give away alert!!

run don't walk over to the Sisterhood site & CHECK out these awesome exercise clothes!! WOW what a giveaway!

Are you like me & love looking @ exercise clothes! I am just not so good @ buying them, infact not so good @ buying clothes for myself at all :( I would so love a couple of pairs of these capri pants they'd be great for my work day as well as working out! I applied to join their facebook group also.

I think I might put this caffinated mind to use today & start my frame wall I've been dreaming of since we moved it.. Look out Tim ;) I just flat out need to get moving this body around!

there maybe be an inch of snow on the ground but the sun is shining bright & warm & that is so good for the soul! off I go :) have a great weekend!

time to get serious

about this ACCOUNTABILITY thing!! I did aweful today on water.. no straight water at all. just 32 oz hot tea & 16 oz of iced tea then @ supper I had 30oz of more iced tea! TOMORROW is a new day! I haven't touched the Wii Fit in so long I can't tell you when I was on it last. ugh. TOMORROW! I PROMISE to make time between the book fair & going to Des Moines! I have to.. everything I had lost is back .. last Saturday I was back to the top of my yo-yo :( very discouraging but I have no one to blame but myself. I gotta do SOMETHING to get this body swim suit ready! eek. I caught myself trying to punish myself for gaining it back & quickly stopped w/a deep breath & reminding that there was no punishment allowed. only starting over in a healthy way.

so anyway.. since I am now listed on the blog roll on the sisterhood site I must must must get serious! eeeeek more people can check on me!

intro...

to a busy weekend...or a string of busy weekends rather....

TODAY: I have to buzz around & fine tune the cc for a nurse visit (breaking a new one in as they decided that ours won't be returning to her job when she returns from her year in Germany w/the Navy *sigh* I had just gotten her broken in RIGHT)

TONIGHT: hopefully nothing but TV
TOMORROW: book sale @ the hs, DM to get the house burn dvds, groceries, bday party
SUNDAY: sleeping in :)- Kyler's wrestling meet @12.

I am officially in full swing-crop-planning mode!! yesterday I settled on a date & reserved the room!! MARCH 28 & 9TH! I am so far calling it a spring fling as I am uncreative as ya get & can't come up w/anything else LOL I am trying to come up w/a creative 'bar' for lunch (sub, pasta, potato, etc) IF I have enough spots filled I will take part of the money & buy donuts one day for breakfast :D but I am NOT going around looking (begging) for donations this time. I'll save that effort for the SCRAP PINK in the fall!

off to make biscuits & gravy for breakfast! then going to get moving!!

consistantly inconsistant!

I am nothing if not inconsistant w/myself & my standards for myself. I preach consistancy for the children in my care, I do everything possible to keep myself & their surroundings consistant day to day-makes everything so much smoother when we all know what to expect & when it should happen! however.. my consistancy to myself leaves much to be desired!! I want to drop 20# & be comfortable in my jeans-not to mention skin- again & I went gung-ho in January after that goal w/upping my water intake & Wii Fit time, monitoring every morsel that crossed my lips, & being all around ACCOUNTABLE... however.... february has been month for a different story. I cannot tell you when I was last on the Fit -it will I am sure exclaim its shock & dismay when I do finally get back to it-& my water intake has dropped from 80-100 oz/day to 40-60oz. I am back to relying on caffeine as an added boost almost daily, I haven't been baking daily or even weekly, OMG! I SUCK this month!! I have no good excuses either .. just that I've been lazy about it. extremely lazy. my bad! SO w/a new month entering the picture SOON, I have officially registered on the Sisterhood site & am sticking this cutey pie blinkie sticker thingy up here to announce to all that I am really & truely going to work harder in March than February :)

isn't she cute? I would love to be able to do that pose!

