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Sweet Tooth!

2010-06-17T20:57:00.000-07:00

Hey All - I know I know my blogging sucks right now. Not into that much anymore. Things are good working a lot . The boys have a couple of weeks off right now so we have been enjoying the weather and going to the pool a lot. All Drew says is I wanna go to the poo... so cute. So I need some tips- I have a major problem- I have been trying to lose some weight but I have a major sweet tooth. I signed up for weight watchers online and it has been going well until I get to about 8pm at night I start craving every sweet thing in sight. I save some points for this of course but it hasn't been cutting it and I have been over doing it. So frustrating to do really good all day then screw it all up late at night. I know I just need to get rid of the sweets all together but it seems to be my biggest battle- any tips from any of my sweet tooth friends?

Surprise!

2010-05-17T06:46:00.000-07:00

So I came home from Amsterdam yesterday to find that my wonderful husband went to get the boys haircuts and came home with pink and blue hair! My oldest was 2 cool to pose for me but I got one of Drew- it all washed out in the bath came to find out it was just tinted hair gel. I really never know what I will find when I come home!

Wait! I have a blog????

2010-05-03T08:20:00.000-07:00

Well 2010 is definitely not been a blogging year for me- I'm still here hopefully I can get on the blog band wagon again here. Things are good - we have beautiful weather in Minnesota right now. I have a happy husband because his race car is up and running again- The kids are enjoying being able to play out side and school will be done with this school year before we know it! Still busy passing out peanuts and pretzels at work and loving it.
Today marks my start date as a flight attendant 11 years ago. I can not believe how quickly it has gone by! I feel blessed that I found something that I love to do and plan on doing it for another 30 some years (even after I win the lotto).

I Started my training for a half marathon this year!!!!! I really lost my spunk over the winter but I am slowly getting it back- Planning on doing a half marathon in Vegas in Dec if anybody wants to do it with me (hint hint Erin)!!!! My awesome MIL is doing it as well she is a machine!!!
So just a little update I will post some new pics soon Drew has a nasty bruise on his face so waiting for that to go away.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

2010-01-01T10:54:00.000-08:00

HERES TO HOPING EVERYONE HAS A FABULOUS 2010!!!!

Looky Looky

2009-12-15T15:04:00.000-08:00

Okay most of you know I am a major bargain hunter.... I frequent thrift stores weekly and find some great things. It's unbelievable sometimes what people get rid of! So I kinda have a addiction to this whole thing but I am usually buying to sell things so it's like a little high. So Drew had a Dr. Appt today and the office is right by my favorite thrift store which I swear I had no plans on going to today but it was 25% off day and I was right around the corner so you know I kinda had to go and boy am I glad I did - so just wanted to brag about what I got today cause I get so excited about this stuff I figured the blog was the perfect place to share... So I have my certain areas in the store that I always look at the place is huge so it would be impossible to go through the whole store (heaven) unless I was going to spend the whole day in there. I don't usually look at the purses but I swear I am psychic about this stuff last week I went to 3 different areas to look and see if they had 3 different items-
1. A Chi flat iron - CHECK
2. JUICY COUTURE Sweatsuit- CHECK
3. Big Star Jeans - CHECK

So anyways I am always Leary about purses there are a ton of knock offs floating around and I have never been too big on purses. I own 3 coach purses and I am pretty happy with that. So I found a burberry which I thought was fake 2 louis vuitton purses which I am praying are fake and a Prada bag which I wasn't sure about. I need to start studying purses. But I did find a Dooney & Bourke purse which I knew right away was the real thing - I had sold one for one of my friends recently on ebay. Soooo I will probably sell it but I might use it for a little while first =) While I was checking out at the counter I noticed a watch that looked familiar and got myself a polar heartrate monitor watch for running- it's the lowest model but still I have been wanting one but not wanting to spend the 100 bucks for it. So super happy - sometimes its hit or miss but it's so much fun when its a hit!
BTW I got both these things for $19 bucks !!!!

Pizza Night

2009-12-09T06:39:00.001-08:00

Steve had a domestic moment last night and since that is so rare of a moment documentation was needed. He wanted to teach the kids how to make home ec pizza - or so he liked to call it so he sent me off in the storm to shop. Good thing Target is only a mile away. SO we woke up this morning to NO SCHOOL! Our first snow day cause we got ourselves a blizzard. BRRRRRRR

Just one of those days part 2

2009-11-26T18:31:00.000-08:00

No I didn't have a round 2 today actually today was a great Thanksgiving. I was on call and I did not get called for one. I got a extra $100 dollars for being on call today to stay home and cook! Woo hoo- the turkey came out good and so did everything else! So long story short yesterday before we met the locksmith I suggested to my husband trying the new key to see if it would work. Well I was told No that's not going to work yada yada yada ect. so we had the car towed to the house tonight Steve took the steering column apart decided he was going to the junk yard tomorrow and going to replace the whole thing. Well while it was sitting on my kitchen counter I decided to try the key guess what it turned- So now it's back in the car and working fine and feels so good to be right- sometimes it wouldn't hurt my husband to take my suggestions just cause I don't know everything about cars doesn't mean I am wrong. LOL Hope everyone had a great Turkey day!

Just one of those days

2009-11-25T22:29:00.000-08:00

Have you ever had one of those days where everything seemed to go against you. That was my day today! It started with waking up late with a headache but I'm tough I'm a Mom we deal.

So today was Grandparents day at school and Steve's mom's back went out so she had to miss it. So I got the kids off on the bus then called the school because I couldn't remember what time it started - 9:30 and it's 9:15 so I threw some clothes on put my un brushed hair in a bun and out the door. Well that part of my day was good the kids sang and Derek even had a solo it was too cute! Oh and can you believe they sang GOD BLESS THE USA- so not political correct and I loved it! We made some crafts and picked up some lunch went home had to get Drew take him to speech. So all is well so far besides my hair.

So sometimes I get errands done while Drew is at Speech. I ran to Super Target to buy last minute Thanksgiving food items. Get in my car and realize my key is broken. Yep it broke inside the key thing. Well now I am in panic mode cause I have 15 minutes before I need to get Drew I considered trying to run to Therapy since it was only a couple of miles but of course my high heeled boots changed my mind- So I called Steve thank god he didn't have to work today . Told him to rush and come get me and Drew so of course we are late but only a few minutes which stresses me out I hate being late. We go home to get some tools, a spare key and find a babysitter for the kids cause we don't know how long it will be. Well I found my spare key keychain but guess what no key- What the heck? I still don't know have no recollection. So maybe it's in my car ??? I call Nissan to see if I can get a new key as a back up just in case it's not. So we go back to Target- No key to be found and Steve can't get the broken key out so we figure better try a locksmith. So we go home again and call a locksmith he says it's going to be about 100 bucks. So Steve goes off to meet the locksmith and I go off to borrow a car from one of our friends to go to Nissan to get a key made. So long story short- I got a key made. My friend took me and Drew to my car and the locksmith is working on it so the kids and I all hang out in Steve's truck. Well Derek being the 7 year old that he is was messing around in Steve's truck before I got there and had turned it off but left the lights on so guess what yep dead battery - I'm starting to laugh now it's been about 5 hours since this all started. So we ended up with my car is still sitting in Target's parking lot because the locksmith couldn't fix it we are going to have to get it towed in the morning and Steve is going to work his mechanic magic- a jumpstart and I still have a headache. So hopefully tomorrow is BETTER - I will be Thankful for a uneventful day HOPEFULLY!

