Stressing

I have been craving simplicity,but it feels like the universe loves throwing complication at me. I guess it all started about 6 months ago, maybe longer. I have been trying to eliminate a lot of stress from our lives.
The first step was relaxing with the kids a little bit, so not riding them as hard as I usually do. Less nagging seems to have made all of us happier. Don't get me wrong they still drive me nuts, and I'm sure that I drive them nuts too. Now that their home for summer this has become a little bit harder. Bo and Rory are used to going to school so they get on each others nerves, and the little kids annoy them. So tension has been building at home.
Then there's Enoch who got demoted at work, and is having a hard time coping. He is super grumpy. When he is home he is either really moody or he is totally checked out. This is so frustrating, 80 percent of the time our marriage runs really smoothly, but I feel a fight coming on, in the same way you can smell a tornado before it happens. I only hope that since he is travelling right now that it gives him extra time to reflect on the important things in life. I'm not saying that this is his fault, because I have been moody too. But I think my moodiness is feeding off of his and vis versa.
I feel like the stresses of the real world have invaded the inner sanctum of my home. I don't like it and have really been trying to go with the flow, but sometimes its hard.

Todays the day

That the new Regina Spektor albulm comes out!

An actual post

I haven't been posting a lot lately because lately life has sorta sucked. As you all know I have had our nephew living with us and he requires a lot more attention than I anticipated. So much so that I don't even sleep with my husband at night. Luckily it looks like he will be going home for at least two weeks and maybe for longer.
The boys have one week of school left and I can't wait for our summer to start. Thursday is the last day so I think I'll plan on taking them hiking on Friday. We are also planning a trip to Yellowstone this summer. Which would be a lot of fun. I'm looking for anything outdoors, cheap/free, around Missoula things to do with the kids so if you guys have any suggestions let me know.
For the past six months Enoch has been making pretty decent money, enough to where I could buy our groceries and pay the bills, and have a little extra left over. this is all about to change because he was demoted at work. I'm not sure what his pay will drop too, and I hate stressing over money. This sucks because I just quit watching my friends baby had I known that the extra money was needed I would have never stopped. I'm trying to decide what to cut out of our extra expenses. I think first to go will be Netflix, then all the extra cable channels, then the gym, but I really hope it doesn't come to that. I have already trimmed a lot of our budget by switching to natural cleaning, using rags and kitchen towels, and actually using the coupons I clip. I am grateful that at least Enoch has a job, and when the kids go back to school in the fall I can look for one if I need too.
I can't wait until next week when I claim my life back and resume my regular gym and social schedule. It'll be awesome!