MEME and Others!!!

I've been tagged by Julie at Everyday Mommy, for this Bernard Pivot MEME, so here goes. Loved her answers so it will be tough to make mine as good as hers LOL

What is your favorite word? Ridiculous.

What is your least favorite word? Booger.

What turns you on creatively, spiritually or emotionally? People who inspire me

What turns you off? Ignorance and Back Stabbing.

What is your favorite curse word? Hmmm well I wouldn't say I have a favorite, they're all nasty, but I do let out the occasional S ending with a T.

What sound or noise do you love? My hubby playing with the kids.

What sound or noise do you hate? Fingernails on a blackboard.

What profession other than your own would you like to attempt? Physical Therapist.

What profession would you not like to do? Garbage man/woman.

If Heaven exists, what would you like to hear God say when you arrive at the Pearly Gates? Being that Heaven DOES exist, I'm hoping that God will say "Sandra, I'm so proud of you". Boy that would be Heaven, literally, well you know what I mean.

Taggity, tag, tag, tag...Janice, Mel, Courtney, Emily, Flipflopmamma, momrn2, Toni, Lisanne.

Alright now moving on to other things, I have to tell you guys that I have the BEST husband in the world. I know he reads my blog everynight, so I'm sure he'll be all proud of himself, but he has reason to LOL

So yesterday being Mother's Day, he got up with the kids so I could sleep in. By the time I woke up they had made me a huge breakfast. The rest of the day I was not allowed to do anything in the house. Everytime I got up, I was told to sit back down and NOT move a finger. He did the dishes, he cleaned up my kitchen, he did the laundry, he made lunch, he set the table, he took care of the kids, you name it, HE DID IT!!!
I think the best part was when he said "honey I'm doing the dishes and putting them away, now you may not be able to find your stuff after that, but at least I tried". LOL How funny is that?!?!?!

It's weird because I always say that I wish I had a day of doing nothing, but really, it's a bit frustrating when you're used to keeping busy each day. So I played "The Sims 2". I don't know if anyone else out there plays that game, but I love it, it's fun making families and houses and watching them grow, I think it's a typical mommy game LOL

Today it's back to the hustle and bustle of school and work. I'm so glad school is almost coming to an end, this has been ONE nutty year.
I think Jasmine is also about done, she always starts the year eager to go and we get to this time and I get the "I don't want to go to school, I want to stay home today". Yeah, well, I'll get back to you on that one!!!

Trying to get Jasmine to school this morning was painful, I would rather settle for a root canal or hours of birthing with no drugs. Seriously, it can get THAT bad!!!
That girl moves at a snails pace when she doesn't want to do something.....so by the time I got her out of the house it was 8:10am, the bell rings at 8:20am so we had 10 minutes to get there. Since the weather is supposed to be in the 90's this week, I told the kids that we would be doing LOADS of walking, I mean, it's good for you right, and it's nice outside.....but seeing that we were late we piled into the car.
I managed to drop her off 4 minutes before the bell rang and then headed to get some gas in my poor little car.

I get to the pump, insert my card and it tells me to see the cashier.

*Mommy I want out of the car*

*No Nicholas, you stay in there while mommy gets gas*

Remove card, insert again (you BETTER work this time). "Please see the cashier", are you friggin kidding me?!?!?!?

*mommy I want out*

Grab Nicholas and head inside to be told that all the cards from my Bank have been giving them problems this morning. So I go ahead and pay for the gas inside and then head back out to gas up.

*I don't want to go in the car, I want to say out with you*
*Nicholas, get in THE CAR*

*ok ok I'm going*

Fill up the car, well, put in $20 and got about 3/4 tank. Not too bad, considering those same dollars would only give my hubby's Dodge Truck about a 1/4 tank if that LOL

*SIGH*, yep I can already tell this is going to be one of those crazy days, it's always like that around payday. Bills to pay, groceries to get and then throw in some running around with kids, library runs, housework......you know Mother's Day was nice because I didn't have to do anything, but come on, now it's back to the usual and I have to wait a whole year, 365 days for that again. Is it bad that I'm already counting down the days to next year????

