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Friday, October 11, 2013
The Twins are HERE!
Thanks for reading for all your sweet comments and support!
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Sunday, September 22, 2013
Baby Shower Favor Idea
I had many people tell me how much they loved this, so hey- maybe you will too. I'm on the final count down to having these little twins....so wish me luck! Thanks for reading and Happy Fall!
Friday, July 5, 2013
Happy 4th 2013!
I would like to say that we did something super fun- as this is probably one of my favorite holidays-but that is not the case. All four of my kids have been due around the 4th, and I am pregnant yet again.
My husband's job is such that he works most holidays- so we don't get to do much.
About the only thing I did, was buy- not make- some flag shirts for my kids, and make them take a few photos. I know- thrilling.
I also live in what I consider a very unpatriotic community- no parades-no 10K races-etc. It is so hot that you really can't do all day activities out there anyway. So my favorite holiday was a regular day.
What was yours like?
Thanks for reading!
My husband's job is such that he works most holidays- so we don't get to do much.
About the only thing I did, was buy- not make- some flag shirts for my kids, and make them take a few photos. I know- thrilling.
I also live in what I consider a very unpatriotic community- no parades-no 10K races-etc. It is so hot that you really can't do all day activities out there anyway. So my favorite holiday was a regular day.
What was yours like?
Thanks for reading!
Tuesday, July 2, 2013
The Evolution of my Pregnant with Twins Belly {so far}
I thought some of you may be interested to see my pregnant belly. I have a lot less energy, and have to do things a lot slower...so forgive me for not getting some of those reader requests posted.{I will soon.}
However, I did take a few minutes today, using the digital version of Project Life, to document how large I have gotten so far! If you like to record family memories, but don't want to do time consuming traditional scrapbooking, you really should check out Project Life. I love it!
Today I saw two cute profiles- one even let us see "it" in 3-D...and opened its mouth, etc. As uncomfortable, tired, and hard as pregnancy can be, it is such a blessing, to be able to give someone life, to be a mother. I feel very grateful....even though I know this is going to change my life like crazy!
Enjoy..... and Happy Fourth of July! God Bless so many who have sacrificed for our country, our freedom, and others. {Especially the families in Arizona, who lost loved ones in the Yarnell Hill Fire this week}
However, I did take a few minutes today, using the digital version of Project Life, to document how large I have gotten so far! If you like to record family memories, but don't want to do time consuming traditional scrapbooking, you really should check out Project Life. I love it!
Today I saw two cute profiles- one even let us see "it" in 3-D...and opened its mouth, etc. As uncomfortable, tired, and hard as pregnancy can be, it is such a blessing, to be able to give someone life, to be a mother. I feel very grateful....even though I know this is going to change my life like crazy!
Enjoy..... and Happy Fourth of July! God Bless so many who have sacrificed for our country, our freedom, and others. {Especially the families in Arizona, who lost loved ones in the Yarnell Hill Fire this week}
Wednesday, June 5, 2013
Disneyland Tips and Hints
We recently were able to take our family to Disneyland! It was a last minute trip- we only booked our trip weeks before we took it. It was sort of a "birthday" trip for us, and our last big trip for several years, since we are expecting twins this year. SO... here are my tips and hints. There is a lot posted out there, and I thought it would be fun to share some of the things we did to save time and money, yet make great memories for our family.
PURCHASING TICKETS
You can purchase tickets to the park through other sources besides the front gate. We used Get Away Today. Get Away Today has great packages that allow you to get the hotel for a great price too. If you call them, they are especially helpful with recommending the best hotels, and finding you a room in one that may say "booked" on their website.
You can also purchase Disneyland tickets through your local military or Air Force Base. Through my research, I learned that you don't have to be an active member of the Military to purchase the tickets. You can even call them, and have them send them to you. I had already purchased my tickets through Get Away Today, which saved me about, $50 per ticket off of the price at the Disneyland gate ($250 savings). If I had gone through my local Air Force Base, I may have been able to save an extra $15 per ticket. ($75 savings).
