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We had a wonderful weekend. Chris worked on Saturday, so the boys & I decided to go check out a Farmer's Market. We got some more herb plants, some yummy veggies, and had a great dessert for breakfast. It was a great start to the weekend.
Then, Sunday we took a walk to Starbucks and enjoyed our coffee and the nice weather. Then that afternoon headed to the Rangers vs. Mariner's baseball game. It was both Connor & Dylan's first M's game. So fun.
Again, I just uploaded 480 pictures from this weekend, so it may take awhile to get through them. I am officially addicted to taking pictures. And Chris has had a lot of homework to do so he has taken over the computer. Will post pictures and fun stories when I can.
This week will be filled with gardening, spring cleaning, going through lots & lots of pictures, and starting my new running work-outs. Oh, and still battling sinus/allergy issues. Wish me luck!
Day 3-Dylan's room. I washed bedding, washed windows, dusted blinds, cleared off changing table, wiped down baseboards, picked up toys, and vacuumed. Again, this was a pretty easy room since I had just gone through all the boys clothes.
Day 4-Dining room. This room needs some love. We have yet to use it once since we moved in. Mainly because it has carpet. Seriously? Carpet? That is almost as bad as having carpet in the bathrooms. Almost. So, this room sits empty except for the dining room table and chairs. There are at least a few things on the walls. I washed the windows inside & outside, dusted blinds, wiped down table, baseboards, dusted light fixture, checked light bulbs in light fixture, vacuumed, and even dusted the return air vent (yuck). But now it is nice and clean to sit empty. Maybe we should put this as a high priority to tile :)
Day 5- Upstairs hallway and hall closet. This space is always a disaster area from toys to crafts to dirty clothes and towels to games. You name it, it has taken up residence at one time or another in this hallway. Unfortunately, I haven't gotten to this one yet. Here are my excuses reasons: Dylan sleeps too much when I need to clean in or around his room (it is a good problem to have, not get me wrong), I have had sinus issues again (with headaches), we bottled beer this week, and I chose to mow the lawn today instead of clean.
When I get to it here is what I will do: wipe down baseboards, find a home for everything that has cluttered the hallway, go through all games in the hall closet, check batteries in smoke detector, and vacuum. Shouldn't take too long.
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The Easter bunny made it to our house, yet again. Three years and three different houses, I was sure he might get lost this year! We had a wonderful day. The boys were both up and ready to hunt eggs and see what the bunny brought them.
The Easter Baskets...
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I am seriously counting the hours & minutes I have left to eat indulge in sugar. Yes, I know it somewhat defeats the purpose, but 46 whole days without sugar is a very long time. Especially for me. But realistically, I will try my hardest not to eat too much --- I know it may make me sick. Sad, I know.
First up is a little fudge. I may or may not have a whole pound of pecan turtle fudge. I may or may not stay up until 12:01am just to have a slice. Or two.
Then a venti caramel machiatto with extra caramel. And I can have caffeine now too (and it has been about 21 months since I had caffeine). Hello Starbucks! I believe they open at 5:30am, I might just be there at 5:29am. LOL. I will be all hopped up on caffeine and sugar, that can never be good. Or maybe it can.
And I plan to make a quiche for breakfast, which I have every intention to put ketchup on. Go ahead and judge. It tastes good. And instead of a ham or prime rib (our normal holiday feast menus), we will be making a beef brisket (with some bbq sauce). Oh my. And some grilled asparagus, again, dipped in ketchup. I am a bit of a ketchup fan. I have missed my ketchup. We have a special relationship.
I may eat a tiny bit of Easter candy/chocolates, but I am most excited about the Starbucks, bbq sauce, and ketchup. And fudge.
In all seriousness, this has been an amazing experience. I proved to myself that I could do ANYTHING if I put my mind to it. It also made me realize that sugar is everywhere in everything. This is what we are feeding our kids, whether we know it or not. I was not able to eat out at restaurants, as 99% of them have some form of sugar. Same goes with processed foods.
It was good timing that Jaime Oliver's Food Revolution show on ABC started in the last 2 weeks. It is an eye-opener for all Americans, especially those who have kids in school. Knowing the crap that goes into our food is the first step in making a change. When I cook, I know what I am putting in my food, that makes me feel good about mealtimes at our house. I will continue to use the 80/20 rule. 80% of the time we eat healthy foods, 20% of the time we have sweets or eat out, including holidays.
I will give myself one week to eat what I want, get my cravings out of the way, then start to limit (not take out entirely) sugar from all of our diets. Even though the boys (Chris included) ate a lot less sugar, they still had some sweets on occasion. So, that is the plan. It was quite the journey and I would do it all over again if I had to.
On the agenda for today's Spring Cleaning was Connor's room. It was pretty simple since I had just gone through all the drawers and closets and exchanged summer clothes and put those small clothes away in bins. I vacuumed the carpet, washed the windows, washed the bedding, dusted blinds & bookcases, wiped down all baseboards, organized books, and took out anything that didn't belong in there. Pretty simple. Connor was helpful ( a little bit anyways) in picking up all his puzzles and books and putting them all away.
*I will only be doing this during the weekdays-the weekends we tend to have to much going on.
For some reason, I thought today would be a great day to start Spring Cleaning! I have something with the first of the month (first of the year, etc). It is like a new start. If only I could make it last all month (or all year). So, while we were playing in the play room, I decided my goal would be one room a day! Sounds doable, right? Let's hope so. So, first up is the playroom. I could clean the play room 5 times a day and it would still be a mess. But that is besides the point. I vacuumed, washed the windows (on the inside and outside (yikes!), wiped down the baseboards, window bench, and dusted the fan. I am embarrassed to say that (I think) that is the first time I have dusted that fan. It was pretty dusty. But in my defense, the fan doesn't work. In which case, I found one online to order, I think.
Connor was a big helper....
I had way too much fun taking pictures when we went to the Dallas Arboretum. It was just beautiful beyond words. Here are just a few of my favorite shots I got...
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