Open house day!

Its here! Its here! Open house day! And yours truly thinks she has a touch of food poisoning! Fun! Of all summer it would be THIS day that I would be barfy and in the potty every 10 minutes! Ugh! Welp, the show must go on and all I can do is pray I don't end up running to the nearest trash can mid orientation! Its finally the end of summer break, winding down, chaos soon coming to a close...just in time for NEW chaos! Ha! I am kind of sad that I am so glad to see summer break end, especially since I always said I wouldn't be one of *those* moms, but this has been a truly miserable summer weather wise and at least now fall will be here soon and my kids have a reason to leave the house 5 days a week and will be with friends and have play time and will finally get to do something. I swear between heat and and funds, this summer has kinda blown...however, we will be making up for it come September when we go to Daytona for a week! That should be the trip to really make up for how crappy this summer has been for them.

I feel like such garbage right now. Blah. Its hard to even be real peppy. I guess I should go make sure I have my outfit clean  I plan on wearing today and maybe try to force myself to eat something. Its going to be another blazing day today, the weather man said drier air was moving in...well, it ain't here yet! This blows! 

On a happy note I have lost 2 pounds! Yay! A few more and I will be back where I was when I decided to take an accidental 2 month break from dieting and then I should be back at my lowest weight in time for working out when the kids go back to school. Yay! 

Clover is set up to be neutered too. Its about 4 months earlier than I had planned when I got him, but its a great deal through a local group who also did Momma's spay and shots. 95.00 for his neuter, rabies booster, nail trim, and pain shots. Works for me! 

Well, I hope everyone has a day where they see less toilet bowl than me! Lots of love!

Busy busy!

Well this morning should be interesting, I wonder what happens when you add one adult who has a severe tooth phobia to a child who has a severe doctor phobia to a dentist office....I find out in about an hour and a half from now! Christopher is headed to the dentist for a "get to know you" visit and some Xrays to look at his top teeth, he had so many come out at once that 2 of them are closing up the spot where the middle one should be. I am happy to be getting him in though, and so far so good with getting him ready to go in. Then I have to go to Laci's doctors and get her forms filled out for pre-k that I forgot to do 2 weeks ago, and then go by the bank and the grocery store. This afternoon is swim class and then I will start working on getting upstairs cleaned again and ready for school in 4 days! OMG I am all of a sudden feeling panicked that I am coming up on school now! My little man is going to be in 2nd grade...that's crazy! Starting in 2nd grade I actually can remember a good bit of my life, so I guess my time for screwing up as a parent and him forgetting is coming to an end, LOL! Tomorrow is open house, now, I hate to say this but there is one teacher who gets TERRIBLE reviews from both parents and other teachers....I am praying that Christopher's name is NOT on her list. I know I have no say, and its wrong to judge her before I personally get to know her, but considering even the teachers think she is a schmuck, I am a tad nervous....maybe, just maybe, I will fall in good graces and his name will be on another list...I even considered going straight to her list and checking first, lol, then if it isn't having a sigh of relief and then wandering around calmly after that! Ha! How bad am I?

Started my meds back Monday, feeling pretty good so far on everything....a little increase in headaches, but nothing I can't deal with. I am really getting excited to start working out on a regular basis too. I have been drinking more water (not a lot or nearly as much as I should, but some is better than none right?) and I have been eating smaller portions again and less junk. I am pleased and that's really all that matters...not to sound snarky but everyone keeps telling me that so I guess I have to believe it. 

Well, I guess its time to start getting ready to go, Hope everyone has an awesome day!

ONE WEEK!

This is it! One week left before school starts! And yes, even though I am always sad that my babies are growing up, I am proud of them and look forward to each new step they take in life...and I am happy to have a few months of peace during the day hours! LOL! This week will start to really roll into full swing come Tuesday! Brian and Christopher are getting haircuts, we will go through and label all of his school supplies, start setting up the new shoes and getting them ready for day one, then Wednesday we have dentist appointments and swim class, Thursday is open house and checking all his stuff over one last time, Friday I am working Kindergarten registration again and the weekend will be grocery shopping and preparing for school lunches! This morning we started our training for getting up for school. Both kids did great! Christopher wanted a shower first thing because he was cold....what seems like 100 days of 100* weather and my boy wakes up cold! LOL, I was outside hosing my legs off with the garden hose at 6:45am bc I was burning up already after planting my Jalapeno plant first thing and my child is cold! Laci woke up happy and ready to go, she asked me right away if Bubba was going to school, and then when I said no, she asked if she was, and when I said no, she told me how excited she was for school...works for me!! :) Two weeks and counting for my pretty girl! She is stoked! Although I am still peeved over the lunch charge, but, what are you going to do right?

