This looks interesting

While I am not too keen on giving celebrities free stuff, after all, they have enough money to buy their own stuff I think this is an interesting idea.

The WAHM Spot is gathering together handmade items from wahm's to put in a basket to give to Jennifer Lopez. I was thinking about Jessica's cute shirts and onsies and how exciting it would be to have Jennifer Lopez's little girl in it!

So anyway, here is a link to the blog. You can also enter to win a look-alike basket of your own.

Lovin' This!

I am lovin' THIS site right now. Perfect inspiration ideas.

Croup...

Why is it my kids think they have to have Croup so often? Devin took Cameron to the hopsital last night and gave him a breathing treatment as well as some meds to reduce the swelling. This morning, I took him to the clinic to have him looked at to see if there was anything else wrong, such as RSV or the Flu.

Poor kid has 2 ear infections as well. I don't have the results of the RSV or Flu tests, but I don't think he has either of those.

I'm really glad Devin works at the hospital...it really makes things much easier since we tend to get great service!

My Love's

With Valentines Day coming up, I was thinking about what Valentine's Day really means. Don't get me wrong, I LOVE getting flowers, gifts, and extra attention. But, I just don't think that Valentine's Day is only for couples. See, since the kids were born, I have more than one person to share my love with. Obviously, Devin gets the most intimate of my love as my eternal companion and best friend. But, the kids get the motherly love.

So, I am celebrating Valentine's Day this year with the kids. I am throwing a preschool Valentine's party for Collin were we will make candy, paint hearts, and anything else I can come up with. Cameron will get to join in on the fun as well. When Contessa gets home from school, we will bake cookies and spend time together doing crafts.

I think I will create a different day for Devin & I further away from our anniversary to celebrate our love in a more romantic way. No one ever said you have to celebrate Valentine's. Besides, flowers are much cheaper at different times of year! I think I will start planning our new special day. Maybe he will get a modified March 9th afterall.

Yeah!

We had our house appraised for our refinance. It appraised for more than we needed, so we were able to lock an even lower rate than we originally thought! I am pretty happy about that. It will be great to have a (much!) lower interest rate and only 1 mortgage payment instead of 2! I can't wait to close this loan and have everything done. I will be even more happy to not have to make a March mortgage payment.

Balloons

I marvel at how excited kids get from balloons. I needed carnations for a preschool experiement we are doing tomorrow. So I took the kids with me to the flower shop. I bought each a balloon as well to keep them entertained. All three love them. Cameron has a bright green balloon. The lady tied it to his wrist. He just stood there holding his arm out and watching it. He didn't want to move!

So now they are sitting on the coach playing with the balloons. I should use this time to get some writing done, but I just had to share.

Best workout I've found in snow

We had several inches of snow last night and today. Devin shoveled snow before he left for work and by 3pm, I was out there doing it again. We had about 6 more inches during that time. So, we now have 1-2 feet of snow in our front yard. After moving all that snow, I am pretty sure I was able to burn tons of calories, not to mention my arms seem stronger now!

I will get pictures up soon. I had to take some so you get an idea of just how much snow we have. One picture is a tonka truck wheel. The truck is upside down and covered in snow except for that little bit of tire.

When Devin got home and shoveled again, he asked why we left Arizona. "For the money" was my response. His? Not worth it! He told the nurses at work that this was NOT in the brochure!

I don't understand how some people love the snow so much. It's too much work!

Laundry

I can't stand laundry! I swear it never gets completely done and it takes too much time and work. If I could, I would just toss out the old stuff and wear new clothes everyday, just so I wouldn't have to do laundry. Extreme? Yes, but it is my dream.

(Can you tell it was laundry day?)

Sick still

I had my lithotripsy (kidney stone shockwave treatment) on Wed. I am still hurting. I am pretty frustrated at this point. The whole purpose of the treatment was to lessen the pain, but it is now more constant. I really hope it stops soon!

After we got back from Salt Lake City where the procedure was done, Collin decided to be sick. For several days he ran a temperature varying from 101 - 104 degrees. The lower number was with Motrin! So we had several fun days being sick together.

Thankfully, Devin has been a huge help. He does as much as he can given that he is working at all hours as well. Hopefully soon we will be back to our normal routine. I don't think my kids and husband are appreciated the horrible meals we've had lately!

I am Grateful for:

I wanted to create a post of things I am grateful for. Add your own in the comments!

- My husband - for everything he does for me and the way he makes me feel
- My children - I never knew what true joy and fear was!
- My faith - without it, this world would mean nothing
- Laughter - changes your perspective on things...and I hear it helps burn calories!
- Our home - keeps us warm and safe
- My extended family - life wouldn't be the same without them
- Men and women in the military - they protect our freedoms to which I am grateful
- Families of those in the military - they make great sacrifices so their soldier can protect us.
- Internet - so I can keep in touch with family and friends
- Pain medicine - see previous post!
- Dishwashers - I hate dirty dishes!
- Health Insurance - Even when it sucks, it's better than nothing