Dalton and Sophie's Mommy

Pardon me while I thank my mom for getting me reading again...

2012-01-12T13:07:00.001-06:00

I think I fell in love with reading sometime in Jr. High and couldn't get enough of those Baby Sitter Club books.

I would delve in and imagine being these high school girls. The were best friends who had their own baby sitting club. In what I remember being one of my favoriets (though I no longer remember the title) where two of the baby sitters got to go somewhere tropical with a family and I'm sure there were boys involved too.

That theme has continued with me through the years. I can read while watching tv...listening to music...while my kids are bathing...just not while driving (bummer me...eww car sickness). But in all honesty I haven't had much time to read since having kids. I did read the whole Twilight series in a matter of just two or three weeks but other than that I haven't read anything regulary.

This year for Christmas my mom told my that my sister had mentioned that she might want a nook. I was quick to say I want one too! AND I LOVE IT!!!!!! I've finished two books since Christmas which might not seem like a lot but it's more than I read all year last year so! I'm currently reading the Stephanie Plum series by Janet Evanovich. I'm on book number 4 of 18 but I have a feeling I'm going to fly through them. So if you have book suggestions to share with me...start sending them! My nook (I feel like I should name her) and I have a lot of stories to explore...I have a feeling it's going to be a very long and lasting relationship!

So mom thanks again for the nook and for reinstating that love of reading and making it easier for me to let my imagination roam into these other worlds. I love you!

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Six years and a few days ago...

2012-01-10T09:10:00.000-06:00

I gave birth to the second love of my life...he weight 6 lbs 3 oz and was the most perfect little man I had ever seen. Now someone tell me where the last 6 years and few days have gone?!?!?!? How did my teeny tiny little baby turn into a big kid...a wrestler...a 6 year old!!!! I couldn't be more proud of the kid Mr. Dalton has become. He has the kindest heart of any boy I know. He plays with his sister and makes sure she's always well taken care of. He smiles the entire time he's on the wrestling mat. He reads me books at night and is always begging to make me a new piece of art. He's my best friend! I can't imagine not having him as my first born...we have that first born-mom-son bond that words just can't describe. I'm looking forward to watching him continue to grow and see what kind of big kid, teenager, man he becomes but right now I'm living and loving the moment we're in. He reminds me every day how lucky and blessed I am to have him and his sister and I'm cherishing everything about them that I can.

Merry Christmas

2011-12-23T16:02:00.002-06:00

Because I know I will be away from the computer (rightfully so) for a few days I just wanted to take a moment to say Merry Christmas. May your family find peace love and comfort this Christmas. Let's work on getting back to this blogging business next year shall we?!?!?!?

Merry Christmas Friends and God Bless!!!!

Modge Podge of Stuff

2011-12-13T10:33:00.000-06:00

It's a Modge Podge of stuff around here...not to be confused with Mod Podge...because I'm totally digging that stuff right now. Hello Christmas Pinterest Crafts! I'm trying to find anything and everything I can to Mod Podge on to something :) Pic's of those after Christmas. Don't want to ruin the surprise you know!

We are knee deep in wrestling season (our first tournament is Sunday)...getting ready for Christmas (our first celebration is this Saturday) and this momma is tired. At some point I've got to figure out a birthday party for Dalton who turns 6!! in less than a month! When did this happen...who let him grow up?!?!? I'm trying my hardest to keep him little but he keeps maturing on me day after day. He reads books to ME at night ugh...stop growing kid stop growing!

Sophie is as onry as ever. Rocky's mom always warned me about paybacks for the naughtiness Rocky got into as a kid and I'm pretty sure the little diva is the payback! She loves her momma though and would rather be on my hip...dragging me around the house...painting her toenails or helping me cook (aka digging out every pot and pan at her level). She runs to me when I walk in the door and wants my attention until she goes to bed...however this morning when Rocky told her he loved her...she responded "love you". Not fair he got the first love you. Oh well such is life.

Hope you're all staying sane this Christmas Season...now back to Mod Podgeing :)

Fall Fun and I'm Super Mom (not)

2011-11-03T09:57:00.000-05:00

This past weekend was really kind of a short one. I had like half a day to get the house clean, get ready for a garage sale and spend some quality time with the kiddos since Sunday involved a long all day trip to the Central part of the state for a family baby shower. So I got up went to work for a few hours came home and Dalton and I worked on sorting through all of his toys to get ready for the garage sale. We successfully cut the toy population in half after decided which toys he had outgrown and were ready to pass on and the ones that had broken peices and could be thrown away. Whew...that took us all afternoon lets just say that kid is LOVED. So now the toy boxes are ready for Christmas and his birthday 10 days later. By that time it was late and time for dinner. Somehow it became 9 o'clock and the promise of a family movie night was pretty distant in my mind. Sophie was in bed and Rocky was heading that way. Dalton was begging to carve pumpkins and since Rocky was going to bed I thought it'd be perfect time for some one on one time with my little man.

I handed him some spoons to clean out the pumpkin while I cleaned the kitchen. It did a great job, no complaining and very little guts left for me :)

I was pretty impressed with my mad carving skills and even went to bed telling Rocky I bet he was jealous that he didn't get in on that quality time.

The next morning before Sophie and I hoped in the car Dalton and I painted our toast...I'd seen this on pinterest and thought he might find it fun.

Just mix a few drops of food coloring into a cup of milk and use paint brushes to paint it on. I've seen people post that they popped these into the broiler, I just put them in the toaster and I forgot to take an after pic but once it's toasted it really enhances the color. Def. will do it again.

After a long day in the car and a fun baby shower Soph and I were suprised when we got home to this

Dalton and Rocky carved 5 pumpkins so pretty much take that mom you thought you were cool...

Hope you all had a fun Halloween weekend.

Happy Anniversary Babe

2011-10-21T09:59:00.001-05:00

A couple of weeks ago the hubs and I celebrated 7 years of marriage, I'm happy to report that he still is agreeing to put up with baskets of clean laundry sitting around our house and I still don't mind that he's right most of the time. So what does a couple who's been married for 7 years do on their anniversary? Take their adorable children to the pumpkin patch of course :)

This was the only time she was interested in the pumpkins...she preferred picking her favorite rocks instead.

Such a scary monster

Last weekend we did make time for some "couple" time and hopped on the Harley and rode to West Mineral in South East Kansas to see Big Brutus. I can say I was not really that excited to see the World's second largest electric coal mining scoop but it ended up being more than I thought it would be.

This guy loved every minute of it.

In the Coal Mining Museum they had some memorabilia of maybe the most famous Coal Miner's Daughter...my hero Loretta Lynn.

All in all it ended up being a great anniversary...spending time with the people that I love. Here's to many more years of him being right (most of the time) and my procrastinating on the house chores and raising to incredibly adorable children.

Are you pinning?

2011-09-27T12:40:00.000-05:00

A couple of months ago I found out about Pinterest when Sasha blogged about it. Like any other social networking junkie would do I hoped over to see what all the hype was about. And now I'm HOOKED I've pinned things I'd like to make for Christmas gifts (don't worry family they're really cool I promise), tutu's I'd love to make for Soph, recipes I'd like to try and things I'd like to bake or cook. So if you're not pinning yet I totally think you should be! And Follow me...I promise to follow back...because like any other social networking junkie I love to stalk people :)

Who knew School could keep a family so busy!

2011-09-12T14:01:00.000-05:00

I'm blaming it on school anyway. Life just seems to being going at blazing fast speeds these days!

So let's catch up shall we?

This little princess turned 1!!!!

She is my wild child! She has 4 teeth now...weighs 19.6 lbs and is 28 1/2 " tall. There's not a food this girl has met that she didn't love. She says "Mommy" "Dadda" "Bubba" "Hi Puppy" "Nice Baby" and "Thank you" She's taking 5 to 7 steps at a time on her own. She never wants to be carried anymore just wants me to hold her hand and walk everywhere with her. I love this little princess...we play with babies and put on 3 different headbands a day. She is growing up too quickly...I just need time to slow down we have so much to do during her childhood! OK so maybe I'm being a little dramatic...but I know how quickly it goes...

You see this fella right here?

Well he's in Kindergarten and doing great! He loves school except in his words "when mommy has to leave" he'd really like me to stay there all day with him. But we've been taking baby steps and today I actually dropped him off in the car drop off lane without any tears or hesitation! Isn't it amazing how quickly you start teaching your children to be independent it's sad but I guess part of life right?

This is how everyday after school looked that first week! This no nap business took a while to get used to. Last week he began the after school program. He got to ride a bus to go to the library. He liked riding the bus but now way does he want to ride it to school :)

Between school, soccer practice, football practice and life we are just busy! I'm hoping my DVR doesn't catch fire from recording so much once my falls shows start airing because seriously who knows when I'll have time to watch it.

For now I enjoy every minute with these two little sweet hearts that rock my world...I'm sure one day I'll look back and wish I could have just one more crazy morning routine, school drop off line, soccer practice, homework, baby playing, unsteadily walking sort of day!

Extreme Makeover:Home Edition

2011-08-05T12:46:00.004-05:00

They're here!!!! In Kansas!!! And just down the road from me!!! I have been enjoying all things Extreme this week. One of my BFF's Katie and I volunteered over night one night. Such a neat and exciting experience. My son is totally impressed that his mom helped build a house.

I haven't had the chance to hang out with Ty but another one of my BFF's Jessica has!
I did get the chance to Interview the Senior Producer of the show Diane Korman before the family was surprised. You can listen to it here.

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I also got a quick chat with Paul DiMeo

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The family is a very deserving family. I do not know them personally...but the dad served in Iraq and know suffers with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder...he's spent the last year away from his wife and kids receiving treatment for this disorder. My eyes have been opened so much more on PTSD over the last 5 days. We CANNOT thank our veterans enough for the sacrifices they make for the rest of us!!!! God Bless America!!!

I will be proudly wearing my blue shirt tomorrow yelling "Move That Bus"!!! Look for our episode to air in October!

Let's Take A Tour #1

2011-07-11T12:28:00.002-05:00

Does anyone remember that we moved? LOL. I finally got the chance to take a few pictures of the house this weekend. A few of areas that were clean at the time and while the little people in the house took a nap. I didn't get far. So welcome...this is standing at the front door.

Also at the front door looking into the living room. Those pictures on the mantel aren't staying...Eventually there will be some sort of large clock above. I just have to find the perfect one. (The windmill painting Rocky bought at an estate sale because it reminded him of western Kansas and I really have no clue where I'm going to hang it)

The Kitchen...I love it...so much more cabinet space than the old house. That Island Bar...the boys eat there for every single meal. I have to bribe them to join Soph and I at the dining table. They also don't push their chairs back in...but we won't talk about that right now.

Love these windows...I wish you could see the view from out them. I don't think we'll put window coverings on them...they bring so much light into the house.

So that's as far as I got...There's a lot of decorating that needs to take place...but moving has been expensive and unfortunately money doesn't grow on trees. But since we're not going any where any time soon...I'm confident I'll get it done someday :)

Summer Slow Down

2011-06-29T09:15:00.007-05:00

Ah Summer...lazy days and fun nights...I wish

However the days this week have been a lot less crazy...thank goodness. This past weekend we were able to relax and enjoy our house it was nice. The kids are getting back into a routine and I'm finally having a little "ME" time in the evenings. I've enjoyed the time pruning my rose bushes (dude we have a lot of plants, know much about all plants come on over I don't know a thing) and reading...finally I'm reading again. Dalton is signed up for the Summer Reading program at our local library and decided that as long as we're there every week I should be reading too!

