Welcome 2012

2011 was a great year for us so I am excited to see what 2012 has in store for us. I have never saw the beginning of the new year as a big holiday to celebrate but as a couple friends and I found out it is more of a holiday than I consider it. I had to work New Years Eve and New Years Day. A couple friends and I decided to meet for supper before our night shift on the 31st. Come to find out everything closed at 6 so people could celebrate. So we made the most of it and enjoyed the company anyway just not so much our quick Amigos meal.
Robb and the kids have celebrated New Years without me since they were born so they have made their own traditions. The kids get to stay up "late", like 9:30, drink pop and they always eat jello with whipped cream on top. Spoons optional. He is a great dad and makes it fun for them every year.
I rang in the New Year holding babies in the nursery and watching fireworks out the window. Oh well, like I said it has never been a big deal to me.
I'm not big on making New Years resolutions but this year I have a couple things I want to work on. I have been trying to organize our house since Robb finished the basement a couple months ago. I found this 52 weeks of organizing online and I plan to try it this year. It takes you through each room in your house and breaks it down into small do-able projects. So maybe next January if you visit my house it will be organized. I have also been wanting to lose weight but more than that just be healthier in general. A friend and I decided we were going to be healthier in October and so far so good. The treadmill and couple more vegetables haven't killed me yet.
On a different note I read something on the momastery blog that really hit home and I plan to look at things a little different this year. In summary it talked about how this mom was annoyed when people would tell her to cherish every moment because they grow up so fast. She felt like if she wasn't greatful for every moment she was going to regret it.
I too have felt this way and even though I know I am extremely blessed to have 3 wonderful children and get to spend everyday with them I know that raising 3 young children is STRESSFUL. I will admit I do not cherish every moment and I don't want to have to feel guilty for that. I am instead going to look at the big picture. Am I enjoying my children and life overall. And I hope the answer is Yes. I am not going to feel bad for wishing their Christmas break was not 4 weeks long, for getting frustrated when evryone is running different directions in the store, or feeling DONE when I am cleaning pee off the floor for the 3rd time of the day. I love my kids dearly but I am not stupid enough to think that every moment is a cherishable one. I hope when I am the grandma in the store someday watching a mom dealing with 3 flailing children I don't say cherish every moment. Instead I want to be the one that says "I have been there and it is hard but it will all be worth it eventually".
So on that note Happy New Year!