Stir Crazy

This month has been eventful and yet I still feel like the cabin fever is about to get the best of me.  I feel that I have been doing better than average.  This month really isn't any different from all the previous months that we have spent in Virginia.  But as I take a moment to consider what my daily life consists of, I know that I really don't have time to feel stir crazy or cabin fever.  This month, all 22 days of it so far, I can calculate on one hand how many times I have opened my front door to leave my house.  I have gone to Wal-Mart once for our monthly grocery haul.  I have walked outside to check the mail twice. And I have gone with the entire family, Brian included, to the babies 12 month well baby visit (that was mostly because it is impossible for one adult to do it themselves). 

Moms often talk about their need to "find time for themselves."  I never really understood it until recently, and I am sure I still don't have a full grasp on the concept.  The idea of being able to hang with the lady friends sounds like a bizarre concept (though I did get a GNO with my two favorite lady friends in July) especially on a semi-regular basis.  Find time for myself.  If all those moms were referring to their need for private time in the restroom, yes I need to find that.  If all those moms were referring to being able to take a nice relaxing shower, yes I need to find that.  Or even time/want to shower more than three times a week.  I know it sounds gross to me too!  This concept coming from someone who would shower two/three times daily; I apparently go from one extreme to the next.  If those moms were referring to being able to have a single thought enter their head that didn't have anything to do with being a mom/wife/chauffeur/cook/cleaning lady/budget mistress/teacher/primary teacher/psychologist/liaison/babysitter/laundry lady/etc, yes I need to find that moment. 

I guess in closing all these thoughts and sentiments bring us to one large factor.  I NEED TO GET OUT OF MY HOUSE!  And lucky for you, me and the rest of the world, I get to get out, sooner than later.  Why?  Because my in laws, Ann and Pat, are coming to visit us in two weeks.  I am so excited to get my tourist on!  I am so excited to be able to have a regular conversation with another adult during the day (not a slight to Brian or my Aidan).  I am so excited to be able to have a reason and a desire to shower and leave the house.  In two weeks I will have a break from the boring and the mundane. 

Wow! Six months...

I thought I would take a moment and just give everyone an update into the lives of us.  I don't think it matters anymore, because I doubt anyone is reading this blog anymore.  Maybe one day I will be more diligent in writing.  But for the time being I will continue to share short blurbs of our lives via Facebook and the GOAT page.  Actually getting a moment to sit down and write a cohesive sentence, let alone a paragraph or two for a blog, is not something I will hold my breath for.  But that being said, if you are reading this you probably already know most of this information seeing as to how I post a lot of quick blurbs on FaceBook. 


Here's a quick overview of what is going on in our life.

In April/May we visited Utah.  We saw most all of you there and it was great. 
Since then we have been trying to get back into a routine that makes since for us.
Brian is still loving his job.  He has been going into the office more now that it appears that I can handle life.
Aidan just finished his first year of pre-school.  He was sad that he couldn't see his friends but happy that he doesn't have to work on his school work anymore.  Little does he realize that Brian and I have decided to work with him at home this summer and next year.  So school is still in session.  He just doesn't realize it yet.
As for the triplets...All three are fast moving crawlers.  I thought I would hate it but it is actually quiet nice.  No more making heavy trips back and forth from the kitchen to the nursery, I make them crawl to me.  :-)  Owen is a clap happy baby.  He loves to show the world his trick.  Gavin wants to wave and will wave and talk to people but only on his terms.  Talon, well Talon, has decided everything must be a competition.  He has quickly become the faster crawler, fastest guzzler of the bottle, quickest to inhale all of his food, etc.  He is, however, the slowest to go to sleep. 

I am grateful that all my boys enjoy being together and love each other. 

As for me.  I just try and keep up with all the kids, Brian and the housework.  Brian and I did just finally plant a veggie garden.  This is our third attempt this year.  Fingers crossed it works out. 

Resolutions and Goals for 2012

Personal goals
Read the Book of Mormon
Bake one new dessert a month
Make homemade baby food
Build up food storage
Family home evening once a month
One project a week with Aidan
Emergency preparedness
Be active in church
Pay tithing

Three with teeth to the dentist
Six with eyes to the optomitrist

Get healthy
Lose weight
Gain strength

Goal 1 (10 pounds)-- reward is Zumba Fitness for the XBox
Goal 2 (25 pounds)-- reward is a makeover (hair done)
Goal 3 (40 pounds)-- reward new outfit
Goal 4 (50 pounds)-- date night
Goal 5 (75 pounds)-- new dream dining room table

Time table for goals
25 pounds by April
50 pounds by August
75 pounds by January


Extra resolutions/goals
Three family outings (day long activities)
Trip to Utah
75% debt free

Purchases
Mattress
Dream dining room table
Dream chairs (in any quantity--1-12)
Freezer
Swimming pool (one big enough for our little family, not a huge one)


Events to pay attention too...
Aidan's 4th birthday
Trip to Utah
Triplet blessing
Suzie visiting
Mom and Dad visiting
Jake and Ezra visiting
Triplet 1st birthday