Day 1 of back on weight watchers. I decided to get a jump on the whole new year's resolution thing and go ahead and start TODAY. Because the best time to start is NOW...right? Right.
So I'm committing myself back to weight watchers, hardcore. Tracking EVERYTHING. Because that is what has worked for me. It's the only thing that has worked for me. I'm still going to use advocare products, simply because I like them, but won't be following their 24 day challenge. Rather a lifetime challenge.
I loaded up on fruits and veggies and CHICKEN this weekend, so we are ready to go. Started my morning with a Spark (advocare) and grapefruit. Here we go!
My ultimate goal is to lose 30 pounds. Short term, start with 10. I'd love to get 2 off each week, so there's this weeks number...TWO!
If you'd like to order any products from Advocare go here.
https://www.advocare.com/130944268/MemberHome.aspx
I highly recommend the spark mix (mix with water) for an alternative to pop. I like the watermelon flavor, Jed likes the fruit punch.
Who's with me? Let's set some goals!!
Monday, December 30, 2013
Monday, December 23, 2013
1st Christmas celebration
We celebrated Christmas with the Seim side of the family yesterday. Jayda and Paisley really enjoyed playing with Owen and Ketch (who live in Utah). When we came home they commented that they wished they lived closer and how fun they are to play with. They truly seem to play better with boys than they do with girls. Even at daycare Paisley's main playmate is a boy. There were quite a few Seim's gone this year, so it was a smaller crowd, but we all fit better in grandma Bonnie's house! When we got home the girls played all night with their new toys. Jayda got a fancy jewelry box from Grandma and Grandpa Seim and a journal with a LOCK from the gift drawing. She has been begging for a journal with a lock, so Kelly nailed that one! Paisley got a My Little Pony bag with a new baby inside and a fun cheeseburger game from her grandparents. She was a happy girl too. Although she didn't like it when I put some of my stuff in her bag to carry. I guess she didn't want to share :(
We are off to Rapid tomorrow to celebrate with the Maude side. Ready for this day to speed right along! I'll post pictures as soon as I get them uploaded!
We are off to Rapid tomorrow to celebrate with the Maude side. Ready for this day to speed right along! I'll post pictures as soon as I get them uploaded!
Thursday, December 19, 2013
Veteran's day letter
Christmas vacation has officially started for the girls. I'm excited to talk to Jayda tonight and hear about her day. Back in November for Veteran's day, the kids in her class each wrote a letter to a Veteran. Jayda chose a woman named Jennifer. She is the daughter of our babysitter, Kaye and also the person who took our Christmas photo's last year of the girls. She served in Afghanistan in 2011 and also has a daughter Jayda's age, whose name is Vada! Jayda would secretly (or publicly) like to swap lives with Vada most days. Vada is in gymnastics, ballet, dance and whatever else a 7 year old can possibly be in. They live in Rapid, so Jayda thinks her life is just amazing :)
Anyway, Jayda wrote her a letter thanking her for her service and Jenn thought it was pretty special of Jayda to think of her and go out of her way (or my way) to get her address. The morning the letters were due to be sent, Jayda was spazzing because I hadn't gotten her address yet. One text later, we had it!
So Jenn sent a thank you letter and Christmas goodies all the way from Germany to Jayda's class today. So sweet! Jayda also thought it was so cool that when Jenn was deployed, she came home for Christmas and her husband surprised the kids by putting her in a huge box and letting them unwrap it. They had no idea she was coming home! Who doesn't love a surprise homecoming!! Proud of her big heart and thoughtfulness!
P.S. It feels like this picture was taken just a few days ago. I found the matching snowpants yesterday and they are a size 4/5. What? That's what size Paisley is NOW! How does this happen!!! Gah!
Anyway, Jayda wrote her a letter thanking her for her service and Jenn thought it was pretty special of Jayda to think of her and go out of her way (or my way) to get her address. The morning the letters were due to be sent, Jayda was spazzing because I hadn't gotten her address yet. One text later, we had it!
So Jenn sent a thank you letter and Christmas goodies all the way from Germany to Jayda's class today. So sweet! Jayda also thought it was so cool that when Jenn was deployed, she came home for Christmas and her husband surprised the kids by putting her in a huge box and letting them unwrap it. They had no idea she was coming home! Who doesn't love a surprise homecoming!! Proud of her big heart and thoughtfulness!
P.S. It feels like this picture was taken just a few days ago. I found the matching snowpants yesterday and they are a size 4/5. What? That's what size Paisley is NOW! How does this happen!!! Gah!
Thursday, December 12, 2013
Nuggle
Paisley proves to be my mini more and more each day. I just have to giggle at the things she does that can't be taught, but are certainly inherited!
Yesterday I was getting her dressed in the morning and she told me, "I just love bedtime mommy. It's my favorite! I get to get in my snuggly bed and cuddle in my blanket." Then that evening when I was putting her to bed she said it again as she crawled in bed. "Mmmmm I love sleepy time!"
I couldn't agree more, Pais. This girl loves her some sleepy time too. Many days there's nothing more I look forward to than the moment my head hits the pillow. It's just so comfy!!
Paisley has always been our snuggler. Jayda NEVER liked the confinement of snuggling even as a baby, although as she gets older she seems to want the affection aspect of it. Paisley commonly grabs a blanket, crawls up on someones lap, looks at you with her big brown eyes and says, "nuggle?" How can you say no to that?
