twice this week

i've been told i need to write a book. i just can't see my life as that interesting, but obviously from my facebook status and comments, it is. of course, i can't even commit to a blog 100%, so when would i find the time to write a book. my friend amy, has already titled it and given me two chapter ideas - my favorite being "When to Lie to Your Child". makes me want to, makes me daydream about it. but until i find the free time, i'll just work on not slacking on this blog. :)

Ahhhh

Today is my last day of work. I have been working from home doing customer service since Nov 30th and it's been insane. At first it was full time and I was very overwhelmed between home life, school, and work. In April, I cut back to 20 hours and that made a huge difference...until the boyz got out of school for summer break. Now it's like I'm going to have to totally retrain them on how to behave. I have been so tied to the computer 4 hours a day that it leaves them with idle time and idle hands and less supervision and that has just been pure chaos. I'm really looking forward to the summer now. 20 minutes and counting til my last shift ends!!!

Lock up your daugthers....

Mikey, 2, with his McDreamy hair and big blue eyes is going to be T.R.O.U.B.L.E.!!! He was playing with legos in Neal's room and I was in the living room, out the window I see his little head bob by. He had opened Neal's window, unlocked and knocked out the screen, and climbed out.

Do you have any idea....

...how entertaining it is to watch an entire SunChips display come crashing down at Wal-mart and how freakin' loud it is when it does???? Oh, and what a sight it is to see the expressions on the faces of the two boyz who caused the crash???



(I do.)

just for the record

i do not forsee myself surviving this summer in tact.

Mother's Day

Just like every other day in the Hughes house....

I prepared breakfast, lunch and dinner. Made a cake. Did laundry & dishes. Chased babies and broke up brotherly fights. Redirected a hundred "I'm bored" comments. Helped a child with a school project. All before 1pm and all while battling a case of acute bronchitis.

I did get a few school made gifts from Jacob and Zach and of course I treasure them. I love the ones where they describe me or why they love me, makes me realize the little things like baking a cake and helping with school projects really do matter. And though they may not say thank you or show enormous gratitude, they are greatful.

But...I did keep repeating "five more days" to myself, since that's when I finally get a break as I am beach bound with my girlfriends for a weekend of fun in the sun and zero responsibilities for anyone other than myself.

Abandoned Ship

Again, I've abandoned ship here at the ole blog. Let me see if I can recount some of what has happened in the last few months.

Baseball season started for Neal
I aced A&P II
We had 3 more birthdays (Jacob turned 8 April 1st, Zach turned 7 April 7th, and Neal turned *gasp* 12 May 5th)
Mikey had his tonsils and adenoids out April 27th
I got acute bronchitis
Eli added more teeth, inlcuding some molars

So once again, I'm going to set a goal for myself on this blog, to post more, to not let my life and my boyz chilhoods pass by unnoted. Maybe if I set a 3 posts a week goal I can stick to it. Who wants to take bets on how long that lasts?

I've got $20 that says I'll see you again in a few months....