Do you know how to tell when you are REALLY out of shape??

When you get on the exercise bike and before you hit the 1 minute mark, your legs are burning and you are wondering if you can possibly make it! Sad...very sad!



P.S. I did make it 20 minutes on the bike and did 40 crunches....I probably won't be able to walk tomorrow (sigh).

A $5 Bed...

We have a new term in our house...it's the $5 bed. As you may know from previous posts, we have a rule in our house...your bed MUST be made EVERY day. I just think the whole room looks messy if the bed is not made....it's just one of my things (that I got from my mom)!

Anyways, Brit is my, how should I say this, "not so neat" child! She does everything fast...to get it done...including making her bed. When I would tell her that it was a mess, she would say "that's the best I can do!" So I decided to see if that was the truth.

One day a few weeks ago, I told Brit to go make her bed and if it was done perfectly, I would pay her $5. (Of course, I did not tell her why I was offering $5.) So....she made her bed...it took her a few minutes longer than normal, but it was perfect...I could not have done a better job!

So...I handed her a $5 bill and told her that now that I know she can do it perfectly, I expect a "$5 bed" every day! You should have seen the look on her face!!!

All About Brit!!

This post is way, WAY overdue!! I wanted to post some pics from the last few weeks of Brit's 2nd grade year! She had a great year! She is growing up so fast!

This is crazy hair day during Spirit Week. Brit said she had the craziest hair in her class!

This is during her Spring Concert. This is her doing the sign language for one of her favorite songs...The Lord is Great. I tried to post a video but it was too big!

This is Britlyn with her teacher, Mrs. Cole, on the last day of school. She was a GREAT teacher. Her teacher was crying in this picture...she loved her class so much!

This is Brit with all of the 2nd grade girls...and Avery!

Brit with 2 of her good friends!

The end of the year was bittersweet for us as Britlyn will be going to a new school next year. We are leaving a lot of good friends....to make a lot of new friends!

P.S. More posts to come soon of our Florida vacation, flooded basement and more!!

You know what really bugs me??

Friday was Britlyn's last day of school and she was having a friend spend the night. So, I decided to take the kids to a local place where they have a big room full of inflatables that they can jump on, climb on, slide down! The kids were excited. I was excited to take them. When we get there I see the sign with the prices...

Children ages 3 - 11....$5.50
Children 2 and under.....Free
Adults...................$5.50
(2nd Adult free)

You have GOT to be kidding me!! I have to pay to watch my kids play on inflatables??!! What if I promise not to go near the inflatables unless my 3 year old gets stuck on the rock wall and can't get to the top. I will even turn around and climb back out instead of getting the full enjoyment of going down the inflatable slide! I promise not to enjoy myself one moment so as not to cost you anything while I am there!

Nope...adults have to pay. Ridiculous!

Random Thoughts

1. I am VERY blessed!

2. I am trying to concentrate ONLY on what God thinks about any given situation...and less about what others think.

3. If Britlyn as an 8 year old is any indication of what her teenage years hold, we are in BIG trouble!

4. Avery informed me the other night that she likes "hotdogs, salad and not yucky stuff"!

5. I consider it a true blessing that I have the opportunity to work from home so that I can stay home with my kids.

6. I hate it when people say "you are so lucky to get to work from home"...they have NO idea how hard it is!

7. I REALLY dislike winter!

8. I REALLY love spring...even more since I have lived in Florida and then moved back to experience a LOOOOOOONG Cincinnati winter!

9. Having a clean house actually puts me in a good mood!

10. Having a dirty house puts me in a bad mood!

11. If I could "splurge" on one thing...it would be to have a housekeeper come to my house each week!

12. It is hard to make good friends as a couple....where we BOTH enjoy being around both members of the other couple!

13. I wish my sister and brother and their families lived closer. Sometimes I "dream" about going out to lunch and shopping with my sister....sigh...maybe some day.

14. I miss "Pa" a lot.

15. Being a parent is the hardest thing I have ever done.

16. Being a parent is the most rewarding thing I have ever done!

17. I would love to go back to Hawaii some day....it is truly beautiful!

This should make you smile...

I loved this video...hope you enjoy it too!

Do you know your ABC's??