Crazy Tuesday

Yesterday was one of my more insane days. Dropped Jacob off at school and came home and waited for my sisters. My big sister took my little sister and I out to celebrate my birthday, which was a few weeks ago. We had a great time checking out BuyBuyBaby, a Christmas store, and Bed Bath and Beyond all by the Galleria and we had lunch at Olive Garden *yummy*. Got home and we immediately had to drive all the way out to south of Downtown Fort Worth to pick up DH's paycheck (that's a long story in itself) and we made it to IHOP a half an hour before we were having a group dinner there. We were able to get some tables set aside before anyone else arrived and we had a great time with our friends. The elderly couple on the other side of the divider didn't seem to appreciate the fact that we had children there, but when a restaurant has "Kids Eat FREE" written all over the outside of it, you gotta expect that there are going to be kids there. We managed to keep the boys to "indoor" volume, but that didn't stop the old guy from giving us dirty looks. He even complained to the wait staff at one point, but the waiters didn't feel the need to talk to us about it, so they must have agreed that he was overreacting a bit. Then I totally spaced on the fact that I was supposed to go out with Lucy. I was so embarrassed when I got a call from her wondering where I was! Fortunately, she forgave me and we will try to have a Moms' Night Out again soon.

On sad note, please keep my family in your thoughts and prayers. My paternal grandfather has been in the hospital and has taken a turn for the worst. His gall bladder has failed and his body is in septic shock. He has declined any aid except for pain prevention, so he is likely to pass away any day now. We are in the process of saving up some money so the boys and I will be able to attend his funeral. I was unable to attend my paternal grandmother's funeral and I haven't seen that side of the family since Jacob was a baby.

Day 5: Write Down What You Hear

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This was a little harder than it should have been, simply because I know how FlyLady works already and so I don't really hear the little voices very often, but I gotta do it:

Day 4: Write These Things Down

BabyStep 4

So we don't have any Post-It Notes, but I did have a note pad and some tape, so I made my own. There's another by my bedroom door reminding me to put my shoes on.

Day 3: Do What We Have Already Done

BabyStep 3

No problem. Got my shoes all laced up and I'll shine my sink again tonight.

Day 2: Get Dressed to Lace Up Shoes

BabyStep 2
Easy enough, I already have to get dressed to take Jacob to school, so this one wasn't a problem at all. Tonight, I have to make sure my sink still shines.

Jan 6th, Day 1: Shine Your Sink

BabyStep 1



Done and done. It was much easier than last time when I had an insane amount of dishes piled up in it. I did this last night and didn't get the chance to post it on here since DH was doing his homework.

FlyLady, take 2

When Jacob was a baby, I found out about a wonderful site for getting organized called FlyLady.net. It was a great help in getting my house all cleaned up. Sometime between then and now, I fell off the wagon :( I'm going to start off 2011 by getting my sneakers back on, my sink all shined up, and the CHAOS out of my house! This SHE is dusting off her wings and learning to FLY all over again!

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