The first week of the new year.

Happy Monday morning everyone.  And welcome to the very first week of 2010. This is the week that we all start fresh and excited to see another year.  The weekend is over, the holidays have passed, and now it's time work toward our goals for the year.

I've been battling a nasty head cold since last Wednesday evening.  I finally, after days of coughing, a sick tummy, and numerous used tissues, woke up feeling much better.  Yay! Just in time to enjoy the last two days of sleeping late before the kids go back to school on Wednesday.

While many are headed back to work and their daily routines today, I still have two days left.  However, I kind of wish that our county had gone back to school today.  I much prefer starting with a full week instead of a half.  Oh well, what can ya do?  :-)

Nonetheless, I'll use today and tomorrow to clean, make sure things are scheduled for this new month, and prepare for the kids to go back to school.  I'm a planner about everything.  I like to have a written "to-do" list at all times and know where my day is headed when I wake up.  Surprises are nice & exciting from time to time, but I can't happily live with constant chaos.  LOL. 

So today will be a preparation day for me.

Time to make those plans, ladies and gentlemen! What will you accomplish in 2010?  Not what do you WANT to accomplish, but what WILL you accomplish?  Positive thinking is the way to your dreams and desires.  If you don't think you can do it then you probably won't be able to.  Make plans, be positive, be ready for what the future brings.

Happy 2010!

Happy Labor Day!

What do you have planned for today? It's the day that so many families are spending together and celebrating the end of summer. There are cook-outs, camping trips, get-togethers, parties, outside games, and much more.

We aren't doing any of those. LOL!

Tomorrow is the first day of school for the big girls and today is being spent just relaxing and enjoying this last lazy day. Tomorrow begins our routine and brings back our schedule (which I've missed lately). The kids are planning their wardrobe, making sure all those school supplies are packing into the book bags, and wondering what the new school year will bring.

This evening I will be required (by 9yr old law) to straighten my middle daughter's curly, blonde hair and the oldest wants me to trim a little off of hers. I gave the 4 yr old her very first full hair cut on Saturday and she looks too cut. Her hair was down to her waist when wet and she was complaining that it kept getting "stuck under my arms" when she's in bed at night. LOL. I ended up cutting close to 6 inches off of her hair and now it's just below her shoulders.

Okay, that's it for today. Tomorrow is a big day.

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Not everything goes as planned.

Yes, I'm home today. Normally I'd be at the in-laws' house right now. However, the oldest woke up vomiting this morning. Soooo, no visit this weekend.

I spent the morning cleaning the 4yr old's bedroom. I washed the sheets from my bed, and then started the regular laundry afterwards. I've emptied the dishwasher twice today, as well. Oh, and I finally got around to painting that spot in the diningroom from Tim cutting a hole in the wall three weekends ago. LOL!

Tim went out and changed the oil, oil filter, and air filter in my van this morning. Now he's playing Nascar '09 on his Xbox.

Soooo, I'm home today, but that's okay because even my horoscope said I should probably stay home today. LOL! Now if I could just figure out what I'm making for dinner tonight I'd be a happy camper.

Tomorrow starts a brand new week, full of the unknown. I'll be happy to send the girls back to school and get back to my regular routine. Though I have to admit that they did well, and didn't make me want to pull all my hair out. :-)

Back to laundry I go now. Two more loads to put away and it'll be finished. Then I can get to book work. I'm planning to finish the last chapter on Time For Death in the coming week... then it'll be editing and rewriting time. LOL! It never ends, that's for sure. :-) But I love it!

Have a great Sunday and a productive week ahead.

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