This is one of those things you see on Facebook or an email forward. I thought it would be funny to do here. Here are the rules. If nothing else this proves I have some of the most random music ever.
1.Put your iTunes, Windows Media Player, etc. on shuffle.
2. For each question, press the next button to get your answer.
3. YOU MUST WRITE THAT SONG NAME DOWN NO MATTER HOW SILLY IT SOUNDS.
Song Name -Artist Name
1. If someone says 'Are you okay?' you say...?
Food Is Still Hot - Where the Wild Things Are Soundtrack
2. How would you describe yourself?
Mexico - Cake
3. What do you like in a guy/girl?
Every Breath You Take - The Police
4. How do you feel today?
Symbol in My Driveway - Jack Johnson
5. What's your life's purpose?
Super Disco Breakin' - Beastie Boys
6. What's your motto?
Maneater - Nelly Furtado
7. What do your friends think of you?
Somma Time Man - Salt-N-Pepa
8. What do your parents think of you?
One Tribe - Black Eyed Peas
9. What do you think about often?
Sad Songs and Waltzes - Cake
10. What is 2 + 2?
Love Me Like You - Magic Numbers
11. What do you think of your best friend?
Pay For What You Get - Dave Mathews Band
12. What is your life story?
Deja Vu - 3OH!3
13. What do you want to be when you grow up?
Typical Situation - Dave Mathews Band
14. What do you think when you see the person you like?
Suspect - Daniel Powter
15. What will you dance to at your wedding?
One of the Guys - Terri Clark
16. What will they play at your funeral?
The Way it Goes - Dispatch
17. What is your hobby/interests?
Hold On Tight - The Backyardigans
18. What is your biggest fear?
Put a Girl In It - Brooks & Dunn
19. What is your biggest secret?
Desperation - Miranda Lambert
20. What do you want right now?
Peacock - Katy Perry
21. What do you think of your friends?
Rhyme & Reason - Dave Mathews Band
22. What will you post this as?
Intuition - Feist
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Nov 19, 2009
The little things
How can the littlest things make your day? I went to pay bills and the credit union's web bill pay was down. So I had to call to pay my power bill, because I was nervous it would be late. Anyways, when I called the bill was about $80 less on the phone than on the paper. So I waited to talk to a person and he told me it was a credit to my account because the price of gas was less than what we actually paid for. Nice!
These are the things that excite me. I would have over paid if the website was working properly.
By the way. Apparently they don't care if your bill is a couple of days late. I was told to wait for my bank's site to come back up vs paying a fee of $1.40 to pay over the phone. I guess they can't charge you for a late bill. I wouldn't try that with a credit card.
These are the things that excite me. I would have over paid if the website was working properly.
By the way. Apparently they don't care if your bill is a couple of days late. I was told to wait for my bank's site to come back up vs paying a fee of $1.40 to pay over the phone. I guess they can't charge you for a late bill. I wouldn't try that with a credit card.
Nov 6, 2009
Dinner Conversation
Tonight we sat around the dinner table listing our top 5 favorite NASCAR drivers.
Here are the results;
James:
1. Jimmie Johnson
2. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
3. Jeff Gordon
4. Kevin Harvick
5. Joey Logano
Hannah:
1. Matt Kenseth
2. Jeff Gordon
3. Kasey Kahne
4. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
5. Kevin Harvick
Jerry:
1.Dale Earnhardt Jr.
2. Jimmie Johnson
3. Kevin Harvick
4. Ryan Newman
5. Tony Stewart
Stephanie
1. Tony Stewart
2. Joey Logano
3. Jimmie Johnson
4. Kevin Harvick
5. Kasey Kahne
Drivers not liked:
Kyle Bush
Michael Waltrip
Carl Edwards
Now, do I realize I just had a whole post dedicated to NASCAR?
Yup. This is what it is. I am shaking my head right now.
How did we get here? Ask James, our original NASCAR fan.
