A day in the life

I was thinking the other day of how I could remember these days better. What better than a little picture show and tell. I want to be able to remember what it was like with just one little guy roaming around and see how life progresses. So...

Wednesday, may 22

Normally we wake up early and have breakfast, read scriptures, get Lincoln up so he can say goodbye to dad and then Chris goes to work. But today was a special day...we got to sleep in!!! Til 7:00 in the morning...sad that 7 is considered sleeping in. It was wonderful. Chris went and worked out and I started working. 

Then we had breakfast- frech toast and banans...I try to have a hot breakfast everyday. My mom did that for us growing up and I want to be able to do that for my family. 

After breakfast we clean up and got Chris off to work. Now comes the rest of the day... more work. 

Boring for Lincoln and sometimes stressful for me. Well, to be honest, I think Lincoln has gotten quite used to playing by himself for long periods of time. I think he enjoys the freedom-as long as he stays out of the bathroom. He normally is content playing with his toys, or blocks, or even flipping through pages of his books. 

After taking a look at my day it made me think a lot about my priorities. I want so badly to help provide for my family and to be able to build our savings account, but at what cost am I willing to do that? Is work as important as I make it out to be? The house doesn't get as clean, the laundry stays on my bed and then gets tossed in a basket for a few more days, 

Chris ends up making dinner (which sometimes is very nice), 

the couch gets overrun with ties. 

So I reevaluated. Today I took time to sit down and eat some yummy lunch with Lincoln. 

We ate outside, 

played outside and visited with our friends. 

Stockon almost got a finger in his eye. 

So instead of tying off ties while watching a movie...

we actually spent some good quality time together. It was so fun! 

But it's not all quality time and fun, unfortunately. I do still have a job that I have to work at sometimes. So it's back to the machine and toys for a little bit longer.

 Someday I will be able to spend leisure weekdays with my kids and only have them to worry about (which is still quite the chore) but I won't have a nagging little voice in my head telling me to get back to work because I am working...I am raising my kids...the most important and best job ever!!!