On that note I am going to acknowledge here & now that March is going to be a busy month! It will be full of birthdays, training days, paperwork, worktime visitors, a wrestling meet, finishing up yoga class second session *sniffle*, a flower & plant show/sale, sorting thru outside toys & deciding what will be replaced & what just won't, planning flower & veggie gardens, getting the boat out of storage & other of the like-those are just off the top of my head.

I did get out & walked last night-seriously amazed @ how much damage a month 'off' does! I went 2 blocks that's it! @ a decent clip & was surprised to 'hear from my muscles' in my legs! the walk back was awesome.. after dark couldn't see my breath AHHHHH SPRING!!! I slept the best in ages (on a non-yoga night)!

a completely different topic: GUS. our 14 y/o boston. all of my years of bragging about 'playing w/the kids & their toys but getting to sleep all night' (the way I have jusified doing child care in our home w/o having our own children for 13 yrs) has come back to bite me (ha funny). Gus has developed a habit of needing to potty in the middle of the NIGHT! HELLO?? what the heck? & Tim is not friendly upon waking soooooo I get up & take him out -looking thru slits the whole time to make going back to sleep easier. I am finding myself mentally running thru the next day sometimes while waiting for him LOL other times I realize I have dozed off & he's barking to be let in :) thankfully everyone else in the neighborhod is still sleeping w/their windows shut so they don't get bothered by him. :)) he got an official clean bill of health from Dr. Judy yesterday so we are just dealing w/it.

so anyway... its taken 3 sittings to get this typed so I will quit rambling :) have a great sunshiny day :)

good for the soul/APPRECIATE

• peanut m&m's mixed in a bowl w/reece's pieces of the same color scheme -peanutty goodness no matter what you get
• sunshine -no matter the temp outside
• completed paperwork! *sigh* (now on to the next packet)
• vet clinic pick up :) Gus went in for ultrasounding today on his abdomen & the office manager stopped to pick him up. how sweet!
• sitting back & watching the kids hit milestones-playing cooperatively, washing instead of rinsing their hands, putting their dishes in the d/w in a position to get clean, curling up under a blanket when they want to instead of fussing it out
• a clean house-even if it was a crisis clean b/c I forgot we had a visitor coming last night & had to sweep thru in an hour doing extra jobs-cleaning the litter box as the attic access is over it, vaccuming around the litter box, making the bed, putting clean laundry away, you know, the stuff that usually isn't done regularly LOL
• knowing that spring is only a month away!!!!
• Good Friends
• C.O.L.D. water to drink
• taxes filed (last mention lol)
• oatmeal for breakfast
• online friends!

ok.. so I didn't think I had anything to say today.. silly me. should have known better.

back @ it

I am back to work- even tho I had Friday off I wasn't quite ready for Monday. it was a nice weekend including: tax prep+filing(we got good news), time out w/friends(such a good time!!), a few photos snapped(until the battery died), lots of lounging around(whohoooo!!)!!

the temps are holding steady @ COLD so we won't get a walk in today as I had hoped. but we will deal. then school is back in session as normal tomorrow! I think I have some paperwork to catch up on today, along w/finishing up my QRS application then I get to start planning the SPRING CROP for Osceola!!

I just realize have nothing to write about LOL posting some pix to take up space LOL

ugh.

so yesterday I got worse as the day went on.. started out w/some nausea & then the chills set in as warning signs of a low grade fever (99.5) ... by noon it was up to 100.5 & I was getting sore, achy yucky thru the back & joints.. but I had made it thru the rough part of the day managing to be productive even! I got my registration renewal forms & copies done, & worked my way thru the copies I needed for my QRS application. :) not to mention keeping up w/the kids & facebook LOL by closing time I was REALLY cold & achy so over supper (chicken noodle soup from a can) I decided I was closing for today. the text went out (wow I had no idea how easy texting was!! looooooooove it lol) & I got into some comfies & we caught up on our DVR'd shows & then crashed early.

today I slept in :) then bummed around online. this afternoon I have worked on tax prep YUCK while I watched Greys, Private Practice & 2 weeks of The Medium online. so far my temp is sticking to 100.7 but not nauseated & less sore & achy YAY. I have even managed to sort & Start laundry!! I could definately get used to sleeping in, lounging around & doing a few hours worth of work in the afternoon :D hehe

I really need to get on w/the tax prep YUCK.

