I just love my life!!!!! and my wonderful family!!!!!

Sometimes I don't appreciate my life enough. Many of us don't. Today I am feeling appreciation for my husband and boys. They made me feel loved and appreciated yesterday. Wade showed me how much I mean to him. It's funny though, it wasn't some huge gesture, it was just me realizing how little things I do with him mean a lot to him. Wade and I like to watch the same detective shows on TV and while we watch we try to figure out who did it before the show tells us. Yesterday he told me how much he likes doing that with me and then he also out of nowhere thanked me for taking him to his tennis lessons and soccer practices. My husband came home late last night (which unfortunately has happened a lot lately) but when he got home he said "I love coming home from work to you and the kids it makes the whole day worth it." Could you ask for something better than that? Thank you for making my day guys. I love all of you too... I wish I felt this way all the time!!!!

School Projects, school projects and guess what even more school projects

So someone might ask "Hey, what did you last weekend?" I would answer, "I built a snowman in a fort with Ryan." Then they might ask "What are you doing this weekend and I would have to answer I am building the Brandenburg Gate in Germany. I also am helping Wade bake an authentic German dessert for his class. At this point, yes, I am going crazy with school projects. Help!!!! I am drowning in glue, clay, styrofoam and paint. We have spent over $100.00 dollars on school projects the last two weekends. Please!!!!! I beg all the wonderful, intelligent, incredible teachers (yes, I am sucking up and proud of it!!!)out there no more projects.....

I just want my kids to be happy!!!

So as a mother I really just want my kids to be happy! but, of course there is always a but. I can not make them happy. They have to figure out how to just be happy. I try very hard to be a good mother. I know I am a good mother not a perfect mother but my kids know I love them and I never ignore them and I try to give them what they need. Mostly I just love them...and I spend a lot of time with them... Still how do you make sure you've done what you should? I know some kids who are so confident in themselves and I wish I could give my kids that. Confidence goes a long way and even kids in the same family one will have it and another will not. So how do you give them confidence? That is the question I most want an answer to....