Mom Talk 2.0

You may remember … way back when.... like 15 months or so ago that I had a semi weekly post about all the things moms experience that literally leave us shaking our head called "mom talk". Or maybe we just need to hear "Yup, I've been there too".  Is this crazy life we just need to know we are not alone and we are amazing just the way we are.

Target.. Let' be real … target is my jam and my family knows it. My 2 year old will request to go to target when we are out of something at our house. For example "Mom, go target for fru foops (Fruit loops)". We pull into a random store's parking lot "Mom we at Target". And she is just so smart and all knowing about target that she knows exactly were the double carts are located upon entering the store. Why does target do this, why and how are we sucked in? When I think to myself that I have to go to the store, my second thought is "do they have it at target?" My husband likes to tell me that I think I have to "go through" target to get home. But yet some how he still askes me "why did you have to go to target" … Like he doesn't already know. I'm just saying we all have our "thing" and well I guess target is mine... and my friends … I am OK with it :)

Dinner … Any parent of small children (current or former) knows what a battle dinner time can be. We are stuck some where between "you will eat what I make" and "I don't care what you eat, just eat something". Seriously, I think Olivia has cereal for dinner more than she has it for breakfast! She askes me all the time "what's for dinner" and it doesn't matter what I say... if it doesn't start with mac n' cheese, hot dogs, or chicken nuggets … she doesn't like it. I absolutely remember this time with the older girls, but for some reason it is so much harder to deal with now! So what do you do??? I say dinner time is supposed to be enjoyable and free of crying and complaining … HAHAHA yea right. But I bet it would be if I just gave her the cereal to begin with right??

When was the last time you had a bath?? This Is a serious question I ask myself probably more times than I should. Being a parent really means you have to remember a lot of things.. feed them, make sure they wear more than underwear out of the house, educate them, "try" and keep them from getting hurt, make sure they don't smell... I mean come on... that is a lot! Then you add in more than one child, and activities, and groceries, and target runs, and so much more and you barely have time to make sure you got a shower let alone your kids! So for real how long is it acceptable to go without a bath?? Asking for two 5 year old's and a 2 year old.

Listen.. life is not always easy, and we aren't perfect. So what if we live for 30.. ok 60 minutes of quiet time at TARGET ALONE, or we feed our kid chicken nuggets for dinner every night of the week, and we have to question when they were last clean. We ALL Do the best we can and if you think you are alone YOU ARE NOT. Take heart friend we are all in this together.

What's Up Life...

Exactly... right?
Here comes a new and improved Blog for you all! It's literally been forever since I last wrote, no I am serious we are talking 15 whole months!! Life gets crazy sometimes and to be quite honest life is crazy ALL the time these days around our house. So I thought what better way to relaunch this blog than with a new name that really fits this season of our life! "What's up Life"... I really wanted a name that could represent all the "stuff" that we have going on, all the activities the kids are involved in, what the husband and I are up to, and so much more.

Yes, the last 15 months have been pretty crazy, and if you don't follow me on social media then I'm sure all the updates will start making sense soon. I really did miss my little blog and my readers during my break and I thought about things I could blog about often. It was simply a matter of finding time to sit and write. I've always loved writing and it has been a way for me to connect with others so for 2019 I'm bringing it back. I've learned from the past and my time away that it really doesn't matter how often I blog, what matters is that I make a connection when I do. I hope that you will find the same blog you remember from before with just a bit more fun and laughs.

Now for a quick update...
All the happenings in 2018
-We went north for Christmas (2017) and we all came back sick! It took us nearly the entire rest of winter break to get back to feeling better.
-The twins finished up VPK and moved up a level in Gymnastics, and of course started kindergarten in the fall
-Madison was involved with Odyssey of the Mind and her team won at the county level and went to states, they didn't win but it was a fun experience for us all
-Curt (the husband) coached several soccer teams and had a blast. The kids he coached really loved him and our kids loved to watch the games and eat all the snacks from their Aunt Bridget
-Kendal finished up her first year of cheerleading and rolled right into her 8th grade year of cheer.
-Parker really grew a lot during 2018, she found her voice and her words and there has been no stopping her since!
-We went to New Mexico in May to visit with my side of the family. My nephew graduated from high school and we all came from different parts of the country to celebrate
- I am continuing to coach my health and fitness groups and have started substitute teaching, it has been on of the biggest blessings for my personal growth
-WE BOUGHT A HOUSE!! Yes, in May we finally bought a house in Florida! What we thought might not happen until the end of the year came much quicker thanks to our amazing realtor and our willingness to take a leap!


So of course there's probably so much more I could share but that is the quick version! I can't wait to share more the life we've been living with the seven of us. we have many adventures planned for this year and it's going to be amazing!

Welcome back friends... I am so glad you're here!