HOT SUMMER DAYS

We have been posted up in the house for the past 4 days or so, the hubby and I decided to take the kids downtown for a walk and a carousel ride, welp, we forgot their was a waterfall for them to play in and let me tell you, my daughter was the happiest child! She enjoyed herself, so much so that when the water was turned off, she had a fit. M, had a great time as well, he was so fascinated with the water!

Asthma, go AWAY!

My 1 year old has asthma, its a bummer, because when he gets sick, he GETS SICK! We went to Urgent Care last Tuesday afternoon(13th), that visit turned into an overnight hospital stay. He's doing well and had a blast flirting with each nurse who came to visit him. I took 3 days off of work to stay with my sick baby. Alot of his time was spent sleeping, breathing treatments, flirting and taking meds, believe it or not he had a great appetite as well. I couldn't wait to get out of the hospital. His breathing is back to normal now, THANK GOD!

Weight Loss Motivation

So, while purusing through Youtube this past weekend, I realized I need motivation something that will keep me on track while on this journey to lose 50+lbs. I stumbled upon a weight loss journey, this young girl who talked a little too much, but she had a good idea. She took pictures of herself at her starting weight in her panties and bra and every 30 days she took another picture. She taped those pictures in her food diary and it helped her. So, guess what your girl did....YES, I took pictures of myself and the thought of printing them alone made me want to stop eating, however, I picked up a notebook today and I took my pictures, posted them in my notebook, along with my starting weight, BMI, and measurements as well as pants and shirt sizes. The mere thought of those pictures are enough for me to stop binge eating. Aunt Flo is getting ready to visit and I find myself wanting to have all of the bad things I would normally eat, so I needed to take drastic measures. I will keep you posted as to what happens with my notebook....will I keep it or burn it?Stay tuned.

Things kids say..

P has been calling me "Your Majesty" lately! She says it alot or she will call me "Queen" as well. Last night, we were having a conversation and she started it with "Your Majesty can I have a puppy"?" It caught me off guard, but I smiled big and said YES! She summed up our conversation with thank you Queen! I will see if I can get the hubby to follow her lead?!

Mom's One Line a Day Memory Book

My son had a playdate last night in the pool with little Kaleb across the street from my house. Perfect had to go because dad had to work late. Gab loved the pool, which makes me think I really need to invest in a swimming pool, my backyard is big enough for it. Anywho, there are so many cute, cool things my kids do that I enjoy and I get kicks out of and I've decided I need to journal some of those things, so when they get older they can read some of my thoughts. I stumbled upon this journal on Amazon. I'm going to the bookstore to get it today on my lunch. It's so cute! I will let you know how I like it.

Landscaping

We have been in our home now for about 2 years now and I wanted to get my landscaping done for a while. I went on craigslist because I wanted a retaining wall and have been looking for quite some time, I hit a lick! A woman was selling 74 blocks for $25!!!! Can you believe that!? It's unbelievable! Anywho, I picked those up and my uncle came over and put it up for me! I woke up on July 4th and guess who was out putting in all of my landscaping!!! I am so pleased at what he did, my house is starting to look like a home!!! My deck is a work in progress, it will be done before summer's end.

Holiday Weekend

We had a nice weekend! I relaxed, ate and enjoyed time with my family! It's always nice to have that time. It has been so flipping hot lately and my mom has no air at her house, the kids were so hot when I went to pick them up yesterday, that I had no choice but to pick up a swimming pool for the kids, its not much, but a few popsicles and some water, they were happy!