Procrastination

There are 30 days in a month (give or take) and I swear I can't seem to post more than one post a month.  What is wrong with that?  Some days I sit on my dupa (ok, that never happens) and other days the time goes by so fast that I have no idea what happened to the day, what I did, or even who I talked to (if anyone).  And then there are some days where I know what I did and feel great about my accomplishments. 

I've read quite a few excellent books lately.  One that I'd like to mention is 'A Different Kind of Normal' by Cathy Lamb.  I highly recommend this book but have a few tissues near by.  I absolutely loved the family commitment and values that was forever present throughout the whole book.  The second book I recommend is 'Cleaning House - A Mom's 12-Month Experiment to Rid Her Home of Youth Entitlement' by Kay Wills Wyma.  I've really enjoyed reading this because it really has made me thankful for some of the chores and other somewhat 'adult' decisions/chores that I have my children do.  There is a saying that goes something like - don't do anything for your child that they can't do themselves.  I don't make them scrub the toilet yet but that will be soon:)  Soon, my little pretties, soon!  But if we are in a restaurant my kids have to order or they don't get anything.  If the order is missing ketchup or ranch they need to ask the waiter/waitress.  This should be read by anyone with children. 

The older girls recently came home with a girl scouts flyer.  And after talking with them they really, really wanted to join.  So I went to the informational meeting and was informed that Kara's new brownie troop had a whopping 15 girls and that Anna's new daisy troop didn't even exist yet.  There was an approved leader but she was out of the country for a month and they needed an approved co-leader to even get a troop started, plus a minimum of 5 girls.  I really didn't want to be a co-leader, I mean I'm a mom of 4 and I work.  But after talking with a wonderful cousin of mine she told me that she was a leader for 18 years for all 3 of her girls (now in their 20's).  She said she loved it!  Ok, twist my arm.  If I want my kids to be passionate about something I have to be committed and passionate about what they do also.  So I can now add girl scout co-leader to my duties and domestic engineer resume:)

There is one thing that I can say I do every single day, I say a little prayer.  I say how grateful I am for everything and everyone in my life.  From the shoes on my feet, to the sugar in my coffee, to the roof over my head, even for the bills we get.