Week 4..............

Don't you hear the Rocky song playing in the background????

NO????

Me neither...................

Have mercy, Week 4 here I come............................................

Happy Birthday, Hubby!!!

So, 34 years ago, the hubby was born..............For that, I am thankful.............Because 7 years ago, outside of a pizza place, after a long day and night of tailgating and football watching, I professed my love..........and he professed his love.............Although, he did it the next day, to make sure I even remembered doing it!!

The monkey's and I hope you have a great day.............................

Family...................

Boy, does this have many definitions...................................
I am learning too many definitions...................I kind of like the old fashion kind with a mom and a dad and two kids and extensions from there like grandparents and aunts and uncles and don't forget the cousins.............or the friends...................

Worry......................

Just ran across some great "worry" advice and thought I would share..................

"Worrying is like a rocking chair. It gives you something to do but gets you nowhere"

or

"Don't worry about things in the future. Because if you worry about things in the future and everything turns out okay...you have worried in vain. If you worry about things in the future and things aren't okay...you will have worried twice. Live and enjoy the moment you are in."

hmmm, great advice, huh!

Now if I can just figure out how to do that.....................you know, that "not worrying" thing.

What's October without a pumpkin patch visit???

The other weekend we went to Yahoo Farms with our friends Uncle Steve, Aunt Tiffany and sweet Madison....................so much fun! The place was great although very small. We picked a great day to be there because we had the place to ourselves!!



Here's ems on her first pony ride ever!!!!! Not from a lack of trying but first one she agreed to and this will certainly not be her last......................


These two monkey's had no problem hoping on and going for a ride..........Our fearless twosome, for sure!!

How about that happy girl!!


A little action shot from the favorite part of the day...............Whoever invented the "jumpy thing" is a very rich person.

Number one fearless monkey fed her popcorn to the goats and of course, convined fearless monkey number two to do it as well :)

I wish you could bottle up their smiles............and save them forever!!

Family...................what a word.............................




Fun times and great memories that will be cherished forever...................

Fireproof..................

I'm not talking about the stuff they spray on drapes and children's pajamas..............I am talking about the movie "Fireproof" with Kirk Cameron..........I heard about this movie years ago from my SIL (sister-in-law) and was recently reminded of it again by a friend of mine. So, I ran to blockbuster last night, had to start up a new contract since it has been YEARS since we had rented a movie, and brought it home. I am sure the hubby thought I had lost my mind but was nice enough to sit down and watch it with me. We both thought it was a good movie. A little bad acting here and there but for the most part, it was really good. It certainly makes me wish I had watched it years ago when the SIL first mentioned it.

Also amazing to think they filmed this movie with a $500,000 budget which is a tiny amount compared to 99% of the movies made today..................

I am definitely glad we watched it and will probably watch it again before it has to be returned next week!!

Bring a friend day.................

Do you want to be my friend?

So on Tuesday, it is "bring a friend" day to Bootcamp. I tried to explain to the instructor that it wouldn't really be a very "friendly" thing to do to someone. She laughed...............So anyway, If anyone would like to join me for a little game of HELL on tuesday, class is at 6pm!! happy happy joy joy, bring it on FRIENDS...............DON'T BE SCARED!!!

If I can do you it, so can you!!!

Do you know...................................

What cancels Bootcamp????????????

Hail



or



Lightning


Seriously? Really? That's it??? yep, that's it...............................

So, Week Two is done..........I was told I would see a difference physically after week two.

I don't

However, I haven't died yet, and I haven't completely face planted into the dirt yet, either.

I am sure we look like quite the sight..........Drenched, whether in sweat or rain, doing jumping jacks, relay races, lunges, stretches, spider crawls, etc. Oh yes, they have quite the the array of torture positions. Down dog? yes, we do that one too! What is it? No idea, my mind has blocked the memory.....................

Halfway there, right???????

right......................

HAPPY 100TH POST TO ME.......................

I'm obviously not very savvy, since I just counted the # of posts before I realized it was clearly already there on the right side of my blog.................maybe I'll get the hang of this by the 200th post!