Here are the results;
James:
1. Jimmie Johnson
2. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
3. Jeff Gordon
4. Kevin Harvick
5. Joey Logano
Hannah:
1. Matt Kenseth
2. Jeff Gordon
3. Kasey Kahne
4. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
5. Kevin Harvick
Jerry:
1.Dale Earnhardt Jr.
2. Jimmie Johnson
3. Kevin Harvick
4. Ryan Newman
5. Tony Stewart
Stephanie
1. Tony Stewart
2. Joey Logano
3. Jimmie Johnson
4. Kevin Harvick
5. Kasey Kahne
Drivers not liked:
Kyle Bush
Michael Waltrip
Carl Edwards
Now, do I realize I just had a whole post dedicated to NASCAR?
Yup. This is what it is. I am shaking my head right now.
How did we get here? Ask James, our original NASCAR fan.
Nov 5, 2009
Here I sit
The kids are in the shower. Caroline is practicing siting in her crib. I have a moment for the first time today to "computer". It was a interesting idea to participate in NaBloPoMo. I am committed. But I must have forgotten how much less I am online. Caroline sleeps in here now. I guess I will have to save my pennies for a lap top or something.
Oct 25, 2009
11:45
It is late, I have a busy day tomorrow. But I can not sleep. I was laying in bed wide awake, thinking. All kinds of blog topics bounced around in my head. So I got up, came to the computer and I am removing them so maybe I can sleep.
When I first started this blog, my main topic was sleep. You see Hannah was around the 1/2 year mark and sleep was becoming very difficult for us. Not much has changed. I can still gauge my days based on sleep. Caroline isn't the problem. In the morning it becomes real clear real quick if the kids have had enough sleep. Today Hannah cried about everything. James had a couple of melt downs as well. So bedtime was a priority tonight. I got them to bed only to have James come out of his room several times. It makes me freak out. Because I know how tired he is, why doesn't he?
November is coming up. It is National blog month. Last year I actually managed a post for every day in the month. I actually like the idea. It refreshes your brain on the blogging point. It gets you going again. It happens to everyone, you go strong then taper. I usually taper because I am in the trenches. As I like to call it. It's when we are so busy we don't have time for anything, but everything we are doing is boring and the same old stuff. Boring and Busy, who wants to read about that? So I don't post.
I do read many blogs. When I have time. There are so many styles out there. My favorites are funny, the ones where the authors don't take themselves to seriously. They usually post very often and the stories are not usually to long. Quick humor. This is what I aspire for.
This brings me back to why do I blog? It's my life with my monkeys. I hope that in the future I can look back and remember what it was like. Good and bad. A quick note in cyber space to save a memory. If I quit posting and don't write down the memories I am cheating myself? I don't know if anyone really even reads this but my mom. But I do it for me. That is what is important. Complete with bad grammar and comma splices.
I was thinking about a friend today and how much crazier I am than her. Her oldest is 5 months older than my oldest and her youngest is 5 months younger than my middle one. I used to say youngest. My oldest is about to turn 5 and I have 3 kids. No wonder I am tired. But not enough to sleep, tonight.
When I first started this blog, my main topic was sleep. You see Hannah was around the 1/2 year mark and sleep was becoming very difficult for us. Not much has changed. I can still gauge my days based on sleep. Caroline isn't the problem. In the morning it becomes real clear real quick if the kids have had enough sleep. Today Hannah cried about everything. James had a couple of melt downs as well. So bedtime was a priority tonight. I got them to bed only to have James come out of his room several times. It makes me freak out. Because I know how tired he is, why doesn't he?
November is coming up. It is National blog month. Last year I actually managed a post for every day in the month. I actually like the idea. It refreshes your brain on the blogging point. It gets you going again. It happens to everyone, you go strong then taper. I usually taper because I am in the trenches. As I like to call it. It's when we are so busy we don't have time for anything, but everything we are doing is boring and the same old stuff. Boring and Busy, who wants to read about that? So I don't post.
