Sunday, February 27, 2011

Oh Sweet Yumminess!

I discovered the yummiest granola bar at Trader Joe's yesterday. It's a Sweet, Savory & Tart Trail Mix granola bar and it's only 150 calories per bar.

I think this may become my new favorite post-kids-to-bed-need-to-munch-on-something snack/dessert.

Saturday, February 26, 2011

Procrastination

I am currently, ever so slowly, digging my way out of massive home paperwork that has accumulated since the boys were born. This has been an ugly thorn in my flesh for most of my adult life. It feels good to get that off my chest!

I've found portions of my desk tonight that haven't seen the light of day in a year. Now time to get some sleep so I can "fight another day."

Oh, and one more thing...I was once again carded at Trader Joe's buying wine (and I am clearly well over 21)! I've decided this must be one of their ploys to get repeat customers. :)

Friday, February 25, 2011

Not So Treacherous Tuesday!

I forgot to report that we made it through Tuesday unscathed! I don't know if it had anything to do with the fact that my man was home so there was an extra set of eyes around. Regardless, I'm counting it a win!!

Ouch...

"Mommy, why is your belly so big?"

That was very innocently asked by my 3 1/2 yr old today.

I wanted to say, "You mean besides the fact that you, your sister and brothers fully wrecked me?" ;o)

However, he has a point. Bleh. That means I need to lay off the comfort food and exercise. Can you feel the enthusiasm just oozing out of me???

On a completely unrelated note, we might have snow tomorrow morning in town which means for sure up on the mountain. Woo hoo!!!

Friday, February 18, 2011

4:00 Coffee

Looks like my 4 o'clock coffee is back on the rotation! Thank goodness I love it so. :)

Thursday, February 17, 2011

It's Just Part of Being a Parent

I uttered that to myself moments ago.

I was able to escape the house tonight and came home to the twins fussing and crying. They had apparently been that way for the past half hour. To set the scene, we are currently stalled in moving forward in the re-model due to our own severe lack of energy. So the boys are sleeping in their cribs lined up next to each other in our room. So if one of them is having an issue, usually the other is too. Thing #1 seems to have developed a good cough and as I'm listening to him hacking, I'm picturing a very long night for us. Instead of being angry about it (which is my normalish response), I uttered, "It's just part of being a parent." Basically telling myself to get over it. It's not the end of the world. How much better would my attitude be if I chose to utter that phrase more often rather than dig my heels in and pout? Probably a lot better...

On a positive re-model note, we finally decided on a bathroom color and the remaining carpet work is done!

Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Treacherous Tuesdays

treach·er·ous

–adjective
1. characterized by faithlessness or readiness to betray trust; traitorous.
2. deceptive, untrustworthy, or unreliable.
3. unstable or insecure, as footing.
4. dangerous; hazardous: a treacherous climb.

That word seems to accurately define my past 2 Tuesdays.

Last Tuesday morning, I was back in the room we are re-modeling with my 3 yr old and I hear this mysterious clanging noise. Within seconds I realize it is the sound of my large chef's knife being dragged off the counter (note: My knives are usually safely put away when clean. This one had just been used that morning and was clearly not put far enough back on the counter or better yet in the sink.) My poor 3 yr old suddenly forgot how to move his legs so he was quickly tossed aside as I sprinted toward the sound. Sure enough, Twin #2 is wildly swinging my knife around while walking to the living room with the biggest "cat that ate the canary" grin. I quickly grabbed it out of his little mitts and did a thorough once over. By the awesome grace of God he was completely unharmed and thankfully Twin #1 happened to be pasted out in his crib lest he be mutilated by his brother.

After regaining my composure, I texted one of my bestest friends, "Sometimes I wish I could be a functioning alcoholic!" It sure seems like my nerves would be better off in that state!

Now on to this morning. I very foolishly thought I'd try to throw in a quick load of laundry. I'm in the laundry room barely a minute and I hear the all too familiar scream from Twin #2 (who else could it be??) whose mouth is nice and bloody from doing who knows what to himself. He is now donning a very poutty mouth courtesy of a fat lip.

I'm a little worried to think what next Tuesday will bring!

Hope this gives someone the confidence that their mothering skills are clearly better than mine. ;o)

Monday, February 14, 2011

Plans?

I'm curious to hear what others (the 4 of you who read this!) are doing or did to celebrate Valentine's Day. Just drop me a comment saying what are/were your plans.

Ciao Amore!

Happy Valentine's Day!

In honor of my Valentine, I'm going to post the cheesy lyrics to the song I made up for him the first Valentine's Day we were a couple. One of my bestest friends agreed to deliver balloons to him and sing this song (to the tune of Mr. Sandman):

Through the youth group
God brought me a dream
He was the cutest that I'd ever seen

With big brown eyes
And the sweetest darn smile
I said to myself, "I'll keep him awhile!"

Youth Group...I cannot thank you enough
I know I'll love him
Even when times get tough

Tonight's our first Valentine's date
Youth Group this must be fate!

***Just a note that we did not meet as teenagers in youth group. He was a youth pastor when we started dating and I was a youth worker. :)

Friday, February 11, 2011

Paint!

I am absolutely horrible at picking it out and at this moment hate it.

The end.

Monday, February 7, 2011

A week??

Really?! It's been over a week since I last blogged?? Wow, it's amazing how quickly time can fly in this household. Last I left you, it was the eve of the twins' party and I was very anxious about the rain. I have a good report! The rain stopped right when the jump house guys arrived and started up promptly when the party was over. I was *so* grateful. The party was a success as well. It was great to have friends and family over to celebrate my littlest boys.

Mid-week I was on the verge of a major meltdown about life in general (I have these from time to time...) and the straw that was breaking the camel's back was that the littlest boys kept pushing the boxes that were currently keeping my dining room closet door shut (the door knob was latch-less when we bought the house 10 plus years ago) so they could mischievously rifle through it. I had had enough! I loaded all 3 boys up and we were off to Lowe's where I purchased, among other things, a latch lock to keep that darn door closed. After getting home for lunch I texted my man, "Where is the drill and is it charged?" He quickly replied it's location and that yes, it was in fact charged. I am very grateful that he is unfazed by txts of that nature. By the the end of nap time, the lock was installed as well as a hook on the back of the door for my purse since the wee ones (namely Thing #2!) can't seem to keep their hands out of that as well. It's wonderful what a sense of accomplishment small tasks completed can bring!

I will leave the rest of the mundane details of the past week alone, except to say that during this week at least 13 legitimate loads of laundry have been done.

Holy guacamole and buenos noches!