Well ladies, that's it for me today, I better get my grocery list and menus done, pay some bills and do some cleaning before heading to walmart.
Sending you all tons of sunshine and happy spring days. Thank you all for the sweet comments left yesterday, you guys (well gals), are truly amazing ;)

Happy Mother's Day!!!

I don't have much time to post this morning, for obviousy reasons :)
But I wanted to wish all the moms out there, a wonderful Mother's Day. All the wonderful mother's in my family, my mom, my stepmother, my mother in law, my sisters in law, my grandmothers and my friends and last but not least, the wonderful mother's and friends I've met through the blogging world.
May you all have a beautiful Mother's Day!!!! I love you all :)

MOTHER'S LOVE

Her love is like
an island in life's ocean,
vast and wide

A peaceful, quiet shelter
From the wind, the rain, the tide.
'Tis bound on the north by Hope,
By Patience on the West,
By tender Counsel on the South
And on the East by Rest.

Above it like a beacon light
Shine Faith, and Truth, and Prayer;
And thro' the changing scenes of life
I find a haven there.

~Author Unknown~

You know you're on a diet when........

you are so immersed into a book and then certain words have you sallivating. Really, it happened to me last night!!!
I'm laying in bed reading a book, not food related, and these words come up: "Listen, remember she's my daughter, not one of your cupcakes." *DROOL*.....ooohhhh cupcakes, imagine a big chocolate one with chocolate frosting, oooh oohhh no, one with cream cheese frosting and coconut on top, or a white one with sprinkles.....*DROOL*......UMMM where was I???

That's exactly how it went, I had to put the book down and remind myself that I'm watching my weight and cupcakes are a big no no right now. Wow who knew a book called "Navy Brides" would have me craving a cupcake????

I ended up not going to the party last night, Nicholas was not feeling well at all and was running a bit of a temperature, and now it seems Curt and I are heading the same way. It just seems that there's always a cold going around this place, just when you think you're safe, out come the Kleenex again.
Since I didn't go to the party, I did however speak with Valerie in the afternoon and placed an order. Now, I'm not one for spending tons of money and The BodyShop is a bit pricey, but it's only this one time so I thought "why not?", call it my gift to myself for Mother's Day!!!
I got the Papaya Body Butter, Papaya Shower Gel and Papaya Body Scrub, plus a bottle of Strawberry Body Lotion for Jasmine. Can't wait to get those in :)

While reading through "Another Fine Mess Lord", one of the subjects was "It's a List, A Choice". This is what it said:

"Do you face each day knowing God is right beside you? Do you have the great belief in Him that frames everything else? Do you have the faith that can move mountains and the strength that can slay giants? It's more of God first, in these ways and many others, that brings you the order you want.
Finding that order means filling the voids where you need God to be, allowing more of Him in your home and heart so you can keep what you need and discard the rest.
Remember: What you need and don't have is disrupting the order of your life, and what you have and don't need is disrupting the order of your life. Understand both, and order and peace will follow."

"I will not forget you!
See, I have engraved you on the palms of my hands"
ISAIAH 49:15-16 NIV

Again I say WOW. We've lived our whole lives in this thought that the more you have, the better off you are. We struggle through life to make money to buy those "material" things that only seem to bring more unhappiness and stress, but that is what society finds acceptable right???
Change like anything, is a hard concept to grasp, it means going out of your comfort zone and doing something that many will not accept, many will criticize, but if you do it, the rewards far outweigh those times. I'm willing to do it, I'm willing to get ready of those things that are only weighing me down, in order to make room for those things that will not only make me spiritually lighter but also happier and stress free.

"Lord, You know what I have and what I don't want to have. Please help me bring order to the chaos".

I thought that every Saturday I would post a list of the sites I visited during the week, those that caught my attention for one reason or another....call it Sandy's Weekly Surfing. Why not?!?!?

