Confessions of a stay at home mommy.. Part 1

I started this blog in hopes of giving myself a creative outlet to share my feelings , my loves, my worries, my hopes , my dreams and most of all something to share with my girls as they get older... now I understand some of my post if not all of them will be about my girls but I am a stay at home mom.. so my life consist of nothing but stories to tell..haha!Honestly i have learned that the best moms sometimes need a break too.. i have always felt guilty if I am not with them every second of my day.. and of course that is catching up with me. 2 children later:) My breaks are however few and far between since i work 24/7 as a mom, wife, doctor, therapist, professional entertainer to my girls, housekeeper...and the list will and can go on... don't get me wrong .. i absolutely feel BLESSED to be at home with my girls and Love them more than LIFE itself.. but there is exhaustion in my voice constantly..and it has been so wonderful to meet other moms that feel the same way.. I would not change my life for one second but i know for me to be a happy mom I need a break every once and a while too.. and the kids I am sure need a break from me too...Mike asked me the other night "honey what can I do for you do give you a break? "so I thought about it for a while and decided here are just a couple of things I would love just for one day:

• Complete silence ! Yep you heard me right!!
  
• going to the bathroom alone... NOBODY banging on the door screaming MOMMY
• booger & snot free clothes for one day
• breaking up constant arguments between the girls
• NO DOCTORS VISITS (just for One day at least)
• would love a quiet bath ALONE.. minus the toy bin that always is overflowing with bath toys that always fall out on my head
• would just love to sit in bed all day and do nothing but read and sleep
• not being a short order cook& not having to explain to my child why she has to eat anything other than chicken &peanut butter
  
• Nap time-just don't understand why kids fight it so hard and I would die for one..
  
• overall would just like one DRAMA free day.. Please & Thank you:)

I am sure my list could go on but here is just a few! I know these don't compare to all the GOOD things my life consist of with my family.. but this is what was on my heart to write today since this is what I live!haha! you know I think if my life did not have some kind of drama I would be worried .. because my life is a storybook in the making and I am constantly writing on the pages scribbling out things trying to make it my own.. but i have come to realize the only person that knows my happy ending is my Savior Jesus Christ.. and with God on my side I am not fearful of the blank pages ahead of me.

Dumpster Diving for Coupons today? Yes I think so!

So as most of my friends and family know I love saving money and finding good deals so after much thought I started dumpster diving at the recycling bins for coupons... and YES it is clean!! it is only newspapers not garbage.. my sweet mom had a fit when she found this out.. but its actually pretty exciting .. instead of spending tons of money on papers i can get what everyone one else throws away.. and put to good use:)I have been building my family's stockpile for a while now and don't think we will EVER need more toothbrushes or razors for years!! haha!! no excuses to not have good hygiene! and then I am secretly trying to build my stockpile for my church to start a food pantry.so excited about this new journey! I remember struggling at times when I was young and know what it feels like to live paycheck to paycheck after I got married.. so I thought well God gave me a gift of saving money and being able to stay home with my two girls serving others and I would love to teach others to do the same:) So if you see this crazy mom of two going through the recycling bins honk your horn and be nice i might even share my coupons with you!!LOL

Too Cool for School

Just another day in the drama filled Campbell house.. this week has been eventful so far preparing for the return to school...early mornings, breakfast drama, hair dilemmas, wardrobe malfunctions. my sweet little HG just started 2nd grade on Monday.. i cant believe she should even be this old.. I have always known that HG was wise beyond her years.. and she never ceases to amaze me with her words of wisdom.. everyone that knows HG says she is an "old soul"and that is so true.. I started keeping a journal of what I called " Hannahism's" for her to read when she gets older so she can see just how entertaining she really is!! so on the way to school as I am holding back tears as another year starts i say to her " i cant believe you are in second grade baby.. i am gonna miss you today" and her response was " oh mommy.. it just seems like yesterday i was frolicking through the grass and playing hopscotch" what?? LOL! for one she has NEVER played hopscotch and two who says frolicking? oh how I have missed our school morning conversations:)