Ouch!

I have been sick for a week now, but just a couple of days ago...THROBBING PAIN in my ear.  Ouch!

I thought to myself, an ear infection?  No, I don't have an ear infection.  I will just wait it out a few days and see how it is then. 

This morning I went into the Minute Cinic and the Doctor did say that my ear was "raging" which was not a good thing.  It is a good thing though that I am now on an anitbiotic and hopefully when the 7 days are up my ear will be back to normal and I will not have to keep asking "What?" when people talk to me (especially my husband)

Slowly but surely I will be back to my 100% self and then I can get back into my normal daily routine which will include...

GOING TO THE GYM!

Devotions with my girl!

For awhile now we have had this Bible that Grandma Holm bought for Aspen.  She absolutely LOVES it! 

However, it has been sitting on the shelf for quite sometime and I want to change that!

I decided to take it down from the shelf and today we are going to begin to do devotions together!  Something for the two of us girls to do during the afternoon, during her nap time.  What a fun way to spend time with Aspen and together we get to spend time with our Heavenly Father in His Word!

This is a great Devotional Bible filled with short stories and wonderful scripture! 

I cannot wait until this afternoon!  Just me and my girl in the Word!

Tomorrow I am doing something that I haven't done in awhile!

I don't know about you...but do you like to weigh yourself?

I DON'T!

I haven't weighed myself since last July and ever since then I have made it a point to workout everyday and eat healthy.  I have also made it a point to not weigh myself, but to just go with how my clothes are fitting.  So far, so good..my clothes are fitting the way they should and I can definitely feel my body getting more fit and toned, which was definitely a goal that I wanted to achieve.

However, there is still work to be done and I continue to push myself everyday!

But then...

MONDAY happened!

Monday I woke up and went to the gym and much to my surprise I began to feel a sharp pain in my lower back.  I hadn't felt pain like that since I was pregnant with Titus.  I decided to take that morning off from working out, went home, and the pain got worse while I was at work.

When I got home from work it was a shooting pain...not only was it in my lower back, but now it was shooting down my leg...

My SCIATIC nerve????

Oh no!

I took the next day off from work...put heat on it, ice on it, heat on it, ice on it...stretched...etc...

Tuesday night it was feeling better, but still sore.

Went to the gym this morning...did a slow paced walk (which made me angry because I REALLY wanted to run) and after my walk, it began to hurt again.

I called the Doctor and got an appointment for tomorrow morning.

I am dreading the dr.'s office...what is he going to say, do, what will the verdict be????

I am also dreading the SCALE!  Again, I haven't weighed myself since July....

OH NO!

Tomorrow is Tripe D day for me...

THE DREADED DAY AT THE DR.'S OFFICE!

To Blog or not To Blog...that is the question...

It is 230 AM...that's right...and I am awake!

I am the LIGHTEST sleeper (well not as bad as my sister) but ever since I have had children I have become the lightest sleeper...I officially have "Mommy ears" you know, where you can hear your kids breathing...even if you are down the hall? 

Do any of you other moms feel this way? 

Has your sleeping pattern changed since having kids?

I know that it does at first when you have a new baby, but my kids are 2 and 4 and I still hear everything!

I wish that I could go back to sleep but that is another issue that I deal with...If I wake up, I am up for awhile. 

Any tips on how to sleep better?  Looking for some!

A morning with my girl!

What better way to spend a morning than with my ADORABLE baby girl, Aspen! 

I know that she is no longer a baby, but she will forever be my baby girl!

Aspen was looking forward to this morning all week (as was I)

We woke up this morning and ate a yummy breakfast...homemade biscuits, eggs, and bacon all made by my wonderful husband, Zac.

Then we got dressed and ready to go...what did we do?

We got our hair cut!  Aspen's favorite part was getting some of her hair colored pink (don't worry, it washed out tonight during bath time)  Her hair is adorable...cut just below her chin and it made her smile!  My hair...the same as always, but cleaned up.  We go to Fantastic Sam's.  I never thought I would ever enjoy going to a cheaper salon, but I have been happy there and every girl that I go to, does exactly what I like!  And it SAVES money!

Next stop????