Yesterday I was getting her dressed in the morning and she told me, "I just love bedtime mommy. It's my favorite! I get to get in my snuggly bed and cuddle in my blanket." Then that evening when I was putting her to bed she said it again as she crawled in bed. "Mmmmm I love sleepy time!"
I couldn't agree more, Pais. This girl loves her some sleepy time too. Many days there's nothing more I look forward to than the moment my head hits the pillow. It's just so comfy!!
Paisley has always been our snuggler. Jayda NEVER liked the confinement of snuggling even as a baby, although as she gets older she seems to want the affection aspect of it. Paisley commonly grabs a blanket, crawls up on someones lap, looks at you with her big brown eyes and says, "nuggle?" How can you say no to that?
Wednesday, December 11, 2013
November recap
November has came and gone without a single blog post. Whoops. Sorry. I've lost my desire to blog I guess you could say. I think about it once in a while and I enjoy reading others blogs, I just don't "feel like" it anymore. A person really should post daily to keep any readers, so I'm fairly sure I'm talking to myself here!
In November Jed and I both celebrated birthdays. Another year in the books..yay! The girls are getting to the ages that they really worry about us having a GREAT birthday! It's very cute and thoughtful how they hand make paper cards that they think are the worlds greatest masterpiece! Bless their hearts!
The Batie's actually came home the weekend after my birthday, so we were able to spend a weekend with them. As always Jayda and Paisley were very excited to see Sydney, Wyatt and Cooper. Grandma Jinx kept them for one evening and the adults went to a hockey game. I'm sure they were perfect angels :)
Thanksgiving has also passed in the meantime. We spent the day with the Seim family, eating and playing games. I came down with a horrible sore throat and cold that conveniently kicked in that morning. I made it to work Friday, but not Monday. Jayda and Paisley had already taken their turns with it, but somehow Jed missed out.
We have resumed work on the house the past few weeks also. Jed's tractor broke down so he had to quit hauling hay. Little does he know, I was behind the demise of the tractor. ha. just kidding. That shit gets expensive.
He's been plumbing and sheet-rocking, so it is starting to take shape inside! The duct work is being installed slowly by Grand. The guy has been out two days, hopefully can be done in another day. It's like pulling teeth to get them out there to work on it. It seems something else more critical comes up each time he is scheduled to go. Once the ducting is done we can really move forward with EVERYTHING! I'm very excited to get the sheetrock up and get the tape/texture crew out there. Taylor and her boyfriend Tate came up last weekend and helped for a day. We are hoping Ryder will spend his Christmas break with us also!!
We finally decided to go with ceramic tile in the bathrooms. We had considered linoleum, but just couldn't get too excited about it. We took the plunge and headed to Menards one Saturday and came home with a load. A week later I was looking at the Menards ad and saw it was on sale, and the sale would save us around $500!! Do you think I could find the receipt to call them and get the price adjustment?? Of course not! I kept asking Jed if he had it, because he had paid for it and hauled it out to the tahoe. He couldn't remember and didn't try very hard to look. I went through all his jeans, vests, coats, wallet and piles of papers we have everywhere. No luck. Finally one night I switched purses and guess what I found shoved in my purse?!! Yep, there it was! One phone call later, we got the price adjustment with just 1 day to spare, as they only honor the sale price for 14 days after the original purchase. I was excited. Jed could care less about that kind of stuff. But $500 is $500 and I'LL TAKE IT!
In November Jed and I both celebrated birthdays. Another year in the books..yay! The girls are getting to the ages that they really worry about us having a GREAT birthday! It's very cute and thoughtful how they hand make paper cards that they think are the worlds greatest masterpiece! Bless their hearts!
The Batie's actually came home the weekend after my birthday, so we were able to spend a weekend with them. As always Jayda and Paisley were very excited to see Sydney, Wyatt and Cooper. Grandma Jinx kept them for one evening and the adults went to a hockey game. I'm sure they were perfect angels :)
Thanksgiving has also passed in the meantime. We spent the day with the Seim family, eating and playing games. I came down with a horrible sore throat and cold that conveniently kicked in that morning. I made it to work Friday, but not Monday. Jayda and Paisley had already taken their turns with it, but somehow Jed missed out.
We have resumed work on the house the past few weeks also. Jed's tractor broke down so he had to quit hauling hay. Little does he know, I was behind the demise of the tractor. ha. just kidding. That shit gets expensive.
He's been plumbing and sheet-rocking, so it is starting to take shape inside! The duct work is being installed slowly by Grand. The guy has been out two days, hopefully can be done in another day. It's like pulling teeth to get them out there to work on it. It seems something else more critical comes up each time he is scheduled to go. Once the ducting is done we can really move forward with EVERYTHING! I'm very excited to get the sheetrock up and get the tape/texture crew out there. Taylor and her boyfriend Tate came up last weekend and helped for a day. We are hoping Ryder will spend his Christmas break with us also!!