Lori Foster - I've been visiting Lori's site for a while now, I actually help her make graphics for her site and her Cafepress store. If you love romance books, then be sure to check out her site, she's awesome :)

FamilyLife - My MIL actually introduced me to this site and I'm sure glad she did, it's a christian site with so much information and great articles. There are devotionals for couples, Parenting tips, Family Issues etc. Great site, be sure to check it out, and if you have little ones, this article "I Want To Do It Myself" is wonderful.

PrayerCentral - Great place for prayers and for teaching you how to pray hence this quote "If you don't want wimpy results, don't pray wimpy prayers."

Nooma - Remember the Nooma DVD's I've mentioned before? This is the main site for the, you can read about them, you can watch previews and even download discussion books for each DVD.

The Salt Cellar - Christian Store with a wide selection of music, books, kid products etc. Check it out, it's wonderful :)

Well my coffee has gone cold and my toast is now soggy, so I think that means my blogging for today is done. I truly hope that you all have a wonderful weekend, whether spent at home with the family, or out camping or having fun. I will be here tomorrow with a special "Mother's Day" wish to everyone and then back to normal blogging on monday :)

Remember When???

This post is late today, I just couldn't think of a story to share with you all due to being extremely tired and not feeling too great.

But it's friday, and what would fridays over at Diary of a SAHM be, without our usual "Remember When???".

We were taking our usual summer trips from Idaho to Oklahoma, to visit Curt's family. Jasmine was about to turn 1 year old and we thought it would be great to have a celebration with the family. We set out on the road and it was a really good drive until about 5 hours into it.

Just as we got to Evanston, Wyoming, the van started acting weird, but we didn't think anything of it and tried to keep going. Not much further up the road, about a mile or so, it finally gave out on us. We tried to get it restarted but nothing, it seemed like we needed a new battery, which didn't make sense because this one was not that old.

So we make a call to my in laws and decided that this is not going to work, there's no way we will make it to Oklahoma in this van.
We get back in and start driving back, well we went about another mile and had to pull over again, the van was JUST not working. By this time we realize we are in serious trouble, here we are on a friday afternoon, there are no auto shops in sight and the one that is in the town is already closed. We started getting hungry, so Curt got out and walked about 2 miles to the nearest town to get some Arby's for us.

We quickly ate and then decided to try and get back on the road. It was pure hell, we could only go about a mile at a time before the van turned off again. We managed to do this all the way to Tremonton, Utah, which is right on the border with Idaho. We found a Denny's and had some dinner then called a friend on base back home and asked if there was any way he could come get us, he said ok and here we are thinking we're saved.
Wel,l our friend ended up not seeing us on the road and the van broke down for good before Idaho, now it's night time, we are in the middle of NOWHERE, surrounded by mountains, with an infant and no place to sleep, eat, or use the bathroom.
I prayed and prayed and prayed that God would get us out of this situation, imploring with him the need for us to somehow find a way back home, especially for the baby.

No sooner had I said that than we saw a car pull up with an older couple. The husband got out and asked what the problem was and we explained that the van had broken down, he told us it seemed that it was a blown head gasket, which pretty much means you're not going anywhere, it's part of the engine.
They then offered to tow us all the way back to our house at the base. Turns out they were mormon and he had been stationed at the base before so he knew exactly where it was.
Praise the Lord!!! He not only found us a tow for free, but all the way to our front door.

Just another sign that he is always at our sides no matter what!!! All you have to do is ask :)

TGIF and Remember When???

Boy am I glad this week is over, I feel like I've been running on overdrive.
Nicholas is still sick, and if he's not better by this afternoon I think I'm taking him in to the ER, he has a horrible cough and this wheezing sound in his lungs. Agghhhh nothing like that to make a mom go bonkers.
Know what I mean? I used to be fine with all kinds of sounds, they meant nothing to me, then I became a mom and boy did that change fast.

• Wheezing - OMG they must have bronchitis.
• Coughing - What if it's pneumonia?
• Screaming - Someone is badly hurt!
• Ow Ow Ow - YIKES what if a bone is protruding?
• Sneezing - Dagnabit he's got a cold again.

See?!?!?!? That's how my mommy mind works. Pretty scary huh?