School Pic!

2009-11-24T09:11:00.000-08:00

Just got Drew's first ever school pics! Can't believe they even do it at his age! At least he is smiling! I forgot to order Dereks pictures so I am getting a bad mom award from that one although they do school pics again in March (hmmm why?) so will have to do them then.

Blog slacker

2009-11-21T08:00:00.000-08:00

So I know I have been a slacker lately- I seem to have more things that I want to do than I have time for. Just a short post on what we have been up to. The boys are doing good. Drew is loving school and we have seen big changes since he started.
Derek has a love/hate relationship with First grade- loves the fun stuff but not the school stuff. Derek has been busy getting ready for Grandparents day on Wednesday at the school. They do a play and songs for all the Grandparents should be lots of fun! Steve has been busy with painting and working on his car (oh boy) and no he still hasn't let me drive it but he did let my mom drive it- Whats up with that?
I have been being integrated these last few days into the Delta culture. It's interesting to see how different we really are and it's kinda nice to let your hair down. Northwest has always been professional by the book pretty conservative and Delta is a little more fun and let's have cocktails after work- kinda strange but good- I haven't even begin to think about Thanksgiving let alone Christmas- gotta start pulling out my good ol Paula Deen recipes- if your gonna eat all that food you might as well do it RIGHT!!!!

My BABY IS 7!

2009-10-25T21:12:00.000-07:00

Today was my first born's 7th birthday. I can't believe Derek is 7! Before I know it he will be 14 well just feeling a lil nostalgic and looking through some baby pics and since I am a total blog SLACKER these days I thought it would be the perfect opportunity to share!

Derek has always been a pretty happy kid

and a little bit of a ham

and more of a ham
hmmm he is definitely not getting that from his MOM!

Are we seeing a pattern here- yep he is a wild crazy kid sometimes but he has a soft side too and is a great big brother ummm 85% of the time.....ok so I'm sure I could find a pic without crazy eyes but it is kinda funny

Drew broke one of his new toys about 5 minutes out of the box today and his response was that's okay Drew accidents happen- Bubba's not mad and gave him a hug - they are so sweet sometimes...

So Grandpa and Grandma from California made a special trip out for Derek's birthday weekend. Derek was so excited to have them here he can't wait until Mom will let him fly alone to California to visit (Mom is still not quite ready for that one)

Derek decided to have a ice skating party which turned out great! The kids had a blast and I didn't have to clean up the mess! It was a little nerve racking because a few of the kids didn't know how to skate but we had lots of help and everything turned out great! One lil minor injury - thank goodness no broken bones! Pics too come I left my camera in my car and now it's almost midnight and COLD- Yeah I know I am a wimp.

Note to self

2009-09-29T10:02:00.000-07:00

So I just asked Steve to get the Halloween stuff down so I get put the costumes from last year on ebay from the attic. I told him oh if you see any 3T clothing up there for Drew get them down but I could have sworn I did it before summer- Note to self
before going school shopping for Drew make sure I have all the clothes out of the attic there was 5 boxes of 3T clothing up there- oops! Drew's dresser is already full now I have a new huge stack of clothing to find a home for! Guess I didn't really need to buy all those new clothes after all!!!!

Just my boys =)

2009-09-28T16:14:00.000-07:00

Nope we did not get a dog this our next door neighbors house we just borrow him when Drew needs some "puppy time"

We made a recent trip to Wisconsin so Steve could race his car finally

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September Days

2009-09-21T06:46:00.000-07:00

Well I can't seem to stop and smell the roses these days. School has started and we are busy I have flown 8 days out of the last 10 so that always makes home life more chaotic. Derek is in full day school now it is so strange not having him in the house all day! The day is a little long for him but he is adjusting slowly but surely. Drew is going to school every morning for a few hours. A bus picks him up at the house it is so cute he gets so excited when he sees the bus. Drew turned 3 on Friday- I was flying so we celebrated last night with Steve's mom and Wade. Still running but I must admit I am not as consistent as I once was and I have a 10k coming up that I am no where ready for.

Just for fun

2009-09-08T12:31:00.001-07:00

Just to see how much Derek has grown from last year to this year here is a side by side of both first days of school. I am hoping to catch the hopping off the bus this year too!

1st grade!

2009-09-08T11:51:00.000-07:00

Derek started 1st grade today ! He is gone from 9-4! The house seems so quiet with just me and Drew. The time fly's so quickly! Drew will be starting school tomorrow and a bus will be picking him up right at the house! I am going to have a empty house for a few hours every morning- now that will take some time to get used too. I plan on using my time well- grocery shopping has become very challenging with Drew lately so I can definitely use my time there and running! I have been trying to figure out how I would find the time for longer runs and now I have it! Things have been busy and lots of changes coming our way! Drew will also be starting speech therapy tomorrow and we have started him on a special diet which is a huge challenge in itself.

I love this pic- it's just a snap shot of Derek taking care of his little brother - they may not get along all the time but Derek is always looking out for him.

Pancakes on the first day of school have become a tradition. Derek actually did most of the prep work and flipping with just a little help from Mom.

Here's Drew enjoying his "special pancakes"

Off to the bus stop- Drew had his back pack on for practice =)

Finally beginning!

2009-08-24T06:55:00.001-07:00

I am so happy Drew will be starting speech therapy today! We have been on a waiting list for a couple of months so we are finally in! Just hoping I like the therapist and Drew does too! He is very delayed in his speech right now so hoping to speed things up and get this little guy talkin!

Letting things go

2009-08-23T03:53:00.000-07:00

Ahhhh why is it so hard to let some things go? I always try to focus on the positive and push the negative aside but sometimes the negative just pushes it's way back. I don't want it there I want it to go away! I just got my first complaint letter in 10 years - the 2 things written in the letter were things out of my control but it doesn't matter it bugs me so much that this woman left my flight with the perception that me and my crewmembers were not good employees. I know I take things to personally and I have a stack of good letters but this letter will follow me around the rest of my career - the good and the bad stay in your file forever! So my goal that I set to never have a bad letter will never be accomplished. Sorry just venting I am hoping blogging about it will help me let it go.

Still here

2009-08-19T18:11:00.000-07:00

Okay friends and family
I am still here= have not felt like blogging much just got a lil burned out but I am positive I will be up and running soon! HUGS!!!!

Wordless Wednesday

2009-07-29T14:43:00.001-07:00

Another 5k and a new start!