Anyway, Although I am not very good at doing this daily, I am pretty glad I have made it this long! I enjoy reading my friends blogs and hope that all 8 of my followers are enjoying catching up on our daily lives...........I may not be very political or sassy or anything other than a little boring but I am enjoying everyone's comments and getting to talk about my favorite things in the whole world.....................MY KIDS!!

So, Thanks everybody for checking out the blog...............................

I am even going to do a giveaway.................If I just knew how to do that!

No, seriously, I will randomly pick from my enormous quantities of commenters (is that even a word?) and mail a little gift from my favorite ETSY site Petey Pie's

So, doesn't that make you want to "follow" my blog? Well, OF COURSE IT DOES!!

SO.........................Happy Commenting!! (and, if you don't need a petey pie's shirt, I will come up with something else!!)

A trip to the shoe store.....................

Now that fall is here, the monkey's needed some new shoes!! Now, it normally is easier to buy their shoes when they are NOT around, but I really needed to check their sizes...........So off we went..............All four of us!
And it's a good thing we went, well, other than terrorizing the shoe store, My Monkey's who are less than 2 years a part are basically wearing the same size shoes!!

It appears Big Papa has his daddy's feet and his mama's height............And Emme has her daddy's height and her mama's feet..............Should be interesting!!

Dinner...........Ala Daddy Daycare!!

Ok, so maybe it isn't what I would have served........................And he did give them fruit, too!

The Highs and The Lows................

The HIGHS................

As we are sitting on the sofa, I realize she is saying her ABC's in SPANISH!! That's right, SPANISH.............I couldn't believe it! I hooted and hollered and danced all around and this just got her so tickled she just kept going and going..........Now, I have NOT brushed up on my spanish in a while ( which I guess means I can't take credit for teaching her) and there was quite a bit of jibber jabber mixed in there , but I am SO proud of her!! I swear, she's a genius!! I'm the mom, I can say that :)

The LOWS...................

As we continue to struggle with getting her to bed BEFORE the clock strikes midnight, my little Cinderella is putting on one major battle...........So, on the umpteenth time of getting her into her room, she looks at me and says "Shut it, Mommy".............What???? With my very evil glare, I asked her "What did you say"? and she says "Shut up!" and then giggles............Again, with my very evil evil glare, I explained to her that that was NOT a word we use and it was not appropriate at home or at school or ANYWHERE! Thinking it would be so much easier to blame another stinky child in her class, I ask her "Where did you hear that word?" She says...............

Caroline

Of course, Caroline causes the sun to shine, and the rain to fall and pretty much anything around here.............So, I guess that plan didn't work. Because, truth be told, they don't really tell the truth...........Not always, anyway.............Or maybe it's a mix of truths.........Because Caroline probably did say it..........repeating it from someone else...........probably mine!!

Now, why is it..................

Now, why is it that Mommy's say Little Boys don't have good aim ??????????????

Mine seems to have perfect aim ..........................

We can now add to the list of "items fished out of the potty"........

His sisters toy mouse
His sisters toothpaste
His sisters doll..........

are you getting a theme?



And why did it have to happen AFTER she just went potty?

And, no, I do not need to clean the potty, it's a very old potty with old spots :)
Come on, I'm a better housekeeper than that!! right, honey?

Week One down...................another week begins

So, I survived week ONE of Bootcamp! Not sure my body did, but my mind did!
I am even working on a better attitude.........really, I am!!
Can't see any physical change just yet but I am optimistic a month of hell will at least result in some weight loss................

The trainer is real sweet...........Especially when she sends "motivational" emails just as that tiny little hershey's kiss was about to go into the mouth............Damn her

And Damn to my ageing metabolism...........

Last Thursday, she brought out the jump ropes..........that's right, jump ropes. Now, I am not sure about you, but it had been awhile since I had jumped rope. And I am pretty sure that my coordination has decreased a bit since my "double dutch" days.........And add on top of that, the fact that my body was completely rebelling from various "lung" or "squat" activities..........Hilarious....................as minute by minute ticked by.................I could barely get my "jump" up high enough off the ground for the "rope" to make it...........poor rope.........poor me.......

Oh and did you know, that 80% of NEW bootcampers re sign for more............really? really? hmmmmm, guess we'll see. Of course, as sweet as the hubby has been for picking up the dinner slack, I'm afraid that Daddy daycare might just close after this month.................

ok, week two, here I come!