We finally decided to go with ceramic tile in the bathrooms. We had considered linoleum, but just couldn't get too excited about it. We took the plunge and headed to Menards one Saturday and came home with a load. A week later I was looking at the Menards ad and saw it was on sale, and the sale would save us around $500!! Do you think I could find the receipt to call them and get the price adjustment?? Of course not! I kept asking Jed if he had it, because he had paid for it and hauled it out to the tahoe. He couldn't remember and didn't try very hard to look. I went through all his jeans, vests, coats, wallet and piles of papers we have everywhere. No luck. Finally one night I switched purses and guess what I found shoved in my purse?!! Yep, there it was! One phone call later, we got the price adjustment with just 1 day to spare, as they only honor the sale price for 14 days after the original purchase. I was excited. Jed could care less about that kind of stuff. But $500 is $500 and I'LL TAKE IT!
Monday, October 28, 2013
Storm recap
Keeping a promise! I said I would come back and blog about the storm, so here I am.
As part of my duties at my job, I run the facebook page for Grand Electric. The Monday we all returned to work, our General Manager brought us all in the board room and met with us for a few minutes. He stated that he did not want to field any media calls and to give all of those types of calls to the Marketing Department (me!). So during the next two weeks, I got to be quite the media start! Haha, not really, but I spoke to radio stations, newspapers and other writers within our industry. Chet Brokaw interviewed me over the phone and published a piece nationally! Kind of cool! My name was even mentioned in the article.
Here is the link to the article if you missed it
http://local.msn.com/early-snow-kills-thousands-of-cattle-in-sd-1
That article got spread all over the world wide web!
I've also noticed numerous pictures that I took, being published (without my permission and without photo credit). But o'well. I know who took them!
As devastating as this storm was, it certainly thrust our little cooperative into the spotlight. We had over 4,000 poles go down and it took 2 full weeks to get every member back on, myself included.
The Friday the storm hit, school was dismissed at 9:30am as the rain and heavy, wet snow began to fall. By noon that day it was evident that no one would be going home that day. The snow continued to fall by the inches every hour. Outages began coming in as the ice on the lines became too heavy, lines and poles began to snap. The girls and I stayed in Bison with a friend. Thankfully the town of Bison did not lose power throughout this storm. Sunday I was called in to work, then was able to get home that evening as the roads cleared up. The next week is really an over exhausted blur. Work was absolutely crazy, as we were doing out best to keep our members updated and help in any way possible. After a few days, the horrific images began to surface on the internet of the livestock losses. Then the emotional exhaustion hit. So many had lost their entire livelihood. I cannot imagine the heartache of finding everything they had spent their entire life building, in a mound. Dead.
I honestly don't know what we have done, it we had been the less fortune. Somehow, every animal on our ranch was accounted for. Some type of miracle, when neighbors around us lost more than just a few.
On day 14's end, our power was restored and life began to get back to normal. I could run the washing machine and the dryer at the same time again, as well as three burners on the stove and the microwave! Paisley could get up in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom and be able to turn on the light. Jed didn't have to get up each morning when my alarm went off to go start the generator. It truly is the little things!
Day 1-Friday Oct 4th
My shiny new car. Buried!
Sunday Oct 6th. We began to dig out.
Jayda and Josh playing in the snow! Our home for 2 nights.
This snow cat picked me up for work on Sunday Oct 6th.
As part of my duties at my job, I run the facebook page for Grand Electric. The Monday we all returned to work, our General Manager brought us all in the board room and met with us for a few minutes. He stated that he did not want to field any media calls and to give all of those types of calls to the Marketing Department (me!). So during the next two weeks, I got to be quite the media start! Haha, not really, but I spoke to radio stations, newspapers and other writers within our industry. Chet Brokaw interviewed me over the phone and published a piece nationally! Kind of cool! My name was even mentioned in the article.
Here is the link to the article if you missed it
http://local.msn.com/early-snow-kills-thousands-of-cattle-in-sd-1
That article got spread all over the world wide web!
I've also noticed numerous pictures that I took, being published (without my permission and without photo credit). But o'well. I know who took them!
As devastating as this storm was, it certainly thrust our little cooperative into the spotlight. We had over 4,000 poles go down and it took 2 full weeks to get every member back on, myself included.
The Friday the storm hit, school was dismissed at 9:30am as the rain and heavy, wet snow began to fall. By noon that day it was evident that no one would be going home that day. The snow continued to fall by the inches every hour. Outages began coming in as the ice on the lines became too heavy, lines and poles began to snap. The girls and I stayed in Bison with a friend. Thankfully the town of Bison did not lose power throughout this storm. Sunday I was called in to work, then was able to get home that evening as the roads cleared up. The next week is really an over exhausted blur. Work was absolutely crazy, as we were doing out best to keep our members updated and help in any way possible. After a few days, the horrific images began to surface on the internet of the livestock losses. Then the emotional exhaustion hit. So many had lost their entire livelihood. I cannot imagine the heartache of finding everything they had spent their entire life building, in a mound. Dead.
I honestly don't know what we have done, it we had been the less fortune. Somehow, every animal on our ranch was accounted for. Some type of miracle, when neighbors around us lost more than just a few.
On day 14's end, our power was restored and life began to get back to normal. I could run the washing machine and the dryer at the same time again, as well as three burners on the stove and the microwave! Paisley could get up in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom and be able to turn on the light. Jed didn't have to get up each morning when my alarm went off to go start the generator. It truly is the little things!
Day 1-Friday Oct 4th
These units were called in to pull our bucket trucks around.
I had to chase this helicopter down! He flew in a crew member to disconnect a line in a flooded area. That line was keeping us from getting power at home! This was on Foster Rd.
