It's almost April... and it snowed.

I am SO over the snow. When I woke up on Sunday I got ready for church thinking I was safe because it has been so nice lately... HA! When I went into the front room and looked out the open blinds I was shocked to see fresh snow falling, and it kept coming. It did not help the mood that I had already been in since getting out of bed. I almost all melted by the end of the day but then I woke up this morning and there was MORE! I don't know about anyone else but I'm ready for the flowers and the sun and shorts and flip flops and sitting in the park with a good book and a Frisbee! I think I might go on strike if it snows again before i get these things!

Bookie

My friend Ashley and I decided that we wanted to start a book club to give us a reason to get together with a group of girls once a month (and more of a reason to read). Ashley made the request that our first book be Twilight by Stephanie Meyer. Well that was it, the end of any sort of productivity or sleep for a week! I went and bought the first book after work last Tuesday and by Thursday I was dying to get off work to go buy book two, New Moon and then Saturday I was ready for Eclipse, the third book. The fourth book doesn't come out until August so I guess I'll just have to wait. I can't believe that I got so sucked in! And I've never been one to enjoy something to Fantastic like Vampires (except for Harry Potter)! I can't believe that I've finished all three books when we still have three weeks until we are suposed to discuss just the first one! I'm glad to know that I still can read books this quickly though... I guess being done with college for almost a year now hasn't affected my good reading skills. HA! I am excited to discuss it with everyone at my book club!

Life Lessons

Ok so I know it's been forever and a day since I posted (or three weeks). I have been busy and yet not busy at the same time. I guess I just didn't feel in the writing mood. But today I realized that even if my job is difficult and not always rewarding, I am making observations and am learning habits and skills that will be VERY useful in my future life.

#1. If you do a little bit of housework everyday, you can stay ahead of disastrous situations.
#2. When you say no, mean no. Boundaries are good things and everyone wants them, not just kids.
#3. Explaining rules, consequences and decisions can take five minutes and save hours.
#4. Spend more time happy with what you have, than worrying about what others have that you don't.
#5. Tattling is obnoxious, no one wants to hear over and over again what someone else did wrong. Worry about making amends for what you have done first.
#6. Love your spouse and love your kids, but don't let your love for one cloud, or even eclipse, your love for the other.
#7. The three little words "I am sorry" can do just as many wonders as the three "I love you," use both phrases often.