Today is the day

Good morning.
Today is the first day of my diet. I feel pretty numb if that makes sense? Like maybe I am just mentally blocking out the look and taste of food? Even my eggs with tomato just tasted blah. But I ate them. I am having decaf coffee with non fat milk and sweet n low. It's not my creamer I love..but it does hit the spot.

My mom has a ton of errands to run so I think maybe I will go there and go with her to keep busy. Cody's cough is back...I'm not surprised. Everyone in my family has gotten sick a few times this winter and for some reason it keeps returning. I got a huge can of Lysol spray and sprayed the shit out of the house last night. Door handles and all! Hopefully that helps. No plans tonight. We will be home.

Everyone stay safe. I will post my daily menu later.

B: 2 eggs with tomato
L: Roasted chicken ceasar and tomatos
D: grilled chicken over salad with tomato and mushrooms
80oz water
2 cups coffee with non fat and sweet n low

The start of the race

Welp...tomorrow is day #1. Ewww sounds so far away from where I want to be. It's going to take me about 8 months to get where I want to be. Sucks. I didnt gain the weight overnight though right? I chose to start New Years Eve since there will be no parties or tempting food around me. We have no immediate plans on doing anything so that will be good. I went to the grocery and got all my food. My chicken is marinating in fat free italian and I have eggs and veggies.

Sunday we went to Prescott to visit our friends. Its so relaxing there. They have property so Cody can run with the other boys. They have a blast jumping around on the trampoline and playing. Good thing those boys have energy just like cody's.

Well Im off to see if I can find a Vanity Fair bra on sale online. LOL

Monday already?

Bleh. Monday's just really are not my favorite. I have so much to do too. I have to make my grocery list, clean my house, and watch the two boys terrorize each other all day. Should be fun. I am however going to lay down with them today for nap, since I didn't fall asleep until 2am, and woke at 5 for no apparant reason at all. Guess it's back to nighttime pills to help me.
The big diet starts tomorrow. I am not happy about it, but I will do it. I WILL follow through, I WILL lose the weight.
I have been having dreams alot lately of what I might look like with my weight gone. I must say if I look this way in real life I will be thrilled. I have dreams of people coming up to me telling me how great I look, or how proud they are of me...you can't even know how wonderful that feeling is. I hope to feel it for real soon.

Well hubbs off to work, and Pey should be here any sec....wish me luck!

Country girl

I hope everyone had a great Christmas! Cody got some great stuff from Santa. He came in screaming Christmas morning waking us up. :0)

My parents gave us some gift cards, which are always nice. Kris got me some really cute ariat western boots. Maybe I will now find my inner country girl. LOL.

Today I cant help but want to start taking my decorations down, but I am going to do that Sunday. Today Cody and I are going to return a couple things, then just relax.
My diet starts Monday so I will need to do all my grocery shopping also.

Cody still has a cough..but otherwise is much better. Maybe getting some cold air in him today will be good.

Hope everyone is doing well. Not much else going on. Here are a couple pictures from yesterday.

So undecisive

Well I have decided I want to go back dark on my hair. I know you are all like no dont do it. I miss it. I also miss it long. I hope it grows back out fast. Maybe my prenatals will help. I might have my hair lady weave some cool red or dark through it next time. We will see. I change my mind alot on my hair.

So I watched all the Hills episodes on tv this morning so I am all caught up. Is it weird that Justin is actually kinda hot? In that mysterious weird way? Anyway as I was watching I was noticing all the girls had there nails black..so I tried it and actually love the look. I am fair so it looks neat. Maybe its the start of my vampire look! Kidding!

Tonight I want to get some cleaning done so tomorrow I can bake and get the house ready for Christmas. I just need to tidy and wipe down the bathrooms and do the floors. I also need to take my spotshot and get some spots i see on the carpet.

Thanks to Em I have some yummy Rocky Road Brownies to make! I also need to make Santa's cookies!

I wanted to post my weight goals. Its early but heck who cares right? I wont put my start weight cause I dont want to scare anyone so I will just put how much I want to lose by what date.

Oh and if anyone is in need of a new curling iron I just got the Bed head pink one. It get super hot super fast and works great! I had a gift card and used it on that since my handle was breaking on my 15yr old one! ha ha

Now I know the weight might not fall off exact, but the diet I do does work and fast. I am starting with Kimkins then going to South Beach. Either way it will be good fats, low carbs, and healthy.

JAMIE'S WEIGHTLOSS GOALS
25 lbs by feb 1st
35 lbs by march 1st
50 lbs by april 1st
65 lbs by may 1st
75 lbs by june 1st
90 lbs by August 1st

Finding the Christmas Spirit

I am having trouble this year finding my Christmas cheer. I have many things to be grateful for. I know what the true meaning of Christmas is. Yet, I find myself withdrawn and wanting to just be in my own world. I am dreading the family dinner Thursday. I know some comments will be made whether it be about our place, how its kept, my weight, or the way I do things. Maybe it's me looking too far into it, but I am dreading it regardless.
Kris got a neat train to go around the Christmas tree tonight. We are going to let Cody open it Christmas Eve so him and daddy can set it up.
Tomorrow I have the baby. I hope he doesnt get sick too. I warned his mom, but she is bringing him so I tried. Unfortunately if he gets sick I wont take him I dont want this crap getting passed back and forth.
I need to get all of my cleaning done tomorrow so I am not rushing on Wednesday.
Took Cody to the Dr. this morning. They said his hives are from the virus. He is only getting them at night, which she said was because he is warmer at night and hives love hot places. Kris found some Zyrtec for hives at walgreens so we gave him that..we shall see. The Dr also said we should be done with the steroid, and to just use the Antihistamine as needed for the hives.
Kris worked late tonight so I wasnt able to make study. Actually its 10pm and he just got home. Poor man. Works all day then comes home just to sleep and do it again.

I have my weightloss goals ready and will post those after Christmas. I hope to get some encouragement here and to make this my place to vent. Im sure I will have struggles everyday. I will be eating lots of protein and veggies. Fun times. Blah.

Well off to dreamland if I can find it tonight. Got to be up early.

xoxoxo

Croup

Lil man came in our room at 2am wheezing and had the good old barking cough. He never wheezes so we worried naturally and took him to Goodnight Pediactrics. This place is wonderful for kids and is open 5pm-5am. They gave him a breathing treatment and some steroids. He seems better today. I kept him home of course, and will tomorrow too. Sucks cause tomorrow is his last day of school before Christmas break. We will have to find a way up to school to drop of his teachers gift.

