I HATE this weather!

I know I have had numerous posts about Texas weather... shoot, it has NOT gotten any better!
Today Travis and I went to strollerfit as usual and I knew it was about to storm, but I honestly did not think it would be bad at all...
We started working out, and I knew my mom would call if it was bad so I continued on even after hearing thunder and seeing lightening through the windows.
Then Kristy, a girl in the class, got a call from her hubby who is a Fireman in the area, He said there was a tornado in the are so we needed to take shelter somewhere without windows. Craxzy since the Mall is covered in windows. Then the sirens we going off outside and in the mall, so we all ran to a nearby bathroom/hallway area and chilled out for a few minutes. Then the security guys came and moved us into a "secret" hallway that was supposedly underneath a department store and underground. We had to hang out for what seemed like forever but it as about 45 minutes (maybe an hour), and then we got to go back into the mall. When we walked to into the mall area, it was like nothing had happened, there were people everywhere, shopping, ect... It was a strange feeling, almost like we had been in a different areas all together. It was still gross outside and the mall security system was still talking about the storm, so we chilled for a bit before heading home. I chatted with one guy at Starbucks that said he had never seen lightening like he had seen during that storm... He had come in to the mall just to get out of the weather.
Sheesh!
I have lived in Texas for many years and can NOT remember a Spring/Summer with this much rain EVER!
Whats Up With That???

Wordless Wednesday

My Race for a CURE!

My 5K for Susan G. Komen and the race for a cure is this coming Saturday....
Even thought I have raised more then I was suppose to, I still would like to raise as much as I can...
If anyone is feeling a bit generous PLEASE donate to My Race at the link below!

Any Litte Bit helps!


Click here to help or see my latest stats!

Looooong weekend!

Puppy Love

My Punk Mei Tai

Part of the reason I started my own blogging template making business is so I can buy stuff for Travis and I and not have to worry about the "main" household income....
I as reading oe of my favorite blogs Flip Flop Mamma and she was talking about this carrier called a Mei Tai Baby Carrier... Not the drink SILLY, she ius preggers!
Anyways, I researched them and decided I had to have one....
I have been busting my booty with templates and have some mula saved up so I found the EXACT fabric I wanted and ordered it...
So, Here is the site I got mine from
Baby Hawk

The fabric is something I would not normally pick, But I am in love with the Punk Skulls, hahahahaaaaa


I cant WAIT to get this thing.... Make make the muscles in y left arm go down a little but I think Travis is gonna LOVE riding on my back!

Wordless Wednesday

Stroller fit challenge!

Check out my Inner Health Nutt Blog!

Hair Idol!

Move over Sanjaya!

Bathtub (kitchen sink) spikes ROCK!

Being a Mom

I got this from a friend of mine in a forward via email... I HAD to post it. it had me in tears...
YES, I am that sappy!

Being A Mom

We are sitting at lunch one day when my daughter casually mentions that
she and her husband are thinking of "starting a family."

"We're taking a survey," she says half-joking. "Do you think I should have
a baby?"

"It will change your life," I say, carefully keeping my tone neutral.

"I know," she says, "no more sleeping in on weekends, no more
spontaneous vacations."

But that is not what I meant at all. I look at my daughter, trying to
decide what to tell her. I want her to know what
she will never learn in childbirth classes.

I want to tell her that the physical wounds of child bearing will heal,but becoming a mother will leave her with an emotional wound so raw that
she will forever be vulnerable.

I consider warning her that she will never again read a newspaper
without asking, "What if that had been MY child?" That every plane crash,
every house fire will haunt her. That when she sees pictures of starving
children, she will wonder if anything could be worse than watching your
child die.

I look at
her carefully manicured nails and stylish suit and think that no matter how
sophisticated she is, becoming a mother will reduce her to the primitive
level of a bear protecting her cub. That an urgent call of "Mom!" will
cause her to drop a glass or her best crystal without a
moments hesitation.

