A few min

The kids looking at the wind tunnel.












Tancy trying to figure out how this works. She never did get it.










The girls in the play house.












The boys playing bank. They played FOREVER at this. They got to see how the drive up worked. They thought is was great!

Me climbing up the inside of the twirly stairs!

I haven't figured out how really get this blog to look the way that I want. So bear w/ me as I work w/ it. These are picts. of our trip to the Discovery Center.

Well, I have a few minutes to myself. Right now the only thing that I am listening to is the hum of the fish tank, and it is music to my ears! I have had a very busy week this week. Right now, hubby and #2 are at the bank, and #1 is sleeping on the couch, the poor thing is just tuckered out after this week. We have been the the Y, the discovery center, I have been to Chicago and Crystal Lake on seperate nights. We have played outside for 2 days after work. Again, I say it has been crazy. You can tell by my house also. I have tried to keep up on my laundry, but it is impossible. If you have known me any length of time, you will know that my house is a huge stress for me. I love to have it nice and orderly, but getting it to stay that way, is nearly impossible for me. Life gets busy, and the house gets put on the back burner. I honestly don't know how people do it. Have perfect houses. God didn't make me that way, so I just have to learn to live with it.

God also didn't make me skinny. This has been another stresser for me. My weight. And I keep making the brownies, and buying the chips. It is really getting out of control. I want to join the YMCA. We went on a field trip there yesterday, and it was amazing. The kids enjoyed it so much. So today, I took my kids back w/ a lady that I work w/ and I went on a tour of the place and saw all what it has to offer. I want to go sign up today. I think that it would be the thing that I need to get back in shape. I think that I need a big boost to get me motivated, and then I can drop some weight. I will not be happy w/ myself come summer and I still look like this. I am so depressed w/ how I look and feel. I want to feel better about myself. Enough griping. Hopefully next week, we will have the funds to be able to join.

Back to the field trip. We went to the Y for this fieldtrip. And we just played in this little play area, kinda like a big McDonalds play area. And it was the 1st time that I actually got up in the tunnels and just acted like a kid, and had fun w/ the kids. The sad part was that I wasn't having fun and being a kid w/ my kids. It was someone elses kids. It made me realize that I need to have fun w/ my kids. My kids need to see me enjoying them. I need to make an effort more to enjoy them. So many times, I get in this mood where I get frustrated w/ there silliness, and it puts such a bad taste in our outing. ( That I learned f/ my mother, I am SURE of it, I don't remember her having fun doing anything w/ us) Anyway, so when I took the kids to the discovery center, I had a good time w/ the kids. It was so much fun, just to be there w/ them. I even climbed the INSIDE of the twirly staircase. I seriously didn't think I would fit!

Well, tonight, I want to get the house clean. ALthough, I can guarantee that hubby won't help me tonight. I would rather do it tonight, and get it over w/ though, but I know that I will need his help.

We are going bowling tomorrow night w/ our sunday school class. That should be a lot of fun. Although I do NOT like to bowl, but I will give 1 for the team.