parent testing

last thursday when the weather was warm 

(whole outfit via target)

1.  see those awesome boots she's wearing, i got 'em for under $6 bucks.  they were on clearance with another 5% off for using my target debit card.

2. we had one of those nights where we got tested as parents and me wondering where did i go wrong?

3. i tell her daily to be kind and to be the kind of friend you want to have. (just because someone else is mean doesn't mean you have to be)

4. long story short, kaylee texted something mean to the frenemy while pretending to be another friend.

5. not sure how that can be done but she is now grounded from going to or having friends come over for awhile and no more texting till the end of year.

6. while the text wasn't nice, it wasn't horrible but what got us was that she fought us the whole time and wouldn't give us her passcode to see what was going on. a lot of wasted anger and time could of been avoided.

7. i tell her daily to be kind and to be the kind of friend you want to have. (just because someone else is mean doesn't mean you have to be)

8. on to other things. had a good weekend. went to lonny's house to see lsu (his team) get beat. aggies ended up losing too. he fixed rabbit with rice. i didn't try it. last week, i heard he made squirrel gumbo. i didn't try that either.

9. sunday we had lunch with urbano so us wives and daughters could get to know each other before our few days together next week in san antonio.

10. tuesday mike beat me by 12 seconds at bootcamp. if there's no running involved, i can usually beat him. (we did some rowing since its been so cold outside)

what she wore wednesday because she's cute

taken last friday 

(top: tjmaxx, tank: target, shorts: justice, shoes: target)

1. after school on monday, this sweet thing said she was homesick while in school. she just wanted to be home with me.

2. then she went on and said that she loves her life and she doesn't want to be anybody else. how awesome is that? 

3. back in my days, i wished i was someone else or had someone else's life. even to this day i don't feel loved unconditionally or wanted- by my parents.

4. this week has been one of those take a nap everyday kind of week. just been going to bed late and waking up early.

5. we started bootcamp again on monday. they have us do a workout called baseline on the first day for time. then we do it again on the second to last day so we can see if we improved. 

6. last nights workout was another good one. i rocked it on the box jumps and squats but running those short distances kicked my butt.

7. we're debating on heading back to indiana over thanksgiving break since kaylee has the whole week off to go and look at houses. hopefully the ones we like are still for sale.

8. also debating on kaylee's halloween costume. as of right now, she's going as a witch. i wanted something more creative like last years candy robber.

9. been secretly snacking on talenti gelato. southern butter pecan, fudge brownie and peanut butter cup have been my favorites.

10. i'm also secretly debating on purchasing this purse. or this one or this size.

wish my kids would stop growing up

1. i took this at the beginning of the school year. we decided to hit target after school and grab a snack at fivebucks aka starbucks.

2. while we were waiting for her vanilla bean frappucino with soy milk, chocolate drizzle and whip, i looked over at her and saw her as a teenager or heck, even as a grown woman.

3. and it made it me sad. i hope she will let me continue to go shopping with her when she's older. 

4. not much else going on. kaylee's still playing tennis, mike and i are still getting our butts kicked by bootcamp. 

5. i'm cleaning out my closet but hate the layout and deciding what to do with it.

6. last saturday, kaylee went to a slumber/birthday party so mike and i went to see the aggies play.

7. the new stadium that johnny built (thats what i call it) is awesome! just as nice as the minute maid baseball park and this is a college stadium!

8. mike and i got new aggie gear. the weather was perfect for some long sleeves.

9. i might have gotten 2 dipping dot ice cream in mini aggie helmets.

10. we didn't get home till 2AM because all the hotels were booked. we kept trying to call the hilton every hour for any cancelations and ham only has a studio apartment.

brain dumping thursday

1. this is kaylee's first day of school photo. i'm still too lazy and won't get my phone to load up ham's. he wouldn't let me post it on facebook.

2. mike said i should do it anyway but i'm friends with a few of ham's friends and they will tell him and then he won't send me any more photos of himself.  i still have at least 2 more years of school photos of him to be taken. (he's a junior but decided to change majors)

3. my grandpa jack was in my dreams last night. i miss that guy.

4. yesterday at boot camp we did time trials to see how much we've improved.  i'm happy to report that i kicked boot camp's ass and finished it. i came in 3rd in my group and my time was 6 minutes.

5. we had to run 400 m, do 40 squats, 30 sit-ups, 20- pushups and 10 burps.

6. we also had to see how many sit-ups, push-ups and squats we could do in 60 secs. i improved on everything.

7. we start a new session on monday. mike has decided to give it a try as well. just to change up his workouts.

8. ham texted me yesterday needing more money and how his car is not running right. i've dubbed him H.A.M = huge amounts (of) money! haha!

9. still dog sitting. i'm ready to be a one dog person again. 3 more days...3 more days....

10. okay, off to find something to make for dinner tonight.

boot camp and the weekend

1. i totally needed this reminder.

2. i'm blaming bootcamp and all the aches and pains is making me a grumpy cat.

3. monday bootcamp totally kicked my ass. i did want to see what i was capable of and went running in high speed. with the texas heat a blazin- i ended up not finishing the workout, got dehydrated and might have thrown up a little.

4. wednesdays and friday's class was much better but my poor "muscles"are not use to being abused like this.

5. friday, we took kaylee and a friend up to blue bell ice creamery for a tour.

6. i love that the company is old fashion. they close up shop by 4pm everyday and there's no working on the weekends so employees can spend time with their families. how awesome is that?

7. finally got my flower bed finished on thursday. went to plant garden and got more hostas and tall grass. also went to arbor gates for some lawn decorations. got a metal monkey, a cat marker for our beloved boo-ah and glass bowl bird bath.

8. we've been eating out way too much this week. fuzzy tacos, chipotle for ham, dominos pizza for the girls, jimmy johns because ham has a weird eating schedule, mellow mushroom for pizza and buffalo wild wings twice. once to meet up with friends. and i actually made a meal too!

9. ham's car got fixed and new tires are on order. [fingers crossed nothing else breaks down for awhile so we can recoup]

10. just need to remind myself that its better to have his car fixed then to break down someplace creepy.