Hello everyone! I can’t believe it’s already time for another Weekly Wrap Up. The week started out with Mother’s Day and I was so grateful to get these beautiful cards from the kids. I’ve had years when there were cards, and years when there were no cards. Thankfully, this was a good year and these cards are one of those little things to be thankful for. The color of these cars overwhelmed me and we enjoyed a teary breakfast with an emotional Mommy.

Hedley had a late soccer game on Sunday so an all-hands-on-deck family dinner did not come to pass. With the girls in bed (Annaliese has to get up at 6:45am for school so she goes to bed before 7pm), Mom headed off to dinner with her three boys. We went to a casual steak place and had hamburgers and hot fudge sundaes. My most special memory of the week. I even got some answers to my questions!

A friend of mine is taking a course on leading a more fulfilling life at her local church and one thing the class has encouraged is doing one thing everyday that scares you. Having always lived north of 14th street in New York, I am embarrassed to admit that I feel disoriented downtown. There’s only one way to fix that: get downtown more often. This year I’ve gotten involved with the Whitney museum and Tuesday marked the occasion of a special lunch for the education committee I’m on. So after studying this map, I headed down and had an amazing time learning about all the outreach programs the museum is doing with youth in the city.

May has meant summer prep in my house. I’ve done videos before on how to get ready for summer and advised to start early, as early as six weeks prior to when you are going to leave. This is one of the best international travel tips, starting so early really helps to alleviate some of the stress. Should you be an online shopper like me, preparing early proves especially helpful because oftentimes you have to return things and try again to get the right size. I’ve bought bathing suits for Hedley my oldest twice already this year and had to return them because they didn’t fit. So here is my “strategy table” where I’m laying out everything the kids have for summer, along with my big to do list and the packing list for kids. We’re almost at the end, at which point I’ll start packing our bags. (We are going back to Spain to see friends and family and then to Sweden to meet our cousins for the first time!).

Annaliese’s Kindergarten class invited in the parents on Friday and I met this cute little guy, who hatched right in her classroom. Annaliese cupped him in her hand with her eyes wide open, nodding her head at me as if to say “can you believe?”. What’s hard for me to believe is that my little angel is going into 1st grade. At the start of the year, I heard her saying a lot of “I can’ts”: I can’t read yet, I can’t balance on the beam, I can’t kick the soccer ball very well. The “I can’ts” have faded away as Annaliese has gained confidence in herself over the course of the year. She sports a little puffiness in her chest and a bounce in her walk when she gets onto the school bus each day. Even though I can’t wait to get Annaliese back for the summer, I’m grateful for all she’s learned in school and the wonderful friends she has made.

So that’s about it for this week. Check back in next week for another Wrap Up and thanks for following CloudMom. Oh, and here is my quote of the week and weekly goals:

Quote of the Week

Weekly Goals

More sleep — since I’m now more organized for the summer, I’m hoping I’ll stop waking up at night. I also need to drink less water late in the day. Marc jokes that I need a trolly to take me back and forth to the bathroom — ha ha.

Order Hedley’s birthday cake! He wants a chocolate one from Magnolia bakery and I can’t say no! Hedley turns 11 on Tuesday.

Figure out what to get Hedley for his 11th birthday — anyone have any ideas for me?

Buy more Aloe Juice, we’re out.

Get the dishwasher fixed.

Try to get the toaster fixed.

Get the washing machine fixed — not kidding. Everything that can break is broken in our house right now.

Do Bikram yoga with Marc. We try to go together once a week. Fingers crossed. Didn’t happen last week, crossing fingers for next week.

Edit my videos! We have a great new one that will tie in with a super breastfeeding clothing giveaway. Can’t wait to get that launched on the site.

Schedule breakfast, lunch or coffee with besties before year end — you know who you are.

See my darling sis.

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