With saddles blazing and cameras clicking, our Tucson trip was a blast this past weekend. Between birthdays galore, superbowl fun (where i ate my body weight in M&Ms), and a plethora of fun photo ‘ops’, i return ready for a productive week as a stay-at-home mom. I believe 4 weeks ago i posted a blog about that week’s goals. Well, i think that to do list is done and i can start on a new one. (I hope that makes every single mommy who’s reading this right now nod their head and laugh out loud).
Lets see how this list does: gym 3 xs this week, 2 cooked meals, finalize McALPINE wedding (post, proof, cd, album), blog 4 xs, solid devos everyday, laundry, family time 4 xs, discipleship with Sam, Saskia & Angela, phone call(s) with bf Devyn……and more i’m sure. In between those goals i’ll be working on enjoying my children, doing whatever other chores i can fit in, making sure my husband feels loved, having a couple late night Law&Order hot dates with Sam (inevitable) and whatever else randomly happens…Of course there is a shoot tomorrow night, small group wednesday night, E-session Friday afternoon and portrait session saturday…and then Valentines….
Anyways, goals are all grey these days and i find that most days are most fulfilling if i just make sure i’m diligent within the moment. Goals are fun but motherhood is defined by the unpredictable and I’m learning to just be okay with that. Dear mommy friends, i’m praying for you today. I’m praying that for those who are too task oriented for their own good–that you are able to let go and enjoy the now. For those that are more consumed by the mere present and forgot what it felt like to breath a breath of fresh air and think in whole flippin’ sentances–that you would, indeed, breath and then set some time aside for planning ahead and getting more control on things. What a fine balance this whole crazy stage is; a perpetual see-saw between immediate craziness and long-term stressors sprinkled with the the joys of grins and giggles, bills and chores all mashed together in one great big pot of mommy-hood.
So it’s 2:30am Tuesday morning and i’m sure i’m gonna pay for staying up so late. I ask myself so was the chai latte worth it ,stuipd? …. I’ll let you know in the morning. – Ten Four Rubber Duckey.
and just for kicks, here are a few teasers of a sweet daddy-son date i captured right before we left for tucson. more coming soon 
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