Blog? What Blog?

Ok, so I haven't been faithful to this blog AT ALL.  I promise to better...to the two people out there that read it, Grammy and Pops!

Wow, how things get busy when you have a little one in elementary school.  For a while there I felt like I was becoming "that mom".  You know the one, the one that's always at their kids school doing "stuff".  The mom that has cookies fresh out of the oven when the bus comes.  The mom who makes the perfect cupcakes for every occasion.  Well, maybe not perfect...but close.  Yes, I was becoming her, how could that be?  And then...I crashed.  I could not possibly do everything that I wanted to, and that has been hard to swallow.  But I'm learning.  We had Thanksgiving at our house this year- a first.  It was wonderful, and to be fair...my mom did most of the cooking and just brought it over, I just provided a place.  I found myself the day before starting to freak out over the table.  I actually drug the girls to 4 stores looking for the perfect placemats!  And then I took a breath and realized that it doesn't really matter in the end if the table is perfect.  What matters is the company.
   So the holiday decorations are done.  I absolutley love our new house.  The tree is beautiful tucked into the curved staircase.   And new this year is a white tree in the kitchen.  It's decorated in silver, hot pink and red with chalkboard snowflakes that Blayne wrote on.  She put things that she's thankful for on them, I hope this is a tradition the girls will learn to love.  I'll be sure and post pics next time. I didn't do everything that I had wanted and there is still plenty of time left, but I'm good with how things are.  The garland around the front door can wait till next year.  I am already enjoying everything so much I just don't want to do anything else!  I am trying my hardest to finish up my shopping for the holidays so that I'm not running around at the last minute with a two year old in tow.  This year I'm hoping to be that "other Mom", the one that's happy and in the moment - not thinking about all that needs to be done- the mom that isn't worried about everything being "perfect" because there is perfection in everything the way it is.  Here's to a happy holiday season!