What?

OMG! Have you seen this commercial?  I rarely watch commercials.. because everything I watch is on TIVO and they are fast forwarded through.  But this one really gets your attention (and really makes you laugh)!

One Word...

1. Where is your cell phone? CAR
2. Your significant other? HONEY
3. Your hair? BLONDE
4. Your mother? INTERESTING
5. Your father? FREE
6. Your favorite? COOKIE
7. Your dream last night? SLEEP
8. Your favorite drink? WATER
9. Your dream/goal? PEACE
10. What room you are in? OFFICE
11. Your hobby? READING
12. Your fear? CANCER
13. Where do you want to be in 6 years? COMFORTABLE
14. Where were you last night? SNOW 
15. Something that you aren't? ATHLETIC
16. Muffins? NOPE
17. Wish list item? VACATION
18. Where you grew up? TOWN
19. Last thing you did? SCHOOL
20. What are you wearing? YOGA
21. Your TV? OLD
22. Your pets? NONE
23. Friends? YES
24. Your life? SWEET
25. Your mood? TIRED
26. Missing someone? BUDDY
27. Car? WHITE
28. Something you're not wearing? WATCH
29. Your favorite store? TARGET
30. Your favorite color? RED
31. Plans for tonight? MOVIE
32. Favorite team? NONE
33. When is the last time you laughed? TODAY
34. Last time you cried? DAYS
35. Who will resend this? N/A
36. One place that I go to over and over? YOGA
37. One person who emails me regular? ERICA
38. My favorite place to eat? SUSHI
39. Favorite electronic gadget? TIVO
40. Favorite gum? MINT
41. fav flower? DAISY

Why do people do these things?  Do you really want to know this about me??  Or do you go to the next blog?

The Suit...

My husband is not a Suit kind of guy.. he is more a shorts and tee shirt kind of guy...  But don't misunderstand.. He enjoys dressing up in his Suit.

Back when we first got married all of our friends were also getting married and the Suit came in handy...  The Suit got a lot of use.  

But now that all of us are married.. and have children.. the Suit hasn't been needed much.  

But now... the suit has been coming out for other reasons.. funerals.  I now go looking for the Suit to make sure it's clean.. but we haven't used it for anything happy in a long time. 

When there might have been beer caps in the pockets... now there is Kleenex and eulogies.  I know it's life...

This week I'm reminded again.. how precious life is.  Because this time it's a young mother and wife who has lost hers... and time for the Suit.

Toilet Paper

I seem to be the only person in our house that changes the toilet paper roll...

We have three bathrooms.. and I seem to fill most of my time during the day refilling toilet paper.  Okay, that's an exaggeration.. It's not like the kids (or husband) leave it empty..  um, all the time...  It just seems that no matter what.. I WILL get the last piece of toilet paper!

It's only SMALL stuff...

I stole this from one of my favorite blogs.

IF I HAD MY LIFE TO LIVE OVER - by Erma Bombeck

(written after she found out she was dying from cancer).

1. I would have gone to bed when I was sick instead of pretending the earth would go into a holding pattern if I weren't there for the day.

2. I would have burned the pink candle sculpted like a rose before it melted in storage.

3. I would have talked less and listened more.

4. I would have invited friends over to dinner even if the carpet was stained, or the sofa faded.

5. I would have eaten the popcorn in the 'good' living room and worried much less about the dirt when someone wanted to light a fire in the fireplace.

6. I would have taken the time to listen to my grandfather ramble about his youth.

7. I would have shared more of the responsibility carried by my husband.

8. I would never have insisted the car windows be rolled up on a summer day because my hair had just been teased and sprayed.

9. I would have sat on the lawn with my grass stains.

10. I would have cried and laughed less while watching television and more while watching life.

11. I would never have bought anything just because it was practical, wouldn't show soil, or was guaranteed to last a lifetime.

12. Instead of wishing away nine months of pregnancy, I'd have cherished every moment and realized that the wonderment growing inside me was the only chance in life to assist God in a miracle.

