopefully it works out and she can get in.
My 32nd birthday is coming up....wow, that sounds old. I swear I'm still 25. At least it's going up...a couple years ago I thought I was still 22. 32 does sound old to me though, very. My mom is going to take the kids on the night of the 13th so C and I can have a night off and maybe enjoy a dinner out...which is something we haven't done since our Christmas present night in Bellevue (which was fun, but not normal). We haven't just had a date night in Bonney Lake...ever. So we're looking forward to that.
The past two nights (or mornings) I've been up at 2:45. Yesterday not going back to sleep at all. And today, I did get to go back to sleep from 5:30-7am. Not fun. I am VERY tired. We are all stuffed up and TC does not sleep good when this happens. Needless to say, I am going to make myself another cup of coffee soon.
I have been exercising again which is very good. I don't think I'm really losing much weight, maybe a couple pounds. But I feel better about myself and feel like I'm at least getting a little in better health/shape. I heard recently that it's not necessarily how much you weigh but that you are at least getting exercise every day that makes you healthy. So, that has actually made me continue to be motivated. I wanted it to be like before when I didn't feel normal unless I exercized. And it's getting to that point, I do it every day. Except on the weekends, I usually take one or two days off. But going from no working out or working out sporadically month to month- to working out 5 days a week is good for me.
I am still loving living in Bonney Lake- I have enjoyed this place and I'm looking forward to doing things this summer- like going to things they have, parades or Bonney Lake Days or whatever they have here. I like stuff like that.
We had our first dinner at our friends that live here also during January, it was lots of fun. Since the holidays are over, we decided once a month we'll do it. So, we have Feb planned. It's great having friends you can have fun with that are so close- and their kids are so close in age to ours, it was a good time. Which also confirms the choice that we are done having kids :) I mean, I always had this 'what if I wanted more' feeling, but I truly feel like our family is complete. I don't have that itch or anything. I'm excited at where we are and I love watching them grow and learn. I look forward to all the years we get to watch them and their milestones.
AM is going to start swimming again- gotta get her ready for summer. Starting Saturdays at the end of Feb. She is our little fish.
Okay, I think I've blogged enough for my once a month check in :) I'll try and get on here more, but we'll see!