Inspiration

Inspiration struck this morning.

Whatever shall I do with the leftover eggnog?

Right now I am

Right now I am ...

... stumped for something to write today.

... stumped for something interesting for my family to do today.

... stumped as to where to start the cleaning, reorganizing, and purging that needs to occur in this house.

... shocked how quickly and easily our Big Boy has potty trained. 

... shocked that it was four years ago I was hugely pregnant and about to see his sweet face for the first time. 

... shocked that I can hardly remember life before him. Before them. 

... needing an injection of motivation and enthusiasm.

... needing to remember that motivation and enthusiasm comes from within, at it's own time. All I can do is patiently await and prepare for its' arrival.

... needing to be gentle with myself and enjoy this moment. The energy and enthusiasm will come, if I am well rested and receptive.

Christmas Aftermath

The house is filthy.

The tree is shedding needles faster than we can sweep. (Alright, fine. We're not sweeping them anyway. Why bother when they're just going to keep falling?)

The children have reached toy overload.

Overstimulated, over-sugared and under-rested.

The fighting is nearly continuous and punctuated only by periods of eating and sleeping. 

And by eating I mean begging for cookies and M&M's and rejecting anything with a modicum of nutritional value. 

Not that I blame them, I'm having trouble getting back to a healthy diet. Why eat vegetables when those cookies were lovingly made and will go sadly stale if not consumed?

I miss my nieces.

Wouldn't you? She's as sweet as she looks. 

And now the Big Boy wants a hamster. Thanks, Liz. 

Over my cold, dead body, Big Boy. 

I've had a few wildly  zealous periods of enthusiastic cleaning, organizing and purging - "It's a New Year! Auld Lang Syne!"

But mostly I'm digging my heels in, trying, and failing, to avoid eating the leftover Christmas confectioneries, and wishing for several more hours laughing and celebrating with the people I love. 

Christmas Past

Oh so much to share.

It was grand.

A few highlights.

Nana brought munchkins.

Nieces are beautiful.

Awesome hats were worn. 

Orange marker was applied to faces. 

Someone got some new wheels. 

Christmas vest. Painfully cute. 

And then it was over. 

Okay - let's hear your highlights? Was Santa good to you?

Friday Moment

Soule Mama is taking a bit of a vacation for the holidays, but I'm still posting a Friday Moment today.

I hope you have a wonderful weekend full of laughter, food, friends, and lots and lots of love.

If you're posting a moment today, please leave a comment with a link!

Thank you, as always, for stopping by. 

Hilarious

Go here and watch a video of the big boy "reading" his favorite book to our beloved Miss Kristen.

It's worth clicking over, trust me.

Hilarious!!!

A Moment

A moment in time.

One shiny, brief, funny moment.

Photos brought to you by our beloved Miss Kristen.

"Can I cwimb up dare?"
"Sure, Bud."

For those of you who think our little Wee One is a sweet angel,
look at that face. I rest my case.

"Udder way, Mama. Way down."

The only thing that stopped me from peeing while he stomped around on my abdomen was my years of Pilates training.

It is only because I love you guys dearly that I am brave enough to post this next picture.

Seriously, how many chins does one woman need?
Unflattering photo much, Melissa?

Ah well.

A funny moment sandwiched in among working, coughing, and Christmas prep.

So grateful to have caught it on film. Extra chins and all.