RIDING THE RIDES
There are lots of apps out there for tracking the wait time in lines. I experimented with several free ones but I found one that is the most helpful and most accurate, called Ride Max. To access Ride Max, you sign up online, and purchase it- for 90 days it costs $15. It is worth it! Then, you access it over the Internet on your phone while you are on your trip. You can also print out your plans, if you don't have a smart phone. I wrote it down on a paper and stuck it in my pocket so I did not have to keep logging on. Ride Max allows you to make multiple plans, and gives you tips. For example, it encourages you to use FAST PASS, a system Disneyland has set up to make your line time shorter. Usually you can only get one Fast Pass at a time. BUT Ride Max informed me that some of the rides are not connected to the entire system. The new Cars Ride, Radiator Springs Racers, is one example. You can get your Fast Pass for this ride, and get another Fast Pass for another ride at the same time. This happened for us a few times, thanks to Ride Max. We were able to have Fast Passes to Indiana Jones in Disneyland, and Grizzly River Run, in California Adventure at the same time.
If you have little ones, use the RIDER SWITCH pass. If you have two adults, and children who can't go on the ride, ask for the Rider Switch pass. It is good for two people, so your spouse could take one child on the ride, while you wait, and then you could ride it with a child.
I don't know about you, but we don't really like to wait for 30 minutes, for a ride that lasts 2 minutes. An example of this is the Peter Pan ride in Fantasyland. It is adorable, but we waited at 10:30 at night, for a 1/2 hour, and I timed the ride, and it was 2 minutes, 11 seconds. Of course my husband refused to ride it after hearing this.
On the other hand, The Little Mermaid ride in California Adventure, is almost 6 minutes long, and has almost zero wait. It is also adorable. We went on it twice in a row without waiting.
Using Ride Max, you can find out which rides have the longest lines, and go on those rides first thing in the morning, when the line is the shortest. Ride Max will give you tips, and tell you about the rides with never-ending lines, so you can go on them at the slowest time of the day.
I have used Ride Max on a few Disney trips, and it is well worth the money. I found it to be almost exactly on schedule.
FOOD at Disneyland:
Food can be one of your biggest expenses, if you are not careful. We were fortunate enough to have a Visa Gift Card, that we used for almost all of our purchases on food and souvenirs. BUT we made it stretch by doing a few things. My goal was to spend $50 or less on food in the park a day. We brought snacks, that made this possible, but we ate lunch in the park everyday too.
Bring snacks Disney allows you to bring a cooler into the park. We brought cold snacks- drinks, fruit, yogurt-go-gurts, squeeze applesauce, string cheese, etc. for the kids throughout the day. We also brought dry snacks-crackers, chips, granola bars, etc.
Buy a kid's meal Disney might frown on this, but we bought a few kids meals and shared them. A kid's meal costs $7, and after all the snacks we had, it was plenty for me, my husband, and my kids-if we shared a few kids meals. We did not do this everyday, but it really helped save some money, while allowing us to eat in the park.
*Favorite things to eat: Find a few favorite foods in Disneyland or California Adventure- and splurge on them! The smells and tastes are part of the magical experience- at least I think so.
Here are a few of the ones that we love:
Cinnamon Rolls or Sweet Rolls- found on Main Street in Disneyland and by Condor Flats in California Adventure in the mornings- these cost about $5 but they are huge! 2-3 people can easily share one.
Soup and Bread Bowls in New Orleans Square in Disneyland- We get this every time. These run at almost $10, but are very filling, and delicious. The kids won't eat soup, but they like the bread, and will eat that right up, with some of the fruit and yogurt we brought in our cooler.
Caramel Apples on Main Street or in Downtown Disney- These are also about $4-5 dollars each, but they are huge! Ask for a plastic knife and some napkins, and you can split it up with your kids. Just be sure to have some wet wipes to clean their hands afterwards.