The weekend was great, Saturday was a fun although sweltering day, and yesterday we spend most the day in Cumming with the grandparents. Its always so nice to go up there, I do feel bad I keep pillaging their garden for blueberries though! LOL! But I have another batch to go in the deep freezer today! Yippee! Last night I got everyone in bed early including myself and this morning I started back on my diet meds just for this week to help get my eating back in check and get some energy....I am going to start vitamins, green tea, and picolinate pills as well. Already feeling bright eyed and bushy tailed which works great for me!

Not a whole lot planned today, will work on hanging my stuff for the consignment sale and then get some laundry done. I want to get another batch of tomatoes in the oven and hope that I can get a few more jars worth done by the summers end...although I would happily trade in my garden for cold weather again! Ha!  I need to really get cracking on the deep cleaning and re-organizing again this week so that by the weekend we can go do something fun as a family like the theater or something to get away from here and take our minds off school for the weekend. 

Well I guess I should get my tomaters in the oven so I can be ready to go hang out with Tiffany at noon, yayer! Have a fabulous Monday! Love, Mommy P!

5 Years!

Well its me and Brian's 5 years anniversary! I spent the night out with Brian last night going to dinner then wandering around some stores kid free and making mental lists of things we want to do to the yard this fall. We came home fairly early and after some snuggling was in bed fairly early, of course, when my kids aren't home I usually sleep like crap, and last night was no different. I was up and down all night but thats ok, I feel good today still. Brian had to work today so I got up to a quiet empty house (except the 3 stooges I have living with me) and had some coffee. I then got dressed and went to get the kids from my mom's house. Then me, my mom, and the kids spent the whole day out sweating to the point of it at one place actually dripping off my nose because it was so hot and it was so humid. One older woman told me today that they are going to start rolling brown-outs if the heat continues....now...I had no idea what that meant at first so she explained that it is when different areas have power turned off to them for periods of time to keep the energy levels down...now if THAT isn't scary I don't know what is! (ok, other than the CDC announcing zombie apocalypse plans)

Anyhow Brian met us at my moms house to help me load and devide my goods and treasures from today and then we came home. An ice cold shower and a fan now blowing on me and I finally feel like my body temperature is starting to come down some. I swear this is the hottest July ever!

Gonna spend the rest of the day doing nothing, lol, and then tomorrow I am going to make some muffins for breakfast and then we are headed to see Brian's grandparents for the day. I cannot believe we are coming into Open House week!! omg!!! This is crazy how fast this summer really seemed to go by!!

Well, better get started on my "do nothing" evening! Lots of love!

Friday!!! Yippee!!!

In the words of the great Frankie baby, "Oh what a beautiful morning, oh what a beautiful day, I've got a beautiful feeling, everything's going my way!" Its Friday, my mom is taking the kids tonight for me and Brian to have an early celebration of our wedding anniversary that is tomorrow. (5 years yippee) Our countdown to Florida dropped into the 50s! And the school countdown is officially in the 10 days left! My house is fairly clean, my kids are fairly happy, my dogs are filthy, lol, and I am on a second delicious cup of coffee and feeling fine! Today feels wonderful!

Its hot as hell itself outside. Apparently we are under some heat dome...that isn't scary at all sounding....and its killing people and making us all sick from the heat. I believe it. You step outside and you feel like you are stepping into the sauna in a three piece suit. Its not so great, trust me. I bought a new sprinkler for the kids yesterday on sale at kmart. They loved it. Its the only chance to play in truly cold water right now. Plus I forced them to go outside, and myself too, because it has been so hot we are turning into pasty couch potatoes again and that is not good. I swear, come fall, my kids will not be allowed in the house after homework time! They are forgetting what its like to be kids outside thanks to this miserable weather. I am too, and almost feel like the winter depression setting in the same way thanks to being basically prisoners in a house because of money (or should I say lack of) and the ungodly heat and mugginess.

Today is going to be likely another day of not a whole lot going on. Yesterday Brian was off work and we did a little running around but not much because of the rain and heat, and today looks like an even less energetic day. Plus I don't want to do anything that increases my chances for a headache since I am really looking forward to our date night tonight, even though as usual we have NO idea what we want to do. Either its way too expensive or just not something we are into, or both. Thinking its going to be another pretty quiet night "out", but then tomorrow Brian has to work, so it will be a pretty quiet day for me until I go get my kids. 

I can't believe how fast this last week has gone by though! Even with all the sitting around doing nothing it still seems like it has pretty much flown by.  I didn't get as much as I could have or wanted to have done this week with the kids, as usual money/heat/laziness is to blame, but they seem ok with it. I am determined though that this week we will do something, even if its just going to fernbank or something. We have got to feel like we did something! I may also suck it up and take them to the lake since I think it may be a tiny bit cooler than the pools now. 

