soothing saturday

heya folks :)

*sigh*deepbreath*  whew!  it feels good to INHALE AND EXHALE!!

this week has been a brain-crunching, tear-flowing, spirit-draining kinda week!!!  i have just been sooo deep in thought and struggling with so many issues--some being my own, others not.

today i am taking time to soothe my spirit.  i'm not going to sit around all day trying to decide what keyboard-burning issue to blog about...or even spend time thinking about that stuff for ANY reason!  usually to relax i do a lot of pampering things for myself--but today, i am GETTING OUT OF THE HOUSE!  yaybers :)

we are going to visit my SIL and her hubby and kids about 2 hours away in IL.  we're just going for the day, but it'll be awesome.  they have a brand new home, and its fun to share that excitement with them!

we'll also play games, act goofy and do stuff with the kids--usually reading or playing with some sort of toy (ages 3 and 5).  my niece (the 3 yr old) just had her bday a couple months ago. we got her this super cute stuffed pig hand puppet--she LOVED it!!!  it was big; her hand and a little of her arm fit inside it, and its round, soft fuzzy body was irresistibly huggable.  she kept affectionately calling it her "spider pig."  i think maybe she must have seen the charlotte's web movie!  i'm sure she will have it with her today since we havent seen her since the bday. 

my nephew just started kindergarten this fall.  it will be a blast to see how he's "matured" in just a few short months. hehe!  i cant decide if he'll be one of those kids that LOVES school or hates it already. i guess we'll find out ;)

plus, we'll take maizy and the kids have a blast running from her cause she loves to chase!  (uh oh, more running in the house...;D )

soooo...i ate a healthy breakfast and i have a super yummy lunch lined up (salad and pasta!).  we'll be having pizza at the SIL's, but i think they are making it themselves so that helps :D  i wont overdo it--it's been a BAD food week and i am wayyyy paying for it!

so anyhoo, off i go!  talk to ya'll tomorry :D

toodles!

~jos~