Happy Halloween????

Just came back from taking the children trick-or-treating and there were VERY few people out! Came back and hubby said that NO ONE has come by trick-or-treating!! A couple of people have come by since I've been home, but geez people, what's going on? Are there just not that many kids in our neighborhood anymore? I do know of a few neighbors that are going to a local Halloween carnival at a church. That seems to be the big thing nowadays, I guess......

It's just not like the old days, you know? I used to go trick-or-treating in my grandma's neighborhood growing up. We went up one side of the street and back down the other side, and we knew all the neighbors.

It seems like the neighborhoods just aren't like they used to be when I was growing up.........:(

A Bittersweet Year.....

Today my eldest child was saying how this year has been such a good year. It is, and it isn't....

So far this year, I've lost 25 pounds so far, I'm in so much better shape, I'm so much more active, I'm the room mom for the eldest child's class, the youngest is in preschool and getting a handle on potty training, I helped my eldest's class to win the prize for the most creative basket for the silent auction at school, and yet.........it's the first year without my mom........

So many good things have been going on this year and yes, I'm happy about that. But I'm also so very sad that I don't have my mom anymore and that I can't just pick up the phone and call her and tell her about everything that's going on. Oh, I know she knows what's going on, I know she watches over us, but still, it's not the same.

I was looking at her picture the other day and just thinking about how I'm the oldest of me and my siblings, and how, because I'm the oldest, I was automatically the one who was supposed to be the more responsible one and help my mom. Of course now, I'm the executor for her estate. But she knew I was to be the one to do it. She made sure I knew to be responsible and fair.

Sigh............

Too Much Work!!!!

AUGH!!!! Sometimes I feel so overwhelmed with all the stuff that I have going on!! Right now I have to put the finishing touches on for the silent auction basket for my child's school. Plus I have to somehow fit in dinner, straightening up the house, and take care of the children! I hate it when I get this busy and overwhelmed! I snap at my kids, which I really hate doing. All I want to do is cuddle up with them and play games! Alas, no can do right now.....

At least I'm done for the night, for the most part. Tomorrow is a semi-lax day. The little one has gymnastics and that's pretty much it. I do have to bring some stuff to the older one's school in the morning. Maybe the little one and I can play tomorrow............