Volunteers needed, please!

Can someone help me..............
I need to get out of bed, but my legs aren't working!
I need to wash my hair, but my arms simply won't go up!
And apparently, childbirth has removed all stomach muscles that I swear were once there!!

So tonight will be day 3 of this Bootcamp thing!

Day One consisted of an "orientation".............well, that orientation pretty much kicked my ass! I ran a 13.50 minute mile.......BUT----------I ran the whole way!
I did situps and pushups in a minute.................We sprinted and lunged and added some jumping jacks. Sounds easy, huh?

Day Two consisted of ripping apart all of my abdomen and rolling around in the mud. Apparently, I did not complete our fiber and protein "intake" form correctly which resulted in "extra credit". Now, growing up, I always strived for extra credit...........Well, this "extra credit" was 5 additional minutes of pure torture.

We (that would be my friend and I) had to crawl on all fours up an incline and then crawl backwards back to the starting point...............So, as my wet ass was jacked up toward the sky, I began questioning the logic in all of this. I began to analyze where $199 could have been spent elsewhere. I stared at the teenagers playing volleyball with there tight little butts. Not a good attitude? probably not.

So instead of continuing on to tennis practice, I slipped behind the wheel and cruised to Wendy's. I was STARVING!
Now, I will admit that never in my life have I ever had to look at a label, count a calorie or actually think about what I was eating until Big Papa came into my life. So, as my mom says, I should count my blessings for that.........Be proud that it has taken this many years for my metabolism to come to a complete halt.
As I stared at the menu through the drive through, I began to wonder what it would hurt to just have one small order of fries and a little bity tiny frosty. Don't worry, I left with a fabulous grilled chicken salad. YUMMY..........really, who would want fries and a frosty when a yummy grilled chicken salad awaited them, right?

Ok, I need a better attitude. I really am gonna enjoy the end result. And I enjoy being active and outside and I can do anything for a month, right?

So, Today, I wonder what body part will be tortured..........................

WHAT WAS I THINKING???????????????????

Seriously, I may have completely lost my mind..................

I signed up for "The Bootcamp" at the park near my house. What is "The Bootcamp"? you might ask, well, I don't really know. Except that I think I am going to get my ass kicked. It will probably go something like this.............

4 days a week I will "attempt" to meet trainers at the park

4 days a week they will discuss my "nutrition"

4 days a week they will put my body through living hell

4 days a week I will ask myself "what was I thinking?"

So, although I should save "prayer requests" for truly meaningful reasons, I am asking you all to say a small prayer that I will not only live through this 4 week Bootcamp, but that my ass might grow a little smaller in doing so :)

Tonight is night 1.................tomorrow, if I can type, I will give you a status !

Birthday party with friends.........

So, I am a little behind on updates! I promise to get better, especially since this may be as close to a "baby book" as my kids will ever get............And to think, I am so creative, however, I believe we can call it a TIME MANAGEMENT issue :)

Anyway, on Sunday 9/27 we went to a Princess Party for our little princess Abby. She turned 3 and we helped her celebrate.................
Her mom and I went to college together and have remained great friends 4 kids later with lots of lifestyle changes for us all...............



The whole gang..........starting upper left, we have Emma, Hanna, Sara, Jake, Kyle, Abby, Big Papa, Emme, Lyndsey, Birthday girl Abby, Carly, and not sure of the little boys on the front....

Here are our girls!!

Live action shot..........................

And sweet boy trying to put his crown on!!!!!!!!!!!

Fun times................Will try to get a pic of the cake, I had never seen one quite like it..........Imagine a castle with 5 princesses surrounded by lots of kids anxiously awaiting their piece of cake :)

It's the Journey..............

Congratulations to all the walkers this weekend! We are all touched in some way or another by Breast Cancer.............Awareness is KEY!! Don't forget your monthly exams!!

And check out my friends blog who has a much better way of saying what I want to say!!!! And some neat stuff too!

I keep hoping I'll get more clever with this blogging thing, because I am truly inspired by all these FANTASTIC bloggers..........ok, totally off point, sorry!