A Romine First. Hopefully a Romine LAST.

That's affirmative. 

Operation: Cheerio extraction

has been completed.

Favorite Things FRIDAY!

Okay, first off, 

how PROUD of me are you 

that I actually got my act together 

this week and posted on FRIDAY, rather than Saturday or Sunday?

We're making progress! 

So, this favorite thing

should be required reading for all 

couples before they get married! 

Chris and I will be celebrating our 

12th anniversary 

in a few months!

(yes. I'm old...but I was 21 when we got married)

and I wish we had read this book 

before we got married. 

Heck...I wish we'd read this book after

five or TEN years
 of being married! 

 It's funny, practical and 

oh so helpful

when trying to figure out your spouse!

 Side note: do you ever think that God designed

men and women so completely different

as a form of entertainment for him? 

Seriously.

How can men and women be so 

similar anatomically

(well...except for the obvious differences)

but be so thoroughly 

different 

in virtually every other way! 

There is a funny part in the book when 

describing men.

It talks about how men compartmentalize

every area of their lives into little boxes

(like a waffle).

So, there's work box, a home box,

a money box, etc. And then they have

some boxes that are just

empty!

 Excuse me????

How exactly can you have an 

empty box?!

 Then there's the woman, who is made so

completely opposite.

Every area of her life is connected to one another

(like spaghetti).

So, if you start talking to her about cereal, 

it could invariably result in talking about a play that she 

saw when she was 11! 

Everything is connected!

Chris and I are having a good time reading it together 

and laughing about our differences.
It certainly helps in the

communication department!

So, there you have it. 

My favorite thing.

You should totally 

buy it!

You won't regret it!

 Have a fabulous weekend! =)

Shoe {love}

OMGsh!

I just died and went to heaven. 

Do you like?

 Oh, you do? 

That's nice, because I just

designed them!

Uh...YEAH!

Check out the coolest website ever:

http://www.shoesofprey.com/

 where you can design and purchase

your creations!

Designing your own awesome shoes = easy.

Convincing your husband you should fork out $230

to purchase them = a little more challenging!

Favorite Things Sunday Edition!

Well, last week it was
Favorite Things Saturday Edition...
this week it's Sunday.
Next week, I wouldn't count on it being being before 
Thursday!
 A lot has happened this week.
Still going strong
with Weight Watchers,
even though birthday cake,  
Valentine's Day
AND 
Girl Scout cookies
threatened to sabotage me!
I'm proud to say that I lost four pounds this week,
but it's not really because I tried.







\
Thus the reason for the late post!I had the dreaded stomach bug,

I had the dreaded stomach bug,
thus the reason for my late post!

So, without further adieu:

My favorite thing this week

was today.

The boys played together so well!

They laughed, belly laughed, ran, cried a little

ran some more and laughed some more!

They made a pillow fort in the hallway.

Since they were playing so well together and 

everyone was in a good mood, we decided 

to have a movie night.

But what movie should we watch?

Nobody could agree.

  Until we came across

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Seems like a cute movie, right?

I mean...

{I should probably mention it was
made in 1979!}

Ummmm...
not so much!
It's rated G {not PG or PG-13}
and they said @$$ within the first
three minutes of the movie!
Seriously?
Rated G?

And there were burglars in ski masks,
which were kind of creepy.
So, we had to turn that off and had
to find something else to watch.
But by this time:

So, off he went to bed, and the other
two enjoyed movie night
with mommy and daddy.
It was a good day.
Feeling better after being
sick certainly has it's
perks!

Hope you had a great weekend too!

Happy Valentine's Day!

Happy Valentine's Day, Kids!

I love Valentine's Day. 

I always have.

{except for that one year that I boycotted it

and wore black to school. No. I wasn't 

dramatic!

Whatever gave you that idea?}

When the boys woke up this morning

 they each had a surprise.

Then they had cereal.

(lucky charms)

and Cade spelled this out

for me with his 

marshmallows!

Isn't he the sweetest?

Daddy got a surprise:

and Mommy got a surprise too!

good job, Daddy!

