Good Morning Lovelies! Today you are invited to spend a day in the life of her.
You know
that gal who you might think has it all together. The mama who seems to
do it all. Well guess what? She doesn't. Let's fight those lies. This new
series is an effort to get rid of the "super mom" image that we all make
for ourselves in our heads. It is a
time to inspire one another even more. We do not have to always have it
together to be good moms, wives, and women in sisterhood!
I
have invited some wonderful women to share their story with us and to
be real with y'all. They will share their struggles, their victories,
their frustrations, their joys, and everything in between. It may not be
glamorous, but it is real and real is absolutely beautiful
Come walk a bit in the shoes of another....
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My
little family consists of me, my husband Alex, my son Luke (3y/o),
and my daughter Kaylee (9m/o). We live in a small coastal town in
Washington and between my husband’s computer repair business, my
craft business (Driftwood Beach Crafts), my part time job as a
nutrition educator, being a secretary and volunteer for the local
historical society, and a mom of two kids under four, my life is
extremely busy.
Since
the school year is back in swing, so is my job. I don’t start
teaching till October, but we do have meetings throughout September as
we prepare for this upcoming year. Most days of the week I work
right here in town, but our meetings and food preparations are held at
the west county office which is half way around the harbor.
Today
we all got up an hour early and got ready to go. Mornings like this
call for a quick breakfast. My son wanted his usual bowl of cereal
and I shared a bowl of blueberry oatmeal with my little girl. I
packed up mine and my daughter’s lunch and bags and we all headed
out the door. I dropped my husband and son off at our office and
since we were just having a meeting, I brought my sweet little girl
with me.
When
I got to work we worked on a bio to go up onto a website for all the
nutrition educators in the state. We went over the curriculum,
foods, etc. for the curriculums that we will be teaching this quarter
while eating our lunch. My daughter had to be a little flirt with
everyone in the room. I know the pictures are blurry because she
wouldn’t stop wiggling and she kept trying to get off the chair by
herself.
Along
with our bios that we've been working on, they wanted pictures of
each of us so we all went outside between rain showers and got a few
pictures. They all turned out wonderful though no one wanted me to
share theirs (mine is above). We went back in, finished up making
our to-do list for the next two weeks and then we all headed our
separate ways.
Since
we live a ways out, I ran some errands before heading home. Our gas
prices out here can be much higher than what it is in town so I got a
little bit of gas. After getting gas, I ran over to our bank to take
care of some stuff and then I stopped by the store to grab milk,
diapers, and a few other things. When I arrived at the store, the
train which we normally dread was across the tracks. It wouldn’t
be a big deal, but there have been times we have waited over half an
hour to get in because there is no way in or out when a long train
comes through. Today I was lucky, the train only had about four or
five more cars to go by before the tracks were clear.
Our
store recently finished with an add on/remodel and everything keeps
moving around. Due to this, I spent a lot of time walking in circles
trying to find the few things I needed. I was grateful that when we
got out the rain had let up long enough that I could load up the
stuff and my little girl without either of us getting drenched.
Before
heading back over to the office, we made a quick stop at home to put
away all the cold stuff. By this time my sweet little girl had
fallen asleep and I was more than happy to leave her like this. When
we got back to the office, I was sitting there looking at the weather
on my phone when I noticed a map similar to the one pictured below.
One of the fisherman said we were supposed to have 14’ swells for
the next few days and no wonder why. This storm is very unusual for
the area this time of the year. I told my husband it would be fun to
go out and watch the waves.
Since
there wasn’t a lot of time between when I got back and when we
headed home, I didn’t start working on making up the needed candles
for the market this next weekend. I did work on hole punching my
pages for the curriculum a little, but that was about as far as I got.
At five we packed up and all headed home to fix dinner. While home
dropping off the groceries I had pulled a package of ground beef out
of the freezer. My husband asked what I was going to do with it.
Hmmmm….I’d had two hours to think about it and totally forgot.
He said that loaded baked potato sounded good…so loaded baked
potato it was. I cooked the ground beef, added in our own taco
seasoning, shredded up some cheddar and pepper jack cheese and threw
the potatoes into the microwave. By the time I got everything done
and the kids sat down to eat, my husband had to make a business call.
My daughter loved having her own mini baked potato with a little
cheese. I think more of it ended up everywhere but her mouth though.
Once my husband was done with the call, he joined us for dinner.
After
dinner our son got his PJs on and we did our nightly routine of
potty, brush teeth, and family prayer before he headed off to bed.
Our daughter is currently asleep, but she’s been very fidgety. I
think her next set of teeth are getting ready to come in. And I
think that after two nights of a restless baby, I’m finally ready
for bed.
-Ashley
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Thank you so much for sharing your day with us Ashley.
That loaded baked potato dish sounds yummy!
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Sounds like a good day,minus the train. Yuck I hate trains.
ReplyDeleteIt actually wasn't bad. Waiting for a few cars to pass is better than sitting there for half an hour, boxed in with a child in tears yelling he had to go potty. We've been there too. :D
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