Temporarily Offline

It might be another week before I update. I'm in the process of packing up the house (oh the joys) and I think I'm going to lose my computer in the next day or two. Moving day is Friday, so I'll see you all some time next week.

Happy blogging!

The end of kisses....

Tornado T is only 16 months old. He's too little not to be returning kisses anymore, but that is exactly what he's doing. For a while when I would make kissy noises he would pop out the binkey and run to give me a kiss. Not anymore. Now when I make kissy noises he will come, lean over until his forehead touches my lips, leave it there for a minute, and then back up. It's sweet in his own way.

I just earned a sparkly sticker!

Sparkly stickers.... it's the next generation of a gold star. Why did I get a sparkly sticker? I exercised! Now, I have been walking in the mornings, but it's more of a stroll. I don't get winded; mainly it is an appreciate the beautiful morning walk. I bought a bench and a tape from a friend and decided that there was no time like the present to make my investment pay off. And pay it did. I start the 30 minute beginner routine thinking this is going to be a piece of cake! I found out that all the times that I told myself that I was in shape, I was lying. 20 minutes in I'm thinking is it ever going to end? Then the perky little blonde starts in on the *power* moves. Hello! I'm already sweating and tired. In my previous exercising days, when I started to sweat that was my signal to quit. Who likes to sweat? But I'm thinking that particular mode of thinking is what has led me to my current state. Maybe next week I'll actually finish the routine instead of fast-forwarding to the cool down.

Every day that I exercise I get a sticker. It's enough incentive for toddlers who are potty training, so I'm hoping that seeing a sparkly sticker on my calendar is enough incentive to keep me exercising.

Mary, Mary quite contrary.....

Yeah, now I know why Mary was in such a bad mood! She was trying to plan her garden - trying to make sure everything was planted in the right spot, and was going to bloom at the right time. Heaven forbid if you don't get the right mix in there. Just thinking about gives me a headache, and thinking about it a lot is exactly what I have been doing.

Since we are soon to be home owners (just waiting on the appraisal) I thought I would get a jump on it and start planning the how I want to landscape. I realize I am jumping ahead of things quite a bit, but you can never been too prepared. Right? Wrong!

How on earth do you do it! Get the plant in the right spot (sunlight vs. shade), get the right mix of bloomers in a bed (spring, summer, and fall) and have a varity of colors. Arg!

Being my responsible little self, I checked out flower and garden books out from the library. Do you know how many options they show you? It's killing my perfectionist little heart. Heaven help me and my yard.

My first!

I give in. Everyone I know has a blog. So who I am not to have one? Just call me a follower and get it over with. I can hear my dad now, "If everyone jumped off a cliff would you?", and I guess in this case the answer would be yes. Maybe this will be easier to keep up with than the website I created and never update. Time will tell.