I do read many blogs. When I have time. There are so many styles out there. My favorites are funny, the ones where the authors don't take themselves to seriously. They usually post very often and the stories are not usually to long. Quick humor. This is what I aspire for.
This brings me back to why do I blog? It's my life with my monkeys. I hope that in the future I can look back and remember what it was like. Good and bad. A quick note in cyber space to save a memory. If I quit posting and don't write down the memories I am cheating myself? I don't know if anyone really even reads this but my mom. But I do it for me. That is what is important. Complete with bad grammar and comma splices.
I was thinking about a friend today and how much crazier I am than her. Her oldest is 5 months older than my oldest and her youngest is 5 months younger than my middle one. I used to say youngest. My oldest is about to turn 5 and I have 3 kids. No wonder I am tired. But not enough to sleep, tonight.
Aug 21, 2009
vices
I was watching Top Chef and the chefs had to cook a dish based on a vice that they had. I thought to myself, what are my vices and how would they become a dish?
1. Internet - I don't really need to explain this one.
2. Coffee - I'll take it with lots of vanilla please.
3. Food - Why do you think I gain 40+ lbs with each pregnancy?
4. Hardheadedness - You had better not tell me what to do. And I can do by myself anyways.
5. Alcohol - It maybe a glass of wine or a cold beer but I do enjoy it.
6. Target - You can get almost anything there! Target walking to get rid of boredom is never good.
7. Products - Why do I love shampoo, soap, lotions, perfumes & make up so much? I rarely get to use them.
8. Purses & Wallets - I am not a name brand girl here. I like to mix it up and change all the time.
9. Checking the mail - It gets almost obsessive compulsive. Must have today's mail!
10.Complaining - I too easily complain. Must be a glass is 1/2 full type of a girl.
Would you like some Fried Mice? Maybe some head cheese? I can't really think of anything for Target, Products, Purses, or Checking the mail. Now I know why almost all of the contestants had a vice of a good brandy in the evening. Maybe because they can cook with that ingredient.
1. Internet - I don't really need to explain this one.
2. Coffee - I'll take it with lots of vanilla please.
3. Food - Why do you think I gain 40+ lbs with each pregnancy?
4. Hardheadedness - You had better not tell me what to do. And I can do by myself anyways.
5. Alcohol - It maybe a glass of wine or a cold beer but I do enjoy it.
6. Target - You can get almost anything there! Target walking to get rid of boredom is never good.
7. Products - Why do I love shampoo, soap, lotions, perfumes & make up so much? I rarely get to use them.
8. Purses & Wallets - I am not a name brand girl here. I like to mix it up and change all the time.
9. Checking the mail - It gets almost obsessive compulsive. Must have today's mail!
10.Complaining - I too easily complain. Must be a glass is 1/2 full type of a girl.
Would you like some Fried Mice? Maybe some head cheese? I can't really think of anything for Target, Products, Purses, or Checking the mail. Now I know why almost all of the contestants had a vice of a good brandy in the evening. Maybe because they can cook with that ingredient.
Jul 28, 2009
my home town
When I moved to San Luis Obispo for college it became home. I feel like it is my home town.
I haven't gotten used to saying I am from Bakersfield yet. It might have to do with all the moving we have done in the last two summers.
We visited San Luis Obispo for a quick overnight trip and it was awesome. I miss that place. This morning I went running. It was cool and it smelled like SLO and I was in heaven. I vowed to myself as I was running that we would live there someday again.
By the way it is a great town for running. The hills make you work for it.
We are already brainwashing all three kids that they need to go there for college. Let's see what you can really implant subconsciously at this age. By the way you also have to be 30 to get married and you cant have babies unless you are married.
I haven't gotten used to saying I am from Bakersfield yet. It might have to do with all the moving we have done in the last two summers.
