My 30 day Challenge

I have started the 30-day Shred with Jillian Michaels (yes, yes AGAIN!) this time I am going to blog about it so that I stay motivated. This way I have to answer to ya'll if I fail (yes, yes AGAIN!)

So here we go- Day ONE- the plan is to start at Phase One of Jillians Video, today is my last day drinking soda (of ANY sort) I am now (starting tomorrow!) only drinking H2O, juice, and milk....

My distraction to how much I HATE dieting and exercising is the 30- day Blogging Challenge.

I found this on NEXTTOHEAVEN a blog I love to read! It gives me something positive to blog about while I am "detoxing" from caffeine and suffering from sore muscles.

So here is a list of What you're in for:

Day 1 - your favorite song

Day 2 - your favorite movie

Day 3 - your favorite television program

Day 4 - your favorite book

Day 5 - your favorite quote

Day 6 - 20 of my favorite things

Day 7 - a photo that makes you happy

Day 8 - a photo that makes you angry/sad

Day 9 - a photo you took

Day 10 - a photo taken over 10 years ago of you

Day 11 - a photo of you recently

Day 12 - something you are OCD about

Day 13 - a fictional book

Day 14 - a non-fictional book

Day 15 - your dream house

Day 16 - a song that makes you cry (or nearly)

Day 17 - an art piece (drawing, sculpture, painting, etc)

Day 18 - my wedding/future wedding/past wedding

Day 19 - a talent of yours

Day 20 - a hobby of yours

Day 21 - a recipe

Day 22 - a website

Day 23 - a youtube video

Day 24 - where I live

Day 25 - your day, in great detail

Day 26 - your week, in great detail

Day 27 - my worst habit

Day 28 - whats in my handbag/purse

Day 29 - hopes,dreams and plans for the next 365 days

Day 30 - a dream for the future

My favorite song changes from day to day.... I LOVE Wind Beneath My Wings by Bette Midler (it's mine and my daddy's song), Greatest Story Ever Told by Oliver James (this was the song Devin and I danced to at our wedding), and recently I am loving It Won't be Like This for Long by Darius Rucker (that's right HOOTIE).

I hope you enjoy- and leave a comment with a link to your page if you choose to join the Challenge.

Toddlers Are A Lot Like Drunk College Friends....

Have you ever noticed that?

They are so much fun, they are always dancing around, doing something crazy.

They fall over and trip all the time, and they act like it's no big deal.

They talk a ton but don't make much sense and you say "that's great honey" even though you don't have a clue what they are talking about.

They can go from laughing to crying in under a second.

They will randomly get naked and run through the house.

They need your help putting them to bed.

They will randomly give you hugs in the middle of a conversation and tell you they love you.

If you take their drink away from them, they freak out.

They will talk to anybody, doesn't matter if they've never met before.

Your needs are completely none of their concern

When did my Baby become a little Man!!??!!

terrible focus (taken with Devin's Cell Phone) But too cute not to share!

My Morning Picture

Over the Summer, here at the Central Office, we like to work extended days (10 hrs) so we have Fridays off!!! WOO HOO!!

This means LOTS of people are working 7-6 instead of the usual 8-5. WELL....this isn't possible for me because I HAVE to pick up Chatham at 5 from daycare....SO this means I have been coming into work at a mind-numbing SIX A.M.!!! Devin volunteered to take Chatham to daycare for me in the mornings, so I can make it to work so early.

Every morning for the last five weeks Devin dresses Chatham and drops him off at school at 7:30- so around 7:20 each morning I get a text message. It has a picture of Chatham in the carseat headed down the road- It brightens my morning EVERYDAY!!!

Here is todays picture:

Ripley's Aquarium

While at the beach, we went to the aquarium on the rainy Sunday....

Saw fish, GIANT sharks.......

Chatham wasn't too sure where we had taken him!!!

But since Mama and Daddy were having fun, Chatham jumped right in.....sliding, fishing, and even making fishie faces


His favorite (and Daddy's) were the Sea Dragons

Chatham learned after seeing over 5,000 fish how to say "sishes" ("fishies")

There were lots of Stingrays and Chatham waved "ba-byeeeeee" to each and every one.

Then Daddy took him around to see the Nemo and Dori fish before settling in with some jellyfish.

A little wet from running through torrential rain to get in, but once inside a good time was had by all!