Monday Musings

As the first full week of 2025 begins these are the things that are currently on my mind.

1) The boys and I all survived the first morning of back to school after break. I am interested in hearing how their days went.

2) Now that the holiday season is officially over it is the long slog until spring and I am not looking forward to it.

3) Another thing I am not looking forward to is decluttering the house. I am looking forward to the results but not so much the process.

Here are the pictures for the week.

A father/soon project putting Clark's new bed together. There was very little arguing which was nice.

Preston and I put together the puzzle he received in his stocking.

Lions win!

Friday Funnies

I hope that everyone enjoys the first weekend of 2025.

Three on Thursday

 As we finish up the first Thursday of 2025 these are the things I am currently thankful for.

1) That what we feared was wrong with my DH's car was actually something that is quite a bit cheaper to fix.

2) That we had a safe trip to and from my dad's house for New Years brunch yesterday.

3) That I am feeling a bit more hopeful and ready to make 2025 a great year.

Hello 2025

Well here we are at the start of 2025. I am really determined to make this year a good one. I have been thinking about what I want to accomplish this year. I usually set to many goals and end up not reaching any of them. This year I am going to just concentrate on a few things.

1) Pay off some of our credit card debt

2) Declutter the toys and papers in the house

3) Read 20 books

4) Knit something everyday

That is it. I am hoping that by having fewer things to focus on that I can be more successful. I was also debating about having a word of the year. In the past this is also something I have not been successful in incorporating my words into my life but I have decided to give it a go. So my word for 2025 is:

So that is it for the first post of 2025. Here's to a happy, healthy and successful year.

Goodbye 2024

I have been going back and forth on whether or not I want to do a 2024 recap post. To be honest this year has not been the best. Depression and anxiety have take their hold on me for most of the year. Because of this I have not been knitting or reading as much as I would like. My job changed and not for the better and this is causing me even more stress. My health has continued to be an issue. My husband's cousin was murdered and they still have not caught the person(s) responsible. So this is how I am feeling about the year coming to a close.

But to not be a total negative nellie some good things did happen this year. I finished my masters program in February. Preston completed transitional kindergarten and is now having a great time in his kindergarten class. We had a nice vacation to Holland this summer. Clark is doing extremely well in school and finished his driving hours. My hubby had a milestone birthday. 

So I will say that I am hoping that 2025 is a better year. It will be the last full year where I will be in my 40s. I will admit that I am afraid of how the new administration will be but I am trying to remember to not stress about those things I have no control over. I am wishing you all a safe, happy and health 2025.

Monday Musings

I cannot believe that today is the last Monday of 2024. It hardly seems possible that 2025 is almost here. These are the things that are currently on my mind.

1) I am thinking a lot about what I want to accomplish next year. The two big ones that I really want to work on is paying off our debt and decluttering our house.

2) It is officially that time of year when I am not sure what day it is and I am not wearing real clothes most days. 

3) I am really hoping to also increase my knitting and reading output for 2025 as well.

Here are the pictures from the last couple of weeks.

Daddy took Preston out so I could wrap gifts. Watching football is just a bonus.

Santa has arrived.

Preston loves the bean bag from Santa.

Someone fell asleep on the way to grandpa's house.

Hanging out with daddy at Starbucks.

Clark put Preston in "prison" for 10 years for farting. There's never a dull moment around here.

Friday Funnies

I hope that everyone has a great last weekend before Christmas.