bringing the happy back

http://www.bandbacktogether.com/bb2g-bringing-the-happy-back-world-tour

omg, auntie becky is totally a mind reader!  for the past couple of days, i've been reflecting on this year.  there have been some pretty darn good things about this year...let's remember~

>the Blue Raiders (alex's team) won the division championship and had an undefeated season.

>T started high school and nothing exploded in my little world.

>i got my favorite job of all time, which just ended (sucky) but may, if there is a miracle, continue.

>alex is excelling in 3rd grade and reading with the 4th graders.

those are a few.  also?  some pretty suck-ass things happened~

>my tahoe gave up the ghost, and needs a new engine...it's still at the mechanic's house, almost a year later.

>haiti earthquake

>people realized that obama is not the messiah (sucky but also good, and now i will shuttup about politics)

>we had to put our zippy dog down in june.

>i took a long hiatus from writing because i was a bit intimidated by a family member finding my blog and calling me out on it.

to name a few.  anyway, i was thinking about how my resolution last year was to be the best mom i could be.  to be patient and loving, and then unicorns and puppies would fly by on wings of glitter and blow rainbow heart bubbles as they passed by.  i beat myself up a lot this year, whenever i had a not-so-proud parenting moment, and i hated myself for it.  in thinking about this, and feeling like a failure, i realized that i have to make *me* happy before i can make other people happy.  i have to be satisfied with my life before i can be someone else's role model.  i have to take time to care about what i need, and not just what others want.  this year, i am promising myself that i will do these things, and try my best to take life one day at a time, and smell the roses along the way.  go check out becky's post...it's exactly what i mean.

Comments

[Jane Ivey]

so a family member found your blog and what happened? just curious because I would NEVER want my family reading my blog. lol

-Janie I

[kyle]

I love the blog, would you be interested in baseball jewelry from http://www.zulumoon.com?

Just in, new for spring we have baseball silver jewelry, we would love for you to stop by!

Keep up the great work on the blog!!

[Momumo]

Hi there! Wait what, momumo is back? I hope the fact that you haven't updated all year is a testimony that you are all caught up in taking care of you, that you still have that great job or another great job, and that you're too busy facebooking with real people to take time for your blog -- like me. Sorry to hear about the dog, that sucks. I hope your out at some sort of baseball right now enjoying a great game.

[baseballmom]

janie, if you're still out there-my brother read some unflattering things about himself and proceeded to call me out on it at his wife's birthday party. it was extremely ugly. it resulted in some feelings that still are not healed. he is very judgemental. my feeling was, he was never invited to read this blog in the first place, so it was his bad. and KYLE? yes, i would love some baseball jewelry. momumo-i'm coming to check you out, girl.