Thinking Tuesday....

New week...new thoughts....

- Summer...of course

- Spring break - my kids were on 2 different weeks (why??)

- Salads - try this Sweet Mustard Dressing so yummy!

- Got a note from the school that said there were only 34 days of school left. What???

- Tangled: can't get enough of this movie! I love it!

- Easter...why is pastel candy so good?

- My kids smell like puppies right now.

Oh, just wait...

This little firecracker will grow up to be a fashion designer someday. I gave up years ago trying to dress her. Yes, she was already picking her own outfits out when she was about 3. And they were creative, mismatched, but somehow she pulled it off even at a young age. I don't want to stifle her creativity. She is very carefree and creative. I want her to be "Emma", not who anyone else wants or thinks she should be. I love that about her! Just wait, one day you will see "Emma Allen Designs".

Weekend Funny...

This weekend was Conference, so we decided to visit Mom and Dad (and conveniently leave the princess for a few days.)

Mom and Dad still live in the house I grew up in and it contains so many memories for me. While we were watching Conference, I hopped up to use the bathroom. When I went to leave the bathroom, the door would not unlock! Now - it wasn't a new knob....same old knob I have locked and unlocked a million times. But it seriously would not budge. So, I did what any women stuck in a bathroom would do. I started screaming and pounding on the door. "MOOOOOOMMMMM!" I actually started giggling because it reminded me of when I was younger and there was no toilet paper. "MOOOOMMMM! I NEED SOME TOILET PAPERRRRR!"

Luckily, Jesse heard me and came to the door. In his calm voice, he answers me, "You're going to be yelling for a while." He tried to help me unlock the door and then we were just laughing our heads off. Then ALL of the troops came....Mom, Dad, Ray, Paula, Ashley, Gabe....I kept overhearing Gabe say "This is going to be a great story tomorrow at school!" Great.

To make a long story short, Jesse had to get a ladder, climb through the window and take the entire doorknob off. All the while laughing.

My parents bathroom door now has a rather large peephole. Sorry Mom.

Thinking Tuesday....

Filling my thoughts this week....

- I have a canker on the top of my mouth that is killing me!

- Got a couple of new purses by Miche and love, love, love them.

- Spring break...and staying home. I think that is breaking Gabe's heart, but that is life sometimes.

- Emma's BFF's birthday party tomorrow!

- Listening to these 3 men and others this weekend. Can't wait to be uplifted....

- Jesse's broken phone...to wait or not to wait for the iPhone 5?

- My Mom's homemade bread.

- My ice maker broke - people this is a big deal. We use A LOT of ice.

- The sun. Still.

Thinking Tuesday....

Thoughts filling my mind this week....

- Sunshine...I need some.

- Gabe's Maturation Day....so glad Jesse is attending that one.
- Strawberries...we are going through oodles! But happy my kids love them.

- Intervals....Spin class is intervals this month. Love me some intervals.

- Emma's new make-up...can you say drag queen? I was too embarrassed to snap a shot.

- Spring...come on, already!

- Taxes...still haven't done mine yet. Ugh.

- Biceps...I tried a slower pace for lifting today. Pretty sure my hair isn't getting washed this week.

- Jam...I'm out of my Mom's homemade raspberry jam and need more.

- Sleep...I need more of it.

- Friends...we had our best friends from college come stay 2 nights with us last week. Don't you just love those friends that you can pick up right where you left off with?

- MS Walk...we signed the whole family up. April 30 - come join us!

Why??

I've been thinking a lot about blogging lately.....I love me some facebook, but I miss my blog. I have slacked...big time.

I have always wanted to do a Fitness Blog, which I did, but still want to post on my family blog. So my question is, what keeps you blogging? What inspires you? What do you post?

I can think of one for sure.....I want to document these little lives and the funny things they say.

Life is flying by. It kind of scares me. How about you?

I'm not cheating on you....

I have started another blog. There is no other way to say it. I am not cheating on this blog. This will always be my family blog, but I started another one to share fitness and nutrition tips for you and your family and just things in general that I love that relate to fitness. It is called Healthy Mama Happy Mama. Come on over and see me there and become a follower! Go HERE.