For those of you that do not know me reading today.. I live in Texas! To say " it's hot " is really a huge understatement. We are on our 20th day in a streak of days over 100 degrees and there's no end in sight. This morning the 5 day forecast looked like this:
Friday Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday
100 103 104 103 100
Can I say R.E.L.E.N.T.L.E.S.S.
I look out the window and it looks so beautiful out there... and I go out to turn the sprinklers on and come in drenched... AND NOT FROM THE SPRINKLERS!
We are accustomed to heat and our bodies do adapt. A friend of mine that lives in Maryland asked me.. "how do you go out and run errands or go to the store...?" I thought this question was so odd. What does she mean??? I just go to the grocery store or to Target if I need to. I just get in the car and go. Yes, It's hot. Damn hot! I have to start my car and let it run for 10 minutes to cool off enough to get in so that the seatbelts don't singe the hair off of me and my kids, but let's face it. Life just goes on... and we will start school and it will probably still be 100 degrees or more. It happens. I guess it's no different than my thinking this past winter when we had RECORD miracle snow over 12 inches here and EVERYTHING shut down and closed because none of us could get our cars out and we certainly weren't prepared for dressing for that. I always wonder.. "how do people in the north do it" I bundle my kids up in layers of clothes from their tiny head to their toes -everything covered but their eyes- and then they get in the car with the heater and stifle. I hate being cold. But I will tell you.... I hate being hot too... this is ridiculous. Can I please have my sweet 80 degree days back? I rememeber a couple of days in March that were like that. I'm going to pretend it's like that today. I'm also adding a "Let it Snow" blinkie on the sidebar...
Love to you all, Jennifer
Thursday, July 21, 2011
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Monday, July 18, 2011
Time come back!
It's summer here in Texas, so of course, it is about 104 every day on average. This is no new thing for us. We are used to it and we adjust. When it's that hot, you can do some errands during the day, but after about an hour or 2 you have to go home and just sit. And I know what you guys that aren't from TX are thinking... "why don't you do things early in the morning".. well I know this may be hard to imagine, but most of the time we don't even get below 90 until after midnight, and that's IF we do. Most mornings, we begin at 85-90 degree temps, so by 9 or 10 we are well up into almost 100 temps already. So usually, with a 2 year old and a 6 year old, the afternoon is a great opportunity for nap time.... OH how i love nap time (for myself too) So every year, I say.. things are going to be different this year.. we are going to stay on a schedule! Every year I'm wrong. So nap time gets later and later every day and then we end up pushing bedtime later and later and then we sleep later and later in the mornings... My kids are off schedule, I'm off schedule, aghhh... I just want my nights back. During the school year, my kids go to be around 8:30 and I have until around 10 or 11 when I go to bed to MYSELF. Now, my kids are up until 10 or 11 and I don't get up until they get up... I want my time back. I'm alone zero time. I must work on it.
Monday, January 3, 2011
Welcome 2011
Happy New Year. 2011 is here and we welcome a new year and a new beginning. This holiday season was great and went by way too fast. Today was our first day back to school and work and so on and so on, and although it was rough on our little one to go back after 2 weeks home, I think the rest of us rolled into 2011 just fine. Jack is luckily staying with his Nanny and Papa this week because he doesn't have to go back to school until Thursday, so his vacation is still going strong. Lucky boy!
So 2011, This year I do not wish to make resolutions, but instead I want to spend each day being kind and encouraging to others around me. It occured to me during the break while talking and joking around that I do not wish to be 'known' for some of the things that I've been 'known' for before.. like "pulling a jennifer" in a store, or "being late" I think that I want people to remember me as someone that encouraged them. Oh sure, I'm sure people can say lots of good things, like.. 'she's a good mom... or she's a good teacher, .. or at work I'm kind of known for having cute handwriting, so I get called to write "cutesy" on several things or signs... but really do people think of me as an encourager to them??? I want that. I will work on encouraging this year. I hope I run into you for practice. If you see me, make sure to come and see me, so I can encourage you!
I will also try to keep up with my blog better too. Have a good 2011~~jen
So 2011, This year I do not wish to make resolutions, but instead I want to spend each day being kind and encouraging to others around me. It occured to me during the break while talking and joking around that I do not wish to be 'known' for some of the things that I've been 'known' for before.. like "pulling a jennifer" in a store, or "being late" I think that I want people to remember me as someone that encouraged them. Oh sure, I'm sure people can say lots of good things, like.. 'she's a good mom... or she's a good teacher, .. or at work I'm kind of known for having cute handwriting, so I get called to write "cutesy" on several things or signs... but really do people think of me as an encourager to them??? I want that. I will work on encouraging this year. I hope I run into you for practice. If you see me, make sure to come and see me, so I can encourage you!
I will also try to keep up with my blog better too. Have a good 2011~~jen
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