5 on Friday

1...I am so happy it is Friday! 

The hubs has worked 10 days out of the last 14. :( It wouldn't be as bad if it were not third shift and his shifts were 12 hours long! I do not know how he does it!  We are definitely looking forward to a weekend together before we both go back to work Monday. We are attending a marriage conference this weekend at our church so we are looking forward to some time to focus on us. They luckily will have childcare available and will provide us dinner the first night and lunch the next. Cannot wait to fellowship with friends and spend some extra time with my hubby!

2...T-Ball Sign up

We signed middle man up for t-ball this week. He was so excited about it but did get mad that when we went to sign up, he did not get to play right then. LOL We went shopping this morning for a glove, cleats, etc. I am not sure what color his team will be sporting so I thought we could just get everything black so it would match but Gabriel wanted everything blue since that is his favorite color right now. We only ended up purchasing his glove and I hoping to hear from his coach soon to find out the team colors so we can purchase the rest of his things. He is going to look so cute!!

3...Fuller House

Don't know if you all are as excited about this as I am!! I grew up watching Full House and I think I mainly liked it because one of the main characters had the same name as me...Michelle. :) Even though Michelle will not be in the spin-off, I am still looking forward to watching it. It comes out on Netflix next Friday in case you all were wondering. 

4...These two

Since becoming a stay-at-home mom (I sub for the daycare when needed), these two have gotten so close. They play so good together and I see their bond getting stronger with each day. :) Now of course they have their moments where they fight but they get over it fast. They are boys and tend to wrestle a lot but it is so cute to watch Gabriel take on the roll of big brother and helping Asher out when needed. Asher looks up to his big brother so much and follows him around like his shadow. Love the love they have for each other! 

5...Mama's girl

I could not leave this post without mentioning my sweet girl too!

She is normally always a Daddy's girl but when he is on third, she becomes all mine. :) I eat up it too!  I let her stay up a little later (shh...don't tell), she sleeps in the bed with me, and girly fun time is always the best! She is my little mini me and I love her to pieces!

Anyway, hope you all have a blessed weekend! I am hoping to get more into a routine of posting on here. I am subbing at the daycare all next week but hopefully I will get into a good routine starting the next week. Talk to you soon!

Plan With Me October 23-29

Hey guys! Hope you all are having a great Monday! I am just now getting my plan with me uploaded and wanted to share it with you guys! I am trying to get in the habit of recording and uploading videos now on my channel and will hopefully be incorporating more videos besides planner related ones. Now that I am a stay-at-home mom, it should be a little easier. So, hope you enjoy the video and hope to post tomorrow! Have a blessed day!

Sometimes..

Sometimes...

I wake up and think, how am i going to make it through the day???

Sometimes...

I think, how can I deal????

Sometimes....

I think, how am I going to do it???

Sometimes...

I wonder, why do I???

Well, the answer is...FAMILY.

These four right here are why I do it. Why I feel like everyday is a battle but it so worth it! 

I love my husband and kids but some days are just HARD and exhausting! 

But, in the end, seeing their smiles and making them happy makes the hard days worth it. They are worth it! I love them and if you are feeling like some days aren't worth it, just look at the ones around you and know that you are loved. I love you and GOD loves you! Just look to the heavens and know that one day peace will find you! Like here may be hard but God will bless you in SO many ways. I hope one day you will know this because I sure do!

 Love and happiness, Michelle

Organizing our games

Hope everyone is having an amazing weekend! The hubs is outside doing yard work, the kids are napping and I thought I would write a post real quick...

RJ and I had date night last night (went to see No Escape and it was SOOO good) but I wanted the kids games to be organized before Nana came over because they always get into the "games stash." So after work, I sat down at the kitchen table and got to work organizing, trashing and sorting through all our games. Some were ditched because the kids never play with them and I used what I had on hand to organize them. 

So, here is what I ended up with...

I organized the board game pieces into these cute little woven baskets I got from Hobby Lobby and luckily everything else fit perfectly into this wooden box I happened to find off a yard sale site for real cheap.

It ended up holding everything perfectly!

I took the sets of card games (canasta wouldn't fit) that we had and put them in this cube I also got at Hobby Lobby (50%off). 

Of course my kid's games are not in their boxes anymore because they always seem to get torn up...wonder why??? LOL Life with three little ones right?!?!?

So, here is where everything ended up...

