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So tonight I tried to do too many things, completely miscalculated my times and found myself telling Owen (who had been dressed for soccer for 2 hours) that his soccer practice would be ending in approximately 10 minutes and that he would not be able to go.  Tears formed quickly in ihis eyes but he somehow figured out the courage to take the news like a boss.  On on the other hand  felt pretty bad about the whole thing.  I didn't have the coaches email on me so we showed up at the END of practice and I apologized in person for missing out.  

Here's the thing--I HATE no shows -- HATE.  I also don't like being late.  At. All.  As you can imagine, the whole evening when I slowly realized my plans were dissolving around me, my heart was beating out of my chest.  It taught me a lesson to think before I plan -- plan ahead -- and make sure to plan grace periods within my evening.  I was also able to show Owen how I successfully handled a mistake and applaud (and treat him to ice cream) for successfully handling the disappointment.  

**And for those judgers out there -- yes I realize that ice cream was not necessary and possibly taught him the wrong lesson BUT my soul needed some relief**

Tonight I am just going to just highlight some pictures instead of 5 things that make me happy.

A picture of us at Owen's soccer game on Sunday afternoon. 

Cameron is bored to say the least.  He usually sits up on the bleachers even when Owen's team plays four fields away.

I had my phone out to check my email and Jack was saying "cheeeeese" so I felt it necessary to snap his sweet picture.

Kissing grandma during FaceTime.

Our new barber, Kutz.  Holy moly they are finally getting better haircuts!

The boys out for ice cream tonight.  I decided to stay home with SBJ.

Sorry -- I have to write a quick 5.  It's just part of the grateful life.

1. Fall weather

Today I wore jeans and a long, comfortable shirt.  The weather was perfect. Windows are open and it's freezing cold in the morning.  Absolutely heavenly.

2. Radio Lab
I have a new podcast that I love.  I feel like I spend a LOT of time in my car so things like this make me happy.

3. Fresh Haircuts
The boys have pictures on Friday and I was having trouble getting them scheduled for haircuts.  Though I completely messed up the schedule tonight --hair cuts are complete.

4. Mike is awesome.
"he is really awesome and has a really big weiner"

5. Morning coffee
HELLO! I would be a miserable, lazy ass mess without my morning coffee.  Don't get me wrong, I get plenty of sleep BUT I also eat terrible and rarely workout so in the mornings I am still super sleepy.  I am also probably addicted to coffee which doesn't help anything either...  Regardless -- this morning my coffee was the sole reason I had all boys out the door, the dishwasher emptied, breakfast cleaned up, all rooms picked up and vacuumed and laundry started....before 830am