Ahhh...

Hear that? That is the sound of a quiet household. Peace has been restored as the kids headed back to school today. Remember the Staples commercial that they would play at the end of every summer? The dad is going up and down the isles on his cart throwing in school supplies, music is playing "It's the most wonderful time of the year" and the kids are trudging behind him? THAT'S what my morning looked like!! I all but skipped down the stairs this morning to get them ready to get out of the house.

I love my kids but when they get bored, watch out. Middle child steals Daughters phone, youngest chases them all around, dogs start barking, Middle child decides to pummel youngest and this is when I start yelling when I see Youngest with a split lip/bruise on his head/arm hanging limply to his side. You get the picture.

So it was with great satisfaction to see them get out of the house.

I got a good workout in with my new babies: my 12 lb weights, ran some errands, and am trying to come up with a menu for next week that will be new and exciting but that everyone will still eat.

I am on Pinterest now and I am having trouble getting a handle on how to navigate it. I am sure I just need more time on it and I love to see what my friends follow and are interested in. I saw lots of cute ideas for Valentines Day. And though I am not as crafty as I once was, I may try some of the things to surprise the kids.

Speaking of crafty, if you get a chance to spend some time on my friend from high schools blog, please do. She is UBER crafty and loves to re-purpose items. She and another high school friend also now sell their craftiness and I will include a link to their blog as well.

Kids will be home soon but I am in a much more calm frame of mind than I was this time yesterday. Looking forward to some more Bowl games tonight (side note..is it possible there are TOO many Bowl games? I don't remember having so many of them that they have to stretch it out over 9 days!!!) and The Biggest Loser starts again tonight. This is always such a good source of motivation to me.

I hope all your kids are back to school and that you got a breather today. I have one more day off and then back to work for me.

Here are the links to my friend's blogs: www.sweetgirlexpressions.blogspot.com and www.sweetgirlcrafting.blogspot.com

I also follow www.thepioneerwoman.com because I want to be her. Desperately.

Have a great rest of your day!!

Cat