13. When my kids kissed me impetuously, I would never have said, 'Later. Now go get washed up for dinner.' There would have been more 'I love you's' More 'I'm sorry's.'

14. But mostly, given another shot at life, I would seize every minute. Look at it and really see it ... live it and never give it back.

15. STOP SWEATING THE SMALL STUFF!!!

Do you sweat the small stuff?  I know I do.  My goal is to start living in the moment more.  Living in the moment for me is... NOT sweating the small stuff.  Though I do have some "big" stuff to sweat right now.. does that count?  Just kidding.

I'm in LOVE

Have you had Riceworks Gourmet Brown Rice Crisps?  OMG! They are so good.  Think of a tortilla chip that is out of this world.  They are suppose to be healthy and all.. but if you eat as many as I do.. probably not as much.  

I get a 16 oz. HUGE bag at Costco and chomp away.  I try and only eat a small handful.. but they are addicting.. so I keep going back for more. 

My husband tried them last week and he like them.. so now I hide them in the pantry.  WHAT?  Don't you hide your favorite foods from your husband?  Well, he would eat them all!

I love the sea salt.. but they have soooo many flavors.  I would love to try wasabi! YUM.

SICK!

I haven't been posting much the last few weeks because the kids were sick.  Just a cold.. but each kid taking their time getting it and getting rid of it.

THEN, my husband got the cold.  AND man is he a baby when he is sick.  He has been behaving like he is coughing up a lung for several days now.. and spreading all his yucky germs everywhere... 

I told him last night that if he got sick more then once a year (he hardly ever gets sick) I would divorce him!  Especially, if I haven't had it yet and he is going to give it to me.

Now, if the kids give it to me.. that's different.  Right?  Am I the only one that feels this way?

Oh, and I just love the reports of the stomach flu this year.. I can't wait to get it.  FUN.  I would take five colds any day over the stomach flu.

I can't wait til SUMMER!!!

LOST 5.4

I haven't posted about last weeks LOST episode for a reason... well, several reasons.  But here is one.. I was very unhappy with this episode.  I'm NEVER unhappy about an episode.  I read on other's blogs.. that it was a great episode and one even said one of the best ever.. these comments had me confused.. I really didn't like the episode.

So I have pondered the episode for the last 6 1/2  days... Here is what we found out.

1. More info on Danielle... she killed off the crew days after they went into the "smoke monster's" hole in the ground.   She said that they weren't the same.. and one even tried to kill her... so she shot him.  

2. If Juliette called the "smoke monster" a security system for the island.. why did it kill the French people.. and why didn't it kill Locke back in season one?

3.  LOVED the "I'm from Encino" comment by Miles!

4. Charlotte grew up on the island.. but left somehow? And she was told by Faraday to never come back or she would die.  WHAT?  And she dies before we get more info.

5. Locke talks with Christian in the well (whatever, so confused but NOT shocked by this).  But wait.. who knew that they could access the wheel from the well?  Was it Charlotte? How did she know?

6.  Ben didn't know Eloise was Faraday's mom.  Somehow I don't think Desmond should have shared that...

Okay, after breaking it down.. it doesn't seem as bad as I thought it was.  I'm just frustrated with the amount of episodes spent on them trying to get back to the island.  AND if the whole season is spent on them "trying" to get back to the island I will throw something at the TV.  I'm ready for some more action and some questions being answered...

So I'm definitely looking forward to tonight!

How we met...

On this Valentine's Day.. I wanted to share the story on how I met my husband.

It was March 1996 and I just had ended a 4 year relationship with a real Loser.  AND I had just went out on a few dates with a co-workers "friend" and he turned out to be divorced and had a child (but the child really was not related to him because his ex wife cheated on him)... WHAT?  Ended that quickly.   

Then ANOTHER co-worker said his younger brother had some great friends.. and he would set me up.  My criteria was... 