We visited San Luis Obispo for a quick overnight trip and it was awesome. I miss that place. This morning I went running. It was cool and it smelled like SLO and I was in heaven. I vowed to myself as I was running that we would live there someday again.
By the way it is a great town for running. The hills make you work for it.
We are already brainwashing all three kids that they need to go there for college. Let's see what you can really implant subconsciously at this age. By the way you also have to be 30 to get married and you cant have babies unless you are married.
Jun 3, 2009
bits & pieces
- Caroline had her check up 5 weeks, 9.2 lbs & 21 inches long.
- School is out for the summer.
- Had to cut dairy out of the diet, makes a happier baby.
- I love sonic happy hour ice tea.
- Today's cooler weather makes me happy.
- The house is a disaster area, give lots of warning before you visit.
- Ordered my bridesmaid's dress, had to guess for about how much weight I will lose to fit it.
- My brain is extra slow these days, I have given all my brain cells away.
- School is out for the summer.
- Had to cut dairy out of the diet, makes a happier baby.
- I love sonic happy hour ice tea.
- Today's cooler weather makes me happy.
- The house is a disaster area, give lots of warning before you visit.
- Ordered my bridesmaid's dress, had to guess for about how much weight I will lose to fit it.
- My brain is extra slow these days, I have given all my brain cells away.
May 27, 2009
A is for Artichoke
It's the dreaded, I just had a baby and now I am 25lbs overweight blog post. As a nursing mom I have to be careful not to drop the weight too fast, so I don't affect my milk supply. But to add insult to injury, I have to get measured for a bridesmaids dress next week.
Those of you who know me, know that when I try to loose weight it's all about the Fiber. Fiber is King in my book. The American Dietetic association recommends 25 - 35 grams a day. So this week I started a food diary. I am keeping track of grams of fiber. Yesterday was a pretty fibrous day.
Just for fun I am going to share with you my fiber intake food log from yesterday. Don't judge!
1 cup coffee with creamer - 0
1 cup frozen blackberries - 3
2 trader Joe's multi grain pancakes - 2
3 fresh apricots - 2.5
1 yogurt - 0
1 turkey sandwich (oroweat double fiber bread) - 13
1 fiber bar - 9
1 cup pinto beans - 14
1 chicken breast - 0
1/2 artichoke (no butter) - 1.5
1 Heineken light - 0
1 skinny cow ice cream bar - 3
That was 48 grams of fiber in one day. By the way, my stomach is fine.
Here is a little gem of info, one large artichoke has 30 calories and 3 grams of fiber!
Those of you who know me, know that when I try to loose weight it's all about the Fiber. Fiber is King in my book. The American Dietetic association recommends 25 - 35 grams a day. So this week I started a food diary. I am keeping track of grams of fiber. Yesterday was a pretty fibrous day.
Just for fun I am going to share with you my fiber intake food log from yesterday. Don't judge!
1 cup coffee with creamer - 0
1 cup frozen blackberries - 3
2 trader Joe's multi grain pancakes - 2
3 fresh apricots - 2.5
1 yogurt - 0
1 turkey sandwich (oroweat double fiber bread) - 13
1 fiber bar - 9
1 cup pinto beans - 14
1 chicken breast - 0
1/2 artichoke (no butter) - 1.5
1 Heineken light - 0
1 skinny cow ice cream bar - 3
That was 48 grams of fiber in one day. By the way, my stomach is fine.
Here is a little gem of info, one large artichoke has 30 calories and 3 grams of fiber!
Mar 2, 2009
Decorating with half a brain cell
"Don't take any advice you get from me." This should be my disclaimer. I have been working on organizing and decorating the office. The office/nursery I should say. As stated before in this blog, it will be black & white. So I found some cool wall stickers and the curtains I wanted. I ordered both and started moving forward with my plan. I sent my mom some black terry material to cover the changing pad.
