craigslist snafoo

Dale checks out craigslist a lot. Time to time we find something to chuckle at. Remember the 'slightly used' stripper pole? Tonight he found something grosser. Baby change table or kitchen island! The seller states she used it as a baby change table but you could use it a kitchen island! Complimentary E.Coli :)

self esteem

Yesterday we were getting ready for a birthday party. I asked Amelia if I could put a big flower clip in her hair. I told Amelia she would look adorable with the pretty hair clip. She looked at herself in the mirror and replied "No I just want to look cute today not adorable. Just cute the way I am."
How could I argue with that?

meal plan frame

I realized this week I need to have our meals for the week displayed prominently . I had made dinner before going to work on Monday and thought Dale would see the giant casserole in the fridge for dinner. But if you don't look in the fridge you don't know that dinner is made and you take the kids to the Shrimp Shack for dinner. I'm hoping this will be hard to miss... I just need to pick up a black dry erase marker this week end and fill in the blanks.

balloon wreath

I saw this cute craft on a blog a few weeks ago and thought it looked cheap and easy enough to tackle with Amelia. It cost a bit more than I anticipated but it was easy and Amelia liked to help sort the colors while I pushed the pins in the wreath. My thumbs were a bit sore the next day. Now we have a fun decoration for anyone's birthday and I'm hoping to find a small chalkboard to hang in the center to personalize each celebration!
ps March in the Pacific Northwest is acceptable swimsuit weather is it not?
pps Don't you like the stick on jewelry?

meal plan mondays

trying to have a bit more organization in my life...

monday: scalloped potatoes and ham with green beans
tuesday: leftovers
wednesday:  Costco rotisserie chicken,roasted brussel sprouts and spicy n sweet butternut squash
thursday: sesame seared albacore tuna, roasted asparagus and brown rice spinach pilaf
friday: turkey burgers, sweet potato fries and edemmame
saturday: night off
sunday: chipotle pork roast, polenta and black beans with green salad

this week end was...

yummy homemade omelets
shopping with gift cards
a bike upgrade for Amelia
family bike ride at Semiahmoo
beach time
Nerf target practice
Thai food
Ugandan Orphan's choir
quad time for Dale and Aiden
laundry
family movie date

Boomer's

wednesday weigh in

I know it's not Wednesday and I know I haven't posted anything regarding my weight loss. But it just seems to being slowly but steadily. Yesterday I hit the 11 pound weight loss mark and it felt good! I still have 24 pounds to go but I think I will break it up into smaller milestones. My next goal is to lose 4 pounds before April. That will set me up to countdown the last twenty pounds in smaller manageable chunks.