Failed Miserably!!!

Ok, so I failed on a few goals..

1st.... blog every day for 30 days.. I think I made it 1/2 way??  If I had a laptop I'm sure I could have held up to that goal a lot easier.. After coming home from a long fun day at the office, the couch just looks so inviting!  I thought for awhile I was coming down with yet another sinus infection, but turned out not to be.. just sinus junk I'll likely have to deal with until I decide to have my surgery! 

2nd... working out everyday...  After 3 days of doing the 30day shred, I was miserable!  My Arms hurt SOOOO bad to move.  I'm certain I did some damage to one of my muscles, or just overworked it to much.  And from what I can gather, its not a great idea to work the same muscle group day in and day out! That you really should allow them time to rest and focus on other muscles.  But I can tell you, that video made me sweat, and I was feeling the burn in my legs, butt etc.  I think I'll get back into doing it again soon, just maybe without the hand weights so much??  I'm scared to look, but I think I might have actually gained a few pounds since my last post.  :-( Free Dr Peppers at work.. Girl Scout Cookies.. I just can't resist them!!

Ok.. an update on Aleena now.. I think most of you that read my blog are friends on Facebook, so you already know the outcome.. But I'll humor myself into thinking I might actually have some sort of blog following.. people that come in to check on us, and see how things are going!  Ok. now that I'm done laughing... She went to the oncologist, and thankfully he ruled out Lymphoma!!  But we did find out she has Mono!!  That is completely unrelated to the lump in her armpit, so were still working with our family DR on that!  She is out of school for the week, and can't play sports for at least 2 wks!

I think that might be it for updates!? 


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Soccer season has started

This weekend marked the beginning of a new soccer season!  We had 3 practices on Saturday!  Talk about just being thrown into it!   Peyton had a special treat at his practice!  Some soccer players from the local high school team showed up to practice with them!!!  They had a GREAT time!!

Peyton on the far right, tongue sticking out!

Peyton #23

Also.. I just finished day 2 level 1 of the 30day shred!  I still had to take a few breaks, but not as many!! and I can feel it in my arms and legs more today!!  It hurts to get up and down from the couch, wash my hair etc.  I just really wish I'd feel it in my abdomen, that's where I need the most work!! :-D

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Random Weekend pictures

A local sports radio station that my husband listens to does an event every year that he's always sure to be a part of.  They have several athletes come in and do autograph sessions.  There is always 1 big headliner, someone who has been retired for years etc, that everyone knows.  This year it was Barry Sanders.  My husband is a HUGE sports fan, and goes to as many autograph sessions a year as he can.  For this event he's always camping out early in the AM to be sure to get a good spot in line for a ticket to get the autograph.  This year he got there at 4AM, on one of the coldest nights!  We had our biggest snow fall in decades!  He put his chair in his spot, and sat.. for a bit, he went to the truck to sleep for a while as well.  The line started moving at 10:30!  They were told that they were handing out 300 tickets, they counted and Jeff was in the 250 range!  Yay for him!!  But, when he got through the door, they were told sorry but they are all gone!!  My honey stood outside in the freezing cold for nothing!  :-( 

The long line
of people waiting to go in..












I dropped Peyton off to him just a little before the line started moving, in hopes that Jeff would get 2 autographs..

Peyton with 3 hats on his head?

confused I guess....

Jeff and Peyton then stood in line to get tickets for another autograph session, which they were lucky enough to get!!  Then the 3 of us headed over to Chili's for the longest lunch ever!! Our waitress was SUUUPPPERR slow!!! 

Me and Peyton waiting on our food...

I dropped them back off after lunch so they could get this guys autograph!

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Jr. Rangers Fan Club Membership

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When you have a family that plays in sports the way mine does, there's no denying that we are huge sports fans. 

I've had dancers, soccer, football, basketball, softball, tball/baseball and volleyball.

Last year we decided to sign the kids up as a Jr Ranger, and let me tell you, it was worth every penny!

We just signed them up again for the 2nd year!! 

This is what you get when you sign up.

Join the Jr. Rangers club and get:

Jr. Rangers Drawstring Bag

5' x3' Jr. Rangers Banner

VIP Membership Pass and Lanyard

8 Ticket Vouchers for 2010 Rangers home games (some restrictions apply)

Coupons redeemable at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington

15% off Rangers merchandise in the Majestic Grand Slam Gift Shop (some restrictions apply)

Invitations to "Members Only" Jr. Rangers events

VIP "Front of the Line" access to every Sunday afternoon Run the Bases

 

With these vouchers you get free kids tickets to a pre determined game.  One thing I didn't find out last year was if your unable to make it to the game on the voucher, if you can exchange it for another game?? Might be worth asking, I'm sure there will be big games you wouldn't be able to switch too.  Last year with those vouchers you could buy additional tickets for the game for $12.50 each, on the voucher it says for an upper reserved ticket I think?  But we were able to get tickets down on the lower level, outfield, in some of our favorite sections!  So ask what sections you could go to when turning them in.  Let me know if you have any questions!!  We hope to see you out there!! :-D

 

 

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Still alive!!

