Coffee's a comin

have coffee in a half hour. yay! looking forward to seeing the gang.

my hair dryer broke (yeah, the expensive one i bought a year ago and then thought i left it in the hotel to find out that kimi had it. she then returned it, i took it to retreat. used it one morning and the next it was caput. i think cherya broke it.{don't get yourself all in a tizzy cherya, im only joking}) so now i am trying to be a good steward of our dough and am testing out hairdryers from target. so far i am 0 for 2. gonna try the third one in a minute here.

trevor is taking the boys to his parents this weekend to give me some space and alone time. i know i will miss them after a couple hours. but, hopefully i will get some time to sleep and watch movies. that's about all i want to do.

the great mom's walk is tomorrow. i'm very proud of our women. they have raised over $5,500 for our group. God is faithful! i hope tomorrow goes smoothly and there is a good showing. stop on by the church b/t 10 and 2 for some fun activities and free food!

later skaters

catchin up

mood: contented
listening to: the sound of water running
last read: allison's blog

hmmm... so since thursday (my last blog) i:

• picked up my huge lot of mail
• went to retreat (to kimi's delight, i did not contribute to any fights this year). divulged way too much info for my comfort zone, but am coping and coming around to the blessing within
• went to steering meeting monday morning
• went to mops meeting this morning. it was good. it was the annual tea and testimony meeting. sylvia from crimson bridge spoke/sang. i know it touched lives. it made this whirlwind of a MOPS year worth it to me. lauren made a guest appearance de-smocked. she and erin both have infectious grins and laughs. love it. there are just some days you need that kind infection!
  
• had a mops steering team committee meeting today to pray about next year's leaders at teri's GORGEOUS new house. a little freaked when she said her neighbor found a rattle snake sleeping on his driveway. guess that's what happens when us big bad humans build on nature's land.
  
• went to ww tonight. lost another 1.2 lbs. yay! not a huge feat, but pretty good seeing as i was at retreat all weekend with no real control over what was served.

(trevor is doing the dishes right now!!! bless that man!)

Mad dash to 1230

mood: exhausted and excited
listening to: Travis Cotrell
last read: Beth Moore Breaking Free Day by Day Devotional

we're leaving for retreat today. got most of my list done last night except for working out. planned on doing it this morning until jack woke me up at 3 4 and 5 and then was up for good at 6. He's teething i think. noah was a perfectly content baby at all times. this teething thing is throwing me for a loop. i know i shouldnt complain.



went to check our mail yesterday. guess it had been a while b/c this is what we found:


I think it is hilarious that this is the official USPS notification form-- a handwritten note on wide rule paper. Gotta love our postal service eh?

So, this morning i need to go to the post office. maybe my check for a million dollars is in there. Gonna try and get the FIL to pick up the boys at allison's, so i dont have to cut coffee time short.

See you all later. Make sure to check back for pictures of Cherya.

=)

rampin up

mood: eh
listening to: colloquial french
last read: mls listings

retreat is tomorrow. so much to do, no motivation to do it. i kinda wanna just sit, sip on my no calorie drink and watch bad reality tv.

talked to a couple girls at bible study who are joining out mops group next year. their excitement is refreshing and their joy is contagious.

went over to lauren's today (hi lauren!). had a great chill time. love her sarcasm. noah swam and sassed at jennie (allison's sassy girl). brought my 4 point smart one for lunch. kinda felt rude bringing my own food to someone's house, but i knew she wouldnt trip.

tonight i need to:

clean the house
pack for retreat
send out Great Mom's Walk email
call jenn to see if i am still welcome at her house after my son almost killed her dog and then broke her plate
work out
cook some dinner
pay attention to trevor (i've been out every night this week for some reason or another)
call lori
sleep

would love to just jump to the end of the list.

part one: cherya left me the nicest voicemail yesterday. she's a great friend. i'm blessed to pieces that our lives can intertwine and am pleased to fit into her friend quiver (wink, wink).

part two: cherya was a big ol jerk (well, as much as sweet-as-southern-tea-cherya can be) to me because i had no picture of her from the bmoore conf on my blog. NEWSFLASH: you took all the pictures!! =) much love to you my dear sista! just you wait for this weekend!

HEADACHE!

mood: cranky
listening to: toy story end song
last read: Union Tribune article on the Eldorado FLDS sect

Woke up this morning with a splitting headache! I think i need to drink more water.

