Summer projects

Every summer we make a list of all the fun stuff we're going to do. Things like going to the beach, having a picnic, and camping out in the living room are included. We've made that list and already gotten started but I've also got a house projects list that I'm going to work on as well. We will see how much I actually get accomplished. Not being at the school 3 times a day will help.

- deep clean all the grout in the kitchen
- clean the carpets
- reorganize A1's room - add bookshelves
- paint A2's room.
- hang curtains for A2.
- caulk base boards
- paint baseboards
- repaint dining room table
- paint dining room
- move bookshelf for dvd's
- new curtains for living room
- caulk between counters and backsplash in the kitchen
- reorganize scrapbook stuff

What I'm eating today.

It's been forever since I participated in what I'm eating Wednesday. I get bored eating the same things over and over. So today I'm going to post some meal ideas.

Breakfast was 1/2 cup organic black beans, 1/4 cup shredded cheddar and 2 TB of salsa. (Have you ever tried Trader joes pineapple salsa? It's kind of amazing if you like sweet salsa. ) this would be good as a dip, but I just ate it with a fork. I couldn't eat it all because my tummy is angry in the mornings, I swear it shrinks overnight.

Lunch was 1 cup of broccoli ( leftover from dinner last night) with some shredded chicken and a little cheese. I actually managed to eat most of that I don't always get along well with broccoli, it makes my tummy angry too. But this was yummy.

Dinner is going to be some turkey meatballs, a bit of red sauce and some spinach salad. The kids will have spaghetti with their meatballs but I'll skip the carbs.

Snacks will be a few crackers when I take my vitamins, and a protein shake. I'm trying the syntrax mint today. It sounds yummy. I hope it is.

Tuesday.

I love the mornings. Especially when I get to wake up before the kids and have a few minutes to wake up and drink my coffee in the quiet.

And as soon as I typed the last sentence a kiddo walked out and joined me on the couch to snuggle.

Christmas tree veggie tray

I've seen these made with broccoli but raw broccoli is not my favorite and it doesn't agree with me so I made my own version. I peeled 2 cucumbers and sliced them up and then laid them out in a tree pattern. Then I decorated with cherry tomatoes, carrots, and bell peppers. It took me maybe 15 minutes to make the whole thing. I served it with guacamole and some ranch. Nom Nom. What's your favorite healthy holiday dish?

The coolest kid. Ever.

I seriously have two amazing children. They're kind and intelligent and hilarious and I just love them more than anything. Today Amelia got to be an extra in a movie for a friend of a friend. They needed kids and Amelia volunteered. So this morning Mia and I ran errands, picked out gifts for friends and did some cleaning. Then we drove to Long Beach for this movie. She had so much fun. After they wrapped, it was late and we were hungry so we stopped at Denny's for dinner. We talked, and laughed and Mia said it was "the best day ever". Then we got on the freeway and drove back home while we rocked out to Taylor Swift, Adele and P!nk. And while we were driving on the 22, singing (yelling) "we are never, ever, ever getting back together..." I started to think for a moment that I'm truly blessed. Did I have fun being at the movie shoot? Eh, not really. It wasn't my thing. Did I totally enjoy seeing my daughter having an amazing time? Heck yeah I did. I'm so thankful that someday my kid can look back and say she got to be an extra in a movie.

Yeah, he's a mamas boy...

Anthony came and got in my bed tonight. He brought his blankie, a comforter and two pillows with him and now there's not room for me in my bed. If there were any blankets left in his bed I'd go there...

And then as he's snuggling me I say good night my sweet boy. And he replies, "Good night my sweet mama."

Aww

Anthony told me, "I love you mama. I'm gonna marry you someday." He's such a sweet boy.

Do you ever just want to scream?

It started off as one of those days. Ya know what I mean? From the time I woke up things were going full speed and not in the direction I wanted. The kids had made themselves cereal, and a big mess for me. I got the dishwasher going, and laundry started, and then the power went out. Vacuuming wasn't going to happen, and neither was my shower. I was irritated. And then for whatever reason, I decided to stop stressing.

That little voice in the back of my head reminded me to enjoy this day with my kids. I don't have many days home where we don't have plans. So, it's noon. We're in our pj's. The power came back on and the laundry finished and the dishwasher ran. I scrubbed one bathroom. The other is still dirty and my couch is covered in clean laundry and ya know what? That's okay. I can vacuum tomorrow. The clean laundry can sit one more afternoon. I'm going to go make a craft with my kids. And we'll probably make a mess. And that's okay too.