Joseph's Shopping List

This morning I was getting the kids ready to go to the grocery store. As I was putting Joseph's shoes on him I told him, "We need to go to the store and get some milk." He then proceeded to make a list for me, it was pretty funny. He said, "milk, eggs, bananas, watermelon, oranges, strawberries, grapes, cereal," and this is where it got interesting, "car, girls," WHAT?!
Ugh, he's only 3. Doesn't help that he's really really cute.

I'm in for it.

This is What Happens When I Leave Joseph Alone with Crackers

Kathrynn's Birthday Party... Belated

Make a scrapbook - it's easy!

We celebrated Kathrynn's birthday 2 weeks ago, but I'm just getting around to posting about it...

My Garden

I have a new little pet project.. well it's little now, but when the weather gets warmer and the plants get bigger, it's going to be quite an undertaking. I've started a garden and it really has been so fulfilling! It's currently an indoor seedling project, given the fact that temperatures continue to dip down to the teens and twenties on a daily basis here. I thought spring had come and the plants enjoyed their daily sun time outside for a week or two until winter came back. It's like a cruel joke.. "Ahh.. Spring is here. JUST KIDDING! Here's some more snow for you, Texas girl!"

So, here's what I have right now. I'm growing sunflowers for one side of the house, we'll have a pumpkin path on the other, sweet peas in the front, and the vegetable garden in the back which will have a salad bar (lettuce, spinach, arugula), sugar snap peas, green beans, squash, zucchini, tomatoes, and these really cool bell peppers that grow in a rainbow of colors. It's going to be so fun! :) I'm just excited to see something alive!

This is a sunflower up close. I love how they shed their shells. :)


My little baby garden.

Blast From the Past

I was looking through pictures on my computer when I came across this video.. It's Joseph when he was the age Kathrynn is now. I think I've watched it about 10 times now - his little voice just melts my heart. It's amazing how much he's grown up!

Let the Challenge Begin!

Last week I sent out a plea for friends to join a fitness challenge with me. Remember? It's this one, here. Well, the response was just overwhelming. My darling friend, Kara, agreed to join me. Kara, the lone, brave soul who was willing to flex those competitive muscles and see if she could beat me at this thing. I know the rest of you are just intimidated by my incredible self-motivation and will power - which has to be SO evident by the fact that I'm still carrying extra weight from the child I gave birth to over THREE YEARS ago!
Anyway, the door's still open if any of you want to join in on the challenge. I would love to do this in teams. Team Julie and Team Kara. Team Julie needs to kick Team Kara's butt. And, I need team members who will yell at me on days like today when I discover the wonders of microwaving chocolate covered marshmallow eggs. They're really yummy that way. But, it's something I really shouldn't have done. BIG tangent...
OK, so, being the person I am, I made a blog to log our progress. Here it is: Becoming Fabulously Flabless

Again, we'd love to have more people on board! We're doing this as a Spring Challenge that will go out until June 19th (last day of Spring). The winner(s) will get a gift card to Bath & Body Works (ooh la la!).

Funny Friday

I first saw this one when I was at SUU. It STILL cracks me up! :)

What Color Are You?

What's Your True Color?

My Result: Yellow

You're yellow, the color of joy and energy — two things you definitely bring to everyone around you. It's hard for anyone to be sad or lonely in your presence; your sunny disposition and cheery outlook just won't allow it. The warmth of your personality shines through in the kindness you show friends and family (and strangers, too). Always ready with a lighthearted joke or heartfelt compliment, you know how to make people feel good about themselves, so they can't get enough of you. Yellow is a warm and inviting color for a warm and inviting person — you!

What are you?
http://web.tickle.com/jumpto?test=colorogt&c=50652

Our San Antonio House

Did I ever mention our house is finally on the market? We put it up at the beginning of the month. It's been a little bittersweet for me. It was, by far, my favorite house of all of the places I've ever lived. I loved it. I loved the ward. I loved our neighborhood. And, I LOVED having HEB Plus just 2 minutes away. Ugh, Utah groceries are so expensive! Hmm.. back to the point.
So, my beloved house is on the market. Just wanted to share. Here's the link to the listing, if you'd like to see our beautiful home: SA House
It will be nice when it's sold, though, because we'll have the freedom to buy something up here then. Of course, I'm hoping to stay put for a while before we move again. Four moves in one year is enough, thank you. I honestly think we would move less if we were military and that's just wrong. :)

Looking for Virtual (or real if you're close) Fitness Challenge Friends

OK, I sort of stole this idea from someone else whom I don't know at all, but sort of stumbled onto their blog through a friend of a friend's blog (this is what I do when I get bored.. blog stalking). Anyway, I devised this little system - and when I'm on it, I do awesome, but I'm getting bored and need some friends to do this with and am sort of hoping for a little fun competition. OK, that's my complete aim. I'm a totally competitive person and I know that if there's someone I have the opportunity to beat at this, I will totally stick to it. My ideal would be to get enough people on the wagon to create teams. But, then there's the issue of what to do when one team wins. Bragging rights? I don't know..
Anyway, here's what I'm doing. You get 1 point for doing one of each of these per day as well as 2 points for each pound lost (I would say tallied at the end of each week because weight fluctuates so much that you can lose and gain throughout a week and then rack up all of these points for nothing..).

Here it is (this is per day):
30 minutes cardio
20 minutes toning
5 servings of fruits and/or vegetables
Eat breakfast
No soda
7 hours of sleep
Take a multivitamin
Drink 64 oz of water
Stop eating at 7:30 p.m.
No sugar
3 servings of dairy
No fried food
Eat only when hungry - this is a tricky one, but I'm trying to retrain my body after months of stress eating
I'm thinking about throwing in 30 minutes of scriptures a day, too - just to keep me on track there.
Maybe add additional points for more time spent working out? Like 1/2 a point for each additional 5 minutes?

Oh, and Sundays are free.. no point counting, just enjoy the day off. :)

Then, whoever has the most points wins, and we're all healthier!

So, what do you think? Anyone want to play? Any ammendmants to this will be considered.