APPRECIATE: I appreciate that I am feeling better even tho I still have a fever. I appreciate that none of my cc parents were upset about me closing for the day. I appreciate that Tim has taken time the past 2 days to check on me thru out the day.

ACCOUNTABILITY: yesterday I got 20oz of water during tv time as I was so afraid of throwing it up that I didn't drink or eat anything all day! I only ate string cheese & ice cream during the work day then chicken noodle soup & 1/2 a cuban sandwich for supper. I am afraid my body stored everything that went in since there was so little offered it :( today I am definately working more water!

better a late entry than never eh?

this weekend looks to be pretty quiet YAY! just getting these taxes DONE & out the door!! whohooooooo

old man winter

please please please go AWAY! we are tired of being cold, bundling up to go outside, the nasty coughs & sneezes & itchy dry skin we have from you. (was that nice enough b/c I can get nasty if I need to)

last night's yoga was FABULOUS!! I would still be feeling refreshed from it probably if I hadn't hit snooze too many times & having to run around a bit to be ready when the first family showed up. EEKKK I hate hurrying to be ready first thing out of bed!

ACCOUNTABILITY: yesterday's yoga was my work out, & I managed 60oz of water & 32oz of hot tea again :)

APPRECIATE: I appreciate the fact that we have enough vehicles to get to yoga w/the van in the shop-some people do not. I appreciate that I could open the fridge & pull out the fixin's for supper. I appreciate that the sun shined/shone yesterday & am hopeful it will today too :)

Work: I am pulling together copies of documents to renew my child care home registration. happy to report I have more than enough training hours :) AND that everything I needed was in 1 of 2 close locations!! Now this morning w/o any infants I am planning to make copies of training certificates for my QRS application! I think I even have enough points to make a 4 this time! WOWIE ZOWIE!

lets get kickin'

its a good day

or so I am trying to convince myself. I feel the day stacked against me so moving very slowly as there are some bright spots...

*I am down 2 children
* that makes it easier to deal w/the headache that is trying to beat me down
*I am incredibly addicted to facebook! never thought I would be. not sure how I feel about that
*I am going to try to do some more tax prep when I get a spot cleared on my desk
*YOGA TONIGHT!! yehaw!!!
*so happy its Wednesday -I really hate wishing weeks over but this one is killing me

ok enough randomness!

accountability: 96 oz of water yesterday but no exercise

appreciate: I appreciate the parents that called in today -key word is CALLED in instead of figuring I'll 'figure it out when they don't show up' THANK YOU! I appreciate the days w/o headaches now that I have one again. I appreciate the warm temp this morning knowing its going to dip back into the FRIGID IOWA WINTER temps tonight YUCK!!

Tuesday-

already fully caffinated :) drinking the rest of the mcDonald's iced coffee I treated myself to w/a bribe of working on itemizing receipts for taxes LOL. I really need to get to making them myself!! there's a great recipe on the Sisterhood site so you know its diet friendly :)

Tax update: I have 10 months of receipts itemized & totaled :) utilities also done. time to recheck that check list for tonight's task.

