kindergarten anxiety

Well, I thought that by the time Jake went to kindergarten I would be more than ready, I thought I would be doing carwheels, but instead I'm not ready to let go, I feel my stomach drop when I think about my little boy gone 5 days a week for 7 hours a day. I'm going to miss him a lot, but I know that he's more than ready to go, and I have to let go :( I've started praying a lot though, for a good teacher and protection for him.

The cows are back! this is my favorite view while I do dishes, the cows were on a different field during the winter but now they're back and there's more of them...

Easter

This year didn't feel much like easter at 40 degrees. Last week I told somebody how glad I was that we had made it thru the winter without the boys getting sick, I guess I didn't knock on wood because Jake has had a fever for 5 days, today finally he seems to be better. But we didn't get to go to any easter egg hunts so we just had an indoor one at Stephanie's house. We're going to Orlando in a couple weeks for a family vacation. I've never been to disneyworld so I'm excited and nervous, I don't really know what to expect. On a different note, the moles are taking over our yard, I mean really taking over. So I'm on a mission. I've tried before and failed but I'm determined this time. If you know of any extermination tips let me know. The moles have to die!

Busy week!

Well, at least it has been warm and that it's so awesome. The kids have been playing outside, and it feels great! I have been busy working a little and doing this brutal class at the gym, hopefully it will pay off.
Jake's basketball is over, actually it was over a while ago, but I hadn't posted any pics. He obviously isn't into it. You'll find him laying down on the chairs, he tried part of the time...
He'll start soccer soon and he loves that.
Today, we won't do much, stay home, and maybe go see the new Dr. Seuss movie later.

Dreading...

a snow day...I don't like snow, and I know Jake will want to play outside, which is fine, if he would just play by himself and I could wave thru the window, but then Ethan will want to go out too, and Jake always wants me to go out with him. So I'm not looking forward to playing in the snow.
I'm also returning to the work force, at least for a little while, and only a few hours a week, but I'm excited about it. My ex boss called me to see if I could come back a few hours a week to help them since they have several deadlines to meet, I can come whenever I want to and stay for as long as I can. She had me at deadlines, I'm excited to work (outside the home and get payed!) I'll be editing, proofreading, and doing some layout.
Anyways, what is it about Bebo Norman's voice, it's so comforting or calming to me. I don't know.

well, enjoy the snow day!

Freegans

If you saw the Oprah show yesterday you probably learned the term freegans. I had never heard it before, but I could totally be one. They go thru trash to get groceries not because they don't have money, but as a way to protest against the waste of food and resources. It really wasn't gross at all. Everything they got was pretty much packaged and clean. It really got me thinking about how much we consume, but specially how much I have changed in this area. When I first came here I was literally offended by the amount of food that was just thrown away. I really had a hard time with it, and just the waste in general. I remember arguing with a friend because she had about 30 t shirts and I told her it was ridiculous. After a few years I finally came to terms with it and realized that it wasn't their fault. People have grown up in abundance and really that's all most people know.
I still never throw food away, I just can't. If I have to eat left overs for 3 days I do it. But I can't throw food away when I know that Jake's little friend in Costa Rica, Roberto only gets 2 meals a day if he's lucky. And sometimes he only gets saltine crackers and coffee for breakfast. I have gotten bad about other things like clothes and shoes, and just stuff that we really don't need.
And I don't think that we should be mindful about how much we consume or how much food we throw away just to go against a system or this lifestyle. But because as Christian we should be good stewards not just of our money but everything we have. I've been studying Matthew and it's interesting how even Jesus after feeding the 5,000 and the 4,000 collected the leftovers. He could have multiplied more food for the disciples later, but He chose to save the leftovers!!

Boring day...

Once again we're stuck at home, it has been a boring but restful day. And since I have nothing else to do, (Mr. Rider is on his way to Oklahoma City) I decided to give a detailed account of my day.
Jake came in our room particularly early this morning, right before 7, too early!! So we did what responsible parents do and sent him to watch TV (he had to wait till 7:30 tough).
8:00 I got up to get breakfast ready, the usual eggs and spinach, it's better than it sounds, and bacon.
8:20 I went back to bed. Kids watched more TV.
9:00 I turned the tv on to watch the today show. Mr Rider advised not to get out so the gym was out.
10:30 I finally got up, I started to get hungry so I went to get some cereal and went back to bed. Mr. Rider took a shower and played games with the kids. I watched Ellen at some point.
11:30 I really got up, and got lunch ready, leftover spaghetti pie. Mr. Rider left to Oklahoma.
12:30 I picked the house up a little, but I had done most of my cleaning the day before. So now I didn't have much to do. My scrapbook stuff was staring at me from the table, but I ignored it.
1:30 I decided to pull the plug, I can't stand watching the kids hypnotised by the TV so I turned it off for a while. And I got on the computer to check my mail, weather of course, etc.
2:00 A friend called and I was on the phone for ever, really only 30 minutes.
2:30 I had had it, I need it to take a shower. Much better!
3:00 I thought I could let the kids stay in pj's all day, but I failed. They had a bath.
4:00 We had some strawberries with cream, delicious!
4:30 I felt guilty about not going to the gym and eating too much (I didn't mention some of the other snacks I had) so tried to do some Pilates. The kids piled on top of me, so I couldn't do it.
5:00 I started making some lentil soup with carrots and potatoes, it was really good.
6:00 We ate, and I'm looking forward to a peaceful nite, not so much restful since little rider wants to sleep with me. Mr. Rider will be back tomorrow. I'm hoping for a better day tomorrow, all I'm asking is to be able to get out!!

KC trip

Just a few pics, it was nice to get away for a while, and speaking about getting away, I had a big blessing yesterday. I was looking for tickets to go to Costa Rica, everything I had seen was pretty high so I was starting to get discouraged. I wanted to go before Jake starts school this summer since after that we won't be able to go until next summer. So I checked for tickets out of St. Louis and I was so shocked when I saw $229 to Costa Rica. I had never seen tickets that low. Coincidence...don't think so, I have always prayed that God will provide for us to go see my family and He always has!