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less is more...

so yesterday at "work"...much better, a tad bit less snot and crying that lasted just under an hour

today....the angels sang and the clouds opened up and there were no tears or any of that other 'stuff' that follows...need i mention it again?

it was a good day.

my body and brain for the most part are getting on a schedule and adjusting quite well...now i just need to get up 30 minutes earlier and introduce myself to the treadmill once again...i've been missed.

pray for me.

spreaking of prayer...sunday at church we began a new series titled "awaken".  we were given our very own prayer "journal" to keep up with and be accountable to and challenge ourselves

"96 to 96"

in other words, praying for more than 96 seconds and working towards 96 minutes.

i know you're thinking....huh....what?   96 minutes?

i'm sure it can be done, however i personally would not know.  therefore this will be my challenge...and i'm starting slow but i know there is plenty to say

so pray for me, even if it's 3 seconds!

now.  let's talk olympics.  have you been watching?  i try to catch most of it...especially the swimming!  jackson has really enjoyed all the speedos which he calls underwear and seeing how the big guys do it!  he said there was no way he would ever dive from that high up...ever.  which is not terribly shocking seeing that when he jumps from the fouth step he thinks he has "done something".   so most likely he will be doing the breaststroke or butterfly in 2028.  

and would someone please tell michael phelps to pull his "underwear" up?

or gain some weight

good grief.

when he walks in the door

he heads straight to the playroom...

i think he truly misses his toys.

and do you like how he insists on buttoning his top button? 

nice.

better than toys r us...

so friday i took jackson to "SCOOPS"...we had planned to do it all summer but for one reason or another it just didn't happen.  we were going to get there before school started or bust...

jackson walked in and was completely overwhelmed at the amount of "heavenly sugar" this store had to offer...poor child doesn't get candy that often, so you can just imagine

it was everywhere, in every shape, form and fashion....you name it, they had it...by the pound.

he took his time and with each piece, he ate like it was his last...

"mommy, this is better than toys r us..."

i rule.

fast forward to today.  HIS FIRST DAY OF FIRST GRADE!   acccckkkk!   how can that be?  it seems like not long ago i had pouted and threw fits worked it out to quit my job, stay home and raise my sweet baby like no one else could

now it's first grade.

here's the faithful 'first day of school' photo that was taken in a hurry and i'm not sure what he was doing with his mouth...or his feet for that matter, but it's what it is and i like it.  there will never be another one like it.

he had a blast, of course!  told me all about it, they read a story and did math, learned the new rules and ate lunch and had a snack, playground time was the best!  he said it lasted way too long (last year was 12pm, this year 2pm) poor guy, he has no idea of what's ahead the next 11 years...and with that said, he crashed on the couch this afternoon with no intentions of getting up  

i take that as a good sign.

did i mention i went to work?   my body was out of the bed at 5:45am.  barely.  the "challenges" (as our lifegroup leader called them) set in...getting in the shower, out of the shower, lunch prepared, breakfast prepared...the inevitable "hurry up's" and "put your clothes away" kind of challenges...

we all know them.

tonight i can still call them challenges, they worked well this morning so i'm keeping an open mind. 

tomorrow is only tuesday.

mommy overboard

this morning after breakfast, a haircut (he's not so straggly looking now) and shower, jackson drags his gazillion favorite toys to the living room to play...

i proceeded to explain to him that when school begins and i go back to work that we (all of us) will have to keep things picked up (that mommy is really not the maid...or the butler, as he once noted) and went over the usual

  

putting his plate away when he's finished...picking up his clothes...putting his clean clothes away...making his bed (sometimes you just gotta...even though i remake when he's not looking)...helping to set the table...homework

you know the drill

then he stopped me and said "mommy, i think you're going a little overboard!"

overdue.

not sure if that title refers to posts...pictures...posts with pictures...or pictures of jackson, you be the judge!

today was a very productive day and i love that!  i got up this morning and exercised...30 minutes on the treadmill and then weights and then the forbidden crunches...blech, i hate those.   but i did it all and had so much energy today it's not even funny!   

i know this stuff 'exercise = energy = clothes that fit'...why can't i keep it up?

that is to be determined.

it really help now that i have this little guy

so i'm a little behind the times in the electronics department...don't judge me.   it's little but it holds a ton of music, way more songs than i could ever even know.   and let's just say that as of now my playlist covers a wide variety...rick springfield, chris daughtry, the beastie boys (hate me), darius rucker (LOVE LOVE LOVE HIM), leona lewis, john mayer and some country

remember i said variety.

now if anyone knows how to remove a song from there i would glad appreciate some instruction, i've had some regrets.

ok.  moving right along...

these are definitely nothing to brag about...i was just happy to have my battery charged and when i asked he willingly accepted

well, sort of

i was asking him about the possibility of a new girl friend when he starts back to school...

