Dry County

It has been 1 week now. 1 week where I don't have to be home at a certain time to put the boys down. 1 week where if I wanted I could be away overnight I could. After 11 months, my body is just mine. They act like there is nothing to be missed-which is just the way I would want it. :)

note. I haven't had any discomfort, but no shrinkage yet. bummer.

Snatch it or Skip it

It has been 18 months since I have been able to enjoy a past love of mine. We are rekindling our love and I am leaving the world of elastic pants and soccer mom duds ( ok, realistically maybe not a complete exile-I will come to visit. ) to return to the world of jumpsuits and sequins.??? Wait what? Jumpsuits?

Skip It

The Jumpsuit

=I am not totally sold on this look on my post-baby mama bod. A silk body suit...hmm no.

The Harem Pant

MC Hammer wore it. "You can't touch this."

Snatch It

Payless

Complicated cutouts...I can't wait to sport these on my economic crisis budget!

Sippy Cup Woes

Hoooray! The boys are 11 months old. They are on the quest for independence. They love doing things by themselves and going in "no-no" places. They love crackers, pancakes, potatoes, and carrots-even spinach. But they HATE the cup. I have 3 types of cups so far: the born free trainer, the Playtex trainer, and the nuby trainer. They throw it on the floor or swat it away no matter if it has water, juice, or their favorite "milk-milk." We might need to sign up for the next BA meeting-bottles anonymous. What's your little one's favorite sippy cup and what was your trick to leave the bottles behind?

We have been enjoying the sporadic spring like days. Friday it was 81 and beautiful. I left work at 4, hurried home, loaded up the boys and off to the zoo we went! It was our first time and we got as far as the gate. They close the gate at 4:30! :( This was the 2nd time we tried to go. They love animals and I know they would love the zoo. We walked around the park and Brody was zonked by the time we got back to the car. Dylan was still all smiles.

We also have been enjoying our swing in the backyard. They giggle the whole time. And an added bonus...it rocks them to sleep.

Dylan left his other shoe inside but still is having a great time.

Brody just wouldn't give me one of his signature smiles that day.

Full time Mom, Full time teacher, No time Me

Mommy-check

Teacher-check

Housekeeper-check

Chef-check

veterinarian-check

Personal shopper-check

and the list could keep on going and going... But it sure is hard to put the personal time on the list. (and not feel totally guilty about the mounds of laundry waiting to be folded)

It has been a long while since I took time out to invest into myself. Right now it is a great time to buy into the stock market and invest for the long term. I would love to try to do the same thing in my life. I would like 100 shares of guilt-free all about me time. It has been so long and things have changed so much that I am really not sure what "me" time looks like or what I enjoy. I just know that unless we Spring Forward from 24 to 25 hours that it is just really, really, really challenging to do. This is why I took a computer break and am trying to reconnect with the world now. Perhaps a 2 shares "me" time just purchased! :)

Some Full-Time Love!
I just can't wait till summer!

Hey Blogger World, R u there?

Well, I am going to attempt to be a better blogger. But are there any faithful followers still there?

The boys are almost a year old! Just precious!

School is school. Enough said.

I missed the annual MLK girls trip for the 2nd year in a row. Last year I was bed-ridden and this year the boys are sick with allergies and fever. :( But a shout-out to all the girls livin' it up this weekend.

We are birthday planning and trying to think of the perfect 1st birthday party for 2! Any suggestions?

Ok, let's see how I do on my computer resolution.