Thursday Thirteen

13 Things I Need to do before Sunday is over!

1. Get an add in the Dallas Newspaper for the garage sale.
2. Finish digging through my house clutter to find stuff to sale
3. Take a picture and show all you guys my new hair.. I got 6 1/4 inches cut off WOW!
4. Teach 2 more Strollerfit classes and take a test so I can be certified.
5. Try and convince my ALMOST 2 year old that sitting in his stroller is a MUST during class!
6. Pick stuff up all the floors since we are getting our carpets and tile cleaned on Friday.
7. Clean my car... it is a wreck!
8. Get borrowed baby stuff from a few girlfriends to sale and store in the attic.
9. Go get my glasses fitted.. I got new HOT glasses. I will post a picture once they sit straight on my face :)
10. Get a to -do list going for Travis' b-day party!
11. Sunday- go to the big Welcome party for Team in Training and get my schedule to run!
12. Watch the commercials during the super bowl... thats the best part !!!
13. BREATHE!!!!

Wordless Wednesday-Memories!

Adrenaline Junkie.... in our playroom!

Kinda scary when you find out before their 2nd birthday that they are an adrenaline junkie! Tonight (for about 5 minutes straight) he would climb on the couch, jump all the way around, jump off onto the bean bag, flip off and start over. He was exhausted and super sweaty and would have kept going if we would have let him!
... and yes, the Doodlebops are playing in the background :)!

Making a list!

I am so thrilled that I am going to do the team in training run and raise money to fight these EVIL blood diseases. I cant believe how lucky I am to not know anyone personally that has had one of these cancers. I have read a few sites this evening that parents of children with Leukemia or Lymphoma have created to track their fight and have really had a rough night digesting some of the things I have read. What a heartbreaking and surreal day it must have been when these parents found out their children had cancer. You would think that these diseases should only be in the blood of evil people that do not deserve to live a life... but life seems completely unfair when you hear of another child with cancer.

I cannot wait to run for all these families... show them that people they do not even know care and want to help find a cure!

PLEASE let me know your stories, names, websites of friends, family or even just someone you randomly found that has, lived with, fought or passed from any form of blood cancer (Leukemia & Lymphoma) I want to run for anyone and everyone I can. I have until May 18th to make a list to run for... I plan on writing everyones name in a piece of paper and attaching it to me and taking them all on a 13.1 mile run!

I will add this link to the top of my blog... Please tell anyone about my venture.
Blog about it, help me raise money... anything!
Lets see how many names we can get on my list!

Here is my Team In Training site

Team In Training!

Along with my some girlfriends I have decided to take on a new venture!
With the help of Teamin Training we are all going to run a 1/2 marathon and on top of that save money to help stop leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin lymphoma and myeloma from taking more lives.

I am so excited about this process! I have always wanted to be someone that can run in marathons. It really has been a dream of mine and now one of my dreams will come true. I start training on Feb.8th and my race is on May 18th here in Dallas! I will be posting updates and my progress throughout my training... and hopefully some pictures as well!

Raising money for blood cancers is something different entirely. I am thankful that I have never been closely impacted by blood cancers. I have known a few people who have been affected and done sites for families that have children who have cancer or have beat it! This is where I want to step in, there is not one mother, father, wife, husband, sister, brother, aunt, uncle, friend, that should have to feel the pain of seeing a loved one suffer... or suffer themselves!
We can make a difference!

Please help me raise some money for a cure!
Here is a link to my site for Team in Training.

Every little bit helps!

xoxoxo

Talkin' Trash...

Cans, that is!
All of Travis' toys are now upstairs in the game room turned play room and all the kiddo wants to play with is a trash can... SHEESH!

This last Picture CRACKS me up! What a little dude!

~Some Updates~

Today was the first day I taught a full Strollerfit class by myself! I have to teach a few more before I am certified. (and take a test) I am pumped. I loved teaching class today, I felt confident and totally prepared. I went over my work out last night and had some note cards with me just in case. It was a blast!

I am getting my hair chopped today, thank goodness! I swear I have hair that grows super fast, I just got it cut and it is already back to my bra line. Whats up with that? I will post some pictures of the new do!

Tonight is a Strollerfit Moms Night Out party...80's movie extravaganza!
I am so excited to watch Girls Just Wanna Have fun, wear PJ's and hang out with my favorite mommas! These get togethers are one reason why I love Strollerfit so much. It is great to be able to hang out with a ton of women that just understand exactly what it is like to be a mom!

I have added some pre-made templates on Splat if anyone is interested in a quick change!
If anyone wants to host a contest on their site I will give one of these templates away for free... just let me know and we can get the contest up and running and I will make you a banner to post on other blogs!

