What Does The Fox Say?

So my 4 year old has been obsessed with foxes ever since she first heard this song. She wanted a fox room for Christmas, so that is what she got. Living in military housing, we have never painted in a home. This house however, we have been putting paint on the walls like crazy. We have lived here 2 years (the longest we have ever lived in one home) and I just keep painting things because I need change! Back to the fox room. We found a bedding set that she loved and that was a Christmas gift from my mom. Then she picked out some purple paint and I got to work. I am pretty excited and she loves her room. It's not perfect but she loves it!

Next up will be to refinish the Lalaloopsy table in the corner for her Calico Critters. And also, my oldest daughter wants a Paris themed bedroom. She got a new comforter set and some Paris things for her room. We are going to build her a desk (ideas off of Pinterest) and add some shelving to her room for her Ever After High dolls. I also plan on making some cute pillows. I MUST get the sewing machine out this weekend. Yes, the sewing machine we got last year and I promised myself I would figure out how to use it.

What projects do you have on deck? I tried building a table and I actually didn't do an awful job, however, I had issues with the boards. There were gaps once I got it all together because I put it together when it was humid. Duh, not the smartest idea. My husband's friend offered to finish it for us since he is really big into wood working. (He also just built me a matching tv stand, it was my Christmas present from my husband). I think I am done with wood working for awhile. 

This Stinking Flu...and 9:22

So my 4 year old is home with the flu. The poor thing, bless her heart. However, it is the week before Christmas. My week to panic, my week to get everything done. It's gone. There will not be cookies for the teachers or anything special this year. I am lucky that I will be able to get the juice boxes for my 7 year old's Christmas party as long as she is still healthy by then. It has really put a wrench in my plans.

So, getting my holiday chores done has been a little more difficult this week. I decided this morning I would wrap my husband's gifts while he is at work. I sit down and start wrapping. In walks my 17 month old. I give him a piece of wrapping paper thinking it would keep him busy...WRONG. He wanted the whole roll, I am just so silly to think anything else. When he was over that, he then wanted the scissors and tape. When that plan went bust, he went for laying straight across my lap, so I would have to wrap presents around him. He eventually gave up and went to play...or so I thought. Two minutes later I heard an odd shaking sound. I look in the hall way and see him shaking a juice box upside down all over the floor...AJ-1 Mommy-0. Into the high chair he went. On the upside, I really did need to mop the floors...however, by 9:22 today I was DONE, even if my house smells better.

A Blog With A Purpose

Sooooo...I am always like "I love to blog!" and I do it for a week and stop. Then I had to think, "hmm, our life is kind of crazy and well pretty funny...maybe that would be something to write about". So maybe now I will.  Maybe now I will write about something with a purpose. I haven't though of that purpose yet. I have blogged about wanting or trying to lose weight, trying to keep up with our family, trying to run every day while my husband was on his second deployment to Afghanistan (big FAIL). However, when I think about it, non of that is ME. I should be real. I should be honest. I mean let's face it, I am the lady that had to go get her anxiety meds upped today AND get something extra to help me through the holidays and my kids Christmas break...and don't forget the migraine meds too! I am so far from perfect, but in my head, I am always thinking of great ideas. I am always wanting to reorganize things, paint rooms, furniture, re do things in the house. I have the absolute best intentions, but when push comes to shove, I suck at execution. So...maybe a blog with a purpose is what I could use.

I will tell you what HAS been going lately. SICK KIDS. Emily was sick last weekend with a fever and congestion, I thought she had the flu but she was never swabbed. So they put her on antibiotic. A week later, the fever is back. So last night we go to Urgent Care and one look at her and they confirm it is the flu. AJ also had a double ear infection. So yes, SICK KIDS. Allie has steered clear of it all though.

The one thing that has been positive lately is that I have been working out. I went back to my "roots" of FIRMing. I did it after I had Allie and boy oh boy did it make a difference. I have been doing it for a week and a half and I just feel like ME. I found the women I used to connect with every day and I am now checking in with them again. I also just feel myself getting stronger already. It is a good feeling.

In the process of all of this, I am trying to wrap Christmas presents and finish up. I am done shopping but need about 6 stocking stuffers. I need to ship a box up to my parents as well. My house could use an amazing clean.

 I am always looking for those super awesome check lists on Pinterest and somehow Pinterest is going to turn me into this perfect housewife and mom. Yeah right! I always laugh when they say to vacuum once or twice a week. Umm, do those people have children? I mean seriously. Or even a dog! I have to vacuum once or twice a day. Just like the cleaning schedules I would love to stick with, or the whole do a load of laundry a day theory. Yeah...I don't. Then I have 8 to do in a day, then I don't want to fold the 8. I seriously do always have the best of intentions! You will see, you will see it all come out.

I am a stay at home mom of a 7, 4 and 1 year old. I seriously lose my mind more often than not. So I thought maybe a blog with a purpose would help me get it together. Maybe it would just calm my mind. I guess we will see, huh?