Hubbs worked in the garage all day and lil man and I just relaxed. My friend Stephanie and her daughter stopped by to give Cody his xmas gift. She loved the house and decorating we had done. :0) I need to make my way to my moms tomorrow to get all my gifts for Cody and get those wrapped.

Tomorrow will be cleaning the house day. I want to get the floors, bathrooms and vaccuming done. I find I vaccum pretty much every other day having the carpet.

I need to go get lil man into the bath and some medicine. Hope everyone is doing well.

xoxoxo

Twilight again?

I saw Twilight again Wednesday night. By myself! It was actually nice. No interupptions or someone talking. It was even better than the first time. I have already read the book twice but might have to do it again. LOL.
My sister said she saw a Edward poster she wants to get me! I would totally frame it and keep it. Or even just a Twilight poster. Im obsessed...you can say it.

My mom, aunt, and sister all came by today to work on my master bedroom. My mom got us a really pretty blue\greenish comforter with pillows. She got rugs and towels for the bathroom too. We are still tweaking a few things and have a few things to get, but all in all it looks fantastic. The house is pretty much done!

We are all done with Christmas. Got everyone bought for..which wasnt much, and I just need to wrap. I got started already but have quite a bit to do. I need to get all of Cody's gifts from my moms too from Santa and us. :o)
Speaking of Santa...apparently Cody and his fellow classmates sent letters to Santa a couple weeks ago. Cody recieved a letter in the mail today from the North Pole. Santa wrote him a wonderful letter, and included a green house key on a ribbon to put under the door Christmas Eve so he can get in to leave all the presents! Cody was in awe...I cant wait for Christmas Morning. I love giving. I love..love..love it.

I have already been making New Years resolutions. Yes, I know why now? Well I try to be a planner. Of course my resolution this year is to lose weight again. Isnt that always the resolution???? Anyhow I have my goals written out and will be at goal weight of 170 by my 30th birthday! I will also get a tattoo for my 30th.

Anyway...it's chill time here...we are watching Christmas shows on tv and just relaxing. Hope everyone is great.

xoxoxo

EDIT

*******Husband is snoring on couch*******

WOW is all I can say...

Stephanie threw the BEST Christmas Party ever tonight! The food, the cookies, her awesome house, and SANTA!!! Yep...Santa rang the bell and the kids freaked! He brought a bag full of toys too! It was a wonderful time, the best party by far we have been to. Thanks Steph!

TGIF

Happy Friday! Hope everyone is doing good.

The crud is still around. I napped with the kids today and did pretty much nothing. I also found out that the let the boys figure it out method somewhat works. LOL.

Kris is on the way home with pizza for dinner. I am not in the mood to cook at all. So I'm happy about that. We are going to some old friends house tonight. We only see them a few times a year so it will be fun. Kris is not on call and wanting a beer also.

Starting Monday I will be blogging my diet. My food, feelings, and calorie intake etc. I want to keep track of it here. Hopefully anyone that reads this blog...which is only like 4 people will encourage me. I am cutting down on carbs and counting calories. I will also pick up the gym again this week. I miss it. I will only be able to continue for another month but after that I am going to walk/jog with some girls that live close. :0)

Tomorrow we have lil man's Hockey lesson, then a Coyotes game tomorrow night. I want to get our Christmas photos done too. We are expecting a storm so I hope to get them done tomorrow fast! Sunday is a Christmas Party for Cody at my friends house. It will be so fun. Santa will be there too!

Hope everyone has a great weekend!!!

The Crud

So this cold crud that everyone has...I got it. Hubbs has been sick with Bronchitis for almost 2 weeks. He goes back to the Dr. today for more medicine. The first round of antibiotics didn't work. I have stuffy nose..yet runny...sinus headache and pressure, watery eyes, sneezing...typical allergy\cold stuff. Most people that have it say it will hang around for a couple weeks. Yay! Thankfully Cody has only had a runny nose that seems to be gone now. I did the Vicks Vapor Rub on the bottom of his feet last week..wonder if that really does work? Or him being up north where the cool air was might have helped too.

I have the baby today. He is down for a morning nap...which he hasn't been taking in a couple months now..but he was trying to climb in the crib so I didn't deny him. I need to get him up here in a minute or else he won't take nap. Today is going to be nap day for all of us here.

Tonight Cody sings at his school. Hubbs, in-laws, and myself will watch. Let's hope he sings and doesn't chat with his neighbor. He is too much like me!!!

Well I'm off to do something productive...like sit in front of the tv! LOL

Just stuff....

Thanksgiving dinner was a hit. I think my mom made more of the celebration when she realized she was wearing a nursing bra! She said it was so comfortable so she was going to keep it. I haven't laughed that hard in a while. She did give me a hard time about having to quit the gym. Those are her worries...she is a mother and I do understand from the health point of it..but that is where I stop understanding.

This week is crazy. Tonight we are going to Star of Wonder at Phoenix First for the show. Tomorrow I have a Dr. appt and a hair appt. Thursday night Cody sings at school...Saturday is hockey lesson then a hockey game at night with the in-laws. Sunday is the Christmas Party at my friend's house. Santa is coming and all!!!

After Peyton leaves this morning Cody and I are going to go to my sisters to see Bailey. Then come home so I can lay him down and get some things done around here.

Away time

We are enjoying some time up in Prescott. It's much cooler here and feels more like Christmas up here. Everyone says hi, and Merry Christmas...how awesome right? How come people are not always like this??? Anyhow, we are enjoying it. Diane and Jim are old neighbors are having us at their home tonight. It's comfy, fun, relaxing, and just the away time we needed.

Today went to downtown Prescott to watch the parade. Cody saw Santa...of course was in awe. :0) We will head home tomorrow around noon, since we have our Thanksgiving dinner at my sisters' house at 3pm. We never got dinner since Bailey came. :0)

I have decided to put off a baby. I really...TRULY...want to lose weight. I want to do it for ME. I want to look good, feel good...and gosh darn it someone to hit on me!!!LOL....KIDDING!!!! Kris said whatever I want. Heck I'm only 29. I have plenty of time. So maybe this time next year or 2010 we will try. Now this decision could change...but I just have really been thinking about it. I am off birthcontrol now...but not because we are trying...because I feel 100% better without the hormones. I feel like a new person. Who knew? I have a OB consult for an IUD on Wednesday so we will see how that goes.

I need to get on the ball with Christmas photos. I need to get greeting cards sent out also. That is my goal this week. :0) I think a photo in front of the Christmas tree might do the trick. I will see if Amy will come over and take one of the family after we get the tree done Monday night. I need to do her photos too!