2009-07-23T09:21:00.000-07:00

Well just did my second 5K last night! Sorry no pics this time! Steve and the boys were going to come I left early and they were going to meet us at the finish line but on our way there was a ton of traffic because unknowingly to me there was a parade before the run! So thousands of people and chaos - not a good recipe for a 2 year old and 6 year old . So I called Steve and told him to stay home - will have to pick a more low key less publicized race. There was tons of runners! Over 5000! It was a little too much usually when you start running things start to spread out and there's not herds of runners - not this one I was running in a herd the whole time! We still had fun and it was a fun run- all the people that came to watch the parade were cheering on the streets of course it was hot and humid I can not wait to race in the fall! I was feeling sluggish the whole race so not expecting to better my time but I did! Guess training is paying off! So my first time was 31:35 My second time was 30:57 - baby steps I guess! I'm happy with my time though! At the end of the race we lost Carol's friend Jenny it took us over an hour to find her!

Oh and hey Kelly turned me on to a great website called Dailyburn.com it keeps track of your calories, fat , protein and carbs and gives you a realistic time to get to your goal weight - I'm tired of feeling blah and just want to feel good in my clothes again so its time to get serious stop talking about it and do it! If anybody wants to do it add me as a motivator and we can keep track of each other my username is Babyhex. I need all the help I can get being accountable.

Flashback Friday

2009-07-17T14:12:00.000-07:00

Have a Rocken Weekend Everyone!

Can I go to bed yet?

2009-07-15T14:46:00.000-07:00

Some days I just want to go running back to bed and put the covers over my head.
Today I was a flying golf ball at my head subject (Derek) My ipod submerged in water (Drew) a clean kids room destroyed in a matter of minutes over looking over a lost DS game (Derek and his buddy Tucker) . Then after I made them clean it up I discovered everything pushed under the bed. Having to clean the fish tank that I hate and never wanted and that I was promised I would never have to clean because I couldn't stand looking at it anymore- anyone know if those algae fish kill goldfish? Okay Okay so today was not our best day for sure taking a deep breath and putting on my helmet for the rest of the day (flying golf balls / toys/ whatever) and thinking a glass of wine may solve my evening chaos.......

Wordless Wednesday

2009-07-15T08:49:00.001-07:00

Drew's first date!

2009-07-14T10:38:00.000-07:00

Well just got back from the free movies! Drew took a date Miss McKenzie. He even got her popcorn! They had fun Horton Hears a Who!

Free Kid Movies!

2009-07-12T20:31:00.000-07:00

Hey wanted to pass this on!!!!!
Regal Theaters has free movies for kids and parents on Tuesdays and Wednesdays through out the summer! They have them all over the US so check it out! Free is always better!

http://www.regmovies.com/nowshowing/familyfilmfestivalschedule.aspx

4th of July pics

2009-07-10T16:46:00.000-07:00

We had a great time over the fourth of July I was able to get rid of my trip that had me completely gone over the holiday to just having to work that morning....
We went to our friend, neighbor, babysitters house for her party.

Just wanted to share

2009-07-09T11:32:00.000-07:00

I am on a trip right now- its a military charter which will explain the pic below and the toys that I borrowed =) Having a blast and I get paid to be here! Can't get any better =) The first pic is blurry from the humidity down here in the South- Crazy!

Craziness- Crazy kids Crazy husband!

2009-07-03T08:18:00.000-07:00

So yesterday when I got home from my trip I was greeted with this posted on my fridge
NICE RIGHT? I'll get right on this honey since I am getting home at 11 oclock at night and just worked at 12 hour day. No hey thanks for taking the time to put dinner in the crockpot I did the dishes honey= CRAZY HUSBAND
This was written in 1955 and it should stay there!!!!

The good wife's guide

* Have dinner ready. Plan ahead, even the night before, to have a delicious meal ready on time for his return. This is a way of letting him know that you have be thinking about him and are concerned about his needs. Most men are hungry when they get home and the prospect of a good meal is part of the warm welcome needed.

Hmmm like all the times I have dinner ready and he has came home to tell me his already eaten????

* Prepare yourself. Take 15 minutes to rest so you'll be refreshed when he arrives. Touch up your make-up, put a ribbon in your hair and be fresh-looking. He has just been with a lot of work-weary people.

I'm pretty sure this one would go unnoticed

* Be a little gay and a little more interesting for him. His boring day may need a lift and one of your duties is to provide it.

yeah this whole thing is gay

* Clear away the clutter. Make one last trip through the main part of the house just before your husband arrives. Run a dustcloth over the tables.

it never goes away 2 children to put it all back as soon as it gets put away

* During the cooler months of the year you should prepare and light a fire for him to unwind by. Your husband will feel he has reached a haven of rest and order, and it will give you a lift too. After all, catering to his comfort will provide you with immense personal satisfaction.

hmmmm sorry honey we don't have a fireplace- NEXT

* Minimize all noise. At the time of his arrival, eliminate all noise of the washer, dryer or vacuum. Encourage the children to be quiet.

Children QUIET? HMMMM NEXT

* Be happy to see him.
* Greet him with a warm smile and show sincerity in your desire to please him.
* Listen to him. You may have a dozen important things to tell him, but the moment of his arrival is not the time. Let him talk first - remember, his topics of conversation are more important than yours.
* Don't greet him with complaints and problems.
* Don't complain if he's late for dinner or even if he stays out all night. Count this as minor compared to what he might have gone through at work.

Yeah I will do a little more than complain if he decides to stay out all night

* Make him comfortable. Have him lean back in a comfortable chair or lie him down in the bedroom. Have a cool or warm drink ready for him.
NEXT!!!

* Arrange his pillow and offer to take off his shoes. Speak in a low, soothing and pleasant voice.
* Don't ask him questions about his actions or question his judgment or integrity. Remember, he is the master of the house and as such will always exercise his will with fairness and truthfulness. You have no right to question him.
* A good wife always knows her place.

YES MASTER WHATEVER YOU SAY!!!!!

Okay so that's the crazy husband. Here's the crazy kid Drew woke up sometime in the middle of the night- found Derek's bubble tape bubble gum and put a huge wad in his mouth then climb into bed with us and fell asleep. At about 4 am I here him whining to find sticky pink stuff all over him. It took me a while to figure out what it was. Then thank God for google- the only thing I could remember was icecubes which was not going to work on a 2 years olds face. The other options were baby oil and peanut butter- I chose baby oil and thank goodness it worked- it's still in his hair though- hopefully I can get it out today otherwise we may have to shave his head again. GOOOD TIMES!!!!!

Monday Challenge! Week 2

2009-06-29T19:56:00.000-07:00

Okay Week 2! My no soda has been going well I have slipped a couple of times but it was just a sip or two of Steve's soda and the one chug out of the bottle- So now this week I was going to try and give up my coffee which actually I have been cutting back lately think it has something to do with it being hot outside but somehow a bottle of my beloved sugar free french vanilla coffeemate made it in the grocery cart today so am going to put that one off a week or two or three......
So now my new goal is to sleep at least 7 hours a night! I have a bad habit of staying up and cleaning or doing laundry or internet time when the house is quiet (middle of the night) I think I average 5-6 hours a sleep half the week and I am thinking maybe if I am more rested I will have more energy to get everything done instead of waiting for the middle of the night to do it. Of course some nights are impossible due to my job ( red eye all nighter flights) like last night and maybe that's why I am so obsessed with sleep today because when I got home from work this morning I was woken up about 20 times by the kids
So so far week 1 was to give up soda
week 2 - to get enough sleep!
Hopefully in 6 more weeks I will have 8 lifestyle changes that make my life healthier and happier!
Well better go to sleep if I am going to make this work!