1. must be 30 yrs. old

2. must wear a tie

3. nice car

Give me some slack, I was only 24 at the time.  So he set up a meeting at a local restaurant... well, at the last minute the guy I was suppose to meet came down sick... and not wanting to disappoint they called in his roommate!  Yes, his roommate (aka my hubby).  After the "meeting" he asked for my number and I gave it to him.. not thinking much about it.  

We had our first date at a restaurant and I walked in and he wasn't there... I waited a bit and then I started to get irritated.  I thought I was stood up and I almost left.  But then I thought I might as well go to the bar for a drink.. well, guess what?  HE was in the bar the whole time.. the matrede forgot to tell me.  Another narrow miss... who doesn't believe in destiny?

Two years later we decided to get married and purchase our first home.  Two years after that we had our daughter and soon after our son.  What a roller coaster ride.  Do I recognize the person I married 10 years ago?  Nope, he is so much better... he is more of a man today.  His hands are no longer baby soft.. instead rough with work that he does every day for his family.  He's the best father I could ask for.  And I'm not the same.. somehow I hope better.  We've been through some rough times in the last few years.. and we are only stronger now.

So, he didn't have a fancy car, he didn't wear a tie and he was only 29.  But destiny has a way of giving you what you need!

SNOW Day

Look at this winter wonderland!

I love the look of pure joy as he goes down his first hill and runs right into the tree!

Snowball FIGHT!

"My first Snow Angel"

"Umm... starting to get cold"

My little guy is all about Snowmen.  We have a whole wall filled with Snowmen drawings at home.  The snow was fresh and dry.. so not good for making snowmen.  So we made a sleepy snowman instead.

PS.. what is everyone complaining about?  Snow is great... for a few hours.. I guess.

Silly Face

Check out this silly face!  I entered this photo into the weekly contest over at I (heart) faces.  My little guy was taking a bath with Mr. Bubble!  I was a bit concerned that the bottle was pink.. but it DID say "Mr. Bubble". 

Peek

Have you seen the Peek? I so need one.. I don't even have a blackberry! NEED to get one!  Enter a contest to win a Peek here.

LOST 5.3

This was not one of those episodes that I needed a few days to absorb or think about it.  Several things happened that I knew where going to happen.  So no big "Ah HA" moments.  No real questions being answered and to me it felt like a "20 minute" episode.  Too short and not enough content.  I'm hoping next week is better.

So what we got is Sun maybe isn't B A D (like I had said before).. she didn't take off with Aaron like I expected.  But she is planning on shooting Ben (again not a shocker).. but I was thinking last night in my sleep (don't you dream about LOST too?).. I was thinking.. how does she know that Ben killed the Keamy guy and that was caused the boat to blow up?  Well, Jeremy Bentham (aka Locke) must have told her when he visited... ? Yes?

And we got to see that Jin is alive.  Well, DUH.  I didn't have to read the spoiler website (which I sometimes do) to know that one.  DUH.  And Jin runs into Rousseau.  We haven't gotten out "back story" on Rousseau yet it is way over do!  Look forward to finding out more info on that story line.

Sawyer sees Kate and Claire in the jungle.  Which answers the question.. can they see themselves?  I guess so.  And the scene with Claire giving birth wasn't an accident.  This will somehow tie into what's about to happen.  

Okay, on the weird Lawyer guy.. is it just me or is he familiar?  Anyway, if he is working for Ben then it makes sense that he was using him to scare Kate into going back to the island.. but WHY was Claire's mom there?  If she doesn't know anything.. whats the point?  Best line last night!  Ben: "He's my Lawyer".  I LOVE that guy!

Okay, back to the nose bleeding... okay, makes no sense.  Why?  Has something to do with HOW LONG you've been on the island... according to Faraday.  Okay, then what about Faraday.. no nose bleed there and we've seen him on the island before.  Then Miles gets his first nose bleed (could he be the baby of the scientist tape guy?).  And now Juliet?  She has been on the island for a few years...  At what point did women stop having babies on the island?  My number one question is "Why can't women have babies on the island?".  PLEASE, let's just answer that one this season!