Went to weight watchers last night and had a happy time. i lost 4.2 lbs this week for a total of 6.4. it's a nice jump start. it was encouraging that i was able to stay on track while travelling. i could have done better, but i know i made way better choices than i usually do. im sure kimi, cherya, and kelly were just thrilled with me making point comments and whipping out my point calculator at ever eating opportunity.

after ww, i went to bunco. i love going to bunco. it's with trevor's coworkers and some other employees' wives. they're a hoot. it's nice to change up my social environment every once in a while. it was perfect timing for me. i've been in a funk lately, only wanting to be around my A group (as in you have As, Bs, and Cs in your life. the A's are your close friends who you let in to your heart, the Bs are the ones you enjoy being around but it's more surface, and the Cs are merely acquaintances.) So, hanging out with some Bs last night was a good refresher for me.

beth moore was amazing. the worship was great, great, great. i miss worshiping like that. as kimi stated, i didnt get much sleep with her sawing logs all night, but no hard feelings! only sarcastic jabs. i got a haircut courtesy of crayola and kelly. it has been almost a year since i had it cut last. everyone was appalled! Here are some pics:

Kimi and I waiting for it all to begin!

Kaitlin and Kelly with the yummy lattes they had at the cox arena

thanks to my obsessive nature and extensive concert going background, we scored amazing seats the first night. i wasnt even using my zoom! thanks for putting up with me guys!

Kimi and Kaitlin charming their way out of a jaywalking ticket!**

Kimi getting her hair did with my ghetto straightener.

Me with Bangs! Love em!

i was SUPER bummed b/c i thought i had left my expensive hairdryer in the hotel, but i saw kimi yesterday and she said she had it. i jumped for joy in the foyer at rcc, interrupting the staff meeting.

went to chickfila with lori, her boys and kimi. then went to kimis to veg out and watch juno. it was a brilliant movie. very clever. i laughed. then came home to cook dinner, forgetting i had bunco dinner awaiting me. so the men had turkey sandwiches and salads for dinner... isnt that horrible?!?! i miss vegging at kimis. it was my summer the first year we lived in town. but, i need not dwell on the past and move forward to another unsuspecting victim. =)

okay, gotta go do all 5 lessons of my beth moore study for tonight. hi erin!

**there really was no jaywalking incident. they
were just hamming it up in front of the popo

thursday pm

mood: tired, but waiting for the quiche to finish cooking
listening to: Joni Mitchell
last read: kimi's blog

wanted to post this picture. (if you dont want your kids on here, email me... and i will apologize and take them off) i watched the spelman3 and sturgess2 on tuesday for about 2 hours. it was chaotic bliss. it was actually kind of a break for me. jack was sleeping and the kiddos played outside. i got to catch up on emails and some house cleaning. so, after talking to trevor, we decided, that Lord willing, we will have 5 more children. i just think that we are such great parents that by having that many children, we can REALLY make the world a better place. JUST KIDDING!!!! i think we'll stick to 3 or 4 total, but more power to those of you who can juggle all those chitlins. some women are made for it, i clearly, am not. but i'll do it for a couple hours.

am so excited for beth moore tomorrow. am more excited to spend quality time with mah girlz. i hope jenn comes. we do see each other regularly, but it always seems like we are trying to catch up on each others' weekly lives in one breath before we move on to whatever the rest of the day holds. and for a quality-time gluton like me, i crave time to just sit and marinate..

i am finally, thoroughly enjoying my littlest man. how could you not with a laugh like this:

(there was supposed to be a video here, but it's just taking too darn long. ignore all references to the video)

dr hurwitz said he isn't rigid from lack of 02 at birth, but he just has a strong will and is "extremely intelligent." although i dont think my child is an idiot, i think dr's sometimes give these compliments to pacify parents. i kinda laughed. i'll still have janelle (my bff who is an early intervention specialist) keep an eye on him. it does kinda make sense though, the little stinker!
after watching cherya's little angel on tuesday, it made me excited for jack to get older.

