"Mom, why you so happy?"

The above comment has been on my mind since January 6, 2012. I didn't want to blog immediately following the previous post, as I am trying to pace myself! Haha. Very new to this all.

The week following New Year's Day I had come down with a pretty bad cold, requiring me to take a few sick days from work. Given that situation was I was able to wake up a little later than "normal" (say 6am instead of 445am) and spend the morning with Ella and Eli before school/daycare hours. It made me happy. Simple. After I dropped Eli off at daycare on Friday the 6th...I was getting into the car and Ella says, "Momma, why you so HAPPY!?"

Oh, Ella! I immediately laughed, but proceeded to tell her that I have had a wonderful week and been able to see her and Eli do things that I hadn't seen before (ie: play, talk, laugh together). I told her I was excited to be able to drop them both off and pick them both up. That it has just made me happy:)

After nearly a year and a half of doing what I felt I "had" to do to help our family out, I had given my notice to the School District; I would be leaving come January 13, 2012. I am now going to be working (a little more than) part-time, with flexible hours.

That week, I just felt "GOOD." I was having a glimps of what life may potentially be like to enjoy the time with the kiddies and not feel so rushed. I was happy. I was happy to get in the car and take Ella to school. I was happy that I was seeing clients while she was at school. I was happy that I could keep a clean and organized home---while they ALL were away!

Most of all, I AM happy that SHE has seen me happy! :) Today is the first official day we start our week without the school district job. Such a relief.

I am smarter than YOU!

It's been a long time since I have "blogged." Something keeps coming up in my conversations with Ella that I feel there is a little birdie telling me-"you need to blog, Jen."

"Mom, I am smarter than you!" Of course, I say, "Oh really?" Ella proceeds to tell me that she is smarter than me because she knows that "crabs have eight legs!" Well, this has been a recurring conversation for almost 6 months now. Aaron and I took a mini-vacation to San Franscisco for our 10 year anniversary. We returned and were showing Ella our pictures of the ocean and all the ocean life we had seen. She was so intrigued, the poor girl has never been to the ocean. Ever since she saw the picture of the 'washed-up crab' and his missing legs---she is smarter than me! Ha. Little girl doesn't realize that I am the smartest of all...I know more....and as I often tell her, I have eyes in the back of my head! (Which I believe she is starting to BELIEVE!).

Sadly, there are so many more wonderful things my child has said over the last year. I have been quite busy as we have dealt with unemployment, extra jobs, crazy schedules, and of course--life. I haven't made resolutions for the New Year, but I definitely hope that my new position this year will yield me some time to blog more.