Ramblings of a Stay-at-Home Mom

2nd last day of documenting Week in the Life. Again, on the downside of taking photos and notes today, but it was a bit of a busy day. But I'm OK with that. Just a part of life right now. Fridays are for starting the day off with Hot Chocolate to battle a sinus cold. Fridays are for Violet deciding to peel her own orange for breakfast. This Friday in particular was for finding frost on the ground. Fridays are for grocery shopping. This Friday was for making Pipe Cleaning Spiders with Violet. Fridays are for Slow Cooker meals.  Fridays are for munching and trying to catch up on journaling. Fridays are for playing on the Wii. Also, happy baby in the exersaucer. This Friday was for Violet dressing up as Princess Aurora for Halloween. Friday evenings are for time spent together after the kids go to bed.

Day 5 of Week in the Life done! I lost a bit of steam again today with everything, but I still did manage to keep on taking photos and writing down some stuff. It counts, right? Anyway, I'm running behind schedule this morning with everything, so we'll just get to the photos, shall we? The Photos: Number of photos: 20(iPhone) 13(DSLR) The story of today was that I didn't clean up my kitchen last night, so when I walked into it this morning, this is what I was greeted with. Ugh. The story of today was that it called for a nice big cup of tea. Pumpkin Spice to be exact. The story of today was that I was able to do all my dishes before Violet got dropped off and she got a bit mad at me for doing so (she's me little helper in the dishes department). The story of today was that I had to help my Mom finish cleaning out her old place, and in the process, I had to move all her plants for her. The story of today was that I almost burst a gut laughing at Violet. "Magic Schoo...

Today saw a decline on photo taking with the big camera and with journaling as well. Wednesdays usually see me in a bit of a slump with everything, and it didn't help that I was helping my Mom pack/move, but I did what I could do. That's all I can ask for, right? Anyway, onto the photos and words for Wednesday The Photos: Number of Photos: 33(iPhone) 9(DSLR) I know this shot is blurry and Violet's got the Deer in the Headlights look, but it was cute. I was just getting out of bed and she decided to go into my dresser and start getting me clothes. Should take that as a sign to get my lazy butt out of bed. The story of today was a very messy kitchen that never got cleaned up properly. Such is life somedays. The story of today was helping my Mom pack/move. Actually it's been a story this week. The story of today was that my Hubby rocks. His new job is quite different from his old one (going from sitting at a desk all day to doing physical labour all day), but he likes it. ...

Hello Day 3 of Week in the Life! I was actually surprised with how many photos I got on my DSLR today. A lot of duplicates, but I was having fun playing around with it. I usually use my iPhone for primary photo taking, so using the "big" camera today was challenging, yet fun. The Photos Number of Photos: 27(iPhone); 33(DSLR) The story of today was this is the time that I woke up this morning. Tuesdays are busy around here and I need the quiet time in the morning before the kids wake up. The story of today was this little girl was up shortly after I was so that she could spend time with Daddy before he went to work. The story of today was being able to do my Bible Devotions before the kids got up. And even got some journaling done! The story of today was that I'm very thankful for this Church and the communities that it builds. Especially the Mom's Group this morning and for the awesome volunteers who look after our kids. The story of today was that for lunch I cheated...

Day 2 of Week in the Life is in the bag! Although today I slacked off a bit on the journaling part. Something about spending almost half the morning at my Mom's place, helping her pack up her house for her move later this week. Oh well. You do what you can do. Right? The other challenge for today was Violet's tantrums for everything. She's going through a bit of the needy stage right now (either that, or the green-eyed jealously monster is finally coming out), so I had to deal with quite a bit of the 3-year-old tantrums today. Something we have to deal with and (hopefully) shall soon pass. Anyway, onto today's photos and words. The Photos Number of photos: 28(iPhone); 10(dSLR) The Words Midnight-6am: Up around 2:30 for Dominique’s feeding and diaper change (peed right through everything) 6-8am: Keith’s alarm goes off, I keep on sleeping. Dominique wakes up, Keith brings her to snuggle in bed with me. 8-9am: All wake up; throw laundry into the washer, get breakfast fo...