February <3

I heart February.
Its my Anniversary month and Valentine's day. Its all about love.
God wasnt kidding when he told us ... and the greatest of these is love.
So these three things remain: faith, hope, and love. But the best one of these is love. 1 Corinthians 13:13

Actually, Valentine's Day is one of my all time favorite things. I'm really into cute things, and during this time of year.. there is plenty to ooooo and awww about.

The kids and I made the cutest (there I go with that word again. I admit= I abuse it) Valentine's cupcakes. Ladybug- another obsession on mine. Usually, when the kids and I bake and decorate cupcakes, they lose interest after decorating a couple. Which is just fine and dandy for me. I get to decorate most of them. nya-nya-nya! Well, not this time. They had extra fun doing these and participated from start to finish. Very easy and kid friendly.

Well it looks like this thread is turning into a my favorite things episode. There are no rules on blogs. I can rant and rave all about myself right?

This post is useless without pics.. let me go find my camera.. I'm out of memory anyway. I have about 500 pics on it. Which I am thrilled about. My Cybershot media would only hold a measly 60 at 5MP.. Boooo! hahaha

ok. brb..update.. camera dead.. and its late. pictures for sure manana!

How great is our God?

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Rainy Day? Check! Monday? Check!

Yep, they got me down.
Today was blah. Its gonna be a witchfest, so this is your warning. Click out now.

I'm still trying to get rid of this cold. I'm a HUGE baby when I'm sick. I admit. I rarely get sick, but when I do.. watch out.

On top of all of that, I have tooth pain. In 2 places.. huh? All of a sudden. I flossed my teeth to death while I watched the HGTV Dream Home tour. A few pieces of cracked peppercorn came out. Funny because I have been eating the finely ground variety lately. No tellin how long that sucker was in there. Ew. So now I only have one sensitive tooth. Give me a break. I've always been able to bite into anything cold with no problem. Why now? I cant even drink anything cold without my fang tripping out. I drank with my head tilted so it wouldnt get on my tooth. What a dork! hahahahaha so anyway... Not fun. I hope it goes away soon.

Its almost midnight here and I still have chicken salad to make. My very dear husband brought home celery, eggs and chicken and asked me how to make chicken salad. Hint hint. I cant be that mean. I opened my big mouth and told him I would make it. *rolls*eyes* I told him I will not take credit for it though. He requested only egg whites and fat free MIRACLE WHIP!!! Gross! I dont even get the satisfaction of a midnight snack. I cant stand Miracle whip.. and I'm not about to make 2 batches. Suffer baby. <--- talking to myself.

Oh.... what else.. Oh yeah. Mallory was running a fever today. 101.2 this am and 99.something this afternoon. She wasnt really acting sick this evening, so hopefully it will just pass.

JP is on a kitty kick. Thanks to me. I bought a game called Purrpals a few weeks ago. Its a nintendo ds game where you feed, groom, play with your kitten.

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Well he decided he wants a real one. He even wrote down a list of things he will need.. you know the "baskit" and "cayg". He is sooooo "strong willed" that he will not take correction on misspelled words. He insisted that I was wrong because he sounded them out! I told him I would consider getting him one for his birthday. I would much rather have a cat than a dog. Dogs disgust me to be honest. They really do.

I will have to do a weekend wrap up tomorrow. I really dont feel like talking about anything positive right now. hahahaa... which is a point I have been meaning to bring up. I dont want my readers to get the false impression that things are always happy go lucky in my life. They are not. I have my downs but I choose not to share them most of the time. Got it? Good. :)

Weekend Wrap Up

Lets see.. what did we do this weekend?

Friday night I had to watch Jeremy. The kids and I headed over there and Dh came to visit us later on in the evening. I think its sweet that he wanted to spend the evening with us even though I was babysitting. I love my husband. He even brought Dinner. We shared a Plain Jane from Jason's Deli and the kids had Wendy's nuggets.

