pajamas, ambition, and 3 yr old attitudes.

oh my goodness... here we are!!! Ive been in kinda a slump for inspiration lately... basically lost focus. But this morning, i actually woke up, not feeling like i needed to sleep the entire day. lately it seems that that is all i want to do. but despite the fact i was up till like 130 this morning, i actually feel pretty good. more mornings like this would be nice.  mason is feeling a little extra cuddly this morning too, which deffinately adds to the goodness of today. just watching him this morning has already started the day off well... after feeding him his jethro size bowl of baby cereal and bananas, you cant help but smile when you see him smile ear to ear when the dog walks through the room... He is completely fascinated with our dog. he will bend all sorts of directions to see him. it is cute.
   I have also decided that staying in my pajamas all morning, is leading to my motivational demise, and calls me back to sleep...hehehe. i realize that simply getting dressed makes me feel like getting something done, and when im forced to get dressed i reap the rewards...example... i watched my best friends little boy a few mornings ago...which meant i had to roll my butt out of bed and stay up...i was up, dressed, and ready for the day by like 7 in the morning, because that is when mason wakes up, but they were not here till like 8 i think, and boy was i productive that morning... before 9 am, i had inventoried our pantry, unloaded and reloaded our dishwasher (which eventually id like to do before bed in order to wake up to a non-dish filled kitchen), and swept the kitchen floor... shortly after i even mopped the kitchen!  now that my house is for the most part- completely cleaned from the haloween party, it has been much much easier to maintain it... there are a few areas that still need some work, but at least it isnt making me crazy anymore. our next big event will be Thanksgiving dinner here with my family.
  I am really hoping to get through the rest of the book this week too, since im not freaking out about the house and my goal is to not sleep all day, i plan on reading during naps... wish me luck... the call of the pillow is so tempting... and i still cant seem to get rid of mt. st. laundry... but oh well i need my exercise...lol

i am so loving seeing the leaves and fall decorations out, but hate the cold... i wish it could stay warm all the time... love the seasonal changes, but i am freezing!  im going to have to go long sleeve shirt shopping soon i do believe. and i can no longer put off packing up courtneys summer clothes, because no matter how freaking cold it is outside, she wants to wear shorts...she is deffianately a summer clothes girl in her flip flops...
every sunday as the paper is brought in- i get excited to see all the holiday ads... i am so excited to go shopping on black friday. i love bargains, and shopping, and buying things for people, so this day is totally fun for me... but this year i get a bonus! my brother and his wife are coming in to town, and i cant wait to see them again!

every day that passes, watching my kids grow amazes me how alike yet individual they are...mason is making new sounds every day, and being very vocal... jacob is scaring the crap out of me turning into a teenager, yet surprising me every day with something that hints at- maybe i did alright raisng him...and courtney- well courtney, my little princess cracks me up... some days i forget she is 3... she can carry on a consversation with us like a little adult, and then the next minute be throwing the biggest fit about something... watching her play pretend with her "real but imaginary" friends (the friends she has in her gymnastics and ballet classes- that arent at our house) throws me into childhood all over again...how simple it would be to entertain ourselves like that when we are bored...lol. a little looney in adulthood, but simplistic. and ideal to keep our friends with us all the time... yet there are moments that slap you in the face with"SHE is 3!" like last night... my husband and my son were arguing... and courtney was voicing her little self inbetween which was getting annoying amongst the bickering... and he told her to please be quiet... she replied with an "i dont have to be quiet" in a matter of fact sweet and sassy voice... he said "why dont you thinkyou have to be quiet?" and here is what she said....." because im the little boss" hahahahahahah i couldnt help but bust out laughing...and you know that was one of those times where it is so not appropriate to laugh...i guess i know who thinks she runs this house...
well- i think i am going to go cuddle with my babies a while... it feels nice to be back in the blog... hope to stop in more often again... looking forward to getting out of this depression im in and be happy again... i owe alot of that to my friends too- the coming out of not being in the depression... so here is a quote i saw recently that i absolutely love... have a great day!

"I value the friend who for me finds time on his calendar, but I cherish the friend who for me does not consult his calendar."
Robert Brault

and here is a couple pics from trick or treating this year that always seem to make me smile...