And then the boys had a healthy,

delicious breakfast of champions!

What the heck? 

Valentine's Day comes once a year.

And besides all that, I need

all of this candy to go away...PRONTO! 

So, eat up, Boys! 

 I had this sign taped to the mirror

so Cade would see it first thing this morning. 

But he scratched out my name and added his

name and then gave it back 

to me! 

So sweet and thoughtful!

Hope you're having a wonderful 

Valentine's Day

and that you're feeling very 

loved today!

Favorite Things...SATURDAY edition

It is just me, or does it really mess with you 

when the kids

 have two days off from school?

On one hand, I love having Cade home,

but on the other hand, it completely

shifts our schedule around.

And, the two little ones are sick 

with upper respiratory gunk. 

As I type this Tiegan is following Carson around

screaming to the top of his lungs, 

trying to get a toy away from him. 

Good times.

So, on that note, 

Happy Favorite Things SATURDAY! =)

This week, I have a smorgasbord of favorite things

 to share with you.

Item #1

I love it when my Hunny gets on the floor with 

my babies. Makes my heart smile.

Item #2

Carson's 4th birthday is tomorrow! 

Since Nana and Papa were in town we decided to have

his party two days early.

 

He's my...inquisitive, curious, active one.

He certainly keeps me on my toes!

 And his momma sure loves him!

{with his new pillow pet}

Item #3

I found the perfect decorations for 

his party at

The Dollar Tree! 

Don't you love when you find 

exactly what you need for

$1, rather than $10?! 

My favorite thing!

Hope you're having a wonderful

weekend!

Don't cry for me, Argentina!

I'm dieting.

I'm doing my very best to eat healthy.

But don't cry for me, 

Argentina!

I've been eating the yummiest,

most flavorful ,

most scrumptious food I've eaten

in a looooong time.

Have I mentioned how much I love

Weight Watchers?

I'm a loser and I LOVE it! =) 

Favorite Things Friday!

Alright, Kids!

Here we go!!! 

I've missed Favorite Things Friday, but my 

time away from the blog was much needed and 

helped me to get my priorities in order. 

One of the things that so desperately needed

to get in order was my weight. 

It's been such a battle ever since I had my third

bundle of joy...two YEARS ago! 

In the past I've had success counting calories and 

on Atkins, but always felt deprived.
This time was different. I knew it wasn't just

about getting the weight off. 

This time it had to be about getting healthy.

My family history is plagued with heart disease

and diabetes. 

no. thank. you.

So, I followed the lead of my sister, brother-in-law, 

and my mom, and decided to join

Weight Watchers. 

I {love} it!!!

It's not at all about deprivation.

It's about choosing really smart things to eat

most of the time,

so that you can indulge on the

things you really enjoy eating

some of the time.  

I've been following the plan for two weeks

and I'm already down

7.8 pounds, 

thank you very much!

Here's a sneak peak at a few of 

my favorite lunches I've had

lately.

   chicken, mushroom, yellow pepper and 

zucchini fajitas with 

Clementines.

Y.U.M!

 

Turkey, spinach and tomato sandwich on 

whole wheat extra fiber bread.

I feel so much better, healthier 

and more satisfied eating healthy.

{please remind me of this when I stray from the diet!}

Loving it.

Loving life.

Loving the way my jeans fit.

My Favorite Thing!

I'm Baaaaack!

So, what have I been up to for the

last 25 days?

 the two little guys got to 

build their own bears for the first 

time with Nana and Papa.

 They LOVE them!

 I'm pretty sure Carson played some

Jedi mind tricks on me.

 Tiegan threw lots of fits.

So I had to lock him up in a cage.

{totally kidding!}

 The boys were super silly.

 I implemented the most ingenious way

to keep track of everyone's 

socks in the laundry.

Idea courtesy I'm A Lazy Mom

Even the little Guy is getting in on the fun! 

I {heart} Stacey!

And my Sweet Cade turned 8!

Ugh. I can't get over how big he is! 

We had a blast at his party! 

So, that's me in a nutshell. 

Hope you've had a great month too!