Day 3 of P90X

Yes you read that right, P90X. I'm going to do this! I'm so stinking sore right now, things hurt I never knew I had. I will do this! Squating to pick up shoes is hurting, walking up the stairs is hurting, getting dressed is hurting. I can do this! The idea that I can look good in a bikini (at 33 w/4 kids) in 3 months is totally awesome.

movin' and groovin'

...right along you can say.

Fridays are nice down days here in the house. The 3 boys head out to school and L stays home with me, we usually hang around in our pj's and sport bed head all day :P
Today we got up and hit the bank, picked up a few things for the Mr. went and visited long enough for him and L to watch a movie together while I thumbed through a new quilt book.
Home to cook dinner, J to BBall practice, driven by a neighbor, such a life saver. Now I've been here on the comp. for the last few hours.

Chuggin' chuggin' chuggin' right along......

51-365 my baby turned 5!

Lyla-

You are:

smart, funny, energetic, loving, kind, playful, sweet, picky.

You now:

dress on your own, brush your teeth, brush your hair, put on your shoes, make your own pb&j's, fall asleep w/o a fight in your own bed

You love:

prek, fresh beat band, puzzles, coloring/crafts

You eat:

motza balls, pickles, cheetos, quesadillas, bread, butter, salt, sausage

Valentines Gift for the Hubby '12

This year for the husband I bought him a recliner.

Well to help it be more of a Valentines Gift I thought of making it a pillow.
(pillow case actually)

Our colors throughout the house are earth tones with a touch of purple thrown in for me (my "make me smile" color)

I took This Quilted Pillow and tweaked the measurements to fit a standard pillow.


I elongated the sides by doubling them as I went along.
I sandwiched the top and stitched it down.
The back is one solid piece.




Not only am I not good math to figure out the measurements first- I was on a new to me machine, with 2 new feet- I received the 1/4 in foot and the walking foot this weekend soooooo here I was trying them all out on a gift.


Luckily for me the hubby is out of town until the 22nd so I had a few extra days to squeeze the pillow in :)

Valentines '12 & 45-365

My love sent me a little something

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3 outta 5 of my Valentines today after school

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Time to clean the damage from last weeks storm,
can you believe it- theres actually sun shinning today,
oh and its a lovely 38degrees out,
woohoo how long 'til I'm purple?

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and.....
he packs for YTC,
this time around in just 30 short days he misses 3 Birthdays & Valentines

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Work in progress & Prison Break

Need I say more?

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No electric-AGAIN!

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Coffee Hun?


I followed along in January's Monthly Challenge over on I don't have a fabric problem....

Here's my coffee cozy :)

the last 5 days

So we awake Wednesday to this beautiful snow :)

Luke loved it too!

We then awoke on Thursday to no power.

We got to make coffee the super fun way ;)

Then hey what beats breakfast on the grill. Potatoes, sausage & eggs cooked right there in one pot on one burner.

We stayed home most of Thursday, we decided to head out but after driving around we realize everyone was w/o power too. We found one resturant open anf had a nice warm dinner. We did sleep nat home and tried to function on Friday but we started to get cold quick, the house was losing heat pretty fast. At about noon it was 47 inside. Thankfully hubby had a friend who had a hotel in a nearby city and invited us over. We packed up and headed out, the trees were down everywhere, power lines were hanging, the back roads to base were closed. After 2 hours we finally made it (normally a 45-60 min drive). Get to the hotel just to find out they are w/o power too. We made do, cooked up chicken gumbo & rice on the camping stove. Watched a movie on the laptop and hit the beds early. Saturday hubby got called in- since they didnt work all week- I headed to the house, let the dogs out, cleaned out the freezers since they were defrosted, took a shower, got the proprane filled, feed the kids lunch. We headed out to stay the night in Lacey. Here it is Sunday, I get home first thing to find lights on! say what? yep power is restored. I set up the heater, cleaned up a bit, went grocery shopping and we are home. In our nice warm beds, watching netflix, uploading a few pics, well I'm still up- all are asleep and snoring away.

I will need to call the landlord, theres tree branches all over the roof and in the gutters....

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How fun!
I've never seen anything like this before.

Finally got power back today, heated up the house, let the dogs out, headed back into town to get gas & the kids.
This is what I see as I'm pumping gas :P

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Sunshine & Blue skies
enjoyed if only for a minute

19-365 ~Thankful Thursday~

So So Very Thankful for my Propane Grill on this freezing cold no power Thursday

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The Mr's & Mines new best friend

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Ladies "Red Wine" Night

need I say more :D

My favorite red wine, adorable Madden Girl heels, and a ring made by Dinah (shes my neighbor!)

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~Thankful Thursday~

Thankful for my one of a kind, handsome, smart, artistic, clever & sometimes sarcastic oldest son. First born of 4. Today you got yourself up at 3am, did your homework, ate breakfast, packed your lunch, got on the bus at 6:20. Got home at 2:45 turned around and got your 2nd brother off the bus, ate snack with him, played a game with him. Did a bit of homework after I got home, folded your clean laundry, came down for dinner, took your shower and here it is 7:09pm and your in bed.I Love You, I appreciate all that you do, you are so intellagent and a wonderful artistist. You have really grown & come into your own over the last few years. You speak your mind, question things that may not need questioning, suck up any & all information you can. You are a Junior this year, almost 17, an A/B student. You did the fall/winter drama play, waiting now for soccer season.

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Good Morning Sunshines!

As much as I say I want to sleep alone-no more kids in the bed-stay in your bed.

This right here is why I'm so gullable to say ok come in just for tonight.

Granted they do fall asleep in their own beds, they stay there a few nights a week actually.

Here though J was with me & Lcame in when she got up- so 'bout 7

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My little helper,

I was looking for the measuring tape-

she found it and had to measure everything in the office.

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Guilty!

Yes I am known to let the littles play on the laptops so I can sneak away for a few minutes.

They are both on Magic Desktop, safe, cool and came free on both pc's.