Time4learning

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Down 7 Lbs.

So, in concocting a diet pan for my husband, why in the world wouldn't I do it too? It's not like I'm any Julia Roberts or somethin. So anywho, I'm down 7lbs. in 4 days. Psyco? Yes. Water wieght? Oh I'm sure. I expect the loosing will slow waaaay down after the first week or two, but I'm not one to complain..much...in public. Anyways, it's bound to be a good thing I'm doing it with the hubby, when he feels crappy like he doesn't wanna go on I usually feel fine and can keep him going, and visa versa. For now I'm just trying to improve our variety and keep it rolling. So yeah, woot.


now, for your viewing pleasure...Cutest.Kids.Ever.

My body sucks!

LOL....OK not in the looks way (even though that leaves something to be desired too) in the...I dunno....health way I guess. I'm getting oooooolllllddddd. Not really but I feel like it. Every time I turn around a new something is wrong with me. My ankles ache in bad weather...my back cracks if I think about it lol. Blah. Oh and you wanna hear a good one? OK, so I'm sitting at my vanity looking at all my feminine junk...and I take note of my "face creams". Now what sounds wrong here? I have 2...one is anti-wrinkle cream...the other is acne cream! How can I possibly be worried about acne and wrinkles at the same time?! Aren't those like 2 completely different fazes of life? one would think. lol oh well....end rant.

Ok....well then....

Ok....so it's been MONTHS since I posted. Lots has happened...both the boys had a birthday.
Tony turned 4


Alex turned 6


Lots has changed in the world of parenting for me, as they get older so much changes, I don't think I'm handling it too well. I don't seem to relate to them as well as I did when they were toddlers....I dunno, I've always been able to understand toddlers very well, and the more they become "kid" the less I understand them. I'm getting better though and they are learning to express what they want and need, and I am learning to comprehend the language of kid-dom haha.

I've been homeschooling the boys, home school was NEVER my intention but it works best for our situation, and as it turns out it seems to be spectacularly good for Alex. Alex has a very unique personality and a "different" way of expressing himself. He always has, I don't think it's a "flaw". It's just who he is. And who he is is great. All that being said, I think with his...unique...qualities he would've been either left in the dust or pigeon holed into special ed in public school. As it turns out the kid is pure brain i tell you what. He just doesn't know how to express it. He is very far ahead, and I have a feeling he might skip first grade. He is reading and writing, and understands concepts that truly surprise me. His conferences and assessments have all been spectacular. I really think home school is the best thing that ever happened to this boy.

Tony, not so much taking off in the home school thing. I think it has more to do with the fact that he's 4 than anything...I mean he has the attention span of a gnat lol. Next year when he officially starts kinder will be the real test for him. Don't get me wrong he's quick as a whip...sharp as a tack....he's just a squirrel! Can't get that kid to sit still and focus.

Otherwise, we're pluggin along same ol' same ol'. Which is fine by me. I love the stability and comfort of being married to a man I have known 15 years and been in love with for 11.

To paint or not to paint....

So...I'm a girl, in case you were wondering. And I like to get my nails done....always have. Since having kids though, I havn't really done it. A: I don't want to spend the money, and 2: I just can't talk myself into going.

So I think to myself, I'm artistic....my nails grow long and strong quickly...there's no reason I need fake nails and there's no reason I can't do my nails myself. So, I looked up how to paint my nails the right way, and I've been practicing. I can now do my nails well enough that a paint job will last me a week or 2 without chipping. So now I'm getting into the creative and adding embellishments.

Here's an example of my new skill-in-progress of self mani-pedi's, my favorite so far:

Way to freak me out...

So, I almost killed my husband today, and not in the Haha he's driving me crazy kind of way. This afternoon I made Eddie a snack and we sat down to watch some Dick Van Dyke. I made him a PB&J, a cereal bar and a soda and we watched a good 3 episodes of our oldie but goodie sitcom.
Afterward we were walking toward our room and Eddie says to me, "My neck hurts". So I check it out and he had a breakout of hives on his neck. This is not all that uncommon for him because he has a good many allergies, and we have a good many pets. So he went to take a shower to calm the hives down and when he got out I put some aloe on his neck. After a few more minutes he started to complain that his stomach hurt and that he was dizzy.
This concerned me. So we tried to figure out what could've brought on the hives. We couldn't come up with anything. Nothing was new in our surroundings. He didn't eat anything out of the ordinary...but the peanut butter was a new brand so I went to check the ingredients on the list. Nope, nothing odd. So I checked EVERYTHING. The Jelly, the bread, the soda, the cereal bars.....
Sure enough, way down at the bottom of the ingredient list for the cereal bars, there it was: HONEY
For those who don't know, my husband has a VERY severe honey allergy. I am avidly careful that we never have honey or honey products in the house. 1: Because of Eddie and 2: Because there is about an 85% likelyhood that the boys either have or will develop this same allergy at some point.
Luckily there was so little honey in these bars Eddie is doing OK and his reaction is settling down, but I mean like 1/4 teaspoon of honey and my husband is hospital-bound.

So yeah....I slipped up and that FREAKS me out. In 11 years I have never let honey get past me and to my husband....I guess I have to re-evaluate my system for keeping it away from my house.

Cool Daddy

So, Daddy came home with a surprise for the boys today. I had no idea he was getting this.....they were sooooooooooo happy :)