APPRECIATE: I appreciate my sweet thoughtful (most of the time after all he is a man) husband that made the fantastic Valentine's weekend plans. I appreciate that he's much more romantic than I. (working on that) I appreciate caffeine-is that sane? LOL. I appreciate the above normal temps for February in Iowa :)

ACCOUNTABILITY: I totally ate crap yesterday but I ate it in moderation. is that ok? I got 60 oz in yesterday & over 80 on Sunday! Sunday's exercise was walking thru the Home & Garden show for 2 hrs. & yesterday's was just working like normal. I am hoping to get back on the FIT tonight! also back to the fried egg white 'sandwich' meals! I got to reading the REAL LIFE DIET book this past weekend & it explains so much more than I thought I 'knew' .. I just wish I had more free time to READ IT!!! (working on that!)

the to-do list today consists of laundry, bread baking, & child tending, not in that order of course ;)

MY TRUE CONFESSIONS:
(modeled after the sisterhood site -again)

1. I think I am back to addicted to caffeine
2. I have dishes soaking inthe sink upstairs -ew over night
3. I forgot to WI in on Saturday w/the excitement so I am not weighing in until Saturday LOL
4. The kids are already driving me crazy this morning.
5. I want another day off-needing to figure out a paid vacation plan of the child care provider!
6. I put off tax prep WAY too long this year!-need to figure out a do able plan to keep up on during the year.
7. Sometimes I wish I could just take the little kids.
8. I am trying to finish this list b4 breakfast
9. I could easily sit all day & play online! eek!!
10. I love facebook-catching up w/old friends & talking to people online that I can't/won't talk to in real life. How strange is that??

how about yours?

HE. DID. GOOD.

* King whirlpool fireplace room @ Stoney Creek Inn

* Reservation made @ cousin's wedding in December

* Sweetheart basket in room

* Dinner reservations made in December @ Torroco! but 'temporarily closed' w/o notice

* Dinner @ Bennigan's -another new place for us

* Had me Totally thrown off!

* Realization that its great to leave home but also great to return

GOOD FRIDAY MORNING!!

& a Friday the 13th to boot!! well, ok so its not a fabulous day as I have some out sick :( & it seems (from 2 different drs in 2 different offices that we are passing around that nasty virus of coughing, aching, stuffy head, fevers that they can't do anything for but OTC drugs)

& its not a fabulous day b/c we are expecting 2-7" of snow sometime in the next 24 hrs & Tim & I are to travel tomorrow.

BUT ITS FRIDAY & I CANNOT SAY ENOUGH GOOD ABOUT THAT FACT!!!!!! I am so ready to sleep in.. do some valentine celebrating, sleeping in & hopefully enjoying a hot tub time or 2 :D gimme gimme gimme some ME time. I am so bad!

I have decided that next week will be dedicated to tax prep (& its about darn time since the appt is that Saturday night @5 LOL) but making that executive decision has released me from the guilt that was killling me of not touching them but 2 nights this week.

today's to do list has alot of weekend prep on it so I won't bore you w/the details but thre's alot of little stuff to get done, some normal friday stuff & some not so normal. NONE of it exciting.

HOPING to have some fancy smancy photos to share on Monday. Have a great Valentine's weekend all!!! & to my fellow iowans please stay safe!!

True Confessions

totally swiped from The Sisterhood but oh such a great idea!! something to hopefully spice things up around here:

*I am a perpetual snacker-whether its good food or junk food I eat all the time & not always b/c I am hungry

*I hate the addiction/w/drawal from caffeine! but I love caffeine. I would like the effects w/o the 'need' for it.

*I wish I was better @ alot of things-self discipline, working out, photography, cleaning, being what Tim wants/needs

*I need to keep up to date on tax prep Jan-Dec instead of playing catch up every February right b4 the appt.

*I make a to do list every day but only get 1/2 way thru it

*Iam not above bribery or blackmail to get what I want ;) (Jo) Nothing illegal I promise! remember I work w/children all day

*I am hoping we get so much snow tonight that I get to shut down tomorrow HA but not holding my breath

*I love all my kids & I love them all together but I love an unexpected light day too-doesn't everyone?

*I feel guilty complaining about my job

*I need to get the QRS paperwork filled out but I am avoiding it for no good reason

*I love doing laundry

*I haven't read anymore in the new THE BEST LIFE DIET book even tho I have had it for weeks.

*I encourage independance in the kids even tho it feels like all parents at some point try to keep them dependant.

