My pantry is overflowing, freezer is full, and deep freeze is about half full. Here's to a challenge and to getting creative... To only buying what I need. Join me.... And yes Amber, this is for you!
Monday, August 20, 2012
From the Pantry
I've always been a list person but I may have to find a better system for our weekly menu! I try... Really, I do! I make lists before I go to the store. I even make food we can make with the stuff we buy lists, but they never get made.... And we buy more stuff.... Then stuff goes bad and gets wasted. It's a never-ending cycle! I like having a stocked pantry, but I need to use all of this food! There are too many who go without to have me struggle with organizing my meals!
My pantry is overflowing, freezer is full, and deep freeze is about half full. Here's to a challenge and to getting creative... To only buying what I need. Join me.... And yes Amber, this is for you!
My pantry is overflowing, freezer is full, and deep freeze is about half full. Here's to a challenge and to getting creative... To only buying what I need. Join me.... And yes Amber, this is for you!
Wednesday, August 1, 2012
Another Day
Just another day....
We made a trip again today to get pictures made. It was Addison's 2yr pictures. It works out great for the spacing of my children. They are 17 months apart, so we roughly get pictures every 6 months. ( So far it is one of the few things that having them this close together actually works perfectly for! LOL) Although it was easier than it was last time, it was still quite an effort. Brayden did pretty good, minus a couple of short lived tantrum about wanting to go back to the lobby and play with the legos. Addison however is a different story. They are so different. I know EVERYONE tells you not to compare your kids, but it is soooo hard! Brayden is such a people person. He warms up easily and talks to everyone like you are a long lost cousin. Addison does not. We could hardly get a smile out of her. She has been like this at EVERY attempt at taking her pictures. She is skiddish and won't smile or play. She looks so unhappy. She even frowns and glares at the photographer. She can be really sweet to them (she tried to get the helper lady to pick her up.. she just doesn't want her picture taken!) I just don't know what to do with her! We have tried everything! Despite her difficulties, we did get a couple of good pictures. (and even one of her smiling) We really didn't want to do anything after we got home. We were drained..... It is crazy how tired we are after just taking the kids for pictures!
I do have a couple of goals for the month of August.
1. Get to bed between 10:00 and 10:30 every night --- sounds easy.... but I have not been sleeping well since the time changed (weird I know! I literally think,, hmmm it really should be 11:00pm now, all of the time!!) This has to stop! Some nights I stay up until 1:00am and get up at 5:00am to go to work.
2. Loose weight.... at least 5 pounds... which isn't looking good considering I just ate 6.... okay, maybe 7 oreos and a glass of milk.
3. Get my house clean again.... I was there... I really was.... but alas. I am once again behind. I just need to find that healthy balance again. (which is so hard, working, fixing up a house, and having 2 little ones that I really want to play with) But for now... I will go to bed with my dirty house because it is 10:25pm! :)
We made a trip again today to get pictures made. It was Addison's 2yr pictures. It works out great for the spacing of my children. They are 17 months apart, so we roughly get pictures every 6 months. ( So far it is one of the few things that having them this close together actually works perfectly for! LOL) Although it was easier than it was last time, it was still quite an effort. Brayden did pretty good, minus a couple of short lived tantrum about wanting to go back to the lobby and play with the legos. Addison however is a different story. They are so different. I know EVERYONE tells you not to compare your kids, but it is soooo hard! Brayden is such a people person. He warms up easily and talks to everyone like you are a long lost cousin. Addison does not. We could hardly get a smile out of her. She has been like this at EVERY attempt at taking her pictures. She is skiddish and won't smile or play. She looks so unhappy. She even frowns and glares at the photographer. She can be really sweet to them (she tried to get the helper lady to pick her up.. she just doesn't want her picture taken!) I just don't know what to do with her! We have tried everything! Despite her difficulties, we did get a couple of good pictures. (and even one of her smiling) We really didn't want to do anything after we got home. We were drained..... It is crazy how tired we are after just taking the kids for pictures!
I do have a couple of goals for the month of August.
1. Get to bed between 10:00 and 10:30 every night --- sounds easy.... but I have not been sleeping well since the time changed (weird I know! I literally think,, hmmm it really should be 11:00pm now, all of the time!!) This has to stop! Some nights I stay up until 1:00am and get up at 5:00am to go to work.
2. Loose weight.... at least 5 pounds... which isn't looking good considering I just ate 6.... okay, maybe 7 oreos and a glass of milk.
3. Get my house clean again.... I was there... I really was.... but alas. I am once again behind. I just need to find that healthy balance again. (which is so hard, working, fixing up a house, and having 2 little ones that I really want to play with) But for now... I will go to bed with my dirty house because it is 10:25pm! :)
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