Tagged

Thanks Amanda for tagging me!

four places i go:
Stillwater
Norman
Wal-mart
Target


four favorite smells:
Daxon's lotion
D&G Light Blue
the house with the windows open
garlic

four favorite movies/tv shows:
Dr. Phil
Bachelor
American Idol
The Middle


four recommendations:.
eat breakfast
exercise everyday even if its just for a few minutes
keep your toenails painted
get a great haircut

four favorite things to do:
shop
watch OSU football
sit on the patio and have a mexican beer
play with Daxon

four things i dislike:
bananas
liars
el caminos
cigars

four friends to tag:
Tessa
Jerrica
Tyler
Mandy

Potty Training

I know very little of this subject, only that a) girls train faster than boys and b) kids with older siblings are faster learners. I have neither! Just a little boy who is scared of the potty! Where do I start? Why won't he just sit on the $40 potty chair i bought him? Why is it fun for him to watch Jeremy go, (and make bubbles) but not fun for him? For my own sanity I sure hope these questions gain answers quickly!!!

So I went everywhere in OKC today in search of those thick training underwear my mom keeps talking about, and had no luck. You know the ones that we wore 30 years ago? Apparently they have discontinued those (or so I thought) and are now making Pull-ups. I hate the concept of Pull-ups. It's a diaper! If a kid has on a 'diaper', they are going to pee in it. period. Everyone says well it is easier for them to pull them on and off. B.S. If they are able to pull down their Pull-up, then they can certainly undo a diaper!!! Besides, have you seen the price of Pull-ups? geesh!!!!Anyway back to the thick training underwear. I finally found some an Amazon.com after hours of searching and ordered them!! Why am I thinking these are going to so magic? They look magical, don't they?

Turning 30!

So I am turing 30 in one month from today. I really don't know how to feel about this. Once a person is out of their 20's they are no longer young. I can't say "I am in my 20's" and feel good about it anymore. That dreaded day is creeping up on me! I found these statistics for people turning 30 and thought they were funny.

1. The average person has had 7.5 jobs, and you'll have 2.4 more by age 35.



2. At age 30, you're older than 42 percent of Americans.



3. You're 26 percent less likely to make a New Year's resolution in your 30s... but if you do make one, you're 26 percent more likely to stick to it.



4. You're 26 percent less likely to make a New Year's resolution in your 30s... but if you do make one, you're 26 percent more likely to stick to it.



5. 0.036 percent of people are in elementary school at age 30.



6. One out of 33 men and one out of 25 women are virgins at age 30.



7. 81 percent of women and 71 percent of men have been married by age 30 (and 16 percent of each have been divorced).



8. The most common way to die at age 30 is by accident.



9. 30 is the average age of retirement for NFL players.



10. The odds you'll make it to your late 30s are 99,003 out of 100,000, or 99.003 percent.

Well it looks like maybe my 30's won't be too bad. I will just have to embrace this new decade of my life and jump in!! I will update you the actual day of my bday and let you know if I feel the same!!!

Daxon is 2!

Last Saturday my little man turned 2 at 9:45am! i cannot believe he is already 2! where has the time gone? what happened to my cuddly little baby? It literally feels like just 6 months ago when i brought him home from the hospital.

We had two birthday parties in Stillwater last weekend. Saturday night we had a BBQ at my parent's house for all the fam. He had a shared party with his cousin Konner who turned 2 two weeks prior. He got so much stuff. It was like Christmas all over again. He was having a blast! When people were asking me what he was "into", i said Toy Story and dinosaurs. All of his gifts were just that!!! The second party was at Eskimo Joes on sunday morning. Daxon loves Buff Buff and Joe! We sat in the new part and partied hard for an hour. Joe and Buffy surprised Daxon with a gift and a hug. He was so excited! I was just so thankful he was in a good mood and wasn't sick. For those of you who don't know, Daxon puked an hour before his 1st birthday party and we had to cancel! Although that was a year ago, i was still nervous he would do this again. He didn't! He was in a great mood and we had a great time. Thank you to all who came and made his 2nd birthday so special!!!

Hide and Seek

okay this post isn't necessarily for others to read, but more of a motivational writing to myself. Please feel free to read though!! For the record, I have never said I was fat, just a little fluffy. I have been playing hide and seek with my pre pregnancy body now for about a year. It sucks! Daxon will be two next week and its not back yet. I told myself to give it a year, which in my opinion is playing it very safe!! It should not take a year. sigh. well it did. The week he turned one I hit it!!! Pre preggo weight that it is!! Now most of you are thinking, oh come on you hit the weight, you are done!! not so. Your body changes soooo much during pregnancy and although you weigh what you did before the bump appeared, things just aren't in the same places they used to be. Know what I mean? For those of you who have had children, you know what I am talking about. C-sections are not flattering to the figure! That flap as I call it is always going to be there, no more flat stomach. Its gone. Its never coming back. So get over it! Well i am trying and its hard.
Yes I want another baby eventually but I have got to get back in shape first or i will be in for a real shock! I am trying. I run/walk about 10 miles a week. I try to go when Daxon is at school, which is only twice a week. I have to wait until Jeremy gets a day off to run for the third time in a week. Three times a week is enough, right? i sure hope so! Its almost a little embarrassing taking about my measly 10 miles a week when several of my fellow bloggers are running marathons! Which by the way I am so proud of you all! What a fantastic accomplishment!! I hope to one day do the same!
Must keep moving!!!!

Heat Wave!

After 5 days of gloomy, snowy, cold weather, the sun is shining!! This has totally turned my mood around. After breakfast this morning we got suited up and went outside to do some sledding. We actually got hot!! I started my car to check the temperature and it said 42!! 42, can you believe it after all the single digit days!!?? This feels like a heat wave!! I started peeling layers off of me until i was down to just one shirt and one pair of pants. It felt great outside!!! We played for about 30 minutes or until Daxon's hands got wet. Thank you God for the sun today, it was just what we needed! Now bring on the next snow storm!!!

Snowklahoma!

Yes Amanda, I stole your blog title! I had to, it is too perfect! I rode out the storm in Stillwater at my parents house this week and came home to this. There is about a foot of snow on the ground and 3 to 4 feet snow drifts all around the house. I cannot remember snow this deep or temperatures this dang cold!! It is unbelieveable that we are supposed to get even more snow this week. I need sunshine so bad. I have gained 5 pounds in a week. When its this cold, its FUN to cook! and eat for that matter!

we decided to park my Jeep up on the road so that it wouldn't get stuck in the driveway that slopes towards our house. This sounded smart at the time, but now when we try to move it it just slides down the hill. UGH!!!!!

at least I didn't BURY my jeep in the snow like Jeremy did his! Check this out!!!