Saturday we went to San Antonio. Dh got us tickets to Monster Jam 08.

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I wasnt really looking forward to it. Monster Trucks aren't my thing and we've been several times already. I even considered giving up my ticket. hahahah.. Glad I went. We had a WONDERFUL time. I dont remember it being so much fun before! By the end of the night, *I* was waving Mallory's Grave Digger flag, cheering him on. JP was in heaven. He kept saying, "wicked awesome!".... Since we had online tickets, the pit pass was included.

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We got to see the trucks up close and personal. That was fun too.. but next time I'll dress Mallory in jeans and sneaks! It didnt occur to me that we would be walking in turf. DOH! Lots of fun. I definitely want to go next year. Maybe its the age of our kids thats makes it so fun. :)


Sunday.. Church. Then home. We spent way too much money at MJ08, so we didnt go out to eat after services like we usually do. Dh grilled up some steaks and we relaxed at home. The kids and I put together the Rose Petal Cottage. Cute playhouse! Got a super duper deal on it. 20 bucks! Thats a steal. I'm very proud of my clearance find, thank you very much.

Happy Holidays.. a little late!

Ok.. I haven't posted since Oct.
So Happy Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year. hahahaha

Things are back to normal after the holidays. I like the holidays better. I had my little Johnny home with me. It was hard giving him up.

Things are good. Everyone is happy and healthy.

New year, new hopes and dreams. 2007 was very good to us, so we are looking forward to an even better year oh eight.

Dh has been working his tail off lately. Dont know why, but I feel a little guilty. Should I? I do my best to take care of the kids and this household-- but I feel like I get to have all the "fun". Maybe its because we are coming off the holidays. ??? Anyway, I'll pray for guidance in that area. I dont like feeling this way.

I just celebrated my 34th birthday. Wow! 34. I remember when I was a kid 34 seemed old.The "OHH" reaction from people when I tell people how old I turned doesnt help either. hahahahaha.. I wont let it get me down. I am exactly where I want to be in my life.

I finally took down the outdoor Christmas lights. Yes, I'm that neighbor. *blush* I did it while dh was at work. I bet I looked funny fishing the lights off the tree with my broomstick.. and in my house shoes. (hey they're cute.. valentine ones, with an outdoor sole) I didnt want to give up my cute little gingerbread table runner. I asked Dh if it looked too Chirtsmassy. hahahaha. You know the answer. I'm whippin that baby out Nov 1 2008....so in 10 months.hahahaha that cute. ;)

what else? .... oh, the kids got really fun toys this year. We organized everything nice and neat so we know what we have, and we have done a good job keeping it that way. Yay us!

Gotta go put dh to sleep. wink*wink*

Talk to you soon.

Love devine..joy unspeakable..Overflowing in my soul
This heart of mine is refreshed and at rest
In your presence...in your presence

my favorite lyrics from our church song. :)

October

October is going well.

We have a nice schedule/routine going for JP. He loves Kinder and is very into learning how to spell right now. Every other question is how do you spell __________? Sound it out sweetie! ;) We went to a Parent Teacher conference last week and got a very good report. I am so proud of my Johnny Boy. His behavior has been excellent, he is eager to learn, and is a very good student. I feel so lucky to be his mommy. Since I stay home now, I get to do everything with so much more tender loving care. That has been my greatest reward. When he brings school work home, it has " I <3 U Mom" written all over it. That MELTS my heart. I think its amazing how love grows.


This Saturday is the last flag football game. I wish the season was longer. The team has come a long way. Its the rowdiest bunch yet, but the funnest yet. JP got a flag on Saturday because apparently using the "stiff arm" in flag is a no-no. Hahahahahahhaha. He was so proud of that move, and to be honest, so were we.



We will be moving on to Soccer next. We've never done soccer, so this will be his first season. We want to keep him active, plus we live for this stuff. Practices, games.. it so much fun!

