Friday, February 5, 2010

Friday Favorite!

This Friday I am awarding the favorite too Fisher Price Geotrax Systems!

Ryan LOVES these things and is constantly putting them together and taking them apart all day. They are easy for him to snap together himself, they can be put together a hundred different ways, and they are a great price. The individual trains can be a tad bit expensive ($25ish) but they are totally worth the money. And Ryan mainly drives his hot wheels cars on them so they are good for cars or the trains.



I am even planning a Geotrax Birthday Party for him where everyone brings a Geotrax present! Too much fun!

You can check them out more here - Geotrax

Thursday, February 4, 2010

Giveaway!

I LOVE Beth Moore so I figured I would do a giveaway with one of her updated books Breaking Free!



How to enter
- Leave a comment on my blog. Each comment will be counted as an entry so leave more then one!
- Post about this giveaway on your blog and then come and let me know.
- Become a follower of my blog and again let me know.
- This one is just for fun. Leave which team you think will win the Super Bowl and if you are right it will be counted as another entry!

Be sure to leave a different comment for each entry : )

The Deadline

The contest will end on February 19th and the winner will be announced the same day.

Good Luck!

Too Cute

I was going through my pictures yesterday and found some that just made me smile. Don't you love and hate seeing pictures of your baby when they were younger? I miss him that young but have loved watching him grow up. And I so miss the curls!



Wednesday, February 3, 2010

The Biggest Loser...

So because my husband is leaving for 45 days I have figured that I would hit the diet hard and try to be twenty/twenty five pounds lighter when he comes home. That's actually my goal weight.

I have already lost twenty pounds and have maintained that for six months but now I am ready to jump on the diet band wagon again and try to stay away from the ice cream for the next couple weeks.

Oh and this is a task. Because Ryan doesn't nap anymore it is so hard for me to find time for work out. But I have figured out a couple things that might help. And they might just help you too : )

- First thing is just walking in place in my living room when Ryan is busy playing without needing my help or attention. Even if it is just for five minutes at a time. This is how I lost the first twenty pounds because I just took it an hour at a time and tried to walk for ten minutes every time I got the chance.

- Writing EVERYTHING down! For me it is easier because it shows me really how much I am eating. Even writing down the handful of popcorn that I mindlessly eat while watching The Biggest Loser.

- Taking it one day at a time. Because if not I get so overwhelmed with what I ate yesterday or will eat tomorrow. And I am not one of those people who can plan out their meals because if I am suppose to eat Subway and just don't want it I won't eat it.

- Letting myself have an eating day once every two weeks. Because if not I will go insane!

- Hanging up the clothes that I want to get into and picturing how cute I will look in them : )

- Drinking more water. In the afternoon after I have done all my running around.

- Knowing that once I reach my goal I will not only be healthier but feel so much better about myself. I might even do that self portrait that Brandi wants everyone to do : )

So cross your fingers and wish me luck.

Do you have any other weight loss tips? If so I would LOVE to hear them!

Wordless Wednesday

Here is the header that I made for Me in the Motherhood



She wanted something in neutral colors with pictures of her kids. You can also check it out here : Me in the Motherhood

Tuesday, February 2, 2010

Just Askin

What is the one song you can listen to over and over again?

Me: I Shall Believe by Matt Brouwer. What's cool is this guy is from around Houston and I was able to track down his email and have talked to him a couple times : ) I just love this song because it is so true. Every time I seem to step to far away from God I always come back and he is waiting there open armed.


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45 days.

Joe (the hubby) leaves for the Gulf this weekend and will be gone for 45 days! I know! So long! And what makes it so bad is that he will be gone on Valentine's Day which is one of my favorite holidays! And usually he is able to use Skype so we can still talk at night or he will just turn off the mic and we can watch him work. But this time they won't have Internet service or phone service or anything for three weeks while they are out there!

So I have decided to make him an envelope that he can open on Valentine's Day for his present because he can't take anything more than that and we can't send packages to him either.

This is where I need some good ideas. What should I put in this envelope? I have decided a couple pictures of us together, a letter from both me and Ryan, and a "I love Daddy" page that's colored by Ryan. But do you have any other good ideas that you think he would like?

I am open for all suggestions : )

We are also making a "Countdown for Daddy to come home" that we will tear one day off every morning for Ryan and a pic of daddy to kiss goodnight when it's time for bed.

He has been gone for a week before but never this long : (

Sunday, January 31, 2010

Sick Baby.

I hate it when my baby is sick : ( He hasn't been feeling good all day. He NEVER naps and about 4:00 pm he came and crawled on my lap and fell asleep till now when I went and just laid him down in bed. Poor little guy.

The weather here is horrible because its hot one day and then cold the next. And I think that has a lot to do with it because when it changes dramatically he seems to get sick.

Thankfully the hubby is home and can probably take off tomorrow.

But I do got good news!....

He let me get PHOTOSHOP!

Which I am super excited about! It is Adobe Photoshop CS4!

I havent been able to really use it yet because of being with the sick baby. And we did go looking for a new bedroom furniture set but we couldn't find anything that we like : (

Anyways. Off to try to get some Photoshop time in before I gotta go to bed.

Hopefully it won't be a long night.

Friday, January 29, 2010

IPhone Favorites (for kids)

I have been wanting to post this forever so I am finally going to sit down and do it. The one thing I LOVE about my IPhone is the entertainment factor when it comes to Ryan. When he is cranky I know that I can turn one of these apps on and it will help keep him happy.

1.) Alphabet Animals - $.99 This is a wonderful app because it's colorful and helps your child learn their letters with their favorite animals.

2.) Freshwater Aquarium - Free. A fish tank on your IPhone! Your little one can even feed them and watch them grow.

3.) Mad Libs (Lite) - Who doesn't LOVE Mad Libs!

4.) iSign Alphabet - Free. Teaches your child the alphabet in sign language.

5.) Peanut Better Jelly Time - Free. A dancing and singing banana!

6.) The Pianist - $3.99 Teach your child how to play the piano with your IPhone. You can also record their tunes and play it back!

7.) Scribble - Free. You can draw your master piece with tons of colors and options with this app. This keeps Ryan so entertained in the car. He LOVES it!

8.) iPlay Phone - $.99 It turns your IPhone into a play phone without having to worry that your little one is actually calling someone. Too fun : )

What are your favorite kid apps?

Weight Loss In Chaos

This is my latest design. I am still taking four more for free so if you want your design done please email me. The first four are free and then I gotta start charging. Go over to Blogaholic Designs for more info!



Or you can check it out here: Weight Loss in Chaos

Friday Favorite!

Every morning when we wake up we usually eat Pop Tarts. But for the past couple days it has been Frosted Mini Wheats which Ryan eats and can't get enough of so that is my Friday Favorite!



They are bite sized, healthy, and keep it full till lunch which is nice. I love knowing that he has a full tummy!