So I've started this series. So far so good...I love that there are 17 books in this series so far that means I don't have to think about what I'm going to read next which was really a job in itself. If you have any suggestions on what to read next leave me a comment. P.S. Isn't the public library a great addition to any community...I mean really it's great entertainment (reading is) and it can be FREE.

I've also decided (again I know) that I really need to lose some weight...I'm lighter than I was before getting pregnant with Soph but I'd really like to be at least to my Wedding Day weight which is 20 lbs to go. So Saturday morning I tried something new Jazzercise...and I'm immediately hooked! It really is so.much.fun. and my calves were sore for days!!! Right now I can really only make it on Saturday mornings...but you can bet I'm already looking forward to that next class! I've signed up for the FREE website MyFitnessPal and working on watching those calories...It always helps to be accountable to someone this site helps you stay accountable to yourself. Next up Running and this!

My first 5/K in like 2 or 3 years. So that's what's going on with me this summer! Hope your summer's going good too!

Blue Eyed Beauty

2011-06-21T14:43:00.004-05:00

We are moved and unpacked and just as soon as tball isn't consuming my life any longer I'll give you a tour...In the mean time Sophie and I had a day to ourselves Saturday...so nice to have the downtime. A few years ago for father's day when Dalton was 2 I believe I made a collage like this for Rocky and he mentioned he'd like something like it from Sophie. So enjoy these shots of my beautiful blue eyed girl. I just can't get enough of her sweetness!!!

It's Just A House...Right?

2011-05-24T12:29:00.002-05:00

Friday at 6 p.m. we finally take possession of our new house! Finally I say...but I'm not quite ready to let go of our home. I've been doing really well packing away...getting excited where my decorations will be put at the new house...which closet my stockpile will take over...how I'll decorate the kids rooms and the excitement of my new big bath tub. I said I was doing fine...I was until I looked at this.

The measurements of Dalton's height that we've made sure to mark on every birthday...As I was packing away his room...taking down his wall decals...removing the curtains I made...I sat down and cried for like 10 minutes. I know it's just a room and just a house...but it's also a part of our family. (Remember I'm woman I can be sappy) I can barely tell you what Dalton's room looked like when we bought our home 6 1/2 years ago...but I can tell you I started working on that room to make it a nursery about 2 weeks before I found out I was pregnant. We sanded floors, refinished them...painted the room in neutral colors and awaited the birth of our first child...it was ready about 5 months before he was due. I remember running into his room at every sound, nursing him the creaky rocker, pulling out all of his toys for him to play with before he knew what playing was. I remember keeping his room spotless...I wanted it to look just perfect. Right now it's spotless again and that makes me sad. While I'm excited for the adventures of his new room (and yes I'll probably still be arguing with him to clean it) I'm gonna miss all the memories this room brings. The measurements have now been painted over...but you better believe the first thing I do is find the perfect place in his closet to put them back up!

Ready or Not Here We Come...Kindergarten

2011-04-22T10:56:00.003-05:00

And just who's idea was it to let this little boy grow up anyway? Tuesday we took him to Kindergarten roundup KINDERGARTEN PEOPLE!!!! He did fabulous! We walked in one of the teachers asked if he'd go with her while his parents filled out paper work and.he.went.WILLINGLY! He passed his testing that they did with him only forgetting to put the O (his favorite letter) in his name and was confused on his address...I'm pretty sure he gave them his phone number. But letters numbers counting standing on one foot...they say he's ready. I know he is...but am I? Am I really ready to say I have a "big kid"? A kid that wears a backpack to school everyday and can choose to eat a school lunch or take a lunch...a kid that will bring home homework and learn naughty things from his friends. Nope I don't think I'm ready. I mean August it will be kindergarten, then 1st grade, middle school, high school and then he'll be moving away!!! Ok maybe I'm getting a little ahead of myself! All I know is that I'm gonna love and cuddle and snuggle with him all I can until he goes to school and realizes his mom isn't cool anymore.

The House That Will Build My Children

2011-04-07T09:34:00.003-05:00

As long as we make it through inspections next week on our place and this place this will be the house that builds our children! I'm sooo stinking excited. Like can't sleep at night...day dreaming of where things will go...imagining my children playing in the 1.68 acre yard...I'm just tooo excited! Dalton is too! He told me this morning he can't wait to move...I think it's the promise of the playroom. So please stick around friends. I plan to get back to blogging soon! I have a couple of posts written just need to take and add the photos but things will be getting crazy here over the next few weeks!

Things My Kid Says...

2011-03-11T11:43:00.002-06:00

Dalton is rather interesting to listen to. He repeats everything he hears which can be good and not so good. These are just a few from last night...

"Mom wouldn't it be great if I never did anymore sins?"

"Can I pray while I go poop?"

Proud mama moment and then he follows it up with this earlier this morning...

"G's grandpa is weird"

Me "How do you know that have you met him?"

"No but he was in the shower with G's grandma"

Greeeeeeeeeeattttt!

Look Who's Half A Year Old!!!

2011-02-09T14:47:00.003-06:00

Interview with Lisa Morrisey from ABC's The Bachelor

2011-02-03T12:20:00.007-06:00

I know I've told you guys a million times that I'm not watching The Bachelor any longer BUT there was a girl from my town on this season and of course I had to watch! Unfortunately this past Monday Bachelor Brad Woman sent Lisa home without a rose. I have been chomping at the bit to interview this girl since I heard she was going to be on the show...this morning I got that opportunity!

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Really Lisa was such a sweet heart and I think represented our town well!

Please help me get this baby to sleep!

2011-01-25T10:50:00.003-06:00

I don't know if it's the full moon or what but my baby girl has decided she should keep mom up all.night.long. and I'm not exaggerating! She WAS sleeping awesomely...going to bed around 9:30 up at 6 maybe even 6:30 and occasionally 7. Then...last week hit!

You see she currently sleeps in our room in the pack and play...all cuddled up in her swaddler.

(not my baby)

However she's outgrown it therefore we've quit using it...and she starts waking up every two to three hours. Our room is downstairs and it's a little cooler than her room upstairs so I decided last night I'd put her in her crib upstairs and see if that would help. And I'm not lying people it was the worst night of sleep of her whole life!!!

I made sure she was good and asleep and laid her down...20 minutes later she's stirring and then up...I pick her up rock rock rock she's asleep down she goes 30 minutes later hello mama I want you to hold me! I made a little bed on the floor in her room and I was so exhausted I stood there looking at my makeshift bed on the hardwood floor desperately wishing I was laying in it. Really?!?!? You must be really tired and crazy to want to sleep on the floor!

So what are you're tips? Any ideas? Do you think i should buy her a bigger swaddler I mean really she can't be swaddled forever but I can't sleep on the floor for 20 to 30 minutes at a time for very long either.

5 years

2011-01-04T06:00:00.003-06:00

How can it be that they've gone by soooo fast. Sleepless nights with you...teething...first words...potty training they're all just a memory. (sniff sniff) You, Dalton Lyle make me so proud to be your mommy! You are no longer a baby, a toddler, even a preschooler, your a little-big kid. You count everything...know your letters...and even ask me how to spell words (mostly girls names...sigh). Your vocabulary amazes me everyday and they questions you ask make me realize you know more about this crazy world than I give you credit for. You love to work on projects with daddy and take things apart to see how they work. If there was a demolition derby for little kids you'd be the first to sign up cause that's one of your favorite things right now. You're all boy kiddo and I love that.

Your teachers tell me all the time that even on a bad day you're smile can make the day a little brighter (and I totally agree). That smile is extremely contagious and I hope you keep your positive outlook forever. You are friends with everyone and that's awesome. I have this feeling you'll get your heart broke a few times over the years...just because you're such a nice kid. Keep it that way...it'll pay off in the long run!

This year when you found out you'd have a little brother or sister you were very excited...asking almost daily how much longer until the baby gets here. Ever since we've brought your sister home you've been a great help and most mornings I don't know how the three of us would get where we needed to be without your help. I know sometimes you probably wish that all of the attention was on you again...but you share it well. I can tell you love your sister so unconditionally and it makes my heart melt that you feel the need to hold her multiple times a day...read her books and just play with her. She loves you too!

Happy Birthday bud! Keep being that same awesome kid you've always been. And please don't mind that I'll probably cry when we sing you Happy Birthday tonight...and at your birthday party this weekend and when you start kindergarten in August...let's just say...get used to my tears

I guess I've been in the dark.

2010-12-28T11:02:00.004-06:00

Why haven't I figured out the awesomness of Pandora yet? I mean yes I work at a radio station and I probably shouldn't be promoting an online radio station...but it's an online radio station that allows me to listen to New Kids On The Block (Please don't go girl currently playing) and then the next song be Miranda Lambert. Wish you all would have shared this with me a little sooner!

Have I mentioned lately what an awesome husband I have? He's staying home this week with both kids all.by.himself. Dalton's school is closed this week and so he volunteered to use some of his 1 Million (government job) hours of vacation to stay home. Princess Sophie I guess lived up to her name yesterday and was very high maintenance. I don't think he put her down all day...luckily Dalton is in love with the new Wii that he got for Christmas and that pretty much kept him entertained. (Oooh Michael Jackson Billie Jean). Honestly we've all been fighting over the Wii. Rocky just wants to hunt...Dalton wants to race or bowl or box and I just want to play Just Dance or do Wii fit. It's addicting but at least I'm getting some exercise in.

We're still recovering from the craziness of Christmas and family gatherings...I'm declaring this Saturday as stay home Saturday! I'm thinking cleaning out closets and organizing the house is just what we need to do the first day of 2011. (More about 2011 goals later).

So I hope you're all back into the swing of work or your normal routines and survived the holiday fun! Bring on 2011...I'm ready for some changes) Bye, Bye, Bye (Don't make fun...I love NSync)!

Merry Christmas!!!

2010-12-24T14:00:00.003-06:00

Wishing you all a VERY Merry Christmas! Thank you for sticking around and reading the blog.

We are very busy this weekend as I know most of you all are...but this evening we get to do something very very special. Rocky Sophie and I will be portraying Mary, Joseph and baby Jesus at our church's Christmas Eve service. I have been so excited every since they asked us to do this...and now I'm a little nervous. After that we will be heading to my mom's for gift giving and junk food eating. Tomorrow we'll hang out at our house all day...playing with the new things we got and having family time...then Sunday we're headed to the in laws where the extended family will join us for a day of holiday fun.

Merry Christmas Everyone...we'll see ya next week!

Christmas Card Out-takes

2010-12-16T12:34:00.002-06:00

Pictures...Pictures...Pictures

2010-12-13T08:50:00.009-06:00

Dear Donna,

I have been slacking in the picture department :(...so let's play catch up shall we?!?!?

December 5th, 2010-The surprise Birthday party was a success! I even kept it a surprise :)

Dalton's Christmas Program

One of my favorite Ornaments on our tree

Look who's 4 months old!

I couldn't make it through a lot of mornings without this kid! I wish I had a big brother like him.

Ok...so it's probably not the exact amount of pictures I'm behind on but It's a good start anyway! I'll try to do better this week...promise!

Check out my life in pictures

2010-12-01T11:43:00.002-06:00

I recently saw a friend on facebook post an album titled "A Picture A Day For A Year" she posts one picture everyday. I thought what a fun idea...so I'm stealing it :) Only my first goal is a month...then maybe 6...then a year and maybe even a year! Here's to seeing my life in pictures!!! You can click here or check out that button underneath those two adorable kiddos.