That entire line of poles was on the ground. Rebuilt here, going into our place. From the highway to our house was gone!
He was restringing line by Bonnie's hill.
He asked me if I was sick of having no power. Ha. funny. Uhm yes, actually I am!
The creek came up, naturally.
Tuesday, October 22, 2013
Atlas
Uh yeah, so about that 24 day challenge. All was going just peachy and then this little thing called "Atlas" blew our doors off and all $hit went out the window.
So there's that. Here we are almost 24 days later and I should be 10 pounds thinner, but instead I'm exactly the same because when a snow storm hits an electric cooperative and blows over 4,000 poles down, $hit gets real. Real ugly.
We, at home were out of power for 14 days. Thankfully those 14 days are past and we are back on the living side of the storm. Work is getting back to normal this week, as we have all of our members back on also. Some went 17 days without power. Ugh. Thankfully after the last few whopper's of storms we have had up here, we invested in a generator. The outage we had in 2010, we were out for 10 days. The one before that was 3 days and we didn't have a generator. Which quickly prompted the purchase of said generator. There's just no way. No way to suck it up and get through it without one. I am a lot of things, and tough is one title I think I can wear, but toughing it out with no power. Nope. Not doing it. Not to mention the freezers full of food that rot after 14 days. Not happening.
We were incredibly fortunate and did not suffer livestock losses. How we managed to be so lucky, I'll never know, definitely thankful. We ship calves next week, as we already have them sold to a private buyer. Thankful again that I don't have to deal with that stress, or rather the stress that causes Jed at a salebarn.
I'll blog more about the storm and the craziness of those two weeks from an electric employee's standpoint, in a bit.
So there's that. Here we are almost 24 days later and I should be 10 pounds thinner, but instead I'm exactly the same because when a snow storm hits an electric cooperative and blows over 4,000 poles down, $hit gets real. Real ugly.
We, at home were out of power for 14 days. Thankfully those 14 days are past and we are back on the living side of the storm. Work is getting back to normal this week, as we have all of our members back on also. Some went 17 days without power. Ugh. Thankfully after the last few whopper's of storms we have had up here, we invested in a generator. The outage we had in 2010, we were out for 10 days. The one before that was 3 days and we didn't have a generator. Which quickly prompted the purchase of said generator. There's just no way. No way to suck it up and get through it without one. I am a lot of things, and tough is one title I think I can wear, but toughing it out with no power. Nope. Not doing it. Not to mention the freezers full of food that rot after 14 days. Not happening.
We were incredibly fortunate and did not suffer livestock losses. How we managed to be so lucky, I'll never know, definitely thankful. We ship calves next week, as we already have them sold to a private buyer. Thankful again that I don't have to deal with that stress, or rather the stress that causes Jed at a salebarn.
I'll blog more about the storm and the craziness of those two weeks from an electric employee's standpoint, in a bit.
Wednesday, October 2, 2013
24 Day Challenge
Oh, hey there blog. Sorry. I suck at blogging. Ain't no body got time fo dat.
I thought I better stop by and say hi since I have started a 24 day challenge (weight loss), and this is the best place to document that. Jed did this same challenge a few months ago and he's doing it again with me. As are a few others!! Go us!! So we started yesterday, October 1st. We do a 10 day cleanse then 14 additional days on the products. Advocare is the name of the products we are using. If you would like more information on the products let me know, or you can go to my site and order. www.AdvoCare.com/130944268
Day 1 was a little rough in the beginning. I tried to drink the fiber drink mixed with water and my gag reflex kicked into high gear. Ack, it was nasty. The rest of the day went well and I stuck to the eating plan perfectly! Yay! I was pretty dang tired by the end of the day and a bit hungry but managed to get through it and went to bed!
Day 2 is happening now. I mixed the fiber drink with orange juice and WOW! Much better! Off to a great start. I did my measurements last night and plan on taking a picture tonight. As of this morning my weight was down 1 pound! Sweet!
I'll do my best to keep you updated as October goes by! I'm excited for results! I don't normally go for the fad weight loss products, but I thought this was worth trying. It's more about having a strict plan with a checklist of what do to each day. I had previous success on weight watchers, but just haven't been able to get myself to commit to tracking everything I ate. Pure laziness. So obviously that wasn't working. I'm ready for this and committed! Ready. Set. Go!
I thought I better stop by and say hi since I have started a 24 day challenge (weight loss), and this is the best place to document that. Jed did this same challenge a few months ago and he's doing it again with me. As are a few others!! Go us!! So we started yesterday, October 1st. We do a 10 day cleanse then 14 additional days on the products. Advocare is the name of the products we are using. If you would like more information on the products let me know, or you can go to my site and order. www.AdvoCare.com/130944268
Day 1 was a little rough in the beginning. I tried to drink the fiber drink mixed with water and my gag reflex kicked into high gear. Ack, it was nasty. The rest of the day went well and I stuck to the eating plan perfectly! Yay! I was pretty dang tired by the end of the day and a bit hungry but managed to get through it and went to bed!
Day 2 is happening now. I mixed the fiber drink with orange juice and WOW! Much better! Off to a great start. I did my measurements last night and plan on taking a picture tonight. As of this morning my weight was down 1 pound! Sweet!
