I just caught the weather forecast for the next few days and they’re expecting temperatures to hit the 100s. Yikes. I’m not ready for the summer temps!!! It has been averaging in the mid 70s to 80s for the past couple of weeks.
Today it was in the low 90s, but I was sitting at my desk wrapped in a fleece jacket. LOL! I sit next to the thermostat and the servers, so the area has to stay cool. Over each corner of my cubicle are 4 vents that pump the cold air into my area. I seriously run a heater during the afternoon to stay warm. People walk into my cubicle to cool off… because the rest of the building (and its antiquated ventilation) is too warm.
It’s a shock whenever I walk out of my office into normal room temperature. I have a feeling it will take awhile for my body to acclimate to the hot temps.
This weekend we have the school carnival, but I’m afraid the kids would get heat stroke and sunburned out there. DH has a booth, so he will be “stuck” there regardless. I’ll have to remind him to bring a cooler with water and the sunscreen.
So, what’s the weather like in your area?? Are you having summer temps where you live?
Multi-Partying. Is there such thing?! It sounds much more fun than Multi-Tasking.
Nonetheless, I had to join another blog party! I think they’re so much fun. I could make a full time job out of Multi-Partying in the blogosphere. I meet so many wonderful women bloggers with each party. I think my Bloglines account is going to burst at the seams!
Alas, I already have a full-time job. Which is a lot of fun. And a family of five - including three little ones who keep me on my best behavior.
If I didn’t have to be at work in 8 hours, I’d introduce myself better. I’d also spend the time to check out each of the Mommyfest blogs and Scrapbooking blogs. I hope to get to as many as I can and I invite you to join the partying and all the fun!!!
If you would like me to stop by your party post or blog, be sure to leave me a comment! BTW, Have a great week
Mother's Day 2008
Updated to add my intro:
I could bore you with more details about me, but instead I will highlight my sidebar o’ links. Can you tell I went a little bit category crazy??? I mean, who writes about silliness or day-to-day conversations?
I enjoy photography and I love my job. I wasn’t too thrilled about the job hunt it took to find it, but no pain, no gain, right?
DH and I have been married for 15 years with 3 lovely kids who light up our lives and we love to travel. Each of my kids went on an out of state vacation before they were 7 months old.
Sadly, our family has succumbed to all things Disney and High School Musical I never thought I would, but strange things happen when you have kids. In fact, some of the strangest things happen when no one is looking!
If you are stopping by from the party, please leave me a link to your blog so I can reciprocate! I would love to meet all you fabulous bloggers! And, if you still like me after checking out my deepdarksecrets, you are welcome to come back to chat or share some Starbucks while in front of our computer monitors.
Thanks for stopping by! Don’t forget to grab some cookies on the way out
Two years ago, I posted this Mother’s Day entry. Although it hasn’t been updated, I remember these memories with each passing Mother’s Day and I wanted to repost since my heart has been full of these ponderings.
Six years ago, I celebrated my first Mother’s Day with my four-day-old newborn (photo right). It was an unexpected surprise as he was 5 weeks early. I remember being so overwhelmed and sleep-deprived as a new mother. No matter what I read or what anyone told me, it was so much different to experience it first hand.
By the time DS was two, I was anxious to be a mother again. I love being pregnant and experiencing the newborn stage. We had been trying for a few months when I started getting morning sickness shortly after my third Mother’s Day. Sadly, I miscarried by Father’s Day, which was also the day DH’s brother announced their first pregnancy. I was so thrilled for them and yet so heartbroken.
After another year of “wait-and-see”, I decided to go back to work. It was a difficult decision because I felt my “job” was to be at home with my baby, who was now almost three. However, the time felt right and it would keep my mind occupied. (By this time I resigned that DS would be an only child.) Of course, the second day on the job, I came home and tested positive!
So, on my fourth Mother’s Day (photo right), I announced to my mom and motherIL that their Mother’s Day present would be “delivered” in time for Christmas!
The following year I had another beautiful blessing to celebrate and another incredible and precious little one defining my motherhood. Life felt so perfect with my 5 month old and 4 year old.
Last spring, I made another decision. Since graduating from college, I have wanted to get my MBA. With DS in pre-school and DD weaned, I decided it was time to pursue my grad degree. Getting my nose back in the books was intense on my schedule.
Mother’s Day (photo right) fell on the last week of my first class. Four days later, we were surprised (and somewhat in disbelief) with the news that another baby was on the way! Disbelief because it happened so “easily”.
On this Mother’s Day, I slept in until 9am (after Little One woke me to “celebrate” at 12:30am and 4:15am). My kids brought in a Starbucks venti caramel macchiato and cards. Inside one of the cards was my gift - a Cookie Lee bracelet and necklace set that I had been eyeing at the school carnival’s silent auction last night! Whoohoo! We’ll head out to Mimi’s for an early dinner and go shopping.
