Another crazy day...

I really didn't have anything terribly interesting to blog about today buy it's been awhile so here we are...

let's see today I did my dress fitting for the wedding I am in in April, it's being taken in and the seamstress said the color did wonders for me. Compliments are always nice!

but before that I took my wild monkeys to international mall to attempt (ATTEMPT) a little shopping. we made it to one store and half way thru the store mike called to see where to meet me I said "Forever 21 and hurry" the kids were insane they literally climbed and crawled all over the dressing room then loudly informed me that they could see my "boops" and laughed hysterically when I took my shirt off to try on the dresses! it was so much fun!!

on the plus side I got two cute sundresses and 1 fabulous pair of lucky jeans (50%off!!!) yay!

I also cooked fajittas in the crockpot today and they smell yummy! anyone who knows me knows I am a crockpot fanatic! just in case you were interested here is how you do it..

cut 1 lb FROZEN chicken breast into strips throw into crockpot add 3/4 pack fajita seasoning packet and stir, then on top of the chicken i put 1/2 onion, 1 red pepper, 1 green pepper all cut into strips added the rest of the fajitta seasoning packet and stirred the veggies to mix ( but they need to stay on top of the chicken) then I took 1/4 cup tequila lime marinade and mixed w/ 1/4 cup water and poured it over the top and set to low...I just set it to keep warm at six hours because it looked done so next time I will start this a little later but will keep you posted ! :)

So thankful for everything I have...

So here I sit at work (surprisingly not busy) thinking of all that I have, where usually I think I focus on all that I do not have.

I complain that we can't sell our house and buy a larger one on a larger piece of property, while that would be nice, I am greatful that my family is happy and healthy and all together.

I complain that I don't have time to run everyday and can't get my pace any faster, that would be nice as well, but I am grateful that I have two legs that work and a body that is healthy enough that I am able to run and the main thing impeding my running is my two children who are also healthy and able.

I complain that I don't have enough time to get things done, that there are not enough hours in the day, but I am grateful that I am not lying in a hospital bed staring at a clock wishing the time would not move so slowly.

Remember on this day of love while gifts and such from your loved ones are nice, the loved ones themselves are what are really important. Try to stop and focus on what you already have! Happy Valentines Day Everyone!

how it all began today...

I woke up this morning to Ryans face about 1/2 inch from mine asking if I was awake, I think I mumbed something and lifted up the covers to let him in and then passed back out! I work tonight so I tried to sleep as long as possible with one ear on the kids...APPARENTLY one ear is not enough. They seemed to be playing quietly (no screaming, no crying, no crashes, no dog yelping for dear life) so I stayed in bed dozing on and off when suddenly I awoken by Paige telling me they couldn't watch a movie because the "player" was broken. I went out to the living room where approx 20 dvds were scattered all over the floor and the "player" was indeed broken it is now stuck in the open position it won't close and when forced closed it pops back open. I spanked both children and sent them to their rooms so I could do damage assessment on the dvds all over the floor and attempt to fix the dvd player. Now keep in mind this is the THIRD dvd player my children have broken since they have been in existance!!!!!!!! The last time it wouldn't open both children of course denied any wrong doing and when I pried it open I found a plastic cookie shoved inside!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I love my children but I think they are making a very good attempt at shoving me over the edge! :-)

why am i so hungry?

I can't stop eating!!! Why am i so hungry?!?! NO i am not pregnant before anyone even asks!! So far today I had breakfast (2 pieces of raisin toast w/ light crm cheese and a coffee), a piece of banana bread, some milk, a healthy choice panini and baked chips, a pudding, a biscotti and it's only one thirty!!! my only saving grace is that i am about to do a biggest loser dvd and running for two hours tonight! but for crying out loud i want to lose weight not just exercise to work off the massive amounts of food i'm consuming! Does anyone have any tips? I would very much like to lose about 5 lbs by my bridesmaid dress fitting...any advice? Grrrrr!

First blog...

So Mindy...
Hope you don't mind, in fact I hope you're flattered...I decided to start blogging. I am hoping that this will be somewhat of a stress reliever, help me to unload my mind and sort my thoughts in a sense!

Today my goal was to go thru Paige and Ryan's closets and dressers and remove all clothing I no longer want them to wear (to small, stained, just can't stand to see them wear it one more time. etc) because inevitably I send Mike to dress them and oneo f these items will end up on their bodies!

So I made it thru the clothes and ended up with two entire trash bags, one containing items for the trash and one containing items to either be consigned at once upon a child (which is a fabulous childrens consignment shop!!!) or donated (probably/hopefully the first as a little extra cash is always fun!!)

So I came to two realizations today:

1. my babies have grown way to fast, it seems like yesterday we brought them home from the hospital and stared at my tiny little twins completely bewildered as to what to do next and now...well we still stare at them in bewilderment not sure what to do next but now they aren't precious infants, they're naughty sassy toddlers!

2. my children have strangely disproportionate bodies Paige wears a size 3t shorts and needs a 4t pants (but strictly for lenght issues the waist needs to be adjustable and set to the smallest size) and a 5t top, Ryan wears a 2t/3t shorts, same issue with the pants and also wears a 5t top! weird huh?

so as exciting as that was, that's it for now time to work out, (gotta get bikini ready!)