Taxi Anyone??

What a day! It actually started out quite pleasant. Baths for the kids, trip to Costco (I love going to Costco), lunch at Chick Fil A, then home. The unpleasant part was when Katy fell asleep in the car at 11:15. By the time I got groceries put away and got Bo down, She was ready to get up. What do people do all afternoon?? She watched Dora and I got my scout stuff organized. I'm like that when I get a new calling. New binder, print outs, etc. Very organized. I even sewed on some patches. Actually I sewed the same three patches on 8 times!!! I hate that.

After school can always be a little crazy, but then it's always one kid who throws a huge wrench into your best laid plans. Today it was Brooklyn. She had to stay after school for a council meeting. To make a long story short, now that I had this extra trip, all my travel plans had to change. Here's how it ended up:

Pick up kids from school
Drop off some at home and leave to take Stephen to football game.
First, have to pick up Brooklyn and Rhett back at the school.
Stephen lost (found it later exactly where he looked) his mouth guard and can't play without it, trip to Wal Mart.
Take Stephen to school where game is being played, late.
Take Brooklyn all the way back by our home for activity days.
Back to school to pick up Nick.
Back to Football game, see 15 minutes of it. They got trampled.
Back home to drop off boys then straight to pick up Brooklyn at activity days.
Home at last.

All that in about 1 and a half hours. Seriously I was only out of the car to run into walmart and at Stephen's game. With that much time in the car, I should have ended up somewhere really fun!
Thankfully Chelsey was at home with dinner mostly ready when we got there. Now it's a night filled with homework since no one was home to do any. Babies are BACK in the tub and I need to be supervising homework so off I go! That "taxi anyone" question.....NOT!

Tears for Jerry

Poor Jerry. I agree with that Dan has his whole life he needs to prepare for, but could you find a sweeter couple than Jerry and Stella?? I just kept thinking that Joelle would step up and offer to go home. Jerry was such a gentleman about the whole thing and looked so GREAT already. He'll be fine I'm sure, but what a sad ending. This season is SOOOO much better than last already. To see them helping each other up the hill. I'm back to feeling like part of a family that just wants each other to succeed. So hoping it stays that way.

I stayed under my points today and even went for a miserable short run. I have no idea why it seems to get harder and harder. However, I found some great 0 point foods. I tried the Progresso soup and it was OK. Definitely OK for 0 points! The MSG? Thank goodness...most of the "light" soups taste like nothing..yuck. Sugar Free Jello Pudding - Chocolate Banana..mmmmm (actually is 1 point) My biggest exciting find....0 point hot chocolate! Why did I not know about this sooner?? The Aspartame?? Yeah, whatever...I'll take my chances for a while if it means I can drink Diet Soda, hot chocolate and pudding! A girl needs what a girl needs.

Words Can NOT Describe...

Ok, so I lost the key to the building within hours of getting it. I have no idea how or where or what, it is a big mystery. Anyway.... I have looked and looked and had my kids look and look and even offered a monetary reward to anyone who found it. It has never left my home so it's here somewhere. After they had no success I decided to go ransack the upstairs. Let me preface...my children live up there and I have only ventured up there maybe less than 50 times in the 2 years we have lived here. I get angry when I go there and then they are very unhappy. I try to just let them have their space. No exception today. Words cannot describe what it looks like up there. No wonder they couldn't find it (I didn't either). I would like to say I ransacked it, but it was done long before I got up there. I went through drawers and closets and under beds and couches. Disgusting. I threw away most of the garbage, but left all the rest right out in the middle of the floor for a fun little project when they get home today. I'm far from a neat freak but Oh MY! Believe me when I say the temptation to take every one of their possessions is very great right now. Still no key. Grrrrrr.....

Just Feeling Happy

Ya know some days you just feel grouchy and you don't even really know why? Well today I feel happy and I really don't know why. Not complaining!! Random thoughts that made me smile.

Leslie saying "it's like I live next door" what a fun thought.
Jerel not wanting to intrude on our girls night...thanks!
Taking a shower and reading blogs with no kids..thanks Shelli.
Dishes done..nough said!
Finishing the fitness test at the gym, never happened before.
Chatting with my mom about nothing.
Finding Katy asleep on the lilving room floor.
My room is STILL mostly clean.
Checking in on old friends on Facebook.
Seeing an old picture of myself and being so grateful I don't look like that now.
Slipping my cold feet into my new silky slippers.

I guess there are a few reasons to be happy!

