Counting down...

I can hardly believe in just three short days I will be on a ship headed to Bermuda!

And of course with my household, this week has been so stressful and hectic. It started out with an ER visit Monday night with Ryker. He spiked an extremely high fever and was completely delirious with a rash on his face and chest.

The last three days we have been coping with this mystery virus, high temps and crankiness and have had several doctors appointments. My poor little man has been poked and prodded numerous times. But in his true spirit, he does not go down without a fight. Monday night it took three of us to hold him down to get a blood draw. And yesterday he kicked the doctor square in the nuts when he tried to swab his throat. My little guy is such a fighter :) Although I don't think the doctor thought it was quite as endearing as I do.

So my bags are almost packed, the house will be completely cleaned to the utmost OCD standards on Saturday and then we will be ready to go!

Ooooooh.... pink sands here I come! Get a Mojito ready for me...

Gearing up...

The last couple of weeks have been very busy.

And I have failed miserably at keeping up with this blog like I promised.

And again, I promise to try harder.

So whats been keeping me so busy?

Well besides the husband, four kids, dog, house to clean, laundry to do, dinner to cook, mouths to clean, earth to save, bathroom to scrub.... ahh the list could go on and on!


I've become ridiculously addicted to two things....

ZUMBA

I start to twitch if I can't make it to one of the four classes I take during the week. For an entire hour I can salsa and cha-cha my buns off (literally) and I feel like I am at some hot-spot night club... minus the roofies and sticky floors! I've lost about 15 pounds in the last two months by watching my calories and channeling my inner latina dancer... what a perfect combo!

COUPONING

I hate feeling like I am missing out on something. So when I started watching TLC's "Extreme Couponing" I felt like I completely missed the boat on a new excuse to shop! And in my true fashion... I can't just do something a "little bit"! I have to become completely OCD about it! And so here I sit now, an official couponer. Not a sale ad, newspaper insert or web coupon can escape my grasp. I am the lady in the line that everyone hates... that takes an hour to check out and has a binder, complete with a filing system to rival the National Archives!

It's completely addictive and I feel like I am getting paid to pursue my favorite pastime, SHOPPING!
Finally, Ken and I are preparing for our 5th Anniversary Bermuda Cruise. I can't even begin to say how excited I am about this trip...to get away from it all, relax on the beach, spend some much needed quality time together and reliving and making memories with my wonderful husband! Two weeks and counting until I will have my freshly pedicured toes buried in that pink sand!!


I wonder if they have Zumba in Bermuda? Or if I can use coupons aboard the ship?

Ray of Sunshine

April is challenging for me.

April showers may bring May flowers, but it also brings the blues along for me! I can't stand the sunny day teasers only to be let down the next day with thunderstorms.

So after yesterday's glorious rays were followed by rain all morning, I decided to provide myself with my own little taste sunshine.

Ahhhh... the beauty of UV rays. Well I guess technically they aren't suppose to be beautiful, with the whole skin-cancer causing thing... but they are oh-so-glorious to me! I can't help but feel good when the warmth of the lamps are beating down on me! They light up my goggles and my soul! Not to mention the sun-kissed bronze glow I am enjoying in the middle of some very rainy days.

So I say anything that is this good for my spirit can not be that bad for me... I mean seriously, what do all those doctors and scientists know anyways?

It's time...

Wow... I'm surprised they even let me back on this blog. My poor little neglected red-headed stepchild of a blog...

Well I'm back.

I love writing. I even managed to acquire a couple of readers that enjoyed reading my nonsense! So why not do it. I am sure I can come up with something interesting to say.

Well not right now. That's too much pressure! I just came back for goodness sake!

But soon... I'll have something amazing to say. I hope.

Techno-cool

So how cool am I now? I am blogging from my iPhone... I know, way beyond anything I could normally do on my old antique flip phone I use to have!!

As we enter into a new decade, I resolve to master this iPhone I am now addicted to, devise a family budget we can all live with, get to the gym more often, and only do things that truly make me happy!!

That being said, I'll have to save blogging for the ole PC for now because I have yet to master this damn touch screen that is evidently smarter than me!

It's 2 AM...

This is why Mother's of Mayhem DO NOT NAP!

We need the constant chaos all day long to wear us out enough to sleep through the night... even if we are running a fever and swallowing sand paper all day long.

My husband forced me to rest today because I am feeling terrible and am either on my way to getting very sick or just got a touch of something icky today.

He is so sweet... and asleep right now. Me, not so much.

I've been waiting for you little one...

Today was the best day...

I got to see the most amazing thing...

My best friend of 15 years is expecting a baby girl, and I have been waiting to be an Auntie to her kiddies for what seems like FOREVER! (no offense Tony -love ya!) She has been there every step of the way for Genavieve and Ryker, and I have been looking forward to the day when I could do the same.

Well today I got to meet the sweet little baby... well, not officially, but I did see some amazing sonogram pics of her and I am almost certain she waived at me. It was so amazing though, to see life moving around in her tummy. I was so elated to share that moment with her.

Ryker was just as excited and couldn't wait until it was his turn to get some jelly on his belly...

He saw a dinosaur in his tummy!!