12 Days- Day 3.

1.  Workout- Walking.... ok, ok, ok, walking around target :-)  IT COUNTS!! whatever, it's better than sitting at home, eating all my tasty salted caramel chocolate pretzel bark. so there. And thanks to my sweet husband I walked around target, and the Loft, and TJ Maxx for about 3 hours tonight- it was fantastic :-)  I did NOT buy the dress in the link, simply because I couldn't find it.

2.  Thankful for-

Legs that work.... and I'm not being silly or glib or irreverent.  I do NOT like to run, but by GOD I am thankful that I can.  and when I do, when I'm tired, when my hips and joints and shins hurt, I think 'run for Abe, run for Abe, run for Abe. go, Go, GO!!' and I do.  I don't know if Aur will ever really run, I think she will. She's got a good start on it, about 3 or so feet pretty quick.  Once her hips straighten out we'll see.  Goodness knows that  my Bo can run... and run and run and run and run! Abe gets some high knees every now and then... not a true run just yet.  I'm thankful I can run.  I know I'm not smooth, and right now I surely do jiggle a lot as I go galloping around, and you can most likely hear me from 50 yards back (loooouuuuuud breathing... really, reallly LOUD! BREATHING!) but I go, and I do it with a thankful heart.

I just want to squeeze these gorgeous chubby cheeks :-)  makes me smile every time!

3. Outfit-  why yes, that IS the bathroom at Von Maur.... so I walked around Target, the Loft, Tj Maxx and Von Maur, geesh.  more exercise!  And it was pouring rhinos and giraffes and I have no make up on and the flash is conveniently covering up my large zit (wasn't even planned, just a pleasant surprise!!)

1.  Cardigan from Loft- clearance in 2008 (see below picture) $19.99

2.  Denim shirt from Canvas, don't be thinking I payed full price, bought it on a special deal day, used $10 dollars of my rewards points, total paid $10!!! aw yeah :-)

3.  Jeans- same ones, from express, and you can't see my BOOTS but you know which ones I'm wearing! 

look at that sweet baby.  my precious first born.  I remember sitting here, thanksgiving feast 2008, his first year of Pre-K.  bound and determined not to cry at school.  not to be sad while listening to and seeing all the others in his class, to be thankful, thankful, thankful.  fake it 'til you make it. we did.  we were a mess- those caramel rice cakes pretty much covered us head to toe by the time we got home, but we were a cuddly, happy, thankful, blessed mess.  And we still are today.  

Day 3 is done.  tomorrow is Monday.  see you then. 

12 days- Day 2.

1.  Work out

My new book came today :-) WHOOOP!!!!! So exercise today was workout #1.  To be very honest, the heaviest weights I have here at home are 10lb dumbbells, and while that may not be the 'heavy' they had in mind, it was a great workout!  I also feel NO SHAME in counting "running after my children at the football game"  for a portion of my exercise today.  Don't believe the picture below... i think this was the only 2 minute period that---- > Baby Girl was not trying to run onto the field, Middle Man was not attempting to tackle and or wrestle anyone within a 1 foot radius, and Big Kid had his chair upright.  Thankful for friends that helped me keep an eye (and grab a handful of shirt as needed) on these 3.  

2.  Thankful for- My amazing Husband

See that gorgeous man striding down the sideline?  yeah, it's kinda hard to pick him out, BUT he's there.  He amazes me.  He is devoted- to me, to our Children, to his team, to those who count on him.  He handles the seven million and one questions with grace and kindness.  He is able to see the happy, the potential, the currently amazing that sometimes gets lost in the wild and crazy that is our life.  He focuses on what our children CAN do... and holds me tight when I cry about the delays and deficits we face.  I love him more than boots.  He knows how important it is to teach about life and truth and real, and he does it amazingly well.  I am so proud of who he is, way, way, way down deep inside, and how that shows every single day in his thoughts, words, and actions.  

3. Outfit- What's that??? I'm crooked?  Out of Focus?  Blending in with the door?  Have what appears to be an atomic bird dropping on my head?  yes, these things happen when your 5 year old takes your picture and your 2 year old does your hair. 

 1.  Denim shirt- LOVE IT!  from old navy, on sale and had a coupon- $14.99,  can't wait to wear it over something sparkly! 

2. Panther shirt- $20.00

3. Maroon skinny jeans, $19.99 from TJ Maxx

4.  Boots- Kohls, end of season 2 years ago... not for sure, but I do know I had a 30% off coupon and that dropped them below the $20 limit :-)  

5. yellow bow in my hair- $2.00 from Walmart.... attempt to get Baby Girl to wear her beautiful panther bow- GOOD.... for 3 minutes, then no way, no how, no where.  