My first 5K!!!!!!!!!

2009-06-27T11:34:00.000-07:00

Well I woke up bright and early this morning to do my first 5k! It was a great experience and a big accomplishment for me!
So my photographer ( Carol's significant other) missed me at the finish line so I only have a pic of after wards but hey there's always next time right? I guess I was just too fast for him- ha ha.
So out of 572 people running I was the 289th person to cross the finish line! Woo hoo I wasn't last. I only had 2 goals not to be last and to run the whole thing which I did both!
It had been storming on and off this morning so we got a hot and muggy run while I was running I was just hoping it would start to rain again to cool off but no luck until after the race of course! So my final time was 31:35 ! I was hoping for under 30 but I am still very happy with my time- I had been doing it at home in 34 minutes so it was a definite improvement- hoping to sign up for a couple of more 5K's in July and start training to do a 10K in the fall!

Here's me Carol and Jenny afterwards- it had just rained so we are not as sweaty as we look! LOL

And here's Carol my awesome mom in law -this was also her first 5K- I am so glad she decided to do it with me! She rocked it at 38:22!

Anchorage

2009-06-22T14:40:00.000-07:00

Well I just got back from Anchorage yesterday and had a great trip! It's really a layover that I enjoy getting. I went on a run on the coastal trail and just wanted to share a snap shot of my views

also on my run I saw this!

Well not really but it did say watch out for bears and moose thankfully they did not feel like getting up with me that morning --he's stuffed BTW and in a store and it was on my way to the market place which has these amazing corn fritters with honey butter- the two things I have to get in Anchorage is Corn fritters (not so good for the diet) and Halibut which I had a amazing dinner with my crew the night before of blackened halibut and veggies (forgot my camera for that! ) but here's the corn fritters good thing I ran!

I also found BOBA tea! My favorite Cali treat well I have a few favs but I can not get it in Minnesota I always get excited when I find it on a trip- so far just Cali, Hawaii, Indianapolis and Anchorage! My fav is the Taro tea- well that's it hope you enjoyed!

Monday Challenge!

2009-06-22T06:39:00.000-07:00

Okay my fellow bloggers! I have decided to try and make a small lifestyle change each week that will help me start living a healthier lifestyle! So every Monday I will make a post that will be my challenge for the week. My goal is to keep this going for 8 Mondays and at the end of that have 8 lifestyle changes that I have made.
Okay so I am going to give up Diet Coke this week! That's pretty much the only soda I drink so the challenge is really to give up soda. I have been saying I was going to do this for years - I'm not a huge Soda Drinker just about 1 a day so I am hoping it won't be so bad. So does anyone want to join me? Make your own challenge and tell me what your lifestyle change is! Can be a big change or little change- whatever you want!

Flashback Friday

2009-06-19T06:29:00.001-07:00

I need a vacation

Pay it forward!

2009-06-17T19:16:00.000-07:00

Okay well now it's my turn for pay it forward. I actually signed up for 2 (Kelly and Grandma Mac's_ ) so come on folks! I know you want too! Okay so I just received Kelly's pay it forward in the mail and loved it. As most of you know I am training for my first 5k (10 days OMG! ) Kelly not only inspired me too do this (she is marathon woman) she motivated me too and helped me find a program to go by and gave me some great tips- Thanks Kelly! One day I hope to be able to do the Boston Marathon with her! So Kelly send me a great CD with some good tunes to listen to for my ipod! This is just what I needed so I am excited to run tomorrow with some new beats! She also sent me a Runner's World magazine with a great article on training for a 5k! So most of us know how this pay it forward thing works by now but if you dont heres the rules.

The exchange focuses on doing an act of kindness without expecting anything in return other than that the recipient will, in their turn, pass the kindness along and pay it forward in their own way. This is how it works… I am going to do some act of service, or something fun, inspiring or uplifting for the first 3 blog owners who post a comment on this entry (please leave your email address if I don’t already have it). In turn you will then post about this on your blog, link to me, then send something to the first three people who sign up to play along through your blog. If those who respond to you are local, you can do something in person for them, or you can send something you made, bought, were given or found. No biggie--just do something that will make the person smile. And remember that kindness doesn’t have to involve money; there are untold ways to help others every single day, everywhere you go - just look around!

http://seemommyrun.blogspot.com/

Okay, first 3 people to comment.

2009-06-16T08:17:00.000-07:00

Well I have had a long week and it's only Tuesday! It is summer now so I have been flying ALOT which when your accustomed to not working so much it wears you out when you have too! Also last night I came home to Steve buzzing Drew's hair- I love his long hair =( Of course he couldn't finish cause Drew wouldn't sit still so now it is only half done and looks crazy. So today is my only day off this week and I will be enjoying it cleaning my house! Oh the fun never ends just hoping that someone is looking out for me and gives me a Honolulu trip this week- I am desperate for a break! We did have some excitement with Drew he went to the potty for the first time! He has not been interested at all so I am hoping this is the beginning of no more diapers! Derek has been having a great time in Florida with Grandma and Grandpa and his cousins. They have been busy swimming and playing pool. My parents rented a house so they are in heaven. I asked Derek yesterday if he was ready to come home yet and he said NO Way ! No fair its too fun here. So I guess he is not homesick yet.
My mom sent some pics that she took

Flashback Friday

2009-06-12T07:06:00.000-07:00

Since Derek has just left us for 9 whole days I thought it only appropriate that he be my subject for Flashback Friday! We miss you already! Don't feel to sorry for him he went to Orlando with my mom and dad and is hanging out with his cousins and going to the happiest place on earth!

A day of last's and a day of first's

2009-06-11T21:02:00.000-07:00

So today was a last for Derek and a first for Drew

Derek's big milestone today is he will never be a kindergartner again! Woo Hoo bring on the homework 1st grader! Derek was cute this morning he said he wanted to look extra handsome for the last day of school and like a gentleman.....hmmmmm wonder where this is coming from hopefully it's not to impress a older girl!

Our other first was Drew's first shiner- its even darker now wonder what it will look like in the morning. Unfortunately no funny story here just swung open a kitchen cabinet that swung right unto his eye- Ouch thank goodness he's okay though and of course Mommy had to document it!

Wordless Wednesday-

2009-06-10T16:56:00.001-07:00

I finished my training!