I'll do my best to keep you updated as October goes by! I'm excited for results! I don't normally go for the fad weight loss products, but I thought this was worth trying. It's more about having a strict plan with a checklist of what do to each day. I had previous success on weight watchers, but just haven't been able to get myself to commit to tracking everything I ate. Pure laziness. So obviously that wasn't working. I'm ready for this and committed! Ready. Set. Go!
Tuesday, September 3, 2013
School days
My wee ones are in school! yay! I guess I'm weird but I've never understood the whole sadness thing about kids going to school. I think it's an exciting milestone! Paisley had a great first day. She got in the car and said, "I LOVE my new school!" Phew. She also can not wait to be at Jayda's school. Time will fly as it does and pretty soon I'll only be making one drop off!
We had a bit of an adventure this morning. Just as I was telling Jayda that I would drop her off first, I rounded a corner and lost all power in my Tahoe. It felt like it slipped a gear, but I couldn't shift it into another gear and when I put it in park, we kept rolling. So we started to gather our stuff to start walking (we were in Bison, thankfully) I saw Charity go around the corner. So I called her and she rescued us! It's nice having a BFF living in BISON! So bummer about my Tahoe, not sure what the problem is yet. But it made for a memory!
Monday, September 2, 2013
The things they say
A few quotes from the kids before I forget them.
Jayda was in the makeup aisle at target with me. "Isn't red lipstick just the best? I LOVE it, because it's the only color you can really see!!" We then picked out the reddest shade possible and red nail polish to match. Won't be long and she will be wearing heels I suppose!
I was talking to Paisley about her first day of per-school. She was telling me how you go to school so teachers can teach you things you don't know. " But I already know how to run, I teached myself that!"
Jayda was in the makeup aisle at target with me. "Isn't red lipstick just the best? I LOVE it, because it's the only color you can really see!!" We then picked out the reddest shade possible and red nail polish to match. Won't be long and she will be wearing heels I suppose!
I was talking to Paisley about her first day of per-school. She was telling me how you go to school so teachers can teach you things you don't know. " But I already know how to run, I teached myself that!"
Friday, August 23, 2013
Wedding bells
I forgot to put up the post about my BFF's WEDDING! Gah, what a friend I am!
Here is the link to the photographer's blog post about it. Gorgeous pictures!
http://legacytheblog.com/?p=12810
It was a great day and for an August 10th wedding, it wasn't even scorching hot! What are the odds! Paisley felt pretty special when the band sang happy birthday to her, I don't think she'll forget that anytime soon.
I think it all came together so nicely and was a perfect country wedding. Charity was a beautiful bride and it's wonderful to see her beaming smile again. annnnnnddddd, it's pretty cool that my girl lives in the same rinky dink town that I work in! What are the chances?
Here's to happily ever after!
Here is the link to the photographer's blog post about it. Gorgeous pictures!
http://legacytheblog.com/?p=12810
It was a great day and for an August 10th wedding, it wasn't even scorching hot! What are the odds! Paisley felt pretty special when the band sang happy birthday to her, I don't think she'll forget that anytime soon.
I think it all came together so nicely and was a perfect country wedding. Charity was a beautiful bride and it's wonderful to see her beaming smile again. annnnnnddddd, it's pretty cool that my girl lives in the same rinky dink town that I work in! What are the chances?
Here's to happily ever after!
Wednesday, August 21, 2013
1st Family Trip
We did it. We actually went on a family trip for more than a weekend! Hooray for Jed being a "big boy!"
We left Saturday morning for Minneapolis and came home Tuesday so it was still a rather short trip, but I'll take what we can get. I think he is slllllooooooooooooowly beginning to realize that sometimes you just have to MAKE time for these things or you'll have a whole life behind you without any great memories. Kind of like taking the time to take family pictures. *cough, cough* If you keep making excuses, they'll never get done. Yeah I'd like to be 20 pounds thinner, but O to the WELL. Get over it! DO it!
Anyway after a few minor hiccups and roads closed where they shouldn't have been, we redirected and found our hotel. We were a half a mile away from the Mall of America, so we went over there to find somewhere to eat supper and let the girls have a peek! Ironically we walked in a door very near to the American Doll store, so we checked one thing off the girl's bucket list! We spent a good hour in the two-story store, picking out dolls that looked just like them, eye color and hair and outfits too. Jayda loved every second of it, Paisley was just in a mad dash to throw a doll in her cart and BUY IT! She shops much more like her dad! Jayda would have stayed the night in there if she could. (which btw American Doll store owners, isn't a bad idea). We bit the bullet and spent more on a stinkin doll than should ever be possible, but whatever. It's money. And it almost made me cry, how happy they were to walk out of there with something so special. Jayda grabbed my hand when we walked out and quietly said, "thank you, mom." Which she rarely does without being prompted. It was an "awwww," moment. Then we went to eat at Buffalo Wild Wings and in a couple more stores. We walked by the Buckle and Jed said, do you wanna go in there? I wasn't, just because I can shop there anytime, but decided since he was offering, that YES, I will. (good choice). It was the best Buckle I've ever been in. Jayda agreed, "Everything is SOOO cute!" After the damage there we went back to the hotel and called it a night.
