CONNOR CONVERSATION=PURE ENTERTAINMENT

Connor: "Mommy, I'm just too old for all this work at school"

Me: "What kind of work Connor?"

Connor: "You know: door holder, line leader, calendar counter...it's just too much"

SILENT PAUSE FOLLOWED AFTER ME QUIETLY LAUGHING TO MYSELF......

Connor: "Mommy, I'm sorry that I day dreamed at school last year"

Me: "Baby that's ok you just have to remember to pay attention to your teacher"

Connor: Short pause...."Mommy, when I daydream my eyes go crossed and then I get eye boogers!"

Me: UNCONTROLLABLY LAUGHING....BWAHHHAAAA

SO LOVE THAT KID HE MAKES MY WORLD MAKE SENSE:)

Bye Bye 2009 Hello 2010

As always it has been a while since my last entry! First happy new year to everyone out there! My farewell to 2009 was definitely a bittersweet, but most definitely happy to put it all behind me. I rang in the new year with one of my oldest friends very low key and I barely made it past midnight...I know such a grandma! Well I must say that I absolutely LOVE the new year, b/c it gives me a fresh start, to reflect on the past year mistakes and figure out how to do life differently, to look back on the positive things that were a blessing in my life, one of my most favorite parts about it is to set my goals, and I think most people can agree that it gives us hope for self improvement and to challenge ourselves to push to get more out of life! So below are my goals that I have set for the new year :

1. Set aside more time with Connor
2. Workout-lost 15lbs
3. Pay off my debt
4. Buy house
5. Quit Smoking


On another note here is a thought on my past decade:

In the past ten years I have lived in 4 different cities, moved 13 times, fell in love more than once, but found the deepest most overwhelming love in my son Connor, went to three different schools, has had three cars, but finally bought my fourth on my own this past year, has lost friends through the shuffle of life, has found old friends through the wonderful ways of technology, has just started figuring out who I am and not who I think people want me to be, and has been so very blessed with my amazing job and co-workers. The past decade has been one interesting journey with many tears shed of pain and joy, but as I always say it's a life lesson with no regrets!

Now for my final thought:

So I am a single mom as most of you know which means I am CONSTANTLY working either at the office or from my home almost 7 days a week. Well I have just had a revelation on something I have always known, but somehow along the way with trying to just make ends meet forgot. So here it is:

I have so much that is going on with work that during the past few days I actually set aside time just to do things with Connor and it really did make such a difference for him. Eventhough to me it wasn't that much to him it was huge he thought he had the best day ever with me, b/c we played a game and watched a movie together. I hate to admit it, but there are so many times when I put him off, b/c I am literally non-stop working even at home. I am so focused on providing for him and working hard that I forget that I need to actually stop for a minute and just be with him. To some this may sound like a no brainer, but like I said I'm so focused on providing and meeting the bills that I'm either work, work, work, or I'm just exhausted. Over his holiday break though when he got back from visiting with his dad I started pulling out the games and it really has been great for the both of us. So this will definitely be on my priorities for the year!

How are you planning to impact your new year????