Five{ish} Minute Friday + Fun Friday

It's Friday!
Today was my first day back at the gym in 6 days! And it felt so good. I feel totally energized right now and I have only had 1 cup of coffee. Hmmm. I hurt my shoulder last weekend just randomly. I honestly have no earthly explanation for it and it hurt bad. :( I don't recall, lifting, twisting, pulling, or falling to cause it. So I took it as a sign for a much needed break. Plus, getting up at 530a was starting to get old. Actually, I didn't mind it so much, it is more that MW doesn't take a morning nap hardly anymore and he exhausts me. By 11a I am toast, and just generally not a happy mommy (and we still have 2 hours 'til nap time!)

Soooo I decided to go ahead and sign the kids up for kidzone at the Y. 1. To get a little break from them and let them get out of the house to burn off some of their toddler stink. 2. Mommy is far less tired by going to the Y at 830a.

 However, getting the kids there and back out was nearly a 15 minute cardio session all in itself. I thought I was going to puke. I am starting to get into that HIIT training and tabata workouts, so I guess that means I am doing right. It isn't easy, but it yields good great results, in a short amount of time. Maybe when I get my routine down pat, I will share more of what I am doing. I just love how working out makes you feel.

Also today is Friday Fun Day! I am really trying to have more activities for my kids to do to help break up the day, plus it gives us all something to look forward too. Today's activity was making crayons.

Source: mommycracked.net via Michele on Pinterest

Leighton loved this project. She kept telling me this was so fun! Micah liked to break the crayons. HA!

Once we got the paper off and in the tins we baked them in the oven at 170*F for about 25minutes. Then I let them cool a bit, finishing up the cooling process in the freezer. 20 minutes later they were done and popped right out. My good muffin tin totally fine as the pinnee promised! :)

Sister, why are you so weird?

Finished product

Cool Mom!

I love to color.

So far it has been a fun Friday. The kids are worn out from the kidzone (score!), both are currently napping, my sister Meg is here laughing at her own jokes in the background and Micah has had a phenomenal potty training week. I am not counting my chickens yet, but I am celebrating this week and all his success!

Lo: Mommy I am really sleepy.
M: You are? Why? {this was at 10a)
Lo: I don't know, I think these crayons are getting to my eyes and making me sleepy.
M: Bummer. Guess you will be ready for nap then.
Lo: No. I be fine.

Brain Dump {aka 5 minute or more Friday}

Oh my goodness I am tired. In my last post I talked about "turning up my doing dial." Well, someone PLEASE come turn it off!! I am so ADHD-OCD it isn't even funny. I can't stop. Everywhere I look I see a project that needs to be completed. Of course I start said project and wonder off to put something up and find something else to start on then of course my OCD comes out and I can't go to bed without making sure everything is done so on it goes.
Projects currently being focused on:
1. Curtains (I am literally losing sleep over these) I am obessing about fabric, pattern, style, length, colors, you name it.
2. Kids' consignment sale that is next week. Thankfully I was on the ball from the fall and have somewhat kept up on the tagging, but as I was cleaning out my storage room/dump zone I found a bunch of baby toys/bottles and cups that need to be tagged and bagged.
3. Oh so then there is the storage room clean up which leads me to the
4. Great garage sale project. You should see our basement guest room. No one is allowed to stay the night here currently unless they want the playroom floor...oh wait...that needs help too! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!

I need an intervention.

We did make it outside yesterday for 3 hours! It was gorgeous; today not so much.

I am also "actively" seeking pre-k for Lo. Seriously can not believe she is old enough for that already. I know most of you put kids in pre-k for the "socialization" aspect of it because you all are these super educational fun moms and your kids were born singing the ABCs because that is all they heard from 16w gestation on...well, mine not so much. She has socialization DOWN!! This girl has got to get some learning in her! I am very worried she is going to be WAY behind when she hits Kindergarten. Chad's a teacher and they keep talking about how what they are teaching 5th graders now is what they want 3rd graders to know in a few years time, or something like that. Well, crap that means she should know long division by Kindergarten and I can't even get her to count to 12! HA! {Obviously, a little exaggerated on the long division front...I hope?!} Chad isn't worried about her, just me. He thinks I am nuts and that she is smart. The problem is I am confident she is smart, she just has no desire to show it, she would rather be a class clown. Laugh it up daddy, because you will be the one they will call when she is acting up.

On another un-related note. I have this mega annoying ear pain. I feel like a 6 year old with an ear infection. Only problem is I don't HAVE an ear infection. I have been to the doctor and an ENT specialist, sat in a hearing booth for 3 minutes, where I was found to have bat ears {aka mommy ears}, but no infection. They keep putting me on drugs and nothing helps. Pretty sure I have a brain tumor and it just referral pain, but no one knows it. {I tend to get a tad dramatic when in lots of pain...}, but it could be true, you don't know. Oh and did I mention this has been going on for 1 month now. Yeah, pretty awesome. 

Well there is my brain dump for Friday. I already have big plans for the weekend. Of the project variety unless someone intervenes...

5 Minute Friday

Ok I am going to try this five minute Friday thing. I always have so much jumbled up in my head and think "oh that would be a great post topic" and then when I sit down to write it is all gone. stupid mommy brain, that or I think "no one cares what you think." But then I remember this is my blog and I can write what I want to! HA!

I have been thinking a lot about parenting. I have read several new mommies blogs and some of their "rants" are hilarious to me. One because some of them had this preconceived notion that mommyhood would be blissful and easy. HA! Wrong. Mommyhood sucks, in a great way, but it is tough and it isn't for sissys! I don't fault them I thought it too. I am exhauasted, I haven't had a good night's sleep in a year and it doesn't look like I will be getting one anytime soon. Plus, as moms we have this idea that we can make our children be this perfect, little bending to our will person. Newsflash, they have their own wills and like to assert it quiet often even at the tender age of 11 months! It is a constant reminder to die to self every.single.day. However, I am asking Santa for a two week by myself vacation. Think he will deliver?! Yeah, me neither, but a girl can dream.

Wow. Five minutes goes by fast! HA!
Well until next time!