Just a Good Day

I just love the way that my boys love each other. They really are best friends. David wants Zac to be happy and feels bad if he gets left out of anything. Zac thinks that David is the greatest person alive (after his mommy of course!) I'm so glad that I thought to grab my camera when I saw the two of them snuggled up on the couch together. Just quietly playing with a couple toys, but mostly enjoying the sunlight and each other.



I decided that it was time to me to set a better schedule for myself. I've been finding that my mornings and my evenings are really good, but my afternoons are difficult. I feel unsure of what to do with myself and my boys seem to get cranky and then I feel unproductive and sad. It's a bitter cycle, and I decided it was time that I ended it.
So I wrote down a plan for a new routine and I've been trying it for the last couple of days. I absolutely LOVE it. It works for me. I have designated time for each child, for cleaning, for crafting, it's great. And none of it has a time set to it, it's just a routine, after breakfast, clean. After lunch, naptime, etc. (It's a little more detailed than that, but not much). I feel so much happier, and productive. And then when I sit at my computer, I don't feel guilty, because I accomplished what I needed to get done today. It's manageable and effective.
Today for my craft time I decided to bake cookies. I inteded for my little boys to help me, but Zac was way too cranky (got woken up from his nap) and David thought it was more fun to play outside with his friends.
I used the new pumpkin cookie recipe that I found this week and tried for my book party. They were a huge sucess, and because they are made with pumpkin I feel like they are healthier. They stay nice and soft and everyone just loves them. Plus I have WAY too much pumpkin in my freezer, so I need to use it up!! I'm thinking I should borrow some muffin tins from my mom (mine are packed) so I can make some pumpkin muffins. Might need to walk up there tonight.

The other thing I did today was make my kids' altime favourite (hubby's too, but he's not around) Manacotti! I must admit, I felt a bit like super mom getting my cookies baked and making the manacotti all by myself. Usually Michael helps A LOT with the manacotti. I've never boiled the noodles before, that's always been his job, I'm the stuffer. It works really well with two people, but I'm proud to say that I did it just great on my own. I feel a bit empowered!

So here's to my good day. I feel satisfied that I have done a good work today. I cleaned my house, made cookies, made a good supper, went for two walks, visited with my parents and I'm raising kids that love each other. Sounds successful to me!  This is when I LOVE being a mom.

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