My Hearts

I am participating in this weeks I "heart"... at You and Me Plus Three. Go there now to add yours and read others!!

This week has been a really stressful one. Ben is toying with potty training, Will and I both have had a lot of school work and Matt has started back up with the lawn business. Needless to say, things at our house haven't been the most pleasant. We are all thinking about all the negative instead of focusing on all the good we have going on. So when I saw the "I Heart... Thursday's" post at You and Me Plus 3, I knew I needed to participate. I need to take a minute and think about all the wonderful things I love. I need to remind myself that while we may be busy and stressed we are still so very blessed.

I heart that all the laundry was caught up last night.

I heart the good grade I got on my test.

I heart that Will is so excited about helping those in need through "Kids Kan" this week.

I heart that we haven't come down with the stomach bug that is plaguing the area.

I heart that my husband is such an amazing provider.

I heart the salt and vinegar chips I had for lunch.

I heart the fact I was able to eat my lunch in peace even more.

I heart the sun is out and spring is almost here.

I could go on but I will stop. It seems the more I write about all the things I am thankful for, the more things keep coming to mind. Isn't funny how that works? I hope that at some point today you will get a minute to think about all the good things in your life.

Top Two Tuesday

The topic of today's Top Two Tuesday is 2 favorite TV shows. I don't get to watch a whole lot of TV. Well, I take that back. What I mean is I don't get to watch a whole lot of TV that I want to watch. When the TV is on at our house, it is usually on PBS Kids during the day and Disney at night. So, this means I get to see a lot of Hannah Montana and The Suite Life on Deck along with Clifford, Curious George and Sid the Science Kid. But, I do occasionally get to watch something I enjoy and when I do, I love The Office and Teenage Mom.

The Office I love because it is hilarious. There are so many quoteable lines. I just laugh out loud pretty much the entire episode. It is a show that requires no thinking to watch. Just watch and enjoy.

Strangely enough, I also love the show Teenage Mom. This is weird becasue you would think being a teenage mother at one point, I would not want to watch it. I lived it, so why watch it on TV? Who knows but, I love this show.

Why, Why, Why

What a lovely morning we had (sarcasm). Sometimes, I wonder what the heck my kids are thinking when they do things or maybe they just aren't thinking. They can't be. That has to be it. Otherwise, why on earth would they do what they do?

For example, this morning Ben woke up and ran in to see his brother. Aww, I was thinking, how sweet. He loves his brother. It wasn't two seconds later, they are fighting. Ben had gone to see his brother just to irritate him. Then, in retaliation Will goes and gets one of Ben's toys, just to hear Ben scream. I play referee for a minute get them settled and go back to finish getting ready.

Then, Will yells, "MOM!!! Look what your son did". I go in the living room and Ben has gotten a bag of popcorn, from the trash none the less, has dumped it out and is stepping on the popcorn. Why he felt like this was a good thing to be do, I have no idea. So , at 8:25 this morning when we should have been walking out the door, I was vaccuming popcorn pieces out of the carpet.

And in between the fighting and the popcorn there was a struggle over what Will was going to wear. This child has a very unique fashion sense. This morning, he wanted to wear his basketball jersey to school. I tell him O.K., thinking he will put a shirt on under it. Nope. We spent a good 10 minutes going back and forth on why this was not appropriate for school. He finally decided on an Under Armour shirt. Great...

I am hoping that this morning is not an indication of how our evening will go.

Not Me

Today I am participating in MckMama'a Not Me Monday. I think this is such a great idea. I can write about all the things that I so did not do :)

1. It was not me who let Will have bite size Snickers for breakfast this morning. I always make sure my children have a healthy and well balanced breakfast.

2. It was definitely not me who let the laundry pile up ALL weekend.

3. It was not me who had to make two trips to Target yesterday. I am an efficient shopper. I never forget anything.

4. It was not me who waited until after the boys went to bed to eat my ice cream from Sonic so I would not have to share. I never mind sharing my dessert with my children.

5. It was not me that watched "Drumline" on Nick last night. I would never watch such a mindless movie that in no way enriches my life.

6. And it was so not me that would not let Matt change the fore mentioned movie!

I hope that you all have a great Monday and that you will be able to look at some of your so called short comings and be glad it wasn't you!

Finally Some Progress

BEN PEED IN THE POTTY!!

I have been wondering forever when he would finally do it. He has been acting interested in potty training forever but, would never go. Then tonight, I was cooking dinner and he came in the kitchen and told me he needed a diaper. He took his off and threw it away and the as I followed him to his room to get a dry diaper he said, "Oh- I need to sit on the potty." That was it. He went and has gone three times since then. Maybe we are on our way!

Updates

What a week. I feel like we have been going non stop. I guess this would explain for the lack of posts these past few days.

So, last week I asked (begged) for dinner ideas. There were two really good ones that were sent to me. We tried them both. They were both super good and super easy! The Ravioli-Spinach bake was sent by Go East Memphis Mama. I used cheese ravioli and left out the spinach (non of the boys will eat it). It ended up being a lasagna type dish. I served salad and bread with it and we were happy. The other was sent to me by Tim and Linz Rowland, she got it from Kelly's Korner. It is King Ranch Chicken. It was also super easy and so very good. It is almost like Rotel chicken but better, in my opinion. I should have drained the Rotel first because mine was a little runny but, it was still good. Matt had three helpings! I am still looking for other ideas but, these will definitely be added to the regular rotation. Thanks girls! They were a hit.

Valentine's Day ended up being nothing special. We just ate at my parents because we were there dropping the boys off anyway. In fact, Matt's exact words were ,"It is pointless for you to cook for just us." I know, I know, we are so romantic.

The rest of the week has just flown by. Neither one of the boys have been sleeping very well so we are all a little edgy. I am hoping that soon we will all get some rest.

I am looking forward to the weekend. I have bunko tomorrow night and Saturday my sweet niece turns two! I had so much fun shopping for her present! Little girls have the cutest toys. Sunday, I am going to a baby shower and some where in all that Will has a basketball game and my brother comes home. It will be busy but I am excited.

I hope that you all have had a great week. Just one more day!

Happy Heart Day!

Today at Kelly's Korner the "Show Us Your Life" topic is Valentine's Day-Dates and Ideas. I know many people don't like Valentine's Day for one reason or another but, I have always liked it for some reason. It isn't that I ever got a really special gift or had anything just wonderful happen to me. I just like it. I like all the hearts and flowers at the stores. I like all the candy. I like the idea of a day completely devoted to love. I don't feel like it has to be a holiday only celebrated between people in a romantic relationship. I like to use the day to let all the people I love know how much they mean to me.

This Valentine's Day, Matt and I are going to stay home. The boys are going to be with my momand dad . I plan on making a special dinner and for once being able to sit down and enjoy it. We are going to take our time eating. We will not have to tell anyone to sit down, to turn around or eat three more bites before you get up. I know it isn't much of a celebration but I am really excited. I know I won't get anything from him and I will not give him anything but, we will spend time together, which in the end is all I really want.

I hope that you and your special someone have a very happy Valentine's Day however you decide to spend it.