This blogging business..

I have to say that doing a blog has proven that I am no longer computer savy.  I want to make my blog esthetically pleasing, but man, I've been doing a lot of fiddling and can't seem to get it how I want it.  Making it pretty is the scrapbooker in me.  I've done some digital scrapbooking on the computer so I've learned how to fiddle, but I seriously feel like I'm missing something on here.  It probably takes practice right?  I'm kind of getting tired of Facebook and how distracting it can be, so I'm trying to gradually make the shift to just doing a blog.  And if you want to read it, you can very easily.  Facebook is so distracting and overwhelming to me these days.  As a mom, I feel like if I use the blog as a sort of journal, at least there will be some record somewhere of all the exciting things that happen in our family.  Just the every day stuff.  Like for example, right now, I'm making a sorry attempt at potty training Eva.  It's just an emotional rollercoaster for me.  Yay! You peed on the potty!!!  Oh man, you peed on the floor again.  Oh yay, more pee laundry.  I guess that's the life of a mom in general.  It has it's ups and it's downs.  But after almost 5 days, I am still feeling fairly determined to get her trained!  There have been promising moments and discouraging moments, but I know she will get there eventually.  I kind of felt the same hopelessness at times with Emma and now she is so good at using the washroom and she even boldly proclaims that she's going to use the washroom as she runs up the stairs.  It's awesome!  Anyways, there's my thoughts on potty training and the fact that it will eventually happen. I have to have faith!!  Here's a picture of my Eva who has her own sense of style and is not afraid to show it!  This was at an open house at Emma's nursery school.  Eva makes herself right at home there.

What am I doing?

I wish I was a much better blogger. I can't seem to get in the groove. There are so many moms out there who have something so thoughtful or creative or updating on a hobby or something that they are working on. Sometimes I feel so plain and like I should be doing so much more as a wife and mother. Especially since I'm still on mat leave. I think I need to be more focused in on stuff, I get distracted and even though I'm busy all the day long, I still feel like I waste a lot of time. How is that? I chat on the rare occasion, I don't sit on here and play games. I did that more when I was pregnant with Benjamin. I watched a movie called Julie and Julia a while ago and it was all about Julie Child the cool chef and a girl named Julie in present day who decided to spend a year cooking one of Julia Child's recipe's each day. Then she would blog it and ended up with many followers. How do I get more out there? I want to be more than I am. Not in the material sense. I'm content with what I have. I just want to be more effective in my roles as a wife and a mother. I know that God is the only way to change myself. I can't do it in my own strength. I'll be praying and asking him more what He wants me to do. Am I to homeschool my children? Do I need to work more than just sleep shifts on the weekends? Is there something that I can do from home to create an income? Is there something unique that I can pursue as a job? Lots of questions that I need answers to, in His time of course. Anyways, thanks for listening and I'm going to post this now.