Tonight I have a BodyShop Party to attend. I really want to go just to get out of the house, but now I'm faced with this decision. Curt is working his usual hours which means he won't be home until at least 12am. The girl throwing the party said I could bring the kids and let them play with hers, but my whole worry is that I won't be able to have fun having to constantly watch what they are doing, or rather, what NICHOLAS is doing since he's only 3 years old.
Should I still go? I need some input here, pretty please!!!!

So last night I watched ER, I always do. All I have to say is, OMG!!! I cried my eyes out the whole show. If anyone else watched it you will know what I'm talking about, watching anything military related really hits home, it's heartbreaking. I think I let it all out though, I started crying over the show and then just let my other sadness come through, and boy do I feel good now. Nothing like a good cry once in a while right?

This morning the base commissary is having their usual Case Lot Sale. It's a great place to buy in bulk, last one they had I was able to purchase a box of 4 big laundry detergent bottles for only $7. Can't beat that right???
So that's where I'm headed this morning.

Today is Military Spouse Appreciation Day. I want to send a HUGE thank you and a Happy Day to all the wonderful military wives out there. You are such an incredible and important part of the military life and I hope you know how much you are appreciated. Veronica, Court, Emily, Kbug, Courtney, April, dzygoneby, syvanna, airforcewife, stacy. There are so many more out there, wish I knew them all.
If you're not a military spouse but know someone who is, please go by and let them know how much they are appreciated. :)

I've been so busy lately, and with Nicholas sick I haven't had time to think of my "Remember When???" story for today, so I will just leave it out for now, and will come back this afternoon with one.

Hope you all have a wonderful day, enjoy your friday. :)

Another Fine Mess Lord!

I finally got the book in the mail yesterday and let me tell you, it's worth it. What a great book it is!!!
I started reading it and right in the first pages it grabbed my attention. Listen to this:

"We are what we make room for in our hearts. We are full of peace that has lived there since we were born, if we'll just let it breathe. We can have a life of simplicity, order, and insight when we allow ourselves to be possessed by the love of God, the intangible, unsurpassed, grace-filled love of God. It's what possesses us that counts. That's the more we need in our lives if we are to have less - more God, more peace, less of everything else."

"Sometimes the more things we hold (that we once thought important), the less peace we have (which we once thought we could manufacture)."

Wow, talk about an eye opener. I think we get so caught up with all the material things that we loose track of what really matters. It's so true that the more you have the more stress and complications you have in life. Can't wait to keep reading this book!!!

I want to start by thanking everyone for the kind and sweet comments left yesterday. It meant a lot to me and made me feel so much better.
I'm having a better day today, putting it all in the Lord's hands and letting him carry me through this month of sadness.

Carrie Underwood "Jesus Take The Wheel".

This song gets me through a lot, it always reminds me to let Jesus take the Wheel, let him do the driving. There's times to drive and there's times to be the passenger, sit back, and let someone else guide you. With Jesus at the wheel you CAN'T go wrong, EVER!!!

Reading Shannon's blog this morning just reiterated what I said. She talks about being tired, and those moments in life when you think....I can't do this anymore!!!
We've all been there and we've all had them, but somehow we pick ourselves back up and continue. See, I don't believe that we shouldn't have a bad day, we're moms, we're entitled to them. There's a difference between having God in your life and by your side......and just walking alone without him.
If you have him with you, you fall, you stumble, but you get back up and continue, get knocked down again, get back up and continue forward.
Without him, you fall and you stay there, in that dark and lonely place. If you have a minute, just go on over and say hi to Shannon and let her know that we are ALL on the same boat and occasionally feel the blah's too.

I've been on the so called "Diet"....shhhhh, can't say it loud for fear of my body hearing.
I've done really good this week, I've chugged tons of water, I've even done the exercises they suggest and counted my calories. Hope when I weigh myself on monday I will have lost at least a pound. Keeping my fingers crossed!!!

Remember the badger problem at the school? Well it still hasn't been fixed. We keep being told that it's their "natural habitat". This is frustrating, I don't understand what they are waiting for. A badger attacking one of the little ones during recess???
I'm going to stay on their case about this, until someone does something, anything, just not sit there and wait for a kid to get hurt. Isn't it always like that though??? Don't pay any attention until something major happens and THEN we wake up and try to do the right thing.

