Break's Over!

Well, it's 6:59 monday morning...back to school, back to reality, yuck!  Or is it just 1 step closer to the next thing on God's list of things for me to do?  I think I'll take the ladder of the 2.  I just finished reading Vicki's blog.  Of course I read hers after I put my mascara on...Why?  One day, I'll figure it out.  I'm looking forward to the week ahead.  It will be crazy w/ testing on the rise, but like I said, one step closer.  The boys and I enjoyed our break.  We saw Alice in Wonderland, went to Chuck-E-Cheese, did some shopping, went to the park...etc.  We went in for some allergies JP has been battling and shots for Nolan.  They both came out w/ strep?  So we tried to pin them down...didn't work.  You can't even tell they are/were sick.  Josh got to spend some good quality time over break.  He let me venture off several times for several hours.  I almost didn't know what to do w/ myself and found myself a bit lonely at times.  (Not in the dressing room though...so nice to try on 20 pair of pants and 15 shirts w/o listening to my wonderfully charged boys)  I celebrated my "30th" b-day.  That's crazy to think my 20's are behind me.  Hopefully I will be in better shape in my 30's than my 20's.  The 20's were rockin years for me, got married, graduated from college, had 2 boys, started teaching, coached a bit of softball, t-ball, and started selling Scentsy.  I've done a lot and not in the best of shape thru it all. That will change.  It has to, but the most important transformation for me was getting saved...December 14, 2004---Amen!  I hope my spiritual life takes a turn for the better so I can check off God's list of things to do w/ confidence.  Well....time to go!  "Boys, get in the car!!!"

Sassy Meal Swap

So I'm in the works of forming a meal swap!  I started a group on facebook.  We are up to 5 women.  I think we might just start w/ 5 and go from there.  The idea is that I make the same dish 5 times, and other other women make 5 dishes that are the same but different then mine and the others...etc...Then we all meet up and give each other 1 of our dishes, and we arrive to our homes w/ 5 different meals that we put into the freezer and cook at any time.  How awesome is that?  So a couple hours on the weekend turns into free time during these busy baseball seasons....:)  My friend Jenny is genius for mentioning this to me.  I think I have heard of this before, but hearing it again made it different.  My friend Lanelle knew about it and was all about it so.  Nothing like friends being excited about the same things.  Jenny also mentioned being laundry friends.  That's where you let the kids play, send them outside w/ a bag lunch and the girls sit together and fold laundry.  I'm not scared for my friends to see my laundry...maybe i'll hold the under-roos to the side.  I HATE laundry, why not sit and chat w/ a friend while doing it?  I don't mind helping others w/ their stuff...Loving these ideas!  Another is getting together and prepping food after shopping.  I guess we are just dorky like that.  Any takers?  

Yuck!

Today, I have just about disliked everything around me.  For NO reason!!!  Heads up Josh.  :)  I have had some killer allergies, I only get in the fall, that are kicking my butt.  My eyes are so swollen they hurt (plus that throbbing itch sensation that will make you go insane), and my nose is so stuffy it's making my eyes water...I'm not a happy girl.  So I guess I do have a reason to be soooo ugly today. I have accomplished some things around the house during my fit throwing afternoon.  I went thru the bathroom and packed it all up, leaving the lid off, I put it back under the sink.  Then I tackled some stuff in the kitchen, serving dishes, portable appliances, etc...So I feel pretty good about getting some things done.  Josh helped w/ the laundry.  He has felt my irritability before it even hit...so he's either outside w/ the boys or helping me inside.  He even made sandwiches for he and the boys when he realized I wasn't hungry...haha.  I'm a bear.  It happens. I hate that it does, but today is a day to steer clear.

My boys...I love how Nolan is holding his daddy's arm

Luckily, these boys love this 

game as much as we do!

Fabulous Saturday

Today has been a wonderful day.  I had a Scentsy show at an awesome friend's house.  Great people were invited along w/ great food and coffee punch!  The show was successful and it seems the guests left happy.  That's always nice.  I went to the restaurant and had lunch w/ mom.  I love to spend time w/ my mom.!!!  I came home to find Nolan sleeping and Josh and JP playing wii.  I sat down w/ the boys, we made out a list for the week and I headed back to town.  $40 and 30 minutes later, I was home for groceries for the week!  Nice.  I am now chilling out, I just placed an order online from a friend who called, and here I am on my blog.  The boys are outside on the 4-da-wheel-ah (4wheeler) as Nolan calls it.  It's so quiet and peaceful in this house right now. Do I stay on the computer and play?  Do I read a book?  Do I take a nap?  hmmm...All great questions.  I'm in awe that those questions are even out there at this point...life is good, my kids are great, and my husband is incredible.