A Dirty Saturday

Today started with a nice sleep-in then an invite to go running at the track. I had already planned to go running so this was a nice way to get myself going. We spent about an hour at the track which was the equivalent of 4.75 miles. Mind you, we walked and gabbed about a mile of that. Spent some more time decluttering and crackin the whip to get my kids to do their Saturday chores. About 1 pm Glade decided to empty the garage and try to put everything back in an organized manner. It's 7 pm and he's still at it. We are now left with a bunch of stuff you look at and think "we should keep it" but in reality your brain says "why?"

Nick went to help some friends landscape their new yard and Stephen has been Ice fishing all day. That only left Rhett and Dalin to help dad. Whitley was inside with me and Chelsey had to work today. Brooklyn got to go to a friends house after her chores were done. Everyone is really dirty!

Now dinner is done and the babies are soaking in the tub. My big girls are headed out for different activities and I'm left with piles of clean laundry left to be put away. I guess I'll have to find a good movie and accomplish that nasty task. At least it will all be ready for early church, unlike last week. Tomorrow I have my first scout meeting that I am in charge of. I wish they would get the other girl called cuz it's weird...well...it's just weird. At least I have a lot of ideas so I'm not just running blind. Hopefully it will all go over well.

As I sit, Stephen just got home and brought a big stinky fish right into my room. Disgusting! When I asked what he was going to do with that, he said "go put it in the freezer." Just gonna toss it into the freezer...I don't think so! Shelli.....tell Matt..... NO FISH!! Ewwwwwwwww.....

Katy: Sweet and Sour

Meet sweet Katy. This is the charming little girl who's dimples can melt your heart. She is the one who runs with full force yelling your name and clinging to your legs every time you walk in the door. (Even if you just took the trash out) This is the little girl who sings cute songs and copies everything you do. She's adorable.

Meet sour Katy. This is the little girl who has discovered her own opinion and wants things no other way. The strong willed child who can no longer be distracted by something else. She wants what she wants and that's that! I have no idea where she got these traits from!?!? She is the little girl who will plop herself down and refuse to move until it's forcefully done for her. The same little girl who screams for 10 minutes EVERY time you put her to bed.

Sweet Katy. Wants Bo to have everything she has. (unless he expresses a desire first, then it's MINE!) Who will sit and play quietly by herself, who loves to put makeup on and do her hair. (see below) The charming girl who just wants her Mommy when she's sad. Not so cute to dad, but I like it. The precious child who will wave to and hug anyone and everyone. A girl who loves all things sparkly and "pretty". Don't know where she gets that either!

Sour Katy. The ornery child who only knows the word "self!" and refuses help from anyone on tasks that are impossible for her to accomplish. The girl who throws herself down like this when forced to drink milk. (Always gets up and gulps her milk down when she decides to) Crazy girl who actually cares what clothes she wears and starts wrestle mania when the outfit is not to her liking. My only child who I might just put in the "terrible 2's" category.



However, even when she's sour, she's still pretty sweet! (Maybe that's the problem.)

Decluttering

I'm full of random thoughts so here goes. Spent the morning decluttering and dusting my computer room and bedroom. Not a small project. Whatever that law is about flat surfaces and stuff being piled on them gets completely upheld in our home. So now I'm clutter and dust free in this one little area. We'll see how long it lasts, but you have to start somewhere!
Part of the reason I was being so diligent (Leslie) is because I was starving and trying to not eat until lunch time. I have been back on WW for 4 days and am already down 2.5 lbs. I broke out of that stupid little bubble! But remembering what was good to eat and that didn't leave me hungry is a slow process. I made it though. Today I will run again after the kids are out of school and see if I can do it without coughing up a lung.
I found Brooklyn's shoe! She has been missing her shoe for a week now and wearing her old ones that are completely ripped out on one side. Kids at school keep asking her why she doesn't buy new ones. She is probably tagged as the little poor kid who can't afford them. Well, so be it. I'm not buying her new ones when she HAS new ones that she lost! Lucky for her I decided to really look for it and there it was out on the front porch, plain sight....sigh...that girl.
I also figured out a way that Julia can still use Blurb from my computer, I think. We are still waiting for the results, but I love when I think something up and it works..makes me feel smart! Of course Glade helped me really figure it out so he is the smart one *smooch*.
Tonight is Rhett's first soccer game. Unfortunately it's my first Roundtable as well. Good thing he has 2 parents..lol. I will get to see most of his game. Stephen leaves for his ice fishing trip tomorrow and Glade leaves the next weekend. I think I have the only scout calling that doesn't get to go on fun campouts!