Family and Stuff: What to Do??

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Strength is nothing more than how we hide the pain

Every one wants happiness no one wants pain, but in order to see the rainbow, you must go through the rain

Judge your success by what you had to give up to get it.

Keep Moving Forward!!!! Walt Disney

And in the end, it is not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years. Abraham Lincoln

Learn from Yesterday, Live for today, Hope for Tomorrow

It is not the length of life, but the depth of life. Ralph Waldo Emerson

Sometimes the best memories are those you have yet to create

Wisdom is not a product of schooling, but of the life long attempt to acquire it

Fear is the dark room where negatives are developed

You can't do hurdles, if you REFUSE to JUMP!

Shoot for the moon, even if you miss, YOU WILL LAND AMONG THE STARS!!!

THE ONLY THING IN LIFE ACHIEVED WITHOUT EFFORT IS FAILURE!!!

Don't let the negative people have the most IMPACT in your life!

NEVER give up on anyone...Miracles happen EVERYDAY!!!

Thursday, March 8, 2012

What to Do??

Really need to get the boys involved in something now and into something for the summer as well. I am seriously thinking Tae Kwon Do, for both the boys, which involves a lot of time for both the boys and I, as well as money, but it truly is beneficial for them. The benefits exceed the price, tremendously, especially for Aaron. I was also made aware of baseball registration, so the question remains, do both for a little while, or just the martial arts. The Tae Kwon Do is a monthly expense for at least a year, and the baseball is just a one time fee and last for about 8 weeks. Is it too much to ask to do both for 8 weeks, or should I just focus on one extracurricular activity at a time. I know many families do it all, and I really need my boys, active and involved, but also, realized we are not a family that can do it all. Suggestions???

To add to that, I really want to sign the boys up for swimming lessons, after baseball season ends. So should I just accept the fact that karate will be a part of their lives, and consider the other choices their extracurricular activities? Decisions, decisions!!

This message is brought to you by the turmoil in my brain, so just humor me.

2 comments:

Amber March 16, 2012 at 8:06 PM
We do gymnastics. Once your son gets good Gymnastics take over your life. Swimming lessons were worth it. I feel safer going to the pool now.
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PeejayMarch 17, 2012 at 5:58 AM
That's how I feel, I really need them to know the basics...I think I have decided to go with baseball and swimming.
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Lessons Learned!

This section will consist of lessons that I have learned throughout the week, that might be trivial to y'all, but are really important for me to keep in mind when doing my mindless activities.
1. When you use your dishwasher as a drying rack, and its time to run it through to get rid of the standing water, DO NOT, and I REPEAT DO NOT use Pinesol as a cleanser for this project.
2. If you are wanting to change your routine, and try to arrange your schedule to wake up earlier, do not try to do this two days before Daylight Savings...SMH, not even worth it.
3. Our family was invited to a get-together for sushi, in which I made a strawberry cheesecake to take. Well, I thought I was being smart and put the strawberry topping on the cheesecake before leaving the house, just so I wouldn’t have to tote two items to this party. So moral is tote that second bowl filled with the topping so you will not have strawberry juices leak all over the floor, car, shoes, shirt, hands, etc.
4. Throwing away toys, when a child can remember that he gave it to you specifically to “fix”, can be damaging to the wallet. Throw away toys when they know nothing about it, at least that way you have the element of deniability on your side.
5. When making coleslaw...always and I mean always measure the salt input...cabbage and salt, not a very tasty, satisfying combination. Add extra salt to fries, pretzels, or even some sort of meat, just not cabbage. SALT, always measure it!!!!!
6. I usually mow the lawn for the family, since its a small yard and doesn't take long to do, but I have put weed eater fluid in the lawn mower and tore up the engine to one mower, this is the second time i have ran over the extension cord while trying to mow, it is so obvious that I am not meant to mow. So I have gone to Lowe's and bought two more extension cords, but for some odd reason my husband will not let me mow the lawn anymore....so i guess my lesson learned this week, is I have learned to get out of work, cost my husband money, and therefore his only option, mow the lawn himself.