4th of July

Happy 4th of July!!
And happy birthday to my cousin Armando!! 28 he says.
It's so upsetting to hear the fireworks going off last night.
We couldn't see a single one from any part of our place.
"Tomorrow is 4th of July... not today....learn your history." I believe is what I heard Casey say.
I was trying to fall asleep.

I have learned that if I work myself hard I wake up early and in a great mood.
I see why Eliana wakes up in a great mood 97.3% of the time.

Last night I finally took everything out of the closets.
Here is the outcome:

-Put away all the maternity jeans. Kept the shirts. They fit me nicer than my others.
-Put away all the jeans that made me feel like roadkill.
-Packed everything I wanted to donate into boxes which = 1 medium box half full.
-Overall felt like I did a great job just rearranging.

I'd say it was a great outcome and Eliana had more fun than I did.

Had breakfast-in-bed.
Some delicious cereal that I shared with a toddler.
I also ate.... I'd say a third of my banana.

During snack time Eliana managed to sniff some jelly into her nose.
Casey ran to find the bugger sucker thing. I don't know the correct name for it.
While I tried keeping Eliana from sniffing it deeper into the back of her nose.
Oh the day was only beginning.
I don't know if it was true or if she was just trying to get me to stop but she said
"all better."

The hall is full of things I need to get rid of and I am ready to take it all when suddenly Casey reminds me
everything is closed. 

I need to come up with activities that I can tire Eliana so she can take her naps when I want to.
The thing is...
I spend more time thinking, searching, pinning things than I do trying.
That will change soon. Something I always tell myself.

I got my first white hair.
Don't know when it happened.
I am officially a wonderful mother.
It's just too bad that it's in the back of my head.
I can't even see it.