Baked Potato Soup=Yummy!!!

2010-11-18T08:49:00.001-06:00

I had a friend share her Potato Soup recipe with me recently and planned on making it last weekend...but wouldn't you know that I'd end up leaving it on my desk at work!!! So I searched through by cook books and found this one. I made this last Saturday and Rocky liked it so much he ate 3 bowls!!!! (If I did that btw I'd gain 10 lbs) So here it is in all of it's wonderful tastyness:

Baked Potato Soup

12 slices of bacon

2/3 cup of margarine

2/3 cup of flour

7 Cups milk

6 large baked potatoes, peeled and cubed

green onions, chopped

1 1/4 shredded cheddar cheese

1 Cup sour cream

salt and pepper to taste

Cook bacon, drain and crumble and set aside. In a stockpot melt margarine over medium heat. Whisk in flour until smooth. Gradually stir in milk, whisking constantly until thickened. Stir in potatoes and onions. Bring to a boil,stirring frequently. Reduce heat and simmer 10 minutes. Mix in bacon, cheese, sour cream, salt and pepper. Continue cooking, stirring frequently, until cheese is melted.

Wordless Wednesday-3 months (ok...so a week late)

2010-11-17T15:22:00.002-06:00

Wordless Wednesday-Mother Son Date Night

2010-11-03T09:48:00.003-05:00

It's Movie Time

2010-10-23T11:12:00.001-05:00

October...well it's been fun!

2010-10-22T10:37:00.003-05:00

The Month of October has just flown by (yes I know there is still a week left). On the 9th this little angel turned 2 months old! She's really something these days. We're starting to see bits of her personality. She smiles, oh her smiles are beautiful. She loves it when her brother sings Jesus Loves Me to her. We're tried other songs but that's the one that will calm her down. She's awake almost all evening long now and we turn in for bed at 9...she'll sleep until 2 we get up and she eats and we watch whatever tv show we dvr'd the night before and go back to bed til 6. She's getting bigger at her 2 month check up she weighed 9 lbs 5 oz and was 22 1.2 inches long. People still think she's a month younger than she is...she's just a petite lil thing :)

The 9th was also Rocky and I's 6th wedding anniversary. We celebrated by riding the hog...I haven't been on the back of that thing in over a year I was missing my throttle therapy. We did a ride for our old high school's FBLA Champions for Babies for the March of Dimes. It was a quick 100 mile ride but for a great cause and we look forward to doing it again next year.

This kid right here...well he's pretty much AMAZING!!! And his teacher told us the same thing last night at our first Parent / Teacher Conference. She said that Dalton is the happiest kid and gets along with everyone, and that the kid is always smiling even when he's in timeout. Luckily he's not there often but it does happen. We have a bit of an attention span issue during learning time but we already knew that. So if you have any fun ideas/ways you keep your kids interested in learning do share.

I love when these two are snuggled together. Dalton adores his sister and I think she's taken a liking to him too!

Weight has been lost but more needs to go away...

2010-10-21T11:38:00.002-05:00

So I think we've already discussed that I have lost all of the weight I gained while pregnant...but since that date the scale hasn't budged :(. It's time to get serious people. I really have 40 good lbs I could lose...but I'd like to start just 10 at a time. So I'm gonna start running during my lunch hour. I'm gonna try the Couch to 5K program to be exact. I think I can do this and we all know that running burns a lot of calories. My goal is to run three days a week to start M-W-F and then try to do 20 minutes of pilates on Tuesday and Thursday. I actually go back to teaching aerobics in two weeks so that will help as well (I'm hoping anyway). I just have to keep the eye on the prize and ignore the temptations I have a work...(um hello who's ideas was it to put the snack box right next to my desk?) So goodbye weight...hello water...smaller portions...and RUNNING (I'm real excited about the running...NOT). Wish me luck and help me stay motivated would ya?

What keeps you motivated?

My sleep deprived random ramblings...

2010-09-23T11:05:00.004-05:00

I have been back to work since Monday and haven't figured out just yet if I'm coming or going. Getting two kids ready every morning driving them to two different locations and making sure I get to Sonic for my Route 44 energizer every morning then running to get both after work...and getting home and wanting nothing more than to give them both lots of attention has me wondering where in the world the day has gone. We haven't eaten dinner before 7 one night this week which equals Dalton not being in bed on time either. Like 45 minutes late every night. Then it's time to feed Sophie had her off to Rocky and attempt to get some sort of cleaning done. Cleaning ha yeah right...just the bare minimum has been accomplished so if you come over please do not look at my floors...the toilets or the piles of dust on everything...there.is.no.time.to.clean!!!

It's fall premier week on tv too! My poor DVR is plumb full...I promise DVR I'll get to you...you're just not that important right now (besides Vampire Diaries...I make time for you during that 1 a.m. feeding). Have I mentioned how much I love Vampire stuff lately! Those vamps from Mystic Falls are just as hot as Edward :)

Uh what else is going on?...Oh my son continues to crack me up every day. I know this is sooo not funny but last night he was mad at me for making him eat and called me a "butt-ear"...oh the lovely things he learns from school. I've never heard him call anyone a mean name before and couldn't help but laugh at him...probably not the most appropriate response but oh well :)

Oh and one last thing before I end this randomness I've totally failed at 30 Day Shred...I'm going to have to find time to get it in though...It's just gonna take me a few more days to get used to this crazy schedule.

1 Month!!!

2010-09-09T09:28:00.005-05:00

Princess Sophie is one month old today!!! Where oh where has the last month gone. Oh ya feeding, burping, changing diapers, gazing at the beautiful little girl, playing dress up, putting bows in her hair, but most certainly not sleeping! She is only getting up once at night to eat and then goes right back to sleep (most nights, unless she just wants me to hold her and talk to her and I'm alright with that). She has changed so much. Our little 5 lb 11oz princess who got down to 5 lb 6 oz last week was 7 lbs 4 oz and I'm excited to see what she weighs next week. She's outgrown all of her premie clothes and some newborn clothes.

Her brother still adores her and I think that having a sibling is the best gift we've ever given him. He talks to her, tries to play with her, reads her books, and gives lots and lots of kisses. These two melt my heart every day!

I must return to work in just over a week. It's killing me!!!! I have only been away from Sophie for a walk or bike ride with Dalton. We have been together just about every minute of everyday for the last month. But I guess I've got to do what I've got to do :(

I have officially lost all of my pregnancy weight!!! Woohoo!!! However I was overweight to begin with sooo....enter the 30 Day Shred!!! Jill is going to help me jump start back into a fitness routine and hopefully jump start my 30 to 40 pound weight loss! Wish me luck!!!

Coversations between a brother and sister

2010-08-26T10:05:00.003-05:00

Dalton pretty much loves his baby sister...Thank goodness!!! He even likes to share his wisdom with her :) So a new update we'll be doing on this here blog is conversations between and brother and sister. Here are the first two.

This morning while I'm putting on my shoes and Dalton and Sophie are next to me.

Dalton "Sophie God can wash away your skin"

Yesterday while putting her in the carseat and she's crying.

Dalton "Mom I don't think she's very comfortable" "Don't worry Sophie I wasn't comfortable when I was a baby too"

Lol...I'm so excited to hear these coversations for the rest of my life!

A Birth Story...Princess Sophie Lyn

2010-08-16T08:46:00.007-05:00

On Monday, August 9th at 4:46 p.m. we became a family of four and Rocky and I became the parents of the most beautiful little girl Sophie Lyn Evans. 5 lbs 11 oz 20 inches long.

So...Sunday August 8th I hit that 37 week mark in my pregnancy...I had Dalton at 37 weeks exactly so I made sure we were all ready to meet our new little bundle of joy. That night when we went to bed I told Rocky I had this feeling I should have probably shaved my legs to which his reply was something like quit thinking about going into labor your gonna cause yourself to have this baby.

Monday 8-9-10 at 5:30 in the morning I guess I had thought myself into labor cause my water broke. I wasn't feeling any contractions yet so I showered...Rocky's folks came in and got Dalton and we arrived at the hospital at around 6:30. Still not really feeling and contractions the nurse checked me and I was only dilated to a 1 1/2. This was not what I was hoping for...you see when I got to the hospital to have Dalton I was already a 7!!! Rocky and I spent the morning walking the halls...sitting on the birthing ball and the contractions were increasing but still not very regular and not really all that painful...just uncomfortable. When the nurse checked me at noon I was at a.....2!!!! So my doctor decided we should probably start some pitocin and get things moving...and boy did they move...contractions started coming fast and furious at that point...I tried to stay as strong as possible and only used a little pain medication in my IV that wore off after an hour...which relaxed my body enough to let me get fully dilated...and after a few pushes...I hear my husband announced so excitedly "It's a girl"!!!! I really am still in shock we have a daughter...remember I was convinced it was a boy.

Words cannot explain the completeness I feel for our little family now. She fits in perfectly it's like she was always meant to be here. Dalton is doing an amazing job as a big brother...he hasn't been too jealous...he just wants to be by her side holding her hand and giving her kisses all the time.

Remember all those worries I had about sharing my time with two kids and Dalton feeling jealous...I actually think having 2 children has made me a better mom. Really!!! I'm not worrying about my shows on TV or seeing what people are doing on facebook...I'm just focusing on spending time with my kids and husband. Dalton and I have decided that every night we will go for a bike ride or walk and just play in the back yard just the two of us. We started that tradition last night and we both loved it.

Oh and that husband of mine...can I tell you how amazingly awesome he is. This past week he has taken care of me and the kids...kept the laundry up...the dishes...cooking and letting me nap. I love him and fall more in love with him everyday seeing him interact with our children (we have 2 kids :) lol).

So...look forward to lots of new posts about these two adorable kids of mine! Thank you God for blessing me with this wonderful family!

Sooo....You wanna see the belly?

2010-08-05T13:01:00.003-05:00

That's me this morning at 36 1/2 weeks

And....this was me at 35 1/2 weeks pregnant with Dalton. He was born 10 days later.

I didn't realize until I posted these pictures on facebook this morning how differently I'm carrying this baby. I'm ready to meet this little one!!! Keep watching I have this feeling it's going to be soon!

'Round here

2010-07-13T09:25:00.005-05:00

We've been real busy 'round here lately...OK so maybe busy is an understatement! Last Friday was my 10 year high school reunion. I'd love to post some pictures...but I didn't ask the classmates if it'd be alright :( However 8 of the 19 classmates showed up. YES there were only 19 of us...which was both awesome and horrible at the same time. We were very close...don't get me wrong we had our clicks within the 19 but we were like a big family so we fought just like brothers and sisters! I love those guys and I was so amazed at how we all got along just like we did 10 years ago...Nothing had really changed. I just hope we don't wait another 10 years to get together. I'll tell ya though...this preggo mama was not used to staying out til after midnight (did I mention I'm getting old) the next morning of course Dalton was up at the butt crack of dawn...so thankfully he decided he should watch Wizard of Boz (Oz) and mama fell asleep a few times!

The baby's room is coming along nicely. My dear husband has painted and these past two weeks sanded and refinished the hardwood floors. They look amazing!!! I'm so very lucky to have married such a handy man. I told him last night I think I probably take his talents for granted. It's nothing for me to ask for a new outlet or tile somewhere and he can do it!

I think Big Brother likes the baby's room!

