~ Refresher Course ~

Totally stole this idea from Janay's blog...but it was so funny that I couldn't resist posting it here for those of you that don't know Janay.



To all my friends, family and loved ones that have recently, or soon will be....new parents.

Just FYI!

~ Recommitting ~

I don't know if that's how your spell that word....but you know what I mean.

This time last year was when the Real Life section of our paper came out with the running program that got me started. Once again they've started it, with a new 10k section. Yippee for me. Here's the link to all the great info and advice they are giving.

8 Weeks to your First 5k

My goal is to do the 10k....but not yet. Have to finish tax season first, it's way too crazy and busy and I'm so exhausted....another couple weeks and I'll be ready to committ again.

As for the interesting comment that has caused a lot of stir among my friends and loved ones....thanks for support. I'm moving on....really....I hardly ever think about it anymore....for more than an hour...moving on.

Easter Break.....am I excited, not really. I'm busy with piles of paperwork, and having my children home for 10 days is not at the top of my 'that's sounds like a great time' list. But I'm going to try and make it fun. Home days...fun days....we'll try to mix it up.

The Easter Bunny is coming to our house on Saturday this year...why does he come on Sunday's....doesn't he know that's a terrible time to try and do a hunt before getting ready for church. The Easter Bunny has wised up this year and will be smuggling candy and gifts into our house a day early. I'm appreciative that the Easter Bunny figured this out...after 10 7/8 years of having children in our house.....silly Easter Bunny.

~ Blog Comments ~

It's always fun and interesting to get comments on your blog. Though I blog for the therapy of it, and keeping those that know me informed of my generally boring life...boring to them, crazy busy to me...not for the comments.

However, it is interesting when you receive slightly negative, reviews. See comments from the last couples posts.

Funny....thought it was MY blog, where I post anything I want, and if someone doesn't agree....don't stop by, I didn't ask you to.

Just a thought..... any comments?!! = ) LOL

P.S. My husband adores me, anyone that really knows me.....would know my personality, and anyone that really knows my husband....knows that he's over the moon for me, I told him he was ; )

~ Sleep, I need some ~

I need some sleep, solid sleep, solid 8 hours of sleep. Sleep that doesn't involved;

"Mom, mom....I have to go to the bathroom." So go already...don't wake me up.

"Mom, my bed is wet, and my legs are sticking...."

"Mom, I said a prayer that my bad dream would go away, and it didn't"

"Mom, can I have apple juice" Roll over and look at the clock, 3 AM....NO.

"Mom, I just had the badest dream I've ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, had."

"Ma, ma.......mamamama...." Jack can't find his bottle or soother.

I'm drugging this entire family, we're all sleeping through the night tonight.

~ I'm melting....melting ~

You're supposed to read that title of this post and think of how the Wicked Witch of the West said it in the Wizard of Oz. I'm melting....melting. That's how I feel. Melting in a sea of paperwork. Will it ever end? It has to. I'm headed to Regina on April 24th. And then quickly after that to Women's Conference on the 29th. So this all has to be done pronto. As I've said before, there are times that I could walk away from my job.....but then I couldn't go to Women's Conference, because this job is what is paying for my trip.

So anyway.....

1. Why is it that men can lose weight in four seconds and women take four years. Mr. C has lost a bunch of weight lately....(yes buddy, I'm talking about you on my blog). He's K's husband. He just decides that he wants to take some off...and two weeks later he's lost like a bazillion pounds. That's so unfair I can't explain it. I mean, congratulations to you Mr. C....blah, blah, blah. I have to run my a** off, literally....to loose anything, and eat nothing but spinach and and maybe lose 2-3 pounds per month. Unbelievable.

2. Sang in church today. Was asked three days ago to put a numer together for Ward Conference. I'm not a wonderful singer, but I can hold a strong alto note. So I get asked a bit to be in musical numbers. This one was especially difficult. It only changed keys 47 times.....well 6. I was literally shaking I was so nervous. You know you're nervous when not only your hands...but your legs are shaking. I wore my glasses rather than contacts, because last time I sang in church one of my contact went blurry and I couldn't see my music....panic city. So thinking I was so brilliant, glasses it was. Then the problem was that it was like I had bi-focals on. I couldn't have the music up high enough and when I looked down at it, I was looking under my glasses.....OMGosh, I can't win.

