Room Helper

Rosey started talking about the "jobs" at her Mother's Morning Out today on the way home from taking the kids to school.
"I hope I'm Room Helper today."
"What's that?"
"When the lights are off, you turn them on, and just do everything in the room".
"What's your favorite job?"
"Line Leader, and Snack Helper. I like the jobs that last all day, like Door Holder".

I realized that this is when the Mothering begins. Either you like it, or you don't.
Rosey likes the idea of being room helper because she likes to "do". She'll do anything you need her to do, gladly, and offer to help with everything.

I'm Room Helper, Line Leader, Door Holder, and Snack Helper, today. David is out of town. I usually share the jobs, like in the Pre-school that Rosey attends, but somedays, Mothers are all those jobs and more. In my case, I share the load with a very capable Father, but some parents aren't good "helpers"...I wonder if they didn't like the jobs in Pre-school. Rosey talks about these jobs often and the responsiblities that go along with the assignments. I always ask her favorite and she always says "Line Leader" first.
Be careful what you wish for Little One~

Make Me an Instrument of Your Peace

I am in one of those cycles when I know that there is a greater message than the petty "chatter" that seems to be going on around me.
I have this process of discernment that I only pay attention to when the "noise" around me gets way too loud. I'm in that place right now.

I am trying to listen to the voice that guides me. I heard the "Prayer of St. Francis" at the Children's Mass at Our Lady of the Rosary, last Thursday morning, and it has been stuck in my head ever since. It is a very simple message.
I think all the important messages are simple.

Love One Another. Does it get any more simple than that?

We're making some very important decisions that are going to affect our family, and I know that our lives are going to change. The lifestyle changes are all for the better, but nothing happens without some adjustments to what we're accustomed to.
Growing Pains.

It most likely has everything to do with ...a New World calling across the Ocean.
As usual, Art Imitates Life and Vice Versa!

So now I'm doing this.

I have spent a lot of time thinking about the whole blog thing, because I wonder who really cares what I have to say...
I care, and even though I'm not Funny Girl any more, I am still going to be doing things that some people think are crazy, so I'll keep blogging...
That being said.
I love reading blogs and I have found the ones I love because there is a huge online community of crafters that blog and those are the ones I read most.
I'm going to start looking for Theatre Moms and Community Theatre Blogs to follow because those will help me find my voice, because I'll want to be different.
I spent a lot of time on our wonderful vacation thinking about the day to day stuff that I do and how I can change our life as a family to make it all more efficient and I hope to implement some changes soon about some of the things that I have notoriously procrastinated about. I'll blog about that and how I'm making it all work. Next school year, I'll have three of my four children at the same school for the same number of hours per day. That will be a first for me in my 22 years of being a mother, except for the days when Zachary was an only child (K-5 - 8th) before Regan began K-4.
That feels like a hundred years ago.
So, that's what I'm doing right now....thinking about "what's coming next?" as Lucas used to constantly ask when he was a baby...

Spring Break

Perfect timing for Spring Break. I feel like Fanny has been following me this week, so it will be good to change the scenery.
I wasn't aware of the depths to which I would become involved with Fanny's story, and it is time to gain some perspective.

Cruising and Disney will be just what our family needs to unwind, this show was a true family affair for us.

I'll turn 44 years old on this vacation.
I wouldn't believe that if I didn't know it was true.
I feel younger than that.
What does one do to mark their 45th year??