Because I'm the mom.....

My son came in with his vision board. He was excited about the work he had done with his board. He proudly showed me what he was now dreaming about, about the things he would be manifesting in his life. All three children had added Disneyland for Christmas to their boards. He had a couple other things, but what caught my eye was his BIG picture in the upper left hand corner. You see, there was a big picture of corn. Yes, CORN. The kind you eat! :) I asked him about it. His reply was simple, "I like corn! I want more corn." LOL Yes, corn is my sons dream. Then I picked up the quote from one of my favorite movies A Knights Tale and shared it with him. "Now that dream CAN come true!" Lesson learned? Sometimes we caught up in such big things and such big dreams, that we forget the little pleasures! Don't forget those little things! They tend to keep us grounded and help us make it through our "normal" day by day activities! I also learned...

I forgot to tell my children that sometimes you much really think through everything you want to manifest. Sometimes it seems as though life would be better with certain things (like a robot that does all your house work). But if you haven't really thought through the whole situation you might find yourself wondering why you wanted it. My middle daughter came up to show me her vision board. I about fell over when I saw a "baby" on it! Yep, right there on that board was a picture of a little baby. "Um......What is THAT?" I asked. "Because you better not be manifesting ANOTHER baby for this family!" Lord help us all if that one came true! ;) Natalie starts laughing at my reaction. She then stops for a moment and thinks about her words then tells me it is her baby for after she gets married and has kids. I'm pretty sure it wasn't her original plan, but when mom threw in that part about "not another one in our family" she did som...

I have been spending a good portion of my day thinking about what it is that I want out of life. Not just things like I want a clean house (which would be a miracle in and of itself), but more like big life goals. Things like before the end of the year I want to take my kids to Disneyland for Christmas, and having a good looking savings account. I have been working on thinking positive thoughts about all these things. I've been dreaming of these things. I truly believe these things will happen! There is NO doubt in my mind. I can picture just how it will work out. The funny thing, or maybe not funny but remarkable thing is, it is catching like wild fire!  My children have gotten in on it as well. I sat down and explained just a small portion of the logic behind the movie The Secret to Kayla one evening. I was telling her that she needed to expect things in school to be good. No worrying about if she would be bullied by the same boy as last year. Just see yourself goi...

Here is the amazing thing as a parent, you fight many battles, and no matter how RIGHT you may be, you seem to lose more than you win. Maybe not in the eyes of the outside world, but inside the house....you know your kid just looks at you with that "whatever" look. My darling 10 yr old who used to think I was incredible, now thinks I'm the biggest pain in the world. I know she thinks I ONLY try to ruin her life in one way or another. Somewhere in my head, I thought we wouldn't deal with this until she was in her teens. Boy was I wrong! Case and point. Saturday we went grocery shopping. This is something that I actually ENJOY doing. It is fun, and helps my "spending/buying bug" feel satisfied. :) I love walking up and down every isle looking for creative (or not so creative) food choices. I like having to decide if the price of organic is worth it. Or even if the store brand will taste the same as the name brand (to anyone who doesn't know........

We try to stick to the Sunday as the day of rest. What this means is that we don't do our "real" work on those days. We try to attend church and always try to do something that centers around the family. What that looks like each week can change. It can be a total family thing, or each person picks and does what they would like. But we try to make it something fun. No chores, no work, nothing that brings us down (sometimes that can't be helped, but we try). Sam and Nathan like to play a few games on the Wii. The girls like to watch movies or hang out or make some fun creation in the kitchen. I love the special time we get to spend together. It is there throughout the week, but it never seems as focused as our Sundays!