Mickey Ice Cream Bars- O.K. so paying $4.50 for an ice cream bar is not the most ideal thing, but you only get to eat a Mickey Mouse ice cream bar in Disneyland-- every once in a while- so this is another splurge.
ALWAYS ask for free waters! Every place is happy to give you a free cup -or however many you may need of ice water with your meal! This was very helpful for refilling our water bottles, and keeping hydrated. We never spent money no drinks, just drank water.
Souvenirs at Disneyland:
If you aren't careful, you can spend way too much money on souvenirs. I have read lots of things about what people did here. I think my favorite souvenir for my kids was the autograph books I made, that I will show you in a separate post. We added photos of our trip to them, wrote about our adventures, collected autographs from characters, and now they have a nice little memory book of their own from the trip.
Pressed Pennies These machines are all over the park. For 50 cents, plus a penny, you child can watch the penny go through the machine, and pick a Disney design for the penny. They even sell Pressed Penny Collection books for, 8.95, that you can keep your pennies in. What kid doesn't love a collection? This one is fun because you can find pressed penny machines at zoos, and other places you might travel to. {one of the collection books is pictured below}
Mickey Mouse Ears We had to get these for our kids-and they are not the most affordable thing, but the price isn't bad for the basic ones. They make all kinds now, and I had a few kids that had to have R2D2 and pirate ears. We still have Mickey Mouse ears from the last trip, and they love them for dressing up, or hat day at school. Plus, for some reason, wearing mouse ears when you are in Disneyland- whether you are 2, or 42, is super cool and makes for some fun photos.
Build a Droid or Build a Light Saber I should do an entire post just on this. At the end of Star Tours in Tomorrow Land, is a fun shop, where the kids can Build-a-Droid or Build a Light Saber. We did the Droids. They run about $10 each, but my kids had the best time doing this! Boys love to build things, and they loved making their own droids. I'll tell you more about this one in another post.
Magnets I have a little magnet collection from places I have traveled to. It is fun for me, and I have done it for years. Magnets cost a few dollars, so if I want something to remember my trip, I pick up a magnet. In the park, magnets are between $5-7, but if you go down the street to Target, you can get the same magnet for about $2.{That Target also has some fun Disney merchandise, similar to what is in the park but for a fraction of the price.}
Postcards Besides writing postcards to others, you can use a postcard to record some of your children's favorite memories. In Disneyland, if you take your postcard to the Town Hall on Main Street in Disneyland, they will stamp it with a Disneyland stamp. You can mail it from there to your home- with some of your favorite memories of the day. This could be a fun surprise for your kids. Most postcards are 4 by 6, so they slip into a photo album nicely.
Some stores even have free postcards. In California Adventure, by the Disney Animation Room, the store near there, has free postcards. {I think it is called Off the Page.}
Getting Around the Parks
If you have small children, 5 and under, bring a double stroller. There is a lot of walking, and sometimes the kids need a break. We also brought our baby, and he would take naps in the stroller. We bought a beach towel, which was much better than a blanket, because it was lighter weight, dark, and the shape of it was perfect to cover the stroller.
This also helped mark our stroller-so we could find it easily, among the 100's of strollers in the stroller parking outside of the rides and attractions. Our stroller was black, and it was hot, so covering it up also kept it cooler for the little ones. Obviously, we did not keep it covered up the entire time, just mostly when they were sleeping. There is too much for them to see! But when they were tired, they loved retreating to the shade, as seen here.
There are the other obvious things for making it easier to get around the park- bring water bottles, wear sunscreen, and make sure you wear good walking shoes. Nothing can ruin a fun day more than a nice sunburn and horrible shin splints.
I hope some of this helps if you are planning a trip to the Magic Kingdom. I have a few more posts I will post later and Disney. I'd love to know your tips and hints. If you have some feel free to share in a comment.
Thanks for reading! Have a great day!
PURCHASING TICKETS
You can purchase tickets to the park through other sources besides the front gate. We used Get Away Today. Get Away Today has great packages that allow you to get the hotel for a great price too. If you call them, they are especially helpful with recommending the best hotels, and finding you a room in one that may say "booked" on their website.
