I'm still alive!

Well, I totally dropped off the map and dropped the ball -- again -- on my three good things a day posts. Honestly, life is just too busy with two kids. Life is good - really good - it's just really busy.

Keeping a house semi-clean, the boys changed, fed, happy, and engaged, and my sanity in tact means I have virtually no free time. I had intended on trying to just write shorter, less involved blog posts, but that's just not really how I write, so I just ended up not writing any.

But life is good. Carter is three years and four months and my baby Grayson is already nearing six months. I can't believe how fast time is going. It freaks me the hell out. My baby is moving towards his first birthday too quickly, so I'm trying to soak in all his sweet baby smiles and cuddles while I can.

He's starting, kind of (!) to sleep better, so I'm feeling slightly more human these days. Also, knowing that spring is upon us and being able to get outside to the park and go for walks are serious mood boosters for me, so I'm spending as much time as I can enjoying the warm spring days. Doing that, of course, comes at the expense of cleaning my house, so once the kids are in bed, it's operation-save-the-kitchen time and before I know it, it's 9:30 and I haven't done anything "fun." Soooo there just doesn't seem to be much time to get the blog posts written.

BUT, the point is that I'm still here. Alive and well. Busy, but incredibly happy. Cherishing (most of the time!) these last months/days with my boys before I go back to work and will never again have this kind of opportunity to be at home with them.

I hope all of you are doing well and feeling that renewed joy and energy that spring carries!

Just for old time's sake, here are three good things from today:

1. Picking up my parents from yet another (short) trip today. I am happy that they are finally able, after years of not being able to afford it, to travel and do fun things together. I'll admit, though, that I'm incredibly jealous! Our adventurous days involve a successful Costco trip with two kids :)

2. I managed to get a little caught up on sleep this weekend. Though Grayson's night last night wasn't stellar, I feel pretty good because the rest of the weekend was pretty restful!

3. My kitchen is clean, ya'll. It feels pretty good to have a relatively clean space. I try so hard to keep on top of it all and don't know how the people who keep their houses clean with kids do it. They must be magic.