Prepping for Summer

I've said it before, and I'll say it again. Life has been crazy busy lately! I believe my last post was back in March.

With everything that's coming within the next few months (as well as everything that's happened over the past few months), I've been actively taking steps to be as stress free as possible. This is why you haven't seen any of the Sunday Coupon posts in recent months.

Last month, we got the call that we've been waiting for. The surgical department at Texas Children's called us with the official date for Gail's open heart surgery. We've known the call was coming since back in December, and we'd met with the surgeon back in February or March (It's all sort of been a blur).

Gail's surgery is scheduled for July 13, which just so happens to be her daddy's birthday!

As part of the process on getting her ready for surgery, we had to get her dental clearance. So, we got that done on the 16th over at Texas Children's. Because of Gail's heart, she needed to have her dental work done in the hospital where they could have the CV anesthesia specialist in the OR with her.

All in all? She did very well! She was also happy to wake up and find that she had silver teeth, ha!

Aside from getting things ready for Gail's surgery, we're also getting ready for Maddie and Kay's summer vacation. I can't believe how fast the time has flown by!! We're in the midst of all those "end of the year" activities. We've had book fairs, field trips, STAAR testing...and we're gearing up for Field Day, and more field trips! Did I mention that Maddie and Kay also have birthdays coming up in June!?!?

Life has been a whirlwind, but I'm learning to roll with the flow. I know it won't always be so crazy, so I'm remembering to just breathe and enjoy the moments!

Tools4Wisdom Yearly Planner

So for a while now, I've been telling myself that I really need to get a planner to keep things more organized. I have 3 kids, and so schedules tend to get very busy! We have ADHD checkups every 3 months for my older 2 daughters, dental checkups every 6 months for all of the girls, and checkups with many specialists for my youngest (she sees several specialists due to congenital heart defects and Heterotaxy Syndrome). Let's not forget all of the important dates for different school functions, field trips, etc.! With all of the girls' things, as well as my own and my husband's, it really was time to finally break down and get a planner so that I can properly keep up with everything.

Needless to say, I was very happy for the opportunity to try this Tools4Wisdom planner for a discounted rate! I love the inspirational quote on its cover, and that it's hardcover and sturdy. As you'll see in the pictures below, there is plenty of writing space in this planner, which greatly helps for everyday reminders as well as with setting daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly goals. It even comes with two pages of stickers to help with marking those important dates and goals that are reached.

I really do love the design for this planner (which you can get here). I can't wait to see what other inspirational designs are up ahead for future planners from Tools4Wisdom, and I certainly hope they keep the effective layout! I'm kicking myself for not knowing about their planners sooner!

Just A Little Sunday Morning Update

It seems it's been a while since I've posted anything, so I figured that now's as good a time as any! I, honest to goodness, woke up at 3 a.m. this morning, and have been patiently waiting on the Sunday paper to arrive (which it hasn't yet).

My absence has been due to a few things. For starters? There was a 2-3 week period there where I hadn't received the paper at all. I live in a rural area, so it's not always a guarantee that there will be someone available to deliver the paper!

Alas....the paper was delivered last weekend, but life happens. Last Friday, I had a wisdom tooth and another tooth extracted. I won't lie when I say that the pain felt afterwards lasted much longer than expected! I was still very much in a deep recovery mode when Sunday morning rolled around! Honestly, the pain stayed in a crippling state until Wednesday morning. Y'all have no idea how happy I am to be a functioning human being again after that experience!

There are, of course, more updates to give. I figure I'll post those throughout the coming week. There are some pretty big things happening for our family right now, and we're in a busy season.

For now? I'm hopping off to down some more coffee. Here's to hoping you all have a wonderful and blessed Sunday!

My Sincere Apologies

I am truly sorry that I have not posted the Houston Chronicle's inserts. This is the second week in a row that the newspaper has not been delivered to my home. As soon as they start delivering again, I will be back to posting the inserts.

Here's to hoping you all have a lovely Sunday!