Rainy day

I need to get better about putting pictures in here I would like to know how to do the collage things. Those would be great (dion if you are reading this tutorial would be GREAT). :)

Today we had a lazy lazy day. Not even the stay in your jammies and sweats and do housework kind of a day, but a really lazy day. The boys played together pretty well all day and I got a lot of reading done that i've been wanting to do. I also played trains and "make mountains out of blankets" with them. But really we just snuggled a lot and watched some cartoons along the day too. It was great! There is something to be said in rejuvinating and taking time to do nothing but be with your family and just enjoy the peace of the day. It truly was a wonderfully blessed day. So I will thank Irene for my lazy day. I happened to think it was freezing today haha It was 55/60*, but thats cold compared to what I am used to.

Back to the grind tomorrow. I'm attempting 4 miles i think if its not raining and overly flooded outside. We will see. I pray everyone is safe tonight and that you have a wonderfully blessed week!!

Juice

My concoctions so far...

carrots, apple, cucumber, DELICIOUS
Honeydew, cantalope, pineapple, strawberries DELICOUS
Swiss Chard, cucumber, cauliflower, apple, celery....too much celery, but it was also very good

I think everyone needs a juicer. :)

also a fun fact for the day...when you tell someone that you are "juicing" that means you are on steroids. Thanks Widmar for that little piece of advice. :)

Juicer

I just bought a juicer. I am SUPER excited to use it. I want to go buy tons of fruits and veggies right now. It's 9:30pm and the boys didnt nap today and have been in bed since 7. I'm not thinking I'm going tonight, but stay tuned I'm sure i'll have some good and bad juice stories. Anyone have a juicer? Good recipes? Please share!! :)

kids

So yesterday we went to McDonalds (healthy I know) But the play group we are apart of here met up there and we went. The boys were great sat and ate all their food and played. UNTIL we had to leave. Joshua was ready to go, Jacob...not so much. I had to climb into the playplace and drag him...yes you read that right, DRAG him out of the playhouse. Then carry him kicking and screaming through the mcdonalds (because its unsafe to put a door in the playplace). Needless to say I was feeling as though I had failed as a parent at that moment. I was dreading that evening because we had a "kid friendly" FRG meeting that we had to go to. The boys napped for 45 min and I was SURE it was going to be a nightmare. But off we went packed with magnadoodles and popcorn. The boys were PERFECT. I don't have perfect kids, and i am far from a perfect parent, but for those 2 hours they really were perfect. In their stroller the whole time with no crying, no fussing, no trying to get out. People around were amazed at their ability to behave. I wanted to tell them that not 6 hours ago it did not look this pleasant. I was so proud of them as we were walking out of there. Mainly because kids were running everywhere, which was perfectly fine, but mine sat and chatted with me and whoever else managed to land at our little table. It was great. I got them home and in bed and I was at a loss for words at how our day went. I was mortified when we left mcdonalds yet beeming when I left the FRG meeting.
I am reminded today of how much God loves us even when He has to drag us kcking and screaming through things when we dont want to do and how proud of us He must be when we give him the glory and act in obedience to Him. How great it is to be a parent and get to beam with joy for our children, it far outweighs the negative times.
Today and everyday when maybe the kids arent acting just how YOU think they should act. Look for the good. Praise the good. And LOVE like He loves us when we are kicking and screaming.

7 on the 7th...Free time

I am a little late for 7 on the 7th, but the day I tried to sit down and type this Blogger was not working correctly. So each month my friend Amanda started the 7 on the 7th. There's one topic and we all blog about it. (if you are interested in doing this leave a comment and I will have you added to the list).

This months topic is what we do in our free time...which is funny because general consensus is we dont have much free time

1.) read. I love reading and I wish I had more time to do it. My book list is very long right now and I'd like to get caught up, but when I go to bed at night I'm just too tired. I love all kinds of books. Right now I am reading Decision Points by George Bush and next is the Jaycee Dugard story or the help...not sure which one is next yet. :)

2.) Working out. I love to go to the gym. I think running long distances is boring, but if i can hop on a treadmill or an elliptical and lift weights and lately I have been into CrossFit workouts (they are faster and give me more free time to shower peacefully before picking up the boys). :) This is a huge stress relief for me, I would spend ore time at the gym if I had the opportunity, but I take what I can get these days.

3.) Cooking. I dont ALWAYS love to cook sometimes I just throw something quick together so that we can eat, but I do love to try new recipes especially when Widmar is home.

4.) Surf the web. I do this a lot, whether it be facebook, email, pinterest, new recipes, etc. At night I often find myself doing this after the boys are in bed.

5.) Triathlons. I think they are fun even though I am not very good at them. But it's finding the time to train enough for them that holds me back right now. I think when Widmar comes back next year we will train for them.

6.) watch movies at the theater and on netflix. My movie theater days are few and far between, but i love to watch new movies. We have netflix so I usually add movies to my list so I can watch it as soon as i comes out.

7.) crafts. mainly diaper cakes and scrapbooks. I love to make diaper cakes. I have made a few for my good friends and I love it. its really my only creative outlet these days. :)