Randomness...

Why do the dishes NEVER end?!

I want to remember the happiness of when Jordan comes home from work. If I don't get super excited Lei says, "Mom! Dad is home!" When he walks in it is a stampede towards him. Then they take their positions in the living room. Jord on the ottoman, remote control car in hand, Luke standing next to him with on hand on his knee, and Lei ready to chase the car or set up barricades of rubber ducks for the car to run over. Me? Deciding what's for dinner?

Kaleia's FAVORITE color is yellow.

I am afraid of painting the walls. I think I will pick the wrong color and the thought of having to re-paint it or even paint it the first time makes me sick.

Look up on itunes the artist Rockabye Baby music. My kids fall asleep instantly to these tunes and I love them as well.

I really want a King size bed.

Luke took 3 steps this week.

I never buy bread anymore, it is all homemade at this house.

Hit my goal!

Okay I lost 1.6 lbs. this week! I was worried because I ATE this past weekend, good fried food on Saturday and good cheesy food on Sunday. This weeks goal is 1.2 lbs.

Jelly Belly Factory

Well I do believe I went on my LAST Jelly Belly Tour today (please don't make me do it again). But I think the kids enjoyed it and I am trying to keep Shayla anything but bored.

San Francisco

We hit up SF on Saturday for some fun tourist sights. We visited pier 39, saw the sea lions, ate at Bubba Gumps, and went to the Aquarium. Lei loved the aquarium and is still proud of the fact she touched the sting rays. Shayla is with us and I think she had fun too. Afterwards on the way home we got to visit Amanda and Brian and their new baby Jackson! I am a little mad I forgot to take pictures there.
(Okay I swear non of the pictures have been photo shopped so what is going on with my smile?!)

Saving $ = Happy

So, I shopped around today for car insurance, something I do every year. And I found a policy from AAA for HALF as much as my new policy amount would have been.
Upside-I saved $85 dollars a month
Downside-I called 7 different companies
Downside-The first one I called was the cheapest
Upside-Policy began today so I began saving today
Downside-There was the annual fee of $70 I had to pay to become a member
Upside-Was able to cancel my policy a month early withOUT having to pay the penalty/cancellation fee charge. How you ask? I asked to speak with a cancellation specialist. Explained I wanted to stay with them if they could meet my price quote from AAA. They could not. So I KINDLY asked if they would waive the $50 early cancellation fee due to the fact I didn't want to leave, tried to stay, and had been a loyal customer for 5 years without any accidents. I was put on hold...then she came back and said they were going to waive the fee for me. YAY! This 2 1/2 hour car insurance find really put me in a good mood when it was all over. GO ME!
Now if I could cut our cable bill in half without changing anything...I...really think I would...I don't know but it would be good.
P.S. I found out thru spell check I don't know how to spell cancellation-now I know.

Week 2 is done!

So...not so hot this week. Only down .2 lbs. But that is 4.8 in 2 weeks. I know what I did this week. I ate to many snacks after dinner out of stress not hunger. But I did at least maintain my weight loss and didn't have pizza or brownies at all this week. So I will for sure next week be over the 5 lb mark.
This weeks goal is 1.6 lbs. We shall see...




-Kaleia is obsessed with this pirate shirt that was originally bought for Luke by Jord's parents, but it has become a keepsake for Lei. As soon as it is clean she puts it on.
-I keep telling Lei to get out of the baby swing but as soon as she goes in Luke's room she gets in it. I need to take it to storage soon.
-Saw a man in a speedo today walking on the side of the road...
-Luke is "chair walking" all over the kitchen. (scooting a chair around standing up)
-Kaleia started gymnastics this week. I think is will be good for her. She is/will be challenged. She said she liked the new class but wanted teacher Chelsie. (the dance class instructor)
-I am amazed how hard Kaleia can get Luke to laugh!
-Kaleia has been demoted to the 3rd seat of the car (she thinks it was a promotion)I was tired of her bothering Luke.
-I have been craving Chinese this week. So I have eaten quite a few lean cuisine takes on the food. Egg rolls, orange chk, pot stickers...
-Jord had a presentation for work in SF today and is still not home...

I overcame a fear today

Okay, so I have a fear. An odd one I think. I am afraid to drive a car into the car wash. I am afraid I won't line it up right and damage will happen to my car. AND I am afraid when it is time to exit, I am afraid that I will get stuck. So I avoid the car wash like the plague. I make Jordan do it everytime, and he shakes his head at me everytime. BUT today I did it. I went thru the car wash and nothing happened. Not that I plan on doing it again any time soon; but for now I am satisfied that today I did it! I drove the car thru the car wash.

To back up this fear I did one time not line it up right, I got stuck and my hub cap snapped off when I tried to exit. And since this time (I think back in 2001) I have been afraid of car washes.

Week 1 is Done!

Okay, I went and weighed in today at Weight Watchers and........I am down 4.6 pounds! And 2.5 inches. So I celebrated it with steak, bread and BUTTER, and BROWNIES. Yum! Tomorrow week 2 begins.

I AM COMING OUT OF THE CLOSET!

No, I am not gay...I AM BEAUTIFUL. Margaret Cho (LOVE HER!) Mary Jo and Susan appreciate her too. Anyway, on the View last week she made this statement; that she was coming out of the closet that she was beautiful. She went on (if you know anything about her you know this already...but for those who don't) to so say her whole career she was told she was too fat and too ugly to be a star. So for her first sitcom forever ago (20 yrs. ago?) she starved herself to save her show and then it was canceled and replace by the Drew Carey show...cuz you know he's so skinny! She went on to say she has always felt ugly and fat about herself and was sick of feeling that way and was making a decision to change her perception of herself and believe that she is pretty. So in the words of/inspiration of Margaret Cho..."I AM BEAUTIFUL!" If you don't know her please be warned she is best watched on t.v. where things come FCC edited. But I am excited for her new show that shows some promise of being good, Drop Dead Diva on Lifetime premiering tonight. A gorgeous model dies in a car accident and is reincarnated into a very smart non-modelish woman. Margaret is her assistant/secretary I think. I will let you know...

Back on the horse...er...program

Okay, I went back... I tried to do it on my own really! I tried to follow the program without having to pay for it...but alas I failed. So I went back to Weight Watchers, I paid the fee, I got on that damn scale, signed up for the monthly program, and sat thru a meeting. That was Tuesday and today I didn't cheat. I ate what I wanted and stayed in my points value. So YAY me. I am on the road again to my goal weight/pre-pregnancy weight. And I am blogging it cuz I know I am done with being this size. I am returning the jeans I just bought cuz I know they will not fit in a month and I have a tub of jeans that are smaller that will eventually fit. So this is my public pledge to myself.