I feel that I should warn her that no matter how many years she has
invested in her career, she will be professionally derailed by motherhood.
She might arrange for childcare, but one day she will be going into an
important business meeting and she will think of her baby's sweet smell.
She will have to use every ounce of discipline to keep from running home,
just to make sure her baby is all right.


I want my daughter to know that every day decisions will no longer be
routine. That a five year old boy's desire to go to the men's room rather
than the women's at McDonald's will become a major dilemma. That right
there, in the midst of clattering trays and screaming children, issues of
independence and gender identity will be weighed against the prospect that
a child molester may be lurking in that restroom.

However decisive she may be at the office, she will second-guess
herself constantly as a mother.

Looking at my attractive daughter, I want to assure her that eventually
she will shed the pounds of pregnancy, but she will never feel the same
about herself.

That her life, now so important, will be of less value to her once she has
a child. That she would give herself up in a moment to save her offspring,
but will also begin to hope for more years, not to accomplish her own
dreams, but to watch her child accomplish theirs.

I want her to know that a cesarean scar or shiny stretch marks will
become badges of honor. My daughter's relationship with her
husband will change, but not in the way she thinks.

I wish she could understand how much more you can love a man who is careful
to powder the baby or who never hesitates to play with his child. I think
she should know that she will fall in love with him again for reasons she
would now find very unromantic.

I wish my daughter could sense the bond she will feel with women
throughout history who have tried to stop war, prejudice and drunk
driving.

I want to describe to my daughter the exhilaration of seeing your child
learn to ride a bike. I want to capture for her the belly laugh of a baby
who is touching the soft fur of a dog or cat for the first time. I want her
to taste the joy that is so real it actually hurts.

My daughter's quizzical look makes me realize that tears have formed in
my eyes. "You'll never regret it," I finally say. Then I reached across the
table, squeezed my daughter's hand and offered a silent prayer for her, and
for me, and for all the mere mortal women who stumble their way into this
most wonderful of callings.

(Please share this with a Mom that you know or all of your girlfriends who
may someday be Moms. )

... I am sharing it with all of you!

too fun!

One ROCKIN' MAMA

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ONE ROCKIN' BABY!

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T-13

13 of my favorite sites....

(I have way more fav's)

1. Cool Mom Picks
2. Calorie-Count
3. Photobucket
4. woot
5. Weather Channel
6. Blogger :)
7. Google
8. evite
9. you tube
10. Mothers Click
11. Strollerfit
12. scrapblog
13. Tabblo

Wordless Wednesday

We are in trouble NOW!

Travis has been walking in between things... about 5-6 steps here and there, but today....
This is what happened!

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My Little Man is growing up!

New Addiction!

I got a new addiction and I am totally blaming my friend Lisa!

She got (started) her Mom a Pandora's bracelet for mothers day... and I LOVE it!
I LOVE charm bracelets, but they just arent for me.. I cant handle dangly things and big bulky stuff on my wrists, so this is perfect!

The problem is... each bead is over $20 (most of them that is)
So, I have started mine with the bracelet and a charm for Trav (his birthstone)
I think this is where my blogging template money is gonna go....

(click to enlarge)


This is my dream Pandora Bracelet....
(added up it equals $810)
This is gonna take me a LONG time to collect!

(click to enlarge)

If you wanna build your own this is the site I used...
Bello Paradiso

Mothers Day!

To all the Moms in my life....
There are so many amazing and wonderful mothers in my life, I just can not seem to find the time to write a little something about them all!
I am going to say this though...
You have been supportive, wonderful, loving, informative, helpful, caring and just so amazing!
I would not be the woman I am today without a little something each one of you have given me... I pride myself on the job I do as a mother, and everyone of you have had a little hand in that!
I LOVE YOU ALL!

HERE IS A LITTLE POEM MY STROLLERFIT INSTRUCTOR GAVE ALL OF US MOMMAS...
I HAD TO SHARE!

BEFORE I WAS A MOTHER

Before I Was A Mother
Before I was a Mom - I slept as late as I wanted and never worried about how late
I got into bed. I brushed my hair and my teeth everyday.

