Looking on the Bright Side of a Rainy Week

Bright Side

It’s been cloudy and rainy all week. I think the sun may have tried to poke through halfway through, but it wasn’t nearly enough. With the gloom outside, it’s also been a challenging week inside. However, I’m choosing to look on the bright side today.

Here are the things that made me happy and grateful.

Bright Side of Family

Mr. B

Mr. B has been upset coming home from school lately. He’s been worrying about things, and I can see my anxiety in him.

However, it has given us a chance to talk and snuggle. I love that even though he’s now a big 8-year-old, he’s still happy sitting in my lap. Here’s some other happy things about Mr. B:

• Great progress in reading. It has been a long struggle, but he’s working hard, and it’s paying off.
• A great email from his teacher.
• A new Wolf Scout! He did great with his ceremony.
• Hours and hours of play with all his new Legos (thank you for all the great birthday gifts!)
• Watching new episodes of The Flash together

The Twins

I think the twins have anticipated the time change. They’ve been up every morning at 5:45 am. This makes for a cranky mommy in the morning, and very, very cranky twins that get off the bus.

On the bright side, they have not been fighting as much. Even though they are up at the crack of dawn, they’ve been playing nicely, singing songs, and even helping themselves to snacks. I’m not so sure if the last thing is a good one, but if it keeps them a little quieter, I’ll take it.

Other good things:

• Great behavior at school
• Working on doing things on their own…like jackets, zippers, and shoes
• Being sweet. Little P said, “Thank you for coming to our Fall party!” and Big C keeps telling me how cute I am. He’s such a flirt.

All of Us

• No cavities! The twins even sat nicely through an X-ray.
• Family movie night, complete with snuggles and popcorn (because of a day off school)
• New windows!!!! Makes such a difference in the temperature of our house!
• Cleaning and rearranging all the kid bedrooms – Mr. B got a loft bed, with tons more room to play, plus a desk! The twins got Mr. B’s old bed. We got rid of their old crib/toddler beds, set the mattresses to the side so they both fit, and it actually looks like a kid room, instead of a baby room.
• Cleaning out my own closet! Finally!

The Rest of the Bright Side

And a random list of all the other things I’m grateful for this week:

• Costumes in dance class. I even dressed up!
• A couple good workouts.
• No expensive fix for my car! It wouldn’t start, but then it finally did, got it checked out, and nothing was wrong?!
• Grandpa to the rescue! The kids are off school, but since my car was gone for a couple of days, I have a ton to do. Grandpa volunteered to spend time with the boys…which they love.
• Boys coloring and cleaning up when I ask. This doesn’t happen every time, but when it does, time to celebrate!
• Hot Showers Alone!
• Hair Appointments made Hair color TBD
• Wine with great friends and a Purse Party
• New Dance bag ordered Which may or may not have been the result of wine with friends.
• New Books to Read
• Jane the Virgin is back
• Fun school Party with the twins

Plus, it’s almost Halloween! I’m excited to dress-up the boys, and they are even more excited about the CANDY!

I hope you have a lovely weekend, and get a chance to see the bright side, no matter what the weather forecast.