SUGAR

 Yesterday was Donut Friday. 

This is what my donuts looked like!

 Cheerios! 

And I put strawberries on top too, because I am super healthy like that.

This is what I really wanted!

 

I am trying to not eat sugar! Or at least eat only a tiny bit of sugar. It's very similar to saying, "I am trying not to breathe air!" I love sugar. It makes me happy and brings me joy. And I totally understand it shouldn't. That's why I am trying to deny myself.

Lots of fun things we do revolve around sugar!

Like Snow Cones!

We got our first ones of the season a couple of weeks ago!

 I always get peachy melon with gummy bears and Marcus gets strawberry shortcake. 

Yum and Yum!

 Katie got cherry.

We tried to get a snow cone a few weeks ago, but they had already closed for the night. 

This was Katie's reaction. 

 Pretty sad! 

I consoled her after I took a picture. Priorities!

This is exactly how I feel when I tell myself I can't have a Coke. I want to cry real tears.

So I am hoping by telling you that I am trying to eat better, it might hold me accountable?

For those of you that have broken your addiction to sugar; did you completely cut it out or just greatly reduce it? I am just not sure I could, or want to, go cold turkey.

You might have to put me in a padded room. I think I would go Coo Coo Bananas!

Some Questions and Less Pictures Than I Wanted

 We are kind of having crazy weather here tonight. Our area is under tornado warnings and watches. Exciting!

I have some questions for you;

For those of you that use Blogger, are your pictures taking for freaking ever to load? Mine are taking about 200 years! I had more I wanted to upload tonight, but it took an hour to do 2 pictures. That's not how I want to spend my evening! 

Also, I don't think I ever addressed the anonymous comment block that I did.  The reason I had to do it was because I was getting over 100 anonymous spam comments a day.  They were all being published and going to my email. That is too much deleting to deal with. So I hated to do it, but it was necessary.

Another question. Have any of you read Made To Crave? I got it yesterday and so far, I love it, and the words are perfect! I just wondered how it affected those who have read it. I will discuss it more after I finish the book and absorb it into my brain!

 

I hate to ask this 3rd question, because I NEVER wanted to be the mom that talks about p00p, but I am going to be THAT mom. How did you get your kid to go #2 on the potty? I live with someone who is a little scared of it? 

I have bribed, and prayed, and waited until the last second to put her on the pot....nothing. Today we even called Quincy from The Little Einsteins to talk about it. (Marcus plays a convincing Quincy on the phone!)

 And if your advice is to just wait until she is ready, then I am good with that.

OK the question portion is over. 

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Katie loves to play hide and seek! And we do too!

Today she thought she had the BEST hiding place!

 You can't even see her can you? Her super loud giggles gave her away!

And yesterday I found bows for $1! 

So I got 6 pairs for pig tails! 

$12 well spent, in my opinion!

Marcus and I got to go on a date tonight while my parents watched Katie! We went to Abuelos and it was delish and fun! I would share a picture, but it will be Christmas before it loads. ugh!

Speaking of Christmas... Katie got 2 Christmas movies from the Library this week and asks all the time if it's almost Christmas yet. And she talks about decorating her own tree. 

 I think I'm raising her right.

I'm pretty sure Christmas stuff will start showing up at Hobby Lobby soon!

 I know all the Grinchy Scrooges get their panties in wad about that, sorry. I can't wait!

Belated

 Happy Belated Mother's Day! 

I took an unintended blog break!

We have been having fun over here and we celebrated Mother's Day all day long on Sunday!

 I am so thankful that I get to be Katie's mom. 

She was worth the wait!

 I know Mother's Day can be painful for some of you wanting a baby. I get it. Just know that God's plan is best and His timing is perfect.

I am thankful to my mother in law, who raised a great son for me to marry. 

Katie loves her Annie!

 Marcus and his siblings:

 He was a "surprise" 10 years after his sister! 

And all the grand kids!

 After church and then lunch with Marcus's family, Katie was worn out!

I had to wake her up for round 2 of Mother's Day with my family!

 It's become a tradition to eat at a little Italian restaurant, in my neighborhood, on Mother's Day.