Ok...we are off to bed....hope everyone is having a great weekend!!!

Tuesday

Happy Tuesday!

This house has been nuts! I got some more boxes unpacked and stuff put away. Sometimes I just sit and stare at it all....LOL. Amy came by today with Haylee, it was nice to have our first visitors. :0) Kelly brought by a beautiful rose bush as a housewarming gift too! Now lets just hope I don't kill it.

So between moving and my niece being born not much else is new. My niece is gorgeous. Anytime I can sneak over I do...and of course she loves her Auntie (everyone says it's my big boobs) but I don't care...she loves me. She snuggles right in on me and crashes. :0)

Kris is home for some of the week, if not all of it. He has Bronchitis, and possibly pneumonia too, we haven't gotten the xray results back yet. So we shall see. He is doing stuff around the house regardless...even after I yell at him to go rest! I'm almost positive I have Bronchitis too, but I dont feel that bad. Not to where I need to lay in bed all day or anything.

The house is coming along. I burn candles all over. It's going to take a while to get it smelling like the Pillon house. LOL. I burn tons of candles of course too. As soon as I get the place done I will post some pics. Meanwhile enjoy my beautiful niece!!!

Busy Girl

It's been crazy! Between my niece being born on Thanksgiving, and moving I haven't been on my computer at all, I will do a better update tomorrow with some pictures.

Night Night

Blessed

Yesterday I was coming and going from the new house. In the late afternoon I went to get my sister. Mind you she is 37 weeks pregnant, moody, and hungry alot. She is on bedrest so I went to get her and she came to see the new place and hangout. She was in total awe of the new place. She couldn't believe how nice it was for what we are paying. Not to mention the best part....as I turn down our street...in front of our house...I see about 10-12 kids...not kidding...riding bikes and playing. There were so many! The parents were all out doing yardwork, or washing cars. Our security guard that roams the neighborhood in his car multiple times daily was out too. My sister was like this is a neighborhood out of Leave it to Beaver or something! It was. I pulled into the driveway...lil man bursted out of his seat and flew open the door...every kid in the area came over and said hi and introduced themselves. Most are older than lil man like 6-10yrs...but a few were 4-5. You could tell the older girls were the ones that kept everyone in check and were "in charge". They said are you the new neighbors? I said yes, introduced myself and lil man. They were so excited to meet us. They had been waiting! Then I met the neighbor moms and dads. All were very nice. Our next door neighbor is police so that right there is a good feeling. The 2 moms I met both stay home so that was comforting too.

Today we did Hockey and lunch with the in-laws. Now hubbs is finishing a car in the garage then wants to hit Golden Corral. Tomorrow I will go back over and finish my cleaning...not much left. Hubbs will bring some boxes so I can start unpacking this week too. The yardwork needs to get done, its all overgrown. We have a little fountain by the front door. You would almost miss it with the plants so overgrown. Hubbs is going to see if he can get it running for me. I love listening to running water. :0)

New place

Today is being spent cleaning the new place. It's not dirty to begin with so it's been nice. I am just doing blinds, baseboards, showers, tubs, sinks, toilets, and floors. The carpets just got clean so they just need to be vacummed when Im all done. :0)
I seem to be coming out of my funk a little. I still feel queasy and am not eating much since the flu left. Which isnt a bad thing. I could stand to lose a good 60-100lbs anyhow right? LOL.
Cody had a good day back at school. I talked to his teacher this morning for about 15minutes and we are both on the same page with him. She reassured me he is a great kid, he just gets excited with the other boys. So I feel better.

Well I am going to get somethings done here before Cody wakes up and we head back over to clean some more.

Flu

So came down with the flu Tuesday night. Projectile vomit and all. Fun. Yesterday I laid on the couch all day and didn't move an inch. Today I feel better, but so tired. It kicked my butt. Today the boys were a handful so I'm off to read and close my eyes a bit.

Finding the motivation

Somedays are harder than others. Today will be one of those again. I have the baby until 10am, then lil man and I are heading to my sister's house to give her a pedicure and manicure before my niece/nephew decides to make it's grand appearance.

So yesterday didn't get any better. Lil man got into trouble at school. He seems to be having issues with keeping hands to himself. He gets super hyper around the other boys which is fine, but when teacher has to talk to him 5 or 6 times, that is where it ends for me. It's unacceptable, and he knows this. So, after getting yet another note from the teacher lil man got both his huge star wars aircrafts taken away. He will have to earn those back. He also will not be going to school on Wednesday for sure. Hubbs and I, along with Grandma (who pays for school) decided it was time for a wakeup call. We will see if it works. I am going to make the call to school today and let them know.
Last night when he was sleeping I went in and just layed my hand on his chest. Listening to his little heartbeat brought tears to my eyes. What a gift. I suddenly felt at such peace and all the other issues I have dissapeared. I just stayed there...frozen...I couldn't and didn't want to move. He was so peaceful. He almost had a slight smile on his face like he was dreaming of being a superhero. It brought tears to my eyes, so I layed down next to him for a few minutes to enjoy it. I prayed over him and tucked his little legs in with blanky and bunny. If only I slept that good. LOL.

After I get done doing my sister's feet and nails, I will come back home to get some more packing done. Not sure if lil man will take a nap or not. Just depends on him. I should get the keys to our new place tomorrow in the mail. Friday I will go over and clean.

That's it for my day.

New Layout

Hope you guys like. It helped me relax tonight. :0)

BLAH

I just want to say thanks to Emily for taking the time to listen to me bitch and complain this morning.

The End.

SuperWife

Today I am playing SuperWife. I am packing up the kitchen currently and decided to take a break. Whew. I think it's time to put on some shorts cause these sweatpants are making me HOT! After the kitchen is finished and cabinets wiped out I will move to the master bedroom. That is a task all in itself. I hope to get that done today. Hubbs took down my potrack in the kitchen...it really doesn't look like the same kitchen anymore. Today is a sad day for me. My family is leaving a house that we do have good memories in, but I know the next house will be full of good ones too. That is what keeps me moving. I think the thing I will miss the most about here...is my huge trees that reach to the sky in the backyard. They were just planted and small when we moved in...now they are enormous. The backyard is a retreat for me. Lil man has been out there all morning playing and chasing the bunnies that like to hide in my bushes.

That is what I am up to. I did take some pictures last night at my Dad's birthday dinner. I will post those tomorrow...today is declutter and packing day.

