Should I Do It?

This semester I have been taking a Pilates class and...

I LOVE IT!

Now my instructor is offering to help me certify to be a Yoga Instructor and I am totally tempted!

I never would have thought I would ever be a yoga instructor - but then I had never really tried yoga before.... I was hooked from the first day!

I loved teaching dance, and I miss it. This wouldn't be dance - but it would sure be a nice workout - not to mention I would be working with adults rather than a room full of excited 3-5 year old little girls and ...

wow... enough said about that. :)

Certainly a nice way to get paid while I have fun working out and take a

break from the stress of school a couple times

a week.

Hmmm. :)

A Love-Hate Relationship...

Love these wipes for small children using the potty - regular TP just can't quite cut it.

But are they as flushable as they seem?

Well, after a flooded bathroom, backed up bathtub, and a visit from the Roto Rooter - it seems that maybe these things are not as great as they seem. (These were basically all the Roto Rooter guy pulled out of our main line, and he said that he spends a lot of time cleaning these out of people's lines)

Now, after a newly cleaned main line, a bathroom that had to be sanitized like a ten-man crew from Ace went through it (little shout out to you mom!), and $137.00 later - I guess it is back to good ole' toilet paper...

Happy wiping kids! :)

Out With The Old, In With The New...

This is the couch that Chris's parents bought for us at a garage sale right before we got married. It has been a great couch - very comfortable and incredibly durable through the many moves we have put it through, as well as forgiving of the spills and tough play the children have put it through. The last time the children got sick there were some incidents that happened on this couch (involving both ends of the digestive system), and even with our Bissel carpet cleaner - there was no hope of reclaiming this couch. Our basement was beginning to take on the smell of a stinky diaper that had been thrown up on. NOT GOOD. We decided it had certainly served it's time.
So it was out with the old, in with the new! This puppy finally arrived this week - and we are LOVING IT!! The ends both recline - it is heaven! We were looking for a leather couch so that if the children happened to have anymore "Uh-Oh's" on the couch, all we would need is a wet rag and a couple of minutes to clean it all up (we have totally loved that about our upstairs furniture). We couldn't find any leather couches we were happy with, so we settled with this microfiber-ish couch and totally felt it was worth the extra $50.00 for the Scott's protective spray finish to help protect the couch better.

This is the leather rocking chair that Chris got me for Mother's Day right before the twins were born - which has now become the new "Sick Spot" for the children when they are not feelin' so hot. And yes, Jonathan made good use of it today after he had to be picked up early from school because of an upset tummy. Yep, all we need is a wet rag and a quick run through the washing machine to clean up any messes that may occur on this chair. Beautiful!

Little Buddies

Why play with the toys that actually belong in the container when the container is so much more fun?

Valentine Blues

This year, Valentine's Day was spent taking care of our sick children. Poor little Ethan and Jonathan were both sick over the weekend - Once again. So they spent the day in their PJ's and Jonathan totally LOVED the excuse to get to play the nintendo.

With the children being sick, Chris and I ordered Chile's to go, and had a nice dinner at home.

The Boy's Valentine Party

The boys had their Valentine party at school today since school is out tomorrow for a teacher training day. The boys have been very excited since they had to miss their last party. The boys each have a special little chica at school that they have crushes on - ask them who they like from school and why, their answers are pretty cute.

Last night was fun helping the boys get their Valentine cards ready to pass out today. You know, the whole decide which card is just right for each person in the class - heaven forbid they should convey the wrong message to the wrong person! :) (Brings back memories - Right?)

Of course, especially for our sugar-addicted Sarah, the highlight of the day was checking out the loot the boys brought home from school. It was fun listening to the boys read all of their cards and figure out who gave them what.

"100" Celebration!

Every day when the boys go to school, there is a running count of how many days they have been in kindergarten. The class adds a new number each day. This week the boys have been super excited because today (Friday) was going to be the 100th day they have been in kindergarten, so they were going to have a celebration of the number 100. The class was going to have a party. The boys were each supposed to take 100 peices of a treat to share with the class. (They were each prepared with a little luch sack of 100 tootsie rolls.)
Well, last night both of the boys got sick with a little stomach bug. (My DEEPEST appolgies to Joanna who had to clean up a massive vomit mess while she was watching them yesterday)

The boys were doing better this morning, but not completely over it. The news that they had to stay home from school was quite devestating for them. They were both crying about the party they were going to miss.
By about lunch time the boys had perked up a bit, so we deided to have a "100 Celebration" of
our own. It was fun, and the boys had a good time. They kept reminding me how much fun they would have had with all their school friends, but they were still glad we did it. We played games and had snacks and did activities all centered around the number 100. It was fun and I am glad the boys are feeling better!

In the pictures, the kids were eating snacks and counting their tootsie rolls. They also did 100 excercises (10 push ups, 10 sit ups, 10 jumping jacks, etc.) They were practicing counting in 10's. It was pretty funny to watch. :)

Then Jonathan asked if he could take a picture, so I let him try it out. He was very excited as I showed him how the camera works and he was super proud of himself. He did a very good job for his first try! :) (Hence the picture of me and the girls)