Illnesses

We have had a rough week with us being sick. Chayton has been taking antibiotics for an ear infection all week and i have also been sick with sinus stuff since Tuesday. JJ was also sick Monday and Jackson has been illness free all week with the exception of a cough. Ever since Thursday night, i have been throwing up due to coughing so hard. That is yucky but it was just something that i guess came along with the junk i have. Last night, on the way to Jackson's basketball game, Chayton just started vomiting as we were driving down the road. UGH!!! Poor guy puked all over himself and part of the carseat. We had to pull over on Houston Levee and strip baby boy down to his diaper and JJ had to clean the carseat. Needless to say, we did not have a change of clothes for him to put on to wear to Jackson's game. After much deliberation, Jackson offered him his shooting jersey to wear as clothes. It was HUGE but it was all we had. I debated staying in the car with him during the game but i knew that would not fly with him. He looked like he was supporting the team but it also appeared that he had on a dress....and he is a boy!! He did fine (without puking during the game), but as soon as we got home, i started vomiting and so did he. What an eventful night we had!! I was hoping that Chayton did ok through the night because i knew that i could make it to the toilet if i needed to. He did fine! Then, JJ decided to feed him sausage for breakfast!! I tried to warn him but he DIDN'T listen. Yes...that came back up. Then, he started with diarrhea. I finally got him to take a nap about 4:30ish.

Isn't he an angel? (along with his 2 bb's)

So far, everyone else is virus free. Last time this happened, we all got it about 24-36 hours apart. JJ was the only one free from it this past November. All of our fingers are crossed because we have a VERY busy week this upcoming week. Pray for us!!!

"BEASTLY"

That is the word Jackson used to describe his new haircut! I actually let him kinda dictate how short to cut his hair which was a miracle for him. I love his hair a little longer but the last new hair style that he got was a little too shabby for me in the back as it grew out some. I was not much of a fan. I did still like it in the front because he still had the same look but just could not learn the like the back. So we decided to do something a little different this time. I wanted to keep a little length on the front and go a little shorter in the back so when it did start growing out, it did not look like an overgrown mange. When Linda was almost done cutting it, we were looking at the front and didn't really want him to have the "skater" look so she thought it would look cuter with a little more length taken off the front and a little layered. Jackson just grinned because he wanted it shorter and i agreed...not sure if it was because i still felt like crap and we had to get him out of there and on to his basketball game. Or if i was trying to give him a little bit of authority. He absolutely LOVES it. And me, well it is a little too short for my taste but i will always think he is adorable!!

Here is it going 1 direction....

And here it is the other direction...he was a little sick of pictures!

Mixed Emotions

Today has definitely had a broad range of emotions...misery->anxiety->fear->worry->hope->      sadness->content->frustration. I guess that should be enough for one day!! I will explain how i went from one emotion to the next because i know it just doesn't look possible.
Misery- I woke up sick AGAIN, but today i have been more miserable than yesterday. My nose was not running off my face but i traded that for my eyes running and my head about to explode. I ended up leaving work early because i felt so bad and i usually work sick because of all of the other things that i have to take off for.
Anxiety- This was because i had a mammogram scheduled for next week (because of a place that i felt on my left breast) and i decided to change it to today since i was having to leave work early anyways.
Fear- They did the mammogram, and per the tech, everything looked ok...just some dense breast tissue that could be fibrocystic changes. However, they decided to go ahead and ultrasound as well. I asked LOTS of questions and was told that it was routine that they ultrasound if a mass is felt.
Worry- My uncle Richie had surgery today and i had told Nennie that i could help in picking up Jackson and Amir if she needed to get my uncle home and settled and didn't have time to get to the school. It was 2:35 and they were just now starting the ultrasound...can you say worry??!!
Hope- The chick at the radiology center only had to ultrasound my left breast and it didn't take too long. She went to check with the radiologist to see if he needed any more images, and that was all he needed. I think everything is CLEAR but will know definitely when i check the report in the morning.
Sadness- One of my Best Friends that i have hung out with high school is MOVING...out of the state and i am SO upset. We absolutely these people and Jackson just LOVES her son, Zach. They play soccer together and it is just the best. We will miss them so much but will definitely be going to Birmingham to visit.
Content- I got my 2 boys picked up and spent the afternoon with them and all of my emotions went away...i was totally content and at peace with the whole day although i still feel bad.
Frustration- And then the crying started... Chayton was not happy for a while and my head was about to explode already since i didn't feel well. And then it finally stopped... and now i am back to being content and ready for bed.