Well, I guess I should go do some laundry and try to come up with something to do tonight! Happy Friday!

An evening post on the ol Ps in a Pod page....

Went to the movies this morning, was already ready to catch a criminal charge before I even found my seat. Kids were great though and we finally settled in with our 15.00 popcorn and drink (omg wtf) and the movie began...and....wtf??? who was this voice narrating? wtf??? what is this??? NOOOOOO so apparently this movie has been remade since the cartoon original and ummm....it wasn't anything in comparison to that one. I mean, WHY do companies keep doing this??? You just can't touch most originals, and this was one you definitely shouldn't have messed with. Cute talking animals, pretty sure that was Babe the Pig cast as Wilbur and as *usual* Dakota Fanning was cast as the irritating no it all over achiever female child lead....bleh....not what I was hoping for at all.

Anywho, spent the rest of the morning looking for a wallet and finally found one for a price I was willing to pay at Kmart...God bless Kmart....its heaven for poorer white trash...and I was thrilled to finally have a wallet to fill with all my crap so I can finally use my new birthday purse! Yippee!

The rest of the day has been a slow burn in front of the Netflix, rotting my brain with more movies I probably wont remember watching in a few years, but, it was relaxing. 

Trying so hard to keep the kids in line on bedtime and I am failing miserably. I am trying to get them both in bed by 8 tonight and will start waking them up at 6:30 starting next Monday...fun fun! That also means that sadly *I* have to be awake at 6:30am as well. <> I just gave the call to start wrapping it up, I feel like the cashier at the store giving you a warning to make your final selections and make your way to the front of the store....

Tomorrow I just found out Brian has off of work, so I am excited about that. Wondering what lame stuff I can drag them all around to do. I guess they will want to swim in the morning, which I guess is fine except the pool feels like a bathtub now, and then they will all want to hibernate so maybe I will get to go out for a few by myself tomorrow afternoon....hmmm....

Anyhow I guess I better go ring up those last purchases so that they can go to sleep and I can get a bath in and some bedtime for me too! Happy Wednesday night!!!

Another day of scrubbing...

Yep, its gotta be time to start the deep cleaning...other than the walk in closet upstairs and the garage, I have organized about as much as I can for now and its time to finish what I started and get the scrubbing part down. I tried to procrastinate more but I have nothing else I can do to kill time except for swim in a hot lake or a hot pool...and those don't sound fun to me...hose water is cold, if we want to get wet and cold today we will get in the sprinkler I think. 

Its a nasty muggy wet stifling yucky day again today. You feel like you are choking on the air when you walk outside. I am not into that kind of weather and cannot WAIT til fall starts....even early fall where its still hot, but the air is dry and a breeze feels cool like it should. 

My school shopping is done! All done now! I finally found an updated supply list at walmart yesterday and all I was missing was highlighters, so now other than haircuts I am done! Yippee! 

Gonna really crack down on starting to practice tying shoes with Christopher today. I feel awful that he still doesn't know how and thats 100% my fault. I also have to start working on a "homework file" for laci for the school year so she has stuff to work on while Christopher is doing his homework every night.

We did shots yesterday, and even though Laci screamed loud enough to make my ear do that light switch turn off for a moment, she sucked it up pretty fast, wanted water to drink, and was pretty much ok by the time we got to the car. She passed her hearing and vision, and she is all up to date on shots now, and of course I remembered when I got home that I forgot to have them fill out the forms I needed for school, so I need to go back by and get them. I was glad to see how good she did with the testing yesterday and I am so happy she passed it all! I took them to Dunkin Donuts after for a frozen hot chocolate and a captain america star shaped donut with icing, sprinkles, and jelly inside....no wonder they were both hopped up all afternoon! Gah!

Ok, so I just got a reminder email about the fact that I need to finish tagging my stuff for the consignment sale...yeah I should probably get on that! I need to get a wallet for the new purse anyhow so I guess I should pick up some orange paper while I am out...of course, I think I will wait til Brian comes home and go do that alone tonight.

So, other than the inevitable cleaning I need to do, I guess today is going to be a boring time. Maybe Brian will get home early and we can go to the pool. I know one thing, I am done eating garbage food. I have been sick to my stomach for a week! No more! I have gotten way out of control just eating whatever, whenever because of the heat, the schedule and the lazy factor, and that is enough. I feel like I want to take a hot water pressure washer down my throat and clean my insides out! Bleh! I had some delicious Blueberry toast for breakfast and will only be eating good stuff, or at least moderate amounts now if its not so good. But all the junk is OVER!

Ok, well thats the end of my gibberish today. Hope everyone has a great Tuesday!! See you tomorrow!