 

and that's what he thinks about that...no really, he had an itch...the shutter clicks and then he proceeds to tell me "you better not put that one on your blog"

i don't know which is worse...him saying that or knowing that i'm going to do it anyway?

and then there is usually a good one after all...

just look at that smirk!

brat.

thursday things...

got up this morning and go busy!  i was once a morning person...not so much these days!  i've totally fell of the exercise wagon which i feel really bad about...but with that said, it's a big reason why i sleep in. 

not that there's anything wrong with that because there is not...i just feel like it's a waste of time. 

so.  from here on out (??) i'm going to set that alarm and get my butt up and do something.  or else it will be really awful when school starts...which is just over a week away!   did you hear me?   just over a week away.....aaaccckkkk!

makes me shiver.

as you probably already know i'm having a HUGE....BIG....GIVEAWAY (see previous post) and my stat counter has gone through the roof!  so be sure to leave a comment over there, you won't be disappointed.  unless you don't win, but that's up to you because you could always buy something, even if it's for yourself! 

ahem.

we did this, this morning.  and i swear (yes, swear) that LEGO's will certainly be the death of me!   if you have a boy...you know what i'm talking about.  it doesn't help that i'm a little ocd about this stuff...like in a perfect world i would have each color divided out and in ziplock bags so that it would be easy to locate these oh so small pieces and follow the directions accordingly...that was a horrible run on sentence, just so you know i know.   but then there's jackson who doesn't really care what color the piece is just as long as the outcome is the same....

and then the mess.   ugh.

all that for this...

and the jet plane...

i am here to please...

swimming lessons actually ended today BUT mrs. d asked if we wanted to come another two weeks and i said OF COURSE!   jackson has officially moved to level 2 after Lord knows how long...he is now SWIMMING and doing it like perfection!  i'm so proud of this little guy and i think he's pretty proud of himself too!  

it's thursday...what are you up to?  

this is the random post...

funny how i don't post for days and then you get a couple of posts all in one day!   but don't let that spoil ya...

i found this really cool recipe for "play doh" cookies over at www.littlemommaandcompany.blogspot.com via meg's blog   (i hope those links work...you know i've had trouble)   they are both the crafty type and have some really awesome ideas over there...of course, i added little momma to my ever growing list of "favorites" (sorry heather, no google reader...i don't like change) because i'm sure to borrow and idea or two again

so yesterday we made the "doh" and it looked so pretty!

and today we "played"

i have to admit...it was fun!  jackson had a blast and it took forever to run out of dough, which was a good thing! 

strike a pose. 

goodness, where does he get this from?

we were particularly proud of our "bugs"

and they have already been eaten...

now on to UNO!

jackson is TOTALLY OBSESSED with this game! 

we play like 20 to 742 times in a row.  

it's crazy! 

he YELLS "UNO" when you are about to lay that next-to-the-last-card down, get's you everytime!  but yesterday...i got him, twice.  so, of course he almost cried...until i threaten him that i won't play anymore...then we carry on!

we saw this guy in our backyard again today...

he was actually down in the "creek" looking for dinner...and i was on the deck trying to get him to fly away, and he paid no attention.

and last but not least...

something sweet! 

see the two little pearls?   thought that would be a nice touch for this piece...AND i received an order of chocolate brown pearls in the mail today and they are somethin'!

see ya!

bubbles

this was one of the left over "bubble makers" from the kindergarten field day.  luckily we got to come home with the leftovers...

it's really a neat little contraption...coke can with a small hole cut in the back (for the straw), Joy dishwashing detergent (must be Joy...pour some into the can) and we added some water

blow until the bubbles start to flow...

blow...don't drink (this part is pretty important)

or else you will have to spit...

alot.

and they are so sticky! 

i think he had bubbles on his lip.

so...

yesterday at the bookstore

we read forever! 

and thankfully he hadn't lost those cells in his brain that allow him to read.   ahem...he is the smartest, ya know?  those 30 minute episodes of phineas and ferb are not harming him too badly!    we read several star wars chapter books and he was excited to be able to read about star wars on his own...which lead to coming home and dragging every star wars lego and action figure out into the living room for everyone's entertainment!  

nice. 

i've been working on some new stuff...jewelry stuff!  i couldn't go to sleep last night with everything in my head and all the new ideas!  i have to keep telling myself that i can't do it all at once...but that's so hard! 

today...more swimming.   

see ya!

gettin out of the house...

i will admit with gas prices the way they are i've tried my best to stay at home more...and for those of you that really know me, that is very difficult.  i don't have a problem making my way to target or wherever for no reason...

but sometimes a girls gotta do what a girls gotta do.

we're headed to the bookstore (and target...because it's right by the bookstore) and who knows where else!   i can usually stay home for a good three days but then i've got to get out! 

of course, swimming lessons are right after lunch...hopefully if it doesn't rain. 

so that's today.

and this is jackson is his new boxer pj's...aren't they cute?

a post isn't a good one unless it has pictures!

happy wednesday!