Me - wheres your pants?
Boy1 - I know. I'm too sexy for them.
Me - HAHA! Where'd you learn that?
Boy1 - Daddy

..............

Boy1- tell me it's hot in here
Me - it's hot in here
Boy1 - sorry I'll move

Just write...

I'm sick of the sunshine and the roses. 95% of the time I like to keep the blog and Facebook etc etc all positive and upbeat but there comes a point when I just gotta be honest.

I'm exhausted.
Worn out from this broken sleep. [thx babyK]
No time to tackle extras besides meals, cleanup, lovin on the kiddies, reading them books, repeat.
Sick kids. Snotty noses.
Coughing.
Potty training.

& When I don't get three, nope let's make it FOUR things done in the morning, my day just isn't right. 1) time in the Word 2) exercise 3) shower 4) & coffee. I don't remember the last day that happened within a 12 hour period.

& now I am going back to bed for the second time, hoping to get more than 20 minutes this time.

Believe me, I know it could be worse and others are in a lower place than I am right now but to me, this is a dark lonely place right now. And I can't wait to crawl out of it...

Just write...

Right now

Practice makes perfect.

more than enough.

God never fails to give us what we need. His grace is enough...

to me He has gifted -

...a warm house amidst the cccccold Manitoba winter
...a reprieve from the cold with warmer than normal temperatures ahhhhh

...random snowman decorations

...precious outdoor time to enjoy the better weather

...brushing up on goalie/stickhandling/skating on boots skills

...one on one time with boy2 

...seeing the joy he gets from that

...frequent self portraits to showcase the woman behind the camera

...more snowmen, this one of the many pieces of preschool art that comes through the door each week.

...more art, this time from boy1 - a birthday card for his friend. [he was not impressed that boy3 'wrecked/helped' by drawing lines on it]

...hardworking husband who worked outside in the -30C [and colder with the windchill] last week

...mom who came last week [& is still around] to help me get caught up on ---well, life.

...first batch of bread & cinnamon buns made in my kitchenaid mixer [made by mom!]

...two sugar free cinnamon buns, just for me - made with agave syrup, instead of brown sugar yummmm

...partial success from 21 days of NO SUGAR. this was HARD but SO doable. some people say they don't eat a lot of prepackaged foods but when you take into account all the extras you add in [peanut butter, jam, almond milk, salad dressing, bread, etc etc] there is sugar hidden in EVERYTHING and so a limited diet is something to get used to, hence the partial success. It is often hard when eating out and certain items you don't think to check the ingredients... I was most excited about peanut butter on my toast yesterday but didn't opt for that today. Still going to make healthy, smart choices for me & my family. A great benefit to get out of this? boy1 now reads labels and is aware of sugar content, whether it occurs naturally or not, and often wanted to eat what I was, just because. 

and so for this monday - those are my 1000gifts [336-350] and miscellany monday musings!

linking up with carissa...

Banana Oat Muffins

Banana Oat Muffins adapted from a food.com recipe

1 1/4 cups oats [I used quick oats]
1 cup whole wheat flour
2/3 cup granulated sugar [I used 1/2 cup agave syrup]
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 large egg
2 cups ripe bananas , mashed (approx 4 bananas)
1/3 cup butter , melted [I used vegetable oil - about 1tbsp]
1/2 cup chopped nuts (optional) [I didn't use these but added chocolate chips for the boys muffins - which of course would make it NOT sugar free]

Combine first 6 dry ingredients in large bowl.

Mix well.

Beat egg, banana and melted butter together in small bowl until smooth.

Add banana mixture to dry ingredients. [I actually just added all of these one at a time into my mixing bowl]

Stir just until moistened.

Stir in nuts/chocolate chips, if desired.

Fill greased muffin cups 2/3 full.

Bake at 375°F for 20 minutes, or until top springs back when lightly touched.

Yummmmmm yumm yummm...

[I'll admit this is a BAD photo and BAD lighting but I wanted to snap it and post before I forgot!]

1000gifts

It's been a while since I posted about my 1000 gifts. It seems that negativity seeps into my life and that is all I want to blog about or facebook about. And today I am NOT letting Satan take over like that... Blogging the good GREAT things that God has gifted me & my family with.
[318- 335]
Here we go:
Celebrating six months as a family of four
[excuse the blurry iphone photos]
The iPhone to take the blurry photos below [camera has gotten dusty!]
babyK who is a smiley, happy baby
babyK sitting up and playing

21 day no sugar challenge [including no junk for the most part]
16 says in to said challenge.
Reading labels and KNOWING what is in everything.
Making the choice to consume healthier options.

Exercising 3-5 days a week.
Feeling stronger.
Ignoring the infamous number that just refuses to move as I would like it to.
Boys that like to join in and workout.
Volleyball starting in a matter of weeks. WOOHOO!

A love of hockey, even in the early morning hours with jammies and wild hair.
This love of hockey included six games in three days between boy1 and the husband.
Add to that six more times headed to the rink in eight days for boy1, once for husband... [good thing the season is over half way done!]

 

Deeeeelicious smoothies and again - a boy who loves them as much as I do.

[note green mustache!] [the older boys were at school so it was just boy3 and mommy time here]

 

That's all I have for today!

Thanks so much for being a part of the blog. It's awesome to have you all around. The commenting ones AND the quiet ones ;)