2009-06-07T17:27:00.000-07:00

So I officially just finished my training program which means I am ready to do my 5k ! I am really excited and already have crazy things going on in my head on what I will do next! My only goal for the first race is to finish and not be last! So here I come I still have 2 weeks to improve my time which I'm hoping I can do. WOO WOO

Flashback Friday

2009-06-05T17:41:00.001-07:00

Here's a pic of Derek in his first magazine spread! Steve had sent in a pic of him to this magazine and the next month bam there he is! Derek hates this pic already! LOL

Happy Birthday Erin

2009-06-02T08:06:00.000-07:00

BOYS

2009-06-01T15:42:00.000-07:00

So we live in a great neighborhood with lots of kids. Lots of Boys. Crazy boys. I am not so sure if I was brought up to raise boys. Destructive crazy dirt loving boys. I can handle mine one on one but put them in a pack and it's all out madness. My sweet 6 year old lil man becomes obnoxious and bratty as soon as his friends are around. They are all old enough to know what's right and wrong so why do I have to constantly yell and remind them to behave. .... throwing rocks at our windows- not Derek or he would be in his room right now. Kicking Drew and leaving a mark- not Derek again or he would still be in his room. Disrespecting our things the list goes on and on. I know Derek is not perfect but if he acts like this at others peoples houses I would be horrified. I'm venting and annoyed that everyone likes to send their destructive kids to our house. I try to send Derek over to their houses and they are usually back to our house in 5 minutes with a couple of exceptions hmmmmm maybe we should move into a neighborhood with all girls (they have cooties)

Sprinkler Sunday

2009-05-31T10:05:00.000-07:00

This morning has been fun so far. Well after our run - yep Derek and Drew went with me. Derek on his bike and Drew in the stroller - didn't go so well no jogging stroller and pushing a 30 pound kid while running I gave up after a mile and we went to the park instead. So hopefully Steve can stop working for 40 minutes so I can try again today. After the park we played outside with some neighbor kids for a while. Then the sprinklers came on - I think I am going to have to deal with soaked clothes for a couple of months- Drew here's those sprinkler's and goes running.

Flashback Friday

2009-05-29T08:42:00.001-07:00

Derek and his friend Conner in their fort - I think they were four here

I love this pic of Drew the cone is almost the same size as him!

Adventures at the neighborhood park

2009-05-25T12:51:00.001-07:00

So last night our neighborhood had some excitement- The kids and I were sleeping but Steve caught a little of the action. Some kids (I'm assuming- unless its the neighbor who got sick of seeing a porta potty out of their window) started the porta potty on fire - the whole thing burnt to the ground so of course Derek had to go investigate this morning and since it's right by the park we had to play too.

Here's a pic of Derek and our neighbor Tucker goofing off this afternoon ( no boat in site)

Happy Memorial Day!

2009-05-25T07:49:00.000-07:00

Hope everyone has a great Memorial Day! I am home for now waiting to see if I will fly or not so we will just be staying close to home today. Lucky for us we have a awesome neighborhood where everyone likes to hang out and bbq and have bonfires. Pics to come later!

I have no idea!

2009-05-20T16:08:00.000-07:00

I messed up my blog so will try to work on it when I have time- arrrrg
Okay I fixed it Thanks to a helpful blogger on the blogger help group!

Wordless Wednesday

2009-05-20T13:46:00.000-07:00

Minnesota Roots

2009-05-16T16:42:00.000-07:00

Not sure when it happened but I think Derek is officially a Minnesota boy. He will always be able to say that he was born in Cali but with words like Mom where's the pop? and Dontcha? Hmmmm Picks up those kind of things from the midwest kids. I don't think he will be able to hide his MN roots. I have heard that I have gotten a MN accent as well but I refuse to believe it. I was down in the South a few days ago and seem to pick up a southern twang so it's just where I am at the time. I'm still a valley girl at heart.

100 Posts!

2009-05-08T10:41:00.001-07:00

Wow so I can't believe I have already hit 100! I think I must have more to talk about then I think I do! Have a great day everyone!

Flashback Friday!

2009-05-08T07:55:00.000-07:00

Our lil computer Junkie

BASEBALL!

2009-05-07T20:26:00.000-07:00

Tonight was Derek's first practice! He had a blast! There was a smudge on my camera lens that I did not figure out until I got home but oh well- plenty of more practices and games to come.
Steve's the Head Coach ( Go figure!)

Drew was pretty bummed that he could not play with the big boys- Thank goodness for snacks and parks !

Finally!

2009-05-07T08:28:00.000-07:00

This morning has been great so far! Had a great run before the kids woke up. My coffee is especially hitting the spot this morning ( Thanks to Coffee Mate) and I just discovered my first tulip bloomed! I love spring time- now I don't have much of a green thumb so I get really excited when my flowers come in because it means I must of done something right! Hope everyone has a fantastic day!

My Little Big Boy- Wordless (well kinda ) Wednesday

2009-05-06T05:48:00.000-07:00

My oldest Derek is growing up so fast!

Boys and thier Toys

2009-05-02T21:07:00.000-07:00

So Steve rented this truck with a bucket for a painting job. Of course he had to come home and play with it with the boys and give me a heart attack. I refused to go up in the bucket- not my idea of a good time!

Training update and Milestone!

2009-05-02T16:35:00.001-07:00

Well I am at the end of my 5th week of training for my 5K . I am kinda surprised that I have completed each week even the week I was sick and had a sinus infection. I reached a major milestone today! My last session this week was to run 20 minutes with no walking - I was pretty sure I could not do it because up until now it has not had me run for longer that 5 minutes which I am usually huffing and puffing at the 4 minute mark so 5 to 20 minutes is a little bit of a stretch for me. I even possibly thought that maybe the writer of this plan made a mistake and put this in the wrong week- or maybe not.
So I started my run with the wrong attitude- instead of I think I can it was I don't think I can I pretty much had decided it was not possible before even trying. So I started my run and at about 3 minutes my side ache started which is nothing new which just helped me justify why 20 minutes was impossible so I had planned on going to what I have been doing all week run 5 minutes walk 3 repeat repeat. Well I hit 5 minutes and thought well why not just try and see how far I can make it maybe 8 minutes . Well 8 minutes became 10 then 10 became 12 then I was at 15 so might as well keep going I am so close! Well I did it- I can't believe it but I did so I am pretty proud of myself right now. Just a good lesson for me that we are all usually more capable of what we think we are . Five weeks ago I honestly did not think I could ever become a runner and although I don't deserve that title yet hopefully I will in the near future! I would encourage anyone that has always thought they could never be a runner to try!

Here's the plan that I have been following- From Couch to 5K which is a very fitting title for me since I was pretty out of shape before I started the plan.

http://coolrunning.com/engine/2/2_3/181.shtml

HOLY COW!!!!!

2009-05-01T08:11:00.001-07:00

We got our cow yesterday! We split a half a cow with one of neighbors and I'm not sure what I was expecting but we got 250 pounds of meat yesterday? Hmmmm maybe I should consider the low carb diet again! Steaks anyone? So my garage freezer now has 250 pounds of meat and 7 turkeys!!!!!

Just Because

2009-04-29T12:32:00.000-07:00

I got this in one of those bulk emails but it made me laugh cause it could be true for me sadly! Just wanted to share!

Last night, my husband and I were sitting in the living room and I said to him, 'I never want to live in a vegetative state, dependent on some machine and fluids from a bottle. If that ever happens, just pull the plug.'

He got up, unplugged the Computer, and threw out my wine.

He's such an ass . . .

Can't Catch a Break

2009-04-27T15:05:00.000-07:00

So Drew is sick again- without going into the gross details we have been dealing with a stomach bug from last week that has been dragging on. So this morning we had a Dr. apt for something else and our Doctor sent us to the dreaded ER for a dreaded IV to get some fluids in him for dehydration. Holding down a 2 year old to get a IV put in and then keeping him from ripping it out for 3 hours was LOADS OF FUN- not really but we are home now and the fluids seem to have helped him feel better hopefully the end is near....... off to sterilize some more!

