Why I fail At Blogging.

  

There are plenty of reasons, really, as to why I fail at blogging. Not the least of which being that I get distracted by other things.

This is me. All. The. Time.  Source:
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Truthfully though, life at Casa De Wholesome has been hectic. February started it all with the passing of my grandfather at the beginning of my school semester. A month later, my grandmother passed away, I caught a raging case of pneumonia, and my mom had been hospitalized and nearly lost her foot. Things sort of spiraled into this never ending tunnel of crazy for a while there.

I wish. So bad, do I wish. Source:http://42floors-wp.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/beach-vacations-caribbean.jpg

I finally got to go on vacation with the whole Jeep family, and while that should have been refreshing and joyous, it was a lot like work. Moms know how it goes. We spend the week before dealing with kids that are crazy excited about the vacation, so they're more nutso than usual, and we try to pack as much as we can as far in advance as we can.

Then it's travel day and the kids are even crazier because it's al.most.time. and they just don't get that the calmer they are while you try and pack up the car, the faster everyone will get there. Our travel day was marred by Jeep Man's precious Jeep deciding that it doesn't need breaks.

This is what vacation usually looks like for moms.
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So, because this is me we're talking about, I'm not going to pretend that the rest of vacation was particularly crazy or particularly relaxing. We definitely enjoyed ourselves, and the kids had a blast, but like all vacations, there were still things like laundry and dishes and baths and bedtimes.

Life has been a bit calmer lately, but not too much. At least, not enough that it's taken my stress level down a notch.

The stress of school was getting to me, so I withdrew from one of my classes so that I could focus solely on my more difficult class and pass it, rather than fail two classes. I feel guilty about that, but as a mom, wife and student, I have to do what's right for me. That's been a difficult lesson to learn, by the way. I'm still stressed about school. I've got a short amount of time to get through a lot of work, but I know that I can do it as long as I remain dedicated.

The kids, well... it's summer vacation. Monster is out of school every day, and I can honestly say that as much as I enjoy him, I do not enjoy the disruption of our routine. Although, the not having to wake up to an alarm clock is definitely nice. I hate alarm clocks.

Roo is potty learning... training... I have no idea what the PC term is now. Whatever. The point is, she's trying to figure out how to empty her teeny, tiny bladder into a teeny, little potty seat. She prompted this activity, so I just knew it would be nice and easy. I was, again, wrong. (Side note, as a mom, shouldn't I be right more often? Isn't that one of the perks? Like playing Dessert God and only having to answer to yourself when you procrastinate on the laundry for a week.) Roo is definitely interested, and she's even been successful a few times, however she seems to not really care one way or another where she pees.

All in all, life has been, well, life. I've failed you, faithful readers, but I promise to try not to again. Unless I get distracted...

~ Dee