Make a Smilebox scrapbook

Here is a link to a cool blog I stumbled upon tonight! She is having a awesome giveaway on beautiful bows she makes herself. Check it out!!!
http://amanda-ritter.blogspot.com/

Private

Do you ever feel like you want to keep everything private in your life? Like you don't want to tell anyone anything? I get like that sometimes. I am a big talker so it's hard. I have some regrets about privacy recently. No one in particular. Just wish I could not tell people EVERYTHING going on with me all the time.

Funk left pretty much. I do feel a little wimpy today still but much better. I got 2 boxes packed of kitchen stuff. I only kept out stuff we will need for the next couple weeks. There is more to be done, but 2 boxes wasn't too shabby. I have the baby tomorrow, so I hope to get more done while he plays. Cody has school.

I took cycle today. Burned 855 calories, then ate like crap the rest of the day. Nice. I work my ass off to just eat??? That is going to stop today. I gasp for breath in that class...I watch my heart rate skyrocket and I burn so much. It's a great class. As hard as it is I really do enjoy it. I should not be sabataging my weightloss by food. So back to low calorie days I go.

I had my flu shot this morning. Ouch! My arm feels like someone punched it about 10 times really hard. I hope it feels better soon. I feel a slight fever too. All of which is normal after the shot. Let's just hope I don't get full blown flu from the shot. I never have so we will see.

After I drop lil man tomorrow morning the baby and I will head to Wally World to withdrawl some money and get a couple items. I need to get my coupons ready so I dont forget them.

Off to bed...loving Total Money Makeover book...I fell asleep reading it last night!

In a funk

Yep, welcome funk. I hate when you visit. How long do you plan to stay this time? I hope by the morning you are gone. You have taken over my day and left me in a bad mood.

I get in a funk every so often. Today was that day. I didn't want to do anything but eat. Of course that is my fallback..food. So I ate and did nothing else. Oh wait yes I did! I napped! LOL.
I mean come on...I have a whole house to pack and I am just sitting here. So of course it didn't help my mood when hubbs came home and didn't understand what I did all day that the house was a wreck, and dinner hadn't been started. That just pissed me right off. Even though he is right...I have time to do these things and because I am home there really is no reason not to get these things done.

So tomorrow I will do my best to find some motivation. I want to get my kitchen packed. That is the goal. I need to go through all my cups and throw out the old ones that are cracked etc. Please God give me the strength for it. I also need to get my butt to the gym. That is a must. Back to low calorie, water only, and motivation please!!!

I got the Total Money Makeover book from my girl in Texas. She is so sweet! Love ya girl! Anyway...she sent me a few books today and this was one. I'm happy because I have been wanting to read it with hubbs to help us get our finances under control. We need a emergency fund, a savings, and to pay our debt down. I know it can be done. Doing it is another story. I find purchasing things gives me instant satisfaction and is almost like rewarding if I am upset about something or envious over someone else. That is wrong and it needs to stop now!

My sister was put on bedrest tonight. I just found out. She has terrible swelling just like me when I am pregnant. Her bloodpressure is high and she got a bad headache and high bp's at work. So bedrest for her until baby comes. Hopefully in the next couple weeks. A Thanksgiving baby would be cool...

Hubbs is in a foul mood tonight. Just crabby. He must have had a bad day. I just stayed out of his way. Sometimes it's best to just do your own thing to avoid arguing. I have a snappy tongue so I have to watch myself. I made baked ziti for dinner it was really yummy. Here is the recipe, I got it at http://thefrugalmomblog.com/2008/08/family-recipebaked/

Hope everyone had a more productive day than I!

God's plan

Do you ever wonder what his plan is for you? I do often. I think to myself...let it go...give it all to God, he is in control and has a plan. I think he has a plan for everyone. My plan is unfolding daily. Do I have bad days? Heck ya. I don't question things as much anymore like I used to. I know it is all part of a plan and God will provide.

Got some news today. The people we are renting from say that we can move in as early as next week if we want..the house is just sitting there. They will not charge us more rent or anything. They are such nice people. We are very lucky to have fallen in their laps, and them to fall into ours. We will keep the big move date to the 29th, but I will go on the 21st and start my deep cleaning..blinds, baseboards, showers, tubs, wipe all the cabinets out that sort of stuff. :0)

The boys have been climbing all over each other today. The baby is getting over a tummy bug that I pray lil man and I don't get. His mommy and daddy are sick too. I just keeps sanitizing everything and washing everyones hands all day.The baby isnt really (acting sick) but he did have a really runny diaper. His dad is home sick today, and his mom just called and said she is at work and not feeling well. So lets all hope it passes fast!

Kris is home. He gets Veterans Day off. He is building a transmission in the garage. That will pay pretty good. The baby is sleeping, lil man is playing quietly in his room. Unless he goes to school he pretty much doesnt nap anymore. :0( Uh my lil man is a big boy.

Monday....but it's quiet!

Happy Monday. As you know I am not a Monday morning person. Today is a little different though. The only sounds I hear is the dishwasher and laundry. Just got home from dropping lil man at school. I love when I drop him off he always runs right to his teacher on the playground and says "Good morning Ms. Tracy". So cute. Then he runs back to me for a quick hug and kiss and off to find a tricycle to ride on. :0)

Hubbs stress test came back normal so he will be staying a tad late to workout at the firestation. Although I just remembered I have bible study...crap...I need to go ask him about that. He is off tomorrow for Veteran's Day. Most of the day will be spent in the garage finishing a transmission job. I have both boys tomorrow so we will just stay here and I will continue to pack. I accomplished absolutely nothing this weekend. I'm so lazy lately. I need to get my room packed next. Then the kitchen. 2 1/2 more weeks and we move.

Our party we went to last night was fun. When I got to my sister's house I massaged her feet and legs. I feel for her. She is so swollen. She is tired and ready for baby. I remember feeling that way too. She has about 3 more full day shifts and thinks she will go ahead on bedrest like her Dr. wants the week of Thanksgiving. So hopefully baby will come shortly after.

Today I am hitting cycle class at 9:45am. This will be a new instructor for me. I am used to taking the same classes these 2 girls do. I hope this one is as good. Either way I'm sure to burn some major calories. After that home to shower, get lil man and come home to feed him and lay him down for nap. I will then pack some while he is napping. That is my day.....

Here are some pictures we took last night. My two boys are so handsome!

Prime time?

So when is it that men go through their prime? Hubbs is driving me insane! Well first off sorry to my mother in law if you are reading.....
Hubbs wants to do it all the dang time. I got attacked doing laundry today. He is even saying stuff like oh hurry up so we can practice making babies...I'm like whoa buddy chill out.
I thought boys went through this at like 18? Hubbs will be 34 in Feb. and is as crazy as ever. Sorry if TMI for most. LOL.