 After dinner we went to the park close by to play!

 We thought it would be cute to get a picture of the grand kids with my mom on the slide. It was cute and HILARIOUS!

 Katie wanted to make sure that Nonni was OK. She heard lots of hootin' and hollerin' back there!

Me, my mom and my sister. 

 Thankful! 

Marcus and my sister's husband Darren:

A fire fighter and a police Captain!

 My sister and I did this same see saw. The pictures were less than flattering! 

Katie was in Heaven spending the day with her family!

Grateful, thankful, and blessed is how I feel to have our moms and to be a mom!

Short and Sweet and a Little Sassy

 Today was black and white day at Katie's school. 

Every month they focus on a color. (or 2 in this case)

 It was pretty hot today, so we did another run through the sprinklers tonight!

 And I love to compare pics of Katie a year ago...you know, just to stab myself in the heart.

 Her face is covered in chocolate, so not much has changed!

This is short and sweet,(like Katie) because I promised Marcus I would go to bed at a normal hour tonight! So that means PM and not AM.

Night Night!

Paintings and A Party

I have had a terrible cold all weekend. I am thankful that Christine left me a comment about Breathe Right strips! Marcus got me some and they worked great! I love all you blog friends that take care of me! 

Marcus also got me some other medicines and a Coke Slurpee! Those can cure anything! 

He is STILL in paramedic school and now has to work at 5 different hospitals for a month. So he was working most of the weekend. 

We had plans to go on a date Friday  night, but I was pretty pathetic. We still dropped Katie off at his mom's house and just went for a drive. 

 

We ended up at Sonic to sample 2 of their 25 flavors of shakes. 

I got peanut butter fudge! Yum! I have a feeling we will be meeting again sometime soon. Marcus got chocolate covered strawberry, but he wasn't in love with it. 

 I was practically in my PJs, with no make up AND I had a roll of TP on my lap. So romantic! The roll of TP was for my runny nose, NOT the other end. For some reason I never buy tissues? I guess because a tissue box doesn't go with my decor. Not that TP does, but it's kind of a necessity and it can do double duty. (there's a joke in there, that I will ignore)

Anyway, we think dates are important and try to go on them at least twice a month. Next time I will leave the toilet paper at home!

 

On Saturday I had to try to entertain Katie while on my death bed. (dramatic?)

She's been hooked on painting ever since I let her paint pumpkins in October. So I got her some canvases and let her make some art work for me.

I needed to fill a space on this wall, so I just chose the colors I wanted her to use.

I gave her one color at a time, dried it with a hair dryer, then she started with the next color.

If you are OCD, this project might put you in the loony bin. I am not OCD at all and there were times I wanted to be the boss of her painting, but I refrained. 

I'm glad I did, because I love how they turned out!

I also got out of bed to go to my nieces' birthday party! 

Melissa is 14 and Jennifer is 19.

They are the sweetest girls!

Here they are with all their cousins! Katie was WOUND up and had a great time. She loves a good birthday party!

Jennifer, Jeddy, Tessa, Melissa, Silly Katie

Jesse, and Sophie

I am hoping for a healthier week, with less snot, and less toilet paper rolls in my life!

Stuffy, Milky, and Funny

  

A cold has decided to attack my face tonight, so I can't breathe. 

Which makes me not want to go to bed, because it is way harder to breathe laying down. I am going to have to quadruple my pillows.  I just took a zyrtec and a handful (or 5) of m&m's, so I should feel better soon.

My parents are having a garage sale tomorrow, so we brought some stuff over to sell. 

Katie had fun with my lamp shade in the car.

She also hit a HUGE milestone tonight! 

 She ate cereal with milk! She has never wanted to try it before, but Nonni suggested it, so she was game. 

She loved it!

 My dad's the blur in the background.

This will open up a whole new (messy) world for her! I think cereal is just about my favorite food, so I am happy for Katie to experience it the way God intended. 

After she ate, we told her it was time to go.  Then she told her Nonni, "I have to go now!" then she told her Grampy, " I have to go, but don't cry, OK?!"

I love that kid and I'm glad she's mine!