No wonder I have always hated CATS

This is the ugliest picture ever, but really it is how I have felt the last few weeks. Why do we let ourselves get this way? Is it my own fault? What can I do to change it? I am trying to serve......do I stop serving ? NO! because it really does make me happy. I have thought a lot about this today and how I can change this about my crazy feeling life at this time as I have a lot on my plate with my calling and just trying to fulfill my motherly duties. I know that I need to prioritize my time better. Along with a lot of other things. Do you find it so hard, or is it just me? I find that there are so many things that I want to do and get done in a day.And at the end of the day I have done NONE of them. (well maybe a few) Maybe if I would pull my butt out of bed early before my kids get up, but you all know that I am NOT a morning person and that will NEVER happen, so why beat myself up over it. Maybe I am trying to fit in to much in a day. I get in my mind all the things that I want and need to do and then I get so frustrated when they do not get done.Any advice? I know ....SIMPLIFY! I know that I am rambling on and on so I will stop. I look at that picture of that cat and it just makes me feel frazzled!

Do you remember ME?

I know, it has been FOREVER since I have updated my blog. Well I thought that I better do it really quick before I leave again in a few days. We just got back this morning from visiting my sweet sister and her family in Arizona. We had a great time shopping and laying in the sun at her pool. Thank goodness for her pool! It was SO.......HOT!!!!!!! It was great to see them after a very long time(too long) thanks Tara for having us and making it such a fun trip. I love you so much! We left at 11pm last night and flew all night arriving at 8am this am back home. Caught up on some sleep today and then we will add a few more items to our luggage and off the Mexico on Friday morning at 2:30am. Yes, 2:30 am. Are we crazy? And I wonder why I am tired all the time. It is all worth it though for fun times with family. I hope you all are having a fun Summer and doing some fun things before school starts and all the hustle and bustle begins. Well that's all for now, and as they say in Mexico, Adios!

Time to Blog....................

I can't believe that I have not blogged in such a long time. It is almost July. I have been busy trying to keep the kids busy and not driving me CRAZY with boredom. They have to be doing something ALL the time. Why is that? We have had such crazy weather so far this Summer. Lots of rain and not very hot yet. It has been pretty nice not having to deal with the humidity. Gracie has been learning to ride her bike. She looks way to small to be doing it. Taylor made Cheer and has Cheer camp and girls camp in a few weeks. I am luck y and get to go with her this year, I just got put in YW as the first counselor. I am really excited. Elizabeth was just counting down the hours until Camp Rock was on TV. She just had a little party last night for it. She was running around the house shouting "28 more minutes until Camp Rock, get the popcorn out". We are just getting ready for some fun Summer vacations coming up. They include...Phoenix for a week (the cousins have not seen each other for 2 years) and Mexico 3 days after we get home from Phoenix. It will be lots of fun and then school starts and it back to the hustle and bustle of everything. I will add pictures soon, I just thought I should blog while I had the chance.

How are your Mondays?

Why is it that my Monday mornings are always so CRAZY? I have always hated Mondays and I wonder why, maybe because of this.......The house always seems to be a mess after the weekend, the kids are always crabby, errands need to be run, laundry galore and I never know where to start. So because of all this it just makes me want to go back to bed and cover my head. What are you Mondays like and what can i do to make myself not dread them so bad.......Happy Monday:(

Girls Just Wanna Have Fun!

I was up late last night finishing up some email, checking blogs, etc. and looked at the clock and thought to myself "you have got to get to bed" it was 11:30pm. I walked out of the office and saw to my surprise my cute little Gracie sitting on the stairs playing with barbies. She looked up at me with a cute smile and said"Mommy, do you want to play barbies?" How could I get mad at her and send her back to bed. So we played barbies until we both got tired. I put a load of laundry in and came back to this cute picture. This little girl just wanted to have fun!

Spring Cleaning

I have been in a major Spring cleaning mode this last week. Growing up we ALWAYS did a big Spring clean. I remember dreading it as a child. But, I would now like to thank my Mom for teaching me the importance of this BIG task. Don't think you can Spring clean in one day.....maybe one week! I can't believe all the garbage I have thrown away. What a great feeling it has been. I am still Spring cleaning as we blog:) today has been blinds, windows, until it started to rain. I don't know about you, but rainy weather makes me want to clean even more. Last weekend my dear friend came over and we did my entire kitchen, took everything out of cabinets and cleaned away, then reorganized everything. It is much more fun to do it with a friend. I owe her big time! Let's just say that I don't look at all like this lady when I clean, but I wonder what it would be like to wear heels and a dress. Hmm.....I will have to try that. NOT! Well I hope that this will motivate some of you to Spring clean and get rid of junk like me. It really does make a difference and feels good to get so much accomplished. So happy cleaning!

Blogging? What's that again?

Hello, hello I know that I have been HORRIBLE at blogging. I really feel like I have had NO time. I promise that I will update this week on what we have been up to. I am going to make my blog private so look for my invite. Email me and let me know if you would like to be on my list. We are all doing well here at the Allred household. We hope all is well for all of you! Happy Blogging!