Between Spring and Fall

.....Only if I looked like that in a bikini.....


It is slowly creeping into the 90s. Humidity is almost reaching unbearable. Mosquitos are seeking victims to leave their mark of revenge against citronella. Cars are becoming the ovens that cook your buns and singe your hands on the steering wheel. Kids are everywhere...outside, malls, movies, restaurants. All of this means is it is SUMMER. I will gladly endur the breathtaking heat and humidity, the spoiled suburban brats everywhere and the killer skitos. I will live with all this because it means that I am done teaching and I'm home with my kiddos. Summer means I get to be full time mommy and wife :)

Wait is that such a good thing?!?!?

Of course...I don't see my kids enough during the year. So I make up for all that lost time in the summer.

Thumbs Up

On Wednesday I was playing basketball with the 7th grade girls 1st period. We (the coaches) were beating them pretty bad. However, the basketball decided to seek revenge on me and jam into my thumb. I winced in pain and even cried a little. I ended up going to the doc on Thurs. Come to find out I torn the ligaments in my thumb. Lovely huh? Especially since I restart my lucrative career in softball next week. However it does get me out of diaper duty. :) Hubby has taken over very graciously.

Numbers

1 more kid (maybe)
2 age of my son
3 number of times hubby and I kiss in a row
4 email accounts
5 number of years I have been teaching
6 kids in hubby's family
7 rental units owned
8 sum of the numbers in my house address
9 jersey number all through high school
10 years together (dating and married)
13 months is the age of my baby girl
14 size jeans now
16 day of the month i was born
17 pounds lost since January
18 size jeans last summer
24 weeks when I got PIH with #2
27 my age
29 hubby's age
31 weeks when I got PIH with #1
34 number of posts in my blog
78 numbers in my phone
93 friends on myspace
169 songs on my iPod

Loser Lohan

I am a huge fan of smut gossip. I love reading about celebrities and all their messed up lives. I know I am feeding the frenzy for them doing all the crazy things which gets them into magazines and online blogs. It is so funny how they parade around and showcase their lives. It's like they are prostituting their own lives for the sake of publicity. Take Lindsay Lohan. She goes to rehab because that was the "in" thing to do several months ago. Now that it's "in" to party again so she is partying. And now the "big" thing to do is get lip implants and look like you could audition for Bozo the Clown?!?!? She definitely goes into the ugly category of redheads.

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Are you a smut gossip addict?????

You know you want to...

SMILE


Now you can laugh....Numa and the Navy
I know what you are thinking...some of those guys are hot

Family and Fun

It was such a beautiful weekend here. The weather was absolutely gorgeous. We spent alot of time outside. Friday I helped at our school dance. Not like dances from my days. No one standing on opposite sides of the gym. On the contrary, everyone one in dancing and some of the them rather close to each other. After the dance I got home and we let the kids go swimming.

Saturday we got up, the kids ate waffles, and we all got ready to go to the movies. We took the kids (for the first time) to the movies to see Shrek. We got there early and that was a good thing because it got pretty full. Even though it was showing on 3 screens at that theater. Kids were pretty good. Aiden fell asleep for about 30 minutes. He woke up and saw about the last 15 minutes. Justin ended up having to leave with Lillie because she was getting fussy and restless. Overall it was a good first experience for them. That is the first time in about 2 years that I have been to the movies so it was a treat for me also. We got home with enough time to let the kids swim again.



On Sunday lillie and I got up early and let the boys sleep in. I watched a movie while she played. After the boys got up, we all went outside and worked in the yard. Of course by that time, Bug was ready for her morning nap. So I let Aiden splash around and swim in his pool. Justin worked on pulling up some bushes on the side of the yard. They were the type with prickly leaves. I have wanted them out since we have lived here (4 years). He may not be timely but he is dependable. He'll get the job done just on his time. Anyway I had a good time with him out there. I had softball practice today also. I joined a league that will play this summer. It should be fun and I look forward to playing. Felt like old days when I used to play.

I love weekends like this. Full of the 2 F's...Family and Fun. I know that sounds corny but it is true. My family is my life!

iiO---WTH?!?!?!?

Ok so how do you say this band's name...iiO? I don't know what it stands for or even how to say it besides "eye eye Big O". Anyway this is my new fav running song. I just want to break out in some crazy techno move the ball dance when I hear it. Enjoy.


Mom, Probably not a song you will like :)

Piggy Tails and Big Shoes

That's what our kids are made of.





Only 9 more days until school is out and I become SAHM!!! I can't wait. This is one of the main reasons I'm a teacher. So I get 3 months to be Stay at home mommy!