Hello everyone! Wow has it been a long time since I’ve done an update! :-) That’s what happens when your internet has been down.. and working overtime like crazy, barely allowing me time to be a mom and wife, let alone blog. But alas, here I am..
First.. a few updates.. Jeff has a job!! Its back in retail, which definitely has its ups and downs! But, it’s a job! He’ll be working really close to the house which is great. Were not to sure on the hours. I’m worried about how it will work out when the sports schedules pick back up. Peyton will be doing soccer and baseball, Aleena soccer, Jeff Softball and Soccer (playing and ref’ing), and Joey will be ref’ing soccer again this year. But we’ll make it! One thing I struggled with last season was getting frustrated over my busy schedule, and upset over not having anything that was related to what I wanted to do. And I’ve been thinking about it a lot during this off season, and hate that I felt that way. I’m going to try and focus on the fact that I’m as busy as any other mother out there, enjoy all of the moments with my children, even if it does mean were on the go all of the time. And make the most of the time that we are all home together as a family. Soon enough I’ll be wishing for these years again. All too soon I know. I read a quote on someone’s blog today that is so true.. Long Days.. but shorter years…
Yesterday I had a pleasant surprise from my sweet hubby. Jeff has always been great at showing me how much he appreciates me, and doing little things to show me how much he loves me. There is no doubt in my mind that this man loves me. I get told multiple times a day that he loves me, he’s very affectionate, always giving hugs and kisses. I’m trying not to take those for granted either. Sometimes it’s a little smothering, but I know that I’m blessed. He writes messages on the bathroom mirror with lipstick, writes on the shower doors where I’ll see it when they steam up, gives me a glass of tea when I walk in the door, back rubs, etc. draws me bath water with candles and a glass of wine.. Ok, so you get the picture.. Well a few months ago he bought a big box of silk rose petals, and had them leading from the bedroom door into the bathroom, leading to the tub. He had drawn me a bath with bath oil, petals, candles lit, etc.. Yesterday he got creative with those flower petals. :-)

Love is a moment that lasts forever...

Flu bug.. again..

Earlier this month I made this post about Joey getting the flu.. Unfortunately, it hit our house again this weekend.

Friday Night Peyton had a baseball game, and seemed to be fine throughout the entire game.

On the way home he started coughing, and said his throat was hurting "really bad".

We got home and took his temperature, and sure enough, he was running a low grade temp.

When he woke up on Saturday it was still low grade, and we went ahead and cancelled him playing in his soccer game that day.

I came home from Aleena's soccer game, and we took a nap together. By then his temp had gotten up over 101, and he was still complaining of a sore throat. I took this picture

of him after he had fallen asleep in my bed..

I could stare at this sweet little face for hours..

Look at the fuzz on his cheeks.. and those long eye lashes!!

and I love the pouty little lips.. and that little puddle of drool

under his head! LOL.. I don't really love that.. the sheets were thrown in the washer

as soon as he got up... ;-)

He woke up in the middle of the night last night with a temp of 103, and a horrible nasty cough.

I swore he had croup, he sounded like a seal barking. he couldn't even talk, was crying and trying to say something, but nothing would come out!! :-(

So I registered him for Care now at 3:30 this AM, and had him there when they opened by 9.

I LOVE there web check in, no need to wait in the lobby!

They call you when a room is ready for you.. that's the best thing when you don't feel good.

This picture was taken with my cell phone, he was trying to sleep on the bed in the room while waiting for the DR.

While we were gone though, Jeff was doing this for us... :-)

How he's been spending most of his free time...

And doing some breathing treatments...

He's got a really bad sore throat, the DR was surprised he didn't have strep.. and his lungs are full of junk.. she said he was borderline with pneumonia... but that he was getting decent airflow..

so were doing treatments every 4-6 hrs...

I'll be home with him for the next few days.. hoping to get caught up on some housework..

do some cuddling with a sick little guy..

and work on my business some..

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I've added a "widget" to the left that shows some things in my Etsy Shop.

Any order placed before December 1st will save 10% off of there order (any total BEFORE shipping/handling) when you mention seeing it here! :-)

Fun in the rain.... And still a giveaway??

This was an extremely long and tough week for me! I worked nearly 55 hrs this week, all standing on my feet.. coming home everyday this week to rush off to someones practice, or game, barely getting out of my work clothes by 8pm, just to be up again at 4:30. After our 2 soccer games and baseball practice yesterday we decided to take my cousin Regina up on her offer to meet up at the park. We grilled some hotdogs, bratwurst, had chips, etc... Everything was looking great until the rain started!! :-) But that still didn't stop us.. we enjoyed it for another hour or so, in the rain...

