Mommy Musings

I read this article, blog, whatever you want to call it the other day and when I was finished I practically stood up and shouted, "Finally!"  To summarize, JJ Watt gives her opinion on being pro-vaccine for her children.  She backs it up with facts on how immunizations are really only effective with herd immunity, and that the theory that shots, specifically the MMR, cause autism has been disproven time and time again.  JJ Watt uses this article to "come out" as pro-vaccine, and encourages the rest of us to do the same.  The anti-vaccinators are the ones you hear all the time.  Now it's our turn to take a stand.  So that is what I am doing today.  I vaccinate my kids, and I'm proud of it . I try to stay out of the mommy wars as much as possible.  It doesn't affect my life if you co-sleep, formula feed, or clothe diaper.  Your choices on how you raise your child, doesn't affect my child in any way.  Except when it comes to vaccines.  Because you choo

I was excited to try out the Nuby Wacky Ware this month.  Charlie is a huge fan of snacks these days, and that's one food she's either eating in the car or wandering around the playroom.  So finding a durable product that keeps her snack contained is important to us. According to Nuby, "the Nuby Wacky Ware has been designed to put the fun back into feeding.  The microwave safe Wacky Ware Bowl is colourful, fun and functional to use and has a lid that seals tightly to prevent spills and store food.  Made from tough, durable materials in bright colors and decoration makes it perfect for you and your toddler." I was very impressed with the quality of the bowl.  The top was really on there tight, and the plastic itself is thick and very durable.  But the best part? Because of a small lip around the top of the bowl, the snack stayed right where it's supposed to...in the bowl!!  Even with Charlie twirling it around. The Nuby Wacky Ware bowl is a really great new additio

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As you all know, this blog is called Mommy Musings.  And while I sometimes blog about myself, or some sponsored posts, I mainly talk about my girls and being a mom.  That's why I started this blog afterall. But today I'm going to take a break from all the mommy-ness and talk about my husband, my Skip.  We've been together for ten years now, married for eight.  I knew he was something very special the moment I met him.  Our attraction towards each other was immediate, and after one night of meeting, we belonged only to each other.  So our feelings, our desire to be together, that was the easy part.  But it's not to say that our relationship has been easy.  In the past decade we have dealt with long distance, the police academy, activation and a deployment, buying a dog, buying a condo, losing a friend, a few jobs for me, weird cop hours, a few cars, selling a condo, buying a house, two pregnancies, two beautiful baby girls, hard career decisions, buying another dog, bein

Happy Thursday everyone!  I'll be honest, I almost didn't link up today.  Mainly because there's really not much to report.  Here's what I did:   Thursday September 19 - none Friday - nothing Saturday - 2.5 mile walk Sunday - nada Monday - zip Tuesday - nothin' Wednesday - no thing Weekly Total - 2.5 August total - 31.4 Yeaaaaaah...so that whole 50, maybe 60 miles I was hoping for this month is not going to happen.  In my defense, I seem to have come down with the plague and have been sick all week.  Saturday was the only day I felt kind of normal.  I always have trouble pushing myself when I have a cold to workout, and normally end up just sitting on the couch under a blanket instead.  I really do miss working out though and will hopefully be able to get a little something done to finish out the month. What about you?  Do you still workout when you're sick?  How do you motivate yourself?

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Happy Friday everyone!!  I am so very excited that it's the weekend.  All four of us have colds, with Skip and I having the worst of it thankfully.  Our family has been hit with a decent amount of bad news recently as well, so I'm ready for a little relaxation. Based on all that, a photo/brain dump is all I can muster today! Emmy is still loving school!!  This is her posing with her "cuddly toy" that she brings to school every day for rest time.  I swear she grows bigger and more mature every day. Last week it was really hot for one more day.  We took full advantage of it and dragged out the baby pool for the girls.  I so wish this was still our scene every day!  Silly Jersey and it's cool weather. Toddlers are cute, but weird .  Apparently it's very important to bring a purse to bed.  Never know if there's some shopping you might need to get done in your crib! And preschoolers? Not much better.   Emmy had stickers in the car the other day, but no sticker

Time link up my miles again with Manda today! Thursday September 12 - 3 mile walk Friday - no miles Saturday - no miles Sunday - no miles Monday - 3 mile elliptical / 1.5 mile bike Tuesday - 2.5 mile elliptical / 2 mile bike Wednesday - 2.5 mile walk Weekly Total - 14.5 August total - 28.9 A bad cold and pinched nerve in my neck put my workouts on the back burner for the weekend, but I'm glad I got back out there for the rest of the week.  And four workouts in a week is pretty good in my book!  Ideally I'd love to make it to 60 miles this month, but I'm not sure if that'll work.  But I'll be more than happy if I can get to 50! One of the things that I struggle with the most is making sure I'm eating properly before I set out on a run.  A hungry run is never a good one!  That is why I jumped at the chance to try out their new chicken flatbread sandwiches. "Wendy’s Flatbread Chicken Sandwiches are back for a limited time. Try both flavors, Asiago Ranch (it h

Well, here we are, knee-deep in the second week of school.  Things definitely aren't smooth sailing yet, and we're still very much in an adjustment period.  Emmy is thriving and absolutely loving her class, but it's me who's struggling.  It's just really hard to get back into the swing of things after a relaxing lazy summer. For months we had all been sleeping in till 8:30, taking our time getting ready, and leisurely planning out our day.  We ate a later dinner since bedtime could be a little more lax.  If I was ever stumped for meal planning, we'd just throw some burgers and hotdogs on the grill and call it a day. But now all of that is different.  We're all up and getting ready by 6:30 am.  There's lunch to be made...papers to sign...cuddly toys to remember.  And that's all before we drop Emmy off at 8:00.  The rest of the day is spent in a mad dash to get all the things done while Emmy is at school.  Once we get her and get home around 2:30, I&#