Where to Begin...

I've come to realize that when you are away from the world of blogging, that it's a hard thing to start back up again.  But I fully intend to start again. 

 This summer was crazy.  There was so much going on that some days I just wanted to stay in bed and not think about what was going on.  No "Mom...I want food.." or "Mom, Nick pooped his pants again...or it's really bad gas." or "Mom, Mason not being fair...He won't play with me...Mom, mom mom mom..."  For a mother these things start to wear you down.  By the time friends come over your either glad or your sometimes, sadly like me, and scream "Nooo!"  Don't get me wrong, my kids have some of the best friends anyone could have and I love having them over.  Majority of the time it wasn't bad. But sometimes, for me, only at times, I find, that the madness just overwhelms me and I can't find my way back to sanity.  Not that I ever was there.  It gets so easy to stay at home and not go outside unless it's within 3 feet of your door so if anyone spots you, you can run into your house.  It's easy to loose sight of reality when your surrounded by kids all day long.  Yes this summer was rough. 

It started out very good!  T-ball was there, swimming was in place, summer rec. was being taken advantage of, I was good.  Then the hot days came.  Matt doesn't do hott days.  So me bringing the kids to the pool was out.  They came up with water fights in our front yard...with the hose...and cups....Nick managed to use a spoon once.  It was that or they stayed inside with their hermit mother.  There were times, when the weather wasn't that bad, I would say no not today, it's to hot.  We can't do this..we can't do that.  Have you ever found yourself saying those things?  Just because you don't want to.  And then the ultimate...Matt can't do this, it's to hot.  Okay so I used the little stinker, so that I wouldn't have to go.  Wrong or right...I was exhausted and needed a break.  

As the summer went on my husband and I were looking forward to Rocky Mountain High.  It would be the first time away together like that in 9 years.  After that my brother and new sister-n-law's wedding.  Somewhere wedged in there we had birthday party's, anniversary, cakes, not to mention all the kids things, Mike getting ready to go back to college online, and me.  Where did the time go?  

I really don't know where I'm going with this post, but it's therapy for me.  Hopefully soon I will write about some of the other ongoings in this crazy family.  The good times, and the bad.    Soooo, until next time!