Not Your Typical Stay-At-Home Mother

Most of you know that I don't cook. Shawn does that or we go out. I can handle the laundry, vaccuuming, cleaning the house (when needed), and taking care of Alex. But I am definitely not the typical stay-at-home mother. I enjoy my time with Alex but rarely feel the need to clean the house or vaccuum unless needed. Well, maybe today changed that.

Yes, our refrigerator & freezer decided to die on Thursday afternoon and by Friday, nothing was working. Of course, the person recommended to us couldn't come by Friday morning and we were leaving for the weekend. Luckily, we have wonderful neighbors who allowed us to store our food in their frig & freezer. You never realize how much you depend on such an appliance until you don't have it. Thank goodness we were away for the weekend, but last night & this morning was tough without our ice maker & cold water. I hate drinking room temperature water. It also kept me from having milk for Alex this morning and from having anything for Alex & myself for lunch, so Chick-Fil-A was our friend today. I know I'll be up for Mother of the Year...never! But at least this picture proves that I was quite busy cleaning out our frig/freezer this afternoon.It took about 2 hours to clean, crazy I know. But I also figured that it would be one of the few times I would cleaning out the frig/freezer this good in a long time. It's probably been 2 years since it's been really cleaned (like when we moved into our house), but you never see much of the mess because there's always food and beer in the frig. Of course, Shawn did his share of drying & putting shelves back and cleaning behind the frig for me. (It was so gross and I'm getting a little too round these days to fit behind it.) And at last, proof that the frig/freezer is spotless and that I can earn my keep around the house. Now I can say, "Shawn, do you like me staying at home now? Well, don't get too used it (the spotless cleaning that is)."

Finally 3 Years Old!

Alex finally turned 3 this weekend! Our baby is growing up so fast that we can't believe it. He enjoyed his 3rd birthday by having a great birthday party. All of his friends & their parents joined in the "Cars" party from making license plates and playing games with inflatable tires to eating lots of frosting off his cake and opening ALOT of presents.
As you can see, Alex got alot of "Cars" gifts. He really loved his new "Cars" bike, too. I never thought our little man would be riding a bike at such a young age. Oh my, how fast they grow up!

1st day of School

The day started with an excited, almost 3-year old and his worried mom heading off to his 1st day of school...preschool. Mom was more worried about the possibility of tears and tantrums, including her own tears. To everyone's surprise, there were no tears, just smiles!

That's right, Alex went running off into his classroom and began to check out everything in the room from the kitchen area and fake fish tanks to the crayons and markers which he couldn't wait to get into. He also took a quick break and sat in his cubbie to let mom take his picture. Look at those big eyes & smiles. I still can't believe that my little boy or should I say, my little man has grown up and now goes to school.



After just an hour, his 1st day of school was over. Out of the classroom door came an excited and energetic little man. And then, the stories about his day began. Here are just a few of the things Alex told me about so far: "I got to use the colored crayons to color a paper crab!" "I meeted some new friends today." (Yes, he understands past tense but not how the English language works quite yet). "I played in the kitchen set area for just a little bit since one of my new friends didn't want to share." "Aiden is one of my new friends." It seems he doesn't remember anyone else's name from today. Maybe Friday will be another great day. Now that he's happy with his new school, mom can relax and enjoy at least 3 hours to herself every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Another chapter in the Motyka family's lives continue. We'll keep you updated.