Ah Sunday. It's cool out, and lots of dark clouds rolling in...love it! This is what fall is really about. I have my yummy Cinnamon Vanilla candle going..although I think it will be about done here anytime. I am doing housework today, althought my enthusiasum just isn't here today at all. Hubbs says he is lazy too and didn't make it out to the garage until after noon to start his transmission side job. Oh well Sundays are for lazy time anyhow right?

Cody has been going in and out all day from front yard with Dad to the backyard to blow his bubbles he got at Ms. Haylee's party yesterday. It's amazing bubbles keep kids occupied for so long. I did manage to get my cabinets in the master bath all cleaned out. Threw away tons of old stuff I don't use, and have another pile ready for goodwill. I will do that tomorrow.

Welp...guess not much more. Cody has school tomorrow but no baby so I will hopefully get alot done when he is at school.

Thoughts...

So today I was joking that Amy is the only one who reads this blog...am I right? Can you please comment me if you do? The hubbs made fun of me posting my enchilada recipe...uh....what does he know right? LOL.

Today was hockey...little odd actually lil man would'nt get on the ice when a friend came with her girls. He plain out refused, and wanted them to leave! Hubbs and I just looked at each other like OK. So my friend left with her girls. I felt bad since she drove to see lil man's lesson...but sure enough he got right on the ice and was fine. So weird. Maybe he was embarrassed? We talked about it in the truck afterwards and he said he only wants Papa's and Grandma's to be there. So guess we will just continue that way.

We then booked it to Ms. Haylee's 2nd birthday!!! I cannot believe 2 yrs ago I watched this perfect little girl being born...what an amazing experience...thank you so much for that Amy! I will never forget it....I will also never forget how perfect your pregnancy and birth was! BRAT!

Anyway...of course I couldn't find my camera until after the party was pretty much over so I only got a few of lil man swinging. It's family movie night...off to watch Kung Fu Panda again!!!

Chicken Enchilada Friday!!!

Tonight I made some very yummy chicken enchiladas. Enjoy.

Chicken Enchiladas

1 can (10 3/4oz) cream of chicken soup
1/2 cup of sour cream
1 cup salsa
2tsp. chili powder
2 cups chopped cooked chicken (i used canned)
1-2 cups shredded monterey jack cheese
6 large tortillas (or maybe 12 small ones)
1 small tomato chopped
1/2 cup chopped green onions

1. Stir soup, sour cream, salsa, and chili powder in a bowl.
2. Stir 1 cup of that mixture, chicken and cheese in a large bowl.
3. Divide chicken among tortillas. Roll them up and place them seem side down. Pour the remaining mixture all over filled tortillas. Cover with cheese. (I use alot cause we are cheese freaks)
4. Bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes. Top with tomatoes and onions.

Yay it's Friday

I am so glad it's Friday. Cody is at school and I got to eat breakfast with a friend, and now I am home so I can get my cleaning and vaccuming done without the lil man running around like superman. Once I get him I will run to the grocery for some much needed items. I am making alot of crockpot meals this week with my new cookbook I got at Marshall's in VA. for $5.99!!!

Not much else going on...here is a couple great pictures of lil man before school today. I mean he is mine so of course he is the cutest...but man did he look handsome today especially..I had to take some pics....I said Cody go stand so mommy can take some pics...he said, "Aw mom!"

Maybe it's his hair???? His teacher even commented on how great his hair looked...maybe the curly/spikey look is for him!

One more blog to check out

This is a great blog...she puts pictures of her meals up...which come on lets face it..we all love food! Check it out. Great recipes also!
http://familycorner.blogspot.com/

I am tired...it's late. I hope you all like my new layout. :0) I want to try something I am seeing alot on blogs...posting pictures of my meals or stuff I might cook or projects I do during the day like organizing a cabinet...I think those blogs are really neat. Anyhow..maybe I am just delirious cause I am so tired??? LOL

Night Night

Blogs

So I am addicted to reading other people's blogs. They are just so damn interesting! Of course I have my everyday blogs I follow which is http://domesticaccident.blogspot.com/ this is my friend Lisa. She writes amazingly and I love reading her stuff everyday. My other new favorite is http://blog.cjanerun.com/ she is Mormon and her blog is also amazing. Kelly got me hooked on this one...their family unit is really amazing. Then there is http://www.makingahome-pa.blogspot.com/ this is my friend Amber. She makes the cutest stuff and is such a great down to earth mom. She homeschools her two kids and to me that is amazing in itself. If you get a chance check out these blogs.

Today was pretty uneventful. We did go to Amy's for a playdate. Haylee got a new play play for the backyard that is so nice! Peyton of course loved the slide. Amy..remind me to bring my favorite mug and we can do coffee next time! We also ran to Target. I have to say I do love that store, but it's so damn expensive. I did get my Foam Works soap on sale 3 for $5. So that isn't too bad of a deal. :0)

Knock on wood Cody seems to be coming out of his wild behavior. Don't get me wrong he is still all boy and loves to scream, run and be crazy. At school he is really behaving and listening to the teacher. I hope it continues, although I know he will have some downer days too. He is growing so fast. I cannot believe he will be 5 in Feb! Crazy!

Tomorrow after Peyton leaves Cody and I will head to my mom's house to clean. Then back home for lunch and nap. I do need to get my lazy butt back to the gym. I have been having some real bad neck issues, but need to go at least walk.

I guess that is about all to blab about tonight....

Nighty Night

Election Day

Hope everyone got to get out and vote. Kris dropped our early ballots off this morning first thing. Looks like Obama is going to get the win. I will leave it all in God's hands and hope whoever gets this takes care of our country and honestly has us in his best interest.

I did alot of packing and de-cluttering today. Got the office pretty much done. There is a huge box to burn so hopefully we can do that this week. I hope to start scrapbooking as soon as we get settled at the new place.

My neck is hurting. It has been bothering me for a week or so now. Ibuprofen helps alot but as soon as it wears off the pain is back. I must have pulled something. I might try a heat pad tonight on it.

Not much else going on...it's finally cooling down. My air didnt kick on at all today and I have kept the doors open which is a nice change. I need to go finish laundry and get ready for bed, the baby is back tomorrow and Cody has school.