Mallory is doing good. She is in her own little world. She loves coloring, mega blocks, painting and dressing up. She is all skirts and headbands these days. I cant do her hair anymore, she refuses. I miss the cute little girl hairdos and bows. Yesterday at Target, she saw this little girl with a skirt and boots and wanted to follow her. She kept saying, I want to wear that mommy! Pointing to the little girl. :P

We're getting ready for Halloween. I bought a couple of kids baking kits yesterday. Mini cakes and cookies with decorating kits. Really cute! Cant wait to make them with the kids. The dollar spot had rolling pins, so I got 2 of those. I also want to make Owl cupcakes I saw on the land o lakes website. To die for! I'll post a link so you can see them.

http://www.landolakes.com/tips/Halloween-Hoot-Owls-demonstration.cfm

Johnny and I are in such a great place right now. I feel so lucky to be married to him. Since we have been going to church, our marriage has really strengthened. I could go into detail, but I would just be bragging then. ;)

I'm still having a hard time with a cleaning schedule. I'm so random. Some days I'll clean clean clean, some days I lounge lounge lounge and some days I play play play. I just do what I want and not what I SHOULD be doing. I've tried lists, that doesnt work. The company thing works really good. If I invite people over, I start cleaning like a mad woman. hahahaha Anyone want to come vist so I can get my behind in gear?

Mornings.. it goes a litte something like this:

6:15 I wake up and get JP's clothes, backpack, shoes, etc. I get dressed and washed up, but just to look decent enough to walk him to the bus stop.
6:25 Time to go wake up schoolboy by rubbing his back and saying "its time to get up baby"
6:35 my phone alarm goes off and he knows its time to get dressed
6:40 wash up/brush teeth, his not mine.
6:45 walk to bus stop
6:55 my baby is off

7:00 should I go back to sleep or make time for prayer like a good little Christian?Seriously, thats my battle every morning. I love sleep, but thats no way to waste the morning. Plus if I dont make time for prayer, my day is so off! 70% of the time I stay up and the other days I sleep until Mallory wakes up. 9ish. (so 30% of my days are off, you caught that right?) I'm trying to be a morning person. I feel so guilty if I sleep in. Thats excessive and only losers sleep that long, right? hahahahahaha I dont want to be a loser. Keeping this household in order is a fulltime job and I know it.

Panthers

JP started Flag Football this week.

Practice is on Tuesdays at 5:30. First game is on the 15th.

So exciting!

Never thought I would thank Playstation for anything, but his football video game has *really* helped him! He was busting out moves I didnt even know he knew! He even has names for them. LOL! (let me call him over and ask him the names of them, hold on)

Juke, spin, stiff arm are the moves.. Hahaha! I was impressed. Too funny. My Johnny boys been holding out on me. :P

Dh helped coach, although he isn't an official coach. Its so good to see them bond like that. What a blessing. <3

Where are the Panther's from anyway? and what color are their uniforms? I like to dress Mallory and myself accordingly. Hmmm.. guess I'll find out next Tues when they hand out team shirts.

I think football is my favorite sport that JP plays. Looking forward to it.

Oh and sorry no pics. I forgot my camera. Next week! I promise. :)

Goodbye Summer!

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I know .. I know..

Its an overused phrase.. time flies.. blah blah blah.

But seriously! This was the FASTEST Summer by far.

We had a good one. Best one yet.

Stress free, waking up with my kiddos, no rat race, dh home at 2:30. Nice. *sunglass smiley*

My baby Johnny Boy has started Kinder this week. That went smoothly. He was ready. Didn't even want me to walk him in the first day. ( boo for me, good for him) I let him ride the bus the first day, as he wanted. Of course I had to tell myself not to make it about ME and encourage his confidence and independance. So anyway. Yeah. He's doing fine. We are very proud of him. He never fails to impress us. That kid. If you only knew him. ;)

Mallory, on the other hand, isn't doing to well. She misses her "best friend" (brother) while he's at school. Shes so use to being with him. They have spent everyday of their little lives together, and so thats understandable.