*I could make this list all day long LOL

ACCOUNTABILITY: yoga last night was the same as last week but less KILLER :) maybe the dreading made it not so bad???? & I got my 80oz OF WATER + 36 hot tea oz in YAY!

tonight is tax prep--yuck!

back on track

but oh so tired!!! I am Thursday-tired today.. not sure what it is about it but usually Thursdays are my tired tired tired days.. I cannot believe its only Wednesday! I don't think it helps that it has been SOOOOOOOOOO nice for almost a week & today its cold & grey out again YUCK!!!

ACCOUNTABILITY: last night Tim worked late so after I got supper done & simmering, I did 42 fit minutes & thought they may kill me LOL the yoga class tonight WILL. but its a good kill LOL I did get 60 oz of water after 32 of hot tea in yesterday & am ready to start on 40oz of water now after 32 of hot tea today.

after supper I itemized one month of receipts & showered & chilled on the couch. so lazy & tired!! at this rate I maybe doing tax prep on our vday getaway LOL

nothing fun to share today-facebook addiction is running rampants LOL

OH notice my new blinkie to the left? the sisterhood one.. adorable HELPFUL site!! come visit!!

Tuesday brings...

sunshine, warm temps & a BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!!!! whohooooooooo Tim is older than me again ;) (for a whole week we are the same age) 60 stinking degrees out there today! I REALLY LOOOOOOOOOOOVE THE SOUND OF THAT.. would love it even more if it was a permanent thing but alas.. it must come to an end & shock our bodies w/possible snow tomorrow night YIKES!!

last night was a lovely early shower & bumming around type of evening. I loved that too. for a Full Moon it wasn't too bad really :) tonight Gma/Gpa are taking us out for Pizza Hut buffet for our birthdays YAY!!! love them!! wow I am really feeling the love of all things today.. sorry so mushy LOL

I am getting used to NOT knowing what is going on this weekend.. no complaints! he has taken great pains to keep it a secret & I am not about to ruin it for him! I know the general we are leaving mid morning Saturday, to drop the truck off @ the shop -where we will swap it out w/the van on our way home on Sunday- then continue on our way (he says another 140 miles but I don't believe him @ this point w/all of the confusing hints he's dropped) to our desination of a hotel room w/possible hot tub & fancy smancy dinner that I have to dress up for *gulp* then maybe stopping @ the home & garden show on our way home. but again-I don't know if I should believe that either LOL

ACCOUNTABILITY: NADDA-NOTHING SUCKY lazy distracted BAD KIM hasn't worked out -unless you count house cleaning over the weekend- since sometime last week & my water intake has seriously fluctuated 40-60oz/day but I was down 2# on Saturday so I am below my yo yo YAY!!! hoping to keep it there!!!

APPRECIATE: I appreciate the amt of friends & family that blessed us on Saturday night!! I appreciate the time we were able to take to recover on Sunday. I appreciate that he's taken Valentine's under control this year.

today's to do list is made so OFF I GOOOOOOOOOOOO!

how are you doing on our accountability or one little word?? please share & link :)

feeling rich!

not monetarily for sure so no loan apps please but definately rich in love. LOOK @ all those people that turned out for Tim's party!! amazing!! Seriously heartwarming! I am so very thankful to all who took time out of their Saturday night to come help us celebrate for Tim. I know he's still telling me how good I did.. I struggled a bit Friday morning where to draw the line... I know I missed getting some locals invited & decided to skip his work friends all together... I am glad I went w/our families for sure as one option was to just do friends but our famiies were happy to participate (even tho I have no pics of them)

We really appreciated our boating friends, Shayne/Nicki, Lance/Val, Hupp & Nick coming! Rick & Carrie were a welcome sight! Adam, Corey & P sure surprised me, along w/Sarah! Brodie, Gary, John & Shanna fit right in. Along w/our moms, & 6 collective sibbling/spouses. & 8 minors belonging to various families.. it was a nice crowd I think...

the only thing I'd change is that I would invite family an hour b4 the friends as I feel they got skrewed out of attention!

