Mommy Musings

I have a confession to make.... ...I'm a Pinterest addict.  Seriously.  I am awake waaay past my bedtime every night just pinning away!  I am disappointed in myself because I resisted joining for so long.  But it is so so good. I've committed myself to not just letting hours drift by as I pin away...I actually want to make, cook, wear, try most of the things I pin.  Here are just a few of the things I've been working on so far! Best sausage and peppers ever Photo from Pinterest I just made some of these tonight.  They are still drying but look pretty good so far! photo from Pinterest I made one of these out of a white t-shirt photo from Pinterest Cheesy chicken....sooooo good photo from Pinterest In the middle of making one of these for my mother-in-law for Christmas photo from Pinterest Cookie dough brownie....best thing I've ever eaten! photo from Pinterest Cheddar chicken...delicious!!! photo from Pinterest  Another tshirt scarf I made!  I painted my knife block! T

Yesterday Skip and I took the girls to pick out pumpkins.  As he got into the car I looked at his sweatshirt and said "Why are you wearing your police academy shirt with your last name on it?  Now I can't post any pictures of you on my blog!" He just laughed and rolled his eyes. Maybe I should think of a blogging break?

Time for another 2 on Tuesday with Andrea today!!    Today's topic is: What are your two favorite pictures of yourself? {and yes I am aware it's supposed to just be two pictures....guess I'm not that good at following the rules!} Skip's sister snapped this without us knowing.  We were packing up my car to take him to Pennsylvania to begin his pre-deployment training.  It's my absolute favorite picture of us I don't think much needs to be said about why I love this picture My very first belly picture ever.  Spring 2008 - pregnant with Little M and still suffering from morning sickness! My final belly picture ever.  Taken at 39 weeks 1 day with Baby C First picture with both my daughters.  My heart is full You know what's funny....none of these pictures are really all that flattering of me.  But they capture such happy, wonderful moments in my life that I never want to forget. What are your favorite pictures of yourself?

I can't believe I forgot to post this on here, but two weeks ago I got my hair cut....short.  Like really, really short.  Now I've never really liked my hair short.  I'm definitely more of a long-hair kinda girl.  But I've treated my hair pretty badly the past few years with all the bleaching, blow-drying, straightening, and whatnot.  The ends were totally fried.  I had still only been getting trims though to try and preserve the length.  But two weeks ago I decided I just needed to start over.  My friend L is a hairdresser and came over to do the chop.  I asked her to cut off all the dead ends, as short as it needed to be.  Here is the end result. crappy phone pic She gave me such a wonderful cut, but it is definitely taking some getting used to....I can't even put it up!  But it is sooooooo much healthier than it has ever been!  So I just have to baby the crap out of it and hopefully it will start growing soon!!!

One of the things I have been trying to improve on as a wife and mom recently is meal planning.  It's hard for me to get into a regular routine with it, since Skip is only home for dinner like every other week.  I'm way more casual about what Little M and I eat on nights it's just the two of us, but I want to get better about us all sitting down and eating a good meal together when Skip is home.  So last week I really buckled down and managed to make a nice meal every single night!  And my new obsession love of Pinterest definitely helped to inspire me.  So here's what we had {and honestly, I'm just feeling too lay to post all the recipes, but feel free to leave me a comment and I'll email you one if you want} Tuesday: Mediterranean chicken wraps Wednesday: Sausage and peppers Thursday: Pasta with marinara sauce and leftover sausage Friday: Buffalo chicken wraps Saturday: Cheddar chicken and garlic risotto Sunday: Crock pot mac and cheese So what have you been

I posted this just a few days ago when it was looking like Lola would not be here on Earth much longer.  On her Caring Bridge site this morning, Lola's mom wrote that she has now peacefully passed.  Please think of Lola's husband and family today as they suffer through their grief.  She is truly an angel now and at peace. 

One of Little M's new favorite things is playing with our webcam. They have some cool effects and she's a big fan of checking herself out with all these weird features. Here are some of her favorite pics!

So this is it.  Today I turn   ...as in the last year before I turn 30!  This is the last year I can say I'm in my twenties.  What happens next year? Do I have to stop wearing jeggings and bikini's?  Will it be wrong of my to continuously listen to Usher and PitBull?  If that's the case then I'll stay twenty-nine forever! Who knows what next year holds, so I think I'll spend this rainy birthday eating way too many cupcakes and snuggling with my two best little girls!

My girl M, loves horses these days....like big puffy pink heart *LOVES* horses.  She has a million little horses as well as a stuffed Bullseye {Toy Story} and Maximus {Tangled}.  So Skip and I have been dying to get her on a real horse! Thankfully there is a park near us that does pony rides!  So we took Little M the other day and she was in heaven!  And at only $5 for four trips around we will definitely be going there again soon so she can ride on Hank again!  {We only brought our little point and shoot camera so the pics aren't that great pure joy

....when you're house looks like this Your toilet The sink in the bathroom is strewn with toys Your side table is strew with bottles and burp clothes All things baby line your stairs Craft projects for your baby's baptism There is always a full pot of coffee ready to go!