I have been feeling soooo unmotivated lately. Don't know why. I'm not being lazy - that just isn't the right word to describe it. I mean, I get up and get things done every day. I exercise. I feed my family. I do laundry and vacuum. But all the little things that I thought would get done this winter are still languishing on my to-do list. This blog, if you follow it to any degree, hasn't been updated nearly as much as it used to be. I don't think it's solely because we're past all the Henry-Cancer-Crazy part of life, either; I used to have plenty to blog about pre-January 2010. There's just no motivation here.
So I thought, in the interest of updating and recording our lives, that I'd do a quick, bullet-point type of entry. At least I'll remember what life was like in the Wright household in early and mid February 2011 when I eventually format and print this blog as a Family Journal. Oh yeah, that's on my to-do list as well. Sigh.
*The kids are really into playing games lately. We play Uno, which I like because it's quick and everyone can legitimately play. We play Monopoly, which William is obsessed with. We play Pretty, Pretty Princess, which is quick and easy and relatively painless. And we play Sequence - States and Capitals, which is excruciating to play because the only person who wants to play is Tessa, who is 4, can't read, and doesn't know her states and capitals at all. So she just puts down random chips and it's all I can do not to beat her in about 5 minutes but then I'll just have to start over so I try my best to make the game last a decent amount of time. She whispers things like, "I'll play New Hampshire, Louisiana" and plays her Add cards at the most random times and in the most random places on the board.
*Valentine's Day is coming up on Monday. Tessa already had her little parties for preschool and dance. William's is on Monday and I think I'm in charge of Valentine bingo - at least I was asked to bring enough conversation hearts for an army of first graders. Henry is having a two hour party at 9 am - he has to wear church clothes and learn to dance and hold chairs for girls and is generally not too excited about the whole thing. I think we'll celebrate with our usual heart-shaped pizza from Papa Murphy's.
*Tessa went to a little Valentine party at her friend Easton's house today and I don't think I've ever seen her so excited. She was ready to get dressed at 8:30 am - in a red sweater with a heart-adorned scarf, Mardi Gras beads, a costume jewelry ring, and a crown. No, I'm not kidding. Lame mother that I am, I didn't get a picture. But she was all decked out and ready to party. I did talk her out of the crown, but she promptly put it on when Jay got home so that they could dance together. That's another story for another day. With accompanying video, if I'm sneaky enough.
*Basketball is still going well. Henry hit a game-winning shot last week and was a little excited. He has two games left. William has a few more games left and is enjoying it, although I don't think he's made a basket yet. It's a little hard to score when you are triple teamed by other first graders desperate to strip the ball out of your hands. Still, he told me today how much he was loving it.
Gosh, we're just boring around here, aren't we. But now we're boring and documented.
Happy February, everyone.
1 comment:
Don't worry about thinking you're boring. Every family thinks they are to some degree, and besides, it's winter...not a whole lot of options. As for being motivated, don't try to eat the whole elephant. When I get in slumps like this, I will write down on small pieces of paper tasks I want/need to do (make sure there is a fun one or too) and put them in a jar and take one out when I have time and energy to start something. Cheer up...spring is on the horizon!
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