May

And so, here is May. Rob has officially been done with UPS for a month. It's been financially stressful, but oddly satisfying. The store is gaining progress slowly but surely, so that's good. There are positive signs surrounding me letting me know that the decisions we've made are right. I often think about how quickly Rob left UPS, how it would have been financially better to stay, but then it was such an emotional hell with him being there that this hardship is bearable with him not there.

Audrey is improving in her class. For Mother's Day the Kindergarten did a fashion show. It was so cute!! The kids chose their outfits- some wore team uniforms, halloween costumes, or just something special. Audrey's outfit was truly... Audrey. She wore her pink strappy "princess" dress, with her pink winter gloves, a pink scarf, carrying her pink "skirt" purse. She had her pink rose hair clip and her hair done in ringlets... like Goldilocks. She was pretty cute if I do say so myself. =0) And of course she hammed up the whole time in the spotlight. She sure can make me smile.

Nikki made me do her hair like Audrey's for the event. She wanted me to use the curling iron, but her hair was too wet. So I did Mom's trick of curling it around my finger. She wore one of her favorite dresses and the girls looked so cute. Nikki really is a girlie-girl. She is a fun one to be with. It was one of those days where you feel like a successful mother. It helped to have comments from so many ladies about how cute my girls were. Now if we could just be that cute everyday! hahaha.

For Mother's Day Rob and the girls gave me a certificate for a facial and haircut. The facial felt sooo good. It's moments like those when I really miss working in the salon. Hmmm.... The haircut was fine. A little too blah for me, but manageable. Now it's just a matter of growing it out again so I can get it the way I want it.

I have come to realize that my greatest challenge right now is organization. This is all inclusive! My time, money, house, and work. There is so much I want and need to do and so many nights where I reflect on the day, felt like it was busy, but then feel like I've really not accomplished anything. I don't know if this is a mother dilemma, or just me. So my new goal is to really get organized. This might sound bad- but Rob informed me last night that he would be working more, thus not being home as much. I was a little excited about it. I seem to get more accomplished when he's not around so much. It's not that I don't love his company- it's just that I don't get as much done. So hopefully with all the changes that seem to still be occurring, more good things will happen. =0) Only time will tell.