New rug...

I found this super cute rug at Ross last week and replaced the one that was in my pantry. I love it!

Discovery center...

My brother bought us a family pass to the discovery center and we took the kids the other day. They always have a blast, and I'm always frantically carrying around the hand sanitizer!

A little project...

I've been a little busy this past week and haven't posed anything! Weird, huh? Well, we had a beautiful new furnace put in on wed which caused me to remove a corner of my panty. No big deal you say! Super duper wrong! My "one corner" filled most of my downsatairs. It was C.R.A.Z.Y folks! It took hours to clear a path and a day to get things back when the furnace was back in. What you have to know is that this is a very small space, and all of this is inside it! At one point we were climbing over stuff and trying to manouver around things when all of a sudden Tristin said, "mom, it feels like we are hoarders!" It really did actually, but it was a great time to remove everything on the floor and give it a fresh coat of paint as well. I spent hours going through drawers, bins and containers organizing everything I could. After neglecting my kiddos for the longest time, I quickly started putting things back in to be organized later. The bulk of the monsterous project was complete and it was time to be Mom again! Although there are still hours of work, it feels a little better in there!

What are your favorite apps???

It was 9 months ago when I really learned what an app was.Trav bought me a kindle fire for our anniversary and that's when I had to figure it all out. Yeah, I know, I am pretty clueless about a few things... anyway, I had never had a magic phone or any other device that needed them until then, so although I had heard of them, I never knew what they were or what they did. A few days ago I got a magic phone and now I need to know what apps you love and cannot live without! Honestly if I watch another you tube video with a 12 year old girl educating me, I might die, so let me know your favorites! Thanks.

My sweety pie...

Last night Trav and I went on a date! (thanks to my brother and sister-in-law's Christmas gift card!)It was nice to just sit and talk, just the two of us! I love this sweet man. He is truely amazing and I am honestly blessed.

Embracing it...

A few months back I was watching a talk show while folding laundry. They were talking about such a simple thing: being in the picture. Literally. They were saying how as Mom's, we are always the ones taking the pictures because that's what we do, but also because we don't like how we look or the extra weight we've put on etc... they were also talking about how our kids need to have pictures of us when we are gone. They need to see us, our smiles, our outfits, our joys- everything. A woman was talking about how sad she was because she could only find 1 picture with her Mom in it, and she cherised that photo. It got me thinking a lot. Like most Mom's I know- we are busy! Showers take too much precious time, make up is usually smeared around the bathroom floor, our hair is in a pony tail, someone is always crying, there's a mess that needs our attention, we never feel cute enough, or thin enough- so why in the world would we want to capture that? But, we need to. Cute or not, we need to leave something for our children, and we need to be kinder to ourselves. Today I am embracing the fact that I have a few lingering pounds on these hips and a few more on this tummy of mine. I am embracing the fact that this is where I am at in this little window of time in my life, and it's ok. Do I eat junk food in bed when the kids are asleep? You bet! Can I inhale a box of donuts in 5 minutes, or 2 big Macs in less than that? Yup. Do I eat healthy stuff too? All the time. And guess what, I'm a lot happier than I was when I was starving myself for years and then throwing up everything I ate. I stayed in a dark place for so long and I was consumed with calories and the # on the scale. I denied food, I took pills, I didn't keep anything down and I was miserable! Maybe I'm just using excuses, or fearing if I start caring I'll resort to my old ways- but I'm ok right now. Sure, I need to move this hiney of mine, but if I have a few more jiggles than I did when I was 20 with zero kids, than oh well, I'm embracing the fact that I like food, I wear a few extra pounds, my face is a little rounder and my backside is a little curvery. If nothing else, this extra layer of blubber is keeping me warm through the winter, right? Just be kind to yourself today and embrace where ever you may be.

Snow Day...

Last week the kids went out to build an igloo. They made 1/2 of it before coming inside to warm up!

Annikan's B-day...

I just found these pictures from Annikan's B-day last month!

Birthday cake...

I just stumbled across this birthday picture of me in my bath robe! Awesome find.

.5 wonders at Walmart!

I was at WalMart last week when they announced over the intercom that they had .05 & .25 school items at front for sale. We zoomed over to find these beauties waiting for us! I grabbed 140 items and sent the kids off to school with a bunch of stuff for their teachers. Some of it I can use for presents too! Thanks Lord for another awesome day of deals!