Friday, February 20, 2009

my sweet boys-feb 2009




i just wanted to share my latest picture of my sweet boys.

my crazy hubby

Dave is camping this weekend. He went with a bunch of guys from church. It was supposed to be in the 30s today and teens tonight and even snow tomorrow. He is crazy but he says he has the gear and will be fine so I dont worry about him. i know he needs some alone/guy time. He has been so great with the boys lately and with letting me sleep when I need to so it is the least I can do. I hope he has fun and doesnt freeze too bad!
He is such a great dad. I am so blessed to have someone who realizes how precious this time is in the boys lives and makes so much effort to make the most of it. He has so much fun playing with them. Here are a few pics of him and the boys.



Its really sucky

The other week we had some winter weather so J didn't have school and Dave didn't have work. Dave gets stir crazy after a day of being inside so we decided to rearrange our living room and bedroom. We have a pretty small apartment but we manage to rearrange it at least every 3-4 months. The boys found the vacuum to be quite entertaining. Jeremiah, who loves the movie ELF, started quoting it. He would use to attachment on the vacuum and put it to his cheek or arm and say "its really sucky". It was really funny. Thomas wanted to play along but wasn't so thrilled with having his cheek sucked up in a vacuum. Here are a few pics of our good time!



Sunday, February 8, 2009

my New Reality

So this was my first week of full time. I worked Tuesday, Wednesday and Thurday nights 7pm-7am. I took a little nap on Tuesday afternoon, Wednesday slept from about 9-3:30, and Thursday from 9-4, and Friday from 9-2. It worked out really well. I felt well rested and wasn't grumpy. Dave did a fantastic job of keeping the boys either out of the house or quiet for me. He also did a great job of housekeeping. He is actually a better housekeeper than I am. I am so thankful for him.
We went for a family swim on Friday afternoon at the gym. The pool is so warm (93degrees to be exact). Dave then swam his 20 laps and I walked 2.5 miles. I forgot that I get shin splints, it had been so long since I worked out, but my shins were absolutely killing me. I walked my first mile and then this 75+ year old man said "come on, speed up and talk to me, Im bored". So i walked and chatted another mile with him and discussed life. It was good and the time went by fast. I couldn't think about the fact that my shins were killing me b/c he was talking and walking fast non-stop.
The boys really like the childcare too, unless it is close to bedtime and they get a tad grumpy.
We are doing our 2nd hydrospin class on Monday night. We both could barely feel our legs as we got out of the water. We relaxed a little in the hot tub before we got the kids from childcare.

Monday, February 2, 2009

5K here i come...

Dave and I joined the gym this weekend. It is a really nice gym and the selling point to me was that it has great childcare where food is NOT allowed! Yay!!! This was pretty much going to make or break the decision for me. I did like it and the no food thing solidified it. It is so hard with allergy kids to feel safe about leaving them, even if you are only a few feet away.
We are going for our first spin class tonight and the boys for their first childcare experience there.
I also made myself a resolution that in 3 months I want to run a 5K, in 6 months a 10K, and in Sept/Oct I want to run a half marathon. I know i can do it, if i just set my mind to it.
I want to do it to prove to myself I can, but also to lose weight. I am hoping by the half marathon to have lost 30 pounds, so we will see how that goes.
I have my 10 year reunion this year which is my main motivation.

I have this picture of me in 1997 that I keep looking at to keep me motivated. Im not sure I can get that skinny again, but I want to fit in my jeans better and be able to wear more clothes that I can not right now. I am not dead set on 30 pounds or on a certain size, just feeling better and looking better in my clothes.
Here goes nothing! Keep me accountable guys! I really want this! Today is Feb 2nd and I am starting towards my 5K goal!