Spring Break Day 2

This was a laid back day. At least that was the plan. The problem is we did an Insanity work out before we started the day. So we were sore and tired before all the fun began. We had Mcdonalds for lunch to let the kids run around and get energy out so we could sit and hopefully recoup some energy. Then Annette bought a blow up pool and we filled it up with hose water mixed with buckets of hot water to make the perfect temp for this time of year. The kids always want to swim but going to a pool is still too cold. Me and Annette sun tanned on the tramp and the kids went crazy in the pool. Then dinner at Red Robbin followed by a trip to Toys R US and each kid got to pick out a toy. That kept them entertained till bed time. Love spring break.

Spring Break Day 1

Dallin acting serious about his injury.

sorry it blurry
My sister Annette came out to visit for spring break. We didn't plan anything crazy exciting. Like Hawaii or South Padre Island ...but we do have plans to get out of thew house at least once a day. She arrived on Sunday and we were rockin and rollin. We had lunch and went to head out to see a movie at which point Annette talked to us about Dallin's toe. He bent it back playing in the yard with the dog and it was badly bruised and swollen. He had baseball camps starting the next day so we decided we needed to make sure it wasn't broken. The vote was to go to The LORAX and then hit up the ER for xrays after. Don't you just love that we have our priorities straight? In the end they said it was a bad sprain and he would heal quickly. The thing about the ER is it took about 30 min to come to this conclusion and over 2 hours to get three pieces of paper work ready for us to sign so we could leave. At one point you voluntarily walk into the place hoping to get some help and then at some point it starts to feel like you are being held hostage and you begin to plan out escape plans in great detail in your head. Usually you get to that point when your phone battery dies and there is no more facebooking and games to help pass the time.

Salmon any one?

My kids are the picky-est eaters on the planet. Hands down. I hate and dread meal time cause if its not chicken nuggets,a hot dog, or mac and cheese they will flip out. At one point we tried the forceful approach. I think it doesn't help that I am a bad cook but long story short Dallin took a fork full of food, tried to swallow it, and then threw up all over the table. The smell of vomit was so strong it ruined our appetite for the dinner left on our plates so...we packed all the kids up and drove to TGI Fridays. I had given up on fighting them for a few months. But the truth is its not that healthy to eat only three things ever so I have been continually plugging away at getting them to try new stuff. I obviously try to cook better so there is no lurching or dry heaving. But the good news is we are making progress. The other night I tried to feed them salmon. Which is huge in this house. It took me all day to gain the courage and then I served it. Olivia took tiny itty bitty bites but other than that every one ate their food. Its an gigantic sized victory that deserves a night out at the Olive Garden where we can eat some good food finally.

Shoe Fetish?

Ever since I started my new job at the gym I noticed I hardly ever wear normal clothes. Like jeans or skirts or every day clothing. I am almost always in gym clothing. And some where along the line I started buying more attractive clothes to wear to the gym. In other words I stopped shopping at walmart and started shopping at sporting goods stores. Then I started matching the shoes I wear with the outfit. So its my way of being girly in a not so girly, pumping iron like a bad ass at the gym in matching cute workout gear kind of way. Did you follow all of that ?
I have tons of running shoes now. I use coupons and get them on sale and I always buy at least two workout tops to match the shoes to make the new shoe purchase seem more worth it. I won't tell you how many pairs I own. Its a huge number and people would just judge me. But let me say its over 20. I need to get a handle on it soon cause I practically spend every dime my job brings in on this little obsession. And no one at the gym seems to give a damn that I have all these shoes that match my tops. Just one more pink pair of Nikes and I promise I will stop.

Pet Update!

Yes our pet situation is ever changing. So there is a vital need to update you all. I can honestly say I am not to worried about losing readers over dull posts like this cause tons of women are waaaaaay behind on their blogging and mine is pretty much the only one with some thing new to read. So sit back and grab your popcorn. This post is gonna be good.
Meet Gorgia. I didn't name her because we adopted her. She is so pretty and very very smart. Which is why she is perfect for us. I have invested heavily in dog training classes and its paying off big time. As of right now she walks with out pulling me, stops at the stop signs, and walks close by my side. She doesn't chase other dogs or squirrels. She has a "place" where she sits and stays until I release her. So if the pizza guy comes or a small child that is afraid of dogs comes into our home she stays in place to help the visitor feel at ease. She will sit and stay sitting even if I go miles away until I tell her to stop sitting. Its beyond me how these people can pull off so much but I love it!!

She is a German Shepard mix and a real sweety.

(I can't seem to flip this picture to save my life) In the tank behind Derek is a cute baby aqua turtle. It swims and loves the sun light. The best part is the kids can take it swimming in the back yard pool this summer. His name is Cesar

Olivia got a new Hamster at Christmas. She named her Cocoa. Derek got a hamster too from Papa Weeks but it again died after a couple of weeks so Livvy bought connection tubes and joined both hamster cages to give Cocoa more living space.

Addie got another bird to be friends with her first bird Isabella. Max is blue and a very pretty birdy. And I didn't know this.... but birds love to have a companion. They full on fly around the house now when we take them out of their cage. Andrew and Addie refuse to keep clipping their wings.

