WT-Friday?!

Saw this at Target today. I hope I never have a need for these 'supplements'.

Friday Five

It's not Friday you say? Well school is out tomorrow, so I'm basking in the glory of my Spring Break starting in T-minus 2 hours and forty five minutes!

Here are my favorite things this week:

1.  All things puppy.  This little friend's name is...you guessed it, Tiny!  A fellow teacher was doing a math lesson on comparisons...

Here's the other friend...his poor mommy was shot by some evil man and he was rescued!  I obviously melted like butter when I saw him...Praise Jesus for two crazy kids at home, I had enough sense in me to not take him!  HA!

2.  Chocolate cupcake flavored pudding?  YES.  (Thank you Ms. Mansker for being my pudding...model...).

3.  Grumpy Cat Poppie.  My father in law is one of the funniest people I know.  This picture says so much about him in so many ways.  Bahahahahaha!

4.  Baby feet.  Turtle is growing so fast.  This was this morning, he did not want to come out of the covers of our bed.  Don't you just want to eat those toesies up?  No?  Well he likes it if you act like you're going to chomp them right down!


5.  This stuff is so delish!  Philosophy products are pricey but perfection in a bottle!  How many p words can I fit in that sentence?  Goodness!  I digress.  If I wasn't so scared to stroll into Ulta I'd have some in my half packed bathroom right now!

Happy Friday Thursday!  Tomorrow we will be packing and organizing like mad!

xoxo Summer

Chews you're words carefully...

Words. They're funny, words are. Or is it their. Or there. Do you see? Or sea?! Has confusion set in?

Why has language always been so difficult? I think God sure played a tricky game on everyone in Babel oh so long ago.

I wonder what cave men used to call rocks. Or mammoths? What did they call fire when they first discovered it? How did swear words come about?! To be honest, fire wouldn't be called fire if I was in charge. It would be the word you say when you burn yourself. That's right- the four letter one. (I guess fire is four letters too...fail...)

Then I get excited. There are awesome words. Some which are so fun but not used as much as they should be. A girl friend texted me last night and used the word 'whilst'. LOVE IT. So fancy!

Fizzle! Doesn't that just pop off your tongue? Cantaloupe. Schmear. (Is that a word? Whatever...) Crackle. These words paint pictures when you say them! Such magic! Oh, sorry. I took it to a whole new level there, didn't I?

Boring words. Propaganda. Appropriate.Proper...Blah. Notice how all the 'intelligent' words are hard to spell? Just sayin.

The point of today's ramblings (doesn't that just sound like an awesome adventure of a word?!) is this: be creative. Even if you only talk to yourself today. Or your cat. It's whatever. Chances are, Socks will thank you for putting a little pep in your verbal step. Elmo always appreciates our heart to hearts... But we have our own secret person-cat language... Is that weird??

Wishing you a wicked whomper of a Wednesday,
Summer

Having one of our heart to hearts...can't you tell Elmo is enjoying it thoroughly...clearly I am enjoying his claws in my side...

Pay me to eat...

I heard something on the news yesterday that about floored me.  Yes, I know I'm not far from the floor as it is, but hear me out.  The Mayo Clinic did research on weight loss and they concluded this:  people that were given diet guidelines and cash for pounds lost ended up losing more weight than those who didn't get paid and had to pay in if they gained weight. 

WHO DECIDES THIS?  WHERE DO I SIGN UP?  And how much money do these scientists make to do this research?!?!  I mean, come on!  I don't have any sort of science/math/nutrition degree but I have enough brains in my head to know that if you pay me not to eat a bunch of crap, I'm gonna put the Snicker's bar down.  And yes, I'll lose weight.  And be rich.  And happy.  And buy the Pepperidge Farm factory...

But what about the poor souls who got suckered into the 'fail' group that a. gained weight and b. payed in.  Man!  I'd be pissed!  What do they get out of that 'super scientific' survey?  "Good job, Fattie!  Here's a sucker!  That will be $20/pound.  You owe us $100."  Clearly who ever designed this mega-intelligent science experiment lives in a cave.  Just sayin.

Thanks for listening to my fat rant.  Maybe if I didn't have such a negative attitude about my body and and fitness I'd be more positive about such research.  Who am I kidding?  I'm headed towards my candy drawer...all those crunches I did three years ago still hurt...


Waiting on Parent/Teacher Conferences to end......
Summer

Egg-cellent Easter!

I don't think I get "Mom of the Year Award" for my Easter basket to Rylie last year...I was poking around on Pinterest today and I came across these CUTE Easter ideas!  Enjoy!

1.  Egg cake :)

2.  Roll food coloring in shaving cream, let sit on eggs, wipe off and apparently this works pretty well.....we shall see...normally my Pinterest attempts are flops...

3.  This Lamb Chop cake speaks for itself.  Sign me up!

4.  Doughnut holes.  Genius!

5.  Rice Crispy Happiness!  Love that they stuffed a jelly bean in the middle :)  My sweet SIL must do these!  (She did an awesome Christmas Train last year!)

So perhaps amidst planning a gall bladder surgery, buying a house, moving, planning a last minute field trip the first week back from Spring Break, and wrapping up a crazy school year, I will do these things.  Ha!

Daylight Savings is the devil,

xoxo Summer

Tulsa Home and Garden Show

It's that time of year again! Oklahoma weather is gettin crazy and the annual Tulsa Home and Garden Show is upon us!! Despite the 90% chance of strong thunderstorms and hail, I dragged a not so willing Husby and two strollers full of sleepy kiddos to the Expo Center.

Scary skies!

So excited!

Every aisle looked like this! CRAZY!

Parking was a nightmare. It was a sea of cars, I felt like a midget at a car dealership trying to navigate thru it.

Getting frustrated...