I like how everything is hidden but well within reach of our living room so we can play whenever ready! :)

..Our Weekend..

Hello Friends...

Hope everyone had a blessed weekend!

//Friday after work, I met a friend for lunch at Applebees, went grocery shopping, picked up Trinity from school and headed home to cook supper for the hubby since he was about to head to work...I hate third shift by the way!

That evening I had a few girlfriends over and Trinity had two friends spend the night. This is how the gals ended up at midnight. :)

//The next morning we all got up, ate breakfast and got ready to go meet the girl's mother at Chick-fil-a for lunch.

Before we left we through in a few games and I loved this one I saw on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon and all us gals played. I would post my picture but instead of it making me look like I had a face lift, I looked 20 years older.  Eeekkk!!!

SILLY GOOSES!

They love Chilck-fil-a!!

//Sunday we went to church with Nana and showered them with new PJs and underwear for big boy Gabriel who is doing awesome potty training! Yay!!

She took all three to Papa Gary's farm to see the new calf and Mommy took the opportunity to finish painting Trinity's room and organizing!

They had a blast!

Still have some things to finish up but I am in love with the color!

..Sea Cap by BEHR

//Hope you all have a great Monday! Mine started off like this at 5 this morning...

LOL At least work is out of the way, got my sweetpea from school and now about to go play outside in this beautiful weather with them. Then off to the gym, supper time, baths and BED. Hallelujah!! 

What works for us...laundry zone

Now, my laundry zone is probably not Pinterest worthy but as a family of five and two working parents, it works great for us. We were gifted our washer and dryer as a wedding present 9 years ago but just recently had to buy a new dryer a few months back. The washer is still hanging in there and we plan on buying a brand new set when we sell our house (which hopefully will be in the next year or so). 

I usually like to keep the dryer pretty bare because I fold my clothes on top of it. I used to have a huge laundry basket that I would put all the folded clothes in and drop off room to room but I just recently started a new system with RJ and Trinity and got of it. I bought these two stacking plastic bins that I labeled with washi tape and their names and now I just put their folded laundry in them and let them put them up themselves. 

One of the best ideas I ever came up with because now I can just carry mine and the boy's clothes in my arms and put them up and not have to carry around a huge hamper!

My sweet husband also got me this hamper from WalMart for Christmas a few years ago and on Sunday (my main laundry day), everyone brings me their hampers from their rooms. They divide the clothes by lights/darks/towels & jeans and my loads are ready to wash! I also love that it is on wheels so I just pull it right in front of the washer and easily throw everything in!

I also do a load or two throughout the week so it is not too overwhelming on Sundays.

I keep my detergent, Resolve and Bleach on a shelf I purchased from IKEA. The two extra bins hold the kid's swimsuits, swimmer diapers, goggles, etc for when we take all of them to the YMCA to swim. I keep a bag hung in the garage for just the YMCA so it is convenient for grabbing and putting away.  I took an old curtain rod and hung it underneath to hang clothes and keep extra hangers.

So this is how I have everything arranged. I didn't get the stacking bins in the photo but they are right next to the hamper on the ground. 

//I also try to keep the machines wiped down well and clean the insides every few months or so. Don't forget to clean the handle to the dryer too...it is touched the most!

Weekend Happenings

I hope everyone had an awesome weekend! 

//Friday I ended up staying home from work because my youngest, Asher had a stomach bug. It is so sad seeing your children sick and makes you wish you could take it all away! I spent most of the day cleaning and sanitizing in hopes no one else would catch it and we have been lucky so far! I also got some caulking and painting done in the kitchen and  it was nice to get a few things checked off the to-do list. By that evening Asher seemed to be feeling better so when RJ got off work, we headed out to eat some Mexican food. I occasionally give in and let the hubby have his favorite food from time to time. :) 

We headed home for a nice relaxing evening just the five of us.

//Saturday morning I got up early (more like the kids woke me up) and made breakfast for everyone and even served RJ his in bed. :) Hoping to rack up some brownie points. LOL

We then ventured out to Chuck E Cheese so the kids could play for a little while.

This smile sums up how they feel about that place!

We ran some errands afterwards and then headed back home to spend some quality time together. I love weekends like this!

//Sunday we headed to church and then had lunch with Nana afterwards.

Ofcourse I had to get a family picture!

Then it was back home to get ready for the work week.