You can also purchase Disneyland tickets through your local military or Air Force Base. Through my research, I learned that you don't have to be an active member of the Military to purchase the tickets. You can even call them, and have them send them to you. I had already purchased my tickets through Get Away Today, which saved me about, $50 per ticket off of the price at the Disneyland gate ($250 savings). If I had gone through my local Air Force Base, I may have been able to save an extra $15 per ticket. ($75 savings).
RIDING THE RIDES
There are lots of apps out there for tracking the wait time in lines. I experimented with several free ones but I found one that is the most helpful and most accurate, called Ride Max. To access Ride Max, you sign up online, and purchase it- for 90 days it costs $15. It is worth it! Then, you access it over the Internet on your phone while you are on your trip. You can also print out your plans, if you don't have a smart phone. I wrote it down on a paper and stuck it in my pocket so I did not have to keep logging on. Ride Max allows you to make multiple plans, and gives you tips. For example, it encourages you to use FAST PASS, a system Disneyland has set up to make your line time shorter. Usually you can only get one Fast Pass at a time. BUT Ride Max informed me that some of the rides are not connected to the entire system. The new Cars Ride, Radiator Springs Racers, is one example. You can get your Fast Pass for this ride, and get another Fast Pass for another ride at the same time. This happened for us a few times, thanks to Ride Max. We were able to have Fast Passes to Indiana Jones in Disneyland, and Grizzly River Run, in California Adventure at the same time.
If you have little ones, use the RIDER SWITCH pass. If you have two adults, and children who can't go on the ride, ask for the Rider Switch pass. It is good for two people, so your spouse could take one child on the ride, while you wait, and then you could ride it with a child.
I don't know about you, but we don't really like to wait for 30 minutes, for a ride that lasts 2 minutes. An example of this is the Peter Pan ride in Fantasyland. It is adorable, but we waited at 10:30 at night, for a 1/2 hour, and I timed the ride, and it was 2 minutes, 11 seconds. Of course my husband refused to ride it after hearing this.
On the other hand, The Little Mermaid ride in California Adventure, is almost 6 minutes long, and has almost zero wait. It is also adorable. We went on it twice in a row without waiting.
Using Ride Max, you can find out which rides have the longest lines, and go on those rides first thing in the morning, when the line is the shortest. Ride Max will give you tips, and tell you about the rides with never-ending lines, so you can go on them at the slowest time of the day.
I have used Ride Max on a few Disney trips, and it is well worth the money. I found it to be almost exactly on schedule.
FOOD at Disneyland:
Food can be one of your biggest expenses, if you are not careful. We were fortunate enough to have a Visa Gift Card, that we used for almost all of our purchases on food and souvenirs. BUT we made it stretch by doing a few things. My goal was to spend $50 or less on food in the park a day. We brought snacks, that made this possible, but we ate lunch in the park everyday too.
Bring snacks Disney allows you to bring a cooler into the park. We brought cold snacks- drinks, fruit, yogurt-go-gurts, squeeze applesauce, string cheese, etc. for the kids throughout the day. We also brought dry snacks-crackers, chips, granola bars, etc.
Buy a kid's meal Disney might frown on this, but we bought a few kids meals and shared them. A kid's meal costs $7, and after all the snacks we had, it was plenty for me, my husband, and my kids-if we shared a few kids meals. We did not do this everyday, but it really helped save some money, while allowing us to eat in the park.
*Favorite things to eat: Find a few favorite foods in Disneyland or California Adventure- and splurge on them! The smells and tastes are part of the magical experience- at least I think so.
Here are a few of the ones that we love:
Cinnamon Rolls or Sweet Rolls- found on Main Street in Disneyland and by Condor Flats in California Adventure in the mornings- these cost about $5 but they are huge! 2-3 people can easily share one.
