Gluttony...it's a sin... but it tastes so good

I'm just going to have to admit that I over eat sometimes. Food is just really good to me. I'm a nursing Mom, so I want to eat all of the time. Mostly, stuff that's not good for me. My Mom came up for the weekend since Corby is out of town. We went out to eat tonight at Applebees. What I had was so good ...AND I had dessert (one of the Blondie brownies..mmmmm). That almost never happens. Last weekend, I went out to eat twice (also, never happens) at 2 of my favorite restaurants and pigged out then. I need to commit now to go on a diet for the whole month of April because of what I have ate the past 2 weekends. I am salivating just thinking about all that yummy food. Okay, enough about food, I'm still full from supper.

So, I've been cleaning out my closets trying to switch out winter stuff to spring & summer. Our closets are too little to hold more than one season, so I always have to pack up our stuff. As I have been pulling out clothes a few at a time, I'm realizing that I really don't have much to wear. Last spring & summer I was pregnant & my clothes never saw the light of day for over a year now. As most Mom's do, we spend all our money on our kids. I want to make sure that my kid looks cute in their GAP shirts & shorts and cute little Carter's dresses. But me, nah... I don't need anything. As I have struggled to find something decent to wear that is actually still somewhat in style this season, I realize that I need some clothes. So I went shopping tonight & was pleasantly surprised to find that I have shrunk a size. Yay! That's always a plus for a girl to see. Now, the challenge will be for me to stay that size. I am determined. I'm done having kids, so no more excuses.

Hello... anyone in there?

I recently read an email about a Mom who was going to bed. It's going around, I've received it a couple times so you might have read it. The wife annouces to the husband that she's going to bed & in the process she stops to do many tasks & like an hour later, she finally ends up in bed. Then the husband announces he's going to bed & he does... straight there. Oh my gosh! That is so me & Corby. But I'm not that way just at night, I'm that way all day long. I'll be doing laundry and find something in a pocket that reminds me I need to go get something out of the bedroom. So while I'm in the bedroom getting whatever "it" is, I see a load of laundry that needs to be folded and put away. So I proceed to fold & put away laundry. On the way to the closet to put something up, I step on a toy. So I take the toy to the boys room. While I'm there I pick up a few more toys to put away and I realized that I need to change their sheets. So I take them off the boys bed & go back to the laundry room where I see the laundry that I started putting in the machine. Then Kensley starts crying & it's time for her to eat, so I stop the laundry again and go feed her. By that time, I've probably talked to someone on the phone & they've reminded me of something I need to do. That's just one small scenario. I'm confused just writing all of that!!!! This is my life... everyday, 24/7. I never complete the task I set out to do. There is always something else that sparks in my memory & I get distracted by that, so I go do it so I won't "forget", despite the fact that I'll probably "forget" what it was that I was doing in the first place. Where did my brain go? I honestly think I birthed a little bit of it out of me with each kid.

Corby left for San Diego this morning. He's there for a First Tee conference (YMCA golf program) until Sunday. I feel sorry for him. He's used to going to bed or at least crashing on the couch around 9 or 10. He called me at 8:45 tonight & it was only 5:45 there. He hadn't even ate supper. He was so sleepy & they were getting ready to go to a banquet that started in an hour. He'll never make it. Probably about the time he gets used to the time difference, he'll be coming home. At least when he gets home, maybe he'll be able to stay awake longer. :-)

Recipe

My Mom told me about this recipe for broccoli & it's great! Even Carter eats it... that's saying a lot. He calls it "cook...Ed" broccoli. Anyway, here it is:
Baked Broccoli
Place raw broccoli crowns cut into bite size pieces into a baking dish. Drizzle with Extra Virgin Olive Oil & sprinkle with kosher salt. Bake at 350 for 20 min.

Delish... as Rachel Ray calls it.

I went shopping yesterday with all 3 kids by myself to Gastonia. I thought, "okay, it's a quick trip just to exchange a few things... no big deal". I really don't understand why boys feel the need to play tag in the clothes racks of stores. I know they are just kids, but com'on! I know I said at least 10 times... get out of the racks & stay by me. Now, honestly, I was just trying to get my stuff exchanged & get out of the store. I didn't follow through while I was trying to discipline in the middle of searching for shorts... and I knew they really were not listening. But after knocking off several clothes into the floor & squeals that rang throughout the store, I'd had enough. I turned to them & pulled them both by the arm & got my serious face on. I threatened to drop everything & go straight to the van to get the paddle if they didn't straighten up. It worked long enough for me to get through check out. When I got in the van & headed home, I reminded myself to never take a "quick trip" to G-town again... at least not with all 3 kids.

Finally a good weekend

It's been nice this weekend not having to deal with puke or poop... ahh... relief. The weather is great... actually a little hot, but I don't mind. At least everyone is well in my home.

Friday night a friend went with me to a consignment sale. It was the first night of the sale; a private sell for anyone who consigned items. When you get a bunch of crazed moms in one place trying to buy stuff for their kids... watch out! First of all, it was so packed in this place you barely had room to walk, let alone me pushing my stroller around really small spaces. Then you got these "mad" moms walking around with their laundry baskets on their hips bumping you left & right trying to work their way between you & the hundred other people standing beside you all trying to look through the girls size 6 months clothes.... whew! I didn't find much needless to say. I love a great bargain, but I'm not patient enough to sort through piles of stuff to get it. I'm also not rude enough to cut off someone in the middle of a rack. After we stood in line for 30 minutes to pay for the few things we bought, we went to eat at Chilis. Mmmmm... I love that place. It was worth all the rucus to get to eat there.

Saturday I spent the day on the road mostly. Fortunately, it was just me & Kensley. I had a baby shower in Charlotte that morning. I got to spend a few minutes catching up with some friends I haven't seen in a long time. That was nice. Then we were off again to Gastonia to have lunch with my college girlfriends. Unfortunately, the number dwindled throughout the morning & it ended up being only 3 of us who could make it. Sick kids, broken cars, birthdays & births prevented everyone from making it, but that's life...I understand. We try to get together a couple times a year to see each other. The funny thing is that most of us have had a kid all in the past year. I can't wait to line all of them up & take their picture. I would have never guessed in college that all of us would be pregnant at the same time. That's neat! After we ate I went to pick up the boys at my parents house... so on the road again to Granite Falls. My dad gave all the kids...including Kensley... a ride on the lawnmower around the yard. She loved it. Then we ate supper with them & headed home. I actually went to bed early last night.... 10pm. Considering the fact that I was up several times with Kensley & trying to break her of night feedings... I didn't really get much extra sleep. But that's a whole other post itself.