Merry merry

Merry Christmas! It's that time of year again, and I love it! Especially with a 31/2 year old. Elf on the Shelf, Christmas lights, the tree, he loves it all.  I find him on the couch in the front room in front of the tree at night when he should be in bed.  Christmas songs aren't nearly as annoying, either! ;-)
Tonight we went to Hudson Gardens to see the lights and go in a horse drawn wagon ride with Mimi and Papa. It was great. And here are the pics!

Off The Sauce

Alright, I am gluten free (AGAIN)! Or as Grayson learned to say at dinner "off the sauce".  You know he is going to go to school and announce mommy is off the sauce. His teachers are going to think I am a raging alchoholic or something. Nope, just a gluten-aholic. Pretty sure that is a word, don't bother looking it up.

Tonight we had stir-fry with my favorite rice noodles. It was delicious, if I do say so myself.  Grayson even tried a bite - that's big time.  Ryan ate so much he had hiccups and had to leave the table to "stretch his esophagus". That's the sign of a good meal right there!
I first went gluten free in 2005 and it was a pain. in. the. ass. No one knew what it was, and I was new to cooking so I had a really hard time.  I know people think of it as a fad diet now, but I love that.  Every restaraunt has a menu, the grocery store has a ton of products, and it's just so much easier. Plus, I am much better in the kitchen now, so I am pretty good at making something GF even if it wasn't originally. 
Now I have a few friends, an Aunt and a cousin who are gluten free as well, so that always helps to have buddies around.  I don't really love Elizabeth Hasselback (I think that is her name - the blonde one on the view), but she is GF too! All the cool kids are.

Wish me luck!

Happy Monday

Well, we are two hours into our "nap".  Quotes are used because there is no such thing as a nap here anymore! Don't take the Binkey away if you don't have to. It WILL ruin your life.

Anyway, happy Monday! We had a great time Saturday night at the rapids game  with Ryan's co-workers. It was the first time I was meeting people from his office, so I was a teensy bit nervous. No need though,they were great! They have kids Grayson's age so he had a great time! This is what a kid staying up late, eating m&ms, drinking juice, ad playing with mascots looks like:

I had an injection Friday morning and it went ok. I really like my  doctor, and the nurses at Rose couldn't be better. They are so nice, and good at what they do. Here is what I look like - not so perky! Maybe I should have had m&ms before I snapped a pic!

Actually, I kind of look like I am dying there. Maybe next time I will put on some makeup! Jeeze.

I was feeling fantastic until Saturday evening. I felt a snap in my back and had such intense pain I saw spots for awhile. It is more controlled today, but still there. Maybe I need to have the right side done as well? Ryan took very good care of me all weekend. He is the best, and I am lucky to have  him.  Especially since he never tells me to put on makeup, even when I look like that!

;-)

That's my weekend in a nutshell, Happy Monday!

Craft Room Progress

Here is a look at my craft room in progress:

Next week my mom is coming over to help finish painting the top of the walls since I am not good on a ladder.  Yay for Mom!

What do you think of the color? Better than the orange?

How to Really Love a Child

I stole this from RockstarRonan. That story literally changed me. Such a moving, beautiful, heartbreaking story. It truly affected me. I need to remember the things it made me feel and make changes in my way of thinking/feeling/acting. Why is change so hard? Ever wonder that? I do, and I know I am not the only one. Why is change such a big deal for us? It's like we are programmed not to like it.
Anywho, I thought I would post this - I am testing out my skillz, yo! Blogging is much more difficult than I thought. I think I need a class just to figure out the little stuff. Crap! Does this mean I am getting old?! I feel like it might. Yep, I am getting old. Better start changing fast, I am not getting any younger...
-KJ

How Cute is This Kid?!

Grayson and I were walking around Breckenridge in August while Daddy was on a hike. We had a ton of fun doing things like riding the hotel shuttle, going on a free chair lift, checking out hot firemen, eating frozen yogurt at 10:30 in the morning, and posing with statues around town.  Now if that isn't a good time, I don't know what is! I never knew riding buses could be such a fun thing, but this kid loves it. And that's not a faux hawk, I swear!!!!

Then, we told Daddy we did nothing fun so he wouldn't feel sad about missing it - we lied.

Look Ma! I am on a bus!

Look Ma! A statue!

Look Ma! I am on a Gondola!

Dear God, What Have I Done?

I decided taking away Grayson's binkey was a brilliant idea. My husband has been pushing it for awhile, so the last time he mentioned it,  I was like "let's do this".   I should have been "we are not doing this".  I mean unless hysteria is your thing, taking away binkey was just a dumb idea. We went from a sleeper that wakes up every hour or two and just and wants to say hello, to a hysterical, sobbing, out of control, tired toddler. Oh joy. 

Right now it's nap time, or what USED to be nap time. Now it's just that super annoying couple of hours I spend trying to get Gray to sleep when we all know it's not happening - probably ever again. The worst part is that it's my own damn fault. AAAAAAHHHHHH!

I even made sprinkles pancakes this morning and even that couldn't stop the crying.  You know what did stop it, though?  When he found a binkey under the kitchen table, and said "look, a binkey! A BINKEY MOM!".  Oh, shit!!!! Back to square one.

So why did I do this again?

Here are my lovely pancakes though! See how chapped his poor cheeks are from crying? Poor kid!