Target...our favorite store

We needed to pick up a birthday present for Aspen's friend who is having her birthday tomorrow!  Exciting!

I can totally tell that Aspen is growing up because she no longer needs a cookie to get her through Target, but she wants to actually shop...especially in the dollar area (which I love)!

So much fun!

Our final destination...Aspen's favorite place...

MC DONALD'S!

She loved having lunch with just mommy and we enjoyed talking and people watching and then it was time for her to play.

She met some really nice girls and played with them for quite awhile...and just when it was time to go...in walked Titus and daddy!

So we stayed awhile...see, daddy and Titus were at the zoo together and so it was nice to sit with them and here about there adventure there.  Titus' first sentence to me was, "I saw monkeys!"  TOO PRECIOUS!

It was a great day and a much needed day...not just for haircuts, getting birthday gifts, and eating lunch...but it was a day for me to spend some much needed alone time with my baby girl!  She is growing up so fast and learning so much that it was nice to just take time today to be with her, listen to her, and just have some much needed girl time with her.  She already cannot wait for the next time the two of us get to hang out.  TRUST ME there will be more times like that because I did have so much fun with her.

Love you baby girl!

Where does the time go?

January 27th, 2008 the day Titus came home from the hospital.  He was born on January 24th weighing in at 8lbs 3 oz.  He was our little boy and Aspen was now a big sister! 

January 24th 2009 - Wow!  This is the day our son turned 1 year!  That first year went by so fast...filled with many ups and downs, but we had so much fun! 

You and your big sis!  You turn 2 in just a few days on January 24th 2010, and you now say "I'm 2" when people ask you.  You are so proud when you say that and we are so proud of you when you say it!  You are talking so much now and we just love hearing all of the words you are learning....here are some things you love to do at the age of 2:

Read books

Go to the library

Read books

Did I mention read books?

You love to color, especially with markers (so thankful for Color Wonder)

Laughing

Watching Go Fish (Amanada, Titus watches the DVD's at least once a day, we may need to get new ones from you because ours are very scratched)

Play with your sister

Build with Lego's

Point out every car, truck, bus, train that you see when we are in the car

Dancing and learning songs

and finally...

You love prayer time during each meal, especially when you get to say AMEN!  at the end!

Thank you Jesus for blessing us with Titus in our lives! 

What a great Sunday!

Today was such a great day!

Even though my daughter woke me up at 6 AM this morning, it was still a great day!

Even though it was cold outside, it was still a great day!

Today is Sunday!

I love Sunday!  And this Sunday was the BEST in particular because I was reminded of something so great in church today during the Pastor's message!

Being CONTENT in a DISCONTENTED world!

To be content?  Wow!  This is something that I struggle with on a daily basis.  What a great reminder this morning that everything that I have now will not go with me when I go to Heaven...all the material posessions, nope...they stay here!

Just when I think I have all that I need...I desire more...but why?  It is just what society pushes us to do when honestly I have my family, my house, clothes, food...so why I am I not content?  Why do I always feel the need to compare myself, to desire more? 

I need to be CONTENT!

That is my challenge for 2010...to be CONTENT!

Thankful for that reminder today...hope I can continue to remember that daily!

Another reason why I had so much fun today...

I hosted a baby shower along with my friend Erica!  I haven't hosted a baby shower at my house before and so it was very exciting!  I borrowed the table settings from my mother in law and the 9 of us girls sat at the table and enjoyed wonderful food and fellowship!  We had a great spread!

The menu:

Cowboy Salsa

Cheese, Meat, and Crackers

Fruit Salad

Pasta Salad

Bon Bons

Sugar Cookie Lollipops

Sparkling Cider/Water/Coffee

After wonderful food, lots of laughs, and great conversation...

It was game time...where we shared more stories, laughs, and great conversation!

Onto gifts...Nicki got some great things for her baby girl (who will be born in Feb) we are all so excited as this is her and Jon's first baby!  How exciting!  We ended with prayer and it was just a great time!

After the shower my wonderful husband (who took the kiddos to Underwater World during the baby shower) and our kids came home and we enjoyed dinner, play time, and laughs.  What a great way to end the day!

Now the kids are in bed...I am finally updating my blog and it is just a great day!