Have a little fun will ya?

It's so not like me to post two days in a row. I can't help it. I had a revelation today, it's so mind blowingly amazing I just had to share. I just realized why I don't get along with most people all of the time. I like to have fun! I'm talking I like to have some good crazy, wild, get down and dirty, act like a teenager, do dumb things because you can kind of fun. Why isn't that OK? Who said I can't have fun anymore since I have two kids and a husband and a mortgage? Who said that it's not OK anymore to make a little fun of yourself and act a little dumb once in awhile? People are so damn rigid all the time and it makes for a crabby boring life. I'm so over it. I'm not saying I haven't been there, I went through a phase where I thought I had to put on this poser face and act a certain way and live a certain way and it was SO stressfull, but I didn't even know it. Its only now when I see someone else close to me doing the same thing that I think "wake the hell up!" "this is your LIFE, you need to LIVE IT!" The bottom line is that we need to live like there is no tomorrow and live without giving a hoot about what anyone else thinks about you.
Since I'm just realizing this now, and let me tell ya, this is HUGE for me, I have also realized that I've done this to my kids. They are SO rigid, because I am...was. That must change and it must start today. Now actually. I'm going to live my life like I want to, have fun, be happy, do what makes me the person I know I am on the inside. It's going to be so worth it, I can't wait! Want to join me??

Shoulda been a plumber

If ever I took the wrong path in life it was that I should have been a plumber. In this house we've had more water related issues than any other kinds of issues, and I think way more than our fair share of them too. The refridgerator leaking...twice, maybe three times? The washing machine, the pipe int he upstairs bathroom busting because of frozen pipes which then led to the ceiling falling in on the downstairs bathroom, the toilets both clogging and overflowing more times than I care to count and the outside faucet leaking into the basement last summer. Oh, and I forgot the kitchen sink clogging which resulted in having to have a huge peice of pipe replaced through the ceiling of the basement. I can't even tell you how greatful I am for my husband, who is NOT a plubmer, but has played the part (plumber butt and all) for most of these issues. I was wondering today what I'd do without him while we were taking apart the upstairs toilet for the second time in the past year to de-clog (is that even a word?) it. I'd be SO broke, I'd have to create a special fund called "Feed the Plumber Fund" if I was single. So, thank you to my husband, thank you to whoever taught him to do anything he's done, and thank god I don't have to come downstairs to use the bathroom tonight in the middle of the night.
If one more thing water related goes wrong in this house, I'm putting it up for sale, as is, and I'm moving. I am not joking.

Making peace with sugar free

I have to say that my willpower for this no sugar "diet" is amazing. I can't believe how awesome I am! I made rice krispie treats on Friday for the basketball tournament and didn't even have a taste. I worked at that tournament ALL day Saturday and although I could have seriously used a pick-me-up (sugar rush) I refrained. The only thing I did bad was have a beer on Sat. night...oh well, we can't all be perfect. Then to prove how awesome I am, I made chocolate fondue last night for the family to celebrate Valentines day and I ate NONE. Got that? NONE, NOTTA, NILL, ZERO!! I had strawberries with sugar free cool whip. If I can make it through that I can make it through probably anything.
I also think my scale is jacked up. I fluctuate between 8 and 10 pounds between AM and PM. I can't imagine that is normal. 1 or 2 maybe, but 8 or 10? No way. I'm just going to go ahead and believe that so don't burst my bubble.
Next challenge? Start working out on a regular basis. If I can go sugar free, I can work out too. 5K for Celiac disease in May!!! Please join me!

Life is great, kids are good, sugar free is craaazy!

First of all, lets get this out of the way, I totally bombed on my sugar free diet this weekend. Oh yeah, there were glasses of wine and several beers going down the pipes. I felt it the next day, and decided that since I messed up I mine as well throw the rest of the weekend to the wind and had doughnuts on Saturday and ice cream on Sunday....and get this...lost 4 pounds! What the hell??? However, I'm back to the plan starting yesterday. It's tough and I am crabbier than usual I must say...which isn't saying much.
Kids are good. Kids are good. Kids are good. If I keep saying it will it come true? Just kidding, my kids are good. I love them and they make my life a joy and worth living. However, there are times, like today, when I wish that someone wouldn't have stolen my kid manual when Gage was born. I NEED IT BACK! I can't figure it out, I can't figure him out. He's soooo...defiant! I raise my voice, who am I kidding, I YELL at him and he cries, I talk calmly (yes I can actually do that) and he cries, he gets the issue but he doesn't care. What am I missing here???
Life is great, it really is. I have one kid that has grades dropping like an atomic bomb, one that is so sassy and naughty I think she's gonna BE the bully and not be bullied, a husband that tries so hard but I don't make it easy, dogs that have to be let out only after I've sat down, and I've applied for 22 jobs since December and not a single call. Oh yeah, it's great! Yeah me!
Done whining now, done complaining. Just have to look at the big picture and realize that these things are not the end of the world, they can and will be resolved.

Sugar Freeeeee!!!

Ok, so I'm on day three of my second attempt at going sugar free. Last time I did this, a few weeks ago, I felt awesome. I wasn't feeling so weighed down is the best way to describe it. I'm just wondering what all this can change as far as my body goes. Will it help my skin, my weight, my hip pain, one other embarassing issue I won't discuss here :) I know it will change my mood, last time my body felt great but I turned into somewhat of a bitch...the household didn't really want to be around me much! I've heard that there can be some crazy side effects to this and crabbiness is one of them. Well, to me this is just like any other addiction such as smoking or drinking. When my husband stopped smoking he was crabbier than he's ever been so I'm counting on being that way as well. I'll try to control it. One of the other side effects can be having crazy weird dreams. Check. Twice in the last week I've drempt of Oprah. Never in my life (as I recall) have I drempt of Oprah. Also last night I had a dream that I was driving a girl I went to high school with around on the back of a bike....a pedal bike. Can't wait to see what tonight will hold. If anyone ever does read this, which I doubt, and you have some good sugarless treats for me to make please let me know! Wish me luck!

Faith at Merrill Swimming Meet

Here is a pic of Faith waiting in the staging area at the Merrill swim meet this last weekend. She totally kicked butt and shaved a ton of time off of her freestyle and butterfly. Last meet is next weekend in Phillips...unless she qualifies for confrences and then we are off to Ladysmith...again! So proud of my baby!

High School Friends

So to the right of this post you'll see a widget from a friend of mine that I went to High School with. It amazes me every day when I see, hear, and think about the amazing things that people are doing with their lives. Sometimes, as with my friend Joe, I can't beleive what he's gone on to be and accomplish. Facebook has been instrumental in me re-learning about the people I thought I once knew. I congratulate these people and look forward to learning more about them and of course keeping in touch.
Have a listen to Joe's music, I think you'll like it! Grab the widget for yourself if you want to, or go to www.reverbnation/joee to learn more about his music and/or sign up for his fan page. Let me know what you think of it!