Just a normal day

Today was pretty boring. The boys were pretty good and just played and were cute. I tried to take a nap while they did, but didn't get much sleep. At least I got to rest. Now if I can get them to stay in bed then I can go to bed. I think I might take the boys out tomorrow to do something. It's nice to get out of the house once in a while.

Yesterday my brother and his wife came over for dinner and to play games. It was so fun. We've really missed stuff like that while living in Idaho. When we lived in Logan a few years ago they lived there and we were always getting together, and now that we both live down here in SLC we can do it again.

Monday Madness

I am so tired today. I slept horribly last night, woke up at 2:50am and hardly got any sleep after that. And I have a headache and think I might be getting a little cold. Sigh. Hopefully the boys are good today, and hopefully I can get Jason to nap when Jakey does. Lately he's been telling us he doesn't need naps :P We don't have anywhere to go or anything to do today. Oh, and we woke up to a few inches of snow! I'm so sick of snow! And we are supposed to have snow showers for the next 2-3 days. Grr. I really want Spring to start for good.

Deviled Eggs

So I finally got around to making deviled eggs from the Easter eggs we dyed last Saturday. They turned out pretty good, though not spectacular. I wish I knew how to make them really good, I just do the regular old mayo, mustard, salt, pepper, paprika. Does anybody have any yummy deviled egg recipes for next time I make them? I love deviled eggs, they are so good :)

Looking good

Although I don't wear a lot of jewelry I like having a few classic pieces to wear when I do, like simple diamond earrings, a gold necklace, an Akoya pearls necklace, and stuff. I actually don't own any pearls, though my mom let me borrow her beautiful pearl necklace and earrings for my wedding, but I'd like to some day. They are so simple but so elegant. Hm, guess I would need something nice to wear with them, can't go parading around in my wedding dress just to show of some pearls lol.

Lose it

You know what works great if you want to lose weight? Getting sick! LOL, of course that's not the best way to lose weight and I don't recommend it. I'm still recovering from being sick a few weeks ago, I have a cough and my lungs are still week. And a few days of no appetite was like weight loss pills for me and I lost a few pounds. Now that would be good if I needed to lose weight and wasn't pregnant, but I was already underweight and not eating isn't good for the baby. Of course we just had Easter with way too much candy so I'll probably put the weight back on quickly enough lol.

Cruising

One day I'd love to go on a cruise with Hubby. Just a regular one, not something like a weight loss cruise, Disney cruise, or specialty wine clubs cruises. I'm sure those are great too, but I just want a go-out-and-relax-and-do-whatever type cruise. Probably to the Caribbean, or maybe Mediterranean or Hawaii. Boy any vacation to somewhere warm sounds good right now lol. Dang winter is making me so anxious for sun and warmth.

Bedtime

Well, looks like I didn't get to bed by 9 anyway :P The boys didn't even stay in bed until 9. More accurately- Jakey wouldn't stay in bed, Jason did fine. I don't know why they are having trouble staying in bed, but at least they are sleeping through the night better, that has been sooooo nice. For a while there they were both waking up a couple times a night and ending up in my bed.I'd actually go sleep on the couch or their bed cuz I had no room in my own bed :P But they are doing better. So I need to go enjoy what sleep I can get while they are in bed :)

Yay for Fridays!

I love Fridays :) Cuz that means it's the weekend! Hubby is home on Saturday and Sunday so I like weekends. More help with the kids and house. We don't have anything special planned for the weekend, just lazy days at home. Too bad it's supposed to be cold and snowy all weekend :P Oh, just remembered we still need to go shopping for a few things. I'm tired, good thing it's almost bedtime for the boys. I think I'll try to get to bed at 9 tonight so I can try to get more sleep.

Friday's Feast

Appetizer

What does the color dark green make you think of?

- Pine Trees

Soup

How many cousins do you have?

