Where is the sun???

I am so frustrated about this Idaho weather! It was so warm last week (up into the upper 60's!). I was able to go running and take the kids to the park. I even cleaned my back yard up!

Tobyn loves to be outside. Zoe and him played in the backyard for hours those few sunny days! When he came back in he told me, "Gee, Mommy, I sure did miss the sun!"

Over the weekend, the weather decided to turn cold AGAIN! The wind was blowing so hard on Sunday, it knocked our power out for 3 hours. Yesterday and today, it is still blowing and just COLD outside. Tobyn and Zoe don't understand why they can't play outside when they just were last week.

I really hope the sun comes back to Idaho....I am so tired of the dreary weather!

Renewed Motivation

I got my Tony Little(I know this guy is a freak, but the machine is great!) Gazelle about 3 months ago now. When I was using 3-4 times a week, I lost 2 inches off my waist in about 3 weeks. Now if that wasn't motivation enough to keep it up, I don't what is...but I did lose motivation for some odd reason.
So I am back on the weight loss train. I HAVE to get this weight off, before 10 years fly by and I wonder why I have not lost the weight yet. My short term goal is to lose 20 pounds by June 1st. I think that is very feasible and not an outrageous plan (and it is just in time for a 3 pay period month and summer clothes shopping!).

So why am I telling you this? I thought maybe if I got this in writing....then I can look back and keep motivated. But I also want y'all to ask me how my weight-loss is coming. If I have friends standing behind me, then I know I can do this!

I better get going and not waste all my time online today. I have some exercising to do!

What a great weekend...

I actually get a three day weekend this week, which NEVER happens! I am enjoying every waking moment.

Yesterday, we took the kids to The Tale of Despereaux at the theatre. Because this week is Spring Break, the theatre had $1.50 matinees all week. It cost us all of $3.50 to take the kids to the movie. They both really enjoyed the movie and the special Mommy and Daddy time.

Last night at midnight, Twilight was released on DVD. My dear hubby and his brother made the trip to Walmart to buy it. God bless them! They said it was packed with teenagers like the day after Thanksgiving....all for the release on one DVD....CRAZY! But they came home successful with DVD in hand. We plan to watch it sometime tonight. I am so excited!

Today I have my sister-in-law's baby shower to attend. I am going a couple hours early to help decorate and I am in charge in taking pictures at the shower. Baby Lucas is her first child, so this will be an exciting day for her! I am glad I get to be a part of it.

Tonight the kids are staying the night with Nana and Papa, which they are totally thrilled about. My brother-in-law is treating Brian and I to dinner and then we are coming home to enjoy Twilight!

What a busy but awesome weekend filled with family and fun! I love weekends like this!

Some interesting news

My dad has a rental home that he was going to sell to a family that is new to the area. They decided that it would be too small for their needs and wanted something a little bigger. He told them that we might possibly want to sell our house. Of course, we do want to sell our house, but we did not have it on the market and really weren't considering it for another 9 -12 months.

So, this family will be coming to look at our house this week and if they like it, I may be packing up my house in the next couple weeks.

Isn't amazing how God's timing is sooooo much different than ours? What a blessing it would be to have my house sold without any realtor's fees, advertisement fees, and really any hard work on our part! Please be praying on this with us!

My decision

So, I started really thinking and praying about what I was going to do with my kids while I was sleeping. I had talked to my daycare and when I got off the phone with her, I was bawling. I didn't feel like we were making the right decision by pulling the kids from there.

I sat down and had a conversation with Brian. I asked him if the only that was bothering him was the money aspect. He told me that it was. He said if I talked to her about, then he was fine to have the kids go there. Grrrr....would have been nice to know before the whole 2 week notice to daycare....

Then I sat down with Tobyn. I said,"I know you would love to stay home with Mommy everyday, but that cannot be a choice for you right now. I want you to be happy while Mommy works and sleeps. So do you like to go to Chistene's house and play with your friends?" Tobyn said, "Yes, I like to play with my friends." So I said,
"Do you like to color and learn your numbers and letters?" And he said,"Yes."

So the decision was in my hands. When I look at the whole picture....no one will EVER take my place and be as good as the kids being home with me. So what is second best? Christine teaches them preschool and she does a GREAT job, she has helped me potty train Zoe, she has a strict sick policy (which can be good or bad for us), and she does fun activities with them. What am I complaining about??? I think what it came down to, is I was soooo sleep deprived, that everything and everyone was working against me and that included Christene. But the reality (that I realized after some much needed sleep, tears, and prayer) is that Christene is the second best for my kids.

You don't even know how much peace I feel about this situation. Thank God for sleep and direction.....the world looks so much better now!

Pine cones???

Today is the first day that the weather has actually been nice enough for the kids to play outside. Thank God for that. We were all beginning to suffer from cabin fever and not to mention all the colds that kept being passed around the members of the family.

So back to the story......I took the kids in the front yard to play (the backyard is dangerous right now from 3 dogs and no pooper scooper). Our front tree drops pine cones. Tobyn and Zoe thought they were so neat to play with.

Tobyn came running up to me and said, "Look at my porky pine from the tree, Mommy."

I said, "Wow what a neat pine cone."

Tobyn said, "I know there are so many porky pines in the yard. There are big porky pines and little porky pines."

"There are so many pine cones."

Just as Tobyn was getting ready to walk away, Zoe comes running up with a pine cone in her hand and says, "Ewwww....gwoss. POOP!"

My sweet little man

I think Tobyn sensed something was bothering me yesterday. All day he kept saying sweet things to me. He would out of the blue say, "Mommy, I sure love you." He kept asking for kisses from me. While we were laying down for nap time, he snuggled up to me and said, "I wanna cuddle."

There is know better way to erase my stress than to have my little man loving on me all day. If I didn't know better, I would think that God sent me these two little blessings, known as Tobyn and Zoe, to encourage me when I am down. I am so in love with them both!

Ahhh the joys of daycare....

It has been an interesting couple months with my daycare.

We pay up front for our daycare services. My kids have had one cold after another this winter and our daycare provider refuses to let the kids come when their noses are running (even if it's not green) and then we get a half credit (if we see a credit at all) for those days. She even accused me the other day of giving Zoe medicine before bringing her to make it seem like she was better. Tobyn has been refusing to go and cries everytime he is dropped off. When he gets home, he tells me that she has been mean to him and yelled at him. Now I know 3 three olds can tell stories, but as a Momma that is not what you want to hear. I want to hear that they had so much fun.

She has done so many great things too. She has helped us with potty training Zoe. Tobyn has learned so much in the preschool. Zoe is counting to three without help! I know they are learning at her house. I am just so conflicted.

Brian told me the other day that he is fed up and he doesn't want to take them anymore. He told me to let her know that next Friday is their last day. I wrote her a very nice letter and sent it.
But I am just so sick over it. I feel like I am not doing the right thing, but yet I know that I have every reason to leave. Why am I feeling this way?

Potty Training

Zoe has been potty training for about two and half weeks now. She is doing an awesome job! Her favorite part about going in the toilet is flushing. She wants to flush the toilet ALL the time. Zoe gets excited every time she pees in the toilet and she starts giggling and singing. I am so proud of her! And the added benefit....the money we will save not having to purchase diapers!