With each passing year, I’ve grown to love Mother’s Day as a day to also celebrate my kids — the entire reason I am a mom in the first place. I look forward to many more Mother’s Days. I even anticipate the days when my daughters are also mothers, and thus, complete the circle.
Have you looked at the newspaper ads for Mother’s Day? Have you noticed the jewelry ads?? There is one local store whose marketing slogan says “Nothing says ‘I Love You’ like a diamond”. That slogan must have been sinking in all these years. On holidays/birthdays I often wonder if I’ll get jewelry. (Because I do like sparkly bling.) So the following verse struck me when it was read this morning:
“A good woman is hard to find,
and worth far more than diamonds.”
Proverbs 31:10 (MSG)
In honor of Mother’s Day, we studied Proverbs 31, but it was the guilt-free version! Many times I have read that passage, which is a wonderful passage, and I have felt inadequate as a wife and mom. Today, as we studied Proverbs 31, I found freedom to still be me. Here are the main points from our service:
1) I am not called to be PERFECT, but to live in the “fear of God” (Prov 31:30). I’m only human; I make mistakes. God knows I’ve made quite a few!
2) Moms also need to model the delicate balance of family, work and rest to their children. The Proverbs 31 woman was up before dawn and worked late into the night. But, I’m sure she found a balance and took time to rest. After all, one cannot maintain efficiency on this schedule. I know all too well having worked the past two weekends (in addition to my regular work week) that it is easy to burn out and get tired!
3) Even though a Prov 31 woman lends a helping hand to the poor and needy (Prov 31:20), I must remember I can’t help everyone in the world. Women are wired to be nurturing, so it is natural to want to help. Currently, I have a number of time-consuming volunteer activities and I constantly remind myself that I can’t do it all.
4) A Prov 31 woman perseveres through life with a great attitude (Prov 31:25-36), but we’re still going to have some bad days every once in awhile! Isn’t that such a relief?!
The band sang a Point of Grace song - How You Live - which assures me that it is okay that the house is still a mess (even though it is driving me crazy). There are more important things in life and life is too short to hold back.
Wake up to the sunlight with your windows open
Don’t hold in your anger or leave things unspoken
Wear your red dress use your good dishes
Make a big mess and make lots of wishes
Have what you want, but want what you have
And don’t spend you life looking back
Turn up the music Turn it up Loud
Take a few chances Let it all out
Because you won’t regret it
Looking back from where you have been
Because it’s not who you knew and it’s not what you did
It’s how you Live
So go to the ballgames and go to the ballet
And go see your folks more than just on the holidays
Kiss all your children Dance with your wife
Tell your husband you love him every night
Don’t run from the truth cause you can’t get away
Oh no
Just face it and you’ll be ok
Turn up the music Turn it up Loud
Take a few chances Let it all out
Because you won’t regret it
Looking back from where you have been
Because it’s not who you knew and it’s not what you did
It’s how you Live
Where ever you are and wherever you’ve been
Now is a time to begin
So give to the needy and Pray for the grieving
Even when you don’t think that you can
Cause all that you do is bound to come back to you
So think of your fellow man
And make peace with God and Make peace with yourself
Oh yeah
Cause in the end there’s nobody else
Turn up the music Turn it up Loud
Take a few chances Let it all out
Because you won’t regret it
Looking back from where you have been
Because it’s not who you knew and it’s not what you did
It’s how you Live
Because it’s not who you knew and it’s not what you did
It’s how you Live
Lately, I’ve been frustrated with myself. I’ve kept myself so busy that I haven’t taken time to do some of my favorite things - namely scrapbooking and blogging.
DH asked me what I wanted to do for Mother’s Day and BLOGGING/blog surfing was the first thing that came to mind! (Clean the house also came to mind, but I passed on that one !)
So, imagine my delight when I saw that there was a Scrapbooking Blog Party going on over at scrappingservant.com!!! A combination of the two things I am longing to do.
One of my New Year’s resolutions was to start scrapbooking more. I am really looking forward to Carolyn’s Scrapbooking Blog Party to get motivated and get fresh ideas to get back on the road to preserving my family’s memories.
For years I have been a traditional scrapbooker. I’ve kept organized boxes of photos and filed my memorabilia. But, times are a changin’.
Even though my Canon Rebel SLR has served me well, I strictly use my Nikon DSLR these days. I wanted to switch to digi-scrapping once my stock of album pages and stickers were depleted; however, I think I am only pushing myself further behind.