Soup and Bread Bowls in New Orleans Square in Disneyland- We get this every time. These run at almost $10, but are very filling, and delicious. The kids won't eat soup, but they like the bread, and will eat that right up, with some of the fruit and yogurt we brought in our cooler.
Caramel Apples on Main Street or in Downtown Disney- These are also about $4-5 dollars each, but they are huge! Ask for a plastic knife and some napkins, and you can split it up with your kids. Just be sure to have some wet wipes to clean their hands afterwards.
Mickey Ice Cream Bars- O.K. so paying $4.50 for an ice cream bar is not the most ideal thing, but you only get to eat a Mickey Mouse ice cream bar in Disneyland-- every once in a while- so this is another splurge.
ALWAYS ask for free waters! Every place is happy to give you a free cup -or however many you may need of ice water with your meal! This was very helpful for refilling our water bottles, and keeping hydrated. We never spent money no drinks, just drank water.
Souvenirs at Disneyland:
If you aren't careful, you can spend way too much money on souvenirs. I have read lots of things about what people did here. I think my favorite souvenir for my kids was the autograph books I made, that I will show you in a separate post. We added photos of our trip to them, wrote about our adventures, collected autographs from characters, and now they have a nice little memory book of their own from the trip.
Pressed Pennies These machines are all over the park. For 50 cents, plus a penny, you child can watch the penny go through the machine, and pick a Disney design for the penny. They even sell Pressed Penny Collection books for, 8.95, that you can keep your pennies in. What kid doesn't love a collection? This one is fun because you can find pressed penny machines at zoos, and other places you might travel to. {one of the collection books is pictured below}
Mickey Mouse Ears We had to get these for our kids-and they are not the most affordable thing, but the price isn't bad for the basic ones. They make all kinds now, and I had a few kids that had to have R2D2 and pirate ears. We still have Mickey Mouse ears from the last trip, and they love them for dressing up, or hat day at school. Plus, for some reason, wearing mouse ears when you are in Disneyland- whether you are 2, or 42, is super cool and makes for some fun photos.
Build a Droid or Build a Light Saber I should do an entire post just on this. At the end of Star Tours in Tomorrow Land, is a fun shop, where the kids can Build-a-Droid or Build a Light Saber. We did the Droids. They run about $10 each, but my kids had the best time doing this! Boys love to build things, and they loved making their own droids. I'll tell you more about this one in another post.
Magnets I have a little magnet collection from places I have traveled to. It is fun for me, and I have done it for years. Magnets cost a few dollars, so if I want something to remember my trip, I pick up a magnet. In the park, magnets are between $5-7, but if you go down the street to Target, you can get the same magnet for about $2.{That Target also has some fun Disney merchandise, similar to what is in the park but for a fraction of the price.}
Postcards Besides writing postcards to others, you can use a postcard to record some of your children's favorite memories. In Disneyland, if you take your postcard to the Town Hall on Main Street in Disneyland, they will stamp it with a Disneyland stamp. You can mail it from there to your home- with some of your favorite memories of the day. This could be a fun surprise for your kids. Most postcards are 4 by 6, so they slip into a photo album nicely.
Some stores even have free postcards. In California Adventure, by the Disney Animation Room, the store near there, has free postcards. {I think it is called Off the Page.}
Getting Around the Parks
If you have small children, 5 and under, bring a double stroller. There is a lot of walking, and sometimes the kids need a break. We also brought our baby, and he would take naps in the stroller. We bought a beach towel, which was much better than a blanket, because it was lighter weight, dark, and the shape of it was perfect to cover the stroller.
This also helped mark our stroller-so we could find it easily, among the 100's of strollers in the stroller parking outside of the rides and attractions. Our stroller was black, and it was hot, so covering it up also kept it cooler for the little ones. Obviously, we did not keep it covered up the entire time, just mostly when they were sleeping. There is too much for them to see! But when they were tired, they loved retreating to the shade, as seen here.
There are the other obvious things for making it easier to get around the park- bring water bottles, wear sunscreen, and make sure you wear good walking shoes. Nothing can ruin a fun day more than a nice sunburn and horrible shin splints.
