Happy Mother's Day

This week will be a busy week for us.  Tomorrow is Mother's Day, Tuesday is our Anniversary, Saturday is my youngest son's birthday party and Sunday is his birthday.  It's weeks like this that make you really stop and think about how can you celebrate everything and still "be good".  Other than the obvious answer, that not every celebration has to be celebrated with food.  :)  Realistically we probably won't be able to celebrate our anniversary on Tuesday, little man has baseball practice that night and Daddy is the coach.  His birthday party is going to be here so I am in complete control over what we serve.  Yes there will be cake and ice cream, but I have found a brand of ice cream I really like that's all natural and their frozen greek yogurt is delicious!  And for his actual birthday we always go to dinner (this is a tradition I started when I was a single mom with my older 2 kids, it was our special treat and it's just continued to carry on).  For dinner I will just have to trust that I make good choices.  I believe by planning out the events that you know are coming you will have 100% control, even on the ones you don't have control over.  Because in the end you always have control over yourself.  So plan and prepare.  Even if that means you eat a meal before you go to a party, so you won't be tempted.  And know your triggers.  :)  If you HAVE to have that piece of cake, skip the ice cream.  Or make sure it's a tiny piece or even share it with your spouse.  Perhaps at his party some of the adults can get some exercise too, we are renting a bounce house!  Yes, this should be fun!!  See, there's a silver lining to it all!

My beautiful children!!

Happy Mother's Day!!  

~Kari