- Ha! I have so many I have no idea. Put it this way- I have 49 aunts and uncles and then I would guess they all have at least 3 kids, so yeah, that's a lot of cousins. No, I don't know most of them.

Salad

On a scale of 1 to 10 with 10 being highest, how honest are you?

- I'd say about a 9, I really try to be honest but I'm sure I screw up once in a while.

Main Course

Name something that is truly free.

- Grocery store food samples :D Mmmm

Dessert

Using the letters in the word SPRING, write a sentence.

- Some People Really Ignore New Growths

Dino Fun!

We had a great time at the Dinosaur Park today. Fortunately my fears of a cold snowy day were wrong, it was just cold. But it was bright and sunny and not really too bad to be outside. We met Michelle and her family as well as another couple with their little boy. At first the kids were afraid of the big dinosaurs and my boys didn't even like the big bones, but after a while they got into it more and had fun. They loved the playground, especially the slides. They even got to dig for stones, which my boys really loved. We got tons of pics. Afterwards we went to Subway for lunch. It was so fun to get to hang out with Michelle and her family, we really miss them and they are so great. Here's some pics:

First reaction to the dinosaurs-

Cute boys-


Brushing off bones-

Digging for stones-

Why I never leave the house...

It's amazing how much more you travel supplies you have to bring everywhere when you have kids. I need to make sure the diaper bag is over-stocked (cuz you know if you don't bring extra diapers you will regret it lol), extra clothes for the kids in case of accidents and spills, snacks and drinks so we don't have to stop somewhere for fast-food, coats, hats, and then all my stuff like purse, phone, and snacks for me. It's almost not worth it to go anywhere anymore cuz it takes as long to get ready and get packed in the van as it does to do whatever it is we plan lol, even if it's just running to the store for milk. I better get started now if we plan to leave in an hour. :)

Hanging out

One day I think it would be cool to have a "game room" with our big TV, game tables for board and card games, maybe a pool table (Hubby would love that). We could have it all decked out with cool decorations, home theater sconces, some fun couches and maybe a little snack bar. That would be so cool. Then we could have fun get-togethers with friends and family and hang out.

Stupid snow!

Have I said how much I despise snow?! Ugh. We woke up to it snowing today and freezing cold. We've had such a nice week and now this. I am so ready for summer to get here. We are supposed to go meet up with Michelle's family at a dino park about an hour from me, but now I don't know if they'll be going since a lot of the park is outside and it is freezing rain/snow. And I forgot to write down her sister's number so I can't get a hold of her. We'll probably have to leave early because of the snow to get there, and I don't want to drive 1.5 hrs in the horrible weather if they have changed their plans, hopefully Michelle will call if there has been a change. I know there's museums and other indoor stuff at the park so maybe they're still planning to go. Stupid weather!

Nakey

My boys have decided they want to be strippers. Two days in a row now they have come running downstairs without diaper/underwear yelling "I'm nakey!" As cute as their little bare bottoms are I don't want to be cleaning up messes all day so I need to find a way to keep their diaper/underwear on. I'm thinking duct tape might work best.

Age-defying

Have you ever watched the show "10 Years Younger" on TLC? I really like it. A lot of the people they help have had some hard times that have contributed to them looking older than they actually are. They put the person in a soundproof box and have passersby guess their age. Usually the people guess they are about 10 years older than they are. They then take the person and give them a complete makeover, including fixing teeth and skin and eyes. By the end of the 10 days the person looks so great. They go back in the box and often the public guesses they are younger than they are. I love these shows that help people turn their lives around and improve their self-esteem. I know someone who could probably be a good candidate for this show- my old boss Nancy. She was a sweet lady and so nice, but she is only about 39 and she looks at least 60. She has been working at Wendy's since she was 16, and was the manager when I left, 20 years in fast food yikes. Her hair was long and completely gray, which is most of the reason she looks so old and her face looked worn out. If I ever had the opportunity to recommend anyone for this show it would be her.