Putting on my big girl panties and getting back on the wagon
A month Two months ago I decided that I needed a break from dieting/healthy eating. Not a full-on, Imma-eat-everything-that-I-see kinda thing but I just needed . . . a break. I needed to not log every single bite of food I ate in my food journal. I needed to be able to eat with a little [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 2 so far )Then the whole world shifted
<a border=”0″ href=”http://thereddressclub.blogspot.com” target=”_blank”><img src=”http://i873.photobucket.com/albums/ab294/eclay03/redwritinghood.jpg” /></a> This week, I decided to participate in The Red Dress Club’s prompt. The rules are simple: start your piece with “I could have never imagined” and end it with “Then the whole world shifted”. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I could have never imagined what my life as a mom would be like. [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 12 so far )Well, this is a first
Yesterday, for the first time in well, forever really, I used the last of a bottle of lotion. I really don’t know what my problem is, but I’ve never been able to use a bottle of lotion all the way to the end. I always have several bottles of lotion half-way used but either I [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 7 so far )Back to school
Remember when I said that Greg was going back to school part-time to finish his degree? Well, after much thought & planning & discussion, he (we) decided to take the plunge & go back full-time! He ended up transferring to a different school than where he was last semester because the new school took all of [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 6 so far )This all feels so damn familiar
Yesterday I took Adrianna to the pediatrician’s office for her 15-month check up. She hadn’t been sleeping well but I thought she was cutting teeth & having lots of sinus drainage causing her to cough and wake herself up. It has been a rough week, but I was hoping that once her molars broke through, life [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 8 so far )Weight loss Thursday
Last week I didn’t post my week’s weight-loss for a couple of reasons. 1. I’ve been busy. I’m not trying to make any excuses for myself because the entire point of me posting every week was to keep myself accountable & on track. But, since Greg won’t let me quit my job to blog full-time, [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 10 so far )Did I ever tell you the story about when Brock put a hit out on his pediatrician’s nurse?
No? Okay. Then pull up a chair and I will fill you in. Wednesday we took both of the kids to the pediatrician for Brock’s 3-year and Adrianna’s 1-year check up. Brock loves to play “doctor” and we are forever getting examined with his Fischer Price stethoscope and blood pressure cuff. I used that to [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 9 so far )Brock’s 3rd birthday party (picture overload)
We had Brock’s 3rd birthday party at Mom & Dad’s house where we had BBQ, cake & ice cream & presents! Brock was surrounded by friends and family and he had a fantastic time. Here are some of the pictures from the festivities. Enjoy! He got a t-ball set complete with a bat from Nan [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 4 so far )Tres
Dear Brock, Yesterday you turned 3. My first child who came screeching into this world nearly three weeks early is no longer a baby. You are, in fact, a big boy. A big boy who can count to twenty. A big boy who can proudly tell you all of the letter of the alphabet & is reading [...]
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