Mommy Musings

I'm exhausted, sick, and a little cranky, so a bullet post is all I can manage for today. - The call at the end of the Packers was absolutely the WORST call I have ever seen.  The only good that can come from it is if Goodell overturns the call and gives the Packers a win - Yes I know what simultaneous possession is....this wasn't it....the back of your hand on the ball doesn't count as possession - The Packers proved what a classy, honorable organization they are though  - People who don't really watch/understand football should just keep their mouths shut - I've been sick for almost three weeks now.  Finally got diagnosed with a sinus infection.  Really hope my meds kick in soon and the insane pressure in my head/face goes away - Emmy teared up for the first time when I dropped her off at school yesterday.  Saddest thing ever.  I wanted to just take her home.  She found a friend and was fine in two seconds though. - I think Charlie is teeth...

I could not be more excited to be linking up with the fabulous AP again this week.  I just *love* checking out every one's Pinterest posts last week!! ; I recently came across this pin {the picture did not link back to anything on Pinterest} and it really spoke it me.  I thought it would be a beautiful addition to our home and a real tribute to the girls.  I didn't really think anything of it though until I was wandering around Lowes with Charlie, and stumbled upon these two clocks.  "Love makes a house a home" "We do not remember the days we remember the moments" I thought they were beautiful and loved the sayings written in them.  I set the clocks to the times the girls were born, 8:39pm for Emmy and 10:56am for Charlie, and left the batteries out so the time will stay on the clock. I then grabbed some 8x10 black frames from the Dollar Tree and got some newborn pictures printed of the girls. Baby Emmy Baby Charlie I was a little stumped about the wording...

I am, and always have been, a total girlie girl.  So having two daughters that I can dress up in pink, bows, and tutus, has pretty much been my favorite thing ever.  But with Emmy starting preschool now, there's a lot more pressure to make sure she looks nice. I want her to look cute and stylish, but also comfortable and in clothes she can easily play in.  Though she is going to a private Catholic elementary school, there are no clothing requirements {until she starts kindergarten and wears a uniform} except that she has to wear sneakers on Fridays for gym class.  The freedom is nice, but also makes choosing clothes harder...throw in the crazy warm/cold weather we've been having and I'm constantly scrambling for something to put her in. I'm also not one to spend a lot of money on my kids clothes.  Sure I want them to last {both through Emmy and Charlie when she's bigger} but they grow out of them so fast it's just not worth it to me.  So most of the girls c...

At work recently, Skip got into a conversation with some of his buddies about healthy eating and fitness.   One of the guys mentioned something to him about how I am this health nut and our house must be filled with organic everything and only healthy items.   My lovely husband pretty much laughed in his face.   Yes I’m tiny, and yes I work out like a maniac, but when it comes to healthy eating I get a big fat FAIL. It’s not that I don’t want to eat healthy, I do.   But most vegetables are gross; I can’t stomach those green monster smoothies; and candy just tastes so much better!   It’s not that I only eat candy and sweets, I make sure to eat plenty of salads, grilled chicken, and humus too.   But let’s just say that a few years ago we picked up some wholesale candy for Halloween and I managed to eat the whole 5lb bag, by myself, in like two weeks.   Whoops! This is my theory.   Life is short.   Bad stuff happens to people all the time. ...

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I've never really been that into decorating my house for holidays.  Christmas, absolutely, but everything else has normally fallen by the wayside.  When Skip and I were first married and living in our tiny condo, I didn't really have the space for housing decorations, nor the drive to put things out just for us.  When we moved into our current house four years ago, I originally had grand plans for decorating for all holidays, but I soon found myself miserably sick and pregnant, or caring for an infant pretty much the whole time we've lived here. But as my baby shop is closed, the girls are a little older now and starting to appreciate the holidays, I figured it was time to start decorating!  I really didn't have much to start with, and with expensive decorations not really in the budget, I really had to squeeze my creative juices. First I started off with some fall-like place mats I scored at the supermarket for 93 cents a piece.  They're vinyl place mats, which...

I recently took the girls to the park by myself, which is a feat in and of itself now that Charlie can walk everywhere.  Two girls, running off in different directions and just me to run after them, omg.  No wonder I don't need to work out on those days.   Anywho, I chose a park about 10 minutes from our house because it's normally pretty empty and is set really far back from the road, so I wasn't worried about either of them running into traffic.  What's funny is that I used to take these two kids I babysat for in high school there.  It was so funny to be there with my own two kids now.  A few things have changed, but most of the park looks the same as it did over 10 years ago. But me?  I'm so different to how I was back then.  The things I think about and worry about as I watch Emmy and Charlie run around are SO different than what I was concerned with at sixteen.  I have learned so much and been through so many things in that time.  I...