So last week I got my wall art (stickers). I arranged them all fun and if I get bored I get to move them again. But I had been waiting forever for the curtains from Target.com. You see they said they shipped it on the 22 but they didn't, they started processing it. It still took 3 days to get here from Oakland once it finally made it into the truck.
So I eagerly opened my package tonight when it arrived and low and behold. One curtain panel is all you get in the package. Are you kidding me? How did I over look this and how long is it going to take to get another one? This just shows the diminished brain power of a pregnant woman.
The changing pad will be covered in a nice morbid black. Maybe it will hide stains.
I do love these animals.
So last week I got my wall art (stickers). I arranged them all fun and if I get bored I get to move them again. But I had been waiting forever for the curtains from Target.com. You see they said they shipped it on the 22 but they didn't, they started processing it. It still took 3 days to get here from Oakland once it finally made it into the truck.
So I eagerly opened my package tonight when it arrived and low and behold. One curtain panel is all you get in the package. Are you kidding me? How did I over look this and how long is it going to take to get another one? This just shows the diminished brain power of a pregnant woman.
The changing pad will be covered in a nice morbid black. Maybe it will hide stains.
I do love these animals.The organized closet. By the way except for two of those compartments and the hanging yellow clothes, those are all baby blankets.
We still have to get the crib out of storage and sand the teethmarks from two previous teething babies out of it. I plan on some kind of bumper & sheet set in black and white as well. Hopefully I have the brain power to accomplish that task.
Feb 7, 2009
IT'S BAAACK!
NASCAR
How did we become a redneck family?
I was a church with the kids and Jerry left a message on the phone for us to turn on FOX because NASCAR was on. Heaven help us, this is going to be a long season.
Yes, I turned it on. Yes, I watched with my kids. Yes, I was happy when Kevin Harvick won. Yes, that means I actually get into it. Who knew.
The saddest part was when at the end Jimmie Johnson got in a wreck and poor James started crying for his NASCAR hero.
***
I had to add on to this one.
We didn't even start watching NASCAR until last year. James, my firstborn brought this world to us. He has a love for all things with wheels and somehow Jerry started watching it with him. Now I have NASCAR valentines for him to give to his classmates.
How quickly you slide down the slippery slope.
How did we become a redneck family?
I was a church with the kids and Jerry left a message on the phone for us to turn on FOX because NASCAR was on. Heaven help us, this is going to be a long season.
Yes, I turned it on. Yes, I watched with my kids. Yes, I was happy when Kevin Harvick won. Yes, that means I actually get into it. Who knew.
The saddest part was when at the end Jimmie Johnson got in a wreck and poor James started crying for his NASCAR hero.
***
I had to add on to this one.
We didn't even start watching NASCAR until last year. James, my firstborn brought this world to us. He has a love for all things with wheels and somehow Jerry started watching it with him. Now I have NASCAR valentines for him to give to his classmates.
How quickly you slide down the slippery slope.
Dec 31, 2008
A little slow to start
So I got a Blog way after it was cool to blog.
Now I am on facebook.
I feel like the old lady trying to be hip. A least I won't break a hip while sitting at the computer.
Now I am on facebook.
I feel like the old lady trying to be hip. A least I won't break a hip while sitting at the computer.
Nov 18, 2008
Oct 29, 2008
book review
I got a library card last month. Woo-hoo, some of you are saying. However for us it has been a bunch of fun going every week to check out new books. Because personally I have read our library over and over again.
A series that I picked up today is the Skippyjon Jones, which I hadn't really heard of before. To some of you who have read this book you know what fun this little character is. I was cracking up as I read it to the kids. There are some Spanish accents that I just don't do justice to, so it made it even more fun. I know I will be checking out more in the future.
The other book that I am reading now is The Seven Stages of Motherhood. I am currently in the first stage in the book and living in the 1st, 3rd, & 4th stages. So far its really good and as I read more I will update you all on if you should pick it up as well.