This is from the 4th of July. Look at how studly my little man is getting. I just know when we bring this baby home he's going to age overnight. :( I'm stealing as many kisses and hugs and snuggle time with this guy! I want to make sure he always knows that I love him so much...words cannot express the feelings I have for this kid.

This week is fair week so that means I'll be sitting in my air conditioned trailer at the fair grounds most of the week broadcasting live for the radio. I love this week so much. I love talking to 4-H'ers who have worked so hard on their projects...projects that most adults can't tackle!

We're officially 33 weeks now...in just a few short weeks we'll be changing the name of this blog...will it be Dalton and Eli's or Dalton and Sophie's mommy? I can't stand the anticipation any longer!!!!

Yummo!!!!

2010-07-01T06:43:00.002-05:00

Eclipse Rocked!!! THE.BEST.TWILIGHT.MOVIE.YET!!!!!

Ugh...

2010-06-22T14:58:00.002-05:00

Can I just whine a minute??? Please...pretty pretty please???

It's hot...like 96 degrees and it feels like 103!!!! My feet are swelling...so not attractive and uncomfortable. My back is killing me from my stomach stretching so far forward. My baby doesn't kick...it pushes as hard as possible against that growing stomach. I'm soooooooooo tired of wearing a bra...however I don't think the people at work would appreciate the girls hanging all over the place. More? Ok! I didn't sunscreen my legs or forehead Sunday when we spent ALL DAY at the water park...so ya naturally my sunburn on the tops of my legs really hurts...I'm turning green from all the Aloe I've been applying. The third trimester is kicking my butt...I'm so freaking exhausted!!! Seriously I've been in bed by 8:30-9 every night since Saturday :( My 4 year old has taken being sarcastic to a whole new level...honestly I think his goal in life is too try and be as cute as possible while being extremely sarcastic all at the same time.

Come on 9 1/2 more weeks I'm ready to feel "normal' (whatever that is ) again and meet that new baby!

THEN, there's the whole remodeling thing we decided to do with only 11 weeks til due date! Haven't mentioned that yet have I? Oh yeah so we're remodeling some space to make a new master bedroom suite...and giving the baby our room. So...painting is done in the new master and we won't start working on the bathroom part until fall or winter...but we still need to move into it so that we can paint and set up the nursery...oh and Rocky thinks he'll refinish the hardwoods in there too! I sure hope we can get this all done!!!

Ok...I'll quit whining now. Thanks for listening er reading :)

Mommy Guilt...It's normal...right?

2010-06-18T08:16:00.002-05:00

Let me start off by saying that I am 100% already completely in love with our new baby and can't wait to meet him or her...however I'm having a slight feeling of mommy guilt.

Guilt for...turning my little boys world upside down...for making him share his mommy and daddy. He's been our #1 for the last 4 1/2 years...and honestly besides his father he is my best friends. (Yes I totally think a 4 year old can be you're best friend). We have so much special time just the two of us...our car ride conversations every morning and afternoon...our trips to the library...playing in the yard...our bedtime snuggle time...our Mommy Dalton days...when daddy's working on the weekends...I could go on and on and on! He's my little man and I'm just feeling a little guilty that he will have to share me.

Now I know that he wont stay little forever and he'll probably find someone else to call his best friend but I've truly treasured every moment that we've had just the three of us!

I also know that him having a sibling is probably one of the greatest gifts we as parents could possibly give him...I know I wouldn't trade my siblings for anything.

Ok...maybe I'm rambling now...I think I'm just really starting to get a little stressed and anxious for the new member of our family to arrive and we still have about 10 Weeks to go :(

Here's a few of the cutest quotes from my little man:

"The firefighters are going to be jealous of me when I get big and drive the fire truck"

At bed time last night "I'm sorry mommy for arguing with you"...Me"Honey we're not arguing" Dalton "I argued at dinner when I didn't want to eat"

At 3 a.m. he wakes me up because he needs to know what time it is (I think he's getting interested in learning to tell time)

Those are just a few off the top of my head the kid entertains me daily!

Oh and that new baby...we got to take a peak at it this week...it's measuring perfectly except it's legs are 2 weeks ahead...while watching it also reached down and scratched it's butt!

I totally think Dalton's going to have a baby brother :)

Please Don't turn me in for child labor :)

2010-06-11T08:38:00.002-05:00

Well humpf!

2010-06-09T13:37:00.001-05:00

My mind is going a thousand directions right now but it landed on one thing this morning. The sex of this baby. You see today was 28 week check up day. So the boys and I went into the dr. this morning (it's become a family affair) the kind doc was checking the heartbeat and said "wow he's moving around a lot" then said do we know if it's a he yet?" to which I replied "no" then she said do we want to know and again I said "nope"! So does this mean she knows and accidentally said that or was she just using "he" in general. So the question for you is do the ultra sound techs look for the sex even when you tell them you don't want to know and tell your doc in the report?

We do have another ultra sound next week...hopefully it's the last one...tomorrow is glucose test day and we are officially in the third trimester so that means doctors appointments every two weeks until 36 weeks! Hold of people it's getting so close!

Pregnant Pool Days Rock!!!!

2010-05-31T09:35:00.005-05:00

Even though everyone else is cringing that the water is cold...it's a huge relief for the pregnant woman! While other ladies are sucking in their stomachs and pulling on the cover ups for once the pregnant woman can strut her big belly in style and not worry about what everyone else is saying. You're pregnant...flaunt it!!!!

The downsides...your stomach is so big you can't bend over to paint your toe nails very well and really don't want to pay the $30 for a pedicure since you'll be spending a lot of time at shallow end of the pool with your kiddo and the said pedicure won't last for long at all. PLEASE DO NOT LOOK AT MY TOE NAILS!!! Also I think that my skin hates me and so I try to keep sunglasses on to cover up that horrible skin discoloration cause I know my make up will wash right off. Also it appears to like to burn just a little easier! OUCH...hence the reason we only went to the pool once this weekend.

OH ya the other MAJOR good point about the pool. It tuckers out your little ones so once you pack up and go home both 4 year old and mama get to take a 2 hour nap!!!

What Do You Think? Boy or Girl?

2010-05-06T12:26:00.003-05:00

Ok so I know you can't tell by the face picture what the gender is...but I totally think this babe looks like Rocky! :) Not knowing if we're having a boy or a girl is killing me this time AND I have yet another ultrasound coming up in 5 weeks!!! That Dr. is trying to kill me! I keep telling myself : "Self remember how rewarding it was finding out after that pushing and extremely quick labor" but it only helps for a few minutes. We have FINALLY decided on names for this little bean. I'm totally telling only because we don't know the sex...If I knew the sex I wouldn't tell the name...so if it's a girl her name will be Sophie Grace and if it's a boy his name will be Eli Ellsworth. I just can't wait to meet you baby! We have so much to get done before s/he arrives...it feels like August is soooooooo far away yet it's just so close!

The Belly Bump is def growing!!!

I'm trying to schedule some family portraits...pregnancy photos for sometime next month. I really wish I would have done them when I was pregnant with Dalton :( Live and Learn I guess.

I also just dropped the hint to Rocky the other day that I think I 3rd child is totally necessary. He's not quite on board!

Wordless Wednesday...my elephants

2010-05-05T08:43:00.003-05:00

Dear Jake...

2010-04-28T15:12:00.002-05:00

If you know you're going to be showing off your chest...maybe you should have waxed...just sayin' might have gotten ya a few more votes so you could have danced a little longer!

Jillian Michaels Says No To Pregnancy For Her Body!

2010-04-22T20:42:00.000-05:00

This just really offends me on soooooooooooo many levels!!! I know lots of momma's who have rock hard awesome bod's after having multiple children...sounds like Jill has some body issues herself.

Jillian Michaels Says No To Pregnancy For Her Body!

Wordless Wednesday...Armwrestling

2010-04-14T08:30:00.008-05:00

You Know You're a 80's / 90's Kid If....

2010-03-31T11:01:00.004-05:00

I actually grew up in the 80's / 90's some of these brought back great memories!

You're an 80's kid if:
- You had a crush on one of the New Kids on the Block members.

- You wanted to be on StarSearch. (Come on, we all did)

- You can remember what Michael Jackson looked like before his nose fell off. Or even when he had those freaky eyes in "Thriller" at the end of the video.

- You wore a banana clip or one of those slap on wrist bands at some point during your youth.

- You wore french rolls on the botom of your splatter painted jeans.

- You had slouch socks, and puff painted your own shirt at least once.

- You owned a doll with 'Xavier Roberts' signed on it's butt.

- You knew what Willis was "talkin' 'bout."

- You know the profound meaning of "Wax on, Wax off."

- You can name at least half of the members of the elite "Brat Pack."

- You can remeber watching full house and saved by the bell for endless hours.

- You have seen at least 10 episodes of Fraggle Rock.

- You know that another name for a keyboard is a "Synthesizer."

- You hold a special place in your heart for "Back to the Future."

- You know where to go if you "wanna go where everybody knows your name."

- You thought Molly Ringwald was REALLY cool. (Was there an 80's movie she WASN'T in?)

- You know what "Sike" means.

- You fell victim to 80's fashion: big hair, crimped, combed over to the side, and you wore spandex pants

- You wanted to be a Goonie ("Goonies never say die.")

- You've heard of Garbage Pail Kids.

- You knew "The Artist" when he was humbly called "Prince."

- You actually saw Ted Danson as the MacDaddy he played "Sam" to be.

- You ever wore flourescent -neon if you will clothing...(or nailpolish)

- You could breakdance, or wished you could.

- You know who Max Headroom is.

- You remember when ATARI2 was a state of the art video game system. (Remember Pong)

- You know all the words to "ice ice baby".

- You remember M.C hammer.

- You can still sing the rap to "fresh Prince of BelAir".

- You own any cassettes.

- You were led to believe that in the year 2000 we'd all be living on the moon.

- You remember and/or own any of the CareBear Glass collection from Pizza Hut.

- Poltergeist freaked you out.

- You carried your lunch to school in a Gremlins or an ET lunchbox.

- You have ever pondered why Smurfette was the ONLY female smurf.

- You wanted to communicate with some being named Cinergy, or you wanted green hair like that lead singer of the Misfits.

- You know what a Doozer is.

- You wore biker shorts underneath a short skirt and felt stylish.

- You ever had a Swatch Watch.

- You actually spent countless hours trying to perfect the
care-bear stare.

- You had a crush on one of the Coreys (Haim or Feldman).

- You remember when Saturday Night Live was funny.

- You had WonderWoman or Superman underoos.

- You wanted to be The Hulk for Halloween.

- You Believed that "By the power of Greyskull, you HAD the power!"

- You thought that Transformers were more than meets the eye.

- You know what a "Whammee" is. ("No Whammy, no whammy, stop!!")

- Partying "like it's 1999" seemed SO far away

You're a 90's kid if:

You can finish this [ice ice _ _ _ _ ]

You remember watching Doug, Ren & Stimpy, Pinky and the Brain, and Two Stupid Dogs.

AAAAAAAH Real Monsters!

You've ever ended a sentence with the word "PSYCHE!"

You just cant resist finishing this . . . "Iiiiiiin west philadelphia born and raised . . ."

You remember TGIF, Step by Step, Family Matters, Dinosaurs, and Boy Meets World.

You remember when it was actually worth getting up early
on a Saturday to watch cartoons.

You remember reading "Goosebumps"

You took plastic cartoon lunch boxes to school.

You remember the craze and then the banning of slap bracelets and slam books.