Tomorrow will be a better day!!! Fingers crossed.

♥ Valentine's Day ♥

It would have been SO nice to wake up this morning feeling like a million bucks and seeing the sky look like this! But, neither of those things happened. I woke up feeling really bad, sneezing my head off and unable to breathe. And it has been a cloudy, dreary day. But my sweet boys have helped the situation!! They opened their Valentine's gifts last night because JJ would already be gone this morning when they woke up.

When we got ready this morning, i took the boys to Sonic for breakfast and they loved it. Chayton ate tater tots and Jackson got a chocolate milkshake...pretty nutritious huh?! Then off to daycare and school they both went. Chayton was having a Valentine's party at school and Jackson's class was just having snacks and candy. They were dressed for the occasion!

Then we ordered Texas Roadhouse for dinner...yes, we did not want to fight the crowds. And now to hopefully watch The Biggest Loser without me falling asleep. I feel so bad that i really would be ok with falling asleep early. I can always catch up sometime. HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY to all!

SNOW

Yes...that is what is on everyone's mind today! I knew there was a chance that it was going to snow but i never really pay much attention to it because i totally despise it. Today was no different...that is, until a drug rep brought us lunch and showed me the radar on her phone. All it showed was snow and freezing precipitation that was coming from Arkansas. That is SO not what i needed to see because ignorance is bliss right?! If i was able to stay at home on days that where the weather wasn't favorable, then i may not have as much of an issue with it. But, that is not the case. Jackson likes the fact that he gets a day out of school for snow, but he is not really a huge fan of it either because you really cannot do anything. You layer on all of these clothes to get warm to go outside and do what? Look at it, get wet, freeze and come back in. Then repeat! So...the wait is on to see what is really going to happen. My fingers are crossed for not much of anything.

Cooking Queen...or not so much!

For some reason lately, i think that i have to try to cook everything most of what i pin on Pinterest. It has been nice though to have different things to eat for dinner. We used to be the family that ate out almost every night. It is quick and easy, which is nice, but it gets really OLD quick. There are other things (like exercising) that i need to spend my time doing other than cooking, but you can totally control what you get. And that goes for portion size, quality, calories, etc. We, as a family, have actually eaten so much better since we have stopped trying to eat out so much. Jackson has been such a trooper too because he has tried everything that i have fixed. I have to admit...every single recipe that we have tried from Pinterest has been really good except 1. That recipe was cream cheese/crab wontons. It called for imitation crab in a can- NEVER. TRY. THAT. It was not good and her recipe didn't give the proper directions for sealing the wonton wrapper so the filling was all over the pan rather than inside the wonton. FAILURE!! Here are a few things that i made yesterday and today...

 Roast Beef Crescents with Au Jus

 My Little Helper

 Creamy Shrimp Pasta...Delicicious

 Angel Chicken...a work in progress in the crockpot.

 Green Bean Bundles...these are a MUST try if you haven't. (here they still have to be put in the oven)

 Brown Beans in the crockpot...i do this weekly.

I really try to get things cooked and together on Sunday to help out with the whole cooking process during the week. With Jackson's sports schedules, it helps out tremendously!! Now, off to put together Smothered Pork Chops.

Gettin My MIND Right

I have had a talk with myself this morning and i am back to getting in the mindset of healthy eating and exercise! I HAVE to do this. I repeat. I. HAVE. TO. DO. THIS. I don't have a choice if i want to see myself the way that i envision myself. I was on a great roll for 3 weeks and then just a few bad choices/days totally got me off track. I cannot afford to get off track!! So i must get back on the train and get this thing accomplished. I felt like a million $$ dollars in January and there is no greater feeling than that. I used to be the skinny girl that felt good ok about myself and what i looked like. I am not that girl anymore! I NEVER feel good about myself and i HATE getting dressed to go anywhere that i have to look decent. I am embarrassed that my kids think i am fat and worry that their friends may call me fat. I am terrified of CANCER and there are so many risk factors these days. Some of them can be modified by healthy eating and exercise and some factors cannot be controlled by me. I make the ultimate choice in what i put in my mouth and i should have never allowed this to happen but i did. And i accept responsibility. I have only myself to blame!!
With all of that being said...there is always tomorrow to make changes. I will get a few things out of my system and will start with a clean slate. I will put the tennis shoes and the Garmin back on. And i will get back to making ALL of my food choices healthy. I may be a few weeks behind on my schedule but i will not let that rain on my parade.

I am totally obsessed with Alex Morgan. She is my       FIT-spiration! She is gorgeous in EVERY way!