I hope some of this helps if you are planning a trip to the Magic Kingdom. I have a few more posts I will post later and Disney. I'd love to know your tips and hints. If you have some feel free to share in a comment.
Thanks for reading! Have a great day!
Sunday, April 21, 2013
My Biggest Project Ever {or why the pace of this blog has changed lately}
So I may as well tell you- if anyone still reads this blog- why the past several months, I have s-l-a-c-k-e-d in the blogging department. We are expecting...twins. While we know it will be a challenge, we see this as a blessing! We wanted a #5 so badly, and now we get a #5 AND a #6. While I haven't thrown-up once- and I'm 14 weeks along now- I have felt tired, and a little nauseated at night. I still don't believe it is actually happening, and am in total denial, until I see it on the ultrasound screen. Even then, after I see it, I go on, and still can't believe it. In the meantime, I am teaching preschool, and working another job from home, a seasonal job scoring educational tests from the computer. Sitting on your rear everyday in front of the computer, really makes you not want to sit on it any extra time than necessary- especially when it is growing already on its own due to pregnancy... Oh yeah, and I have 4 crazy energetic boys. So I've been a little busy. I have big plans to blog about some fun stuff- and hopefully those plans will actually happen!! My energy has started to come back a little, and so that is good! I hope to get some stuff posted! Tomorrow- I actually have a great give-a-way I will be posting!
In the meantime, just know, I'm growing two people right now and that takes a lot of work!
If you are still reading, thank you! Thank you for supporting me, in my efforts to "find the gems", share joy, and create.
Monday, December 24, 2012
Merry Christmas 2012
Thanks to the good folks at Tiny Prints, I got some beautiful cards this year! They had so many to choose from, I ended up picking two different cards...only sending one - except for grandparents, and a few family members that never see us. {Sorry about the stars and arrows on the cards- for privacy- I blocked out our names.}
This one was taken in the summer- and I love it, but the photo below was the most current....so we mostly used the one below.
I hope you have a blessed Christmas holiday! I will share a few Christmas things later this week- or perhaps just one big post... being that blogging was just not happening this month.
Thanks for reading....
Merry Christmas!!
I hope you have a blessed Christmas holiday! I will share a few Christmas things later this week- or perhaps just one big post... being that blogging was just not happening this month.
Thanks for reading....
Merry Christmas!!
Tuesday, November 6, 2012
VOTE!!
May the FORCE be with you as you go and VOTE today....because it is pretty much the most important election that I know of! {Like anyone can possibly know that...}
VOTE FOR AMERICA, LAND THAT WE LOVE!!
AND GO ENTER THE GIVE-A-WAY for $50 from Tiny Prints, a division of Shutterfly!!
Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Halloween 2012
Thanks for reading!
Friday, September 21, 2012
Weekends...
We don't get much of a real weekend around here, due to work schedules and things like that. But somehow we have been managing a little time to get something done or have some fun. I am so excited for Fall Weekends-- mostly because it might finally start to cool off enough to get some big projects done outside- and when I say cool off - I mean maybe just maybe it will drop into the low 90's.....that is fall in Arizona.
Here is a peek in photos.
More posts to come next week I hope! I have some fun products to share with you, and a few Halloween ideas! Hope I get time to get them all posted....
So if my posts are far and few between, it is because we are enjoying some autumn! Happy Fall!
Here is a peek in photos.
More posts to come next week I hope! I have some fun products to share with you, and a few Halloween ideas! Hope I get time to get them all posted....
So if my posts are far and few between, it is because we are enjoying some autumn! Happy Fall!
Tuesday, September 18, 2012
Scrambled Face Puzzles
Here is what we did:
HAVE FUN!!
Friday, August 24, 2012
Busy with...
I have about a dozen things I'd love to post, but then again I don't want to spend an hour at the computer editing and posting it... So instead here is what we have been up to....
