I am in love...

with a vampire. Okay, not really. But I do love the Twilight series! These books are so good! I am NOT kidding! I was skeptical at first. For the past year, people have been telling me to read Twilight. I was like "seriously, I'm not reading a stupid book about vampires! How can a book about vampires be good?!" Obviously, I can't tell you that...you need to go read it for yourselves. Now, quit reading this and start reading Twilight. It will not disappoint!

My Boys and ME

Christmas Pictures

Jackson's Stay in the Hospital

These are pictures from his stay in December. This was the second day, and he was happy to be up and playing.

Family Pictures

Pictures of a Clean House

My house is never clean. I hate...no, make that loathe cleaning! It is not that I want a messy house. It is that I do not have a place for everything in my house, so it just kind of sits out. Then we get more stuff (junk) that doesn't fit, and it just piles up and piles up. I just got so sick of coming home and having a messy house that I started packing the junk up. I plan to have a garage sale this spring and then give the rest away. Anyway, I realized after getting rid of the junk, we live in a pretty cute home...so, I thought I'd share some pictures.

Boys will be boys

My two boys have been very mischievous the past couple of days. Here is what they have been up to:

Jackson: I put the diaper on backwards...it was off the next morning. The kid is a genius ;). I put on the one-piece zip up pj's. He took them off. I put them back on. He took them off. We played this game 2 more times, but the fourth time I put Diego underwear on him (over the diaper, of course) then put the pj's back on. He went to sleep with pajamas still on...yea. Unfortunately, he woke up with nothing on, but the Diego underwear. That's right! He completely stripped down, put on his Diego underwear inside out, then peed all over his bed. Boo!

Tanner: Today, he went to sleep on his cot at daycare. When he got up, he had a rock up his nose. He put a rock up his nose!!! Then, he proceeded to lie to the daycare provider. He said he didn't know how it got up his nose. He says he went to sleep and when he woke up the rock was up his nose. Sure, Tanner, the rock just fell up your nose! Silly boy! I'm not sure what worried me more his lying or his sticking things up his nose!

Movie Night

Tonight was movie night. We went to a movie for the first time in a really long time. May 31st to be exact. This is the reason why: It cost us $20. $20 for one movie. That is $10 apiece. We could have rented 20 RedBox movies! It probably cost $20 for one pack of Reese's. I don't know. I couldn't bear to look.

Paul Blart: Mall Cop was the movie. It was pretty funny...I'm just not sure if it was $20 funny. I recommend seeing it, but wait for it on video. I think I prefer a night in cuddling up on the couch (and all the Reese's I can eat for $20!) I don't know...maybe I'm just frugal!

To train or not to train...that is the question

I'm talking potty training. I think he's ready. I am not. I do not have the patience to potty train right now. What if he's not ready? I mean, I think he is. I want to wait until summer because I KNOW he will be ready then.

Last night and the night before last and maybe the night before that, Jackson has woken up, taken off his diaper, then proceeded to pee in his bed. Today, he did this during his nap. The only time he hasn't been able to get his diaper off is when we put him in a one piece pj's. Maybe we just need to buy more of those.

It Is So Cold!

Seriously, the wind chill is supposed to be 20 below tomorrow morning. Do you think students should be standing outside waiting for busses tomorrow morning when it is that cold? NO! Tomorrow would be the perfect day to just hang out inside all day. Also, if it is going to be that cold...there should also be snow!! We have only had one snow day this year, and it was only going to be a half day anyway! Apparently, I need to move to Iowa where all the snow is...I'm so jealous! However, school lets out May 20th if there are no snow days. I'm okay with that...and I'm teaching PE tomorrow, and we're going to the Y. I think I'll be ok with the freezing cold after all!

I'm Addicted...

to sweets! All sweets! I posted awhile back about my Reese's Peanut Butter Trees addiction, but honestly it's not just the trees, the hearts, the eggs or even the peanut butter pumpkins...it's all chocolate! Last night, I ate half a chocolate cake AND half a container of chocolate ice cream! No LIE!
Oprah said on her show last week that she thinks people who overeat don't have balance in their lives. Well, it appears I may not have balance due to my single parenthood during basketball season...but, that is not the reason I ate half a cake. I ate it because it was DELICIOUS! Did I also mention I ate 4 Reese's Peanut Butter Hearts too?! They were also DELICIOUS! I know...I'm addicted! I may need counseling!

The Life of a Coach's Wife

During this time of year, I could change my blog to two boys and me. Barry is busy with basketball, and the boys and I will go to some of the games. But when it's really cold (like it is tonight!), there is no way we are going to get out. We just hang out in our cozy little home together reading stories and watching SpongeBob Squarepants. Unless, the boys spend most of the night bickering...UGH!

Tanner: Mommy, Jackson wants the Leapster. But, I am playing with it!
Jackson: Waaaaaah...Gimme...Waaaaah...Mine
Tanner: JACKSON!!!
Jackson: Waaaaaah...
Mommy: Tanner, please just give
Tanner: NOOOOOOOOOO!!!
Mommy: Please, just let him play with it.
Tanner hands over Leapster to Jax, then 5 minutes later they are at it again...only this time it starts off
Tanner: Mommy, Jackson has my green lightsaber.
Mommy: Tanner, please play with the blue lightsaber
Tanner: But, green is my favorite color and I'm playing Obi Kenobi. His lightsaber is green.
Mommy thinks to self: Calgon, Take Me Away!

It's a new year, but first, I have to catch you up on the old!

Happy New Year! Barry and I celebrated our 6th anniversary this New Year's Eve (the actual day is 12/28). We had a good time. We went out to dinner...Mexican, our favorite! Then, we went shopping...my favorite! Finally, we headed back to our luxurious suite... and we were asleep by 11:30! Sheesh!

Does anyone make New Year's Resolutions? I really don't. I did make a goal to start waking up at 5 or 5:30 to work out, have quiet time, and Bible study.
I start back to work tomorrow. There should be some big changes. I'm anxious to see what is in store for the remainder of the school year.

Jackson is doing well. He turned 2 on the 22nd. He was in the hospital on his birthday! The hospital was awesome, though. They brought him a balloon, Baseball Bear from Build-A-Bear, and a 40 piece Mr. Potato Head. He is cracking us up with his attitude! He refuses to share. I'm to blame on this one. He is always talking! He loves to cuddle! He is quite the ham! At the daycare Christmas program, he showed us he's got moves! Honestly, I didn't even think he'd make it up on stage.
He is ready to be potty trained, however, I'm not ready to potty train him. The reason is this...he is not ready to be out of his crib. Does that make sense? I am not going to potty train him until he is in a big boy bed. We have tried putting him to bed in Tanner's bed, and he just wants to play. This summer, we're getting a double bed for them to share, so that is when I plan on the training.

Tanner turned 4 on the 20th! I can not believe my first born is 4! He is so smart! He is very literal. He still loves Star Wars. He now owns 4 light sabers, 3 costumes, and numerous action figures. He would watch Star Wars: Clone Wars every day if we let him. He loves to give hugs. He will hug anyone. He is very loving! He has 2 girlfriends and another he plans to marry. So cute! He loves going to Sunday school and preschool. Really anything with the word school in it!