Flashback Friday- late again-

2009-04-25T19:11:00.001-07:00

Grandpa and Derek at our favorite Krispy Kreme no more!
Making a bird house!
Derek ME (8 months preggers) and Grandpa

Grandpa and Drew !

We love you Grandpa!

Flashback Friday on Monday?

2009-04-18T10:04:00.000-07:00

Okay Flashback Friday on Monday! This is a pic of Drew last year I came home from a trip to find a bald kid! Steve gave him his first haircut and he would not sit still so it resulted in a shaved head!

Happy Easter!

2009-04-13T10:00:00.001-07:00

Hope everyone had a great Easter! I had to work but I was home in the morning to make pancakes and see what the Easter Bunny supplied for the Easter baskets! I had a great trip as well- I brought some plastic candy eggs on my trip to give out to the kids so that was fun I pretended I found them in my cart- I will do anything to entertain the kids on my flight - well besides singing and dancing! So here is a pic of me on the airplane in one of my new uniforms- I forgot my camera on the first trip!

Finger painting days

2009-04-08T17:15:00.001-07:00

Derek can't wait for summer -

Pink eye Again? Come on now!

2009-04-06T06:34:00.000-07:00

Seriously
It's not confirmed yet but little Drew has a slightly pink slightly crusty eye this morning. I am fearing the dreaded pink eye again! Its been 3 weeks or so since Derek had it. Eye drops for a 2 year old I am fearing this will not go over well. We are off to the minute clinic to get confirmation once Derek gets on the bus. Hopefully if it is we can get it quick. Derek's went away really quick and I think it is because we took care of it right away! Hoping he just irritated his eye and on top of that I am feeling sick too- sore throat and cough- running was a little harder today trying to breathe- but hey a little cold can't get in my way! Think I am going to have to sterilize my house again.......... fun Monday! ( still on call- please don't call! )

5K SAY WHAT ?

2009-04-05T18:30:00.001-07:00

http://www.childrenscancer.org/news_details_events_timetofly.html

Okay so I am doing a 5k in June! Crazy!
Thanks to Kelly she encouraged me to sign up for a 5k . If you remember I had made one of my new years resolutions to start jogging. So thanks to my favorite mother in law I have someone to do it with me!
I found a great 5k that is for Children's Cancer Research Foundation. Great goal and Great Cause!

I have completed my first week of training and so far so good- I have a long ways to go though!

Just a Sunday afternoon

2009-04-05T12:49:00.000-07:00

It's a lazy Sunday afternoon. I am home and on call! Geez I love getting paid to hang out with my family- can't get any better - well a beach and my family might be better but hey that's okay! Just playing around with picnik.com and pictures! Enjoy my munchkins!

Flashback Friday

2009-04-03T08:49:00.000-07:00

My boys and the McKinnon Girls

2009-03-28T19:58:00.000-07:00

Here's a few pics from when the boys were visiting with the McKinnon's- Hailey and Lucy are adorable Jenny!

Derek and Hailey - 5 years ago!

Prizes!

2009-03-28T14:15:00.000-07:00

Well as you all know I won 2 contest a couple of weeks ago!
A yankee doodle candle from Kathryn's blog contest- Thanks so much- its smells great! I have it burning right now and my best buy gift card! We got a flat screen tv, a wii, wii fit and games, some odds and ends accessory's that we needed and 100 dollars went to my mom's new laptop. Now I am a contest entering mad women! Steve thinks my chances of winning another sweepstakes from my coke rewards are slim to none but he thought that before I won too! He didn't have a problem spending the prize though- go figure!

Flashback Friday on Saturday!

2009-03-28T14:07:00.000-07:00

work work work
busy busy busy
excuses excuses excuses
seems to be motto these days

Which Pink??

2009-03-22T07:52:00.000-07:00

Okay I need help deciding which to order for breast cancer awareness month. We are able to wear the pink uniform pieces for breast cancer awareness month which I am all for supporting.

Pink dress- bam here I am
or a little more subtle
Shirt still sporting the pink just just a little quieter!

So I am having a hard time deciding which one do you think?

Through the eyes of a six year old

2009-03-21T07:36:00.001-07:00

Derek likes taking pictures with my camera. Heres the pics from our recent Cali trip that he found interesting.......As you can see everything is pretty random. Kind of like when you take your kids to the store and end up with a bunch of things in the cart that you didn't put on there. That's what I tend to find everytime I look through my camera.

Flashback Friday

2009-03-20T11:40:00.001-07:00

Our LEGOLAND visit 2008 (last year)

Hello do I need to start playing the lotto???

2009-03-16T11:51:00.000-07:00

Holy Cow! I just won a candle from Kathryn's blog! Then I went on my emails to send her my address and I saw a email from my coke rewards that I had won a sweepstakes (I usually get magazines subscriptions but every once in a while I will use my points for sweepstakes! I won a $1,000 gift card from bestbuy from mycokerewards.com - never got around to sending that email Kathryn- I have to go find a notary to get my prize but hello? Wii here I come!!!! Hmmm maybe I should buy a lotto ticket or go to a casino or something!!!!!

Back home again!

2009-03-16T11:36:00.000-07:00

Well finally back home from a great trip to Cali- Disney , Karaoke, tree houses, good food , good times, long long drives in the desert - so much to blog about so little time! Just trying to catch up with our day to day life now I am behind so will blog a little later. Great to see everyone!

Erin and me at Papagayos

2009-03-14T10:28:00.000-07:00

Erin and I met up the other night at papagayos and just wanted to share a pic! I have been playing with picnik a little really excited about it but will play more when I am home. I think we should both get purple contacts eh?

Flashback Friday

2009-03-13T12:50:00.001-07:00

long flights and crazy bathrooms

2009-03-10T12:58:00.000-07:00

So we flew into LAX last night. The flight wasn't too full so we got a row across to our selfs. A four hour flight is completely different when my kids are with me! So it was exhausting to say the least but we are here now. I'm just enjoying the mountain life right now! My parents have almost finished the master bathroom and it looks awesome! I think my mom has been waiting for 10 + years so heres a few pics of the crazy bathroom! I think I may have to have a bubble bath in the jacuzzi tub maybe a glass of wine too (or a bottle) .
JACUZZI TUB OVERLOOKING THE DECK Crazy steam shower with radio, steam shower , sanitizer , crazy lighting , foot massager, 6 body jets- it's awesome!
Yes there is a little bit of everything in this bathroom! Fireplace, bidet (they don't actually use that one my dad just thought it was cool) surround sound, steam shower, jacuzzi, deck. view, lounge area, fridge and wine cooler what else could you need ?!?! The only missing is a flat screen!

last minute packing and kindergarden pic!