I have tons to do today, so I'm making this one short....well by my standards I guess cause it's not short at all LOL

I'm ending this post with a Night Prayer of a Wife and Mother. Just love this one :)
See you all tomorrow :)

Night Prayer of a Wife and Mother

Lord, bless the man with whom I sleep
And in Your constant care him keep.
Bless our children as they grow,
Keep them safe from head to toe.
Bless all those in heaven with You
Give them the peace and rest they're due.
Bless all my family and my friends
Help them with means to their good ends.
And Lord, please bless me with sleep divine
To mend and soothe a weary mind. Amen.

Edit: I was tagged by Julie at Everyday Mommy, so here goes :)

ABC'S of MEME

Accent: Being from South Africa I have a british accent, although I've lost a lot of it, but people ALWAYS tell.

Bible Book that I like: I would have to say Joshua. Especially for "Be Strong and of Good Courage".

Chore I don't care for: Dishes

Dog or Cat: Dogs

Essential Electronics: Coffeepot, Computer, TV.

Favorite Cologne: Stetson

Gold or Silver: Gold

Handbag I Carry Most Often: I don't, got so used to diaper bags that I hardly have a purse LOL

Insomnia: Yes, it appeared out of nowhere the minute I gave birth to my first child

Job Title: Follower of Christ, Wife, Mother, Friend, Chauffeur, Chef, Psychologist, Laundromat Manager

Kids: Daughter Jasmine, 7 years old and Son Nicholas, 3 years old

Living Arrangements: Us four, plus three dogs in Air Force Base Housing.

Most Admirable Trait: Good Listener

Naughtiest Childhood Behavior: Being Miss Drama

Overnight Hospital Stays: April 1999 for the birth of Jasmine and then April 2003 for the birth of Nicholas

Phobias: Mice, they totally gross me out. If you want to see me scream like a little girl, show me a mouse.

Quote: "We are not human beings on a spiritual journey. We are spiritual beings on a human journey."
-Stephen Covey

Religion: Christian

Siblings: One sister and 3 brothers

Time I Wake Up: 6am

Unusual Talent or Skill: Ummm I sing and once recorded an album AND sang in front of 2000 people

Vegetable I Refuse to Eat: Tomato

Worst Habit: Eating junk food

X-rays: Chest and Wrist

Yummy Stuff I Cook: Oh Lordy, I can't think of one, my hubby and kids say EVERYTHING LOL

Zoo Animal I Like Most: Panda

I tag anyone who reads this, if you read it, consider yourself tagged LOL And I WILL go check to make sure, well, not really, but anyway.....TAG YOU'RE IT!!!

The Bond that Never Breaks........

Last night I was feeling really down and depressed, and I couldn't understand why. I was on the verge of tears and everything was getting to me.
I tried to figure out what the problem was but obviously was getting nowhere. When I got ready for bed and was doing my usual prayer, I mentioned to God that something was really upsetting me and that I needed some sign or guidance as to what it was.
I fell asleep and then had a dream, or what I think was a dream.
It went something like this:

I was walking through a beautiful garden, just amazed at all the beauty around me. Out of nowhere I heard this voice say "mommy", I stopped and turned around and saw a little girl walking towards me. As I'm sitting there looking at her I am thinking "this isn't Jasmine, who is this?", but I felt a huge bond with her. She came over and we hugged and just talked, I don't remember what it was about and it was all kinda hazy, but I remember talking for what seemed like hours. All of sudden I woke up, sat up in bed and I knew why I was upset.
It hadn't even occurred to me that it was around this time in 2001 when I had my first miscarriage. WOW!!!
It all makes sense now because I get really down and sad around May-June of every year, the time I had both the miscarriages in 2001.

I thanked the Lord for showing me the reason why I was so upset. It put my mind at ease and helped me understand the reason for feeling that way.
Guess it really is true that a mother and child bond never breaks, no matter how little or how long we've had them in our lives.

