So much

to post about and so sleepy! We had a blast today. Ella and Bren slept through the night (minus the hour of dealing with Ella puking in her sleep which hasn't happened in a long time)and didn't get up until 7:15 - that is seriously sleeping in! Bren is always up about 5:30/6ish and hungry. We got ready and had to run to WalMart because Ella was out of diapers. Ella, Bren, & I had fun picking out some fun kites that we were planning on flying today. Then we came home and played bubbles outside and had lunch and then Grandma & Hannah came over. Then we packed up and met Jacob at Heckrodt and walked the long mile trail. It was a fun time. Then we went on a garage sale hunt but didn't find any open still. We had dinner at HuHots and then Hannah, Ranee, & I went on a shopping spree at Kohls and Jacob took the kids home. It was a lot of fun. Even though we didn't end up having time to fly kites, it was still a lot of fun. Really - I don't think I've just relaxed and enjoyed spending time with family and the kids in a long time. It was perfect!

Jacob really needs to start watching what he does around the kids. He walks around the house in his grunders in the morning and at night and he uses his underwear to hold his phone - he puts it in the elastic waist band part. Well, this morning when we were getting ready and both in the bathroom Ella comes walking in wearing just the usual diaper, but she had put her play cellphone in the waist part of her diaper. Ugh!! Like Father Like Daughter! It was hilarious, though! Another gross but funny thing. I have this yucky cough that won't seem to go away and it's especially bad and makes lots of gross phlegm in the morning. I spit some out in the garbage and Ella asked the usualy what and why and then asked, "Anymore in there?" I don't know Ella - anymore in there?!

Try these!

I'm sitting here eating amazing leftovers for lunch and realized I have forgotten all about posting my most amazing wonderful dinners I've made lately :) I think I'm the poster child for Kraft Foods. Seriously - I can't remember what I used to cook before I got a hold of these amazing and FREE magazines!

So two good recipes that I've made so far. Last night was Sweet & Sour Meatballs which Ella kept calling snowballers - it was too cute to correct her :) They were super yummy and super easy and done in like 15 minutes tops!!


These Glazed Stuffed Pork Chops were super delicious. I think the apple I cut up was a little big because the stuffing was really really sweet. So I'd just edit by doing 1/2 the amount of apples in the stuffing - or just using a smaller apple. I also bought the thick center cut pork chops and they are much easier to stuff then regular pork chops!

Wait a sec

this is supposed to be the kids gift to the grandmas for Mothers Day and guess who ends up doing it?! Okay, I'll admit I had a blast and wish I could make money doing this, but that's highly unrealistic. If you're wondering what this is you will have to wait and check back when both the grandmas get their gift. Ella started doing it with me but was freaking when she got dirty and sticky and wanted to quit. I got her to 1/2 way finish 1 of the things and that's all I could get out of her! She's turning into a girly girl.

I forgot to post about her other freak out over this tiny tiny bug - I don't even think it was an ant it was so small. It was crawling in the living room and she jumped up and started screeching BUG BUG BUG and I came over and squished it with my finger and for about 1/2 hour she wouldn't walk on the carpet because she was scared of more bugs. (We really don't have bugs - I had the windows open and we had been in and out all day so this little guy must have tracked his way in) It was pretty funny!

Maybe this Mother's Day will be my dream totally not realistic expectation of what Mother's Day should be. I think I should get the entire weekend off of any responsibilities and the kids and Jacob should lavish many gifts and many hours of quality massaging (trust me - after about 35 miles of running in just 2 1/2 weeks I need some massaging ... or some strong pills :) and I should also have unlimited resources to go blow on things like clothes, books, shoes, and anything I should happen to see and want! The weekend started nice. I stopped buying Party Lite stuff because it's expensive and it burns quickly. Jacob bought be the melt thingy and a super good infuser that works much better then the one he got me for Valentines. My house smells pretty :) If only it looked clean it would be perfect. That's the other thing that would make my weekend - I wouldn't have to clean a thing! God knows if I were to leave that to Jacob we'd be eating off of paper plates by Saturday and have to kick a path through the toys to get anywhere :)

Has anyone heard of Uppercase Living?! It's seriously the sweetest home party thing I've seen in a long time. It's like tattoos for your house! They are little decal type thingies that you can put on walls or your car or mirrors or photo albums or whatever your heart desires and you can peal them off when you decide you need a change! It stinks they are 1 time use, but still. They are pretty decent for prices and they are good quality. One more reason I'm excited to buy a house! If you want to check the catalog out here are the instructions:

1. Go to www.uppercaseliving.com

2. Click on 'customer log in' in the bottom right corner

3. Register using the Demonstrator ID (813204) & Registration Token (gosse)

4. Log in to customer corner using the username & password you set up during registration

5. Enjoy customer corner