By the way, I love reading. I am implementing a reading hour in our house. I hope my kids pick up a love of reading as well. Too bad my love of reading doesn't help my grammar or spelling skills.
A series that I picked up today is the Skippyjon Jones, which I hadn't really heard of before. To some of you who have read this book you know what fun this little character is. I was cracking up as I read it to the kids. There are some Spanish accents that I just don't do justice to, so it made it even more fun. I know I will be checking out more in the future.
The other book that I am reading now is The Seven Stages of Motherhood. I am currently in the first stage in the book and living in the 1st, 3rd, & 4th stages. So far its really good and as I read more I will update you all on if you should pick it up as well.
By the way, I love reading. I am implementing a reading hour in our house. I hope my kids pick up a love of reading as well. Too bad my love of reading doesn't help my grammar or spelling skills.
Jul 16, 2008
Got to change it up
The brown was depressing. Pink is lovely and summery. Pink lemonade, water melon, and most of Hannah's swim suits.
Jun 25, 2008
keeping you on the edge of your seats
Since I am back in the world of high speed I am trying to make an effort on the ol' blog. Finding things interesting enough to write about is more of an effort than I remembered. So I was trying to decide if I should write about adventures on bikes & bike trailers or what I did today, you know just a running list. Hmmm.
Like I said, on the edge of your seats!
Like I said, on the edge of your seats!
Mar 10, 2008
It's been awhile...
Since I have made a list.
Here is what I have been up to, lately.
1. still cursing the slow Internet, there is a whole bunch of you I have been meaning to email, but the frustration of it all. I just give up.
2. preparing to have my privacy invaded again, 6 month rental inspection this week. Woo Hoo!
3. getting ready for Easter - hair cuts, outfits, eggs, etc.
4. dreaming up the house so maybe we can meet with our architect soon. If we ever get our well tested. Talk about anti-climatic.
5. trying to eat 35 grams of fiber a day, ha ha ha ha ha ha I'll leave this one to your imagination.
6. running again, thank goodness at the gym and at home.
7. trying to fit in some yoga when I can.
8. potty training miss Hannah - who is actually doing really well. She can be a bit mischievous and this one is up to your imagination also.
9. trying to clear up my skin - thank you lebec water district. I hope our well doesn't have the same effect on my skin.
10. spending lots of time with just me and the kids, Jerry has been working a bunch. This is good and bad at times.
11. enjoying the weather but still hoping for some serious rain this spring - I guess all the snakes drown when its a wet spring.
12. wishing I could see everyone I haven't seen in awhile & there is a long list of all of you.
13. watching tv, wishing some of my old shows were back on, wanting to find the time to sign up for netflix again.
14. drinking a new wine/grape variety - viognier - a kind of fruity white, its my new favorite.
15. trying to keep the kids and myself healthy, we have been sick enough this year.
16. wanting to go to the library and checkout some books to read.
17. wanting to sew up some of my own shopping bags to take to all of the stores.
18. staying up too late.
19. driving too much.
20. not blogging and reading your blogs enough.
Here is what I have been up to, lately.
1. still cursing the slow Internet, there is a whole bunch of you I have been meaning to email, but the frustration of it all. I just give up.
2. preparing to have my privacy invaded again, 6 month rental inspection this week. Woo Hoo!
3. getting ready for Easter - hair cuts, outfits, eggs, etc.
4. dreaming up the house so maybe we can meet with our architect soon. If we ever get our well tested. Talk about anti-climatic.
5. trying to eat 35 grams of fiber a day, ha ha ha ha ha ha I'll leave this one to your imagination.
6. running again, thank goodness at the gym and at home.
7. trying to fit in some yoga when I can.
8. potty training miss Hannah - who is actually doing really well. She can be a bit mischievous and this one is up to your imagination also.
9. trying to clear up my skin - thank you lebec water district. I hope our well doesn't have the same effect on my skin.