Day 2 is almost over- kids have zonked out.  football season has wrapped up.  I'm craving this deliciousness that I took to the after party... but at the same time hoping they eat it all so I don't. cuz I will. which is why I work out.  yep.  

See you tomorrow.  

12 days- Day 1.

because I like cramming things together- 12 days.  12 workouts.  12 posts.  12 things I'm thankful for.  12 outfits.  no days off.  Because why be rational and take it one step at a time?

 Clearly, that's not me.

If there's one thing this angergriefstress has been good for-------> my closet is full to the brim.  I don't smoke or drink to excess so I'm going with the whole 'shopping as stress relief' excuse.  And since I'm still not quite sure I'm ready to move all the way forward just yet, I'm saving my 'no shopping, work with what you have' pep talk for a later date.... i can just feel the anticipation rolling off ya. for reals.   OK!!!

DAY 1

 1.  Workout- 30 minutes on the stair climber.  kicks my booty.  30 mins reading my book while riding the exercise bike..... still counts.

2.  Thankful for-

 

Friday night excitement :-) They won't fit in the tub all together much longer.  Bubbles. oh my goodness.  Abe dumped the bottle in and we had about 4+ inches of good times! 

My new amazing Panther mug from   Sandy's Secret Wednesdays  :-)  I LOVE it!! keeps my ice water COLD all day long (ok, ok, my coke zero.... jeeesh)

3.  Outfit- technically this was from last  many, many weeks ago... cheating on day 1 but just recommitted to the blog after my workout/shower so this is one that I shared with my leopard print loving friends Cindi and KQ 

1.  Teal ruffle front shirt loft, bought on serious sale and used my rewards (if you're going to drive 88 miles+ each day, put your gas on your LOFT card and buy clothes with your rewards :-) ... or airline tickets.... hmmmm) whatever, it came out to $14.99 and I lurve it.

2.  Black Leopard print cardi- Loft, same deal, coupon + rewards $17.99

3.  Brown Belt- WALMART!! $7.99 and brown and black all mixed together (can't slow me down), because you know that on my feet I am wearing my favorite boots of ever and ever-!! $12.00

4.  Jeans- oops......  see, this pair of jeans from express were not in any way on sale... but I love them and have worn them like crazy since I purchased them in July.... retail therapy, retail therapy.  

Day 1 is in the books.  writing, even about these things that are so, so, so very unimportant (with the exception of my babies), makes me happy.   see you tomorrow.

just when I was getting ready to write a blog about NOT SHOPPING any more, I find this jacket .... haven't ordered it yet. focus. focus. focus.  think Christmas, Birthdays, Vacations.... focus. focus. focus.

slowly....

What I want my hair to look like....

an unfortunate truth.

slowly, slowly, getting back to it (writing about this thing called life).  but not the hair.... it's way too far down the priority list.  

Happy Halloween, peeps.  

Change

5 minute Friday on Change...

You know what I can change?  me.  my attitude.  my inside.  my prayer.  my hope.  my dream.  I'm working on it... God is working on me.


 I love them too much to worry and cry because I can't change them.  I love them too much to wish away even one more day because of a mutated gene or whatever unknown we battle... i need to change my focus, change my vision.

I pray for change of heart, my own, the worlds, to see the value and amazement that is bundled up in each and every single little fiber of their being.  I pray for God's vision to focus more on what he desires for me, what he wants my life to be, what he has in store for us.

I will change.  Life is too short and time is too precious to stay the same.  God will change me.  

I am listening.  I am ready.  I will change.  

xo

edit... an amazing revision

so... I was  amazingly happy to report that 40 people had worn green and posted on my timeline... tonight I went back to look at the pictures. HELLO!!! 176 PEOPLE wore green and posted pictures-I was just 136 shy :-)

Soon I'll be ready to tell you all about Miami- the 13th International Fragile X Conference, and Michigan- a week at the  Lake.  For right now I'm happy to be sleeping in my own bed,  cooking in my own kitchen, making lists in my beat-up notebooks and drinking water from my faucet that doesn't taste like metal fish or putrid eggs!!   ahhhhhh..... no place like home.

And... I'd love to tell you I have a picture of all 3 children smiling and looking at the camera... but that'd be a big fat lie.  I think the one above is just about as good as it's gonna get ;-)
xoxo