(dang gina, this video is taking forever to upload) let's see... what else... found out my faithful weds night bible study is switching to thursday next year and the leaders are stepping down. peops is in a uproar man! women were crying, women were slandering the church, it was absurd. gotta LOVE women's minstry, no?

oh, NBS canceled trevor's company trip! i am SO SAD. it is my one guaranteed vaca per year. we were supposed to go up to big bear, but b/c of the economy, no deal. i really shouldn't complain. at least my husband has a stable good job. but that trip, or the idea of it, is what gets me through levy season. that and lounging all day at kimi's. think we're changing it to amy's this year. i miss amy. maaaan summer is a coming... i hate the heat.

ok... seriously, the video's been loading for 20 minutes now and it isn't even 1/3 of the way done. i'm going to bed and will check on it in the morning. gnite y'all


so, got up and the video still wasnt loaded. it looks like it started over or something. so, now i am trying to load it on you tube and just insert a link.

jack woke up at 6am (he's usually up at 7). he had rolled onto his stomach, and was POed. but, blessing in disguise, it gave me time to pack so i dont have to do it between coffee and leaving. my father in law is coming down to watch the boys. trevor and i are going to have lunch together and then i think i will go see a movie all by myself. anyone who's free is welcome to come.

blognasty

mood: rushed
listening to: alicia keys
last read: registration forms for noah's kindergarten enrollment

hi, i dropped the blog ball. got busy, didnt blog. forgive me! i think we made the decision to enroll noah in K next year. i was hestiant, but what tipped the scales is is constant badgering to have playdates. not that i dont love hanging out with friend and their kids, i live for it. however, mi casa es una grand messa if i am out and about too much. and then it means i have to wash my hair everyday, and sometimes, honestly, that sounds like too much work. back to the point: he needs more kid-aged social interaction. so i think we are going to do it. i semi paniced when i looked at the academic calander and felt incredibly nailed down and trapped. i enjoy my on a whim of a lifestyle. guess i gotta grow up though.

had mops yesterday. felt pompous when i didnt immediately say "no way!" when the team building speaker asked me and lori if we could have pulled off our presentation on our own. (she was trying to show us that at team is better than one person when it comes to presenting or marketing. she is right. i was wrong. sorry joy.)

went to my weight watchers meeting last night. lost two and half pounds. was disappointed. thought i'd lose five, but i started my period and was bloated. so maybe that makes a difference? at least i lost two pounds! every marathon starts with one step right?? i am enjoying making all the new recipes. tried this 15 minute gumbo last night. it was delicious, but i went a little overboard with the creole seasoning (not realizing it was spicy). my mouth was EN FEUGO! (don't know what's up with the spanish theme.. it's the so cal in me.) but it was good with a glass of milk, non fat of course, 2 pts. (side note i typoed and then backspaced, i first typed non-faRt...hehe). am making chicken marsala tonight. hopefully it is good. i'll let you know.

we STILL have not started escrow. am slightly annoyed. but, what are you going to do. it is what it is. just really want to move on to this chapter of life, ya know??!?

i have bible study in an hour. i should probably NOT burn the chicken. love to all!!

here we go

tiffany and i started weight watchers last night. i am presently very motivated. i told trevor that when i make my goal weight, he has to take me to europe. so, as i was hoofin it on the eliptical this morning, my toe was aching, my knee started to hurt, i was tired of feeling sweaty- i just pictured the eiffle tower at night and it kept me going. to lose the weight at a healthy rate, it will take me about a year, which is doable. but... that will be just in time for us to get pregnant again. just call me sysiphus! im excited though.

Je t'aime la Paris!

wednesday

mood: mellow
what i'm listening to: white stripes
what i last read: an email on whether or not obama is the anti-christ

so that cheap house is taken. no vacation. put in a resume for kimi to forward to kirk for a temp position at church. so maybe we can go on vacation.
erin came over yesterday. it was great to hang out. she is peaceful to be around. a little embarrassed at the amount of clutter in my kitchen/diningroom/office (one room), but i live in a small rental with too much stuff! i am looking forward to moving into a bigger place. i sincerely hope we dont accumulate so much stuff to make a 2,600 sq ft house "too small." just kinda seems ridiculous when children in Africa die b/c wheat is too expensive.


this is the house we are 85% sure we are buying. hoping to begin escrow w/in the next couple days. otherwise, our move will leak into Trevor's busy season. i think i would pass out if i had to move in all by myself.

the house does not have great curb appeal (it's all garage), but i like the interior. i think it will work well for us.

we'll have to put in two lawns, so if any of you know good (competively priced) landscapers, send me their info!