It's Friday

It's Friday!!! Yeah!!!

New routines are so hard for our little guys, and who am I kidding for me too!I have been asleep before 10 on most nights this week which has been unheard of for me in the last three years. In my defense, I am getting up way earlier than in the past too!

I am feeling like I spend so much time in the car again running here to there and everywhere! I am finding peaceful moments listening to some quieter music in the car and finding that helps me a lot to unwind a bit. On one of the days when I wasn't listening to my quiet music, this song came on the radio and it just made me laugh. It made me laugh enough that I thought I would share the link so you could hear it again too! I'm sure most of you have heard it but it is a good one and worth hearing again!

I am still forgetting lots of things in my day to day travels. I am still adjusting to remembering to take everything that I need for a large chunk of my day all at once. I am working especially hard to give myself grace for the moment. I don't have to be perfect!!!

I really love to cook dinner so it has been an adjustment trying to remember that on most weekday nights we need quick and easy meals. On those nights, we eat at all different times due to the many activities that the kids are enjoying. Admittedly, not having that family dinner time really bothers me but for right now that just won't work for our family. One weekday night family dinner is the best that I am going to get and for now I will make the best of that! Last night I made a nice meal and even a homemade dessert. Today it makes me smile to reflect on that dinner and to be grateful for my meal swap friends (again). Lisa W. from our group made that meal that was served last night possible. It was so delicious and everyone enjoyed the food which is always a blessing! The dessert was over the top and all that I heard out of anyone's mouth was MMMMmmm. I'll post the recipe for the homemade pudding later. I only wish that we could have that kind of meal on Wednesdays, kind of like a sweet treat in the middle of the week to get us to the weekend. It was just nice to breathe and know that I had more wiggle room with the afternoon/evening schedule since I didn't have to race out the door to go anywhere.

Overall the week has been a little better than last week but we still have some kinks to work out yet. I am so glad that it is Friday and am really looking forward to what is shaping up to be a fun weekend!