2009-03-09T10:32:00.000-07:00

So not much time today- going to Cali tonight and of course I have waited until the last minute to get packed and have 2 docs appt today for Drew but just wanted to share Dereks lastest school pic- this was right after he wiped out on his snowboard and messed up his face. He looks so big! Crazy

Derek's Interview

2009-03-06T14:27:00.000-08:00

Ask your child these questions! Interview with Derek age 6

1. What is something mom always says to you?
Clean up my room.

2. What makes mom happy?

When I clean my room and clean down the stairs

3. What makes mom sad?

When Mom gets hurt

4. How does your mom make you laugh?

Tickles me

5. What was your mom like as a child?

hmmm. that's a tricky one hmmm I have no idea

6. How old is your mom?

more than 100 ha ha

7. How tall is your mom?

tall as the door

8. What is her favorite thing to do?

go shooting with daddy

9. What does your mom do when you're not around?

clean the house

10. If your mom becomes famous, what will it be for?

Shooting

11. What is your mom really good at?

Tennis

12. What is your mom not very good at?

skating

13. What does your mom do for her job?

give people food on the airplane

14. What is your mom's favorite food?

salad

15. What makes Mommy proud of you?

when I clean my room and clean everything in the house

16. If your mom were a cartoon character, who would she be?

Dora

17. What do you and your mom do together?

go to the park and have fun

18. How are you and your mom the same?

we have the same nose and the same teeth

19. How are you and your mom different?

Mom likes to play tennis and I like to play at the park

20. How do you know your mom loves you?

because she gives me lots of hugs

21. Where is your mom's favorite place to go?

Target

Well he did pretty good- notice we talk about cleaning a lot. Not sure what goods its doing my house is still a wreck and I wish that my favorite food was salad. Not so sure where the Tennis thing is coming from we did play once last summer at the new tennis courts by our house so he must of thought I did a good job. Target is one my fav places and I sure hope I don't become famous for shooting something or someone!!!

Flashback Friday again?!?!!! Regretful Friday!!!!

2009-03-05T21:58:00.001-08:00

Its already Friday! Geez that was fast! My mom's going to love this one!
So I found this pic when I was 16 (I think) I can not remember honestly but this is me getting my first tattoo
Regret 1 - don't get a tattoo when you are still in high school
we were so excited that we actually talked this guy at a tattoo parlor to give us tattoo's I just picked a random one with no thought about it would be on my body forever!!!! Oh and Emily and I got the same tattoo (lame) another regret!!!!

Here is the stupid thing 14 years later- I am grateful its on my back because I forget that it's there most of the time and since in my old age and baby body I have ditched the belly shirts most people never see them until NOW!!!!

Sadly I did not learn my lesson and around my 18th birthday I went to get another one!!! I would highly recommend to my children to wait until they are at least 25 to get a tattoo- they may at least come up with something unique and important to them to be tattooed on them for the rest of their lives. So my 2nd tattoo was my initials (mind you my maiden name initials) another regret and a rose. I think I thought I was being a little gansta with the font- ha ha This one is also on my back so at least I never see it either!
So do I wish I never had a tattoo? I am not sure I do wish I didn't have these. I sometimes see someone with a amazing tattoo that has a lot of meaning and its tasteful and I think geez I wish I would have done something like that instead but having more tattoos would be a little much for me so I will just live with these and my regrets and maybe one day I will get them removed.

Crazy sticky Monday Madness!!!!!!

2009-03-02T10:20:00.000-08:00

crazy sticky madness! Drew and I were getting ready to go to Target I opened the door to the car and noticed brown icy stuff all over the car- it looked like someone had thrown snow in my car. Needless to say I shortly discovered it was not snow but Diet Coke! Someone (not saying names)( see pic below) bought himself Diet Coke but forgot to bring it in the house.
We live in MN! It gets insanely cold here- you have to bring it in otherwise this could happen. So crazy frozen slushy coke everywhere- HE GETS TO CLEAN IT!!!!!!

The victims
The Diet Coke bottle
The car seats
The car!!!
The suspect at large whom I am waiting to come home and clean it up!!!!!!!!!!! (and yes he is drinking Diet Coke- the evidence speaks for itself!)

Simply Sunday

2009-03-01T11:07:00.000-08:00

So I have the day off - Kids are home- friends over- they are destroying the house again and I don't care. Dinner is simmering in the crock pot which is by the way one of the best inventions ever.

I recently heard from an old friend that has been through so much the last 5 years it really has helped put my life in perspective to feel so blessed. Sometimes life's challenges seem so hard but I have always believed the Lord does not give us more than we can handle and things always get better sooner or later.
My mom reminded me of the old saying if we all put our troubles in a pile together and lay them all out more times than not you usually want yours back when you see what other people have to deal with. (probably got that mixed up but you get the jist).
I am constantly struggling to make the right choices for my family. Be a better mother, wife, provider. Constant worries about whats going to happen tomorrow take away a part of me and I hate that. So trying to just take one day at a time and not worry so much and enjoy this short time I have with my children because they are growing up so fast.

Flashback Friday

2009-02-27T12:43:00.000-08:00

Hot Dogs, Snow Storms and Streaking........

2009-02-26T11:40:00.000-08:00

Drew has a little problem. Well actually he has a couple- # 1 Being naked. I have put his clothes and diaper on about 15 times already today. He wants to be a nudist- except for this nudist is not potty trained so that is not working for me.

# 2 we have a hot dog obsession he wants them morning noon and night. They don't even have to be cooked he will eat them anyway he can get them. Yesterday he actually took a nap holding a hotdog in his hand. He has this ability to fall asleep anywhere so just passed out on the carpet yesterday. I buy the prewrap ones other wise he would get into them all the time so he likes to just walk around holding a hotdog too- he doesn't have to be eating it. Is there a toddler hotdog annonomous we could look into?

So its snowing right now and its snowing a lot! Its beyond the pretty and wonderful type its the Is this a blizzard type of snow? Yuck no I hate this kind of snow- and I am on call. I hate driving in this stuff which means they will probably call me anytime.... is that my phone ringing?

Bake off attempt! Take one!

2009-02-25T07:53:00.000-08:00

Well I tried one of my breakfast ideas this morning. It was pretty good but I think a little too simple for the bake off. If you like McDonald's McGriddles give it a try!

So this is what it is - a cinnamon roll breakfast sandwich. Here's what I did. I made cinnamon rolls with icing , and then bacon and eggs this morning. I sliced the cinnamon roll in half making sure that the icing part is going to be on the inside of the sandwich. I put an egg and a couple of pieces of bacon in the middle. Smushed it down. I lightly buttered the outside bread and grilled it like a grilled cheese . Pretty good but I need amazing if I want a shot so NEXT!!!!!!

Race cars, chocolate cake and neat freaks

2009-02-24T13:21:00.000-08:00

Well I have been trying to get my spring cleaning done early since I am on one of my weeks of vacation- well wait- tomorrow's the last day so I don't have a week anymore.
I wish I was a neat freak. Is there classes where I can learn this skill? I just tend to give up or get lazy or make excuses... find something better to do like shop. I love a clean house - just can't seem to get this skill down.

