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Happy New Year - you have Covid!🎉 Unfiltered th

Happy New Year - you have Covid!🎉
Unfiltered thoughts + how it’s going:
- Ugh, finally. Let’s get this damn thing over with.
- Wait, I don’t have Covid!? I literally took sips from Aubrie’s stupid, fancy, delicious Starbucks drink 7 days ago, and shared food just 3 days ago!?!?, and I tested negative, when she tested positive!? Okay, okay, for sure the next test I take 5 days from now will be positive.
...Nope. 🤷🏼‍♀️
- 2 cystic jawline breakouts and a stress induced cold sore on my lip!?? Cool, cool.
- 2nd round of tests, one twin is positive, the other is negative. Whaaa!? Now they’re crying because they don’t want to be apart.🤦🏼‍♀️ Those two are attached at the hip, sleep together EVERY night and I’m convinced they share a toothbrush sometimes...🤢🧐 Whatever stupid virus, screw you.
- Quarantining teenagers who feel totally fine, is super fun.
- Why is everyone crying!?!?
- Periods AND pandemic sickness!? That’s it. I’m tapping out. Oh wait, JUST KIDDING, I’m a single parent. 🎶Jesus take the wheel🎵
- What time is it? 4:00pm? Perfect, “dinner time!” Now what time is it? 6:00pm? Perfect, “bedtime!”
- Clorox, Clorox, Clorox.
- What’s that, body? You’ve tested negative twice now, but can’t do the gym, since you feel paranoid about still getting/giving the virus because you’re the only one taking care of your Covid positive children? So you just keep plowing through all the food in sight because it’s like groundhogs day around here, and now you have probably gained 10lbs since Christmas!!??
*whispers* Shhhhh. Let’s just put that issue on the back burner for now.
- I should totally start an at home workout routine this week!...... Meh.
- Is this my 4th or 5th movie today?
- Maybe I should shower....... Meh.
- Did I drink water today?
- Where’s that damn DoorDash order!? What’s taking so long?
- Ooo! This would be a great opportunity to get going on my long, house organizing to-do list!...... Meh.
*lays on couch with a snack, opens Amazon app, buys things that look cool* I currently have an earwax removal tool with a tiny camera attached to the end, arriving on Thursday.
Not “needed”.
So gross.
So excited. #thisismylife 👋🏻

<img src="https://thehouseofsmiths.com/wp-content/plugins/instagram-feed/img/placeholder.png" alt="Happy New Year - you have Covid!🎉 Unfiltered thoughts + how it’s going: - Ugh, finally. Let’s get this damn thing over with. - Wait, I don’t have Covid!? I literally took sips from Aubrie’s stupid, fancy, delicious Starbucks drink 7 days ago, and shared food just 3 days ago!?!?, and I tested negative, when she tested positive!? Okay, okay, for sure the next test I take 5 days from now will be positive. ...Nope. 🤷🏼‍♀️ - 2 cystic jawline breakouts and a stress induced cold sore on my lip!?? Cool, cool. - 2nd round of tests, one twin is positive, the other is negative. Whaaa!? Now they’re crying because they don’t want to be apart.🤦🏼‍♀️ Those two are attached at the hip, sleep together EVERY night and I’m convinced they share a toothbrush sometimes...🤢🧐 Whatever stupid virus, screw you. - Quarantining teenagers who feel totally fine, is super fun. - Why is everyone crying!?!? - Periods AND pandemic sickness!? That’s it. I’m tapping out. Oh wait, JUST KIDDING, I’m a single parent. 🎶Jesus take the wheel🎵 - What time is it? 4:00pm? Perfect, “dinner time!” Now what time is it? 6:00pm? Perfect, “bedtime!” - Clorox, Clorox, Clorox. - What’s that, body? You’ve tested negative twice now, but can’t do the gym, since you feel paranoid about still getting/giving the virus because you’re the only one taking care of your Covid positive children? So you just keep plowing through all the food in sight because it’s like groundhogs day around here, and now you have probably gained 10lbs since Christmas!!?? *whispers* Shhhhh. Let’s just put that issue on the back burner for now. - I should totally start an at home workout routine this week!...... Meh. - Is this my 4th or 5th movie today? - Maybe I should shower....... Meh. - Did I drink water today? - Where’s that damn DoorDash order!? What’s taking so long? - Ooo! This would be a great opportunity to get going on my long, house organizing to-do list!...... Meh. *lays on couch with a snack, opens Amazon app, buys things that look cool* I currently have an earwax removal tool with a tiny camera attached to the end, arriving on Thursday. Not “needed”. So gross. So excited. #thisismylife 👋🏻">

This morning was full of moments I never want to f

This morning was full of moments I never want to forget 💗

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Totally worth it... ♡♡♡ The stress. The tire

Totally worth it... ♡♡♡
The stress.
The tired.
The worry.
The work.
They are my whole world, and I feel really damn lucky to be able to love and spoil them.
✨Merry Christmas✨
#smithgirlcrew

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✨Christmas Crack Tradition!✨ In a large bowl s

✨Christmas Crack Tradition!✨
In a large bowl sprayed with nonstick cooking spray, mix together:
1 - 18oz box of Rice Chex cereal
1 - 14oz box Golden Graham cereal
1 - 6oz bag sliced or slivered almonds
1 - 7oz can of cashew halves
1 - 14oz bag of shredded, sweetened coconut
•
In a pot, melt the following together over medium heat:
1 1/2 cups butter
3 cups sugar
2 1/2 cups light corn syrup
1 teaspoon vanilla
Dash of salt
Bring to a boil, stirring constantly for 1 minute. Then reduce heat to medium/low and stir constantly for 3 minutes.
•
Pour hot butter-sugar mixture over cereal mixture. Mix together, and then lay mixture flat on parchment paper to cool.
ENJOY!!✨

