One of those.....weekends?

Ever have one of those days were nothing particularly big goes wrong but a whole bunch of little things build up.....ever have a whole weekend of them? I'm sure it was not as bad as I'm making it out to be, but low sleep, no food and a invalid husband might have been a factor.

Brian got his wisdom teeth pulled on Friday...the poor thing hurt all weekend. So he was in bed! I got a fill in my lapband so I am on liquids for three days and soft foods for two. (which always makes me slightly cranky...cause I love me some food)! Dean decided to start waking up every hour and a half instead of his five hour stretches, then I can usually fall asleep right away...but no last night, oh no that would be too nice. I couldn't fall asleep for nothing! Tanner ate one of the baby bottles (which peeved me off) but then it made his stomach upset all night so I was up with him last night too. One of my children was giving me trouble all weekend long....Just not listening...but that's nothing new!

I worked at the Pioneer this weekend where an older lady asked me when my baby was due, then when I told her I had him three months ago, she says "it will come".....um thanks! jerk!!

then on my way to work this morning something hit my car...I pulled over to make sure I didn't pop a tire or anything but could not for the life of me figure out what I had it. I mean it was still dark outside and I didn't remember seeing an animal. So I'm half way through Washoe Valley....just thinking when I think about how I can't wait to finish my chapter on my nook.....nook...did I put that in my bag, no cause I needed to get the car seats from Brian's car...so I put it...........on. top. of. my. car! Yes my friends I ran over my nook.

Brian found it...its beyond repair, but he got accident insurance on it so hopefully its covered!

So that is my weekend in a nut shell....no sleep, no food, no patience and no nook! All I can do is laugh at this point cause I'm clearly on the verge of a break down! ugh.

well thank you

10 days ago I started the Food Lovers Fat Loss program. Its basically a program that teaches you how to eat instead of just telling you what to eat. You still get to eat all your favorite foods, just in different combinations (proteins, slow carbs and fast carbs) and you have to eat every 2-3 hours (which I thought was going to be easy but turns out to be a difficult thing for me)! Anyway, my metabolism is revved and I do seem to be getting more energy! I also have to drink TONS of water and get lots of sleep on this program......what?! sleep? hecks ya sign me up! :D I"m still working on that one . lol

So I've been on it for 10 days. There is a 21 day induction phase where you reset your metabolism and learn the ways to keep it going, then you switch over to the long term program which helps you keep it off permanently. There is no special foods I have to get only from that company, there is no counting calories or figuring out points. Its great and its something I can do and incorporate into my families diets. Like tonight we are having meatloaf, mashed taters and salad.....does that sound like diet food to you?! nope but its helping me slim down. woot woot.

for the first 21 days. I am not allowed on the scale and its killing me. I want to know so bad if I've lost pounds. I think I have cause my clothes are getting a little looser AAAND my co workers are telling me that I look like I"m losing weight! well thank you! :D

I'll keep you updated....whoever might be reading this lonely corner of the Internet I possess.

Growing up

The other on the way home Juliet started singing along to the songs on the radio....and knew some to most of the words. It took me by surprise. Then when I picked the girls up at the boys and girls club I saw them with a little passe playing a game and they were having a very serious grown up conversation about homework and classmates.

I mean I know the girls are 6/7 but when did they turn into little preteens? I think back to my days at that age and boy did I think I was all kinds of grown up already! And I see it in them when they are off doing their own thing. Its kinda fun....and scary at the same time. One of these days the scales are going to tip and they will no longer be my little girls but young women and I just don't know what I will do with myself then! But for now I'll try to keep them independent but not too grown up....for mommy's sake. ;)

Smell and Sounds of Winter

When you think about the smells and sounds of winter you probably think - Pine needles, Christmas cookies, Apple Cider, Pumpkin Bread, Church bells, Carolers, Christmas songs, Laughing children.......

yes you may think of those things because mostly that is the case.....want to know what it is for me right now? Pinesol, Lysol, disinfecting wipes, hand sanitiser, cough drops, coughing, sniffling, sneezing and wheezing children.

Yup for the second round in only the last month our whole house is sick again! I feel especially bad for Dean because he can't take anything for his poor little nose and cough. Its heartbreaking and I hate it!

I really really hope this all goes away soon!

New Years Goal

So there is always the typical goals...lose weight, be a better housekeeper, keep up on money management..things like that. But this year I am adding two goals that I really really hope to accomplish.

The first is to read the Book of Mormon with my hubby all the way through. I'm ashamed to say I've never read it all the way through and I think it be about time I do so! So why not do it with my best friend. :)

The second is to write in journals...yes you read that right journals. Not only mine but I'm going to start a new project. I will have a journal for each of my four children and write down things they accomplished, funny things they said or thoughts I had about them that day or week. I know it won't be a daily thing but I hope to write in each of them at least every two or three days or when the thoughts arise. :) I thought this would be a fun way for me to remember things and them to read later in life. I'm actually really excited about it!

what are some of the goals you have for this upcoming year?

My boys

I just have to share this. I absolutely love love love my boys! I love how much they love each other.

Seriously Brian adores his son and Dean feels the same way about his daddy. Dean can be all wiggly and uncomfortable with me and calm right down and be at peace the minute he hits daddy's lap. Even when I'm nursing him and Brian is sitting next to me he would rather watch daddy then bond with me. haha.

Here is a picture to show just how much they love and adore each other.

don't you absolutely just love this picture? I do. I love my boys.

1900's

On Friday I picked up the girls, then we drove to Dean's daycare and picked him up. As we were driving to meet some of my family at McDonalds the girls sang Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer to me. They were forgetting some of the special inserts like "like a light bulb and HoHoHoHo" so I helped them out when they got stuck. After the song, here is the conversation that we had...

Bethanie: Mom how did you know all those words to the song?
Me: That song has been around for a very long time
Juliet: Ya from like the 1980's
Silence
Me wallowing in the self pity of knowing my kids officially consider me old!

It was pretty funny actually. :)