A full and eventful day . . . .

What a fun day, but it didn't start out fun - was really hectic!!!

I got to sleep in a little . . . 7:30 is sleeping in these days, ha.  In preparing for the day, we had to make a quick run to Walmart - we did pretty good and was on schedule. 

Today was the 1st day of our sport season, both boys had games around the same time.  

So because James is coaching football, he took Caleb and I took Christopher. 

James then took Caleb to his football practice for 10:30 and I ran to Trader Joe's for Christopher

 special Hot Dogs.  I ran home to assemble the little BBQ we just bought and finish

 gathering the stuff for Christopher's birthday party. 

We didn't stay home long, because Christopher had his 1st T-Ball game and he was SOOOOOO excited.

Here he is on 3rd base - not too much happens here

His turn to bat . . . 

After the game, we rush home to get the rest of birthday stuff ready and wait for James and Caleb.

For those who don't know, Christopher has MANY food allergies, so every birthday, I have to be very creative on what kind of cake I will make him.  This year, he was into dinosaurs, so I thought about making him a volcano cake using watermelons.

Before:

 the next step 

the beginning of the lava - i used fruit rollup.  I cut it into strips and layered it all around

I made this the night before so that the rollup can harden

Here's the finished product!  I added fruit around the bottom, then embellished it with dinosaurs, trees and rocks.

probably my favorite picture of the day ;)

Christopher and his friends.  

Happy Birthday Christopher!!!! Already 5 years old ;)

Although, it was very windy today, it was perfect!!! 

 Had a great day with friends & family, celebrating our little man's turning 5

When plans don't go as planned . . . . . .

well, what do you do when you plan to have a plan, but then the plan doesn't go as planned.  Well, that's what happened to me last week.  I had a this whole thing plan on how I'm was going to get all these things done before my family would come down.  Ha, things didn't go "as planned".  I even typed a "to do" list, with very detailed things to accomplish. It started Wednesday after school, Christopher eye swelled up - so I kept him home from school thinking it was pink eye, took him to the doctor which took 3 hrs.  The dr said it may be pink eye and to watch it, but it turned out to be allergies (which I've become VERY familiar with)  So that day completely threw off my scheduled "to do" list, which pushed all my chores back a day.  So I re-adjusted my plan :)  that's what you do when your plan doesn't go as plan . . . . .

I got most of my chores done  

but that's what amazing about family, they really don't care and we're just happy to be with each other and that's what more important.  So when things don't go "as planned", just re-adjust it and don't stress about it - it's not worth it :)

My Birthday . . . .

Well, I'm another year older today :)  I've received so many wonderful birthday wishes and kind word on my facebook wall - it's incredible!!!!
I spent my day reorganizing my pictures, haha.  I didn't intend to be doing that so in depth, but once I got started I couldn't stop.  So my scrapbook/crafts have taken over the house.  I have a table in the living room covered with a scrapbook project i'm working on for my niece, one table in our bedroom covered with potential pictures for future scrapbook pages and I can't forget my craft/scrapbook/sewing closet - that is full of all my stuff for many projects.  I actually started in there to organize, but then got into the pictures, but it's good cause it really needed to get done ;)
Tonight, my amazing husband is taking me out for dinner, he got a sitter and set it all up - so excited!!!!

A fresh start . . . .

A step of faith . . . . where do I start? 

I feel like I'm venturing out into a new season in my life.

I quit my job at Costco working with flowers and stay at home full time, be with my kids more and help my husband with our business - J.Williams Events, Inc. It's a scary move, because I will no longer have my small check with my own name on it - and that's huge.  I'll be staying home more - which right now seems like a great idea only because I'm never home long enough to get anything done.  I've prayed and fasted for God's clear direction and really felt like it's the Will of God to quit, I felt His peace in my decision, along with the support from my husband, family and close friends (I'd count my kids in, but they don't really understand right now . . . but in the future they may)

So what do I do NOW . . . . . ????????? 

  

Oh, I have tons of THINGS to do, but where do I start???? 

 I've written down my goals for organizing and even starting a home base business . . . . . big question is "where do I start?"

So I thought, well, I've always wanted to blog, I'll start here and IF I get any followers . . . .well, I can bounce ideas of and see what happens :)

Went online today to see if "google" had an great advice on where to start organizing, that I may have missed last time I was there (a month ago) but it didn't - although I did find some good info.  Soooooooo, I'm going to start actually cleaning up first, I have small piles of clothes (clean laundry), mis-matched socks, piles of paper.  My thought is "how can you de-clutter with messes everywhere?"  That's what I did today, but started late because I went to MOPS (mother of preschoolers) this morning, then picked Christopher up from preschool, fed him lunch by this time is later in afternoon.  

Now the things about being a stay-at-home working mom, when you get in the middle of an organizing task or any other task for that matter, it ALWAYS get interrupted by the kids who NEED something - like all of sudden they're hungry!!!!  Ha, I'm happy to announce that I got a pile of clean clothes sorted and put away, went through two files of paperwork, dinner made (yes, I made dinner tonight) I had roasted chicken, which I put in the oven myself, with gravy (I also made that from scratch) and salad, Caleb had roasted chicken, baked potato and green beans. Christopher had white rice & turkey burger with pineapples (which he didn't like the pineapples warm - he likes it cold) 

Well, that's it for now . . . . think i'm going to like this blogging thing