<img src="https://thehouseofsmiths.com/wp-content/plugins/instagram-feed/img/placeholder.png" alt="✨Christmas Crack Tradition!✨ In a large bowl sprayed with nonstick cooking spray, mix together: 1 - 18oz box of Rice Chex cereal 1 - 14oz box Golden Graham cereal 1 - 6oz bag sliced or slivered almonds 1 - 7oz can of cashew halves 1 - 14oz bag of shredded, sweetened coconut • In a pot, melt the following together over medium heat: 1 1/2 cups butter 3 cups sugar 2 1/2 cups light corn syrup 1 teaspoon vanilla Dash of salt Bring to a boil, stirring constantly for 1 minute. Then reduce heat to medium/low and stir constantly for 3 minutes. • Pour hot butter-sugar mixture over cereal mixture. Mix together, and then lay mixture flat on parchment paper to cool. ENJOY!!✨">

Matching today w/ my favorite little people ♡♡

Matching today w/ my favorite little people ♡♡♡♡ Happy Thanksgiving!
The holidays can be really tough when you have to share the day with another parent after divorce, but I try to focus on being really grateful that I even get ANY time with them on these special days....... and then I eat my feelings and take really long naps
😬🤷🏼‍♀️ #truth
Hug your babies tight! Sit and watch a Christmas movie together. Play a game. The dishes and clean up can wait a little longer - I promise.

<img src="https://thehouseofsmiths.com/wp-content/plugins/instagram-feed/img/placeholder.png" alt="Matching today w/ my favorite little people ♡♡♡♡ Happy Thanksgiving! The holidays can be really tough when you have to share the day with another parent after divorce, but I try to focus on being really grateful that I even get ANY time with them on these special days....... and then I eat my feelings and take really long naps 😬🤷🏼‍♀️ #truth Hug your babies tight! Sit and watch a Christmas movie together. Play a game. The dishes and clean up can wait a little longer - I promise.">

Nothing can prepare you for when you flip over fro

Nothing can prepare you for when you flip over from a 20 minute nap on the couch and see this.
When they’re babies, you always have to be right by them. When they’re toddlers, you’re constantly worried about what they’re getting into if they AREN’T right by you. At young school-age, they follow you like a second shadow that never shuts-up and that you can’t shake. As pre-teens, there’s no need to see them because you can HEAR them about a mile away (one of the loudest stages eeeever!). But as full-blown teenagers, most of the time it’s YOU having to seek THEM out. Between school, friends, phones, hobbies, hormones, homework and sports - teens are some of the busiest humans I know.
So the fact that mine still congregate towards me, by choice, whether it’s to zone out on their latest Netflix series or take a nap in front of the fire... well... that’s the kind of thing I #givethanks for the most.
Parenting is exhausting and thankless... until it isn’t - which I realize is the worst motivational quote ever, but it’s true.
So if you take anything away from this, let it be - 1: To stop being so hard on yourself, and 2: Strive to NEVER give up.
Never stop teaching them, loving them, laying by them, and heck, don’t even stop yelling at and spanking them! Because the fact that you’re showing up, trying and caring AT ALL, is what MAKES YOU a kick-ass Mom!!!
Oh... and also, “perfection” is HIGHLY overrated. I’ve never befriended a fellow Momma by chatting about how great we both are at parenting - but bonding over what spatula, sandal or pillow we used to slap the smart-ass-sass out of one of our kids’ mouths last week!??... BOOM! - instant friends. #justsayin 🤷🏼‍♀️

<img src="https://thehouseofsmiths.com/wp-content/plugins/instagram-feed/img/placeholder.png" alt="Nothing can prepare you for when you flip over from a 20 minute nap on the couch and see this. When they’re babies, you always have to be right by them. When they’re toddlers, you’re constantly worried about what they’re getting into if they AREN’T right by you. At young school-age, they follow you like a second shadow that never shuts-up and that you can’t shake. As pre-teens, there’s no need to see them because you can HEAR them about a mile away (one of the loudest stages eeeever!). But as full-blown teenagers, most of the time it’s YOU having to seek THEM out. Between school, friends, phones, hobbies, hormones, homework and sports - teens are some of the busiest humans I know. So the fact that mine still congregate towards me, by choice, whether it’s to zone out on their latest Netflix series or take a nap in front of the fire... well... that’s the kind of thing I #givethanks for the most. Parenting is exhausting and thankless... until it isn’t - which I realize is the worst motivational quote ever, but it’s true. So if you take anything away from this, let it be - 1: To stop being so hard on yourself, and 2: Strive to NEVER give up. Never stop teaching them, loving them, laying by them, and heck, don’t even stop yelling at and spanking them! Because the fact that you’re showing up, trying and caring AT ALL, is what MAKES YOU a kick-ass Mom!!! Oh... and also, “perfection” is HIGHLY overrated. I’ve never befriended a fellow Momma by chatting about how great we both are at parenting - but bonding over what spatula, sandal or pillow we used to slap the smart-ass-sass out of one of our kids’ mouths last week!??... BOOM! - instant friends. #justsayin 🤷🏼‍♀️">

Dear little Christmas village, I 💗 you! - Me

Dear little Christmas village,
I 💗 you!
- Me
#houseofsmithsdecor #pinkchristmas

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