Resolution progress

Why I'm even bothering to write this post is beyond me. I guess maybe to depress me even more that so far it's all been a BIG fail!

In 11 days I have lost....drumroll please....1 pound! Really? I've given up multiple treats, on the treadmill 8 out of those 11 days, drank 2 glasses of water... hey that's more than I've had in the last 6 months!! Yet I've only lost 1 pound! My god what's the point! And don't give me the ol "muscle weighs more than fat" blah blah blah. I assure that my fat blubbery thighs are still FULL of just fat! That 1 pound was definitely not lost in my thighs....I'm betting it was because I cut my finger nails or something =P

Soda....I think I should just skip this one entirely. Let's just say that I haven't quite gotten to the 3 cans a day yet. Actually I switched to 2 liters thinking that maybe I wouldn't drink as much...but now I think I'm actually going through it even faster! Cold turkey is probably the only way for me to do it....but I just can't do that to my poor kids!

I've hardly seen Matt lately...let alone actually do something with just him. He's worked a crazy amount of hours in the last 2 weeks combined with finishing up Sandy's bathroom. I have had plenty of time to spend with the kids though since it's disgusting outside and just walking to the mailbox makes my nose hairs freeze!

I've also only gone shopping for needs...but this has been out of my control. I'm feeling a strong urge to shop for wants and will be doing so as soon as I can get out of my house...currently snowed in! What will I be shopping for? Candles that smell like the beach so I can put my head under a lamp and pretend I'm at the beach! What? Am I the only one that does this?

I did upload all my pictures from our Disney trip and Christmas. So I have made a litle progress there. Have I done anything with them since? Well I looked through them while drinking waay too much diet soda.

Happy 1st Birthday my sweet baby boy!

Sigh...it's been a year already! A few of my kids I couldn't wait to get that first year over with...and no I'm not going to say which ones! They were tough babies and I was just proud of myself for simply surviving that first year! ;) But Joey...my sweet little Joey...he really is the poster child for THE perfect baby! If all of my babies had been like him...well I'm fairly certain I would be in competition with Mama Duggar!

Since I know for sure that he's the last I've really savored these baby days. I've held him so much this year that I'm starting to look like I have Popeye arms. I'm sure it's just fat..but let's just pretend it's muscle okay? ;) I also sneak in his room at night and bring him into my bed so I can hold him some more. Yes...I fully realize that this is a bad habit but I can't help myself! He's just so snuggly!

He's definitely the perfect little caboose for our family.

Happy 12th Birthday Brooke!

12..already!!


Brooke being her usual silly self!
I've watched Brooke really change alot this year. Not physically..she's still a runt! ;) But she's really grown-up alot! She'll still get on the floor and play with the boys and other kids all the time. But when alone she tends to play her DS, do crafty stuff,play the Wii,etc. I've loved that she didn't grow up as fast as Hannah...who was pretty much over toys by age 5! =P

She's absolutely adorable but doesn't realize it! I see how the boys rubberneck as she walks past...god help me in another few years!! She's not into boys at all though..yet! And she has that ability to make a room full of people laugh! Every single day she does or says something that makes me laugh. I really need to start writing them down because we all know what my memory is like these days!

She has begged and begged for a phone so that's her big gift this year. Hannah's none too thrilled because she had to wait til she was 13...but times are changin....Drew will probably have one by the time he's 8...and Joey will go off to kindergarten with his ;) I love that she's getting a phone...so now I have something to take away from her when she's rotten ;) Unfortunately...she has a bit of a mouth...must be from Matt!

Happy 12th Birthday Brookie!!

P.S. And once again I'm trying to change this stupid background so you don't go blind reading it. I can't get the stupid font color to change! Damn!!