10. spending lots of time with just me and the kids, Jerry has been working a bunch. This is good and bad at times.
11. enjoying the weather but still hoping for some serious rain this spring - I guess all the snakes drown when its a wet spring.
12. wishing I could see everyone I haven't seen in awhile & there is a long list of all of you.
13. watching tv, wishing some of my old shows were back on, wanting to find the time to sign up for netflix again.
14. drinking a new wine/grape variety - viognier - a kind of fruity white, its my new favorite.
15. trying to keep the kids and myself healthy, we have been sick enough this year.
16. wanting to go to the library and checkout some books to read.
17. wanting to sew up some of my own shopping bags to take to all of the stores.
18. staying up too late.
19. driving too much.
20. not blogging and reading your blogs enough.
Feb 8, 2008
Time for a cleanse
I decided I would follow the 7 day cleansing diet in Baron Baptiste's book Journey into Power. He is a major yoga dude. It is kind of lax in directions but needless to say day 1 and 2 were not bad because it was just eating light without any dairy (hard for a cheese lover like myself) and very limited fats, carbs, and proteins. Days 3, 4, & 5 are fruit only. I thought not so hard I love fruit. Ha! I broke down and had some nuts today. Avocados and Tomatoes are allowed thankfully. But I have two more days to go and I don't know if I can make it. You may be asking why is crazy girl doing a toxin cleanse anyways. Because I want to start eating healthier, Hannah’s bag of m&ms has seen much better days. Plus I have been addicted to coffee; I would rather it be a special treat vs. a necessity. There are many other reasons, including I am trying to see if there are any food triggers to my sinus problems, and listing them all would be just silly. So I won't. But it is tougher than I thought especially dinner time. Days 6 and 7 go back to the same as days 1 and 2. We will see if I even make it through day 4.
In other areas of my life that need cleansing it is MUD! As we all know we had some major snow, followed by some rain and some more snow. Not perfect conditions for drilling a well, let alone driving on some of the dirt roads around here. So Jerry and I treated each other to an early Valentines Day gift of 8 dump truck loads of base. Which I have now learned is gravel, sand, & some dirt. This was so the water truck could make it to the well drilling rig. We also learned that since they had taken so much time off they had to re-drill what they had already drilled. So Thursday was our first day of drilling, again. I will eventually post some pictures on flickr of my kids playing in the mud.
In other areas of my life that need cleansing it is MUD! As we all know we had some major snow, followed by some rain and some more snow. Not perfect conditions for drilling a well, let alone driving on some of the dirt roads around here. So Jerry and I treated each other to an early Valentines Day gift of 8 dump truck loads of base. Which I have now learned is gravel, sand, & some dirt. This was so the water truck could make it to the well drilling rig. We also learned that since they had taken so much time off they had to re-drill what they had already drilled. So Thursday was our first day of drilling, again. I will eventually post some pictures on flickr of my kids playing in the mud.
Feb 4, 2008
Interesting time of year
Interesting is my word of all words. It fits for when I like something and when I don't like something. Or when I am confused. I like the snow. But I also like routine. So this makes it an interesting time of year.
We have been housebound and are fighting RSV in both kids. Hannah even got a hospital stay for it up in Mammoth. But that is a whole new story that I don't feel like blogging about.
Interesting behavior from myself includes dragging the treadmil into the livingroom from the garage. Planning out the future home in my head. Hopefully I can find all the words and pictures so that those around me can help me build it. Watching all my saved up DVR'd tv so that now we are back to Noggin 24hrs a day.
Interesting time of year.
We have been housebound and are fighting RSV in both kids. Hannah even got a hospital stay for it up in Mammoth. But that is a whole new story that I don't feel like blogging about.
Interesting behavior from myself includes dragging the treadmil into the livingroom from the garage. Planning out the future home in my head. Hopefully I can find all the words and pictures so that those around me can help me build it. Watching all my saved up DVR'd tv so that now we are back to Noggin 24hrs a day.