How dumb was the boat shooting scene? Hello writers! We aren't dumb!

Last question, if the people off the island have been gone for three years and go back now.. then how long were the island people hopping time?  Or is there really a difference between the mainland and the island?  Is time faster on the island?   Remember when Faraday had that thing shot from the boat to the island and there was some kind of time difference...  need to find that scene on you tube.

Hope next week is better!

I {heart} Faces

This is my guy.  He has a very unique brown spot in his gorgeous blue eyes.  

Click on this link for more information on the I heart Faces Contest.

Project 365: 15

Pickles and Pineapple Ice Cream.  How sweet is life!

The Perfect Housewife

I have this image in my mind of the Perfect Housewife.  After reading this post from one of my fav blogs.. you get what she is saying.  I feel like everything must be "perfect" and some days are good and some are bad (seems more are bad).  Where do women get this perfect idea of what a "housewife" should be?  God knows my mother wasn't.  Haven't we all seen "Desperate Housewives" or what about "The Real Housewives of Orange County".  Are those women perfect?  NO.  Far Far Far from it.  

Then why do I feel like I must be "perfect"?  Why do I feel like the house should be clean, kids off to school with a nutritious breakfast in the morning, kisses and hugs at the classroom, laundry done and put away, bathrooms sparkly, grocery shopping done, meals planned and cooked, lunches made, pick up the kids on time at school (or don't forget), take kids to activities, do errands, pay bills on time, make sure we have money to pay bills, do my orders, order supplies, take care of myself...

Notice that I'm last on the list of the "Perfect Housewife".  Um... surprise? No.  I think we all put ourselves last after the needs of others.  I know we ALL know that we shouldn't.  I've started to put myself up there on the list more.  But the guilt is always there.  I always fell like I should be doing more... being more... 

I know... all self created.  But it's darn hard being the "Perfect Housewife".   But I wouldn't trade it.

Goal Update #1

Okay, here are some of my "goals" I wrote a month ago... let's see if I've made any progress

Lose 7 pounds

Nothing budged again.  But I do fill my abs getting tighter.  I was doing a strange pose with my feet up on the wall and my elbows on the ground (got the picture?) in kinda a horizontal "L" shape and I asked my instructor what the strange pressure in my lower abs was.  She said "your abs working".  DUH.  After two kids I'm surprised when they do anything.

Bake more with kids

We made chocolate chip cookies last night and low fat muffins early this week but they helped a bit.  Need to have them help out more.

Eat healthier and cook more dinners

I talked early this week about organic foods.  I still plan on buying more organic and cutting meat out of our diet.  I made Chicken Parmesan Sandwiches this month for the first time.  Also, I started using meat for two meals and I made BBQ Chicken Pizza for the first time.  So in general, I've started cooking a lot more at home.  We use to eat out almost every night.  So I hope to see a big difference in the pocket book.  This next month I'm going to keep track of how much money we spend on food.

Spend more time as a family

We went to a Mountain Bike Race, spent time with Papa and went to Disneyland.  We've started watching more family movies together.  Need more work on this one.

Take family vacation

Looking into planning one for April.

Read more books

I read two books this month.  And started reading a third but it sucked so I tossed it into my pile to give away. The books weren't the best.. but it was fun to read.  I just got two more to read for next month.

Yoga practice

I've been doing Yoga about 3-4 times a week because the kids have been out of school and a few appointments here and there.

Learn to shot my camera in "manual" mode

Nothing yet.  I'm waiting for the summer to start so that I can take a course at the local photography shop.

Do a quilt

Not yet.  I have plenty of scraps but this is still something I'm going to do.  I almost bought a "kit" on eBay but I knew it would just go in a pile right now.  So I'll wait til I have more time.

Okay, so there are my updates on my goals for this year.  I'm hoping for a great February!