All my boys want is muscles...

So, as the 1st of the year rolls around, all I hear from most of my friends is weight loss. It seems we all have put on some much unwanted weight. And so they are dieting and working out, and even though I am the biggest one out of all of them, I just have not hit that point where I desire to work out.

That was until, listening to my boys whine about how thin they are. They are bone thin, actually built like I was when I was young. And for girls it is great, but boys, not so great. So to motivate them and help them put on some muscle, I came up with this wonderful idea,. So I made up a 3 day work out, where we do a series of exercises and lifting free weights,..WHAT was I thinking? I was out of breath just showing them what different exercises we were going to do. Talk about being embarrassed. One of the boys asked me "momma, why are you breathing so hard?" I just gave him a "you better watch it buddy" look. The twins were pumping the free weights and were struggling a bit, but they were so excited to get on the elliptical, so I programmed their work out and set the time, at first they were going fast, by the 6 minute mark they were barely going. SO needless to say, the boys and I had a good work out, and we were ready for bed by 8:30pm. Jasmine on the other hand, was ready for more exercises. Ohh if we could bottle up that energy and sale it, we would be rich..I am sooo not looking forward to Thursday, which is torture session # 2.

When I grow up..

Happy New Year! Who would ever thought we would make it to 2010? How many stories did you hear of the world coming to an end? I remember hearing so many stories of how God was coming soon, and remember praying to God as a little child, to just please let me have babies before he comes. As all my friends dreamed of being doctors, lawyers, models when they grew up. All I ever dreamed of was being a wife and mommy. That was all my heart desired! And you know what, God gave me the desires of my heart! 13 years of marriage and 4 kids later, life is good.

Looking back over the years, I look at my family in awe. When I married my husband, not only did I get a wonderful man, I got his 6 year old daughter too. Shortly after our marriage came the twins, and 4 years later came our baby girl. I remember the nights of no sleep, and so many diapers and formula. And of course the millions of questions right before bed. But what I remember most was the many laughs, the big wet kisses and bear hugs. Just the feeling, that my kids just wanted mommy's loving was the best feeling in the world. Now my babies are 20, 12, 12, and 9. And I look at them now, and I just think to myself, how amazing is it that those kids were once babies. Yes, they do everything on their own now. But one thing that has not changed is they still need momma's loving when they are not feeling well or at the end of a rough day.

Oh how my cup runneth over..

21 days till Christmas!

Yes, I am counting down the days! We are so excited about Christmas this year. Usually it is my husband and kids who are all filled with excitement, but this year, I have joined in the fun of decorating and singing in the car and watching the calendar as we mark the days till Christmas. We have been very busy lately. So thought I would fill yall in.

Travis and I celebrated our 13th Wedding Anniversary last month. We did our usual Outback Steakhouse and Christmas shopping. But we had a lot of good, deep conversations. And most of all, we talked about how blessed we are to have each other, I could not ask for a better husband and father of my babies.

Thanksgiving was very pleasant. Everyone got along, no drama. It was an answer to prayer. We even took a really good family picture. My husband and kids are so good to me, by sucking it up and posing over and over for my perfect family picture..lol

My best friends and I went to see New Moon on opening day! AMAZING! It stayed very close with the book, and left us all wanting more! Yes, you can guarantee we will be buying tickets on line in advance come next movie..

My twins started basketball season, and I am proud to say they even made the A team. They have worked so hard and I am thrilled to show them it does pay off. Jazzy girl started basketball too, and I think her games are going to be some great entertainment, the goals are 10ft tall and my short stuff has the hardest time getting the ball near the rim. But she is so motivated to keep trying. I think she gets that from her daddy, cause I would of just said "never freaking mind"! lol

This month, something is trying to sneak in and steal my joy. And I am doing everything I can to fight it. But, I think the source of it all is my baby will be turning 9 years old in a little over a month. (sigh) The days just keep flying by. I do wish Trav was home so he could be part of watching the kids grow up. I am so blessed and so privileged to be able to be there to watch them play every sport, and just to be there with them for everything that they enjoy doing. Cause I know one day, there will not be anymore 7am basketball practices, and 8pm gymnastics lessons to tend to..Oh, what will I do with all that spare time??

Well, I hope everyone is enjoying the Holidays and the shopping and just making memories with your families. Cause even when money is tight and not too many gifts under the tree, the memories are priceless.

Turkey, Dressing, Pudding Oh My!

So it seems the Holidays are knocking at the door. And where I used to be giddy with excitement about the family time and laughs and jokes and stories as we gather around the table. I now find my self dreading it all. It's called Thanksgiving for a reason, it should be a time where we are thankful for all God has given us, all that we have managed to trudge thru. Trust me, it has been an interesting couple of years, especially for my side of the family. And even though it would be easier to have a bad attitude and just be plain ugly to everyone, I am going to encourage everyone, including myself to go above and beyond what is asked of me. I might have to fake it at first, but maybe everyone else will follow my lead and we can make the best of it.

If you follow me on FB, you will see many people doing the couple of weeks, of "I am thankful for.." It has been sweet so far, but I encourage everyone to do it. Lord knows this week has been very emotional for me. And it has been a rude awakening, and we cannot take anything for granted. From our spouses, children, parents, siblings and those friends who are all so faithful. So take this time, and let those people know just how thankful you are to have them in your life. Don't let this Thanksgiving holiday just be about the turkey, dressing and delicious desserts. Take the time to spread your joy and love..

Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!

October is gone..

Hello All, just wanted to take the time to thank everyone for the comments. I am learning that I have quite a few readers, and that really excites me. So keep them coming..