You still get the urge to say "NOT" after (almost) every sentence . . . not

when everything was settled by rock paper scissors

when cops and robbers was a daily activity.

when we played Hide and go seek until our legs grew numb.

when we used to obey our parents

You used to listen to the radio all day long just to record your FAVORITE song of ALL time. ((( i Remember doing this. LMAO))

You knew that Kimberly, the pink ranger, and Tommy, the green ranger, were meant to be together.

You remember when Super Nintendos and Sega Genisis became popular.

You always wanted to send in a tape to America's Funniest Home Videos or You've Been Framed (UK) . . . but never taped anything funny.

You remember watching Home Alone 1, 2 , and 3 . . . and tried to pull the pranks on "intruders"

You remember watching The Magic School Bus and Wishbone

You remember when Yomega Yo-Yos were cool.

You remember those Where's Waldo books.

You remember when Mortal Kombat Was "Da Bomb!"

You remember eating Warheads.

You remember watching the 1st Batman, Aladin, Ninja Turtles, and 3 Ninjas movies.

You remember Ring Pops.

You remember when every thing was "da BOMB!"

When they made the new lunchables so that you could make pizza AND tacos.

Writing M.A.S.H. notes.

Making those little paper fortune cookie things, and then predicting your life with them.

You knew all the characters names and their life stories on "Saved By The Bell".

You played and/or collected "Pogs"

You had at least one Tamagotchi, GigaPet, or Nano and brought it everywhere.

. . . Furbies.

You haven't always had a computer, and it was cool to have the internet.

And Windows 95 was the best.

You watched the original cartoons of Rugrats, Power Rangers, and Ninja Turtles.

You had a favorite "New Kid on the Block", and you knew all of their names.

When Goth (NOT EMO) was crazy cool! Smashing Pumpkins, Sonic Youth, the good bands.

You remember Bewitched, Jump 5, S-Club 7, and that whole period with the boy bands and pop divas.

You remember exactly where you were and what you were doing the first time you saw a Britney Spears or N'SYNC video.

Michael Jordan was a king.

YIKES pencils and erasers were the stuff!

All your school supplies were "Lisa Frank" brand.

You remember when the new Beanie Babies and Talking Elmo were always sold out.

You collected those Beanie Babies.

You collected all the Troll dolls

You owned a portable tape player.

If you even know what an original walkman is.

You remember wanting to sit on the orange Nickelodeon couch.

You've gotten creeped out by "Are You Afraid of the Dark?"

You know the Macarena by heart.

"Talk to the hand" . . . enough said

You always said, "Then why don't you marry it!"

You know the significance of the number 23.

You went to McDonald's to play in the playplace.

You remember playing on merry go rounds at the playground.

Two words, Spice Girls!

Before the MySpace frenzy . . .

Before the Internet & text messaging . . .

Before Sidekicks & iPods . . .

Before MIKE JONES . . .

Before PlayStation2 or X-BOX . . .

Before Spongebob . . .

Back when you put off the 5 hours of homework you had every night.

When light up sneakers were cool.

When you rented VHS tapes, not DVDs.

When we recorded stuff on VCRs.

When we called the radio station to request songs to hear off of our walkmans.

Way back.

When it was all about N64.

WHEN YOU TRADED POKEMON CARDS FOR A LIVING.

Before we realized all this would eventually disappear.

Who would have thought you'd miss the 90's

****Feel Free To Add Your Own***

Look how yummy Edward is!!!

2010-03-30T14:49:00.002-05:00

We had sooo much fun Saturday night for the New Moon party, Edward cake, Vampire Wine (which I cannot wait to taste someday) lots of food and fun night with other moms and wives who needed a break. And I yes ME beat everyone at the New Moon Board game.

Come on June 30th I'm soooo ready for Eclipse!

Snow on the first day of Spring...

2010-03-29T08:52:00.009-05:00

I know the first day of Spring was a few days ago now but I took these pictures with every intention of blogging about them. So yes our first day of Spring brought 5 inches of snow to our house...I didn't like it so much but of course Dalton loved it!!! As you can see below :)

Dear people....

2010-03-18T12:24:00.004-05:00

*That i work with there is a light with an exhaust fan in the bathroom please us it!!!

*That drive around our town...you continually tick me off when I see you throwing trash out on our city streets...Please FIND A TRASH CAN!!!!

*At the fast food Restaurants I've visited this week is it too much to ask that you please get my order right just once...I'm running to you because I need FAST food...not order my food pull forward look in my bag and go into the restaurant to get what I really ordered food.

*In my house I have LOVED LOVED LOVED being home with you every night this week and cannot wait until maternity leave from aerobics.

*In my aerobics classes...I have been eating ~~slow~~ fast food every day this week and not worked out be ready for next week :)

*Ladies on my August birth board...can't you play nice and be supportive of each other I've never been through so much drama...you should learn a thing or two from the Jan 06 mama's. I just lurk there now but they are so supportive of each other and have been through so many tragedies that have totally brought that group together...hopefully the trolls and mean people leave soon.

***Dear Baby...why are you only the size of an onion and I'm as big as a whale (really I've only gained a pound) none of my clothes fit and now I must go shopping to find something I can wear in public***PS your dad keeps calling you little buddy...but I see hairbows and dresses in my future...guess we'll find out in August :)

I think I'm falling for Edward all over again!!!

2010-03-11T14:12:00.001-06:00

Here is the trailer for Eclipse...I will def be getting tickets for the June 30th showing as soon as they go on sale!!! Whoop Whoop!!!

P.S. New Moon DVD release party next Saturday night if you're in the neighborhood stop by!!

I love this song

2010-03-10T10:43:00.004-06:00

...It brings back so many memories of my childhood. Our childhood home is about 10 minutes from where I live now...unfortunatley my parents divoced and we moved from that house but it still holds tons of memories for me. I actually cried when I first heard this song. I drive by that house often and sometimes wish I had the courage to go up to the door and ask the people if I could just walk around then 10 acres. I hope to provide memories in a home to my children that they'll always love the place they grew up.

A House Divided

2010-03-04T13:20:00.005-06:00

That's a term we see a lot in our neck of the woods and last night it fit perfectly into our home. You see yesterday was the BIG KU K-State Basketball game...and while we live just 30 minutes from the KU campus we also live in an agricultural community that has it's fair share of K-State fans. Dalton just happens to have a little girl in his class who was all dressed up in her K-State attire yesterday at school and apparently they had a little talk about this BIG game. When we got home last night Rocky made mention of watching the game and Dalton replied "K-State is going to win" they made a bet...if Dalton was right he didn't have to practice writing tonight and if Rocky was right well then he would. I missed the first half of the game for aerobics but Rocky told me it went something like this.

Rocky "Dalton KU is winning"
Dalton "Nope K-State is winning"

When I got home lil man was supposed to be in bed and the game was in the second half. He would yell from bed "Dad is K-State winning?" Of course the answer was no. It really took some hard convincing this morning to get him to believe that K-State had indeed lost.

Rocky was so excited about this night though because his son was finally showing some interest in an athletic event. I'm sure there will be many more KU K-State or whatever games that these discussions will take over the family room...and I am totally looking forward to them.

2010-02-12T14:09:00.002-06:00

Dalton is asking just about daily now when his little brother or sister is going to be here. The conversation goes like this

"Mommy how many more years until our baby gets out"
"We've still got about little over 6 more months honey"
" It's getting closer though isn't it mommy"
" Yep it's getting closer everyday but it's still going to be awhile"

I bet it does feel like years to him and honestly it's kind of feeling like years to me too. It's like I count down the days til the next week milestone. I hope everyone is right that the pregnancy goes a lot quicker with number two. There is a lot I need to do before this little one arrives but I'm sure I'll put it off to the last minute like I tend to do with everything else :) I am a master procrastinator after all!!! One thing that has been a sigh of relief is that we really don't have anything to buy before this little one arrives. I mean we'll need girl clothes if it happens to be a girl but I'm sure the grandparents will have a handle on that! :) Right mom? :)

In other news thank you all for your prayers for my grandpa. He was released from the hospital yesterday and still has to be on oxygen but I know that actually being home will help him heal faster! We love you panpa!

We have another morning of Dalton's basketball practice tomorrow. I still need to blog about last weekends first practice...we'll see if tomorrow turns out just as embarrasing...let's just say the athletic genes didn't even come out at all because our shy little stubborn boy just wouldn't stay on the court :( Rocky thinks we're going to have a huge little girl someday that is awesome in sports and Dalton will still be a little shrimp. Doesn't matter to me I'll love them both no matter what.

Have a great weekend!

I've been dying to tell you

2010-02-08T21:21:00.003-06:00

How original is that right? Anywho....We're having a BABY!!!! It's been killing me not spilling the beans but after our miscarriage last fall...we hadn't even told our parents yet. So mee-mow as it's brother is calling it (think it's supposed to be nemo) is due late August. We had an ultrasound today at 11 weeks 1 day and everything is looking great so far. Baby was just bouncing around like crazy in there :) Dalton is beyond excited! We didn't tell him until today...he went with us and stared in awe of his little brother or sister (and now we won't be finding out the sex). So with out futher ado....here is baby mee-mow!

Just asking for some prayers

2010-02-04T12:27:00.003-06:00

My Grandpa was admitted into the hospital on Tuesday with what they thought was pneumonia now it could possibly be H1N1. As if that isn't enough for one person he's also been having chemo treatments for colon cancer meaning his immune system is already really weak. He only has 4 treatments left which they've said they will put off until this infection gets taken care of. We're not able to go see him because we CAN'T have anyone in our house getting sick right now. I did get to talk to him yesterday and he sounded like his spirits are up. It just worries the heck out of me. He is the best grandpa anyone could ever ask for! He has been the #1 man in my life my entire life (until Rocky and Dalton). Tell me how many grandpa's would lay in bed with their 2 year old grand-daughter and listen to Michael Jackson tapes...that's what I thought!

So if you pray...please say a little prayer for gramps and our family if you don't mind.

Some changes round here...

2010-02-02T12:36:00.002-06:00

Did you notice? Yes I took off those ads on the side of my page. Truth is they've been up there for like a year and I haven't received one check and it was just taking up space. I don't really blog often enough to make money off of it and I'm fine with that...it was just a hip thing I decided to try and join in on. So there it's gone.

My son is seriously testing my patience the past two weeks with his bed time routine! He has ALWAYS been great about getting put to bed. The kid started sleeping through the night at 3 months...and has pretty much not been one to get out of his bed after we tucked him since he's been in his big boy bed at almost 2. But the last two weeks have been a different story...sure we've had a night here or there when he called from his bed for a sip of water or needing to go to the bathroom after he's laid down but nothing like this. It's a constant battle to keep him in bed. Last night he would try sneaking out and sitting by the living room door way and watch tv. I'm trying the super nanny approach of just leading him back in to his room and putting him back into bed without saying a word. His dad on the other hand is a softy and gives him hugs talks to him lays there with him a minutes. ugh why must I be the bad guy :( Hopefully the phase ends soon. We'll see...tonight I teach aerobics until 8:30 so we'll see if he's in bed or not when I get home.

Speaking of that adorable little man...he start Rec Center instructional basketball this Saturday. We're so excited!!! Well I am Rocky's just hoping he's passed on some of his athletic ability to Dalton. Fingers crossed this goes well for our shy little man!

TGIF...