Before I was a Mom -
I cleaned my house each day.
I never tripped over toys or forgot words to a lullaby.
I didn't worry whether or not my plants were poisonous.
I never thought about immunizations.
Before I was a Mom -
I had never been puked on.
Pooped on.
Spit on.
Chewed on.
Peed on.
I had complete control of my mind and my thoughts.
I slept all night.

Before I was a Mom -
I never held down a screaming child so that doctors could do tests. Or give shots.
I never looked into teary eyes and cried.
I never got gloriously happy over a simple grin.
I never sat up late hours at night watching a baby sleep.

Before I was a Mom -
I never held a sleeping baby just because I didn't want to put it down.
I never felt my heart break into a million pieces when I couldn't stop the hurt.
I never knew that something so small could affect my life so much.
I never knew that I could love someone so much.
I never knew I would love being a Mom.
Before I was a Mom -
I didn't know the feeling of having my heart outside my body.
I didn't know how special it could feel to feed a hungry baby.
I didn't know that bond between a mother and her child.
I didn't know that something so small could make me feel so important and happy.

Before I was a Mom -
I had never gotten up in the middle of the night every 10 minutes to make sure
all was okay.
I had never known the warmth,
The joy,
The love,
The heartache,
The wonderment or the satisfaction of being a Mom.
I didn't know I was capable of feeling so much before I was a Mom.

-Unknown

Trav cracking up!

Need a good laugh! This will help!
BEWARE of baby parts and pieces!

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Thursday Thirteen

Thirteen Material things I can not live without
(dont wanna live without!)

1. my cellphone
2. my camera
3. MY LAPTOP!!!!
4. My 4-Runner, LOVE IT!
5. George Forman Grill, the LEAN, MEAN GRILLIN' Machine!
(makes good grilled cheese for T)
6. My DVR... I am in love!
7. Hair dryer & flat iron
8. my ipod!
9. my mio sports watch
10. Microwave Oven! Who can live without this???
11. A TV, size doesnt bother me... but I have to have one to go with my dvr!
12. Stroller... whoever invented a stroller is a genius!
13. WINE! HAHAHAAAAA!

Wordless Wednesday

Ewwwwww, GROSS!

I know there are numerous times in motherhood that you say ewwww and gross.... but this has to be my worst one!
Gagging, dry heaving, teary eyed worst one!

Trav was attempting to take a nap, my mom has been spending the last few days with us because she is getting work done in her house... so she changed T's diaper and decided to not put his shorts back on to let him be more comfy during his nap. Which I do all the time. So, I laid him down and gave him his night-night and Rhino and left the room. (they are a must!) He fussed for less then 2 minutes and then was quite.... Mom left a few minutes later to run to her house and get something off the front porch, and he grunted a few times and jumped a few second and got quite again. I thought he was out... So , I went and laid in the bedroom and turned on SNL and tried to relax for a second.. YAh, RIGHT! T started screaming, so I got up and went into his room.... It was already stinky as I was walking down the hallway, and I was scared to see what was on the other side of his door. I opened it slowly to see Trav jumping with NOTHING on his bottom... I stepped on a piece of poop (you know Mr. Hankey?) and noticed that the crib had been painted with baby poop.
YUK! Gag, Dry Heave... EEWWWWW!
I grabbed wipes and went straight for his face and hands... it was EVERYWHERE! I ran into the bathroom and started water and then started cleaning up the floor...
gag, dry heave, ewwwww.
I took his shirt off and he was covered.. all over his tummy, feet, legs, face, hair, all over the crib.
ALL OVER EVERYTHING!
I stuck him in the bathtub after attempting to clean him up as much as I could and it was just an awful sight.... AWFUL. The water immediately got dirty, I drained the tub picked T up in a towel and went into the kitchen and filled up the sink. Bath attempt #2.
EWWWW!
At this time he was just mad because I had been picking him up and carrying him out like you would a wet dirty dog and dropping him in the water (not really, but close to it)
I called my mom and let her know the ikky story and she headed back home to help me with the mess and T (the bigger mess!)
Moral of the story...
Travis will NEVER be alone without pants on over his diaper!