For those of you that don't know, I have this love for coffee mugs. I could just collect tons and never get tired of them. This morning while messing around with my Graphics Program, I decided to make myself some mugs at my Cafepress Store. So I made one for every day of the week, except Thursday, still need one for that day. But here is the cool thing, I guess so they would inspire me, lol, I used the different themes. So I have the "On the Menu Monday", "Treasure Tuesday", "Works for Me Wednesday", "Remember When Friday". Need to find a theme for Thursday that I like, I'm not too keen on the Thursday Thirteen LOL

Don't forget to check out the Works for Me Wednesday post, just below. Shannon has a list of all the participants and they have tons of useful tips to make your life easier :)

On base we have a place called "Airman's Attic". They are located at every base and they are pretty much like a thrift store just that everything is free. According to how many members you have in your family etc, they assign how many items of clothing or miscellanous you can get. Mine turned out to be something crazy like 80 items of clothing a month and 20 miscellanous.
Now that spring has started, I've gone through spring cleaning the house, and when I got to the kids rooms I realized that the clothes that didn't fit them anymore, were far more than the clothes that were now left on the hangers. Just a few lonely items remained. So, what I do, I take all those clothes (in good condition, some of them practically new), to the airman's attic as a donation, and then on monday, wednesday and thursday I go back and get more summer outfits for them. You would be surprised at all the NEW clothes I have found up there. I don't think I need to buy my kids anything for a LONG time.
It becomes sort of an exchange system!!!

Well I have to get going, got housework to do. I wish Emily would come over and help me with laundry LOL
We both seem to love doing it, and I have to say I really like her idea of having the guys come and help us do it instead of going overseas.....THAT would rock!!! LOL

Works for Me Wednesday!!!

I'm just loving these WFMW, thanks Shannon for such a great idea :)
As always don't forget to check out her site for the list of other participants, I'm sure you'll find at least one whose idea will blow you away.

So here is mine for today:

With spring here and summer just around the corner, I find that I'm craving ice cream a LOT. Now since I know how expensive it can get and how fattening it is, last year out of mere necessity, I tried something new.

It was a summer afternoon, the kids and I decided to go have some fun on the trampoline. Before we did though I had told the kids that if they behaved and didn't throw a huge fit when I said it's time to come back in the house, we would have ice cream sandwiches. I was convinced I still had some in the freezer.
While the kids were getting their sandals on etc, I decided to check. I DIDN'T HAVE ANY!!!

But now I was really craving them. So this is what I did, IMPROVISE!!!
I grabbed a box of Honey Graham Crackers and a Tub of Fat Free Cool Whip. I made my own ice cream sandwiches, wrapped each one individually using Cling Wrap, and stuck them in the freezer. I must have made 24 or more since the kids got involved helping too and it was fun.

Let me tell you, they turned out really good and so much healthier than the usual ice cream sandwiches. The kids and I loved them and from that day on, every summer I've kept a stash of them in the freezer. It definitely Works for Me!!!!

EDIT: Just wanted to let you all know that I've tried different flavor graham crackers and different flavored Cool Whip, even the Strawberry one and they turned out really good :)

Treasure Tuesday and others......

Boy has blogger been PMSing today. It's been like pulling teeth trying to get on ANY blogs associated with blogger, and let's not even mention trying to post anything.
It seems to have given me a few minutes so I'm going to try and get this posted as quick as possible.

I'm going to start with my Treasure Tuesday. For more info and a list of other participants be sure to check out Faith at Faithful Mommy :)

My treasure today is a scrapbook that I started when I met hubby. As a lot of you who read my blog know, we met online and talked back and forth for a year. During that time, I accumulated a lot of letters, photos, emails etc.

This may seem like a small thing to others but it's a HUGE treasure to me. I brought it all the way from South Africa and it's lasted 9 years so far, hope it lasts many many more.

One of the first thing Curt sent me was a poem he had written for me. He sent it about a week or two after we had met. I actually entered this poem online a few months ago and it has now been picked to be part of a Poetry Book being published this year. How exciting!!!!