RUNNING, CROSS-FIT, BOOTCAMP, RUNNING.
I'm training for a 1/2 marathon. No, I have not lost any weight. For the life of me, it has never been easy to lose weight when I run a lot. And yes, I know you need to watch what you put in your mouth.
I used to run a lot-- a long time ago--like marathons and 1/2's and stuff. No I was not fast. I signed up for a 1/2 to help myself remember that I can run long and it feels good. I also discovered cross-fit, and boot camp and all of it is good. I may not be skinny, but I am getting strong. Strong is the new skinny anyway- in case you did not know.
Birthdays Birthdays Birthdays! We have had a few or maybe it was many. I can't remember.
But it was fun. And there was a lot of cake to eat. And a few decorations to make. More on those things later.
More birthdays- and pool parties. And fun stuff like that. Although I do wish we would have gone to the pool a little more often. Oh well, we have a few more months of 90-100 degree days! That is what happens when you live in a sunny Arizona.
One thing I really like about where we live, is the toads. They are everywhere. I always have loved frogs and toads. The only thing I don't like is seeing a dead one on the street, or the 100's that commit suicide by jumping out on the street during a monsoon. This one, apparently did not do that- which is why he is so big. We like to go out at night after a monsoon and look for them. They are everywhere. They eat the mosquitoes and other bugs- so how can you not love them?
We have a fun little zoo. We love visiting. My kids don't care if it is a bazillion degrees out there- they still want to go to the zoo. So we do. And I sweat like I'm in a sauna, and they squeal with delight like they are in an amusement park. I think I'll deal with the sweat.
We had a blast watching the elephants play in the water. There were two that were brothers and boy did they act like it! They were wrestling each other just like my boys do! Go figure!
RUNNING, CROSS-FIT, BOOTCAMP, RUNNING.
I'm training for a 1/2 marathon. No, I have not lost any weight. For the life of me, it has never been easy to lose weight when I run a lot. And yes, I know you need to watch what you put in your mouth.
I used to run a lot-- a long time ago--like marathons and 1/2's and stuff. No I was not fast. I signed up for a 1/2 to help myself remember that I can run long and it feels good. I also discovered cross-fit, and boot camp and all of it is good. I may not be skinny, but I am getting strong. Strong is the new skinny anyway- in case you did not know.
Birthdays Birthdays Birthdays! We have had a few or maybe it was many. I can't remember.
But it was fun. And there was a lot of cake to eat. And a few decorations to make. More on those things later.
More birthdays- and pool parties. And fun stuff like that. Although I do wish we would have gone to the pool a little more often. Oh well, we have a few more months of 90-100 degree days! That is what happens when you live in a sunny Arizona.
We have a fun little zoo. We love visiting. My kids don't care if it is a bazillion degrees out there- they still want to go to the zoo. So we do. And I sweat like I'm in a sauna, and they squeal with delight like they are in an amusement park. I think I'll deal with the sweat.
We had a blast watching the elephants play in the water. There were two that were brothers and boy did they act like it! They were wrestling each other just like my boys do! Go figure!
And Changing my decorating by rearranging things on the shelves and changing up the curtains for almost free. Cheap-o panels at Ross...and I'll show you what I'm doing to them..later.
And we have enjoyed a few Arizona sunsets, and being with our kids! I have tried to sneak in some sewing, or Project Life, or preschool planning.
I have to admit, I haven't missed blogging, or turning off my computer. I made a decision to turn it off on my husband's days off. That has resulted in turning it off more. In return, I've had more conversations with my children, and spent more time with my husband. Don't trade finding cute ideas online, or blogging, or FB, or pinning, or whatever it is you may do for spending time with your spouse, your husband. Truly, that is what really matters. While I'd like to be some super-blogger, I don't think I'll ever be. I choose to spend my time differently- making memories with those I love. And nothing can take the place of that. :) In fact, I just spent an hour writing this! Well sometimes I need "blog therapy"....
Thanks for reading or at least pretending you read this blog!
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