Operation Potty Training!

It has been nothing short of an uphill battle with my youngest and potty training!! She is stubborn as all get out and at 2 1/2 it's about gosh darn time she give a little.  I stopped buying diapers in June. Pull ups and night time diapers is what she has been wearing and a lot of nudee booty time.  The kid still pees on the floor or in her big girl panties. She will cry, walk like a cowgirl, but will repeat and repeat and repeat. Seriously!  The doctor says don't get upset, encourage for next time, blah, blah ....Well the nice train left yesterday and we got down to business!!
We were strong, asked a lot,  had her pick out her big girl panties and  went sans pants. Guess what..my BIG GIRL went potty in her big girl potty everytime!  Whoo hoo!  I'm such a proud Mom right now. We are on day #2 and yes, we had an accident this morning but oddly enough it just made her more determined!
Now she is using it on her own!  Go Big Girl. I knew you'd get it sooner or later!!! (Ok, so maybe Mom did promise a trip to build a bear if she gets potty trained!  :) )

Latest Read... Dark Witch - Nora Roberts

I would like to Pre-Face with the fact that I LOVE TO READ!  I wish I had more time in my life to just READ!  I think that when I read, I am setting a good example with my girls, like excersiging and eating right.

I would also like to say that I am a HUGE Nora Roberts FAN!  I love her, all her books, her as Nora Roberts or J D Robb- I just love the way she writes and the way she puts the pictures in my mind.  I hope that I can one day write just like her and create the vivid images in my readers minds!

So, the latest book, that I pre-ordered back in April and finally got around to downloadning ( yes, it came out in November, I know!) is Dark Witch.  It is AH-MAZING!  I am alomst finished, and kind of taking my time because I know I will be disappointed when its over and I have to wait for the next book.  I love the series books.  I connect with the characters on such a personal level and by the end I feel like I know that characters.  This book is NO DIFFERENT!  I am in love with Iona and Boyle.  I love, love, love the name Branna or Branaugh!  I love the Magick aspect and Ireland and the images that I have in my mind.  I can't wait to finish, but then I don't want to finish it!

If you have an opportunity to read this book- PLEASE DO!  If you have the chance to read any Nora Roberts Books- please read!  You will see what I already know about her as an author!

Happy Reading!

Update:  just finished this book and it was a great book. I can't wait for the next book to come out. A must read!!

Storm in the Northwest...

I went out today.  I don't know if I have said to much, but we have been blasted with a winter storm- ehh, I mean a series of winter storms... We have another big one coming our way tonight into tomorrow, and I guess by Tuesday, our windchill is supposed to be -50, WHAT? Get out of town... I wish, right!
The thing is, I got stuck in my own dang driveway on Friday- had to drive Hubby's 4x4 truck, because my 4x4 Tahoe decided to have 4x4 issues this winter- GREAT! Right!!!

So, the word on the street is that we are expecting 12 inches- why didn't we move to Arizona again? Damn it!

Basically, if this happens, lock the doors because I'm stranded! We currently have gigantic snow drifts. 

Well, I decided that we needed to stock up on some items before we can't leave our house- like everyone else in my town, it seems.  Off to Meijer Miss 4 YO and I go, to a semi-packed parking lot.  I should have known it was trouble when there was only 1 shopping cart in the cart carrel, right? (Blonde Moments!)

We do our shopping, only to find the end of the line (s) clear to the back part of the store- NO JOKE!  So, I was like, OK.  Kid, we can do this, it isnt going to take that long- I have until 3:30, then Hubby has to go to work (he has L.O. with him) - 25 minutes later/to long, we dropped the cart and ran- our line didnt move an inch!  We exit as my kid loudly says, "Mom, why did we leave our cart behind?" - she got a SHH and on we went!

Ridiculous!!  I made a quick decision to march into Walgreens, grab a few of our items to hold us over and deal with NO LINES- YESS!!  In and Out works for me.

Guess we are gearing up for an apocolypse too people!  Hopefully the sun will shine again and melt the snow, unless they know something I dont...

I made a Website- WHAT?

Well, I made a website today.  I was bored?  I don't know if that works or not, but I really want to work from home and they say that is a first step.  The thing is, it is a plus to have a website when trying to work from home? Who Knew right? 

 

So, I jumped aboard, and made a website!
~~~~GO ME~~~~~~

Of course, it has to do with my home base- this blog, DUH!~  This is my baby, after all.

So, if you want to check it out- trust me, it isn't anything special, but it is what it is!

And, most importantly, it was SUPER easy! (I'm a beginner tech savvy individual here!)


Check it out at: 
https://sites.google.com/site/lifeatgraygables/ 


 

Are you up for a fitness challenge?

Well I'm a day late but on a new fitness journey!

I started my day with a Peanut Butter and Nutella shakology shake! 15 minutes on the elliptical and starting a Flat Belly workout and the 30 day Squat Challenge.

I am determined to tone. I am also going to incorporate my T25 but gradually. 

So bare with me here.  I'm going to be doing some encouraging here while I am on my journey..

Best of Luck.

Snowed In.

Wow, we got hit with some snow. I walked outside this morning, bright and early, to snow banks up to my knees! I worried because my 4 wheel drive in my beloved is not working. So after some rocking, smooth talking and praying, she pulled free.  We were on the really bad roads, well on our way.  Until, I am crossing the I280 bridge and sliding towards the median.  Thank God for traction control because I was fish tailing bad.  The wind was kicking pulling me All over.  Heart beating out of chest, I finally pulled into my work drive, parked, praised my Tahoe and headed into my full time work.
After having 8 hours to settle down I made the decision not to take highways home so 45 minutes later I finally made it home to get stuck in my own dang driveway in a bank of snow as tall as my Hubby's honda!
Thank goodness I put in for a PTO day for tomorrow because if I can't get unstuck I will be staying home, stranded!!

January 1st 2014

Happy 2014 New Year. Went to bed way tolate, 4am- ugh.  My 2 yo decides she is ready for the day at 530. Um, I don't think so...
We all had to get up and out by 10am for a family breakfast.  I was grumpy.  While I got up with the girls and not only got my drunken sleepy self ready but my lil ladies as well, while the Hubby slept in.  Grrr. 
But, breakfast was nice. We got home and Hubby hit me with picking out my cabinet handles of which I said ok, if you put the elliptical together.   He said yes.
After a hellish  visit to Menard ' s we finally found the ones. My day has been trying to say the least. The handles look awesome though.

Now I am exhausted!  Getting ready to turn in and can't wait. But our kitchen looks ah-mazing.  HUBBY got some of the upper cabinets up yesterday and we rang in the New year putting our dished away. I just finished up and I'm thrilled! It's finally really starting to feel like home.

Now,  if it would stop snowing!!!