* My New Moto *

And isn't that the truth! That picture just about sums it up. I am on Day 16 of being sick and i really am not any better! I feel like i am on a roller coaster ride with all of it. One second i am freezing to death, shivering and burning up with fever. The next second i am burning up and sweating like i had been working out. I know...gross right?! I have decided to just stop complaining about it because i cannot do anything about it. At least i went to the doctor and now i just have to try to see if these new meds work. And if they don't, I.JUST.GIVE.UP.

Over the Hump

Ok, so i have been sick now for 15 days!! Yes, you read that right...FIFTEEN days! I have gone from sneezing, runny nose, coughing --> fever, chills, sweats, coughing (so hard that i throw up) and getting short of breath. I basically went from bad to worse. And i actually thought for a minute that i was getting better. I also have completed a Z-pack. Can you say FRUSTRATION?! Today, after many times of talking myself out of it, i went to the doctor. And the only reason that i made it there was because his office is next door to mine at work and they told me that they would call my cell phone when they were ready for me. You can't beat that with a stick. That is my kind of appointment! He did test me for the Flu and it was negative thank goodness...i know my co-workers thank me for that since i have been at work through all of this. I was diagnosed with Walking Pneumonia. Well, that is just great. He put me on Avelox (a big gun antibiotic), Tussionex cough medicine and a Proventil inhaler. I know right! And he also wants a chest xray. I am just exhausted from typing all of that. As long as i get better, i don't care how much stuff that i have to take. Being sick has gotten really old and i have a ton of stuff to do so i have to get better!! Hopefully the worst part is over.

~ Crosscheck Champions ~

Well, yesterday was a BIG day for Jackson's basketball team. They placed in the Crosscheck Championship game for their age group and they WON! His team ended up 27-2 for the season and that combines all of the games for the Crosscheck and MAM league. They only lost 1 game in each league which was great. Jackson has been very fortunate to play on teams that have made it to the Championship game almost every year and they usually won those as well. He absolutely LOVES basketball and practices outside every single day. Next season, he will play on 10 foot goals so we have already raised our goal to 10 feet so he can get comfortable shooting at that height. He has done quite well so far.

 Jackson cutting his piece of the net. They have never been able to do this before so it was pretty special!

 My sweet baby with the trophy

 The TEAM!

 My other sweet baby with his trophy...aka Jackson's water bottle.

Jackson & Carson...great friends that have played sports together since they were 4!!!

Gonna Whoop My Bootay!

Jillian Michaels Body Revolution...yes, that is what i have purchased to whip myself into shape! It is a 90 day program that i read about on Jillian's FB page and she looks FAB. There is no way that her program will not work as long as i stick to it. I am really excited to start this. And hopefully, i will feel better this weekend so i cant get started on Phase 1. It was delivered yesterday and i wasn't expecting to receive it until possibly next week so i was thrilled that it came early. We are going on vacation in May/June and i have got to be ready. And then we will be having LAKE time also and i have to be ready for that as well. I have been trying to get back on track but i have been sick for the past (almost) two weeks and have not felt like doing anything but laying around. I hope that when i get through the 4 phases of this workout that i look like this...

HA! A girl can only wish right?!

Crazy Week

Not sure even where to start...guess i will start with the easiest. I am still sick. Yes, today is day 11!! Started running fever Tuesday night and felt AWFUL yesterday- i even had to leave work because i was puking (gross) and started running fever. I slept for over 2.5 hours and that was great and then laid on the couch the rest of the day. Started antibiotics also and today i feel somewhat better. I know tomorrow i should feel like a different person...praying! Besides this with me, here is what our week has looked like...
Monday...missed basketball practice because Jackson started complaining of feeling bad. But he seemed ok later so we sent him to soccer practice. He ended up ok thank goodness!
Tuesday...had the 1st basketball tournament game and they won.
Wednesday...Jackson had a practice for a new YBOA basketball team. He did great (per JJ) and he felt really good about it. They played on 10ft goals and he is playing with 5th graders for now. This coach seemed VERY encouraging about Jax and a positive person at that, which is what Jackson needs. This season has pretty much RUINED him as far as offense goes and we will never put him through that again. We will totally check out the situation first and then decide rather than going in blind. I knew all along that this seemed a little fishy but i went with it. Lesson Learned!!!
Thursday...Jackson had 2 MAM games (last ones). And they both ended up canceling.
Friday...Jackson has basketball practice. And there is a baseball fundraiser, if we decide to go. Right now, i feel too bad to go but we will see what tomorrow brings.
Saturday...Jackson has his basketball tournament championship. Glad it is early so we GET.IT.OVER.
Sunday...OUR DAY!!!
Then, next week is back to crazy with soccer, new basketball practice and soccer tournament.

~ Spring Cleaning ~

Oh yes...that is what needs to happen at my homestead this weekend! We got some things straightened up in the backyard this past Saturday but SO much more needs to be done outside as well as inside. This weekend may not be the best weekend to start because there is a chance that we have a basketball tournament game as well as a soccer tournament. We should know after tonight's game about saturday's basketball and hopefully in the next day or so about the soccer tournament. And then the planning will begin!! There are so many things that i need to go through and clean out inside that just one weekend is not going to cut it. And i guess the outside will have to have it's own weekend as well. The yard part (phase 1-cutting back bushes/crepe myrtles) wont take too much time but then there is the phase 2...working on the area where we are going to plant our own garden.

Last year i did pretty good at keeping my herbs alive that i planted in pots and this year we want to do that plus add vegetables. I sure hope that we can keep up with this. I know when my dad always planted a garden, he spent a LOT of time tending to it in the evenings.

And then there is the GARAGE!! That will be an obstacle in itself. We have way too many motorized vehicles that have sat so long that they do not run. And we also have a ton of Chayton's riding toys in the mix as well. Along with wood pieces for the crafting that i was doing ALL the time.

We desperately need to make one of these!

It is time to donate/sell/give away... whatever it takes to get some things back in order. Our house totally gets put on the back burner these days with 2 kids, however many sports for Jackson, JJ coaching/refeering and just for those days that want to be spent doing almost nothing! I guess i will have to bust out my "Courtney's To Do List" and get to prioritizing.

Oh Monday. . .

Today is my favorite day of the week...NOT!!! I really don't think that i dread any other day of the week but Monday always comes WAY.TOO.FAST. And it was not because yesterday was a busy day, it is just because it is Monday! We really only had a few things to do yesterday and that was go to the grocery store, Jackson had soccer practice and we needed to clean. All of those things happened but the cleaning...it drew the short straw this weekend so it will be at the top of the list next weekend. 

I woke up this morning feeling better but still coughing some (which i could handle). And then i come to work and the sneezing, runny nose, head pressure, etc. all came rushing back just like last week!! I think that i am ALLERGIC to work. I need to get tested to prove it, fill for disability and call it a career. HA...no really, but staying home would be nice for a while. I had high hopes for today and it looks beautiful out of my window here at work. But now all i want to do is go home, hibernate inside and lounge on the couch with my boys. Oh well. There is always tomorrow and it will no longer be Monday so that will hopefully help!