39

So this is me at 39. I can see wrinkles around my eyes. However, there isn't a grey hair in site so that is a good thing. I feel better at 39 than I did at 29. I feel more confident and peace with who I have become as an adult. Although I still doubt myself, I do know that I'm a good person and I try and be the best mom and wife I know how to be.

some of the things I enjoy at 39

1. going for a walk

2. watching the sunrise

3. listening to silence

4. eating ice

5. getting hugs from my boys

6. chinese food

7. chatting with friends

8. running into an old friends from high school

9. sitting by a campfire

10. being able to talk to my mom everyday

11. taking naps

12. Hearing my husband tell me he is on his way home from work

13. watching the sunset

fishing

I took the boys fishing today. It was the first time for Adam and oh boy did he LOVED it! I warned David that he would have to do all the work involving hooks, worms, and fish. Sure enough he did. He was a bit frustrated because his line snapped a couple of times but seemed to enjoy the rest of it.

Adam on the other hand just wanted to keep casting out and have me reel it in. It reminded me of when I was little and went fishing. I got bored and wanted to do the exact same thing.

On the down side...I forgot my camera. I'm so disappointed in myself. How could I miss Adam's first fishing excursion. As he was kneeling down and picking up rocks to throw it brought back memories of David 10 years ago.

Danny met us there after he was done working. It was a really relaxing evening.

It's 10:30pm and Adam is still awake in his room. I swear this child needs VERY little sleep. I'm sure he'll be up at 6:30 requesting a cup of milk and to watch Cailou.

It's been awhile

The life of having a toddler and a preteen keeps me so busy. It seems like there is little time left for myself.

I had a fantastic Mother's Day. I woke up to a clean kitchen and the smell of pancakes. Danny took care of the kitchen and David got up early to make me pancakes. Adam he did a little bit himself by sleeping in until 7:30am!!! Woo hoo!!

The weather has been finally been VERY nice and warm. The only problem with that is it brought a 3 ft bull snake into my driveway! YUCK!!! Anyone who knows me knows that I'm terrified of ANY snake. David accidently stepped on it and Adam almost did. David and a couple of neighbor boys hooked it with a rake and it went slithering off. YUCK! I wish they would have killed it because now I feel like I need to be constantly looking for it to return. So looks like I wont be doing any weeding and the weeds are getting pretty bad right now. YUCK YUCK YUCK! I hate snakes!

Here are a couple of pictures we have taken recently.

Spring Time!!!

The weather has been incredible. I spent most the weeking Spring cleaning, going for walks with Adam, playing catch with David, and going to the park. It was the best weekend in a longtime.

I'm hoping to get a little scrapbooking in over the next couple of weeks. This is my last week of babysitting and I'm all finished. Adam is going to miss Rylee so much. Life is good right now and I'm so thankful because it was a really long Winter. Now next on the list is getting my winter poundage off my body.

I joined an online support group to help me with that. I highly recommend it. www.sparklepeople.com

I have found it to be very motivating.

The Name Game - A Meme

Shawnie tagged me so here it goes. (by the way I've never been tagged before I hope I'm doing this right.
1. YOUR REAL NAME: Sharyn Marie
2. YOUR GANGSTA NAME: (first three letters of your name, plus izzle): Shaizzle. (same as Shawnie!)
3. YOUR “FLY Guy/Girl” NAME: (first initial of first name, first three of your last): Smit (Sounds pretty fly to me!)
4. YOUR DETECTIVE NAME: (fav color and fav animal): Purple Pug.
5. YOUR SOAP OPERA NAME: (middle name, Street you live on): Marie River View (kind of works I guess?)
6. YOUR STAR WARS NAME: (the first 3 letters of your last name, first 2 letters of your first name, first 3 letters of mom’s maiden name): Smishster (it works for me)
7. SUPERHERO NAME: (favorite color, favorite drink): Purple Tea
8. YOUR IRAQI NAME: (2nd letter of your first name, 3rd letter of your last name, any letter of your middle name, 2nd letter of your moms maiden name, 3rd letter of your dad’s middle name, 1st letter of a sibling’s first name, last letter of your moms middle name): hirtkrn (makes Sharyn seem not so bad)
9. YOUR STRIPPER NAME: (the name of your favorite perfume/cologne/body spray):
Cherry Blossom
10. YOUR WITNESS PROTECTION NAME: (mother & father’s middle name): Ellen McKinley.

This was fun! Thanks for tagging me Shawnie! I'm going to tag Natasha.

A rare moment

It's 7:30am. The house is quiet. Adam is sleeping in and my daycare girls are still sleeping also. David is already at school and I'm sitting here enjoying a cup of tea and the silence. This is a very rare moment and I'm appreciating every second of it.

Got the bug!

The scrapbooking bug that is. I haven't scrapped in months and it felt great to actually get a page finished. This photo was taken last spring at one of our local parks. It amazes me to see how much Adam has changed in looks over such a short period of time. I'm planning on working on a few more layouts this weekend.