Monday

My sweet Grayson is taking a nap, and I my friends, and going to get on the treadmill! Whoohoo!
It's nice and cool out today, so Grayson and I spent the morning playing trains and doing a floor puzzle. Well, I did a floor puzzle while Grayson drove his cars on it.  Then he destroyed it, I pretended to cry, and he got so upset I was crying, that he started bawling and trying to put it back together. Oops, bad mommy! Jeeze, that totally backfired.  Then we ate macaroni and cheese and talked about how silly it was that we cried over a puzzle.  So much fun. I just love that lil guy!

1st Day of School August 2012

Grayson's first day of school - August 14th, 2012

                      St. Andrew's

Happy Wednesday

Happy Wednesday! I am in a fantastic mood - after two days of feeling sick and doing NOTHING, I am feeling good today and catching up on EVERYTHING. Well, mostly cleaning. Grayson is running around in his cars underwear and nothing else because we are potty training today. We are setting the kitchen timer for every thirty minutes and then we run in there and try. So far, so good. Three hours, no accidents. I freaking HATE HATE HATE potty training. Grayson can do it, he just says "no" and walks away.  And he will not go #2. One time I told him he could not go in his diaper, and he held it for a week and a half. His stomach got all swollen and I was going to take him to the ER it was so bad. I finally gave in and told him to run off and do the deed. He did and all was well - for him. Other times we have watched movies, had snacks, read books, you name it for hours and hours on end, and still no #2. This kid is a stubborn one I tell you.  Who knows where he got that trait from....

I am also back on my eating well (or little) and I am going to start getting into a routine with exercise. I really feel disgusted with myself and not great. I think feeling that way sometimes leads to not excersizing and eating poorly because it's like "whatever, I am already fat", but I know that is not the right attitude. I woke up with a great attitude about it today, so I am going to keep it, no more poor fat girl! It's not like it will even take that long, if I can just eat right for a week, I will see results and that will get me going. The hard part is that we are going to NP this weekend to visit Grandma. I tend to eat a l ot of junk food there. So while I can't say no to junk food this weekend, I can watch my quantity and practice portion control. I am also go to take yogurt and try to eat mostly yogurt. It's the only thing on the planet that doesn't hurt my stomach, so I love it.

I am kind of rambling, I know. But hey - it's a blog post!!! Yay! Grayson is now on my lap, in his undwear eating pudding and yogurt (he loves yogurt as much as mommy!)- end of post.
;-)

Craft Room

I get a craft room, yay! We decided the office should be my craft room and Grayson's project room. Someday he will have projects so it will be nice to have an area set up. I am super excited to get a room all for myself (I will share if asked nicely) that I can decorate just for me! My first step is paint - that orange/gold has got to go. For reals. I am going with Storm Cloud, a gray blue color. Then I plan to use a lot of black, white, and gray to contrast. Here we go!

BEFORE

Whoopsies

Whoopsies! You know what you are supposed to do when you start a blog? Effing
blog! Maybe no one explained the rules to me? You believe that, right?

I have been taking photos to post, that's the good news! Next, I will post them. Pinky
Swear!

Worst WW member ever.

Ok, I confess...I haven't been counting points! Argh! We went up to breckenridge last weekend and of course that threw me off track, but I have no excuse for yesterday and today. I have been feeling hungry though, so that is good. I realized the other day I eat meals even when I am not hungry and I really haven't been hungry in a long long time. Not a good habit! That alone should help me lose some poundage, right? Right? Yes, right. I might be the worst weight watcher member in history, I counted points for like 9 hours before I fell off the wagon, whoopsie daisy....I blame the dog. She shit In the house and distracted me from my diet. Damn dog, this is all her fault.

Sunsets in July

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Wow! Beautiful weather today! It hailed again like crazy while we were at Mimi's house lunch. We came home to a neighborhood that looked like it was covered in snow! I love storms.
Below is a picture of the sunset I took from our deck. I don't think the picture turned out nearly as beautiful as the sky actually was. There was a lighting storm going on in the south and the sun/cloud combo was awesome! I love our view...well except for the neighbors house that is 10 feet away, but I pretend they aren't there.... :-)

This is it!

Well, this is it, my first post. I think I want to use this blog to post about my life, projects, recipes, dieting, weight loss, and STUFF. You know, just stuff. I don't think I am particularly creative, so I thought I would try some projects around the house and document my before and afters. Prove myself wrong, perhaps? Maybe share some recipes, and post the ridiculous things that come out of my three year old's mouth.  He is pretty funny these days and can't seem to keep his face straight when he lies to me. I love that - I bet someday he will learn how to lie. It will be a sad, sad day for me. Right now he is so sweet, doesn't talk back, can't lie, and doesn't know how to hurt any one's feelings. Do you think he can stay this way forever? He also can't keep his finger out of his nose. I included a picture of Grayson, how cute is he?!

Tomorrow I am starting to count Weight Watchers points again. Well, I think I will start tomorrow. :-) I hate dieting! Hate it, hate it, hate it! But, it's time to get serious, like mucho serious. I am at my all time high not pregnant weight, and it's not pretty. I plan to work out everyday and I don't. I plan to diet everyday, and I don't. Maybe if I write about my days I can hold myself more accountable? Yeah, sounds like a good plan, totally. Starting....Tomorrow! Yes, TOMORROW.