3. Does your husband adore you....? I have a friend who's husband adores her. You can tell when he looks at her. It's so sweet.....blah, gag. No, it really is. So it got my friends and I talking. Do our husbands adore us. Not just love, appreciate, want to paw all the time, but adores us? I'll get back to you on that one.

4. Spring clothes, I need some. Any spring clothes I bought last year are now too big. Hurray, and not. I've lost 20 pounds since this time last year, but I also now have to get all new stuff. Hurray I'm smaller and get new stuff.....not, because it costs and it generally frusterating to do that. I've often thought I'd like to have my own designer. I know what I like and what I can wear. There's plenty of stuff out there that I like, but it does not always fit or look good on that mommy of 4 that still would like to take off another 10 pounds. Who's hips were pushed apart and stayed that way with each baby....who holds weight in her legs, but not in her waist. Who doesn't like capped sleeves. Anyone opening a hip mommy store that caters to real sizes, real mom's and really cute?

5. Attended a surprise baby shower for Miss D this week. So fun, mostly because she hated it and wanted to leave the whole time. Not one for surprises, or crowds or all the people sitting and staring at her. Which, of course, made it all the more amusing for me. 3 more weeks....you can do it.

6. Big milestone today. J stayed in nursery all by himself the whole time....no crying. Hallaleha.... (how do you spell that? and read it like the MTC are singing it). I'm still feeling a little lost after being released from Primary, even more so now that I'm childless for 2 hours. Might have to actually attend RS and contribute to the lesson....ahahahahha.

7. Did I mention yummy man night? Miss A suggested that we have a weekly girls night...me and my three pals. Each week we choose a movie that has a yummy male in it. Just too look at, no touching involved. I hosted the first, we watched No Reservations. He had his shirt on the whole time, so disappointing. We've missed a couple weeks with different things going on. Who's turn it is this week? Any suggestions from the blogasphere on a yummy movie to view?

8. Spring...Winter....Spring...Winter. What is it already. Last Monday I sat on K's driveway with my friends watching our kids run around in the sun. I came home to see that the UV rays had been enough that I had extra freckles. Today it snowed and had to wear our winter coats. MAKE UP YOUR MIND. I'm not sure who that demand goes to....Mother Nature I guess. It's time for spring. I'm tired of this. My girls and I have big plans for the summer....let summer get here already.

9. I've discovered that Green Tea pill helps me get past the symptoms of a migraine that I am regularily bothered with. The general off centreness (that's a medical term of course). I have to be careful with those Green Tea pills. I can only take one, but not with my mult-vitamin that also has some GT in it. Because, quite frankly, I get buzzed by it. I had taken two GT pills one morning and was talking to K. She finally asked what was wrong with me, I was talking a mile a minute....which for me is like 10 miles a minute because I naturally talk a lot and fast. To be honest, I was high. So only 1 pill at a time from now on.

10. I'm trying to think of one more point, but I hear screaming and bawling from upstairs. Probably should go see what's happening...and get showers and bedtime started. Why is it always up to me to get that started. Like as if he doesn't know what happens every night. I'm going up there to give him a look....maybe he'll think I adore him : )

~ Crazy Fun ~

We had a crazy fun weekend. Started Friday when the kids had a day off. We met A and her kids at the zoo...and bonus, another friend happened to walk by and she spent the afternoon with us as well. Funny that we go to the zoo....where the animals are....animals we don't see every day....but what do the kids really want to do? Run free and play at the park. Whatever, it's vitamin D either way.


Brian met us at the zoo and took T to the hockey game. I headed home with the other three and we got a quick dinner and played one game of Uno. Not sure why only one, but that's what happened. Then they settled in for a movie.

Next day....Brian had heard during the week that the Roughnecks game was free on saturday night. So we got tickets for that along with K's family. So fun. The kids were rockin' it up in their seats and screaming and cheering the whole time. The fun thing about Lacrosse as opposed to a hockey game, they score a lot. So there is a lot of yelling and carrying on. We had originally thought we'd leave J with my parents, but ended up taking him. He had a great time...clapping and yelling. Mostly looking at us wondering if we'd finally lost our marbles. But it was a super fun time. Home late though, was the only draw back.

With a late game and day light saving time....it was really late.