Interesting time of year.
Jan 14, 2008
Yoga
I used to be a yoga skeptic now I am a yoga addict. I am the first to admit that I am a hypocrite. Because I used to freely bash yoga. Oh my, how things have changed in my brain.
My first experience was in college when I had a co-worker who was a bit of a free spirit. She gave me a VHS with a yoga workout on it. It was to help my back. Needless to say it had some sun salutes and some gentle stretching on it. Not much of a work out for someone who is used to running. So I quickly quit using it.
Then I tried a power yoga class at 24hr. Whoa! craziness, it was too much and too intimidating.
Then when I was a gym rat after I had my kids I would watch the people coming out of the yoga class and I would judge. Especially the guy who wouldn’t put his shoes back on and he would wander around the gym barefoot, Yuck! I didn’t attempt any of the classes because the babysitting at the gym was usually too full during yoga classes.
I went to a couple of yoga classes with my mother in law and learned it was a pretty cool workout. It got my curiosity peaked but I didn’t do much until I moved up on the hill. Then when reading our local gossip paper, I mean newspaper, I saw that a new yoga studio had opened around the time we moved up. The Twisted Cow, it had me interested, it took me several weeks to get up the courage to go to a class. It was great! I told my new friend Misty about it and she joined me. Soon our teacher Kerri had her hands full with a couple of yoga junkies.
Needless to say right about the time I was getting really addicted Jerry went back to full duty. His regular schedule is hit and miss for me to make it to class. I do depend on him because somebody’s got to watch the kids. I started missing my class and my evening away. So now I am trying everything I can to keep up my yoga practice at home, DVD’s, the Fit channel, practice what I have learned in class, and books.
I still am addicted to running, however with the lack of a gym staffed with baby sitters, I run less often. I think I am making up for it with my yoga practice. I can do yoga at home in the living room while Hannah naps. Since James has long ago given up the nap, he usually spends time with me doing his own version of yoga.
I can tell I am an addict because I am constantly thinking about it and I can’t wait to learn more and to become stronger and more graceful.
My first experience was in college when I had a co-worker who was a bit of a free spirit. She gave me a VHS with a yoga workout on it. It was to help my back. Needless to say it had some sun salutes and some gentle stretching on it. Not much of a work out for someone who is used to running. So I quickly quit using it.
Then I tried a power yoga class at 24hr. Whoa! craziness, it was too much and too intimidating.
Then when I was a gym rat after I had my kids I would watch the people coming out of the yoga class and I would judge. Especially the guy who wouldn’t put his shoes back on and he would wander around the gym barefoot, Yuck! I didn’t attempt any of the classes because the babysitting at the gym was usually too full during yoga classes.
I went to a couple of yoga classes with my mother in law and learned it was a pretty cool workout. It got my curiosity peaked but I didn’t do much until I moved up on the hill. Then when reading our local gossip paper, I mean newspaper, I saw that a new yoga studio had opened around the time we moved up. The Twisted Cow, it had me interested, it took me several weeks to get up the courage to go to a class. It was great! I told my new friend Misty about it and she joined me. Soon our teacher Kerri had her hands full with a couple of yoga junkies.
Needless to say right about the time I was getting really addicted Jerry went back to full duty. His regular schedule is hit and miss for me to make it to class. I do depend on him because somebody’s got to watch the kids. I started missing my class and my evening away. So now I am trying everything I can to keep up my yoga practice at home, DVD’s, the Fit channel, practice what I have learned in class, and books.
I still am addicted to running, however with the lack of a gym staffed with baby sitters, I run less often. I think I am making up for it with my yoga practice. I can do yoga at home in the living room while Hannah naps. Since James has long ago given up the nap, he usually spends time with me doing his own version of yoga.
I can tell I am an addict because I am constantly thinking about it and I can’t wait to learn more and to become stronger and more graceful.
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