Tired and beat. That's how you could describe my day. I've been battling a headache since last night and it didn't help that the precious girl woke up two hours earlier than normal. We did get some snuggle time in this morning and I guess its a good thing that she won't fall asleep in our bed. We have never allowed her to come into our bed for sleep, only morning snuggles. This morning, Peter brought her into our bed since she was coughing a lot last night and showed no signs of going back to sleep at 5:30 and I wasn't ready to get up. She laid by me all snuggled up for maybe 20 minutes and then proceeded to bounce around, play hide the alarm clock under the pillow, and bop me on the head in her attempts to get me moving. Oh, how I love her. 🙂

The remainder of the day has been low key as well with just getting some things done around the house and other little projects. I have to work on Sunday's lesson still too. Since I have been tutoring more, getting the lesson ready has been taking the backburner until later in the week when I'm done tutoring. This afternoon is also a full body workout with some cardio in the mix. I'm looking forward to it since it will hopefully give me some energy. Not quite sure what the remainder of the afternoon/evening holds.

Valentine's Day? What are your thoughts?

I think most people love it or are just apathetic about it. I am more in the second group. We don't usually do much for Valentine's Day and I don't really miss out on it. Although, chocolate is always appreciated so a day that warrants the giving of chocolate can't hurt 😉  Even though I am not a huge V-Day fan,  I am a romantic at heart. While I MUCH prefer the daily support and devotion that makes up a relationship and more specifically my man, romance is still nice. I think the defining characteristic of something being romantic is the surprise factor. Even the most basic and simple act of love can be huge to me if it comes as a surprise.  What, in your opinion, makes something romantic? I'm still trying to decide if I am going to do anything from Makenzie & I for Peter. I can't say what I decide here since he normally reads my posts...so you will have to wait and see 😉 Okay time to go! But before you do - check out these 2 giveaways! Carba Nada Giveaway and a giveaway sponsored by I Can't Believe It's Not Butter!

What did my day look like today? Plan, plan, plan! But it was all good and enjoyable planning. The bulk of my day was having lunch at my friend's house while we planned one of our best gals' baby shower. Our Sunday school class is a baby making MACHINE! Let's see. 6 women, 5 tots under 2, and 2 more on the way. Yea. We are popping them out like a log flume ride. Although it's insanely awesome that we get to go through it all pretty much together and have our kids grow up together. Here is a picture of all of us at my own baby shower.

September 2008

I have to say that I am so so so excited to be helping to plan this shower. My good friend Angie (on the far right) and her husband waited a long time (2.5 years) for this to come. With patience and faith, God blessed them naturally with the little girl they are awaiting. It's so amazing and it brings me pure joy to help celebrate this special time in her life.

Other planning that occurred was preparation for this Sunday's lesson and discussion for our Goodlife class. This planning is fruitful because it serves as a way for me to learn more and grow my own faith. I will be sharing about this in my Goodlife Sunday post this weekend, of course. 🙂

The final part of my plan plan plan day was preparing some practice lessons for the kid I tutor. Before my stay at home mommy days I was a Spanish teacher and tutor now on the side for some easy extra dough. Luckily, I didn't spend TOO much time working on today's practice cards and drills because I got a call about 5 minutes before the student was due to arrive saying he wasn't going to make it. At first I was annoyed, but then I looked at it as an opportunity to play with my family.

We rolled the ball and scattered flashcards,

hung upside down,

and laughed. A lot.

Now, that M is exhausted she is off to bed. And now that I am done planning, time to relax with some blogs and my book. As much as I love my Monday night Bachelor and Tuesday night The Biggest Loser and all the drama they bring, I do enjoy having a non TV night. I hope each of you have just as relaxing a night!

• Do you have any nights that you don't have anything to do or watch? How do you occupy your time?
• Do you like planning and organizing things? Or does it stress you out?
• Do you know any foreign languages? Spanish is all I got, but I would love love love to know French or Italian.