Once inside, the highlight was listening to Bee yell at people from her stroller. Thinking back, I should have taught her to Moo so she would get people out of our way...



Husby did see an OU pool table but there is no way that little purchase is going to happen... He will need a bigger man cave!



It was neat to see all of the vendors and their displays. (Someone pouted because he didn't get any free stuff...It wasn't the children either...). The garden displays were also pretty. All in all it was ok. Not ah-mazing.

Not so amused Turtle

Do I dare tell you about how I almost peed my pants? Twice? Thank you big inflatable man from a cable company jumping out in front of me. Pretty sure my not so quiet reaction embarrassed my husband...for the year... And also, thank you darling, unattended kid who popped their balloon right next to me. That was even more pleasant. Did I mention the Expo Center echoes??

A great big thank you to our amazing friend, Krista for the tickets!!! We love you!

xoxo Summer

Bye, Golden Driller!  See ya next year!

Chaos in a box

Packing.  I've learned to hate it.  What's worse than packing?  Packing with a diva toddler, rolly polly 7 month old, and my husband who gets distracted by anything sparkle-y.  (I do to...you can see how well this is going already can't you?)

We started packing our living room earlier this week.  What started as cleaning out the coat closet has turned into 1/2 the bathroom, 1/2 kitchen, 1/2 living room and 1/2 of Bee's room packed.  I would have to stop what I was doing to re-direct toddler traffic or cook dinner.  Then I turn around to find Husby.  He is in the bedroom, baffled by his new found discoveries he made in the closet/bathroom/wherever.  "I've been looking for this for ages!"  And he plays  tinkers becomes a lost cause.

Giving up on his brute strength to help me, I try to organize the already packed boxes.  Much to my dismay I see every box he has labeled says "crap"; "random"; "stuff".  WHAT ON EARTH AM I SUPPOSED TO DO WITH THIS?!  I ask him what it means.  "I don't know, how am I supposed to remember?"  Great.  I am so glad I married a genius.

Five days later I take complete advantage of his leaving to golf and both kiddos napping.  I pack up almost everything in the kitchen except plastic ware and one casserole dish.  Bless Husby's heart, he goes to heat up a burrito but can't find a thing to microwave it in.  Apparently a plastic plate or Rubbermaid container isn't good enough.  Since when did he get fancy?  He ate Doritos crumbs off his STOMACH not three days earlier.  Whatever.

Tomorrow I plan on finishing up the kid's rooms.  Wish this Mama luck!

If I had a billion dollars, I would hire someone to do this 'mess' they call moving,
Summer

Perfect Pyrex

Everyone needs this. 
If I was Santa Claus, I would give one to everyone that left me cookies...The good kind, with colored sugar sprinkles....  Oh man! 

I'm just sayin...  This "Pyrex Portable" is so amazing because you can heat up or freeze the temperature baggie thing to keep your food at the optimal temperature.  And to keep your tasty treats safe (and to help regulate temperature...) the super awesome insulated carrying case is alsohandy! 

I have used mine for family holiday dinners, pot lucks at work, and tail gates with friends.  Get one!  (Sears.com; Amazon.com; Walmart.com).

Thinking of Santa...
Summer

Ladylike is for the birds...or Bee...

When my OB told us we were having a girl, I was indescribably excited!  I wanted one so so so much (I sound like I'm pining for a new purse or car or something don't I?!) because I knew my husband was the only son out of like 10 girls (ok, maybe 5 but still, my odds were SLIM).  We were convinced we were having a boy at first.  We even designed an Eric Carle nursery before that ah-mazing ultra sound!  So when Dr. Ross forever changed our lives with those three beautiful words, "It's a girl!", I could not wait to buy pretty pink things, play tea party, and paint her nails when we had 'spa days'.

Ladies and gentleman, I'm here to tell you today that all though my blonde haired, doe eyed Bee is in fact a girl, she is 100% boy at heart...

Her favorite thing to do is eat dirt with the dogs. (Summer 2012)

Another favorite way to pass the time...You can tell Sidder is none too excited about this one... 

(Thanksgiving 2012)

And now this.  So much for raising a lady!  

(February 2013)

Oh well, my Mom always said "I hope your kids are as well behaved as you were growing up."  As a kid I smacked all my food down, I burped so loud the neighbors could hear me, and constantly wiped my mouth on the inside of my shirt.  Great.  Hey Bee, your hand is in your pants...

Wondering if Zacharia will be interested in graceful ballet...

Summer

Hey, he's half way there with the leg extension and toe pointe!

Working on my fitness!

Namaste.  What does that even mean?  What language is that in?  Who cares?  I'm good.  But I will tell you this.  I have sort of a hoarding problem with exercise DVD's and I love to collect them, look at them, but rarely use them.  I popped in my Yoga DVD last night and it.  was.  amazing.  All of my stress from work, kids, and myself just melted away!  Crazy, isn't it?  Ironically, I could hear Bee pounding on her door (attempted nap time on my part) and singing at the top of her lungs.  And Husby's rap music blaring from the 'man cave work out room'.

Yet I still managed to relax and have 'me time'.  It was nice.  I'll have to do it again soon.  Unfortunately, I completely overestimated my 'fitness level' Sunday and tried to do a workout my ex-cheerleader sister probably couldn't have completed.  What was I thinking?  I could barely walk yesterday (trust me, I got some weird looks from colleagues and students alike!) and breathing is beginning to be a struggle...fail :(  Today is even worse.  I cried getting dressed! 
Perhaps the enigma of being fit and 'cute' is for the birds.  I don't mind being curvy.  Sadly, I am still left with the appetite of a large, free range hippo.  Le sigh.  Maybe one day I weigh less than my husband...

Dreaming of a world full of marshmallows, chocolate anything, and spandex pants,
Summer