Oh and we are having a HUGE garage sale next weekend! THANK GOODNESS!
Anyone have pointers?

xoxox

Thursday Thirteen

My T-13 will resume next week! I am currently listening to the awful Texas online defensive driving course.... Yep, I am learning how to drive defensively BLAH! Damn ticket!

Wanna play a game in my honor?
hahahaaa
click here!

Wordless Wednesday- Why not to eat gum!

** obviously not a picture I took, but damn this cracked me up!**

I am elated!

Gavin and I were sitting on the couch about to watch a movie and he tapped me on the leg and said look at the back door. I was FLOORED to see a little white and creamy face with a bright pink nose starring at me! I jumped up and ran outside, it is freezing by the way! He was meowing but a little scared to get close to me. Gavin got some food and water and that was pretty enticing to him and he got closer! Finally after about 5 minutes I got to hold my long lost baby boy! He was cold and skinny... but not as thin as I thought he would be. He still has his collar on but no tags. I will be getting him one tomorrow morning! I brought him in and he was not interested in staying in, so he headed back out. Gav and I made him a bed in a long box to shield him from the cold air if he wont stay in tonight! I cannot tell you guys how excited I am to know he is ok. I had been feeling so guilty for having moments I wasn't thinking of him. Then he pops up! I can NOT believe this at all. It has been about 5 weeks I would say! I don't know if he will ever want to be an inside cat again, and that is ok with me. As long as I can see him occasionally to make sure he is ok, I will be fine with that! I wonder where he has been, what he has done, his adventures, where he has been sleeping, what he has been eating, if anyone has loved him, petted him, kissed his pink nose. I have been tearing up with happy tears. Sasha is so excited that he is back, she has been running around, looking outside at him and just going nutty, Stella on the other hand is pissed. When he came back in she growled and hissed at him and was just not to happy he was back.He walked around inside for a second and went back to the door so, we put him back out just in case he picked up any ikkiness on his 5 week vacation. He is meowing at the back door and it is breaking my heart, but we don't know what to do... I think I am going to put him in the garage. Tomorrow I will be calling to vet to get him checked out! Yay! Stanley is back!!!

Ice,boys and airplanes ... OH MY!

Today we drop the little guy off at Gigi and Paps' house and gathered some friends and went to the Stars game (hockey). It was great! We won!!!! WOOOHOOO! It was so fun and we had amazing seats and our own waiter! We were spoiled at the American Airlines Center. I had forgotten how much I love Hockey!!!!

Now I am hanging out for the rest of the evening with all boys! AHHHH!
They are already having Mike Tyson Punch out competitions on the old Nintendo and I am hearing that we are about to Bowl on the Wii! Sheesh! That is why I am upstairs posting something on my blog! One last girly moment before I hang with the guys!

A little update:

Gavin and I have been working really hard to finish up the house rearranging and get it all set up to move the little guy upstairs. Travis is going to have his own floor in our house!!! The playroom being upstairs is awesome! My office is up too so I can return emails and finish up some work while he is playing or napping! Not much though, he is at the age where he will come up to me and say "mommy play" I love it! Now that we have Travis' toys all laid out I have noticed that we have a ton of stuff that needs to be put up or donated to a younger kiddo!!! He still LOVES all of his old toys, but they really are not 2 year old survivable! I have picked out the bedding for his room and I am so pumped! Wanna see? Click Here! He loves airplanes so I really wanted to do them in his new room! Of course I will always be in love with the Western since it was his first bedding but I cant wait to decorate a room for him again! I ordered some planes to go on the wall (wallies) and want to paint clouds and stuff around the top of the walls. I still cant decide if I want to immediately move Travis upstairs in his new room into a big boy bed or give him some time to get use to his room and then switch him over? Any opinions? I had picked out some airplane bedding at Pottery barn kids but it has a ton of light brown in it and his furniture is black and dark brown, so this works better! Plus I love the primary colors . I cant wait to show you all pictures of the process of fixing up his new room!

I am being yelled at to box on the Wii with the guys!
You know since they want to get their butts beat by this gal!

I got an....

AWARD!
YAY!
Vicki over at The Adventures of Bitty Man and Itty Boy presented me with this super awesome award!
Vicki had won one of my Splat Contests and challenged me to make her an awesome blog representing both of her boys! She wanted it to be kind of comic like with super heroes, bright and FUN! I LOVED this design, the entire process of making it! Go check her out!

Thank you Vicki for getting my creative brain power to actually work harder! I love that!
And thank you for this award!
***
Now, I am going to pass it along to some bloggin' buds that I think deserve this award!

