How does Parmesan chicken, roasted potatoes, steamed broccoli, and fresh baked bread sound?  Pretty good, eh?   As I planned the meal in my head last evening, I could almost hear Chad, Charlie and Chanelle’s exclamations as the aroma from the stove top met their noses.  It would go something like, Mama’s chicken!  Woo Hoo!! (We […]

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  • CharisFaith - September 7, 2012 - 12:06 pm

    You do have to take care of you!!! It is easy to get so lost in the intensity of every day "musts" that we forget to take time to breathe!

    So glad that you didn't let the water overtake you! So glad that you are making some time for you!!

    Happy Friday!!!ReplyCancel

  • Jolene D - September 7, 2012 - 3:49 pm

    Cute blog! -Jolene from IG 🙂ReplyCancel

  • Sassytimes - September 7, 2012 - 6:53 pm

    Ah, you know I get this. I do. Isn't it funny the moment you realize that your parents are just 'people'? It's such an odd feeling. Taking time for yourself, or doing special things for yourself is so important. You are right, you need to have a 'full' tank in order to fill up others. I think I posted about this similar thing before…think of when you fly. They tell you to give oxygen to YOURSELF FIRST before giving it to your child. You can't help them if you can't breathe. Relates to being a mom in every day life as well.

    Hang in there!

    Love all the rain photos. You are such an amazing mom…even with a tank on 'E'. 😉ReplyCancel

  • Sarah Miller - September 7, 2012 - 7:22 pm

    I think you and Paul and you have similar personalities. He is such a giver! But you know what? When you give and give and give of yourself? It's hard to see yourself as being worthwhile enough to be on the receiving end. We all have needs. We're all human. Yes your priorities should definitely be your children and your marriage, but how can a cup be poured out when there's nothing left in it? Glad you're on the uptilt! ReplyCancel

    • Summer - September 8, 2012 - 12:53 am

      Thank you, Sarah. I really appreciate your words. I really, really, do. ReplyCancel

I’m giving myself a night off from the twisting, turning, and unknotting that I’ve been doing in my head for the past week or so.  Things are not completely unraveled yet, but sometimes it helps to step away and come back to it with clearer eyes.  What I do know is that if I let […]

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  • Anonymous - September 5, 2012 - 1:47 pm

    love it. and, in this lifetime, can i please come boating with you? let's make a deal: this summer. summer 2013 is OUR time. ; )

    also, i would have lol-ed if Celine's Power of Love was the song that came up when i came to your blog this morning. there's still time to change it you know. just sayin'.

    love, Miss ReplyCancel

  • Sassytimes - September 5, 2012 - 2:00 pm

    Wow. Their smiles ARE super big on that boat. How fun for all of you! ReplyCancel

  • Iris Took - September 6, 2012 - 6:04 pm

    There is absolutely nothing better than boating. My Nana always told me the lake had magical powers and I still believe.ReplyCancel

  • woopig - September 6, 2012 - 10:35 pm

    We're the same way about boating and being at the lake. My FIL has a boat, one of the first things he bought after he retired 19 years ago, and quite literally are daughter has been on that boat since before she was born (my husband and i visited his parents when I was 6 months pregnant). One of my FIL's favorite stories to tell is the time he took the boat out on the day I went into labor with our daughter. He couldn't stand the sitting by the phone and waiting, so he bundled up (it was in December) and sailed around the lake till my MIL called him on his cell phone, letting him know his very first grandchild had just been born. And Meghan loves the boat, helping steer when she was a toddler, now spending time on it when we get back to the lake, just chatting with her grandpa. Our son loves nothing more in the world than jumping off it when it's docked. You are quite right: boats are magical and wonderful things. Hope you had a happy day, Summer!

    KatieReplyCancel

I don’t do change well.  I never have, really.  Oh, I wish I was one of those people who soared through change with the strength of The Incredible Hulk and the courage of Superman.  One of those people who faced change head on and embraced it like a long lost friend.  I’m just not that […]

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  • Lisa@Pocketfuls - August 31, 2012 - 11:56 am

    I feel for you, Summer — I am also one of those people who "doesn't do change well". Sending you some hugs to help you get through the next while. Be gentle on yourself — it really is okay to take your time in getting to a new place. One day you'll arrive there, smiling.