Night

Monday's......uh

Why am I so blah on Mondays? I mean it's just another day and it's really a gift. My attitude really needs a huge reality check sometimes. I only had the baby for a few hours, Cody had school so I ditched the gym and went to Amy's. He He. Sometimes I just like to chill there, and Amy and I get a chance to catch up. Haylee's 2nd birthday party will be Saturday so we are stoked about it! You should see the playground she got outside! Man Cody is gonna freak!!!

After I got lil man from school we ran Kris's halter monitor back to the cardiologist. They said we will get a call or letter within 10 business days about the results. I pray that everything comes back normal. I don't think I can handle something being wrong with my hubbs. He is my everything.

I have some more packing to do, but again am procrastinating...I need to just DO IT. Good news about my shredding...Kris is making a barrel for us to just burn the stuff in here at home. I keep shredding then my shredder stops and takes over an hour to reset cause the motor gets hot. Piece of poop! So I am just going to make a huge pile and burn it all.

Tonight is bible study and I need to get that reading done, so I'm out...see if I can get some packing done too.

Later

Weekend blabs

So after the puking AND diahrrea stopped with Cody, we were able to make it down our block so Cody did get a little trick or treating in. He of course wanted nothing to do with the actual eating of the candy so at least we didn't have that battle. :0)

Saturday morning he woke up a new boy all happy and himself. He had his first hockey lesson with coach Jim. He loved it. He was out there all by himself and paid attention while some of the other boys were all over the place and acting crazy. He is really into it. He goes so fast...it's amazing since I remember early summer when he was still wobbly and could barely skate. Kris and I are so proud of him.

Saturday night we went to church where as usual I got emotional. Maybe it was because I hadn't been in a couple weeks or maybe the fact when they showed the baptizims it was all young kids and teens...how awesome that God is already working miracles in these kids lives! After church we just came home to hang out. I got Cody's room almost totally packed. Got all the stuff off the walls and Kris has some patching to do in there now. I also got alot of the decor down in the house. My next room is laundry and office. The office will be the worst.

Today we had my sister's baby shower. It turned out really nice, and she was very happy to get all the goodies her friends got her. She is pretty much all set for baby. We think the week of Thankgiving might be the week depending on her bloodpressure and swelling...her ankles look exactly like mine...guess we just swell in my family.

So, after a busy day I am home and tired. My pulled muscle in my neck is really active so after a hot shower I will be taking 800mg Ibuprofen...its the only thing that helps. Here are some pictures...Cody with Robert the dog on Friday night before we went out, and couple from Hockey Saturday.

Goodnight.

Seriously!

So Cody got all dressed in his pj's for school today. They had a pajama party. He got to take blankie and Flopsy too. All was well until I picked him up. Mrs. Tracey met me at the check in table. Here she was holding Cody and Cody grasping on to Flopsy and Blanket. He was as pale as he could get. She said, " he started complaing of his tummy hurting about 20 minutes ago, and wanted you, he wouldnt eat snack or any of the treats." Of course she felt terrible, with it being Halloween and all. :0(

So we got home and he went straight to the toilet and puked a few times. Got him into a cool bath and he sat there quietly playing with a few toys as Peyton tried climbing in too. I let him sit in there for about 10 minutes then got him out got him wrapped and onto the couch he went. He is watching cartoons. He says his tummy is better. Hopefully yacking did the trick. He didnt eat anything at school or junk today so not sure if its just a bug. I know Amy's daughter Haylee has had the runs so maybe its a bug??? Not much I can do about it now. So we wont be going to our Halloween Party tonight. We will take Cody out for a couple minutes if he feels ok then back home and to bed.

Of all days for a little guy to get sick! Poor baby. :0(

Halloween Party at Kelly's

This morning we went to a Halloween Party at Kelly's house. The boys got their costumes on and I painted my face and wore kitty ears. :0) Kelly is such the entertainer. There was tons of goodies for the kids all Halloween themed, and a nice soup and salad sit down dinner for us moms. I always love going to her house...it's so homey and comfy. Anyways the boys had a blast, and now they are crashed of course. It was a great time!

Hump Day

It's already Wednesday yay!!! Sorry, I just look forward to the weekends when Kris is home with us. :0)
Cody had school this morning so Peyton and I ran to get gas..$2.64 gallon! Whooo Hoo! Then to Walmart and the bank. I had to get paper plates for a Halloween Party we are going to tomorrow. Got really cute ones for $1.98 for 20. The party is at Mrs. Kelly's house. Both the boys will go with me, and both be in costume. I was going to buy cat ears at Walmart but they were $4. Call me cheap but I just couldn't justify it. I will come up with something. :0)

So Victor burned 14 cd's of Joyce Meyers for me when I was in VA. She is amazing! If you have never read any of her books or listened to her cd's I highly recommend it. This morning I listened to the sermon on Finances. Getting out of Debt. It was totally God speaking to me. It talked about living above your means, using credit cards for purchases that really are not even necessary and being envious of what others have. It said if you have been doing these things...and living in this fantasy world its time for a huge reality check! That is me! I need that reality check. So...my goal is to work on paying off debt, saving some each month and only buying what is necessary. Hence the $4 I didnt spend on cat ears. :0) Thanks Joyce!

Well the boys are fighting...off to make lunch then naps. Yeah for naptime.

Virginia Beach

Oh man what a blast! I love visiting Emily and her family. We always have such a great time. This time was no different. Cody stayed with Daddy for the whole week so it was just Mommy Time! Emily took me to get SheCrab soup on the beach, we shopped in Williamsburg at the Yankee Candle Outlet...hit other outlet malls in Williamsburg too. I got to watch Victoria dance and cheer also. Emily is the perfect role model for being a mom. She is patient, kind, and understanding. She really is a great mom. I strive to be like that. :0)

Here are some photos from my trip. The picture taken in the car is going under the ocean on a bridge...pretty neat. The Navy ships pass over the tunnel. Scary but cool!

Pumpkin Patch

We visited the pumpkin patch in Chino Valley, AZ a couple weekends ago. It was a blast. Papa came and took Cody into the petting zoo...where I think Papa might have had more fun than Cody. LOL. Here are some cute pictures of Cody in the petting zoo, riding a pony, and a family photo. :0)

Pictures

So...did I tell you about my camera taking a big crap? It did. Back when we went to the cabin, I got water on it, and apparently in it too. Kris took it all apart but it's done for. My friend was nice enough to let me borrow her digital. Her memory stick doesn't fit any of the computers here so I will have to wait until I get home to post any pictures. I have some pumpkin patch ones and I will have a ton from VA. Guess everyone will just have to wait until Monday. So like what the 2 or 3 of you who read this???? LOL

Have a great week!!!

