Once again, it's that time of year where diet and eating healthy goes out the window. There are so many tips and people with advice...like; "eat before you go to parties or drink lots of water to fill yourself up". Seriously, is that any fun? Forget all that! Instead, let's indulge in some humor because if you can't beat 'em, then you might as well join 'em! Keep in mind...these "tips" are just for fun! ;) Holiday Eating -- Self Indulgence Tips Vegetable and Fruit Plate Raw, crispy, healthy carrot and celery sticks and the multicolored fruit plate. Yum! Oh boy! Eat them alone or dip them in low-calorie home made dips. Notice how this plate is the smallest and not in the middle of the table? Yeah, well, there's a reason for that. Who goes to parties to eat raw vegetables over chips? Fruits on the other hand is refreshing, but your sweet tooth is not craving wholesome fruits. Beverages Alcohol, eggnog, carbonated drinks, fruit juices, yummy punches...and water. It's such a hard … [Read more...]
Commando Levi
Once again, I lose the prize for “Mother of the Year”! I just can’t believe that after four children, how I could have missed something so basic, so required, so essential! It is almost just too embarrassing to share with you. Like I said – almost! :-) Yesterday was one of those action packed days from sun up to sun down. Do you know what I mean? The end of the first school quarter landed on none other than a festive filled Halloween weekend, complete with elementary school parties to middle school dances; volunteer work for the drug awareness program in the morning to pottery art class after school. Somewhere in the middle of the day, Dan and I managed to watch a Jennifer Anniston movie while I was making celery raisin snacks for Isaac’s party. It all began with an earlier than normal alarm for a Friday morning. You see, Violet was helping out with Red Ribbon week at the elementary school. Since she was dressing up as a fairy to deliver prizes to K-2nd graders for the … [Read more...]
The Last First
One would think that I would have learned by now, right?! I’ve often heard the phrase “Practice Makes Perfect,” so after four, yes 4 children, it should get a little easier! Or, should it? As you may or may not know, we have been having some troubles over here in our little Hott humble abode. And, it all has to do with just a little something that happens each.and.every day. It can’t be avoided. No. It’s one of those things that will occur whether you want it to or not. It’s bedtime! Why is bedtime such an ordeal? I am sure ours is the only house that can drag the nightly ritual of baths, drinks, brushing teeth, stories, more drinks of water in to a major event of no less than 2 hours! And talk! One night, I am embarrassed to say, Levi told Isaac that "if you don't stop talking I'm gonna come over there and punch you in the face!" Can you believe it? There are some tv shows that come on at 10:00 that this mommy would like to watch every now and then. Pleeeeeease! … [Read more...]
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