Spent

Spent - used and no longer useful;  very tired.

Yep, that's me.  The one word above is the perfect word to describe how I have felt a good majority of this week and exactly why I have been so late in making any new posts.  It's a good spent, don't get me wrong, but it is a feeling I can't seem to shake at all.

The new schedule at the farm, getting up a little before 4 am and most of the time going all day, whether at the farm or at home without a rest until hitting the hay around 9 pm and then adding all of the fun and activity of the Holiday season has really kicked my butt.

Like I said above though, I wouldn't change it.  It's been a good last couple of weeks.  Nothing beats spending time with family and friends and I cherish every single moment I have with them.

My three gorgeous kids with the mini pillow pets Jeff and I got them.

Although I have been tired, this has by far been the best Christmas break I have had in a long while.  Oh sure, I'm still working an average of 9 hours each day at the farm, but at the same time I am able to be home with my kids throughout the day while they are off of school, something I haven't done in a very long time and it feels damn good!!!

One day the kids and I cleaned up our house, not by their choice of course, but it was completed nonetheless.  My simple rule was, "You want to do anything fun this week at all when you are off of school, you are helping to clean the house".  It worked.  Hurray!!!

One day Sam went to a friend's house overnight so I took the boys and one of Zach's friends to see the new Alvin & The Chipmunks movie, and to my delight and surprise, Luke actually made it through the entire movie with only two periodic exits to go to the bathroom.

A different day little Luke came to chores in the afternoon with us, which is always a handful, but still nice at the same time as it just gives me that much more time with the little guy before he is older and flying the coop :(  He just basically rides his tricycle up and down the barn aisle about 100 times and it's all good.

And then this morning Zach came with me in the morning to help Jeff and I do chores.  I love that!!!  Good old family bonding time.  And for a young guy at the mere age of 10, he does a pretty darn good job, although I noticed and he admitted on the drive home, he was moving a bit slow for chores this morning.  I guess I can't blame him, afterall it was very early when we left.

Along with these other activities, the kids and I just basically chillaxed at home, sat back in our jammies a lot, watched movies, talked and just acted goofy.

My underwear head dudes!!!

I feel blessed once again.  Blessed for these new opportunities life has brought to me.  More time "spent" with my kids and more time "spent" with Jeff.

Okay I'll admit, there have been a few naps throughout the last few weeks on the couch with the hubby too.  We haven't been able to do that together for a long time and it feels damn good!!!