Cabo Cabo

Day 2 and 3 of our cruise were spent in Cabo. So they called the cruise “Cabo Cabo”.  We spent the day first at the local Market buying jewelry and then had reservations for a resort day. 

The market is a flea market and has many vendors all begging for your business. It was unbelievable hot and humid and after about an hour or so we were more than ready to head to the resort (besides we were planning to shop more the next day).  Arriving at the resort you would almost forget your are in Mexico. The resort was called ME Cabo in case you have the need to visit it. It was beautiful!  We had a cabana for resting, the pool was amazing though nothing can explain how wonderful the water in the ocean was. It was like bath water and it was completely clear. I have been to Hawaii many times, and even Cabo before and its never been so warm. Apparently it’s the perfect time of year to go to Cabo.

There were 5 cruise ships in dock that day- though the resort did not seem too crowded.

We took a water taxi to the boat and everything worked out perfectly for that day- thanks Holly for planning it all. It was really relaxing and perfect way to enjoy Mexico!

Fall

For my birthday we usually go up to the mountains to enjoy the fall colors. This year winter came too early so as you can see it looks more like a winter landscape (we were freezing).  We did find more fall colors lower in the canyon though.

 

 

 

It’s been a while…

I feel like  I have been swallowed up by life. It’s not just one thing keeping me busy, as I am sure you can relate. It’s the house. The activities. The meals. The work at church.  I have so many balls in the air and none seem to be staying up the way I want.  I am feeling so behind I feel stressed about it. I keep thinking tomorrow will be better or next week but it just never happens, or it seems to get worse.  I think some of this has been brought by the craziness that was the last few months. That in general has put me behind. I guess I can keep up with life when I am also trying to play catch up.

 

So here is where I need suggestions (and the lack of my recent comments has me wondering if anyone is left reading).  What is you schedule like?  How do you schedule your cleaning?  One friend suggested doing three loads of laundry a day.  She schedules and order to the days that way not any one group gets behind. This sounded interesting because I often find I start with kids laundry and by the time I finish it I must do more. This way my laundry is never getting done.  You get the idea.  So what do you do?

 

How do you balance your life? I find myself wanting to play and snuggle and spend time with my twins as they are not in school and will be shortly but I feel stressed doing it knowing how behind I am.  I find it hard to enjoy my life as I am constantly feeling overwhelmed and stressed by it all. I don’t want to look back and regret not having spent the time with my kids.

 

I just need more hours in a day.  Got any?

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Wordful Wednesday- motherhood

Being a mother has made me conquer many of my fears and find out I had ones I never knew I had. Like the fear of your child being sad, sick or hurt, or left out from a friend ,and many more but I digress. One of the fears I have always had was of surgery. I was terrified of the thought. The cutting. The recovery. You get the idea. You can imagine that 6 hrs into a difficult labor that being told you would need a emergency c-section was not easy for me to take. My reaction was so strong my doctor actually thought I was refusing the c-section. Which I wasn't because I am a mother and mothers would do anything for their babies. So I cried and then I did it. I was terrified. For my baby. For myself.

In labor (before the bad news)

Here I am with my newborn baby. He was safe. He was beautiful. It hurt worse than I imagined and the recovery was harder than I would have ever wished but oh was he worth it. Staples, Scars and pain invaded our first weeks together.

Little did I know that later I would have to give birth to high risk twins. Who couldn't be born any other way but c-section. That a surgery that once terrified me was the least of my worries and a day I prayed I could make it too, with two live babies. That surgery seemed easy to me then.

Yes, for me Motherhood is learning that I am stronger than I thought. I can do things I never imagined possible and that I would know love greater than I could have dreamed. Sometimes the thing or things you are most scared of bring the greatest blessings. While walking that road is often difficult getting to the other side is sweet indeed.


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Girls cruise

Day 1 and 2.  Getting ready to go on a trip like this takes a lot of work. With my mother in law ill and  Grandpa unable to watch the kids it took a lot of planning to make the trip happen.  At times, I’ll admit it didn’t seem worth all the effort but the minute I was alone at the airport I already knew it was.

Flying alone seems easy.  Luggage for one person is so much more manageable. Here we are getting ready to leave. The weather was beautiful!

Here we are all dorky for the drill before we left…

After we were off to sea we got dressed for dinner. The sunset that night was amazing.

 

The next morning we woke up and scouted out our perfect spot.  It was at the back of the ship and was designated “adults' only”.  The weather was amazing. We brought plenty of magazines and books so we were all set for a day of sunshine and relaxation.

  

   

This pool was freezing cold so I left the fun to them…

Yummy fruit smoothies…

 

One of the things I love about cruises is “sea days'”. I love the relaxed schedule. The good food. It’s just perfect! 

 

It was formal night at dinner so we got all dressed up to enjoy the food and fun.

My Dad came along to keep my Mom company because my mother in law could not join us. 

Next post we arrived in Cabo, Mexico!

September review…

Life has been crazy and I haven’t posted as often as I would like so we’ll do a little review of the little things I missed.

Not pictured… Lindsey started swim team again, and a drama class. She is enjoying fifth grade.

1-Jacob was king for a day at school. Mind you I found out the night before, and the day before a big surgery for my mother in law. It didn’t matter I found a way to put it all together and seeing his eyes shining bright when he came home made it all worth it.  I loved that he rode the entire way home with his crown on.

2-We saw the Scarlet Pimpernel. We bought the tickets a while ago and sadly Jan (my mother in law) and Lisa (my sister law) were missing. My two aunts joined in and it was a wonderful play! *note to self make the stranger take several photo’s sorry sis.

3-Alan got time out for a quick weekend and I do mean quick. He left on Thursday night drove all night, played Friday and part of Saturday and drove late into the night to return home Saturday night.  I am sure it was rushed as his Mom wasn’t doing well.

The went to the Rubicon in Sierra Nevada Mountains. They met up with all their high school buddies and their four wheel vehicles and did the trail.

4- Jet ski’s were sold and a rock crawler was purchased.  Can’t say I am jumping for joy over this one but Jacob sure is.

5-Soccer games. We have had a fun Soccer season w/ Jacob. Last game next Saturday.

 

 

6- September 26th. Leaving on my cruise… just waiting on my sister in law’s photo’s before my post.  Hopefully soon.

Most nights in September were spent on the run as we ate at the hospital for every single day for weeks with my mother in law.  It was hard as we were balancing so much.  Life has me feeling discouraged which makes it hard to blog. I am feeling a lot of weight from several different worries.   Recently this quote was shared at church and it really struck me

“Life is like a grindstone.  Whether it grinds you down or polishes you up is up to you” 

 

I hope with my current challenges (we all have them) I can choose to be polished.  I think lately I have been feeling ground down.

Corn Belly’s

The day after I returned home the kids were out of school and frankly driving me nuts.  My sister who is wonderful suggested and paid for my kids to go to a local corn maze and fall harvest thing.

 

 

There was so much fun stuff to do there and the kids had a blast.  I was suffering from “cruise hang over” which is feeling like you are still on the boat and it seems all movements are exaggerated.  Just jumping on the pillow things made me sick and I have never gotten motion sick ever.  I know… your not feeling sorry for me.  If your in the area, I highly recommend this place.