So One of our wonderful neighbors brought over a chocolate cake on Sunday -thanks for that( always helps with the diet I am starting tomorrow. ) The cake was on the counter covered in plastic until Drew got a hold of it. I am still finding chocolate from the front door to the fridge to the floor to my couch not too mention his shirt and his hair... ugggg found this mess after I had been cleaning for hours so no fun at the Smith's house. Seems to be no matter how much I clean there is always someone coming behind me undoing my work. So whats a girl to do? If I don't do it - it just gets way way worse and if I do I feel like it consumes me and is never ending. I need a class oh my husband needs one too.
So after completely going through the boys room yesterday- organizing, throwing away, donating and cleaning I finally got it done. The room looked great - Derek was so happy (cause he didn't have to do it) until our friend from across the street came over to play happily in our nice and organized room. I happily reminded the boys to put things back when they we done playing so the room stays nice- Derek said I know I know. Well of course they didn't and of course our friend had to go home so it was a disaster- Derek had to stay in his room until it was clean and organized again on his own. Needless to say he was not happy and said he was running away. Oh boy - is that already starting?
So after the room was clean again- We decided to put up Drew's new race car bed! Some friends were getting rid of it so I jumped at the chance of possibly finding the answer to getting Drew to sleep in his own bed! Well the bed is great - he loves it and slept there all night . We did not realize how big it was going to be though- it has cut down a lot of play room. I also should have considered this before I cleaned and organized the room exactly how I wanted it. Now we have too much stuff in there- oh boy here we go again! I may have to make another goodwill pile and do some consolidating and furniture moving. Speaking of which since my race car driver is peacefully napping in his mom's bed maybe I should do that now.

This explains everything!

2009-02-22T20:19:00.000-08:00

“If the person you are talking to doesn't appear to be listening, be patient. It may simply be that he has a small piece of fluff in his ear.”
--Winnie the Pooh

I am going to be inspecting my husband's and the boy's ears right now!

Anniversary Video

2009-02-22T11:19:00.000-08:00

Well here's the video Steve made me last night- he thinks he is soooo funny. Parental Advisory suggested....

Anniversary night out

2009-02-22T09:28:00.000-08:00

Well our Vegas trip ended up not working out.... long story but it's done now. So we just spent the day with the kids and then went shooting (yes I said shooting!) and out to dinner. Steve is working on a video for me his sense of humor is questionable so I will have to see the finished product first to see if its postable or not. So that would be my present little does he know he bought me jewelry too. He He. Girls got to take care of herself- he gets me things but they are usually very practical and that only works for so long.

Five years of wedded bliss

2009-02-21T08:37:00.000-08:00

Five years of marriage and ten years together. When I met Steve 10 years ago I never imagined we would be married with two handsome boys. We were young- I had plans, and he had plans but somehow we found each other and made our own plans together. I have learned a great many things from the man I have married. I have learned how to have patience, and unconditional love. I have learned that marriage is hard but wonderful at the same time. We agree and disagree but at the end of the day we love each other and the life that we share. Looking forward to see what the next 60 or 70 years ( Hey I could live to be 100! ) will bring.

Flashback Friday

2009-02-20T10:12:00.000-08:00

Well since tomorrow is our 5 yr anniversary . Seems appropriate to go back to the day 5 yrs ago!

Sorry been busy no more excuses after this!

2009-02-19T16:33:00.000-08:00

Lots of work stuff going on

too much time spent on face book - giving myself a daily limit

keep making excuses on why I can't blog- nothing that interesting going on

keep making excuses on why I can't stay on a diet

keep making excuses on why I am not exercising like I should be

keep making excuses on why its too cold to start learning how to jog outside

keep making excuses on why my house still is not clean

keep making excuses for my piles of laundry

keep making excuses for husband who just does not get me sometimes

keep making excuses for my kids and their bad habits

keep making excuses for my bad habits

keep making excuses for myself instead of taking care of myself

keep making excuses for listing my ever growing pile of ebay merchandise

keep making excuses for cleaning my car (its cold outside)

keep making excuses for not following through what I say I will do

keep making excuses on why I never seem to have enough time

keep making excuses!!!!!

I could go on and on but its already getting too long......

Flashback Friday

2009-02-13T07:31:00.000-08:00

A Blogtastic Day

2009-02-07T21:39:00.000-08:00

So I have been sitting on call for 4 days and was actually home for a Saturday. I am usually working so gotta take advantage of a Saturday at home with Steve and the kids. We decided to go to the World of Wheels in Minneapolis today. It really was not all that exciting but the kids had fun and Derek saw one of his celebrity favorites from Hannah Montana- he can't admit that he likes the show because its a "girls show" but he says he watches it to watch the boys on the show.
No autographs though- the line was a little long and the boys were a little too impatient but Derek thought it was cool that he saw them and I think was a little too shy to meet him.

The car show was in the same building where The Minnesota Wild team plays so we went to go see if anyone was skating on the ice. No ice- just some kids playing from a school-
and for the entertainment portion of the blog a video of Drew sorta dancing..............

Flashback Friday _ My boys

2009-02-06T10:28:00.001-08:00

Pillsbury Bake Off Contest!!!!

2009-02-05T17:10:00.000-08:00

Okay so one of my goals in my lifetime is to go to the Pillsbury Bake Off Contest and compete! So I had decided to enter for 2010- I just looked at the website and the deadline is April 20th 2009!!!!!! Ahhhh I better get creating ! So here's my challenge who wants to do it with me???? Trip to Orlando- chance to win a million dollars?????? They choose 100 people to compete.
So here's the scoop

There are 4 category's
Breakfast and Brunches, Entertaining Appetizers , Dinner made Easy, and sweet treats

You have to use 2 or more eligible products and come up with your own original recipe.

http://www.pillsbury.com/bakeoff/about-the-contest/overview

Comfort Food- Recipe of the week/month whatever? - MeatLoaf

2009-02-04T16:24:00.001-08:00

Well I have been trying out different meatloaf recipes and keep on coming back to this one. Made it tonight and decided this is the keeper. I like quick and easy but homemade food. So for dinner tonight we had meatloaf- fresh green beans and cornbread- comfort food at its best. Oh and Erin I did Jillians workout DVD today so I earned it!!!!!

Meatloaf Recipe

Ingredients:

1 package Lipton Onion Soup Mix
2 pounds lean ground beef
1 large egg
2/3 cup milk
3 Tablespoons catsup
3 Tablespoons brown sugar
1 Tablespoon yellow mustard

Directions:

1. Preheat the oven to 350F.

2. Mix the onion soup mix, ground beef, egg and milk together.

3. Form the combination into a well packed loaf shape in a 13 X 9 X 2 loaf pan.

4. Combine the rest of the ingredients and spoon onto the top of the meatloaf.

5. Bake uncovered, for about an hour. When done, take the meatloaf out of the pan and place on a serving plate. Let stand for 10 minutes before slicing.

This is a meatloaf recipe you'll use again and again, enjoy!

Cornbread was just a mix- good ole jiffy....

Flashback Friday - Dereks famous moments

2009-01-30T06:13:00.000-08:00

The perfect example of why kids should not put things in thier mouths- Dereks famous shot of when he swallowed a battery....

Here's a shot of Derek reading D Sport magazine in D Sport magazine - the embarrassing part is he's on the potty - I think he was 2 here. Steve had emailed the pic in and we were surprised to find it in the magazine the next month!