2010-01-29T15:43:00.002-06:00

Well kinda...I mean I still have to work in the morning :(

It's been snowing here all day and all I want to do is go home and curl up on the couch with a good book...however I know I will be playing trains or cars or putting puzzles together...watching "All Dogs Go to Heaven" for 7856 time this week and I still haven't gotten to the library to pick up the next book I want to read. I'll be start the "House of Night" Series soon....and yes it's about Vampires too :) Speaking of my favorite vamps I pre-ordered New Moon yesterday and it should be here on March 24th and I'm totally having a view party that weekend!

On the movie note...Anyone have a suggestion for a movie for the hubs and I to go see for Valentine's Day or a few days before or after. We have a gift certificate to Fork and Screen if you haven't been you totally should! That is if you live in this area. I've been checking on movies and nothing has really grabbed my attention yet :( I mean our attention...cause I'm totally involving Rocky in this decision...right...he picked the last movie.

Tomorrow Dalton and I are going to see 1 2 3 Imagine Elmo and Friends with my sister in law and niece...we went last year and the kids loved it! I can Imagine I'll be suckered into drinks...popcorn...cotton candy and awesome souvenirs!!! Oh well it's fun and I love date day with my little man!

Sunday is going to be devoted to cleaning the darn house. I've had no energy all week and finally slept well last night after crashing with Dalton at 8:30 (tell me what other 4 year old has a Queen size bed so he can convince mom to sleep with him) actually it was the best night of sleep I've had in weeks...I think the change of scenery really helped!

Have a great weekend again TGIF!

Here's some awesome recipes you'll love...

2010-01-27T08:58:00.003-06:00

The end of summer last year Dalton's preschool asked each parent to submit two recipes that the teaches would use for something at a later...well I was pleasantly surprised when each parent got a cookbook for Christmas with not only our recipes but also our childrens' recipes. Some of them are just too funny I thought I'd share a few.

First up Mr. Dalton:

My favorite meal that mommy makes is corn "With Pizza, plant it and pick it, Microwave for two minutes and then eat it"

C-My favorite meal that mommy makes is "Chicken Nuggets, you get some chicken and some sauce, put it on the stove for 90 minutes then cook it in the microwave for 90 minutes. Then put cinnamon on it to make it yummy with apples and bananas and strawberries. Put that in a bowl and stir it"

W-My favorite meal that mommy makes is "salsbury steak, Put it in the microwave at 100 degrees, cook, then let it cool down before you eat it. Not sure of the ingredients because it just comes in the package that way!"

G-My favorite meal that mommy makes is "Macaroni, get some cheese, with some meat on it and broccoli and corn on the stove for 10 seconds. Be careful it's hot and will make your mouth burnt"

Here's my lil Chef in all his cuteness helping me make brownie's last weekend.

Frugal Living

2010-01-25T16:06:00.002-06:00

A couple of my blog peeps...who are actually peeps in know IRL have been posting on how to live more frugal. I have recently come across a blog Pays to Be Frugal. Kristen often has awesome deals each day. Now not all of them will apply to you but she does make some things easier. Each week you can find how to match up your coupons and get the best deals at Walgreens, CVS, Target, Dillons and so on....again all of these stores are applicable to all of us but it does help. So stop by and check it out.

BTW saved about $16 this morning on my phone bill by canceling our home long distance (we have unlimited on the cells) taking off 3-way calling (not sure why we had that anyway) and they gave me $5 off a month for 2 years just for being a long standing customer.

My TV obsession...I think I may need an intervention!

2010-01-25T08:38:00.007-06:00

I have a few blog posts rolling around in my head right now...but unfortunately I have been so exhausted every night after working all day teaching aerobics and taking care of my family all I do when I get home is what I HAVE to do and then I spend quality time with my DVR.

Tonight for instance I will have three hours of shows recording...

The Bachelor Jake has been the king of letting girls go before Rose Ceremonies and tonight I guess he has two roses left and asks not to hand them out. Woohoo. I don't know ya'll this season seems like the most fake one yet to me however I will keep watching because that's what I do. Here are my fav's for Jake.
Alli
Ella--She's seems to be the most down to earth and she's a mom with an adorable 7 (I think) year old son. And Tenley--The most genuine heart on the show.

I'll also be watching "The Secret Life of An American Teenager" I know LAME but something about this show keeps me watching. My other addictions right now include, Desperate Housewives...after not watching a whole season I'm stuck on it again, Brothers and Sisters, Keeping Up With the Kardashians (I know again LAME), Teen Mom (LAME, LAME, LAME) and Vampire Diaries just came back on last week and I don't want it to every take a break again!!!!

Plus Next week you know what's back on? Lost for it's Final season. *snif snif*

OK so since you officially know that I'm Lame now...Happy Monday!

My favorite part of the day.

2010-01-13T13:06:00.004-06:00

Is at night right before bed. Now don't get me wrong I love being woken up (should that be waken?) by my dear lil man on some morning and hear him say "Mommy I need you" yes he's 4 but he still needs mommy to come in his room before he gets out of bed. I love the alone time that he and I have in the morning getting ready for school and work it's some of our best conversation time...and I love the time after work I spend on my hands and knees playing with trucks and tractors and legos. But I really really love that time right before bed that my husband and I spend just talking...no tv...no little voices interupting our conversation just the two of us talking. Now mind you most of these late night chats usually start with a sentance like "Dalton said the funniest thing today" or "Can you believe how much he seems to have changed just this week" but it's still "our" time together.

What really makes me mad though is when he is on 3p.m. to 11p.m. shift and I have to stay up extra late to have this chat. But my awesome man totally switched shifts next week so no 3-11 for awhile.

Speaking of the statements from that 4 year old here are just a few.

Not getting his way..."I'm just gonna be grumpy"

Asking about his day at school yesterday..."why do we always have to talk about this"

When we walked in the door from school..."I was thinking I will go down stairs and play my new computer...did you think that too?"

And my favorite on his counting page out of a workbook for school that has 8 birds on it and we're asking him to point at them and count them for us..."you're not supposed to count these just color them"

Have a great hump day!

Wordless (almost) Wednesday

2010-01-06T10:10:00.003-06:00

I turned 4 Monday...this is me at my family birthday party at Chuck E. Cheese. My mom hasn't had time to blog about it but she might tomorrow if we have a snow day!

Good thing Santa's bringing Dalton a Sled for Christmas...

2009-12-23T08:50:00.002-06:00

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON THURSDAY TO 6 PM CST
FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM
NOON THURSDAY TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.

* TIMING...RAIN THURSDAY MORNING WILL RAPIDLY CHANGE TO SNOW IN
 THE AFTERNOON ACROSS THE WARNED AREA.

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF SIX TO 8
  INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. LOCALLY HIGHER
 AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE. HEAVY SNOW WILL MOVE EASTWARD THROUGH THE
 DAY THURSDAY AFFECTING ALL AREAS BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...NORTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH
 GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH ON THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY. THIS WILL
 RESULT IN REDUCED VISIBILITIES...WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS
 AT TIMES...AS WELL AS BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE THURSDAY
 AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY.


Don't you just LOVE this line??

ANY TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. IF YOU LEAVE THE SAFETY OF
BEING INDOORS...YOU ARE PUTTING YOUR LIFE AT RISK.

Dalton's KOFO Christmas Greeting

2009-12-16T12:37:00.001-06:00

This is playing about 4 times a day at the station and it melts my heart every time I hear it. He did this last week when he came to work with me. He had a cold at the time...but it still sounds pretty much like him! Merry Christmas!!!!

Make an on-line slide show at www.OneTrueMedia.com

Even Jacob is Team Edward

2009-12-14T15:10:00.002-06:00

I didn't get to watch this Saturday night but found this clip earlier today.

Hope ya'll are ready for Christmas. I will finish shopping Saturday!!! Yes nothing like the last minute!

If you haven't seen this

2009-12-07T08:52:00.003-06:00

You really really should!!!! I almost cried many many times during this movie. It's based on a true story and makes my heart swell knowing that people out there still have this much compassion for others. I don't want to tell you too much but you really should watch this movie!!! This is what Rocky and I did yesterday for his birthday date. The last time we went to see a movie together was just about 3 years ago on Dalton's 1st birthday. It was nice to cuddle in the theater with my sweets :) We also were able to get almost all of Dalton's Christmas presents yesterday. All we have left are a new pair of cowboy boots (it's a tradition he gets new boots for christmas) some coveralls and a sled. We may hold the coveralls and sled for his birthday...which by the way is 10 days after Christmas!!! Poor kid has to wait all year long to get presents and then gets them in a span of about 20 days. Oh well that means he gets them good and used before the next year.

This weekend I also got to feel what it was like having multiple children. I had three extra kids this weekend...and have come to believe you people out there with more than 1 child must spend almost all of your "free" time cleaning the house. OMGness I don't think I set down the whole time they were all here except for to sleep. I told Rocky lets have two more...he says one more and were done...geez he's no fun...lol.

I L.O.V.E this time of year and hope ya'll are in full holiday cheer mode!!!

Bath & Body Works Deals

2009-12-04T09:42:00.005-06:00

I love getting and giving stuff from Bath & Body Works for Christmas. Here's a couple of deals for you! First of all these are on sale for $4 instead of $4.50 right now. In most scents Limit 10

These are $3 instead of $4. I've only found the sale on Sweet Pea

Use Coupon Code 20PERCENT and save 20% off your entire order!!! Thanks Spend Less and Save More. PLUS don't forget to shop through Ebates and get 3% cash back. Haven't signed up for Ebates yet? Click here.

I'm Thankfull for this cute lil Indian

2009-11-24T13:26:00.004-06:00

And my mad costume making skills! LOL!! NOT!! I so wish I wouldn't have put this off til the last minute but it turned out pretty cute I think for Dalton's Thanksgiving Feast at school!!!

I missed part of the day today so I could go take pictures...so I'd better get to work :)!!!

It's Been A Year

2009-11-18T21:27:00.002-06:00

And We still Miss You!!!!!

These Two People Are Two of the loves of my life.

2009-11-17T21:32:00.003-06:00

Right now I'm putting finishing touches on my Grandparent's 50th Wedding Anniversary Party for this Saturday. Let me tell you folks true love doesn't get much closer than this. These two have been through so many of lifes trials and tribulations and are currently battling Grandpa's Colon Cancer...(hopefully we'll be down with Chemo real soon...it's looking real good) but their love for one another has stayed strong and proved to stand the test of time. They never gave up on each other or walked away when things got tough. They made a commitment to each other and have kept the promise. I might mention that they dated for 2 weeks before getting married ! Grandma and Grandpa I love you sooooooo much and you are the role models I look up to in every aspect of my life! Thank you for being as close to me as my parents...providers...care givers...support system...and friends!!!!

Twilight Fans Set Your DVR!!!

2009-11-11T15:57:00.002-06:00

This Friday Stephenie Meyer will be on Oprah. She says this will be her ONLY interview about New Moon. The deadline to submit your questions has passed but lets hope that someone asks about her finishing Midnight Sun. Only a few more days left til the premier...Only I'm not going to get to see it til the 22nd! Ok...go set those DVR's!!!

A Quick Hi!

2009-11-06T08:31:00.002-06:00

Ok so today is Friday and I have commercials to produce for 3 High School Football games!!! Did I mention it's Friday which in my radio land means crazy a$$ day where I have to get everything done for the whole weekend and every week I tell myself I WILL starting getting all this stuff done earlier and don't. So yes It will be one crazy day...One that I would personally like to end with a giant Margarita...however that won't be happening! You see folks...ever since the miscarriage my body is and cyle are so out of whack I just don't want to take any chances that I possible could be pregnant...so no chances being taken. It's supposed to be absolutley beautiful this weekend and I'm so excited for that...I see lots of outside time in our future this weekend...and possibly a Harley ride for me and the hubs :) Ok...well it's hitting the fan at work...guess I better get busy...just wanted to say HI and have a great weekend!!!

