Rita's Tribute

Boy o boy, I am truly slacking these days. I didn't get to remind all you wonderful people (all of you pretty much knew already) about free Rita's! It was this past Saturday. Sorry for those of you who missed it. If you mosey on in to see them on 21st street and sign up for their email list - they will send you an email each day of their flavors (or tell you when your favorite flavor is there). It's kinda handy when you are craving something truly fabulous. I hope you enjoyed your freebie. I think I'll have to just sample the PEEPS flavor just to say that I have tried it! hmmm... is it friday yet?!!
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Cake decorating with YW

Earlier this month, the Beehives learned some cake decorating skills. They did pretty well, don't ya think?

 

Of course we can't go without a BIG thank you to Tara - the talent that inspired all of this fun.

THANKS TARA!!

Lastly, here is my creation. I was stinkin proud of myself - thanks for showing me how to do it Tara! (and reminding me how un-crafty I am!)



VOILA!!

COUNTDOWN!!

guess what i put on this morning??? after seeing the change on my scale since i was sick, i decided... let's go ahead and dust off those 10's. whaddya know? they fit!! EVERY SINGLE ONE!! I just took a picture of the first one though. hey... stop drooling!! heheh just kidding. might i also add that i am wearing a medium shirt as well?! bring on the medium size range - lovin it up!

March Madness

For anyone who knows us - they know that March is kinda a crazy month for birthdays around here. Thank heavens all the birthdays belong to adults (that would be NUTS for birthday cakes). Yesterday was Jeremiah's mom's birthday (53), today is my sister - Jamie's- birthday (23), Tuesday is Jeremiah's (big 2-9), and my Dad's is the last day of the month (big 5-0)!! Happy Birthday everyone and I'm grateful you are in my life. I hope this year ends up being GREAT for you all!

Bubby is 6 months yesterday!

Can't believe how time has flown! Let me tell you though - he is the sweetest little man I could have ever dreamed of! I just love him up. If I would have known boys could be this fun... I totally would have had them first! (like I had a choice) Here's a mug of this handsome child of mine:
I think he may have a bit of those killer eyes his biggest sister has been blessed/cursed with. Whaddya think?

Freebie

I love it when people think of my little family to give things to. Yesterday we were outside enjoying the sunshine and a neighbor comes over and offers us this:

for free! Thank you to all the nice people who have thought of us and handed us down some clothes and fun stuff. I know that you are blessed!

Thank YOU TARA!!

Totally love bug bombs now. We got them awhile ago in hopes to get rid of the "water bugs" that thrive in this area. (knock on wood) So far so good as far as continuing to work. As much as bugs aren't fun... I would much rather come across a dead one than a live one. I've even found some itty bitty spiders dead as well!! Here's to hoping my house stays bug free until the next bug bombing.

First for everything

Friday was the first day that I consumed all of the water that I was supposed to in a day's time. That's 80 oz of water! Man... did my bladder hate me for awhile. That is what my new goal for myself is - to drink that much water everyday. Other great news... I lost almost 3 lbs this month (bad weight loss... good last week!). However.... I will totally be losing more weight this month. Hooray! By the way: congratulations for winning the month Brooke!

Projects on the brain

Yes... I've got close to MILLIONS of projects on the brain, just no time or materials to execute them! Yikes! I am getting excited though - nice weather + projects on the brain = completed projects and so much fun! Trying to keep the "spirit" of living alive. I think a lot of times, the women of the deployed get depressed and in a funk - well, here's to hoping that funk stays away!! If any of you have stumbled across some fun projects I could do (and maybe even finish)- tell me about them please! I have a craft swap that I am in right now and could use the ideas!

some of my "brainstorms"
* aprons (me and the girls - for cooking)
* paint and stencil bookcases
* Make some things to hang in the girls/Hunter's room
* jumpers for the girls (with the fabric I've had for months)
* car "trash bag"
* baby legs (all of them are almost done)
* door hangings for all the upcoming holiday's/seasons
* quilts for spring/summer
* bookshelves from the pottery barn catalog (I want to recreate them)
* a diaper bag
* magnetic spice rack stuff
* etc.

Got my Physique 57 videos!

I tried the 30 minute express video and I was TOTALLY feeling the burn! Holy COW! I am lovin' them though. We'll see if those "inches" melt off like they say. If anyone wants to come try 'em... give me a holler. You all are more than welcome to do them along with me. (I won't be lending them out any time soon - sorry)

Day 3

In a pretty great week so far. Despite the icky weather we are experiencing. I have been able to enjoy my kids this week so far and look forward to a really rewarding/enjoyable week with them come Sunday.

Not to mention I finally sent Jeremiah a package (it will be his one and only this deployment I fear) that will hopefully get there by his birthday (23rd). I took the box to a different Post Office this time... and guess what?? MUCH BETTER SERVICE! hooray! I was probably the 4th or 5th person in line... but I didn't stand in line longer than about 5 minutes. It was FABULOUS! yeah, I guess that word is sticking to me these days.

FABULOUS book store!

My sister lives on the west coast and stumbled across (aka... intentionally went after hearing about it) this gem of a store. She said it took up an entire block! The wonder store? POWELL'S BOOKS. Stinkin heaven on earth! I got online and made an order (by the way... you will want to order at least $50 worth so you can get free shipping - on qualified orders - otherwise you will pay an arm and a leg for it). I found books that were super hard to find around here (let alone... getting peace and quiet when there with my 3 hoodlums). The best part is: they sell used books as well! All of the books that I bought were used - so I ended up with a pretty great deal overall. I will post about their condition when I get my HUGE box full of books in 2 weeks! I am SO excited!