So sunday morning I'm up getting ready. It's getting later and later and no one is starting to stir. In fact, every one of them is sound asleep and snoring still. So I left them all. : ) Had a lovely quiet time at church by myself. Was able to attend all my classes and hear the entire thing. That hasn't happened in YEARS.

Got home to find out that they had all slept late. They needed sleep. Brian and S have colds. O is getting it and T & O were just grumpy. They had a great home day.

So it's Monday and S is home sick with the same cold, O was up in the night coughing and hacking. J doesn't have it yet, but it's just a matter of time. I'm overloaded with work to catch up on...but the end may be in sight.

Women's Conference with my pals can't get here soon enough.

S had a skating activity with her class...check out the pictures, with one of her in the middle.

~ Feelin' the Pressure ~

So I'm in the heart of tax season and the pressure is building. So much to do, so little time....and laundry to do besides. I'll get it all done...but my family may not be treated well.

Last night at dinner.

T: Mom can I have 45 cookies for dessert? ( he didn't ask that, but I don't remember exactly what he was asking me for)

Mom: shake my head no.

T: What?

S: She shook her head.

O: She's a sugar head?

S: No Ow, I said SHE SHOOK HER HEAD.

O: Oh...giggle.

Crazy kids.

1. Is there an age range for 'Diva' behavior? Unfortunately for my children, I have given them some of my issues in life. One is how they look. I'm a little specific about how their clothes fit, and how short their jeans are before it's time for new ones. This has bitten me in the butt at times. Like this morning. The laundry is not quite done...or at least the jeans were still in the dryer. So "Miss Thing" was having a tantrum about the jeans she has left in her drawer. Four pairs of jeans in there....like how many do you need to choose from? So we pick up two to find that one really is way to small, and another is a pair of jean capri's. Well those won't do. The next pair I knew I had bought her this year, so those should still be fine. So I tell her to get dressed. She yelling as I leave to keep making lunches "They're going to be too short...they don't touch" That is what she has heard me say. If they don't touch the tops of their shoes, then they're too small and need to be put away/given away. She comes out to prove her point, and yes they're way to small. Fortunately for me, the last pair in the drawer were fine. Sweats and T-Shirts here we come, limited choices, limited fights.

2. Bought a new bike trailer. The one I had was fine for biking and pulling the boys. But I run with mine, and it constantly veers to the left. Very irritating. So they had some at Costco...for half the price of the first one I bought. They had one put together and I was playing around with it. Very seriously considering going to the end of the aisle and running the length just to try it out. I have a long stride and I find that I kick the back a lot. But my embarrassment won out and I didn't do my 5K in Costco. Can you imagine. Pardon me, excuse me, move please....nearly all work out clothing I have is from Costco anyway. I could just grab a couple things, get my run in, and shopping at the same time. Bonus.

3. So I took a break and went to put together that new trailer. OHGosh...I love it. First it's lighter than the other one. Second it folds down and the wheels come off so you can throw it in the back of the van......yahh!!! And next, the front wheel attachment that comes on and off depending if you're hooking it to a bike or not, it locks. Then you can go straight or have full mobility. PERFECT! So I'm pretty happy with my steal of a deal.

4. I've been slackin off in the running dept lately. So busy with work that I'm exhausted. I also prefer to run at night...which isn't facilitated by the exhaustion. So time to get back into it. Why do I run? I've been asked this before. I run because I can. That's my first reason. I've been asked why I enter races, again, because I can. I won't win, I don't expect to. But I can race and that's all I need. Running is therapy for me. Sometimes it's an easy time, sometimes hard. Often it kicks my butt. What I love the most about running is that it always forgives. Once I reached a certain endurance level last year, I've been able to maintain that. I get lazy and avoid it at times and yet when I get motivated again, I can still run for those 10 minute intervals. It surprises me sometimes.

5. There's a new Canadian Running Magazine...so great. www.runningmagazine.ca Just got my first issue today.

6. Okay, so again I took a break from blogging and went for a run with the boys in the new stroller. First of all, it's hard enough running outside for the first couple times, when I've run on my treadmill all winter. Never name pushing 70+ pounds of boys, and whatever weight that stroller is. Holy Cow. It was mostly a walk not a run. The bottom end is feelin' it, let me tell you.

Well that's it, sorry. Nothing witty or offensive today. Maybe tomorrow, stay tuned.