Guilty Pleasures!

Things I am guilty of doing at some point in my life and I may or may not feel bad about.....

1: Drinking milk from the milk carton.

2: Lying to my kids to get them to eat peas.  What?  You didn't know C3PO loves peas!?!!?

3: Judging a book by it's cover.

4: Laughing at inappropriate times.

5: Laughing so hard I literally peed my pants, literally.

6: Sneaking into a movie.

7: Having an attitude.

8: Speaking my mind.

9: Prank calling.

10: Allowing a fast food restaurant to give me too much change back.

So, now that I sound like a horrible person, that is enough for this evening.  Maybe I'll redeem myself and post 100 things about myself that show how perfect I am! (j/k)

P.S.: 11: I am guilty of eating too many cupcakes too....in one sitting (yummy guilty pleasures!).

Sneaky Father's Day!

Since relocating some things just haven't been that easy to get back into the groove of doing regularly, mainly my kids getting updated pictures taken. We had some family ones done last November and although the photog was super, super nice I wasn't in love with too many shots she got. So, being the sneaky person I am, I hunted down a new photographer who just happens to have a second home in the state I relocated from! I had her do some studio shots of my two girls as they both have milestone ages (18 months and 4 years but then again, I believe every year is a milestone year!). I framed and matted some of these and surprised Mr. D for Father's Day!

I know this is published twice, I just like how the photog edited them and saturated (is that the term?) the one.

Funny story (side note):  For whatever reason, EVERY day when I'm in my bathroom getting ready for the day, as soon as I strike up my blow dryer, Baby R will crawl into my bathroom, say, "hello", take my slippers off my feet, shove her hands into them and crawl away.  Every day, don't get this but it's kind of funny!

It's BLOODY Hot!!

You know, when living in the cold tundra of the North every February I dreamed of palm trees and ocean breezes.  Now, every June-December I dream of the tundra!  Summer weather in this state is not what you think it is.  It is an agonizing heat that eats away at you.  Don't bother doing your hair, your head sweats so fast as soon as you walk outside that all that pomade, root lifter, hairspray...whatever you use, begins to melt down the back of your neck and onto your forehead.  You look like a hot mess, literally!  It's frustrating to have to tell your kids they can't go outside to play because it's 3 minutes to heat stroke and severe sunburns.  It's so strange to see the sun but not be able to tolerate it.  Don't get me wrong, I enjoy summer, as long as it's pleasant and sitting under a shade tree brings a nice relief and makes your picnic so enjoyable.  We don't get those moments here though.  Do you understand yet, that when I say, "it's bloody hot" I'm not joking?  I just need to survive until the heat begins to leave again, around December.

PS.  Yes, I do have a pool but w/o the hubs, I can't safely watch 3 small children plus myself.  So, until he gets home, we all suffer each others sweaty company. 

Dangers of HFCS

HFCS = High Fructose Corn Syrup.  What's so wrong with HFCS you ask?  I'll tell you what I've learned and why I never enter the "snack" food aisle at the grocery store, nor the "soda" aisle.

HFCS is obviously derived from corn, corn on it's own has no nutritional value but has components like many earth made products that can be extracted from it so we assume it's healthy since it came from the ground....not so fast! 

The main problem with HFCS is that when ingested it travels directly to your liver which turns the chemically altered sugar straight into fat.  When this happens, your bodies ability to produce insulin is paused and the brain doesn't get the message to say your full, so you end up eating more and more which means a bigger waist line and can cause you to be insulin resistant which is a pre-cursor to diabetes.  Another scary statistic is when you consume HFCS and the way it travels straight to your liver, you are at a higher risk of developing a fatty liver, the same as if you were an alcoholic but in a non-alcoholic way. 

HFCS causes organ damage, obesity and a HUGE increase for becoming diabetic.

Food makers choose to use HFCS due to its long shelf life.  Food by-products that can sit for years, are not good for your gut or brain.  Be smart and choose healthy carbs (potatoes, fruits & veggies & whole grains) and your overall health will benefit!

Hope this helps!!

Couldn't have said it better myself....

“Soy foods aren’t real food. They aren’t traditional. They aren’t old. They’re industrial waste products dressed up in pretty clothes and marketed to an ignorant public.”

-Food Renegade (http://www.foodrenegade.com/dangers-of-soy/)

NO! NO! NO!

We decided to take a quick road trip this past weekend and as much as I adore this girl, she's a....

Bad Baby!!!! 

You know those complimentary notepad and hotel pen left on the desk as you enter your hotel room?  Apparently my baby decided to ditch the notepad and had fun scribbling all over the chair with the pen.  This picture makes it look much better than it actually was!

Look how well her siblings behaved themselves, all nice and tucked in their beds.  Baby R just doesn't know how to slow down and is one of those kids you must always have one eye on her at all times!  But man we love her, no matter how much of a menace she is!

My Boyfriend

Mr. D used to take his ties off and hang them over the chairs in our dining area.  G tugged this one down one day so I stuck it on him, he LOVED it and thought he was so cool!

G's first haircut.  This pic was taken right when the girl started.  As soon as she fired up the shears is when he LOST it!  It took till about the age of 5 before he started to calm down the most.  I remember vividly having to hug his head against my chest to shave up around his ears.  Now, it's a fun thing to do because he tells me when his hair is too long and never puts up a fight anymore! 

After we got home from his first hair cut, isn't he so stinkin' cute??

Handsome boy at the ripe old age of 1!

Man he's good lookin'!

He's so cool!

One of my fave pics.