I am hoping you can help me here…
Please leave me a comment with anything you think can help me get started again! I am looking for links to your favorite resources: page ideas, blogrings, organizing tips, digital supplies, streamlining ideas, organizing tips, scrapbooking programs (i.e. Hallmark), PhotoShop tips or add-ons… did I mention organizing tips??? Because you’re doing me this favor, I will select one helpful comment to win $30 of my Creative Memories sticker stash.
So, please start commenting away! I look forward to hearing from you!
p.s. oops, I’m actually supposed to introduce myself! Check out the category links in my sidebar or my About Me page to learn all about my boringeventful life! (LOL… Pardon the pun, I’m an event planner at work.)
Updated to add: Thank you for the comments so far! I love all the tips and ideas!!!
As I’ve been perusing the Mother’s Day photos and stories around the the blogosphere, I had a teeny-tiny twinge… I miss having a baby in the house!
I love newborns - the promise, hope and joy they bring to a household. Pregnancy and birth has always been a miracle to me. I am in awe that we, as women, can carry a mass of cells that grows into a living, breathing being over the course of 9 months. It is completely amazing to me.
After seeing so many photos of newborns and young children, I started going through my own photos and video clips of my kiddos when they were teeny-tiny babies. I miss those days of watching the first and second year of life!
Of course, I remind myself about the 9 months of pregnancy (even though I rather enjoy being pregnant), the sleepless nights of nursing and the smell of baby spit up on all my clothes.
I’m sure this is just a fleeting feeling that I want another child. Right?!? After all, we just got rid of all the maternity and baby stuff - strollers, clothes, crib, everything. I’ve started a perfect job. We’re potty training and almost DONE with diapers.
Maybe it’s a sign that I should be volunteering at the nursery department at church! I can hold the babies for an hour and still get my sleep
On the Tuesday before Mother’s Day, I was 35 weeks pregnant, sleeping in bed when I felt my bag of waters break pop. My husband was so cute when I told him.
“What shall we do?” he said. “Should I call the doctor?” At first, he didn’t “get it”. He didn’t believe me when I said that we had to get to the hospital asap!
Since it was nearly midnight, he got the doctor’s exchange. Meanwhile, I was trying to grab things to put in my hospital bag. The plan was to pre-pack my bag that night, but I was weary and swollen and laid down to rest…
Holding Big Brother immediately after birth (May 10, 2000)
Twelve hours later, I became a mom for the first time! Both of our parents became grandparents for the first time. No one expected me to deliver so early, and when we got home from the hospital, we were alone with our little guy. He was jaundiced so we had to take him to the hospital every day to be poked.
We were exhausted and inexperienced.
May 12, 2000 - 2 days old
On my first Mother’s Day, Big Brother was only 4 days old. My milk was coming in and I was so freeking engorged. Because he was early and jaundiced, he couldn’t stay awake to nurse (photo right).
I was still determined to be at church that day - my first Mother’s Day. I ignored the “rules” of keeping him home. We snuck in the back and sat. My little 5 lb guy was an angel during the whole service and my heart was just bursting with pride. It was the best Mother’s Day present I could have asked for!
All these thoughts come flooding back as I think about this upcoming weekend.
We’ll be celebrating many things: my son turns eight, Mother’s Day, and my dad’s birthday. It is one of my favorite times of the year. One that holds truly special memories.
Happy Birthday Big Brother!
Happy Birthday Dad!
Happy Mother’s Day too
Except that I have some important letters that need to be signed by the president and sent before the weekend. So, I’m going into work for a couple hours and I’m hoping the letters will be signed and ready for me by 10am.
At 10am I need to run to Big Brother’s school to be in the classroom and to surprise him for his birthday. Oh gosh, yes, it’s his birthday and I’ve been so busy that we’ve done squat. No birthday party this year, just a weekend trip to the coast and the aquarium when school’s out.
Then, I’m coming home. To sleep. I’ve only had 2 days off in the last 19 days and it’s really taking it’s toll. My brain is turning into mush!
Oh wait. I promised my grandma that I’d stop by after lunch. She’s been a little depressed since her younger brother passed away. I just found out that he had lung cancer. At first they thought it was pneumonia. It all happened rather swiftly.
With 3 kids and a husband, a full-time job in higher education and a national volunteer position, am I ever going to find time to scrapbook?
Japanese-Filipina. California native. Glass half-full. Disney fan. Camera-happy. Beach bum. Coffee lover. Former marketing analyst, now event planner. Wannabe graphic designer. I love being mom and wife. Philippians 2:5-11
Do all the good you can, by all the means you can, in all the ways you can, in all the places you can, at all the times you can, to all the people you can, as long as ever you can. - John Wesley
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