No time

Phew.... as I sit here, yes sit here, I cannot believe that I actually have a few minutes to write a post.  Life has been crazy.  The few blogging minutes I have had have been spent here, The Food Hub.  This is my other blog that Thomas and I contribute to.
Ultimately, I have not adjusted to having a child in school.  The afternoon run to pick him up is so not fun.  It occurs at just the time of the day when the baby is taking a nap, the kid is vegged out on the couch watching a movie and I am enjoying a well-earned cup of coffee (and maybe writing a blog post!)  Unfortunately, afternoons like these are now few and far between.  Now I have to wake up a sleeping baby (brutal!) and drag the kid into the car.  The coffee has to wait until we are home, finished with homework (in KINDERGARTEN?!!), have a snack, change clothes etc.  Then before I know it, it's time to make dinner.
I am going to try to post more regularly, but life beckons.  I hear it calling me now....the phone just rang, hubby's on his way home and I have to go make dinner!

Fun after a week of rain....

Love Hate Relationship

I had a baby almost 6 months ago.  During my pregnancy, I lived it up.  This is my third baby, I should know that the more I eat when I'm pregnant the more I will suffer when it is over.  BUT, I never seem to learn, I am sure this will happen all over again during my next pregnancy.  I only gained 38 pounds this time.  However, I was up a few too many to start with.  Thus began my completely unenjoyable journey of losing the weight....again.  UGH!
My wonderful husband and  I started a program called P90X in June. It is a 13 week extreme fitness program.  I lost a little over 20 pounds in the first phase, but am only halfway there.  We decided to take 2 weeks off because it is extremely taxing on your body to not take a break before starting again.  I love the results, but hate the work.
So today, we begin again.  A carefully planned 13 weeks that will end one week before Christmas, so that I can promptly gain back 5-7 pounds!  I am really trying to get motivated for these next three months.  I don't mind the exercise, but I hate dieting.  I just love food too much.  It is mind over matter and it is tough.  I absolutely am NOT going to quit before I reach my goal.  I will keep you posted on my progress!

Bonding....finally!

These are my two youngest boys, Henry and Oliver.  This picture is such a relief to me, considering that the first months of Oliver's life he was terrified of Henry!  Henry is, how do you say it.... very BOISTEROUS?  He is sweet, but he is very rough, physical and sometimes the sounds that he can produce make my entire body cringe.  Obviously, to a newborn this is frightening.  Everytime Henry came near Oliver or touched him he would start crying.  This would lead Henry to yell in his face "WHAT'S THE MATTER OLIVER?" and "OLIVER STOP CRYING!"  He meant well, but only made it worse.  As you can see in the picture, Oliver has gotten used to the decibel level in Henry's voice, as well as his rowdiness and is pretty happy being with his big brother!

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Garbage Can Discipline

A conversation while walking through Walmart......

Me: Awww, Henry what am I going to do with you? (as I lovingly pat him on the head.)
Henry:  Throw him in the garbage can and leave him there for 35 years?
Me: Huh???!

I promise I have NEVER threatened to put my boys in the garbage can!  Although....sometimes maybe not a bad idea? :-)

Taken over by Transformers

It dawned on me while I was browsing the kids selection of Netflix, that my boys would probably love the old 1984 version of The Transformers.  Well, it turns out that I was right, really, really right.  They absolutely LOVE it.  Unfortunately, they have been watching it so much that everyone in the family is walking around humming  "Transformers, more than meets the eye."   The first time I popped that DVD in I was immediately taken back to my childhood.  Then, of course, Thomas and I started discussing how "they just don't make cartoons like that anymore."   Well, I have decided that I will continue to rent more of the old cartoons from our childhood.  They are much more innocent than many of the cartoons that are on Saturday mornings now.  They are also fun for the boys and for Thomas and I!

Here is the link for those of you who want to take a walk down memory lane!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_AIFoBRIny0