Organized chaos...

In an effort to get on a schedule, I am seeking advice. Caleb's new job is officially consistent in hours, he leaves home at 7:25 and gets home at 4:15. I would like to be up and showered before 7 am because Donovan wakes up for his morning bottle at 7. I would like to have my morning devo's during Donovan's 1st morning nap which is around 8:30-9:45. I would like to also be cleaned up for the day by 9. By noon I want to have the house picked up in and the sweeper ran. Does this sound impossible yet? That way in the afternoon I will be able to do various things. I am thinking about designating a certain day of the week as "cleaning day" where I deep clean the house. Then the rest of the week can be whatever. Wednesdays are already booked. Tuesday evenings are full but the rest of the week is flexible (Except for Sundays).

Currently it is 2:58, Donovan is down for a nap and I just got out of the shower. I haven't read my Bible yet today, but the house is cleaned up and I have a meal plan for the week, and a grocery list for this afternoon when I go to the store. My last load of laundry is in the washing machine and the 3 other loads are folded but not yet put away. I really just want to get life organized so it is not so chaotic. I want to be able to be stress free and not worry about housework. I want to be confident that of an evening if someone comes over, there will be places to sit and through all of this I want to spend quality time with Donovan and Caleb. Can it be done? Does anyone have any tips?

It is the day before Thanksgiving and what am I doing? Sitting on the couch, looking at a messy house and thinking of all the things I need to get done before tomorrow. Not like cooking or anything, but I need to clean up the family room, do dishes, finish dinner for tonight, do Caleb's laundry when he gets home, change the sheets, and clean the bathroom. Wow, the more I sit here the more stuff I can come up with.

Right now in my life I am working on being content. Especially as the holidays come up. This year is going to be a bit odd with everything that happened this year with Caleb's family. I am hoping that we can just stay home and cozy up by the fire, maybe watch a couple movies and just be together, Caleb, Donovan and I, as a little family. Whether that happens or not, I don't know. Anyway, it just seems like the holidays are so stressful and I am always so glad when they are over. I succesfully put the tree up, however it is not decorated yet. I am not doing a whole lot of decorations this year, I am just not in the mood. I do think a little bit of snow would be nice. I would also like to see the sunshine again. It's cloudy days like these that always bring me down a little bit.

I put a pork roast in the crockpot for dinner tonight, I am still up in the air about what to do with it. I might shred it and make bbq, or I might just cut it into pieces and make some stuffing and corn, but that is so much like Thanksgiving. I just don't know.

I hope everyone has a great Thanksgiving tomorrow. I have lots to be thankful for, and I hope that I don't take those things for granted.

It has been a little while since I updated, so I figure I am long past due.

Caleb is still really enjoying his new job, and for that I am thankful. We kind of stepped out on a limb and chopped it off on this job. The positive aspects outweighed the negative, but it was still a bit of a risk. I enjoy that it is just 5 minutes from home and if I need him he can be here in just a couple of minutes and they don't care! The Miller's are such a sweet family, they truly are.

Donovan is doing well with his baby food. He enjoys it for the most part and he also enjoys his oatmeal cereal in the morning and evening. He is getting so big! I can't believe that he will be 5 months old at the end of the month. Time just seems to be flying! He is doing so many new things too. Last night he almost rolled over for the first time. He is so close! He is also babbling a lot more and he laughs all the time. I was truly blessed with an amazing little boy. He will go to bed between 9 and 9:30 at night and sleep for sure until 7 sometimes later the next morning. It is really nice to get a full nights sleep!

Me? I am doing well. I fall cleaned last week before our mini-vacation in which we ended up in North Carolina. It was sooooo much fun! I truly enjoy getting away with my two men. Now I am beginning to bake, and put stuff in the freezer for winter and spring.I am getting into a routine of getting up in the morning, getting Caleb's breakfast and lunch, feeding Donovan his morning bottle and then starting to get the house picked up. I have found that if I get all of my chores done before noon, it leaves plenty of time for the other things I need to get done before Caleb gets off. Fun huh? I do like the routine though, it helps to get going in the morning.

Well, I am off to play with Donovan for a few minutes before I work on laundry again! Have a great day everyone!

2 Years of Bliss

Today is Caleb and I's 2 year anniversary. Overall, looking back at the two years it was the best two years of my life. Although it did have its lows, I am very thankful that I went through them with Caleb. In 2005, Caleb and I met. In 2006, Caleb and I were engaged. In 2007, Caleb and I were married. In 2008, Caleb and I had a baby girl, who is waiting for Caleb and I when we get to Heaven. In 2009, we were blessed with Donovan Cotham.

I cannot say enough how much I truly love my husband and how much I truly enjoy spending time with him. He is my knight in shining armor.