Sunday we spent at Valley Fair. We arrived as the gates were opening and Snoopy was standing in front, with a balloon for Paisley! She probably would have followed him around all day. Later she saw him again and ran up to him to give him a hug. She said, "He's so cuddly!" Right away Jayda and I went on a ride that I shouldn't have. Way to much spinning, blech! From that point on I was a little queasy and couldn't kick it. The girls had a great time, Paisley had fun on all the little rides and Jayda braved a lot of the bigger rides with Jed. I think he pushed her a bit past her comfort zone, but there was no going back! We checked out the iMax theatre, which was pretty cool just because of it's size and the fact that it had air conditioning, but the 30 minute movie was really stupid. Thankfully it was included in the admission fee, so nothing lost. Jayda and I went on the water ride as we were leaving for a cool down.
Then we showered up and went back to the Mall of America and went to the "Planes" movie. It's like the "Cars" movies but with planes. Very cute. And their chairs reclined! Awesome! The mall was closed when we got out of the movie so we went back to hotel and ate then to bed!
Monday was waterpark day. Our hotel had the "Water Park of America" attached to it and as hotel guests we were able to go in 2 hours before it officially opened to the public. It was indoor, so that was the only drawback, but the girls loved it. Jayda and Jed went on all the huge slides and Paisley and I went down the lazy river and hung out in the kid zone. Jed had a swimming trunk malfunction so we went over to the mall real quick to find him some new shorts. Good Ole Old Navy pulled through for us! And we were back in the pool for another 2 hours before our session ended. We showered and found a P.F. Chang's! Came back to the hotel and the girls played with their new stuff and we watched a movie in the room. Nighty Night! All slept WELL! Got up at 8am and hit the road back home.
We left Saturday morning for Minneapolis and came home Tuesday so it was still a rather short trip, but I'll take what we can get. I think he is slllllooooooooooooowly beginning to realize that sometimes you just have to MAKE time for these things or you'll have a whole life behind you without any great memories. Kind of like taking the time to take family pictures. *cough, cough* If you keep making excuses, they'll never get done. Yeah I'd like to be 20 pounds thinner, but O to the WELL. Get over it! DO it!
Anyway after a few minor hiccups and roads closed where they shouldn't have been, we redirected and found our hotel. We were a half a mile away from the Mall of America, so we went over there to find somewhere to eat supper and let the girls have a peek! Ironically we walked in a door very near to the American Doll store, so we checked one thing off the girl's bucket list! We spent a good hour in the two-story store, picking out dolls that looked just like them, eye color and hair and outfits too. Jayda loved every second of it, Paisley was just in a mad dash to throw a doll in her cart and BUY IT! She shops much more like her dad! Jayda would have stayed the night in there if she could. (which btw American Doll store owners, isn't a bad idea). We bit the bullet and spent more on a stinkin doll than should ever be possible, but whatever. It's money. And it almost made me cry, how happy they were to walk out of there with something so special. Jayda grabbed my hand when we walked out and quietly said, "thank you, mom." Which she rarely does without being prompted. It was an "awwww," moment. Then we went to eat at Buffalo Wild Wings and in a couple more stores. We walked by the Buckle and Jed said, do you wanna go in there? I wasn't, just because I can shop there anytime, but decided since he was offering, that YES, I will. (good choice). It was the best Buckle I've ever been in. Jayda agreed, "Everything is SOOO cute!" After the damage there we went back to the hotel and called it a night.
Sunday we spent at Valley Fair. We arrived as the gates were opening and Snoopy was standing in front, with a balloon for Paisley! She probably would have followed him around all day. Later she saw him again and ran up to him to give him a hug. She said, "He's so cuddly!" Right away Jayda and I went on a ride that I shouldn't have. Way to much spinning, blech! From that point on I was a little queasy and couldn't kick it. The girls had a great time, Paisley had fun on all the little rides and Jayda braved a lot of the bigger rides with Jed. I think he pushed her a bit past her comfort zone, but there was no going back! We checked out the iMax theatre, which was pretty cool just because of it's size and the fact that it had air conditioning, but the 30 minute movie was really stupid. Thankfully it was included in the admission fee, so nothing lost. Jayda and I went on the water ride as we were leaving for a cool down.
Then we showered up and went back to the Mall of America and went to the "Planes" movie. It's like the "Cars" movies but with planes. Very cute. And their chairs reclined! Awesome! The mall was closed when we got out of the movie so we went back to hotel and ate then to bed!
Monday was waterpark day. Our hotel had the "Water Park of America" attached to it and as hotel guests we were able to go in 2 hours before it officially opened to the public. It was indoor, so that was the only drawback, but the girls loved it. Jayda and Jed went on all the huge slides and Paisley and I went down the lazy river and hung out in the kid zone. Jed had a swimming trunk malfunction so we went over to the mall real quick to find him some new shorts. Good Ole Old Navy pulled through for us! And we were back in the pool for another 2 hours before our session ended. We showered and found a P.F. Chang's! Came back to the hotel and the girls played with their new stuff and we watched a movie in the room. Nighty Night! All slept WELL! Got up at 8am and hit the road back home.
Monday, August 5, 2013
Summer happenings
Stopping by to post a few pictures from the past month. We are soaking up every bit of summer we can, although none of that is being done at the lake this year for some reason. Jed and I celebrated 10 years of wedded bliss a few weeks ago! Crazy how time has gone so quickly. We didn't do anything special, we are hoping to take a trip this fall when things are less crazy.