I even kept the backs of CD's that he had bought and sent over to South Africa. The kids LOVE going through the scrapbook and reading the letters daddy sent mommy.

Nothing like picking up the scrapbook and going through it. There's so many memories in there and it always makes us smile and remind us of why we fell in love. :)
So that's my Treasure for Today :)

Alright now moving on, yesterday after picking up Jasmine from school I was faced with one of the issues I've always hoped I wouldn't have to deal with.
Apparently she took some candy from the teachers desk. Now if I didn't care I honestly would have just let it go, but I think that it's extremely important to teach kids right from wrong at an early age.
Today it's a piece of candy, tomorrow it's a car, know what I mean?

Jasmine didn't exactly understand what she had done. When I brought it to her attention then she started getting the picture and was extremely embarassed to have done it. I made her take the piece of candy back to the teacher, I think she learnt her lesson and will never do it again.
Anyone else out there had to deal with this issue already?

So yesterday I told you I would start posting my weight.

136 lbs

I found a really good site that I'm sure will help me. My goal is to go back down to 125 lbs by July 1st, 2006. If you are wanting to loose weight too and don't know where to start, or maybe you want a good place to keep track of your calories, then THIS is the place to go.
It's called SparkePeople and it's a free site. It's got tons of awesome calculators and tools, exercises you can do, menu plans, printable shopping lists etc.

Let me tell you, I had NO idea how many calories I was consuming until I tracked them yesterday. For me to loose this weight I need to eat between 1200-1550 calories a day, by dinner time yesterday I had consumed 2100. OMG, OMG, OMG.....I was soooooo upset with myself. It was that pineaplle upside down cake I tell ya. And those Lay's Chips didn't help either, but then again, maybe it was the Milky Way Bar I had.........SEE, even writing it down, I can't believe I ate all that in one day as well as my normal meals.
So I'm determined to make this work...wish me luck LOL

I was laying in bed last night, after the kids had fallen asleep, and I thought that I would read, but wasn't really in the mood for any of the books I had on my night table, so I went looking for one and then came across a book on my TBR (To Be Read) Pile. It was by Debbie Macomber and it's called "Navy Brides". It's a compilation of 3 different stories and I read the first one last night, I just couldn't put it down. I could relate to so much in the book due to being a military wife.
I think any military spouse could relate to the feelings portrayed by the characters, that feeling of comraderie, knowing that when your husband is deployed you have others to turn to, others feeling the same way and going through the same notions. Can't wait to finish the book tonight.

Before I close this post I want to point you in the direction of some blogs I found are worth checking out and just love visiting. Everytime I add a new blog to my blogroll I'll be sure to post it so you all can also check them out.

5 Minutes for Mom - What a great site, it has tons of information, tons of links to other mom, christian, military sites. It's definitely a must read.

Midnight in Iraq - Jeff is a Marine officer deployed to Iraq right now. His blog and his words give us true insight as to what their daily life is like over there. He always has tons of pictures and great stories to share. Please go on over to show your support, the soldiers always love knowing that us back home are thinking of them and praying for their safety.

The Desert Excursion: 365 days in Iraq - a 24/7 Soldier Medic - Nick Bope is deployed to Iraq with Emily's hubby Dan. Nick also gives us first hand insight as to their days spent in the sandbox. Another worthwhile blog to visit and show support.

Well ladies, hope you all have a wonderful tuesday. Oh and don't forget to head on over to Kisses of Sunshine for today's "Tuesday Toss-up", she is sharing MercyMe's latest video, really neat :)

Also, if you have little ones and are wondering how to approach the whole "Allowances and Chores" subject, check out Shannon's blog today, there's loads of great tips.

And that's it for today. I have more laundry to finish and some ironing to do, then the usual daily housecleaning. Don't know how much I'll get done, my sinus headache went away but seems to be returning today, yuck.

GRRRRRRRR!!!!

If you've been visiting my blog for a while, you know that I don't like my scale, and that's putting it mildly. If you read my other scale post back in march, you will understand one of the reasons why.

