Life Lately

Life lately is ALL about snow/ice!

We went to the beach Thursday-Sunday and missed a lot of the snow, but we are getting all of the ice-- and no school!

School was canceled last Friday, Monday and Tuesday-- we tried to go in Tuesday to school (me to work, and Andy to school), on a delay, but when we got there, the parking lots were terrible.  So they decided to cancel after all.  I got there and worked for a bit, tackling our current to do list, then headed home.

Here is a look at life lately!

What we are reading:

I decided to do another audio book-- I just love these! And I picked The Matchmaker by Elin Hilderbrand. 

It is so so so so good! This is my favorite of her books so far, I think.  I had a hair appointment this week and I had to resist the urge to pop in head phones and listen while sitting there.  It is that good.  I highly recommend this book!

With the lack of school, Cal has been in a rut reading books.  We just haven't been making him read every night-- but he is still reading....EVERYTHING.  He is at a really fun point, where he reads every sign he sees, every commercial on TV, every ticker tape on the bottom of the screen.... it is constant.  It is really neat to see him put together words.  He read Andy's book to us the other night and there were some hard words in there!

What we are eating:

Well, this weather has thrown this part off as well.  We were at the beach, and I made fajitas one night with home made guacamole. We came home and ordered pizza Sunday night.  Monday night, I made a huge batch of homemade spaghetti sauce and we had everyone over for spaghetti, salad and garlic bread with cookie cake for dessert.  yummmm...

Their dinner wasn't quite ready one night, so I fixed a salad for them-- Cal likes his plain with just lettuce (spinach) and dressing...

I was cutting up a tomato for Andy's salad and he grabbed it and ate it basically whole.  

What we are watching:

This was the picture we sent Tommy when the Broncos won last week-- putting them in the playoffs for the super bowl. He sent a similar one back of him and Tricia and the dog- hahaha

Did anyone watch Bachelor Monday night? Whew!
Ben is hot, y'all.  I never thought it before.  But, I swear, he was swoon-worthy last night.  Darn right sexy, I think.  He seems super genuine with the girls-- which could totally be an act (I know it's reality tv with lots of producers "helping" him), but it is a really good ACT if it is.  He seems so kind-- which makes me think he will have his heart handed to him, but what do I know?

We have also been watching loads of football and the boys are beyond excite to see the Panthers in the SUPER BOWL! Love him or hate him, Cam Newton is G.O.O.D.  And he loves playing the game-- which is great! He is out there having fun.  He is laughing and skipping around-- makes me appreciate him even more.

What's making me happy:

Several things are making me happy this week-- I love this candle holder my mom got me with a W on it.  I put one of my favorite smelling bath and body works candles in there and it glows right up!  

This kid-- we have officially broken the finger sucking and the hair twirling habit.  And now....I am not jinxing myself, I hope....we are working on sleeping through the night.  I swear to you, it has to be HIS idea to break a habit.  We've been begging him to sleep in his bed all night for the longest time.  I have offered every reward under the sun.

And then, he slept through the night. So as I was praising him, I said, if you do that 7 times in a row, you can take two friends to Chuck E Cheese with you.  He raised his eyebrows and goes "I can easily do that!" And so far he has done 4 nights in a row....! WHAT???? I feel like a new woman! Let's hope this forms a habit and he will start sleeping... consistently....!

And, this kid... he still has not lost a tooth.... but he has one officially loose.  Eddie doesn't think it will be out within the month (I am begging him not to lose it when I am gone this weekend).  So we are excited about that...!

These two dogs make me happy-- they are a handful, like big time.  But I love them both so much.  This bed continues to be a HUGE hit in this house. If Bruce is on it, Hank will go get a bone and drop it in the middle of the room and wait for Bruce to get up and go get it, then Hank will pounce on the bed.  So sweet...

Bru tried to go to bed with Cal the other night-- nice try, buddy...

Last week, Cal's school was out, but I had to work.  So Kristen and I brought our kids into school with us to "assist" in the mouse class.  Cal was actually really helpful-- he loved being in there with the kids! Maybe he will be a teacher some day...? 

What we have been wearing:

It is COLD here. Super cold. And my children insist on walking around like this:

 They strip down to boxers as soon as they get home and stay that way-- it's the craziest thing! And, Andy is living in front of the fire.  I mean he is there 99% of the time he is at home.  He isn't stripped down yet in below pic, but we had just walked in, he walked straight over to the fire, turned it on and settled down on the floor, about to take off clothes.  It is cracking me and Eddie up. 

I used some of our days off to break out some Valentine's decorations-- my mom made these little chair backers, that are really little pouches and I added some hearts to my topiary on my table. 

The mantle also got some hearts... I love this banner-- it makes me happy. Thanks, Target! (similar stuff)

Monday, when we got the call for no school, we decided to have a kids pop class... I pulled into the country club parking lot and it was an ice skating rink.  Couldn't get in and out of spots, so I just pulled in and left it there- haha.  

We did a wall sit competition-- these kids took this seriously!!! This went on over 10 minutes.  

And then on Tuesday, Andy and I headed into school for a 10am start.  I got there early and pretty much slid all the way from the top to the bottom.  After sliding all the way down, the director decided school wasn't a great idea, so we ended up canceling.  

It was a sheet of ice out there!

Sweet Bruce just wants to be with everyone. All the time.  As close as possible.  All the time.  

Weight update:
So I lost 4.  And then I gained 2.  And then I lost 2.  And then I gained 2.5.  And right now, I am hovering at the -3 pounds mark.  Ugh.  That is gross.  I have got to do something. 

I am going to Austin this weekend with some of the very best girlfriends I could ever have and I am BEYOND excited to get there and have so much fun. I will not stress about weight gain or loss and I will focus more when I get home.

So that is a look at our life lately!