Both girls got to go rope over at Rusty's a few nights ago. At first Jed told Jayda she could go and told Paisley she couldn't. Of course, tears followed that so he broke down and told her she could go. Instant stop to the tears, she jumped off his lap and ran to her room to get her boots on. I wish I had gotten a picture of her face light up, it was pretty precious. As seen in the 4th picture, she had a smile on her face the entire time. She LOVES her Lucy!
Both girls got to go rope over at Rusty's a few nights ago. At first Jed told Jayda she could go and told Paisley she couldn't. Of course, tears followed that so he broke down and told her she could go. Instant stop to the tears, she jumped off his lap and ran to her room to get her boots on. I wish I had gotten a picture of her face light up, it was pretty precious. As seen in the 4th picture, she had a smile on her face the entire time. She LOVES her Lucy!
Jayda had a sleep over with a few friends. They played with makeup and concluded blue is not their best look!
Jayda playing first base with a good stretch!
Paisley with her BFF Julia. Talking strategy at second base.
The older group picture. I haven't seen the younger team picture yet. These kids did awesome. By the end of the season they were all hitting a pitched ball like old pro's!
We participated in a Color Run in Rapid last weekend. It was a fun experience even though we stood in line to start longer than the race itself took! Lesson learned!
Thursday, July 18, 2013
Time. Slow down.
Summer seems to be slipping away too quickly. Why do the longest days go so fast, and the shortest days (winter) drag on so long? Explain that one?
Jayda has been in swimming lessons for the past two weeks, tomorrow is her last day (thankfully). Even she said she's getting tired of it. It is an hour long bus ride there and back, so I can't say I blame her. She broke her flip flops the beginning of last week so we ordered some from Justice since we weren't going to Rapid anytime soon. I snuck a new swimsuit and coverup in the order to surprise her. She was pretty excited when we got home last night to a package in the mail. And equally excited to try out the new suit. This year when we were shopping for suits she had told me she wanted a tankini style top to cover her tummy. So we found one and got it. Then after a "run thru the sprinkler" day at daycare she informed me that she wanted to try a bikini again. Her words, "Next time I get a swim suit can I try a bikini? Because Mary is kind of chubby like me and she wears one, and she doesn't care!" I don't classify either of them in the chubby category, but I'm not a huge fan of bikini's so we stuck with the tankini for the new one also!
Both girls have done well at t-ball. Paisley's attention span could use some work. A LOT of work! She's well known for being missing in action and being found in the concession stand, hanging out with Kaye. We she does play, she has fun and likes it. It's just keeping her on the field! Jayda's age group has done really well. Almost every player is hitting without a Tee. For a group of kids who have never played before, they are doing great. We have one more week and we'll wrap up the season. It's been fun, but I'll be glad to be done with it for the season! It was 95 degrees last night and trying to keep 20, 4 and 5 year olds going is getting harder!
Jed's still in the hayfield. They are about half done. Our house has seen zero progress since calving started, basically. Stay patient, stay patient. Keep telling myself that.
We had a great 4th of July at the lake with the Batie's and Taylor (and crew). I think everyone got more than enough sun, and we had more than enough food! By Saturday night we were all ready for our own beds so we packed up and called it good.
Jayda has been in swimming lessons for the past two weeks, tomorrow is her last day (thankfully). Even she said she's getting tired of it. It is an hour long bus ride there and back, so I can't say I blame her. She broke her flip flops the beginning of last week so we ordered some from Justice since we weren't going to Rapid anytime soon. I snuck a new swimsuit and coverup in the order to surprise her. She was pretty excited when we got home last night to a package in the mail. And equally excited to try out the new suit. This year when we were shopping for suits she had told me she wanted a tankini style top to cover her tummy. So we found one and got it. Then after a "run thru the sprinkler" day at daycare she informed me that she wanted to try a bikini again. Her words, "Next time I get a swim suit can I try a bikini? Because Mary is kind of chubby like me and she wears one, and she doesn't care!" I don't classify either of them in the chubby category, but I'm not a huge fan of bikini's so we stuck with the tankini for the new one also!
Both girls have done well at t-ball. Paisley's attention span could use some work. A LOT of work! She's well known for being missing in action and being found in the concession stand, hanging out with Kaye. We she does play, she has fun and likes it. It's just keeping her on the field! Jayda's age group has done really well. Almost every player is hitting without a Tee. For a group of kids who have never played before, they are doing great. We have one more week and we'll wrap up the season. It's been fun, but I'll be glad to be done with it for the season! It was 95 degrees last night and trying to keep 20, 4 and 5 year olds going is getting harder!
Jed's still in the hayfield. They are about half done. Our house has seen zero progress since calving started, basically. Stay patient, stay patient. Keep telling myself that.
We had a great 4th of July at the lake with the Batie's and Taylor (and crew). I think everyone got more than enough sun, and we had more than enough food! By Saturday night we were all ready for our own beds so we packed up and called it good.
Monday, July 1, 2013
Good time to buy a lotto ticket!
Hello July! It's a little sad that we have not made it to the lake AT ALL, but in a few days we will make our way out there and stay for 4 days! I'm hoping we can all handle that many days, and if we can't...pack up and head home! The weather is looking like it might even cooperate with us!