Tasha- I have been my longest bloggin bud! Love yah girly!

Lindsey- the ~ey to my ~ay! Many Hugs to you!

Lori- Gotta love her!

Heather- This girl just knows how to make me giggle!

Congrats Girlies!
Make sure you pass them on and spread the LOVE!

TA-DA!

Here it is folks!
My new look!

Whatcha think?

It is so easy to design sites for customers but SO hard to design one for myself.
I can never figure out what colors I want, backgrounds, fonts ect...

I am sure I will be changing some stuff around until I am 100% satisfied, but as of now I like it!

YAY!

Wordless Wednesday

Strollerfit...

As I have mentioned in numerous posts I am training to be a Strollerfit instructor. I have taught numerous little things in classes over the past few weeks and have done ok. There are things I needed to mess up on so now I know what to do right, and there are things that have been easy and so fun to do in class. The best part is the support from the other girls!
So, Today was the first day I did my warm-up for strollerfit...
We always do a warm-up in the beginning of class and it is really the most rhythm you need for the entire class. We step tap, grapevine, hamstring curls ect... all to the beat of aerobic music. I have been terrified to do this in class, TERRIFIED. I had my warm -up down, I did it for 2 of the other instructors yesterday and did fine. Then today in front of all the girls in class, I messed up. I started on the wrong foot, which caused the entire class to be on the wrong foot. I was so embarrassed, but refused to give up! I kept on with my other exercises I was going to do and then finished the class up with abs and stretching. I am such a perfectionist I have been beating myself up over this all day. I just want to do it again and get it right so I can stop being a nervous wreck about it!
I never in my life thought I would ever be teaching any kind of exercise class, but again I never thought I would fall completely in love with a group like I have with strollerfit.
I really feel lucky to have this in my life...
Ha, ever thought I will probably have a knot in my stomach until I do my warm-up perfectly in class!

On another note:
I am in the process of getting everything ready for Travis' birthday.
Anyone have a good site to order birthday invites?

Where have you been?

Who me?

Yes, you!

Oh right, well let me tell yah!

Hi there!
Its been a while since I have really been into blogging... I have been so busy with a ton of wonderful new customers and then training for Strollerfit... I have just not had time to write for real!
I went through a funk after the holidays when I really did not want to have anything to do with blogging anymore, but i quickly changed my mind because I started really missing some of my blogging buds! I am the worst at leaving comments but trust me girls, I read about ya every day or at least check in and see if there is anything new to read :)
Gavin and I have been renovating our house... not destructively but moving rooms around, furniture ect... Sheesh we are busy!
So, in the beginning the dining room was going to be made into Gavin's office , we were going to build a wall and everything. Then we decided to move the playroom upstairs on the game room, and Travis' room up also and then make Gavin's office in the playroom, Travis' room into the guest... WOW, confusing? So, our house looks like a cluster of junk... ARGH!
We have most of it finished, but are waiting to move Trav's room because we want to paint and are getting new carpet (THANK THE LORD!) That will be FUN!
The best part is I get to decorate Travis' new room! We are doing the vintage airplanes from Pottery Barn. It is all on clearance (PERFECT TIMING!) I am going to paint a mural on the wall and just make it all fun and boyish! I am still unsure about moving him into a big bed, I think he will prob. be all over the house if we do that! NOT GOOD!
I am going to have to post on Mamavice about a good age to switch the kiddos to a big bed!
Stay tuned for that one!
Other then that, my new header illustration is almost finished then I will be making myself a new blog design! SO FUN! It is weird having someone else make an illustration for you, but she is excellent so I am pumped! YAY! I have to get rid of this Christmas stuff!
Ok, off to real life!
Many hugs!

Strollerfit without the stroller....

I got out of my car today , opened the trunk and went UHHHH OHHHH!
I had forgotten my stroller...
NOT GOOD!

I am still training and have been teaching a little every class...
So, I did not want to miss today, since the faster I train the better for everyone!
(and it has been crazy because of the holidays!)

Thankfully, I have some pretty think-it-through friends!
We used one of the mall cars!
Travis LOVED it and all his little buddies were a bit jealous.
Look at the little dude with his Starbucks soy milk in his little red convertible, don't yah love it!
I stopped in the middle of the mall hallway and took his picture with my cell phone and some guys working at the mall desk thought I was taking a picture of them.
One turned and smiled...
I looked at him and was like " you see my kiddo, in a red convertible with his Starbucks... what a doll... Sorry he is getting the photo shoot today!" heeeheeee!
The 3 of them found it just as amusing!