Definately feeling rich today :D

IT WAS A SUCCESS!!

RANDOM GROUP SHOTS:

SOME WII BOXING:

YELLOW BELLY BULL HEAD SHOTS:

NEAR THE END RANDOMS:

AT THE CLOSE:

MOST IMPORTANLY HE HAD NO IDEA :D

just call me crazy :)

but I decided last night in the shower to throw together a surprise birthday party for Tim TOMORROW NIGHT! his birthday is Tuesday, he'll be 35 & we've never done anything for him that wasn't lumped in w/mine + vday SOOOOOOOOOOOO very last minute but as long as I release the demon that is perfectionism I should be able to pull it off :) WAAAAAAAAAAAAAY EXCITED!!!

today will be a mix of work, enjoying the sunshine outside, thinking about hitting the grocery store since I'll be able to fit my littles in the van, and finalizing plans for tomorrow night.. I can mill around & clean house tonight w/o being obvious as all that needs done is the vac run quickly, bathroom & kitchen picked up, wiped down & mopped... NO PROBLEM :) I am feeling a mass text message & email to go out soon! :) will the tiki oil that was left in the torches all winter need replaced or do I have a chance that they'll light? I'd like to have someplace nice for the smokers to go instead of off our front steps! lol

ACCOUNTABILITY: I got my 80oz of plain water in + 32 oz of lemon hot tea yesterday morning & 30 fit minutes. I am wearing my pedometer for the 3rd in a row. the first day I had 5224 b4 yoga class, yesterday I wore it thru my fit time & ended teh day w/7950.. getting there slowly! but getting their anyway.

APPRECIATE: I appreciate that I have a light friday to plan this party. I appreciate that the list of people that like Tim is long-what a great feeling. I appreciate the warm weather predicted for today & tomorrow!!!

omg I am so STINKING excited!!! off I go!!!!!!!!!

OUCH!

Yoga kicked my BUTT last night! I was a bowl of jello when I got home. I jumped straight in the shower instead of cleaning the kitchen like usual then I crashed in my chair watching some DVR'd shows w/Tim & I am so sore thru my shoulders, neck & back today.

I cannot wait to get my tax prep done so I can get back to scrapping & having photos to share! I forget how much I love to scrap until I CAN'T! I miss the moving around of things, I don't call it creativity b/c I admit I have none! its all lifted/copied from someone else & when I do I give credit where its due! right now on my desk are ice storm photos from 12/07 I think I am about 1/2 way thru them & am releasing myself from the 'have to scrap them all' responsibility! if something doesn't fit it goes in a pile for the end of the year/month page if I need to do one. :) such a freeing feeling!

ACCOUNTABILITY: I got my 80oz in + the serious Yoga class last night. whew.

FOOD: for breakfast today I made an amazing egg skillet thingy YUMMMMMMMM leftover ground beef (fried w/seasoning salt), leftover ham from our scalloped potatoes & ham last week (frozen between uses), a dozen eggs, 1/2 log of velveeta (generic version) & some shredded mozerella on top... OMG full of protein & oh so yummy. I ate pico de gallo 2x yesterday-I think its a nice healthy serving of veggies each time. my snacks for 2 weeks have been sliced turkey wrapped around a string cheese stick. protein! breakfasts have been hit & miss but mostly trying to get some of what teh protien is that the kids eat & a dab of carbs (toast, pancake, oatmeal, banana bread) it was my birthday on Tuesday so I had more than my share of cake but I tried to keep my pieces small to permit myself more servings thru the 24 hour span. I sent the last 2 pieces home w/Bethany yesterday to prevent myself from eating them for breakfast today LOL

today's list just consists of tax prep & take care of the kiddos :)

wooops!!!

sorry about missing yesterday .. everytime I logged on I had a list of thank yous to send for birthday wishes.. FUN DAY!!! so turning 34 wasn't so bad but boy was I dreading it!!! ever since 30 I just really dread them! yuck. & tim thinks its HILLARIOUS to pester me about them LOL on Monday I got a text that read "last day (till 34)" & "9hrs & 40 minutes left" gaaaa thanks dude! decided to point out new wrinkles & new sagging yesterday NICE!!!