October is almost gone, can you believe it? It was a busy month for my boys, for Cross Country. And at District Aaron was one runner away from placing 15th in District, he was number 16th, and they gave medals for 1 thru 15th place. He still beat all his previous times and finished at 14.06, and Cameron fell at the start of the race, but still managed to beat all his times and finish at 14.26. I am very proud of them. Football season will be finishing up for them next week, and even though they both made some great plays, I am ready for basketball. =0)

Was listening to the radio this morning, and I guess one of the contestants on the biggest Loser was a guest on the radio show, and she told her heart breaking story about how her husband, daughter and newborn son, were all killed in this tragic accident. And oh my goodness, I was in tears. How anyone can overcome anything like that, must be a God thing. I don't think I could crawl out of bed ever again..

Which brings me to one of my Biggest Pet Peeves..Drinking and Driving..My husband has put in alot of hours at work, and is now on a 6 day work week. They were just put on a schedule to where they have to cover the wkends from now on. And one of the guys he works with, has had 3 DWI, has the breathing tube thing to start his car. Well, when they checked his machine, they found that he had tried to start it while intoxicated, so they are making him do 45 days in jail. Which he has to serve on the wkends. (kind of like a slap in the wrist)..Anyways, my husband did not get to watch the Cowboys Game, which if yall know him, that is a big deal. So when this guy came to work on Monday, after serving time in jail, he asked my husband "Man, did you see that Cowboys Game!"? I think my husband took every thing he had to not beat the guy down..ha,ha But think about that people..This guy has been caught drinking and driving 3 times, and tried to drive while intoxicated again, and gets 45 days in jail, and gets to check in on the wkends and sleep, read a book and watch the freaking game! tell me how that is teaching him a lesson. And what is it going to take before they put him away,?? We all know the answer to that, he will have to kill some innocent family or someones child before they so something. And it drives me crazy..Pretty sad, huh?

We need to agree and pray for the laws to get tighter on that. One warning maybe, but 4, NO I don't think so..

Nightmare followed with peace..

So, the flu hit my house pretty hard. First Cam wakes up with a vicious fever, and chills and a severe headache. We spent some time in the hospital to try to get the fever down, after 5 days of him being miserable, he goes back to school. Than the next wk, the other twin starts with the fever, coughing, sneezing. But he was still full of energy and not as miserable as his brother. Than the following wk, Cam starts running a high fever again, which was caused by an infection from not recovering from the flu the first time. So after dr visits, and medicine and missing so much work. It cost us almost 500 bucks. Which really hurt the check book. So we are trying to play catch up again. And I guess I had all that on my mind lastnight when I went to bed. Which is where my dream came from..

It was almost midnight on Christmas Eve, and I realized I had not been able to buy Christmas for the kids. SO I run to the car, and drive all over town to find a store open. Well I end up at Target. I run inside and get a buggy, and I am running and crying because all the shelves are empty. I cry out to God, "please Lord, my family needs to have something to open tomorrow"! Than I see this shelf, and it has 3 oranges, 3 candy canes, has a baby stroller for Jazzy, a Texas Tech pullover for Aaron and Long Horns pullover for Cameron, and even had a MP3 player that I remember Trav asking for. So, I am in tears and shoving all this stuff in my buggy. I head to the check out line, and while the cashier is scanning all my stuff. I get my wallet out, and open it slowly and realize I only have 50 bucks and one quarter. I start to panic again, wondering what I would have to put back. Than she tells me my total $50.24.! I than begin to laugh, and cry and get the heck out of the store. I woke up hearing my self giggling. And just laid in bed. I think, that it was God's way of telling me, that he will provide for me and my family. I just have to trust in him, and quit worrying..So there you go people. Not sure why I felt the need to share it with you. But I did, and hopefully it ministers to you the way it did me.

Random Thoughts for Fall 2009

Just a little this and that..

*Is it just me, or when cooler weather is here, I find myself in the kitchen doing allot of cooking.

*I love that feeling, when you log onto your email and see that someone thought enough of you to send you an email.

*Flu, and strep has hit Boyd hard.

*Anyone else notice that it has rained almost every Thursday since football started!

*Bought my ticket online to the New Moon movie, so giddy with excitement.

*Stayed home for a week with my son who had the flu, and because I was so bored and nervous I gained a bunch of weight!

*I really need to be motivated to do something about getting this weight off!

*Find myself wondering if anyone ever reads this blog?

*Some people really annoy me when they can be so wishy washy..Make a decision and stick with it!

*Wonder how long before my boys feel they are too old to give me hugs and say I love you.

*Why is it, that on Saturdays when you have nothing to do, you cant sleep in, but the Saturdays you have to be up early, you fight hard to get out of bed.

*It's like Christmas morning when you get your winter clothes out and they still fit!

*Sometimes, a person likes a little compliment, especially when your constantly being negative to them.

*We really need to tend to the relationships in our lives now, instead of going and always looking for new ones.

*Very proud that my boys are still doing Cross Country every morning at 6:30am, I think I would of already quit!

*It has been 6 years since Trav has been working nights, and I am still not used to it.

*A few people have found me on facebook that I went to school with, and they have some really good memories of me..lol

*Romo has not been doing too good so far this season, but I find it funny how everyone is ready to get rid of him, but when they do win and make the play-offs those same people will be cheering them on.

*October 1st, Trav and I had our first date 14 years ago, who would of thought we would actually get married and have a sweet family.

Countdowns: as of 10/12/09

*Thanksgiving 45 days

*New Moon 39 days

*13th Wedding anniversary 39 days

*Christmas 74 days