Wacky Wednesday

Picking up the girls today, we saw some visitors in my Parents backyard...They were being very cautious and careful and looking up at us from the yard. 
The girls loved it! 

Getting Fit 2014

I have been such a slacker the past few days!  But after cookie dough I felt like it was due time to get my ass in gear.
So tonight it was cardio T25, 5 minutes on the elliptical moving over 60 and 20 crunches with 20 reverse crunches.

Grabbed a quick shower and now I'm unwinding, getting sleepy. 

# workit

Keep me motivated while I keep you motivated. Time to start feeling healthy, looking healthy and getting fit. 

Tonight I am...

A root beer drinking (Damn it's sooo good too) cookie Baking Mama.

I wrangled my kids after work, came home to disastrous rooms, got them and the kids cleaned up, fed, and threw a load of laundry into my unthawed washing machine and while my kids were going nuts and I was slowly starting to be the Mom who yells, it hit me. Cookies!

So I calmly got out my flour, sugar, brown sugar, butter, eggs, baking soda and vanilla and whipped up my batter.  I put in it the fridge, continued helping the girls with their mess, calmly!  Put a bakers dozen in and they had a cookie snack, in which 4yo gave me a Giada 10!  Go me.. 

Now they are sound asleep and I'm drinking some yummy root beer, making cookies! 

Next stop is a workout. Um, I think I ate a little too much raw dough... opps..

It's a McDonalds kind if night..

Do you ever have lazy Mommy days?

Today is one of those days for me.  Back to work I went today and boy was I busy. So glad it went fast but once I'm outta there I am whooped! 

But, onto my other job.  My full time gig I have going on and as soon as I lay eyes on my kiddos I am so tired!  So we pick up and head onto our 20+ minute drive home, as I struggle to keep my eyes opened and on the road!

Then we walk in and the utter chaos begins!  By 4:30 I am hearing "Mom, I'm hungry.  What's for dinner?"  It's crazy.

Well tonight my first floor is reading 52 degrees and even with a salamander heat up its nothing shy of, well, FREEZING!

So it was a, quick kids, jump in the car were going to McDonalds.  2 chicken nuggets later we are home and camping out in my youngest room with the space heater, of course!

Hopefully I make it a little fun and memorable. We don't eat out a lot and when we do I try to make it a big deal.

Caught Otis, our Bulldog sniffing the dry container.  He is a good boy! 

Guess I am going to have to workout tonight too.  Gotta set a good example!!!!

Fun for 2014

Love=1
Power=2
Honesty=3

For me for 2014.  Hopefully it's strengthen my Love with my Hubby and Children.

Power to be strong during my trying times in this new house . ( yes 5 minutes ago I did have a melt down. My house is FREEZING because it's -6 outside and my Damn water pipes froze. No kitchen sink and I spilled chicken juice out of the darn food saver bag all over the floor. Then there is no water in our shower and I'm losing it because my laundry is growing by the day.  I want to move back to my old house. Boo.

And Honesty I think to relay my feelings to my hubby.

Yes I am crying on the floor in my room next to a heater...

Operation DEEP FREEZE!!

Well today I made a huge mistake.  I got up, got ready, and headed out in the -16 degree weather to work.  I get there and my co- worker sends me a text that it's a level 3 snow emergency and Noone I'd supposed to be out.  We'll our work still wasn't calling us off, so I was like, ok I'm here. 
Then it closed at 7 am. I got as much done as I could and asked to head home at 830 am.  Well right before I was leaving, the Super in charge asks about the emails I have to load.  I can't leave until they are loaded.  I'm furious. 
So at 11 am I finally get to leave.  My poor truck is FROZEN and making terrible noises as I am driving 25 mph on sniw covered ice. 
I made it home 40 minutes later and couldn't of been happier.  Now my hot water is none existent, my house is so cold and I'm ready for 90 degree weather!

We should a moved to Arizona...

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!  :) )