Blessings, strength, and sanity

I am tired of having to be responsible for fixing other people's messed up personality traits. I have other important things to do. Why can't other people fix their own issues. I cannot do it much longer. I will need to make a change or 2 in order for me to avoid letting my head explode. I am too old and tired to have to deal with this kind of completely unnecessary drama.

I spend a good bit of time now staying focused on what is important and what are my blessings. I spend a lot of quality time with my husband, and as much quality time with the kids as they will allow. Hubby and I take off in the convertible and find stupid ways to waste hours of our time. We are certainly getting good use out of the Mustang! We always end up eating out, usually hit the thrift stores, and now we are constantly checking out baby stuff for the new grand child on the way. There are so many great festivals around Denver we are trying to make- Pride Fest (we went and had a blast!), Greek Fest (Totally missed it and it's 2 blocks from the house), Cherry Creek Arts Festival (this weekend), Black Arts Festival, Dragon Boat Festival, Renaissance Festival...

Every chance to celebrate something we take advantage of it. Recently we went all out to celebrate our 4th wedding anniversary. Kudos to my husband. He is amazing and did a wonderful job on our anniversary. He made reservations at a restaurant I once said I wanted to go to. He also brought me lunch and flowers to work and several beautiful fragrances.and a gorgeous glass, decorated perfume bottle. He is truly the light in my life. Day in and day out I look forward to seeing him and spending more time with him. We have a lot of fun years left for us.

I like hearing all the kids at home. I have a bedroom that can truly get me away from everybody if I need to be.The kids are fun to talk to now. They are older and have opinions and senses of humor. The girls have been bonding quite a bit now that they see more of each other. Everyone is super excited about the baby. And our youngest has learned to drive. Everything is 180 degrees different from this time last year.  They all do their own thing a good bit of the time.

We will have a full house house for this 4th of July weekend. If I take anymore pictures of the kids, they will wrestle me to the ground and take the camera. I am just hoping for a relaxing and rejuvenating holiday. I need to clear my head, and have a clear game plan for survival of my sanity. I must find better ways than bitching to relieve my stress and anxiety. Got any good suggestions?