I Cheated!

I can not tell a lie .... I cheated this afternoon ... 6 of these babies with a little peanut butter on them. And they were DELICIOUS! The weekends are SO hard to eat well on! Running errands, looking at birthday cakes, having all kinds of yummy food all around you ... a cheese stick and carrots just were not going to do it for me. BUT, seriously, I don't think 6 saltines or "square crackers" will blow everything. Although this was my first flour and sugar is almost 14 days!

Quote of the Week

"If the problem is not hunger, the solution is not eating!" Unknown

Yes I am in the second full week of a new eating plan.

A little tired of salad.

But

Down 7.5 lbs.

Raising A Boy ...

This sweet boy is so bright, smart, cute, has a memory that can't be stopped and is going through so many social growing pains! Max has been learning how to interact with other kids while at school and lately, we have had many "incident" reports written up. Thankfully they have not all included Max and Max has not been the cause of all the incidents but, "boy howdy" school lately has been a challenge!

The teachers will say to me "he is all boy" or "boys will just do this" or "this is natural for boys" etc. "These" boys will break out in wrestling matches at any given time especially if there is an older boy close by. My definition of wrestling is watching Max body tackle other kids (including some girls) to the ground, swing arms and legs and roll on top of one another. Swinging arms and pushing can happen uncontrollably at just about any time. I found out that another little boy at his school thinks he is a power ranger so therefore he likes to lash out, punching and kicking at any given time. Again, "all boy" and "boys will just do this". Hmmm .... I have and will continue to try and teach Max about CTR especially when it comes to our friends and teachers at school. Listening and comprehending is just an on-going project for all kids, I think in reality and for some of us adults too! Mark (along with close friends and parents) get to hear me rant about how concerned I am over all of this but, the reality most likely is that I am not alone ... Maxs' behavior is mostly likely as normal as it can be for an almost 5 year old! Mommiehood just gets better and better, but this sweet boy can melt my heart every day especially when I hear "Mom, I love you soooo much" which usually happens just as he is dozing off to sleep.

Who's Tub Is It?

Does your tub look like this? We have two bathrooms in our apartment but only one tub. Love sharing my shower / tub with all kinds of action figures including Darth Vader! Thankfully, they are all here to keep us safe!

Let's Go! Bora Bora

I can have my bags packed in an hour ... just need the flights! It will take 24 hours to get there but, don't you think it would be worth it! This place is on my "Bucket List"! (hint, hint Mark)

And Time Goes By ....

The last couple of months we:

Gave Thanks for freedom, family & food with good friends.

Celebrated Christmas WITH Mark home

Celebrated our 8th Anniversary TOGETHER

We are getting ready to:

Celebrate Maxs' 5th birthday

Celebrate Justins' 14th birthday

Have a visit from Grandpa & Grandma Tippets

Celebrate Spring with warm weather

Christmas 2010

Quick Recap of Christmas 2010 - Mark arrived here in Virginia a few days before Christmas and we surprised Max at his school with Santa "delivering" Mark in a huge box for him to unwrap in the lobby of his school. This surprise took lots of planning and a few phone calls to the North Pole but, it all worked out! We enjoyed having Justin with us throughout the holidays as well. The boys are all getting so big!!