We had a fun 3-day weekend, full of go! Friday Paisley had her last dentist appointment (all 8 cavities are now fixed. Yes I said 8). After the 9am dentist appointment, we picked up snacks, ate lunch and picked up Cooper and Wyatt and headed to the pool! We spent 5 hours soaking up the sun and playing hard. I also decided that being a mother of 4 is TOO much work! Two kids is plenty for this girl! They weren't even naughty, it's just hard keeping your eye on all four!
I got to catch up with an old friend (who is looking fabulous, btw) and meet her precious baby for the 1st time! So good to see you Josie!
We had a fun 3-day weekend, full of go! Friday Paisley had her last dentist appointment (all 8 cavities are now fixed. Yes I said 8). After the 9am dentist appointment, we picked up snacks, ate lunch and picked up Cooper and Wyatt and headed to the pool! We spent 5 hours soaking up the sun and playing hard. I also decided that being a mother of 4 is TOO much work! Two kids is plenty for this girl! They weren't even naughty, it's just hard keeping your eye on all four!
I got to catch up with an old friend (who is looking fabulous, btw) and meet her precious baby for the 1st time! So good to see you Josie!
Cooper, Paisley, Kayl and Aspen. The other two are missing in action!
Taylor joined us for a few hours.
Saturday we headed home after a little shopping. We were all pretty beat from too much sun the day before. Paisley was up half the night. She never sleeps well after a day of swimming for some reason. I need to remember to medicate her next time!
Sunday we(I) did some big time cleaning. Usually I don't get down to our bedroom before I'm sick of cleaning, so I started there this time. Cleaned out two garbage bags of holey socks and Jed's old undies! Among other things we just don't need! When I get in a tossing mood, hold on to your stuff!
Sunday evening we went to Lemmon for the circus. Jayda has always liked the circus and this year Paisley finally caught on to what was going on. She was excited for the "tricks" she kept saying! I like tricks!
During the "trick" that the clown has a small dog inside a elephant costume and he keeps winding it up and finally winds it up too much and it tips over, she said, "Well that really wasn't funny at all." She wasn't liking that part, then when the puppy comes out of the suit her whole face lit up and she couldn't believe it! So cute! They both rode the elephant, Jayda had her face painted and Paisley went through a bounce house deal. Then we sat down for the second half while they were announcing who won bikes. Each year they give away seven boys bikes and seven girls bikes. As soon as we sat down they said, "JAYDA SEIM!!" She, of course shrieked with excitement and I'm thinking, oh great...Paisley is going to be so disappointed! A second later, "PAISLEY SEIM!" Are you kidding me! They BOTH won bikes! It was certainly the highlight of their night. I still can't believe it, what are the odds, out of all the girls there. The place was packed! Anyway, that was our weekend!
Jayda the cheetah!
Paisley and I, ready to go!
Jayda with her bike!
Goofy girls!
Paisley with her new bike!
Monday, June 17, 2013
End of May, beginning of June recap
Gosh, it's been almost a month since I posted anything! Gah, how does that happen? Sorry! So since my last post, Jayda has completed 1st grade and summer officially began in her world. She's pretty sure that being 7 and going to day care is completely lame. And I don't blame her, but I'm sorry Jayda Potayta, that's just the way it is! She's spent a few days hanging out with dad rather than going to day care, but that seems to make my house super dirty and our snack stock really low. She started summer school a few weeks ago, after complaining about how much she didn't want to go, after the first session, she admitted it was actually fun. Yes..those were her words, fun! It's only 1 hour on Wednesdays and Thursday, so it's not like I'm sucking the fun out of her entire summer. Plus she will go this week and next week, then have a 3 week break for the 4th of July (can't wait!) followed by 2 weeks of swimming lessons.
My friend Charity and I started a t-ball program for the Bison kids and it kicked off a couple weeks ago. The first practice was utter chaos! Seriously, I was wishing I had a whistle. 36 kids and very few adults was a bit more than I was expecting. So we came up with a better plan for the 2nd practice and everything went much better. We will do one more practice then start games, which should be much easier also! Paisley is playing too, although after each practice she has told me that she doesn't think she's very good! She would also like to spend more time in the concession stand than on the field, but who can blame her?
Since my last post, we've had the cattle drive and survived another branding. Jayda got to ride most of the cattle drive and Paisley did not. She was not too happy about that and we heard about it, the entire 3 days! Life is so rough when you're 3!
We haven't been to the lake yet, at this rate it's looking like the 4th of July will be our first lake day. We are looking forward to 4 days of camping and hitting the lake hard! The Batie's, Taylor and possibly my parents are joining us and whoever else stops by!
My friend Charity and I started a t-ball program for the Bison kids and it kicked off a couple weeks ago. The first practice was utter chaos! Seriously, I was wishing I had a whistle. 36 kids and very few adults was a bit more than I was expecting. So we came up with a better plan for the 2nd practice and everything went much better. We will do one more practice then start games, which should be much easier also! Paisley is playing too, although after each practice she has told me that she doesn't think she's very good! She would also like to spend more time in the concession stand than on the field, but who can blame her?
Since my last post, we've had the cattle drive and survived another branding. Jayda got to ride most of the cattle drive and Paisley did not. She was not too happy about that and we heard about it, the entire 3 days! Life is so rough when you're 3!
We haven't been to the lake yet, at this rate it's looking like the 4th of July will be our first lake day. We are looking forward to 4 days of camping and hitting the lake hard! The Batie's, Taylor and possibly my parents are joining us and whoever else stops by!
Here are a few pictures for ya!
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