Blah, blah, blah

That is how I feel this morning. Blah, blah, blah. I have the queasy tummy blah's. Tossed my coffee in favor of water. I really should drink more water than I do. I ate a blueberry muffin, too. Hoping that this goes away.

Tony starts his vacation tomorrow. We have no specific plans.....just going to enjoy "family" time. His last vacation was all "honey-do" stuff. This time is all about having fun with the boys. He won't be able to get any more serious time of until we move later in the year so we are going to enjoy this now.

So what shall we do? We want to take the boys to the zoo. Keeping my eye on the weather. DC humid summer days are no fun for the little ones. Rainy days would not be good, either. Hoping to go on a weekday but know that with school out now any day is likely to be busy. We also want to go to the local nature preserve. We have taken David several times when he was little but now he can get into it a bit more. Other ideas include grilling, finger painting, going to the pool, and going to see the new house my little sister & her hubby are closing on today.

Yay for vacation time!!!!!

Skebbies, sleep, and Daddy

Well, it was a simple Father's Day....but a good one. David & I made a chocolate cake with cream cheese frosting. Sooooo yummy but, alas, most of it will go to work with Tony so I don't turn into a hippo. David had a blast "helping". I pre-measured the ingredients into bowls and he got to dump everything into the mixing bowl.

Dinner was a standard fave around here...... "Skebbies"!!!!! (That is "spaghetti" for those of you not into the toddler lingo.) Both Tony & David claim it is their fave and it is super easy for me - especially when the sauce was made a week ago and all I have to do is thaw & heat!

Last event for the day.......*drum roll*.......... both boys slept in the same room last night!! I cheated a bit by waiting until both boys were asleep before I moved Joshua in there. However, David slept through the 12:30am feeding and both boys woke up at 6 cooing at each other. Too cute.

Happy Monday, ya'll!!!!!!!

Sick Days

They are inevitable. Sick days just happen. With David I was tired but healthy until he almost 6 months old and then I got hit with a whopper. He got sick just as I got better and, WOW, did he get it hard. Luckily we were in a hotel down in VA Beach for a friend's wedding. I say luckily b/c David had projectile vomit and left several lovely stains on the hotel rug. Glad is was not our carpet!!!!!

Well here we are approaching Joshua's 6 month milestone and I am once again sick. I am hoping that the boys don't get it. One sick baby was miserable enough.....two would be a real blast. I know it will happen someday. I am just hoping to delay it. You know, until they are off at college!

I am off to curl up on the sofa again. Tony is closing tonight, again. He is off tomorrow, though. Maybe I will just order pizza tonight. That way I don't have to cook.

We have become plant people

Neither of us had a real "green thumb" before we met & got married. We have only had one houseplant that has survived any length of time and that is the lucky bamboo we received the day David was born. Well, we are changing that record. Tony has been bringing home plants a few at a time and we even got some "starters" from my mother. With all the rain I haven't had to do anything to them....... and they are thriving! Now if we can only have this luck with a garden next year.

Here is a slide show of our little oasis:

Sunshine & Full Tummies

Beautiful weather here yesterday allowed us to take the boys to the pool while Tony was off. David had fun pouring water on our heads with his bucket & splashing himself. Joshua had fun sitting on my lap & kicking in the water. One of these days I need to bring a camera with me & get some shots.

We stocked up the fridge, freezer, and pantry recently and it feels good to open any of the above & look at the bounty. We aren't rich.....but we are living like kings these days (thanks in huge part to coupon clippin & monitoring sales). Tony & I have decided that it is because we actually COOK. We are not pre-packaged types. We may not be gourmet about it.......but we have fun. This is another reason why we want our own home. A yard would allow us to garden. Then we could have our own produce & even can the extras!

That's right, folks......we is gonna be farmers!

Water baby

Took the David man to the pool today while Nana stayed inside with Joshua. It was good to get some one-on-one time with my little man again. He was so tired after, though, that he practically fell asleep in his lunch. Can't wait to take the whole family.

So today my first bit of gratitude is having quality time with my toddler. Very important. Oh, and he said "Love you, mommy" for the first time after our little trip. That is my second bit of gratitude today.

Ahhhh, Friday

These used to be my margarita nights. Now they are my praying for early bedtime nights. How life has changed! I know that a day will come again where my kids will be much more self-sufficient (*sniff-sniff*) and I can have my Friday rendevous with Mr Cuervo. Until then I am happy with my cold glass of iced tea with lime and a quiet house.

That's right folks...... it is 8pm and all the little munchkins are asleep!!!! Tony is on his way home, the kitchen is clean, the living room is picked up, and a load of big-baby-gear laundry is running. I feel like a million bucks at the moment..... even without that margarita.

Bit o' gratitude:
1. I am grateful that David happily ate dinner tonight. I made smokey sausage & rice with LOADS of diced veggies & beans. All he noticed were the hunks of sausage & beans....two current faves. He never even noticed how many veggies he was eating with each heaping spoonful.
2. I am grateful for good sales this week. My fridge is STOCKED and my freezer is out of room. Yummy bonus: Pork shoulder was on sale $0.99/lb. The sale was not in the weekly ad but there it was. Carolina BBQ on Sunday, ya'll!!!!! (Tony says I have become quite the "housewife".....total compliment in my book!)

Happy Wednesday

Had a long day of just me & the boys & then Tony called to say he would be staying at work an extra 4 hours. Deep breaths. I was planning on dinner & bedtime by myself anyways..... this will mean he can have a short day tomorrow or Friday. See that, I saw the positive!!!!

David's new fave game is to sit on Joshua or offer him stuff to eat. Stuff like a watering pot, a goldfish cracker, a foot....... such a generous big brother!!!! Joshua seems to think it is all hilarious. I am the only one who seems to think there is something wrong with this form of sharing.

Now for my bit of gratitude:

I am grateful that the apartment people repaired the leak in the AC before it flooded our living room.

I am grateful that my mother offered to buy me some new clothes for my new mom body. Not a whole new wardrobe or anything..... but some comfy things that will fit me now & make me feel better about myself.

Change is a good thing

Sorry so long since my last post. Teething, fussiness, and other "woes" have kept me preoccupied. So after much soul searching (and some darn good advice) I am going to make a real effort to live with an "attitude of gratitude" in all areas of my life. Tony & I have come across some rough patches lately, my two boys make me want to pull out my hair some days, life keeps trying to knock me down, and I feel like I am in danger of getting bogged down by it all.

So here is a new start......





Two things I am grateful for today are:
1. Having a peaceful dinner (just me & the boys) during a huge thunder storm. David & I were pretending we were Mr Brown (from Dr Suess' Mr Brown Can Moo, Can you?) and everytime we heard thunder his eyes lit up & he went "BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!" instead of getting scared or fussy. Joshua just laughed at us.
2. Tony made me lunch when Joshua was having a fussy period this afternoon. He even took the time to ask me how I make my tuna fish instead of just making it how he likes it.