Virginia

I'm here! Mamaw and I made it here safely. The flight went good, and fast since we blabbed and slept some of the way. Supershuttle got us at 2am...not fun..but all in all I am so glad to be here. It's 55 degrees, and chilly. Tonight Em is making yummy enchiladas. Vic dropped me at her work so i got to sit with her and check out her job for an hour...then Victoria had Cheer. She is getting so big and her hair is soooo long!!!

So we are about to eat. I will post some pumpkin patch pictures in a little bit.

Help a friend

So tonight when Cody and I stopped to get the mail Cody got a package! It was an awesome trick or treat bag from Aunt Jen in Colorado! It's so cute and perfect for trick or treating. Please visit her Etsy shop...she is very reasonable and makes awesome stuff! Thanks Aunt Jen!

http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=6125904

Saturday

Don't you just love Saturdays? It is the best day of the week in this house! We got a quote for moving early then off to skating. Cody is being pushed next session for Hockey Tot 1. He has been doing Parent and Me skating for a few months now...he is more than ready. Kris will register him next Saturday while I'm gone. After that off to Peter Piper for some games and pizza. Kris was so cute...he said Saturdays are the best cause I spend it with you both. Awwww he is so cute when he wants to be! Kris even put me down for a nap and tucked me in today! Of course after some much needed mommy and daddy time...he he he

So tonight we are going to a friend's house to see their new baby. It's the daughter of our good friend's Jim and Diane. We love them. They are down from Prescott for the night. After we visit we are all heading out to Bass Pro Shop in Mesa. Burning that gas will suck, but heck it's Saturday night and old friend's are worth it!

I still need to pack. Most the laundry is done. The house is ready except a grocery run I will do tomorrow. Emily's mom called today she will be over tomorrow night so I will get both our boarding passes printed. I am stoked!

Tomorrow morning we are going to the pumpkin patch up in Chino Valley. Should be good times and I will be sure to take some pics. Hope everyone is enjoying their Saturday as well!

Change

Today was a big change for me. I chopped the hair. I actually like it alot. Even more shocking? Kris likes it ALOT! I cried combing through it this morning going through the knots and it just isn't me anymore. Long hair really isn't what I thought it would be. I feel sexy, young and fun with my hair shorter. :0)

Change can be good afterall. :0)

Stuff

Kris and I celebrated our 8yr wedding anniversary yesterday!!! He brought home the most gorgeous roses and a wonderful card. We went to Texas Roadhouse to celebrate...our fav place!
Cody stayed at Grandma's house so we had a nice mommy and daddy night. :0)

Today Kelly came over. She is always a blast to hang out with. She dresses insane. I mean why can't I look cute all the time? She wore jeans a really cute green top and heels! I mean HOT! I strive to be like that! The kids played for a long time, and we ordered pizza and just sat around and relaxed. It was a great day.

We got the rental house! I have to say even though moving sucks and our situation sucks...it is sort of exciting...probably cause we will have a new place, bigger and nicer than here really. The bedrooms are bigger and the floorplan is the bomb. I am very grateful that God put us with tenants who needed us as much as we need them right now in our lives. We sat our front talking with the tenant and all the kids were out riding bikes, all the houses were lit up with Halloween decorations...just a friendly street.

So I am getting ready for Virginia. Not that Kris is totally incompetent but I am making lists and schedules for him to sort of go by, since he isn't home all day. Just stuff mainly for school days. :0) Cody will have pictures at school this next week while I am gone, and conferences. Cody's teacher and I talk daily so there isn't really much to be said, but she knows our concerns and handles Cody wonderfully. Too nice sometimes I think...but hey she is a preschool teacher it's not a job for everyone!

I need to make my list of stuff to take to VA, and get laundry done. First off to get a big Coke and maybe a quick snooze....LOL

Ready to purge

So I have my handy dandy notebook, and I have made lists of rooms to clear out and items to go through. If I dont "love it" it needs to go. My mom wants to have a garage sale and try to make us some extra cash so we will do that middle of November.
Honestly the house part doesnt really bother me it's this office. It's so bad. So many papers, files, and Kris crap! But...I have to start somewhere so I will do alot of shredding tomorrow and then move onto Cody's arts and crafts from school. I think I have pretty much kept everything he brought home so far. I need to keep what is special to me (isnt all of it perfect) and the rest need to go. I am going to make little binders with his school work so I can look back on it.

My mom has me convinced that I need to keep my huge L shaped desk. I was going to sell it and get a cute corner desk. I just feel like this desk is huge and a place for clutter to collect. Make sense? As usual mom and aunt Wanda will take over my house soon and decide what goes and stays. I cant say its not nice to have them here because after they leave I know I will feel good about it all.

Went to cycle this morning at 9:45. Then to mom's to clean. Got that all done. Came back home..to tidy..buyers for the house were in town and wanted to come through again. Then bible study tonight. Now as Kris and Cody snore...as Cody is once again camped out on our floor in his toddler mattress....I am awake on here....

I have the baby all day Wednesday and just the morning on Thursday. Wednesday we will do our weekly trip to the Jensen's for playday. Peyton loves it there. It gives Amy and I time to catch up and just vent about stuff. I do love her. She is so special to me. :0)

I then get my hair done Friday. Whooo Hooo! Been months!!! Saturday is pumpkin patch with Cody...Sunday not sure...Sunday night Jane will come to sleep then we have to be at airport by 3am! Yikes! When I get into VA, Jane and Vic will drop me at Em's work and I will sneek in to Victoria's class and surprise her! Em has lots of fun stuff planned. My one must is the beach. I love VA Beach...so pretty and so much to do!

Toodles.

Stuff

This weekend has been non-stop! Saturday we went and looked at a rental house...boy was it super nice. We decided to take it! The people are awesome, friendly, and glad we will take care of the house. :0) After that we went to Hockey. We missed church because we had a surprise party to go to for my friend Stephanie. She turned 30 this past week. It was a Halloween themed party so Kris and I went as hunters. Turned out pretty cute. The party was tons of fun too.

Sunday I helped my sister do a baby shower at her house for her sister-in-law. It went well and I am excited for my sister's shower in November. She lost her mucus plug so things are moving right along!

Cody was with Aunt Titi (my sister) all Saturday and some of Sunday so needless to say he has passed out in bed. No school tomorrow..as they are on fall break.

So this week will be about purging stuff. My mom and aunt want to come over and help...that could get ugly and scary. I want to get some done before they come take over my house!!!

My dad is excited about us moving because now it focuses my mom off their house and onto ours.