    I'm glad you and your sweet girls have been having some quiet fun together. 🙂ReplyCancel

  • Lisa@Pocketfuls - August 31, 2012 - 11:59 am

    Oh, and I hope Charlie has been enjoying his new experiences in grade 1!ReplyCancel

  • Lissa Forbes - August 31, 2012 - 2:24 pm

    Summer, I'm so sorry I have been absent for so long. I do check and sometimes have time to read and sometimes not, but today I read every word and love your Chanelle who looks like Marilyn with her curly blonde locks. I hate change to and often go in kicking and screaming only to discover in the end, "oh, this is much better!" Do take care and I hope you feel better soon. ;->ReplyCancel

  • Sassytimes - August 31, 2012 - 7:36 pm

    I can't even imagine how hard this is for you (and Chanelle too!).

    I love Chanelle's princess hair. That is awesome!

    I also love seeing C & M bonding together. So sweet! Does it remind you somewhat of C&C when they were younger? Watching E and V together does that for me. Sigh.ReplyCancel

  • Anonymous - August 31, 2012 - 10:27 pm

    You know how much I enjoy change as well, heck, I about cry just when the kids go home in the evening, but this afternoon Charlie and I were talking about this very subject and he said he wished that "time could just slow down, even a little for like two hours". Priceless that is! K…..going to get a hanky.ReplyCancel

  • Marcie - September 1, 2012 - 3:05 am

    (Disclaimer…I am a hot mess and aplogize for the lengthy and perhaps crazy comment.You have been warned.)
    The words you typed in this post are the same thoughts in my head these last few weeks.My babies start first grade this coming Tuesday.I am missing them already and they haven't even had their first day yet.The logical part of my brain knows that this is the next step.That it will be good for them to grow.That we will all be fine and adjust to this new life just fine.But my tender heart is sad and breaking knowing that they will no longer be with me all day.That I will no longer be the buffer between them and the world.I cry thinking of my sensitive girls feeling sad during the day and I can't fix it or hug and kiss it better.I even cry thinking of them having great things happen during the day, and I won't be there to share it with them.So Tuesday I will be brave and walk them into school for their first big day…and then I will cry the whole drive to work, and probably longer. Wow, sorry Summer…not sure what came over me…didn't expect this comment to be so…intense. If you would like to block me as a follower, I will understand 🙂ReplyCancel

    • Summer - September 1, 2012 - 12:52 pm

      Oh, Marice. I get it. I completely get it. Oh, do I ever get it. It feels so good to know that I'm not alone and that all of us Mama's out there are doing the best we can to make it through this. Just know that you aren't alone and I feel the same as we transition to all that is new. Oh, I will be thinking about you Tuesday. . . I really, really will. You take care of yourself and know that there is a Mama out there who feels so much the same way you feel. AND knows that they and we will be better for this transition. . .

      Sigh. . . ReplyCancel

  • Anonymous - September 3, 2012 - 2:05 am

    Hey girl, I am just now catching up with you in the blog world. I feel ya! I had to say goodbye to all 3 of my kiddos. The days seem so weird without them here during the day. As much as I love some quiet, my heart aches for the days we were all cooped up together. I found myself looking though photos from a couple years ago and cried a river of tears. Make me teary eyed as I type this (and as I read your words on this post).

    Hope you are enjoying the extra long weekend with the hubby and kiddos. Sending you lots of hugs (and hope to give you a real one SOOON!).

    love
    JoEllenReplyCancel

  • Anonymous - September 3, 2012 - 11:01 pm

    Oh Summer . . . I think all of us moms can relate to what you are going through. I'll never forget when Kristi was in college and had come home for the weekend. She had headed out the door to go back to college, got a few miles down the road and remembered something she had forgotten. When she walked in the door, she found me on the couch just crying away. I'll never forget her saying, "Really mom, you still do this." Yep…I know the feeling. Now she is the "Teacher" in First Grade, has a baby of her own that is very hard to leave, and really has an understanding for all parents going through the anxiety of leaving their little ones. Stay strong and keep writing and taking pics. . . you do such an awesome job.

    CherylReplyCancel

    • Summer - September 4, 2012 - 1:59 am

      Oh, Cheryl. Thank you for sharing this. In all reality, it's nice to know that these are "normal" feelings. Feelings that so many of us feel and while there is nothing we can do to change it. . . hearing the stories of others makes it okay. So thank you for taking the time to share and be real. Your words are appreciated. . . . ReplyCancel

  • Evie - September 6, 2012 - 5:35 pm

    I recently found your blog and I want to tell you that I really enjoy your honest, thoughtful posts. Today I feel compelled to comment…it's something I rarely do. Change is hard for me too, but I agree with you that it is good. Hard and good…like much of life. Your children are absolutely precious and it is evident how much you adore them.ReplyCancel

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  • kelly - August 30, 2012 - 6:03 pm

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