Missed opportunity

It's almost five o'clock and about time to start dinner. It's white chicken chili tonight. In fact, it's been a chili/chilly week. Chili last night. Chicken Chili tonight. And the temperatures outside are mighty chilly as well.

As I type I hear the girls banging around outside. They just bundled up (again) to go frolic in what's left of the snow. I assume school will be back in session tomorrow.

It just dawned on me that Caylee wanted to make snowmen sugar cookies this week in honor of the four inches of snow we got.

I forgot all about it. She said it once. At Wal-Mart. I think it was our third trip to gather necessities for the impending snow-in. She said it & I forgot it.

Until now. Now that it's too late.

I wonder if she even remembers wanting to make them? I'm sure she does. I wish I wouldn't have been in a hurry to fill the buggy up with goodies so we could create memories.

I wish I would've slowed down and created those memories that weren't necessarily part of my plan.

Love you, my sweet Caylee

Hello, 2011!

I'm back! Blogging will be a priority again in 2011! Are you ready? ;)

I suppose I shall start this new year off with some resolutions. Ideally, here is what I would like to accomplish....

1. While a stay at home mom, do my part in saving money.

*I don't have a job that pays monetarily, but I can learn new ways to stretch our dollars. And if I'm paid to make a cake or two or some sugar cookies here and there, then that'd be great too! :)

2. Lose 50 pounds.

*In all honesty I have about 150 pounds to lose. I'd LOVE to lose all of that this year. But let's be real. That's just not a reality. If I buckled down right now I could probably get close to 100. But I'm going to stick with a manageable 50 pounds. I'd rather lose more than fail, ya know? :)

3. Establish a daily cleaning routine with assigned tasks for each week day.

*I'll have been married for 10 years in August. You'd think I'd have the cleaning regimine figured out by now. Well, I don't. But I will soon! :)

4. Have "The Talk" with Baylee and Caylee.

*Umm.... this one makes me NERVOUS!! I've got butterflies in my stomach just thinking about it! But, they will be in fifth grade come August (Ahhh!! Where'd my babies go?!) and it's time. I am NOT looking forward to it. Oh, we've already had the period talk, now on to s-e-x. :/

5. Consistently have family devotions each night.

*We bought the girls a new devotion book for Christmas. This one will just take discipline to stick with.

6. Put my phone down in the evening.

*When the girls get home from school I only have five hours with them before it's bedtime. I don't want them to remember me as constantly playing with my iPhone every night.

7. Make "Fantastic Friday Family Fun Night" a priority again.

*Pizza delivered from Papa John's and a Redbox movie is okay every now and then. But it's time to make FFFFN exciting again! I'm thinking bowling! Game night! Wii night! Craft night! :)

8. Be a better wife

*Focus on meeting Brandon's needs -- not expecting him to always meet mine.

9. Be a better mother.

*When I'm frustrated, take a second to breathe before I yell. Yelling is ugly. I want to be gentle & patient. And kind.

10. Above everything else, improve my relationship with my Heavenly Father.

*Seek Him first, in all things. When I do that, I believe everything else will fall in to place.

Do you have any goals/resolutions for the new year?! I'd love to hear about them!

Happy New Year!