This is one of those "could be bad situation" turned amazingly well!
Though my arms are already sore from white knuckling the car while we were running and working out... I guess it all about working all your muscles huh?

Wordless Wednesday

Need a New Look!?! I do!

I am sooo excited!
I have hired Monica to make a custom image for my site!
I am so excited about it that I keep looking at my email every 2 seconds to see if she has written me back with the image!

You Gotta be Jealous!

Its time for another Change on my site...
you need one?
Splat is back open for business!

I have a ton of new customers from all over the world!
Guaranteed to me a creative riot!


BTW... have I mentioned that Travis is going to be 2 in like no time!
7 weeks...
OMG!

Pontons....

Linzapedia describes as:

The most perfect way to cure a nose bleed... Well not so much cure, but block, absorb and save tissues and paper towels from being wasted!
The other night my niece, Alana (13) and nephew, Jackson (9) spent the night with us.
It is always fun when they are here... Alana and I just chill and do girl stuff and Gavin and Jackson play video games and hang out.

Jackson gets these awful bloody noses pretty often... he got one while he was here the other night and it was just an awful one. He used almost an entire roll of paper towels and it did not look like it was stopping at all. So, I went and got some JR. size tampons I had in my bathroom and told him that sports guys use these to absorb bloody noses. Also, that Gavin did too... that seemed to make this all seem ok.
We put the tampons in his nose and immediately he seemed less stressed, his blood pressure went down and what was left got absorbed and it was all perfect!

Alana and I were laughing so hard we were about to explode.
He looked like a walrus!

The next day when I took the kiddos back to my parents house he was trying to explain these things to Paps... He explained that Pontons were used for bloody noses and that he was going to HAVE to tell his school about these. OMG, my brother is going to shoot me in the head!
Paps and Gigi were just as hysterical about the Pontons as Alana and I were, in fact Paps has been referring to them as pon-pons and Jackson was getting a bit defensive over his new nose bleed plugs!
I had given Jackson a little baggies with some in there... the little jr. tampons in light purple wrapping with flowers. He still didn't question it.
He was pumped!Isn't he a cutie!

HAHAHAAAAAA
I cant help but crack up about this!
I know I am going to get it back 10 fold when Travis gets older!

Answers to T-13!

Here are the answers from yesterdays Thursday 13....

Here were the words from the book...

1. Binky
2. Nurse
3. Let Down
4. Braxton-Hicks
5. Dora
6. Wooden Spoon
7. Curfew
8. Breast Pump
9. Cradle Cap
10. Permit
11. Goodnight Moon
12. Aspirator
13. The pink stuff

here are the answers:

If you arent a mommy, this is prob. how you would answer:

1. Binky---Some Sort of Character, like Disney
2. Nurse---R.N.
3. Let Down---Get rejected, disappointment
4. Braxton-Hicks---Law Firm
5. Dora---Italian Entrance
6. Wooden Spoon---Stirring utensil
7. Curfew---Time Boundary
8. Breast Pump---You dont dare answer this one...
9. Cradle Cap--- Crib Lid
10. Permit---Allow
11. Goodnight Moon---When your spouse turns over in bed
12. Aspirator--- Dreamer
13. The pink stuff--- No Clue

And you are a momma if you answered this way:

1. Binky--- Plug
2. Nurse---Got Milk?
3. Let Down---Filling up "the bottle"
4. Braxton-Hicks---Labor rehearsal
5. Dora---Spanish Explorer
6. Wooden Spoon---When time out doesn't work
7. Curfew---The only time Mom stay up later then her teens
8. Breast Pump---Dairy Farm
9. Cradle Cap--- Dandruff without the hair
10. Permit--- A "license to drive" Mom to her knees
11. Goodnight Moon--- Book you can ( and have) read in your sleep
12. Aspirator--- Booger sucker
13. The pink stuff---Amoxicillin

Pretty cute huh?
I loved this
If you are interested in more of Speaking Mom-ese check out Lisa Whechel's site or google the name. Its a great inspirational book for Mommas!

thursday 13

Let me start by telling you a little about why I am doing this 13...
I couple of girl friends and I were in the car chatting about whatever, and I brought up this book.
My aunt got it for me before I had Travis and I read a little occasionally but there is a section that I love and wanted to share! There is a section about the Vocabulary of a mom.

What it asks is for you to define these words...
They way you answer will prove if you are a momma or not.
Silly but Fun!

So, I will write the words and you can pick a few to define as a comment if you would like. Then Friday I will post the yes, you are a momma answers and the doubt it answers!
sounds good... They are all pretty amusing!

So, here are the 13 words.
Define them with the first thing that comes to mind!

