Friday

 Today was a good day. I got up at 5:30 am trying not to wake Atleigh.  She got more sleep than I did. Long legged Princess kept me awake. Oh well. 

Dakota arrived with Caroline around 6:30 am. Atleigh woke up at the same time.  We had some coffee ☕ and milk 🥛 while we woke up and watched some Sheriff Cali.  

Then they got hungry really early.  

We got baths and shower and got dressed.  Well, Atleigh deemed it pj day so I let her put her pjs back on and I had comfy pants and no makeup and messy hair. 😝

We did our stretches and Atleigh wanted to do school as usual. She loves it. 

Not alot happened today for the fact I was so tired, I was just trying to make it to naptime.

After nap,  Caroline woke up first and she climbed on the bed and loved on me. 

It's hard to get a smile out of this girl.  She's either scowling or pouting. I'll take what I can get. 🤨🙄🥴😳😛😒🙃😝😍

Dakota got off work and came and picked them up. 

I had to run to town and get my truck fueled up and pick up my prescription early because next week is suppose to be colder than this week and Jossie works some pretty long hrs so I figured I better do it so I don't have to get out with them. 

Got home and chilled out by the fireplace catching up on some vlogs. 

Time For Myself

 This morning I got up and had my coffee ☕,  devotions and prayer 🙏time. 

I was moving slow so I got a late start. I finally got moving although it was pouring rain outside and freezing. 

I had to have my joint therapy which is tanning bed. It helps relieve my joints a little. 

When your getting your tan on and Elvis is singing Jail House Rock and you just kind of wanna rock and you remember you have to be still so you tone it down to Blue Hawaii and you are magically transported to sand and water. 😎🏄‍♀️🌴🍹🏖🌊I always enjoy my therapy sessions. 😌

I left there and went a got some staple grocery items because we are expecting somemore inclement weather. We have mostly got rain but I don't want to be caught off guard. You do not want to be caught in a house with toddlers with no juice or milk. Trust me. 

I grabbed me some lunch through the drive thru. Alot of our fast food places are still drive thru only. Which doesn't make sense when restaurants are seating people in the dining room. 🤔

I get home and put groceries away real quick and the girls got here. They were ready for nap 😴.  

I love these snuggles 

 

Woke up, had snacks,  coffee ☕ and juice. 

Atleigh wanted to do a little school and Caroline just wanted to watch Paw Patrol.

Whatever they watch, I try to make sure it's educational.  

Tonight we're gonna have pizza for supper. The girls were going to spend the night with me but daddy wants to spend time with them because he will be on call next week and mommy has to work some long hours. I'm just glad I'm able to be here when they need me. 

We got to making our pizzas. 

While the pizzas were baking,  I cleaned the kitchen. Remember to use your time wisely. ⏲️

We ate supper. I forgot to take some pics of our finished pizza 🍕because we were too hungry. After supper we played dolls a little. I picked them up some little doll furniture at the Dollar Tree and they love them. 

When it was time to go, Atleigh wanted to stay here but Caroline wanted to go with daddy 👨.  That's OK because sometimes they need some one on one time too. 

So Atleigh and I watched a movie and ate popcorn 🍿in the Princess 👸 bed 🛌

I guess we are going to enjoy our time together.  Y'all have a good night.  

Wednesday Happenings

 I got to sleep in this morning a little. I got up at 6:30am. It beats 5:30 am. Had my coffee and devotion time before the girls got here. When they got here around 7:30 they were ready for breakfast. 

We had breakfast and and got ready for the day. You may be cool, but you'll never be, standing on a stool on your tippie toes in a tutu brushing your teeth singing , YIPPIE YI YO KIYAY, YEEHAW.......COOL.  😎😎😎

These girls love to wear princess dresses everyday. 

Then we did a little school 🏫

I made some activity binders for the girls. A little velcro,  sheet protectors and dry erase markers go a long way.

Had lunch and then we were tired so that means nap time. 😴

Caroline woke up from nap first so we got up and went into the living room and let Atleigh sleep as long as she wanted. So me and Caroline had some snuggle time. 

Atleigh woke up and wanted to do some more school. She loves to do school. She loves paper work.  Caroline is just Willie nillie play type. 😛 

I gave them something to do so I could get our supper ready. We ate supper and mommy came to get them and she ate with us.  

After they left, I got busy speed cleaning and getting prepared for the next day. 

I vacuumed and mopped kitchen floor,  emptied dishwasher, loaded dishwasher, wiped down counters and layed out ingredients for tomorrow night's supper which is going to be homemade pizza with some of the sausage Dear hubby processed himself.  

Then I got the living room picked up and school stuff prepared for tomorrow. You know, some days I have my crap together and some days I don't.  🙃 Moms, don't beat yourself up if you don't. Things will come together. Eventually.  

Tomorrow will be a different schedule. They will be here later tomorrow because she has to work 16 hr night shift tomorrow night so they will be spending the night. That means I will have a different routine tomorrow. I've got to run some errands in the morning and pick up some staple items because we are expecting some inclement weather. Then they will be here around their lunch time. See, some days you just have to rearrange timing and circumstances.  It's doable.  Don't sweat it Moms.  

Herbs are doing great again. 

Well, I'm enjoying my me time now. So I will sign off til tomorrow. 

Tuesday

 Not alot of excitement today.  Just me and the girls making Valentine's Day treats. We got Poppie a box fixed up and they made him some cards. We got it to the post office and it is on its way. 😇 

Then they made Mommy 👩 Daddy 🧔 and Unkie Dallas 👨 some treats and cards as well. 

