Embracing it alright.....

OK- haven't posted for some time..... I have been one busy Momma.....


through vomiting, diarrhea, it has been grand here for the past few weeks- it seems every morning one of us has been having some sort of bowel issue..... hopefully, we are over it

anyways, I am still struggling with my new schedule, the demands of working full time and being able to keep up with demands of the family
Embracing change, you ask?? Not so much..... haha!

I am trying. I have had such a shitty attitude lately- I am wanting to turn this around.
I picked up the book The Power and I am hoping I can think positively to change my negative attitude- you know, the Laws of Attraction!!
I have been able to steal a few moments to read before I fall asleep, so I have just started to read it.
I also have been meaning to MAKE some time to create something. Not sure what- have some ideas rolling in my head.....

I also have this desire to get out of the heat here and escape to Jerome or Flagstaff and walk around amongst the hippies..... maybe that will pull my carefree self out- I know she is in there somewhere.............

Rearranging

I love to rearrange furniture.

I haven't done this in some time due to our circumstances of selling of a home, moving, etc.

Ever since we moved to our rental, we haven't really liked the placement of our furniture.
Now granted, when we moved, we needed to get moved in pretty quick and it was a REALLY hot day here in AZ ( after driving across the country). When we got here, we were really just trying to hurry up and get it done. It was crazy- we were moving some of the stuff inside the apartment, some was going to a storage unit and the other stuff to a garage here. I wasn't even one of the "movers" I had to take J to be registered for school and wasn't even here, much of that time.

Anyhow, Rob and I have been thinking about rearranging, but we are limited in where we can put the TV vs computer and with our furniture - which isn't really made for an apartment, we only had so much to work with.
We are only using 2 parts of a 4-5 part sectional couch and another recliner.
We both like this layout better- it is cozy, yet functional. Also, the kids now have a place behind the couch to play and color and the space will not be in the middle of it all.

Check out below ( Oh and I also added some pics of the kids- being silly, making faces and playing outside) The last one, is Jake using his NEW jump rope- the one he has been bugging me to get since he started gymnastics and they taught him how to do it. :^ )

Moonsoon = cool sunsets

Cool cloud colors over here at sunset ....

A little painting going on here.....

I have had some wooden letters for some time now of the boys names.
Since it has been hot out here and we can only be out for short lengths of time ( I am afraid they will get dehydrated- the nurse in me ; > ) I thought a fun thing to do is have J and O paint their letters.

Well- J wanted me to get "the colors of the rainbow" - "including black, gray, and white" so we had many choices. This is how theirs turned out.
O was very selective in his colors and was very careful painting them on- so that they didn't mix. J, he started out with one color- but then eventually mixed them all together- except for the letter " J ".

Not sure why???