Thalia with her "Minnie Mouse" ears....

Peyton enjoying the sand....

Then it was time for some Volleyball.... Leonel and Peyton playing..

Marissah falling... :-)

Gavino Jumping.....

Me and Thalia Posing.. and staying dry..trying.

Regina and Jeff having fun....

And Jeff mooning.. well.. not really, just pretending...

The only bad thing that came out of this is that Jeff's "crackberry" got ruined in the rain... and I can bet he doesn't have insurance on it.. *sigh*... Oh and you'll notice Joey and Aleena aren't in the pictures.. Aleena was with a friend for the night.. And Joey is on my couch sick right now. :-(

If you scroll down through my posts (just 2 or 3 down) you'll see that I was trying to hold a giveaway for my business blog... I say trying, because it was a flop.. sadly not one single person has signed up for it.. I tried.. and it failed.. :-( which is kind of heart breaking considering I've had so many visitors over the past 2 wks since putting it up. So I guess I'll have to come up with another idea.

What a weekend...And Giveaway!!!!

As with any family, our weekends are always so busy...

but this weekend seemed to just really fly by us!

I miss my bed!! It doesn't seem like I got to be there too much this weekend.

Our weekend was filled with a lot of this...

Aleena and Peyton had a game on Saturday and Jeff had one on Sunday.

Aleena got injured in her game Saturday, so she only played for a few minutes in the first 1/2!

Someone kicked her in the calf, just on the outside of her shin guard.

She's OK now though and will be good to go for practice later this week.

While out at the soccer fields I consumed a little to much of this..

On Sunday we went to see these guys play...

(and they lost unfortunately)

Where I consumed more of this then I needed too...

And we had WAY too much of this!! What happened to the cold front that North Texas had a few days ago??

And not nearly enough of this was done!!

Tonight Jeff has a board meeting with the soccer association,

and Peyton has soccer practice. I'm hoping it will be an early night.

The next week will be very busy for me at work, and I'm sure I'll be working some

overtime.

Don't forget about my first giveaway on my other blog... read the post below! :-)

Game Ball....

A few days ago Peyton received the Game Ball from his Baseball coach. He was playing outfield and got the ball, threw it to 2nd for an out.


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My baseball junkie...

As I've mentioned on here many times.. Sports rule our house.. and not by my choice.. I'd rather be lounged on the couch watching LMN, HGTV, TLC etc sometimes..... of course not all of the time.. I REALLY do enjoy doing things with my family that makes them happy.. that makes me happy.. but honestly, I don't know what's happening in the normal TV world anymore, unless its on Disney etc.. or Foxsports news, ESPN etc..

Peyton has turned into our baseball junkie... he lives for baseball right now, having conversations with strangers about stats, rankings, etc. It just cracks me up.. as I type this, he's watching them play Toronto.. more on that in a minute..

Peyton has played Baseball on and off for the past 5 yrs, since he was 3..

I think it must run in his blood or something..

His Grandpa in his uniform.. and Jeff at one of his games..

In his Early Days of Tball..

Shortly after the picture above was taken 2 yrs ago, he gave up baseball.. His main reason for it was because it was boring.. now he's saying it was because he hit some kid in the head with a ball and felt bad.. I remember him hitting someone during a game, but I don't recall him being really upset about it. For the last 2 yrs he has focused on other sports. Soccer, 1 season of flag football, and some basketball...

UNTIL..... :-)

My friend Kristi's husband gave Jeff and the kids some vouchers to go to a local Minor League Park for a meet and greet and some fun family activities...

Don't get me wrong.. He's always loved going to baseball games.. but before this night, he could care less to watch them on TV. And I promise you, it was like a light switch had been turned on and this kid LOVED baseball.. Again... it is so fun watching him get excited over it. If the Rangers aren't doing well, he'll hide behind a pillow saying I can't watch this over and over. If he's not home watching the game, he's having dad update with the score, who is up to bat, who is pitching etc.. and he now wants to be a professional baseball player! Even wanting to give up soccer after this season so he can dedicate all of his time to Baseball, as he informed us last night!! ... So Jimmy and Kristi.. Jeff says THANK YOU! :-)

Above I mentioned that he was watching the game.. This is how he stands all of the time when a game is.. if he's not hiding behind a pillow.. mit in hand.. and he "pitches" along with the game..

With these huge goals of his, you may want to ask him for his autograph soon! He's a very ambitious young man, and it'll be interesting to see what comes of this..

In the meantime you can catch him out at the fields.. or practicing out in the yard...

I love you Peyton..

He's ready for his game, bag packed and uniform on.. ready to go.. oh and how fitting.. Rangers game just ended.. they won, and he's excited! :-)