Run Forest Run

If that isn't motivation I don't know what will do it for you!!!!!


Time to update all on my trek to lose weight.

Total lbs lost since January--15
Pant sizes dropped---2 (18W-14)
Total lbs lost since July 15- 45

I am back to pre-pregnancy weight. I remember going into the doc when I was prego with Aiden and I was 197 at 8 weeks. And I am 11 lbs less than that now. I bought some size 14 jeans about a month ago and I can already pull them off without unbuttonening them. Who-hoo!!! I am running every day to every other day. I am up to 2.5 miles. Which is awesome considering that when I started working out in January I thought I desired a gold medal when I ran for 5 minutes on the treadmill. I am up to running on the street for 30 minutes. There is a quarter marathon in October that I would like to run. That will be alittle over 6 miles. I hope I don't hit a brick wall once summer gets here. It gets so hot that you can hardly stand it. May have to resort to the Y most of the time.

New goal weight--15 more pounds by the end of summer

Camo Baby Shower

Here is my first attempt at a diaper cake. It turned out really cute (thanks leeza). Also here are pics of the Camo baby shower we gave a girl at work today. She is decorating the nursery in camo so we decided to do the shower in the same. We weren't sure how it would turn out but it turned out really cute.

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Today my AD (athletic director) was telling me about video a fellow coach emailed us all. I didn't see it because anytime this coach email us I automatically hit delete. Anyway, as my AD is telling me about his video he is so consumed with laughter he can't even talk. His face is turning red and he is on the verge of tears. I'm laughing at him because this is so out of character for him. So we pull it up on the big screen in our large meeting room. He is doubled over laughing hysterically. It is pretty funny. I think I might have seen it before and you probably have too. But if not and you need a laugh today, check out the video.



***By the way can you tell I'm posting more and getting better at it?!?! Keeping up my new year's resolution!!!

Take me Away

I can't wait for summer. I am struggling through each day at work knowing that summer vacation is just around the corner. 16 days in fact! I saw this picture today and wished I was laying on the bed, reading a book, and letting the sun shine on my face.

When we move I want a little backyard cottage to have a special place to call my own. I can set up my scrapbooking stuff, paint furniture, and whatever my heart desires.

Please summer hurry...I'm about to lose my mind.

Mom Jean Manager

Remember Meet the Parents? Remember when Ben Stiller's character was boarding the plane and the stewardess was calling each section of the plane and he was the only one standing there waiting to board. She wouldn't let him board until his section was called? Well something similar happened today with me. I about went Britney Spears on a Mom Jean wearing Garden Ridge Manager. They have changed the way that the checkouts are at GR. You now walk down a long aisle then the checkouts are all lined up in a row. (Similar to TJMax in Conroe, Mom) I turned the corner on the long aisle and saw a sign that says wait here for next available cashier. Well I look down and there is only one cashier and he is bagging his customers' items. So I start heading down that way (he is number 2 and it started with 12) slowly giving them time to finish up. When all of a sudden I hear "Ma'am can you please wait by the sign until the next cashier is available." With a puzzled look on my face, I turn around and slowly walk back to the sign where I wait alone. I stand there for all about 5 seconds before she says "Next customer please." ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!?!?! So with a really pissed off look, I walk back down the aisle of registers to the returns and exchanges register which is right by the manager. She is standing there with her mom jeans and bright orange shirt. I glare at her with this "you've got to be kidding me" look. I could not believe she made me walk back down the aisle. Power Trip!!! I may have to ban GR for a little while like I did Sam Moon. (that's a-whole-nother story)

Here is the clip from SNL and Mom Jeans Ad.

Tag Sale Tales

I got up early this morning to catch a few garage sales. (I actually caught one yesterday morning on the way to work where I picked up this great little side table for a buck...I'll post pics of it later. still a work in progress) I got some great deals today. I look for things for the kids. Big toys for outside. I picked up a great wagon that will hold both kid (yes I know I already have one..Mom). But this one has seats and cup holders. It was only $8. Then I got Aiden a little trike. (Yes i know he already has one) But this one I can steer it from behind. Plus when Lillie gets bigger she will need one too. So they can both ride together. Felt like I stole it from the lady for only $6. Then I got an assortment of kids books and magazines for me. Spent about $11 on those. I spent about 3 hours out and about today. This is what rejuvenates me and gets me through the week.

Fantasy Life

This is the life that I want. Slow. Steady. Sitting on the front porch watching my kids play in the yard. Not a neighbor in sight. Just the day and time to waste away