1. Binky
2. Nurse
3. Let Down
4. Braxton-Hicks
5. Dora
6. Wooden Spoon
7. Curfew
8. Breast Pump
9. Cradle Cap
10. Permit
11. Goodnight Moon
12. Aspirator
13. The pink stuff

2008 resolutions & more!

We hit 2008 with a bang... all 3 falling asleep together sick in bed at 9pm, Travis waking up starving... so at midnight we were sharing a nutra-grain bar and watered down grape juice. A far comparison to how we would spend New Years Eves a few years ago.. drinking all night, crashing at a friends house and picking up Wataburger taquitos on our long, hung over trek home the next morning. Parenthood sure changes things!
Right now I am listening to the shear death cry of my almost 2 year old that has been super spoiled by sleeping with his Mommy and Daddy numerous times this Holiday break, from traveling to being sick with a fever... I am a sucker for a "Mommy, Bed, Please" with the big brown eyes and crocodile tears. Not tonight my dear child, Mommy needs to sleep without you... and SLEEP is the big word. When he is in bed with us I am like a one eyed monster (Thank you Stinky Face) I keep one eye on him and one eye closed thinking that is will help add up top at least half a nights worth of sleep. I am paranoid he will find a way to plop off the bed or be completely tangled in the 800 blankets we have on our big ole bed.

What do I hear now? Where are the screams?
Nothing.....

(cue the shushhhhh's)

Maybe he is finished with the torture cries to attempt to get mommy back in his room.
Fingers crossed.... and silence fills the air!
WOOOHOOOO!

I am currently hating this new year.
I didn't sleep last night, woke up still sick, stubbed my toe, missed the cotton bowl because of this crap cold, the Hogs lost, I dropped about EVERYTHING I touched today, aunt flow stopped by (tmi-sorry!) just not a good 1st of anything...
Can we rewind PLEASE??!!??!!
Who do I write for the extra large day rewinder?
Any Ideas?
I will share I promise!

I have about 1,000 resolutions Like I do every year...
I am only going to share the ones I have a feeling I can accomplish...

(and the cries are back.. DAMN-it)

My top 5-2008 resolutions are:
In random order!

1. Run... like in miles! With or without the kiddo or jogging stroller.
I love to run, I need to do it!
2. Eat Healthy, Cook Healthy, Snack Healthy
I started this before the Holidays when I say the nutritionist, even though I never totally fell off the wagon, I need to start again!
3. Think of myself a bit more...
This is a must, after being sick since Christmas Eve and still feeling like poop...
I think I should have started this one earlier!
4. Cook more.
I hate to cook... any suggestions?
5. Loose more weight
I am over half way to my goal!
I can do it!

***
Wow Travis is making me feel about an inch tall.
This is really more torturous for me then him.
I never believed in letting my kid cry it out, but I also never thought he would get addicted to sleeping with us!
Don't you hate how kids can make you feel like that?
Mommy, Momma, Mommy, Momma
Cry, Scream, Cry, Scream
AHHHHHH!

Really, this sucks!

Stella is looking at me like I am the worst woman in the world.
I guess cats have those mommy instincts too.

Speaking of cats, I thought Stanley would come back for Christmas, New Years...
Nope, not even a glimpse of him.
We were driving home the other night and thought we saw him.
I pulled over, Gavin started screaming out of the window, and it wasn't him... I knew from the second I saw that other cat. He was more orange and not my Stan.
Still made my heart jump for a second!

Travis just took a half a second break.
I let Sasha in from peeing... tripped over a toy, turned on the tv since we have his video monitor through the tube I can watch this fit being thrown and now I am back, using this post as therapy from torturing my child.

How can a kid that has been sick for over a week, hasn't slept well at all jump in his bed screaming for this long. I mean it seems way longer then it has been, but this is awful.
All I can hear now is
Momma, Momma, cough, cough, cry, sob and bed springs...

And he collapsed, still sobbing Mommy but he isn't jumping...

I love this video monitor!

So, back to the 2008 stuff...
Plans so far this year.

~Becoming a certified Strollerfit instructor (SOON!!!!)
~ Travis 2nd Birthday
~ Tons of friends babies being born.
~ Going to Colorado to visit one of my best girl friends :)
~Wedding in March (my bro-in-law)
~Going to San Antonio for our Anniversary
Thats about all I can think about right now!

...and a HUSHHHH falls back over the air..
I am going to take this opportunity to bow out for the evening!

Good Night, Sleep Tight!



Please tell me the first day of the new year is not a look in to the future of the entire year.
If so, maybe I should start praying for a miracle!