Baking Bread

I used to love baking bread. I prefer it to store bread, it's so fresh, tasty and heathy. But someone discouraged me one too many times. Not because of the taste (my recipe is delish!) it was time consuming and not all that cost effective when compared to the cheap store brand white bread. So I gave it up in pursuit of other things. I have missed it. Today I read an article on one of my FAVORITE blogs, and I've decided to take it back up. :) Can't wait to find and try new recipes too.

Here's the article:
http://getbuttonedup.com/2011/07/25/should-a-working-mom-find-time-to-make-bread-too/

While you are there, take a look around. You will love that Sarah too! :)

My own brand of 'Reality Tv'

I don't know who Snooky is, I don't know where "The Hills" are, I assume Beverly Hills, but that just occurred me as I wrote this sentence, lol. I am not ashamed to admit it! I really am clueless about all things Reality Tv. Runway what? Who's Big Brother?

I don't even watch my once 'never-miss-an-episode' fave show Survivor. It just doesn't interest me. Here's what does:

Real life "Reality Tv". Reading random blogs about random people and their random real life situations, drama, problems, loves, affairs, work, marriages, friendships, obsessions, etc.

Weird? Yes. Very. But so is sticking a bunch of famous people and/or strangers in a house and having them fight for some fake opportunity to work for a overweight balding man with a terrible comb-over.

To each their own. :)

Puppies?!

So our beloved Kenzie is once again 'expecting'. The silly slut... oops, I mean mutt just can't help getting knocked up every year. Last year it was a really sad ordeal. The puppies were too big and she couldn't do it on her own. She had 5 puppies. None survived. There was an emergency vet visit, hundreds of dollars Shellie and I  paid, and Kenzie almost died. That's a pretty big deal. So I am currently hosting "Puppy Watch 2011".

If she moves to much in her crate or something goes bump in the night I check on her. Jabali cleaned out her kennel, washed her blankets and set up a nice birthing area for her in the living room... and now we are just waiting. and watching. and checking. and stressing. Well, I am stressing. Everyone else thinks I am being overly dramatic, which is totally true most of the time but in this case quite justified in my (albeit crazy) mind.

Today alone I have made Mom and Jabali come listen to her breathing (twice). When she squatted to take a poop outside I was convinced she was having babies and made Jabali get out of the swimming pool and go check. I follow her around, feed her spicy food, take her outside to walk in the yard.   

I just wish she'd hurry up and have them so I could move on to obsessively stress over else! Something a little less life and death would be nice. :)

Today

So many fun things happened today. Marley my little diva -- who has been wearing nothing but big puffy dress up dresses for a solid week now -- built a tall princess tower out of blocks with me. It was so fun. The best part? When I added the stairs into the tower, she got really excited, put her fist out to me and said "woo hoo mom!! pound it!" lol. She has many, many funny sayings lately all thanks to Uncle Brad. :)

While playing Zingo with Quinn -- his all time favorite game right now-- he tried to give me one of his pieces so I could be a winner too. I kept losing. I usually make him lose a few rounds so he can understand games can still be fun even if you don't win everytime, but this time I couldn't win! And he felt bad for me. lol. I did eventually win one round, barely!! And when I won he said "good one mom" and gave me a high five. Life lesson learned.  

I cleaned the kitchen- twice, did 5 loads of laundry, applied to CBC, printed coupons, played preschool, ran errands and even worked a few hours. Pretty bitchin' day.

Rampant Enthusiast for.... *wait for it*....

WEIGHT LOSS!

Eh, say what!? Well, I can now feel my double (rapidly increasing in size) chin. Before I could just see it in pictures, mirrors... reflections in water haha. That was discouraging. But now, oh boy... I can feel it. The uncomfortable way my chin rests my neck... yeah, that bothers me. Today Marley tried to hold it up for me. Such a sweet girl. lol.

Steph's adorable already. And now mom and Shels are on this healthy get fit kick. It's great. I am jealous. Unfortunately I do not have extra money for miracle fat burners, or expensive supplements or $1200 to pay a personal trainer for motivation. Not that I would necessary do it even if I had the money. But I have never been much of a "group exerciser". I prefer to go it alone or with a same-level partner. Someone who I don't feel the need to dress up for, who doesn't care that I didn't brush my teeth or am still wearing underwear from 2 days ago (don't judge me, :) it happens.)

BUT, all theatrics aside. I am going for it.

It's going to happen people. I will tag along, I will put exercise on my to-do list. I will eat less carbs and more protien. I will lose weight. IT.IS.GOING.TO.HAPPEN. Come hell (in the form of tiny cans of oh-so-disgusting tuna by the ton) or high-water, it will happen. :) I am excited to be hot again.

Now I need some attainable goals to keep me going.

... and pretty new running shoes!!

Great Friends Last Forever

It has been said that strong friends go long periods of time without speaking and never question the friendship. These friends pick up like they just spoke yesterday, regardless of how long it has been or how far away they live, and they don't hold grudges. They understand that life is busy -- and you will ALWAYS love them.

I have a few of these friends and I love them dearly for loving me enough to understand I suck at life sometimes!! :)

Morning.

Not a 'Good Morning'... but not necessarily a totally bad morning either. Just morning. Feels like it came to soon. Hopefully I can shake this funky feeling and turn my frown upside down and smile my day away!! :)