I have the baby tomorrow for a couple hours in the morning then off to cycle. I have finally started dropping slowly, but I'm sure all I ate this weekend and some sodas will make me put it back.

Everyone have a good night.

Getting colder...

So glad it is finally cooling down here. The mornings are beautiful and I can leave the doors open. I am so ready to turn off my air and enjoy $60 electric bills!
Everything is going good here. We think we might have found a nice rental here in Surprise, not too far from here. We are going to look at it on Saturday.

I have Peyton today so the boys are running ragged through the house...tearing it up. I have laundry going, the dishwasher is unloaded. I need to run to Walmart for a few things and the bank. Going to be a pretty low key day!

I took cycle at the gym last night. Burned 966 calories. Amazing! I felt better. I feel strong after that class and I look like I just walked out of the pool! I am quite frustrated with my weight...I have seen no loss in the past month or so. I decided to lower my calories....although yesterday I was too low, especially for what I burned at the gym. I did see 1lb loss since Monday though. :0)

Next week will be busy. I need to get the house taken care of for when I leave. I leave early the 20th and will be gone until 26th. I cannot wait. Mommy needs a vacation!!!

Well better get off here...Cody wants me to choose either a spiderman wallet or a car one.

Have a great Thursday!

Is it Friday yet?

I am so ready for the weekend. This week has been a truly rough one for me. Not only were me and Cody budding heads, but my self-esteem level has dropped so much. I am sort of in a funk. I hate that. It didnt help that aunt flo's plane landed today. Does she really need to come every month to visit?
The scale is moving up. Yes, I workout everyday for at least 45 minutes. I am eating ALOT better. No fast food really...low cal coffee choices...fruits, chicken, veggies, salads....Im just frustrated. I know I am probably gaining some muscle and aunt flo isnt helping the scale numbers...but its just frustrating ya know?

Anyway on to better thoughts...

Tomorrow is Friday! Yay! Saturday is workout, ice skating, lunch then church. Sunday we are taking Cody to the pumpkin festival in Chino Valley. Should be fun. I will have to make sure my camera is working again. I got some water on it at the cabin and ever since its all funky. Kris has it apart right now...thank God for a mechanic hubby.

I have the baby tomorrow so we will drop Cody at school then head to my friends house for a few then return my library books and the grocery, get Cody then home for lunch and naps.

Hope everyone has a great weekend!

Ahhhhh weekends....

Happy Saturday!

I love Saturdays. I get both of my boys all day to myself. Cody had ice skating then we went to lunch with Papa Pillon. After that we ran to the sports store to find mama a new bra since the black eyes are not doing well during workouts. LOL. :0) I found some but not in big booby girl sizes. Bleh!
So there was my Polar F6 in pink sitting right in front of me. I thought they only sold them online...well I was wrong. Kris said get it. I was thrilled! I knew he was going to get me one for our anniversary but didn't realize today!!! I love it. Got it all programmed. The chest strap is comfy too.
Kris then was determined to support the Tatas so he drove me to Mervyns..where I did find a bra 20% off. So yay me! So now I have my Polar and my new bra. :0)

Tonight was church, dinner then home. Cody went to bed early so mama and daddy spent some much needed time alone. Hubba Hubba! Then daddy passed out snoring and here is mama blogging. LOL.

Tomorrow Cody and I will go to the gym since I didn't today and ate like crap. :0( Then I want to take Cody to pick out his Halloween Costume with a coupon I have. We will see what he chooses. Then tomorrow night we have dinner at a friends house from Bible Study. I cannot wait...she makes amazing food and her house is so comfy. Should be lots of us there and be a blast.

Off to dream land...

Finding my way....

I think I am doing really well with my exercise and eating this week. So far the transition of food for our family has gone very smooth. Whole wheat instead of white. Skim instead of 1%. Its gradual but working. I have really kicked it up a notch at the gym this week too. Yesterday I walked 2 miles and then did my gravity class. Which my muscles are now starting to hurt so that means tomorrow I will be a little sore. Sore is good. :0)
Tonight I did 2 more miles on treadmill and yoga class. Ok note to self.....next time dont work out before....I was still sweating from my walk so it made it a sweaty adventure. Some of the positions were crazy! Headstands...crazy stuff, but cool. Hopefully one day I will be able to do them.

Tonight was Garlic Lemon chicken over brown rice. I served sliced peaches over cottage cheese for a side. Everyone cleaned their plates so it must have been good!

Tomorrow I have the baby again all day. I am going to a cycle class at 845am if I can walk. :0) Then to my friends house for a playdate. :0) Boys will then take naps, and me too!

Not sure what dinner will be tomorrow night.....maybe another chicken dish? Hmmm I will have to let you know what I decide tomorrow.

Goodnight....my book and bed are calling!

~Wifey things~

Got all my wifey things done today. I still have a few loads of laundry staring at me, but because of our time advantage plan I cannot restart the laundry until 7pm. I also got the grocery done. Thanks to my great friend Kelly I have 4 chicken meals away in the freezer. All I have to do is take them out and throw in the crockpot. Thanks Kelly!

We got an offer on the house today. It's not too shabby considering what we listed it at. Now we just play the waiting game. Meanwhile the house will stay cleaned and pretty in case anyone else comes to look.

I have the baby tomorrow and Thursday. I will need to run to Walmart for a few things like trash bags, toilet cleaner, paper towels and toilet paper. I am not sure if I should go to Walmart or go cheaper and go to like Big Lots? I guess I will see what coupons I have for these items then decide. My Walmart is a disaster here. It's dirty and so busy. There is a new one but its farther and I cannot see wasting gas.

Off to see if my shredder still works...I have a whole huge garbage bag full of things to be shred.

Home sweet Home

We got home today around 2pm. It was a great trip. We caught so many! I have tons of frozen trout in my freezer. Cannot wait to eat that! I think everyone had such a great time. Coming back home to 100 degree temps sucked, but I am back adjusted. Hey I was born and raised it's easy to adjust when you are so used to it.

Tomorrow Kris is home. That will be nice. I am doing laundry, hitting the grocery, and the gym. I ate way too bad this weekend and need to get back on track. I have some great recipes from a friend I am trying this week. Should be easy and healthy. :0) I am declaring tomorrow "Healthy home Day". I will be going through the pantry and fridge to get rid of any bad stuff. I will keep the occasional treats for Cody as I cannot see taking everything away from him at once.

I am tired and ready for bed....I need to switch loads before I fall into bed. Here are some neat pictures from this weekend. One is of some sort of catepillar we found. He had spikes on him...very cool looking. :0)

Goodnight....