Snuggles With Grandpa

The parents have continued on their spring break journey and I am now home alone.  It’s kinda nice to have a quiet house for a bit but I really enjoyed their company. This Sunday they’re taking me and the boys home with them so we can party like it’s 1999 with Courtenay and just get… Continue reading Snuggles With Grandpa

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Carpet Shampoooooo

Carpets are like really big socks that we always wear but never wash.  We shake em out a little bit and the put them right back on. Don’t wash them until about a year or two…or five… Year long socks. I got a carpet cleaner today for our carpets.  We don’t have many, just in… Continue reading Carpet Shampoooooo

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5 Pounds!

Wooot, my scale had good news for me today.  I’ve lost 5 pounds!  I’m pretty stoked.  woot woot.  5 more pounds and all my Christmas sins will be erased.  Ya that’s right, I gained 10 pounds from xmas…shush… I’m waiting for my parents to arrive.  I’m very excited about it.  I miss them muchly.  They’ll… Continue reading 5 Pounds!

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Transformation Update

The transformation plan did not involve getting sick but I’m having to fit that into the plan anyway.  Darn sinus infection.  It’s kinda cut into my running schedule.  I’m hoping to be better enough tomorrow to run again. I wasn’t impressed with the amount of weight I lost in my first week.  I was hoping… Continue reading Transformation Update

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Super Woman

Everywhere I’m turning Nothing seems complete I stand up and I’m searching For the better part of me I hang my head from sorrow state of humanity I wear it on my shoulders Gotta find the strength in me Cause I am a Superwoman Yes I am Yes she is Even when I’m a mess… Continue reading Super Woman

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Transforming…

Well, day two of my crazy, wild, stubborn, perhaps idiotic quest for happy.  But hey, I know myself enough to know I’m an all or nothing kinda gal.  I need to do drastic things to get anywhere.  So I am 🙂 Food and exercise make a big difference when it comes to depression.  So I’m… Continue reading Transforming…

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Breakthroughs!

I could not be more proud of Silas these past few days.  He’s done SO MANY typical things.  I love it. Before leaving to go to church yesterday Isaac was VERY upset.  Silas walked up to him, looked him in the eye and said “Ikey all done sad”,  to which Ikey replied “ok” and they… Continue reading Breakthroughs!

Busssy

Having people over tonight for a little shindig.  Tooo busy to blog 🙂  Love you all and have a good weekend!!

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Baking Muffins

Call me crazy, but I think boys should learn how to cook.  I just think upon their future wives (if they get married) and think about how happy they’ll be if their husbands can cook.  Plus it’s just a good skill.  Anyway, I cook with my boys.  They love it and I love it too.… Continue reading Baking Muffins

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Transformation

Firstly, you need to check out my do.  I put pink in it and it makes me really giddy. Yes, I know…you love it too…How couldn’t you?  You want to come to my house and have pink put in your hair too don’t you??  Thought so. Anyway, narcissism aside, I’ve been thinking a lot lately… Continue reading Transformation

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Ucky Mucky Squishy Squashy Therapy!

So, today I decided to get out my handy book “The Out of Synch Child Has Fun” and try a little activity with the bratters.  It involved shaving cream and a cookie sheet.  The point is to get them playing with ooey gooey things that most likely will bother them at first.  Children with autism… Continue reading Ucky Mucky Squishy Squashy Therapy!

Silas’ First Blog

Silas wanted to blog for me today.  After a little argument he’s finally ok with my typing this before he flies at it.  I’m gunna go hang with Ikey and we’ll see what happens.  He loves typing these days. a A b a A B C D E F G H I J K L… Continue reading Silas’ First Blog

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A Little Bit of Grumps

I just finished reading Temple Grandin’s mom’s book called Thorn in my Pocket.  It’s a memoir of raising Temple from a severely autistic baby/toddler to a very high functioning adult. Anyway, in that book she was talking about what autism is and then said that one scientist (shoot I don’t have the book anymore so… Continue reading A Little Bit of Grumps

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