Change of Seasons??

Exactly like day and night?! No kidding, one day we're unbelievably hot in the triple digits playing soccer...so hot the sunblock I put on in the morning was no longer in effect by the time we started our last soccer game...came home, felt a little sting and no it wasn't because we lost the game, in fact we won!!!! Jr. even scored a goal!!!!
Actually the sting was from a sunburn I got from watching (and of course yelling) at our last game.
Sunday came around, still feeling the sting....Mom Jr. and I went with some friends to go watch "Fame". A movie all about performing arts. Mom Jr. loved it (as I figured she would)... It was actually nice. I have a hard time leaving my family to go out and enjoy myself doing something that I know they'd all like to do. I actually had to talk myself into not feeling guilty about going to the movies (even though I wasn't going by myself I still was taking my daughter).
I made a good breakfast for everyone, went to the store to get anything they needed for a project Daddy was helping D finish for school.
And the really BIG thing I did was...............................I graduated!!!!!

I actually bought myself a........wait....are you ready for this???

I bought myself a...................................................PURSE!!!!!

I know, completely crazy!?!?!? Right??? I mean, I am a woman who has a wallet and other items to hold onto......my last child is now 3 who doesn't need me to carry baby items.........

Let me just say it has been 10 years since I have carried a purse!!! Yes, 10 YEARS!!!! So long that I couldn't even choose one, I felt like I didn't know what was cute or "in"...Of course I didn't go out and get some name brand purse that cost an unbelievable amount for me just to carry items in that I would eventually lay in shopping carts, on the floor of places, on the floor in the car where everyone steps.............sorry, no I am not that into the "name" of an item just yet to throw a couple of hundred dollars out just to get dirt on.........

I had Mom Jr. with me, she chose it, I agreed and we were on our way out. We actually checked out of the store with my Sister.....she too was surprised that I was actually transitioning from the small baby bag to an actual purse....she also gave it the okay.
I told her "If it was up to me I would've got something smaller" My sister said "Okay, wait, there is no way I am going to let you get a fanny pack!". "What?!?! No, I would not get one of those!!! I meant just a smaller purse".
Glad to know at least my Sister would stop me from making a fool out of myself (that's if I ever completely lost my mind!!!).

So yes, now I am trying to get use to actually carrying a purse rather than a baby bag...infact just today I was rushing out the door to pick the kids up from school. I threw my phone in the pocket and darted towards the door with Squiggly on one hip and my bag on the other shoulder......
As I passed the table by the door I noticed my "new" purse with all my necessities in it. I said out loud "Old habits die hard that's for sure". I grabbed my phone, dropped it in my purse and out we went..........

10 years..................who I was then to who I am now..........independent to a dependent of 4...like I said it's crazy how much is lost of oneself...

Just a Mom.....................transitioning