So to get her mind off things, I did what any shopaholic mom would do. We went shopping. (uh, oh.. I'm creating a monster.)

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Isn't she the cutest little person ever?

She loves her Baby Ernie (gag) and wants to take it everywhere-- with the baby carrier of course. She wanted to put Ernie in the bag, LOL!

Mallory is in a headband phase. She wants to wear them 24/7 and on this day we didnt have one to match, so she didnt want ANYTHING in her hair. In this heat? Woooooooo!Whatever kid. So much for buying matchy curly loops from here on out. *pouts*

She had $5 from her Grampy, so I took her to spend it. She bought a lip gloss keychain from the Target dollar spot, a small Bath and Bodyworks lotion, and two baby bottle pops candy- one for her and one for her brother.

Dh and I are doing well. Just enjoying each other, our kids, our church and moving forward. Learning to live on one income has proven to be a challenge, but we're making it! All of the sacrifices we have made are well worth it. I'm a firm believer in tithing, and trust that God will meet our needs. God is opening doors and pouring out his blessings. Boy do I have a good testimony, but I'll save that juicy for another day. ;)

We are going camping this weekend.. primative tent camping....on the beach... as in no electric or water. Yes, me-Little Miss Cant Take the Heat or I Get Pissy. I'm putting my reservations aside (literally) and making myself become outdoorsy, darn it! I have to. I dont want to be a boring uptight mom! So, I'm stepping up to the plate. Dh is shocked I even suggested it. I've come a long way baby. :) I'll keep you posted on my adventure. I just keep telling myself that smores will be involed and that seems to keep my interest.

ok.. so hows that for an update Kimberly? ;)

I think I know why I dont update here too often. NO smileys- and we all know how much I abuse those things. *blush smiley* <----see? *rolls eyes*

Weight Watcher

Started doing the weight watchers program on July 12!

8 pounds lost to date! WOOOOO! I was in shock when I weighed in today. I thought I gained because (I pigged out at a retirement party yesterday) I wasnt looking at the second digit right. Derr!

A cousin had given Dh a couple of WW books a while back and I came across them while decluttering. God had been leading me to certain scriptures that stressed the importance of having a healthy body and how we should "offer your body as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God- this is your spiritual act of worship." Romans 12:12 1 So thats how I got the courage to do something about my weight.

Anyhow, self control is a fruit of the spirit. That's has been a HUGE factor in my success. Through God all things are possible.

Dh and I work out at Anytime Fitness. I think I'm addicted to working out. I never thought I would use the words"I'm going to workout." The membership will be expiring soon. :( We joined through Dh's previous employer. They charged our bank account this month, but who knows if they will charge us for another month. I *really* like this gym. Its small, private, and clean! New equipment. Screens at every treadmill/elliptical/bike. Very nice. In Aug, Dh's new gym membership kicks in with his present employer. Gold's Gym, I beleive. I don't think they allow spouses though. :( Boo hoo. I'll figure something out. Both gyms are 30 minutes away. Not the most convenient. I'm thinking about getting my own memership here in town. World Gym probably. They have child care. They dont quote fees online. I have to email them. They probably dont want to scare me off. That or invest in a piece of home equipment. Not sure if that would keep my attenion though. If I know that I am paying for something monthly, I think I am more likely to use it.

Ideally, I would like to workout 5 days a week. This week I worked out 3 times. I do 40 minutes of cardio. Dh is teaching me how to do arm curls and crunches. I'm a weakling! I have NEVER ever worked out intentionally and faithfully (my bad) before so my motto is slow and easy wins the race. With the rain, no babysitter, and our vacation-- I have been kinda off. I dont like being off.

Mygoal is to lose 20 by Thanksgiving. I can and WILL do it. When I put my mind to something, I stick with it and do it with passion.