appreciation

taken today

kaylee finally went to school today and because she did she got to go outside

when she got home

boy was she in heaven even though the snow was too fluffy to make a snowman

she made snow angels instead

and threw happy birthday snow on daddy even though its no ones birthday

she brought home her progress report

she got perfect scores on all her learning

and only ok marks on participation, positive attitude and her ability to believe in herself.

of course i feel responsible.

yesterday in 2008 i started my blog.

its been fun going back to see what my daily life was like

[not much has changed]

and to see what inspired me.

its also fun reading comments left by other bloggers.

so thank-you for reading and returning to my boring blog.

i really appreciate it.

wednesday?

taken sunday morning from front porch

i thought today was thursday

but its only wednesday

kaylee is still sick with fever

i am too but with no fever

i went to take a dayquil only to find they expired in 2009

monday i starved my poor kids. waited for mike to go to the grocery store after work

only to have him text me at 5:30 that he had to stay later

ham will do anything for food, sometimes and watched kaylee while i went

to the grocery store

i've only spent about $70 including ordering pizza last night on groceries

and i still have stuff to make a few easy meals this week. [holla!]

do people really dress like this everyday?

i wish the people from what not to wear would come and find me

i also have a secret crush on clinton. [i like stacy too]

thank- you for the condolences. mike's grandma was a terrific lady who

even during her last days thought of others before herself

[she apologized on christmas eve for taking too long to die!]

i am completely honored that she accepted me + ham into her family

from day one.

super model husband

taken yesterday

my little nugget is sick, again. since saturday maybe even friday

friday mike and i went to grandma's viewing

wish i had gotten photos of our outfits

we don't get dressed up like this often

plus i over heard aunt debbie exclaiming how mike should be a model.

boy did he eat that one up!

so now i call him my super model husband

i got one too from a uncle who likes to kiss my butt

he said that ham + i look more like brother + sister

than mom + son. ham did not agree

the funeral was saturday morning

we drove through a wild yet beautiful snow storm.

south bend got a record breaking

of 23" from midnight to 1pm.

even though kaylee was sick she wanted to go over to nana's house afterwards

so her + nana watched movies together

*before the bad mom award comes out, we were in a hurry to get out the door so i didn't realize kaylee had a fever saturday morning till later. knew she had a cold*

ass kickers!

jackstewieochocinco looking outside [please ignore very dirty door]

1. yesterday was a blah kind of day. i did do 30 minutes of wii fit but i also ended up taking a nap. not sure if its because i didn't take my iron pill.

2. today i did an hour of wii fit. 30 mins in the morning and 30 minutes after dinner. took iron pill and no naps.

3. i've been inspired by this blog. think she's cute as a button and looks fab in her clothes. made me want to get off my butt and be skinny again. [yes! i use to be skinny!]

4. and i've been motivated by her. did you see her before and after photos- AMAZING!

5. and the real [ass] kicker was seeing myself butt naked today. i was trying on my old size 2 clothes but i couldn't squeeze anything into them.

6. need clothes for a funeral this weekend.

7. mike's super awesome grandma died tuesday morning. so sad yet a relief. relief because it was not her laying there in bed not talking or moving or cracking jokes or sipping on gin + tonics.

8. made wild salmon and organic rice tonight for dinner. [using whats in the freezer and pantry]

9. i love it when we have family dinner and everyone is in a good mood. we talked about what ham wants to study down at purdue since he did not get into engineering school. they do offer engineering technical degrees which could end up being better.

10. i've spent $$$ but it doesn't count. $10 [kaylee lunch money], $7 for tip [free dinner at bdubs] and today i bought clothes for me + ham for the funeral. these are all necessities.

twins

sunday [ignore my hair!] kaylee taking many photos of herself

1. after seeing me in my outfit, kaylee wanted to dress just. like. me. even down to the gray socks + black shoes.

2. we went to olive garden to eat lunch since it was the last day of winter break. [ham decided sleeping was more important- humpf!]

3. kaylee + i went to our local mall while mike went to a buddy's house to watch football.

4. kaylee wanted to check out the jewelry section and thats when i said "if you got your ears pierced we would definitely be twins." she said "OK!"

5. she was a trooper and wasn't going to cry till i asked her if she was ok. thats when the tears flooded. but she loves them now!

6. i've been doing good on my goals for the new year. yesterday i kept moving and started dinner before taking kaylee to dance class. today i did 30 minutes of wii fit. [its a start!]

7. i also want to start spending less $$$ on a daily basis. monday didn't count since it was ham's birthday.

8. i signed up to take a 1 hour class on couponing hosted by our local newspaper. i had mike watch this and he was sorta impressed. [we would love to have that much free toilet paper!]

9. planning on cleaning out the freezer and cupboards. i warned mike their could be some weird meals made this week.

10. bummed i didn't win the emersonmade $650 giveaway. i LOVE their spring preview so much that i might have to cheat and buy a few things.

*spent $40.00 on kaylee's dance class yesterday.

eighteen

1. he turned 18 today.

2. i let him stay home from school. he gets 1 freebie a year. it's been tradition ever since he was in kindergarten. kaylee gets one too but i'm going to make her wait till its warm then we will play hookie.

3. he is now legal to buy cigarettes, porn and to vote. i hope he only does 1 out of the 3.

4. i baked him a chocolate chip, carmel cheesecake.

5. we got him an under armour hoodie and some benjamin's for his birthday.

6. we celebrated over at my parents house where he got even more money.

7. even with all the trouble he has gotten into, i love him with my whole heart and being.

8. i really couldn't be more prouder. he was a beautiful baby born on his actual due date and now he's a handsome young man.

9. i hope + wish only great + wonderful things for him.

10. this commercial totally reminds me of him. he's the m+m saying "you get in the bowl."

hello 2011

1-2-2010

2010 can be described with many words but when it comes down to it its life. i hope only good things continue for 2011 and that my family + friends are healthy, strong, wise and loved.

some of my goals for the new year:

1. take better quality photos. i used the flash way too much because it was easier.

2. be organized + better prepared .

3. do more outside of my comfort zone.

4. be happy and smile more.

5. love more. myself and my family.

6. create special moments. [ie hams's birthday even though he hasn't told me what he wanted and tomorrow is last day of winter break etc...]

to be continued...

what are some of your goals?