Simple Mommy's House has become a ZOO!

So I have been guilty of completely abandoning my blog for the last year. From what you've read previous to this post, you know that I prefer my life to stay simple, old fashion and creative. I do things to make sure our life stays simple....However, sometimes, there are just periods in our lives when things get hectic and we need to adjust.

Right now, I am going through just that. Both of my boys are now in grade school (Yea!), which is wonderful, but time consuming! Every night, we now have double the homework and double the reading projects! Which simply eats up many hours of the day!

We also lost our dog of 11 years over the summer. It was tough on the hubby and I, since Tyson was our first dog we owned together, and we had adopted him before we even got married. But as part of the "healing" process, the hubby talked me into adopting another dog. So Deisel, the Mastiff puppy came to live with us. I have started a puppy blog for him as well, just to keep a record for myself, of all the goofy things he does...at some point, I will link that blog to this one, as well!

Diesel is a huge sweetheart and he has attached himself to my side. He has definately bonded with me, since I'm home with him most often. We've been working really hard with him on obedience and I have to report that he is doing pretty well. We just need to make sure that he is a polite and well behaved dog before he hits 200 pounds! Oh, and he LOVES watching TV, which cracks me up! I've never had a dog who will sit and watch TV before. He especially loves watching all the dogs on the Dog Whisperer!

So, if that doesn't make me busy enough...I've gone back to school! I was pretty nervous about heading back to college at my age, but I was surprised to find that I was in the majority, at least in the night classes! So I didn't feel out of place at all. It's been ALOT of hard work and long hours of studying, but I do have to say that the hubby and the boys have been really supportive and I am not only passing all my classes, but I am getting A's! = )

So, my goal is to get back to blogging at least a few times a week. I would like to start getting my menu plans put back up, and just generally use it to keep a journal. I love being able to look at my own past menu plans for ideas and I like to be able to look back and have my own record of my own life. It's funny to see how I was feeling or what I was thinking at any given time!

So stay tuned. Hopefully, I will stay true to my word! And although, I haven't done much new baking or crafting lately, I plan to in December, when I'm on a break from school. So I should have tons of new Christmas crafts and LOTS of new Christmas recipes for you soon!