We took a nap and we just played the rest of the day til mommy came and picked them up.  I thought they were going to spend the night because they had called her right after she got off work and was almost here and wanted to know if she could come back and transport a patient to Nashville. Thankfully a nurse went in her place. It was no problem for them to spend the night, it's just that she already has to work two nights this week and want get to see them much. I'm beginning to wonder if later on this career is going to do her in or what. Only time will tell I guess. 

Well, it is my Me Time. So off I go until in the morning.  

Monday Happenings

Well, I'm back to my normal posting. Just trying to get back to some normalcy here. 

The girls got here around 6:30am. I had my coffee and read my devotions before they got here. Yes, Moms and Grandmas,  you need some me time sometimes. Alone with God and your thoughts. You have to find the time ⏲️ that suits you best. Try before anyone wakes up in the morning or after everyone goes to bed. Alot of times when the girls spend the night, I don't get my alone time in the morning because we all wake up at the same time. I don't like alarms if I can help it. Lol. When I put them to bed and they fall asleep, I will have my quiet time for a bit before my bedtime 🌙.  I might read, blog, watch some YouTube videos I follow etc. 

We watched a little movie so we could get awoke. We had breakfast with waffles 🧇 with Whipped cream and sprinkles. Well, I had a chaffle.  

After breakfast, we did our stretches. I have missed my stretching buddy. 

We then took baths 🛁 and shower 🚿 and got ready for the day. 

Gmaws Preschool Academy (I call us):

I bought some preschool dvds 📀 and I love them. (Not affiliated link)

We practiced drawing our shapes. Cool idea: I bought these see through paper pocket holders and put their printable pages inside. They can use dry erase markers and trace and work on their papers then wipe them off. This was , the papers are reusable so I can use them for other grandchildren. ❤❤ 

We worked on our letter for the day which was A. We had story time. 

While they ate a snack, I got supper in the crockpot.  I opened up a jar of vegetable soup I canned and I had some corn bread  🍞 in the freezer. Wholah! 

It's all about multi tasking and balance. I'm trying to get into a routine and manage my time wisely because some days they just say, "I need you." That means pick them up, hug them and love on then. ❤💘

Then, my favorite part. Nap. Yea, by then I was wore out and so were they. They fell asleep so fast. 

We got up, had a snack and my coffee. They helped me water our tomato plant and Peace Lilly. They love helping me with my plants and herbs. 

If you notice their clothes change. Atleigh loves to play dress up everyday and loves dresses. She calls then Princess dresses 👗.  

Then I just let them play while waiting on mommy to get here to pick them up. It is her week. I told yall last that things were looking up in their situation. Well, they have went backwards. I am really just torn. My son is in such a turmoil. All I can do is keep encouraging him to take this time to work on himself and pour his energy into our girls.  They need him now and he needs them. His head is just swimming right now and I'm just asking God for guidance and discernment for him. 

Here is a thought:

I'm gonna post one for the guys.  When you think they don't care and don't talk, you better pay attention. They hold in things you don't even have a clue about.  They carry their own burdens,  concerns, worry, and stress. Please please pay attention. We expect them to pay attention to us don't we?

Well, enough about things that make me sad. 

I was keeping the girls busy while we were waiting on mommy to come get them. They wanted to do more school. Great. 🙋‍♀️🙋‍♀️🙋‍♀️🙋‍♀️

I love using these magnetic letters to spell out 2 and 3 letter words. Atleigh is catching on quick. 

 She had to stay late at school 🏫 but I had errands to run so I got them ready and we went to town. She met us in town and picked them up. 

We picked up some candy and cards to make for everyone for Valentine's Day. 

We were eating snacks and watching TV in the truck. 

Even when she came to get them,  they didn't want to leave Gmaw.  😊😊😊 

I finally got home and unloaded everything and got the kitchen cleaned and the living room tidied up from the day. 

I went ahead and baked the cookies that we are going to make for Valentines 💝 Day. We are going to decorate them in the morning and get some packaged up for Poppie to send to him. I am going to let them make cards for everyone. ❤ 

I am finally settled down for the night and I am exhausted.  I am calling it a night. 

Happy Birthday

 Today is my sweet daddys 77th birthday 🎂🥳🎉🎈🎁🎊. He came into my life when I was 14 and he had no idea what he was getting himself into but he loved me the same and it took me a long time to know what a father was suppose to be. He passed the test and is awesome.

He's had a rough past year and a half but  he is getting there and coping with change. We love you Poppa. We hope you have a very happy birthday.

Blah Day

 Today has been one of those days. We were supposed to get up and go to church this morning but no one was feeling good and they gave it to me. So we had breakfast and read Bible 📚 stories and had prayer time. 

Dakota came and picked them up around lunch time and hung out a little bit. He was not feeling good at all. He felt warm but no fever. Bless him. 

I took a nap and woke up and had coffee and started me a fire in the fireplace. Just enjoying my quiet and me time now. 

Tidied up a little and washed bedding and got clean sheets for tonight. 

Gotta let my fire die out now so I can shower 🚿 Yes, I have been that lazy. 

I shared these two thoughts on Facebook earlier.  Thought some more could benefit from it. 

 I'm gonna post one for the guys.  When you think they don't care and don't talk, you better pay attention. They hold in things you don't even have a clue about.  They carry their own burdens,  concerns, worry, and stress. Please please pay attention. We expect them to pay attention to us don't we?

Ok. God just put this on my heart and y'all know me, it's gotta come out of my mouth. 🤷‍♀️😳

If you start noticing a pattern in your life that keeps repeating, have you ever thought it's not the circumstance that needs changing? It might be you that needs to change.  Change your ways and it might change your circumstances.  Hmmmmm....🤔

Yea, that hit me too, hard. And believe me I will be making some changes. ❤