Dallin still has El FernO. I seriously doubted that he would live this long. But he has and we recently had to get him a bigger cage cause he was out growing the other one. Occasionally Dallin will draw a cool picture and tape it to the back of his cage to show some love.
We still have the pet fish. I swear she is Anorexic though she almost never eats and still manages to live. Its crazy.

Its a workout just sitting here listening all about your workout.

http://www.peopleiwanttopunchinthethroat.com/2012/02/more-people-who-post-more-annoying.html

Click on this link above. Its about annoying things people do on face book. I love that she admits to having done some of the things and I myself admit to having done some of the things. That doesn't make it any less true or less funny! I have NEVER AND WILL NEVER do some of them though. I don't quote scripture or talk about how "blessed" I am. It drives people nuts cause we all make mistakes but it comes across as major BS to any one you have offended. This blog post reminded meof a post I put on facebook a few months ago about people that brag about their workouts/long runs. Its So annoying. Yes I have done it but I am talking about the kind of people that do it ALL THE TIME. If there is anything I learned of value from the coaches in my life its that the #1 sign of a weak competitor is they talk too much and brag. Sure enough every time I meet a personality that talks all the time about their races, or workouts, killer green organic diet, awesome skills in high school, offer up training advice etc... Suck. They SUCK!! They always SUCK! They run like 11 min miles or have below average race times. Yet they talk like olympians.
If you need praise or recognition for what you are doing you are in it for the wrong reason. Its the things we do for ourselves in private that matter most and have the highest return. And if you are genuine in your endevours why does all of facebook need to know about it??
Naturally my post about how annoying it is upset some people. A couple ladies decided to un friend me. Don't think about it... just get pissed and retaliate.. great idea right? One lady commented back about how I should be more positive cause I am a fitness instructor. As if having a job obligated me to fit her definition of what a fitness instructor should do and think. I know hair dressers that have ugly hair and accountants that go bankrupt. O well get over it!! She also said more BS like I was belittling and berating people for posting and not motivating them. Um..?. Any athlete knows that argument is a load of crap! If I told you to run up a mountain having your face book friends offer words of support isn't going to get you to the top. Motivation must always come from within. And dedicated people would run up the hill weather every one on facebook knew about it or not.
She said she was just saying how she felt no hard feeling but she un friend ed me and hasn't spoken to me since. That's not "no hard feelings".... DUR!
I find the whole face book thing hysterical cause some people get so offended and they never see that taking it to the level of making rude defensive comments is immature and tacky. There is a difference between what she did and what I did. For example this is my blog if you don't like what you read ....then move on. No one made you read it. Its like picking up some one's journal and then attacking them for what they wrote in it. That's insane!
People have a right to their opinions. Write your opinions on your wall. I write mine on my wall. So if you disagree great! Go write that on your wall. Dont comment attacking me for having my opinion.
Well you can imagine my excitment when I read this comment and subsequent comments about my pet peeve on her blog (the link above)

Most annoying things people do on facebook
#11 The people who constantly update you on their workout/diet. I have friends who post every fucking day about how many miles they ran on the treadmill, what kind of nasty ass healthy smoothie they drank and how much weight they lost so far. No, I do not care that you're doing Turbo Kick/Zumba/Spinning/Body Pump tonight. I get tired just reading it and it makes my fat ass feel even worse about vegging out on the couch lusting over Shemar Moore on Criminal Minds.

Hahahahahah!!! Amen! I am not the only one. Thank you Jesus for more people like me!!. I imagine there are a ton more people that feel this way too,they just don't have the balls to say it. No worries mam I have the balls to say it. If you have the balls to disagree with me. Its all good just write all about it on your blog! See how that works?

The first grade Performance

Let me just start by saying I hate the school nurse at Murchison Elementary.

Addie has been practicing on her part in the school performance for months. She has been telling us about it and was beyond excited about it. In the morning she had a big performance in front of all the school kids. And then later that evening for all the parents and administrators. About 22 min before her first show I get a call from the school nurse (aka. drama queen bitch) saying Addie is very ill and I need to come pick her up. I drive over there annoyed and I ask her if she is pretending to be sick just cause she is nervous. The worst part is the school nurse hoovers over my conversation with my child the whole time and interjects her opinions when she sees fit. She assures me Addie was green in the face when she arrived at school. Bottom line- I don't care if she doesn't feel well. I was taught to man up and do what needs to be done. The music teacher was frantically trying to teach a stand in the lines with 10 min to go when Addie had 3 months to learn them. I insisted she go out there and do her thing but the nurse insisted she couldn't. I was persistent and the nurse said the only way she would let her do it is if I stood behind her on stage.(like is the ruler of all nations or something along those lines in level of importance) (smeh!) Lame as lame can be but I did it. I had a valid point to make for Chris Sake. So I saw the back side of her performance. And looked a little crazy up there all random. Either way she did it and was FINE. I came back at lunch time to check on her and she was fine fine fine! The 6 pm performance she did on her own. Damn I could flick that school nurse right between the eyes for being such a twit! If ever you have an overly dramatic child pray for a low key lay ed back school nurse or your life will be a night mare.
Oh by the way. Way to go Addie! You killed it! Life lesson learned I hope??


Did I mention she was fine? As in not on deaths bed or even close to throwing up?