Last night was darts & it was our last night so we had ribeyes, salad, baked potatoes & everyone brought appetizers (cheese ballYUM, crackers, etc) & we took a cake (of course LOL)

ACCOUNTABILITY: I did get my 80oz in yesterday & 100 on Monday! YAYAYAYAYAY!!! no fit yet this week but yoga tonight!! & back on the eating better stuff as I totally fell off the wagon yesterday making a chocolate cake + homememade whipped topping for the kids + all that supper last night.. even tho I kept my pieces to a minimum & didn't finish my steak or potatoe I totally over did it on the cheese ball & crackers LOL weakness! today I've had a small pancake w/a tiny bit of whipped cream on top, a cup of hot tea & working on my water already.

I have banana bread in the oven & breakfast is cleaned up. d/w is running & the laundry from washer is in the dryer! trying to outrun a headache I think.

APPRECIATE: I definately appreciate my online friends & their thoughtfulness yesterday. I appreciate the eagles group last night wishing me a happy birthday. I appreciate that I have the ability to make the decision that next year I may take the day after off :)

BIG SHOUT OUT ROBS for the new header birthday gift!!! how gorgeous is it?! I LOVE LOVE LOVE IT!!! :) thanks again girlie!!

OOPS I forgot..

to be ACCOUNTABLE this morning!! I did get 35 fit minutes Yesterday + the great walk (15 blocks?) on Saturday. plus I got 60 oz in Friday & 80 on both Sat & Sundays!

What a Beautiful February Morning!

it is GORGEOUS out there.. well.. looking out there it sure is pretty.. probably not as warm as it looks but it LOOKS gorgeous! :)

Friday night we spent out w/Lance, Val, Shayne, & Nicki celebrating Lance's 29th bday. we all paid way too much for a not so great buffet but the company couldn't have been better & I was totally kicking myself for leaving the camera @ home!! GOOD TIMES!!!

Saturday was AMAZING! I WALKED CLEAR UP TOWN! first thing in the morning, on my own, just got dressed, gathered errand things + water bottle & hoofed it! very proud of myself. that's a pretty good trek for this early in the year. by August its nothing but February.. I do believe its a first for me! hopefully a habit! I'd love to start my Saturdays w/a walk like that! :) the shined/shone ALL DAY!!!!!! it was gorgeous! I am definately feeling my vitamin D defency getting a bit healthier w/the sun reappearing! YAY!!

Yesterday was not so energetic but was Awesome to just hang out in the house. come to think of it I don't think I left the house ONCE all day! wow.loved.it.

Major movie watching this weekend:
*Fireproof-awesome message - got me thinking of the person I want to be vs. teh person I am
*Stepbrothers-eh- totally slapstick w/a few chuckles thrown in
*A Man Apart-Good movie!
*Surfer, Dude-eh-what is it w/all the pot smoking movies as of late?? I am over them!!
*Vacancy 2-movies should NOT go backward in a series.
*Kate & Leopold-broken disk
*Blood Diamond-too thick accents for us this weekend.

I made some pica de gallo & jalapeno bread to much on yesterday YUMMMM using som eof that pica de gallo in some guacamole tonight I think.

I also got a new book -thanks Jo- to hopefully change my lifestyle (eating & exercising anyway).

tax prep was avoided like the plague LOL my bad but I will call today & get an appointment made so that I have a deadline!

ok.. off to catch up on laundry & make that phone call!
Have a GREAT groundhog Day!