Recipe Help...

2009-11-04T06:48:00.002-06:00

You all remember how I posted that I have a segment during my show for Tiff's Tasty Treats? Well during the month of November I'm trying to do Thanksgiving recipes from my friends. If you have something you could share I oh so greatly appreciate it. Just comment it here or email me at daltons.mommy@yahoo.com

Thanks!!!!

I'm still Alive...

2009-11-03T08:34:00.003-06:00

But Barely!!! I promise to have a new post tonight...however it has just been crazy busy around here lately. Right now trying to play catch up after the whole family had H1N1 a couple of weeks ago :(

When I Said I do...

2009-10-09T06:58:00.004-05:00

It was 5 years ago today that I said I do...if front of all of our family and friends and God. And I still most definitely do!!! I love this man more than words can even express. He has shown me a life I never knew existed a love I didn't know I had in me. He's stubborn and most of the time right but those are qualities that I find insanely sexy!!! He gave me the best gift ever with our lil man Dalton. Rocky you are the most amazing husband and an even more amazing father...I fall in love with you more and more each day!!! Here's to forever and ever! I can't wait for our romantic weekend!

That's what I call service!!!

2009-10-07T15:04:00.002-05:00

So if there are any gentlemen reading this please stop now...

...are they gone? Whew!!!! Today we're talking bra's...more importantly my love for Victoria's Secret and the apology I have for them for waiting for...almost 2 years to buy new bra's. Ugh I know!!! Mine poor girls have been hanging for awhile! So last Saturday a friend and I went to the mall and the only stop on our list was VS. Again it's been awhile so I was surprised when I asked one of the ladies to just simply measure me so that I could find out what size I am these days...the royal treatment I got!!! She pulls out this cute little cards measures me and writes down my size and asks me what type of bra's I generally buy there writes that down too....I'm assuming just so I know where to look but low and behold she takes me directly to a fitting room where a new lady takes my card and tells me to step in the room and she'll be back. So I stand there just waiting when she knocks on my door and hands me a box FULL of different bra's to try on. How AWESOME I think to myself. I did find two perfect styles for me!!! Yay!!!

However a few suggestions Victoria's Secret. Next time can you measure me in the room? It would be a little more convenient than on the store floor and also I wouldn't mind a nice glass of champagne in the nice comfortable dressing room...oh yeah a few chocolate covered strawberries might be nice too!

xoxo Tiff

Just Some Randoms

2009-09-29T20:00:00.001-05:00

First of all thank you to all of those who commented and sent prayers and well wishes on my last post about my miscarriage. I really appreciated all of the kind words and I've been there's. Being able to type that post really did help me realize how I was feeling. So again thank you.

Now on to the Randoms

This past week Dalton's pre-school had school pictures so I was in "town" and only had a few minutes to spare and decided I just run into Kohl's and pick him up a new shirt. Easy right? Not!!! Not sure if it was because the change of the season but the ONLY 3T boys shirt they had was a graphic t-shirt with like footballs or trucks on it. Not a one nice trendy shirt for him to wear. I already get mad at clothing stores and the lack of boys clothing without spongebob or cars or dirt bikes or tractors all over them...but come on Kohl's this was very disappointing!!!

I am getting remotivated to teach aerobics again. I've been in kind of a level playing field for a few months...but tonight thanks to my friend Jenny I've remembered the fun of coming up with new stuff in my living room with no one else around just me and my equipment. I've also realized how much I really miss working out 5 days a week. I haven't done that since Dalton was first born..I need to find the time to do that again.

I really need to teach my son how to blow his nose. I'm just not having any luck and the poor kid has his mom's fall allergy problems and has been a sneezing sniffling mess this week.

Next week is Rocky and I's 5th wedding anniversary any ideas on what I should get him. I'm at a loss. We were supposed to be going to see AC/DC the night before but the concert has been postponed :( It's only our second time seeing them this year.

Well that's all folks...I have a hot bath calling my name.

Not the post I wanted to write...

2009-09-22T12:25:00.002-05:00

The post I wanted to write today said "Guess what I'm Pregnant and I heard my baby's heartbeat today"!!! But instead the post I'm writing today is...I was pregnant and today was the day I SHOULD have heard my baby's heartbeat. Three weeks ago I lost the second baby I've been desperately waiting to have. The baby I had already told ALL of my family and most of my closest friends about because I'd already had one healthy pregnancy with zero problems...so this one would be just like it. The baby that I had already told my 3 1/2 year old son and that he'd asked me everyday since I told him when I was going to get that baby out of my belly.

I know this is a pretty private topic and maybe I shouldn't be writing about it But I am. Why? Because I didn't realize before I had my miscarriage that sooooooooo many women like 1 in 3 pregnancies end in miscarriage. It wasn't until we went through this did I know that so many of my friends and acquaintances had had a miscarriage or two or three or seven of their own. Now just because is so common doesn't make it easier to deal with...it just lets you know you're not alone...and it IS nice having people around you who understand what you're dealing with. This is just to say...yes I've been there and I get it!!

I'm healing physically and emotionally. Rocky has been an awesome support system and at times I caught myself forgetting that he was going through the same thing as me just not physically. He is very aprehensive about trying to get pregnant again. But I know God has a plan for our family and if it's meant to be it WILL happen again.

Hey what's for dinner?

2009-09-19T08:11:00.003-05:00

I have been holding back from you guys. Last night it donned on me why haven't I blogged about this. Duh! Sometimes it takes me a minute. Ya'll know that I work at a radio station. About um 5 weeks ago I started this segment on my show "Out to lunch with Tiffany" called "Tiff's Tasty Treats". I've been posting different recipes Monday through Thursday on our website for people to be able to check out and print off. So if you're looking for something new for dinner check it out!!! Tiff's Tasty Treats

On my way to 100

2009-09-15T12:31:00.008-05:00

I am really trying to get to 100 posts on this here blog before the end of 2009. Should be easy right? Not at the speed I've been posting lately...this here post is #82 so we'll see how this goes!!!

Vacation Update...we had a fabulous time! It was better than I could have asked for. We completly wore out Dalton.

In Marvel Cave...Dalton describes as "soooo scary"

Hope you all had a great weekend! This weekend will be filled with our towns huge car show. It's huge for us anyway. We're expecting about 2000 1972 and older vehicles. We'll take our '75 Road Runner to Friday nights open cruise night.

Reservation confirmation...

2009-09-04T21:47:00.003-05:00

Ok so here's the deal next Friday we're taking our family vacation...Dalton's first vacation to Branson. We did the whole priceline.com experience and bid on and 3 1/2 star hotel for just 49 dollars a night. Today I got the itch to just look at the hotel again...you know getting excited about being out of town for a whole weekend with just the boys and me...(get back on track Tiff) when I started reading the comments people had left. I'm seriously questioning what I've done. There are more negative comments about dirty facilities than there is about a great family atmosphere :( So I'm begging has anyone stayed at the Radission in Branson? Is it nice? Is it really worthy of the 3 1/2 stars? Should I start scrambling to get out of the reservation?

While we're there we're hitting Silver Dollar City. I'm excited I haven't been there since I was a wittle wittle gurl :) Rocky's been there more recently than me. I really desperatley want to take Dalton to Dixie Stampede too but I still have to talk Daddy into that!!!

Have a great Labor Day Weekend!

I'm done...

2009-09-03T12:41:00.005-05:00

...talking about Twilight until New Moon comes out in November! I'm thinking of putting a countdown ticker on my top bar or something :) Loved every book! Loved the ending! But honestly Stephanie Meyer I can really see more to the story so please please don't hold back. I have talked one of my bestest friends into reading she is starting this week. I hope it's as addicting as for her as it was for me. Like honestly I'm having withdrawls. I bought the soundtrack and i can't stop playing it over and over. I Especially love the Robert Pattinson song...Never Think

Isn't his voice sexy? Ah :) Ok must get back to work...but again I do promise to blog about something other than Twilight soon. I have been lost in it for over two weeks now and this week we had something extremely hard to go through as a family. I'm considering blogging about it...but then again I don't know...it could be too personal but it is MY blog I guess and it might help the healing so we shall see. Have a great weekend...I get 3.5 days with my wonderful boys and I'm totally excited about that!

Yes Twilight again....

2009-08-28T14:02:00.003-05:00

I made it through New Moon and I have 200 pages of Eclipse left. I just bought the special edition of Breaking Dawn today and was pleased to see that it is over 700 pages! I'm so hooked on this series! Ok beyond hooked!!!! Like some people think I have sickness...and I just might. However I just wanted to note that I did not like New Moon as much as Twilight because I LOVE Edward and feel bad for Jacob because he is a great guy he just needs to find a new girl! But I am getting excited to watch Twilight AND New Moon. And while New Moon wasn't my favorite I'm excited to see when Bella and Edward reunite in Italy!!! I'm offically making November 20th girls night!!!! I must get back to work now so that I can fly home...clean house and spend time with Dalton and Rocky because once 8 o'clock hits I'll be reading until 11 :) at least! I'll see you all soon...but I have a lot of reading to do first...

Do you think my boss will notice?

2009-08-18T10:20:00.002-05:00

If I sat at my desk and read New Moon all day? Ok so the obsession started slowing but....I am 100% completely hooked on the Twilight series!!! I know I'm probably one of the last people on this bandwagon but I don't care! I wasn't going to read the series because it was so "popular" however I read Twilight in 2.5 days and just started New Moon last night and read about 150 pages. I've heard people say that New Moon wasn't their favortie of the series and I'm beginning to understand why. I have lots of reading time this week so we'll see how far I can get! I'm vowing not to watch the movie(s) until I have read the whole series. But honestly I have perfect visions in my head of the way it should look so I'm afraid I'll be disappointed when I do view them.

We have a turtle...

2009-08-12T08:43:00.004-05:00

So my mom and step dad brought down this little turtle this past weekend for Dalton. I am hoping to get a picture of the turtle and the boy together. But lil D stays a safe distance away from the turtle. Anyway we got on the internet the other night to see what kind and how exactly we are supposed to take care of our new little friend. He or She appears to be a Western Painted Turtle.

Apparently this turtle likes to bask or tan...so I need to go get a UV light for the top of his/her tank...then it needs heat from underneath...a swimming area...a beach area...a diet that consists of worms...crickets...veggies...fruit...and of course reptile food. We have not bought all of this stuff yet...but will be making a fast dash to the store tonight...because...last night we thought turtle was dead.

We came home from the park and it wasn't moving and was laying with all of it's limbs outside of his shell. Rocky said I banged on the side of the tank and it won't move. I think the t-u-r-t-l-e is d-e-a-d and I didn't really want to have to tell Dalton his pet had died...even though he's been through it before when our best friend Twister the dog died ( I still miss her deeply). So I whisked Dalton down stairs to do some laundry so Rocky could take care of the issue...when he starts yelling "False Alarm" whew!!! He evidently picked up the turtle and dropped it and then it started moving again and acting naturally.

So yes tot he store we go tonight to get all the supplies for this little pet! Thanks mom! Could you please have a back up turtle around just in case :)

My poor house...

