I am not-so-wimpy!

I am a not-so-wimpy-mom because I have been resisting bowls of these which have been making a home on my kitchen counter since Easter Sunday.

And because I had to use this doo-dad to unlock that door-handle of this bathroom door that my 3 y/o locked from the outside.

 

And because I'm even considering this:

 

 

The operative word is CONSIDERING!  A Tri is on my bucket list, I'm just not so sure this is the right time to try it out.  Like the pun? 

 

And we mustn't forget the epic winter storm we're going through in Minnesota right now.  Snowfalls of 6-12 inches predicted for our area.  It's April -- I think that makes me Not-So-Wimpy!

 

 



A moment captured

Here we are, the 9th day of April and most of Minnesota is under some degree of Winter Storm Warning.  Lovely.

Yesterday this crazy kid and I had some outside fun. We found some buds on trees.  Saw some birds.  Watched the bus come down the road and we both jumped when the bus driver honked at us.  These are the moments I want to cherish.  There will only be more of these moments in the upcoming days and months. 

But here's when she looks the sweetest. And I actually thought far enough ahead to capture the moment.  I could photograph her all day, as long as she's sleeping.  Otherwise. getting her to be still is next to impossible!

 



Married & Buried

Oh what a night!   (a song, no?)

Our oldest has volleyball tournaments tomorrow (Sunday) morning, so our family decided to go to church tonight.  We were on time for the 6:30 pm service at our church! Early even. Go us! 

Only problem was there was no 6:30 church.  We drove up, saw the full parking lot, but no one was going into the church. That's not normal for 5 minutes before a service begins. So I grabbed my iPhone and quick searched for our church times.  Sure enough.  Church starts at 6 pm on Saturday nights. Obviously we don't go to church very often on Saturday nights! 

So we decided to head to our sister-congregation in town.  We were pretty sure they had a 7pm service.  We were plenty on time for that one.  On the way over, we recounted to our children how mommy & daddy got married in the church to which we were driving.  As we pulled up to the curb, our 3 year old asked, "Daddy, is this where you get buried?"  Apparently married and buried are the same to her and I guess to us old married folks it might seem like married and buried aren't really all that different.  No, I'm joking! 

As we drove away from church she started crying with tears even, "Mommy and Daddy, you didn't get married!" 

Ahhhhh! Married, Buried, eh??

Breaking it down

I said good-bye to two more families today.  Tears.  Emotions of sadness, fear, trepidation and anxiousness. 

My house is changing.  So far this baby equipment has been packed away.  More emotional for me than I thought it would be.  *Sigh*  What will we do with all the new space?!  Ah, we have plans.  A little rearranging is in the near future as is a fresh coat of paint. 

 

But as for now, it's on to family pizza night.  Signing off!  

Brine, baste, belt and ball

Ah, the 3rd day of April already!  One month from today is the day my business officially closes.

Trying to be budget conscious, I purchased my first whole chicken at a wallet friendly $0.89/lb this week.  Ok, I'll be honest, I've roasted a full turkey in the past (many times), but never have tried a chicken.  I don't really know why!  But at that price I surely had to find a way to put this into a regular family meal rotation. For muscle and brain building, it's important to me as a mom and a personal trainer to continue with our higher protein dietary intake.  Since proteins take a big bite out of the family grocery budget, this was the challenge I took hold of today!  From brine to baste; the family gave me the "Mom, it's a do-again" 2-thumbs up response.

What Lutheran household would be complete without a 3 year old sitting in the laundry basket, hymnal in hand, belting out "A Mighty Fortress."  And what 60 degree day would be complete without a little outside fun: the little one mastered the dog ball thrower while the older two dueled at basketball.

I'm a murderer...

 

...of all things green, that is. 

And I'm planning on doing a garden this summer to help keep our kitchen stocked in veggies later in the season?

Check out that sunshine!

April Fools

April 1st, 2013

We thought about waking the kids early this morning and telling them to hurry and get ready for school despite the fact that it's Easter break.  We were concocting some story about how school needed to make up for one of its snowdays this year, so the principal decided to have school today.  But then we thought about how early yesterday was and we decided to let them sleep.  No April Fools here.

I feel like the April Fools joke is on me this year.  Seriously, trying to figure out how we will make ends meet on one income is like a bad joke.  Certainly am having thoughts of "What the H-E-Double Hockey Sticks are you thinking?"

But we did have smoothies for breakfast.  Peaches and bananas with some milk and cream.  I love how the foam stayed on the youngest's lips.  She's a peach, ya know.  And more moments like these are what I'm looking forward to as a stay-at-home mom.