Yesterday I had said that I was going to start my weight chart today, and would post it on the blog etc. Well, I decided to start tomorrow LOL
The reason is that this weekend while running around with the family and with the sinus headache going on, I didn't watch what I ate, or rather, I watched and kept eating. *Sigh*. Yeah yeah, I know, but I have this love affair with food and if my body even suspects I'm wanting to diet it goes beserk on me and I find myself literally raiding the refrigerator or running to the nearest fast food place. It's weird!!!!
If I don't mention the word diet and just start eating more veggies and fruits, drinking water and so forth, then my body is fine with it, so I have to lie to her (my body). LOL

We got a lot done yesterday, rearranged and reorganized Jasmine's room. We finally found a desk for her computer so now she's all set. But in doing all this we realized just how spoilt she really is. We found gifts from Christmas and her birthday that have yet to be opened.
It really does go to show that things nowadays are so different from when I was a child. I remember getting presents and being so excited, I opened every single one and played with them all. Not now, nuh uh, there are toys and books in Jasmine's room that she had totally forgotten about.
So this is what I did, I took all the toys that haven't been opened and put them away in a separate area, then I told Curt that next Christmas I will just wrap these back up and give them to her again. She wouldn't even know the difference. (well, I won't really do that, but it's a nice thought LOL)

I mentioned before that I take all my old books that I don't want to keep, and I post them on Paperbackswap.com, when you first sign up you get I think 9 credits which are good for 9 books. You then post your books, if someone wants one of them, you get an email saying the book has been requested. Then you print out the wrapper, wrap the book and attach 4 stamps and mail it off, once the person gets the book they go to their paperbackswap account and put it down as being received, and then you get another credit in return. Well that's what I've been doing since last year and I've been able to get a lot of nice christian books that I wanted. Last week I was able to request "Another Fine Mess, Lord!: Finding Simplicity, Order & Insight in a Complicated World" by Karon Phillips Goodman. I'm SO looking forward to this book, this is from the same author as "You're Late Again, Lord!: The Impatient Woman's Guide to God's Timing". Now THAT book has taught me a lot.

Chaotic mom has a really funny post this morning, so go on over and read it. I think all women can relate to that feeling.

This morning while reading my email I got this from a friend. It's called "Don't Drive on Sunday". Check out the site and see what you think. This will be easy for me because since spring started and the weather is so nice, I try to get as much walking as possible, just don't like being cooped up in the car.

I don't know if I'm getting old or what it is, but I find myself doing really stupid things lately. One of the biggest ones definitely has to be the dishwasher and washer/dryer. I'm so good about loading them and getting the detergents etc in there, then I walk away, YEAH, just walk away as if by some invisible force they will remember to start on their own. Come oooonnnnn.....how many times do I have to do this before I realize that it's ME who has to tell them what to do?

So in keeping with the spirit of this, I noticed that I would put something on the stove or oven and when I went back to check it, nothing was happening. I really thought I must be loosing my mind, until yesterday afternoon, I walk into the kitchen and find my 3 year old turning the knob off. So THAT is what is going on....unfortunately I can't blame him for the others. Oh well, I tried!!!

Traci over at "Mostly Precious Moments" started at new column named "On the Menu Monday". I just had to jump on this train too, I think it's a great idea to swap recipes and see what everyone else is cooking.

So this is what we're having today, the kids and hubby love this roast because it just falls apart and is soooooo tasty. Enjoy!!!

Awesome Slow Cooker Pot Roast

INGREDIENTS:

* 2 (10.75 ounce) cans condensed cream of mushroom soup
* 1 (1 ounce) package dry onion soup mix
* 1 1/4 cups water
* 5 1/2 pounds pot roast

DIRECTIONS:

1. In a slow cooker, mix cream of mushroom soup, dry onion soup mix and water. Place pot roast in slow cooker and coat with soup mixture.
2. Cook on High setting for 3 to 4 hours, or on Low setting for 8 to 9 hours.

Well this was fun and now I have to go finish my laundry, if it were up to me I would be on the computer all day long, just blogging away and chatting with friends.....but reality calls. I have a 3 year old feeding the dog "french toast sticks". Time to go do the mommy thing.....hope you all have a great monday :)