2009-08-07T07:06:00.002-05:00

...has been completely neglected this week. I have been working at 4:30 a.m. picking Dalton up at 1 bringing him home and napping until 3 when Rocky got home from work. Talk to him about stuff that I can't tell you about....yet! Then getting ready...go teach aerobics...come home and eat (because my husband has been awesome about cooking this week) give the kiddo a bath and fall into bed so that I can get up and do it all again the next day. So I'm really needing to get back into a cleaning schedule. Ok who am I kidding I've never had a real good cleaning schedule I basically do what HAS to be done and then clean like a crazy woman on the weekends. I don't want to be her anymore! Plus we're planning on finally remodeling the basement this fall/winter and make a storage room, family room and play room and that means instead of just stuffing junk downstairs I'll actually have twice the amount of space to clean.

I know this is a very interesting post about my house cleaning...but it has a point I need help on cleaning products. I need your tips for what you use to make the cleaning a little easier. #1 being a new mop...mine really just sucks...It seems like i've tried every brand out there without success...I was actually thinking of just getting rid of it and getting a shark steam cleaner for my tile floors...ew I hate grout by the way.

So have any tips send them here....life is getting ready to get crazier and I need all the advice I can get!

Time to find part of the old me...

2009-07-27T08:52:00.003-05:00

Before babycenter, facebook, myspace, blogging and twitter, I used to love to read...you know books. As a matter of fact once I get into a book it is almost impossible for me to put it down until I'm finished. And I really like the books that leave me desperately wanting more. I'm really feeling the need to disconnect from the internet a little bit. It's become almost an obsession for me. I can't go to bed without checking facebook and I can't start my work day without reading all of ya'lls awesome blogs...but I just need to do it a little less. I already took one step I had added the internet to my phone so I could use mobile facebook and twitter, but the obsession was taking over me so I cancelled it.

Any way what I'm trying to say is that I have been talked into reading the Twilight Series. I am planning on starting it tonight. I know the addicition is probably over by now, but honestly I had said I was not going to read them. After people started offering me their books I caved. So we'll see if I can't make myself put it down!

Foto Faces Friday!!!

2009-07-24T08:16:00.003-05:00

Hey everyone I know I have been absent for about 2 weeks. But between work, the fair, hubby's work schedule, a three year old who's been testing mommy's patience and so much more I'm just pooped. However I'm easy back into this blogging world. More Wine Please one of my favorite blogs to read is hosting Foto Faces Friday and I decided to join in this week. Here is a picture of the 3 year old mentioned above at his first field trip with his daycare at a local farm.

Happy Friday everyone! Here's to a great weekend!

The Micro-Burst

2009-07-09T09:23:00.008-05:00

Yesterday about 2:30 a huge storm rolled into our town without any warning.at.all!!! The National Weather Service hadn't issued any warnings or watches NOTHING! Ya'll know I work at a radio station and we were all standing on the porch watching the clouds roll in, they were moving pretty darn quick the rain started and we decided the exciting sight was over and decided to head back in to get back to work. Not 2 minutes after we came inside did it start raining so hard and the wind was blowing so hard you couldn't see two inches in front of your self outside. Then the reports starting piling in about trees being toppled over...we're talking 60 year old trees here. Then a scary report over the scanner of two semi's blown over on the highway, one of them landing on a car, the driver of that car was so lucky...not one injury.

One Motel not that far from the station the roof was completley blown off and you could see directly into the rooms.

One of the hangar's at our local airport was completly demolished with 4 planes in it. One large plane at DC-3 was blown a 1/2 mile away from the airport.

I didn't get home until 7 last night...I was at the station trying to notify people of all the damage and we have hundreds probably thousands still without power...Rocky was at work trying to keep as much power on in the city as possible. We had some damage but considering we have 8 large old trees in our yard I think we were pretty lucky it wasn't any worse.

I guess the National Weather Service is in the area today surveying damage and determining if this was in fact for sure a microburst. We were very fortunate some people have lost their roofs on their homes are without power, lost million dollar airplanes and so on. Mother Nature she really knows how to put a wrench in things.

4th of July Weekend

2009-07-06T20:57:00.006-05:00

This past weekend was a blast! Both Rocky and I had both had Friday off so we slept in to get prepared for the crazy weekend we had. After shopping and buying fireworks we headed to Grandma and Grandpa's to go watch the fireworks in their small town with them and then back to their house to do our own fireworks display.

Here's All of the great grandkids minus the two babies Aleah and Jenna
Dalton telling Great Grandpa a story
Me and my Mema...I love her sooooo much!!!!

Then Saturday morning we got up loaded up the car and headed to the lake with my cousin...his wife their 3 sons...My cousins sister in law and her husband and their 3 kids. I'm so mad at myself because I didn't hardly take any pictures but I did get this one of Dalton fishing.

He loved camping...he loved the tent he had to show everyone "his house" he even went to bed and we stayed up around the fire and didn't hear a peep out of him. He didn't have the patience for fishing too long but really enjoyed the experience as a whole. Sounds as if we're doing it again in a couple of weeks...we already have our "spot" picked out.

Hope ya'll had a good one!

I'm back..I hope :)

2009-06-29T20:19:00.002-05:00

The craziness has died down..for a while anyway. This past weekend was part 2 of Old West Cowboy Days in our town and lil a doh doh head I didn't get a single picture but honestly it was because I was incredibly busy. Friday night I organized our "Western Art Show and Reception" it was fun we had of course Western Art...Beer...Wine and lots of food all of it grilled...corn on the cob...steak...shrimp..potatoes...pork...calf fries...and pinapple yummo!!! Lucky for me it was 100 degrees and I didn't feel the need to eat a lot :)

Then Saturday I took Dalton to the all horse parade with my cousins kids it was fun and one of the horses actually got away which all the kids thought was hillarious...thankfully with an all horse parade there's lots of cowboys around to catch him. After the parade we headed to the park where the other events were going on we watched some old west re-inactors...petted some animals...rode a horse and so on.

Lil man and I then headed to our auditorium for sound check for the concert that night or which I was also in charge of. After getting all the singers set up we high tailed it home for a much need nap for Dalton while I cleaned house since it was a disaster after the two weeks we'd had. Nap over go pick up food for singers and head back to the auditorium for a night of awesome Country and Western music.

Please If you like "Country" or "Western" music at all check out Rusty Rierson and RW Hampton they are both amazing and I really enjoyed them as people and as artists and think you will too.

Now on to a short work week before we hit the lake this weekend...I am trying to remind myself not to forget to take pictures.

Absent??

2009-06-23T08:25:00.002-05:00

Sorry folks for those of you who actually read the blog I have been absent :( It's just lack of time I tell ya! The last week we've gone to work gone to swim lessons...taught aerobics gone to this gone to that started a new daycare...went to a Rodeo... gone here and there and everywhere. I kept my lil man out two nights in a row past 10:30 and while I hardly ever do that it did get me a morning of sleeping in until almost 10 a.m. Now that was the best sleep Saturday night we let Dalton sleep with us and for some reason it was actually pretty comfortable in the fact that there was no kicking in the face or knees in our backs and then for all of us to sleep til almost 10 a.m. it was amazing.

As of right now I am at working typing this so for grandparents I promise to have an excitable adorable post about that cute lil boy we all love so much soon....

and for those of you who read and aren't the grandparents I promois to have an excitable adorable post about my cute lil boy soon :)

At This Moment....

2009-06-11T12:48:00.003-05:00

I really hate being in advertising sales....

I really hate money....

I really hate bills....

I hate the fact that you have to have money to pay the bills...

I hate the fact that I can't seem to save any money

I don't ever remember anyone telling me how much hard work being an adult really took

I am pouting like a big baby right now.

I think I shall go home and have some wine tonight!!!

Thank Goodness Tomorrow Is Friday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Oh no! It's started already!

2009-06-08T08:30:00.002-05:00

Over the weekend I took Dalton to the city swimming pool for the afternoon. As we're out in the playing in the water I notice him glance over the side of the pool and then start staring. So I look to see what he's staring at and it's this absolutely adorable little girl probably about his age sitting on the side of the pool putting water into a bucket. She looks up and see's him looking at her and gives this cute little wave...she puts her hand up next to her cheek and wiggles her little fingers at him. I say Dalton you need to quit staring "but I'm just watching her"!!!! OMG!!!! His dad thought he was a ladies man and now my 3 1/2 year old thinks he's one too! I think I have my work cut out for me.

Just arandom thought from the pool. I was not excited about putting on a bathing suit but considering I'm teaching a water aerobics class starting tomorrow it had to be done sometime. But I quickly found out that I guess I don't look that bad or at least I wear a suit that fits my body type, can't say that much for other people there. I guess if you're proud of it flaunt it!!!

I look forward to many more trips to the pool though this summer...lil man really did enjoy himself.

I was just trying to help....when I mowed the grass.

2009-06-03T08:52:00.002-05:00

Last Friday I had done a really bone headed thing. Forgot to pay the electric bill when my husband works at the power plant. Now he was really upset because he didn't won't everyone to see his name on the "list". But in all honesty it was really an accident. You see the bill was due the 25th Memorial Day and the week before the only thing I could think of was our bike trip so I just kept putting it off driving around our small little town with the stinkin thing in my purse. Then Sunday when we got back I decided I would drop it in the box Monday am on my way to work...well forgot to do that so by the time I got it there it was late afternoon Tuesday. Well our on top of everything town had already sent out the late notices and guess who opened the mail and saw it...yep not me...hubby. So he was a lil upset with me.

To make up for him being upset I decided that since he was working evenings and 12 hours both days of the weekend. I decided that Friday after work I would mow the grass for him. We have a pretty large yard and a push mower so I'm thinkin I'll do double duty ya know...mow the grass and get out of the dog house and get in a workout.

I let Dalton get out his battery operated Gator and start mowing get the whole back yard done which is the largest part of the whole chore. Great so we stop get a drink of water play with lil man...move Gator and lawn mower to the front yard start up mower and it dies. Out of Gas. So trek back to the back garage get the gas can bring it up front fill up the mower. Prime it and try to start...it won't start so I call Rocky he says "I've never had any problems with it not starting after filling it up" fine okay I'll let it set and cool down. Play with Dalton for 10 min go to start mower and it works mow about 4 rows when I feel my phone vibrating in my pocket I'm expecting a call so I turn off mower and answer the phone then my son proceeds to try and drive out into the street...get him back in the yard go to start the mower...it starts but the wheels are locked up and will not turn at all. So I lift up the mower fully expecting to see like a snake all strangled under neath of it but nothing. Not wanting to call Rocky and tell him I broke his mower I call my cousin who can't offer any help so I call Rocky and tell him...his response "It's never done that to me just leave it and I look at it when I get home" Well he worked until 11 and I wanted to get this job done. I just took the mower and started beating it on the ground did this a few times and felt the wheels unlock. Started it back up and finished mowing and vowed never to mow the yard again!!!!

By the way we didn't show up on the "list" and hubby was in a way better mood when he got home to a nice fresh cut yard and electricity that had been paid for. :)

Riding in the hills of Arkansas

2009-05-26T12:47:00.005-05:00

We FINALLY embarked on our first Harley trip out of state this past weekend. We had a blast. We rode hard. Enjoyed great company. Rode in the Rain. We were Rocky and Tiffany this weekend and it felt great.

My Stud of a Husband

Me and Shannon

Shannon and Jason our riding buddies

And The Little Man We Missed A Lot

Hope you all had a great weekend!

My sweet babies

2009-05-18T08:58:00.005-05:00

Well one of them is mine and the other one I pretended was mine for 24 hours :) Here are the pic's of Dalton and his cousin...my niece...Aleah Marie