EWWWWWWWWW! GROSS!

My Little Dude!

I don't really have much to write, so I thought I would add 2 cute pics of my little man!

The top picture he is messing with the dish washer and his shirt is my new favorite...
it says "I've got my mom wrapped around my little finger"...
HAHAHA! so true!

Picture #2 : you cant beat a little Ladies Man playing on fur and animal print!

What a little dude!

Funny Story!

Tonight I was bathing Travis in the kitchen sink after a extremely messy spaghetti dinner!

He was playing and having a great time and refused to get out so I pulled the stopper out of the sink to let the water drain.... He decided that he wanted to reach down into the sink and mess around. I tried to stop him but he was dead set on seeing what was down there. I was attempting to get him out of the sink and he grunted at me and was still digging in the sink. I was wondering what was up and then all of a sudden he pulled out a whole pickle. A WHOLE PICKLE! Yesterday we had pickles for his afternoon snack, since he takes after me and LOVES pickles! He had thrown his down and wanted mine so I just stuck it in the sink and totally forgot about it. What a little dude! Good thing he didn't try and eat it!

Twisty Turny...

Well, it was confirmed... there was a tornado that touched down about a mile from my house.... and then it cruised its spinny butt right over my neighborhood and MY HOUSE! My neighbors actually saw the funnel cloud. I think I saw it as well but I was a bit too floored that I was seeing roofs parts flying all over the place! My patio furniture was all over the place, I saw my neighbors trampoline fly up off the ground, there are 6 fences down in my alley alone... not to mention the entire neighborhood looks trashed. My power was out until about 130ish in the morning... My best guy friend, Larry spend the evening with me... he drove over after the storm in rain up to the bottom floor of his Jeep Wrangler. My little city was totally FLOODED!
I heard on the news this morning that this was the worst storm that our area has seen in over 40 years. Ft. Worth is the area that usually gets hit the worst, and we usually get the aftermath of that BIG storms... until last night, we got the big storms. SCARY
I have a Crape Myrtle in my front yard that got uprooted and is not flopped over horizontally... poor guy, I really liked him!
OOOHHOOOO, I cant even think of how to write how scared I was.
I am just about over these storms, anyone have Mother Natures email address... I think her and I need to have a little chat!

Thursday Thirteen

Thirteen things I HATE about Texas Thunderstorms....
1. the rain
2. the thunder
3. the lightening
4. my power going out
5. tornado warnings & watches
6. the DAMN weather men! They are clueless!
7. the false alarms
8. flash floods and yet we still have water restrictions
9. the tv show interruptions... I missed AI two weeks ago because of storms!
10. "Damaging winds"
11. That all the BAD storms happen at night
12. the RED and Yellow on the weather maps
13. The whole experience, I get so nervous during the heavy storms... :(

Wordless Wednesday

14 Months Old!

Wow, how time flies!
Travis is 14 months old today...
close to 27lbs and I have no clue how tall, but he is growing like a weed!
He is starting to find his little personality... and will let you know how it is!
He can be opinionated and stubborn (like most boys!) but he can also be loving and so sweet it melts your heart!
He is on the verge of totally walking alone, still will take steps in between things and towards people but nothing alone yet. He climbs on everything and still puts everything in his mouth! (will that ever end?) I had to pull 2 pieces of dog food out of his mouth this morning... argh!
He loves eating anything big that he has to take bites off of, loves strawberry /banana smoothies , still LOVES grilled cheese and Tyson's chicken breast patties and nuggets. His favorite veggie are peas, I would have never thought that in 100 years but he will choose peas over goldfish. His favorite fruit is a toss up between pears and grapes and will eat a ton of both! He loves water.... Pisces babe for sure!
Him and Sasha have become great friends, and he loves kissing her and pulling her tail OUCH! The cats still just watch him play but don't get too close. He talks more then any child I have ever seen... comes by it naturally though :) He sounds like he is speaking in a foreign language... it is hilarious!
He really is so much fun to be around!
I can NOT believe my baby is growing up so fast!