Sleep my dear child, sleep!

I am currently listening to the screaming of my dear son.

He is in his crib refusing to take a nap and screaming.

I am reading blogs and praising God that this dear son of mine has not yet figured out how to get out of the crib.

Beside me sits a wooden frame of a bed a co-worker gave us. It sits on the ground and holds a twin mattress.

We do not have a twin mattress at this moment so the bed frame is propped up against the wall downstairs.

On days like this I wonder if the crib will hold a five year old because my son may be still sleeping in it when he is five.

I'm sure that the wooden bed frame will make great firewood. With the bitter cold temperatures and the expense of our electric bill we may be checking that out.

Or possibly we could use it to make a larger crib. Oh the possibilities.

My goal for 2008

I have not posted any New Year's Resolutions yet because I could not narrow down my list to just a few to post. I have numerous things which run through my head as goals, but one thing I'm afraid of is failure. Well, to be honest, I'm not afraid of failing, I'm afraid of disappointing. Disappointing myself and most of all disappointing others.

In addition to disappointment, I'm not always motivated to reach my goals. If I'm not motivated it is not going to happen. That's just the truth. I'm a procrastinator and rationalizer. I will put off starting any big project or goal and I will rationalize a million reasons why that is okay.

Saying all this, I have one major goal I am working toward this year and I'm ready to reveal it. I will reveal it because I need to. I need accountability. I can make a million goals in my head, but if I don't tell anyone and rely on my own motivation I simply will not succeed.

So, without further ado, my goal for 2008 is simple (yet not), I will loose weight. I have not put a specific number on this because I don't want to be tied to that number, plus I figure if I loose even one pound that will be a success (I'm all about setting my goals high!)

I began the dreaded weight loss journey yesterday. Two co-workers and I have joined forces and are holding each other accountable by eating lunch together and exercising. Tonight we stuck around after work and completed what is very possibly the hardest cardio workout known to man. In addition to the exercise we are attempting to better our eating habits. I have stopped my addition to Pepsi and began drinking water, water and more water. Although today I had possibly the worst caffeine withdrawal headache and had to get a Diet Coke, Diet! That was a success.

I may speak of this goal again in the future or I may not...that depends on my success rate! However, now that I have made this public I have even more motivation. All I know right now is that my bladder is calling...darn water!

Another Memory Made

Yesterday we decided to take Hoss to his first movie in a theater to see The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything. The movie was cute and definitely one I would see again.

The behavior of my 27 month old was not cute and I definitely do not want to see that again! Being the curious child that he is, Hoss was not interested in sitting quietly in his seat, but instead he enjoyed sitting on the disgusting movie theater floor, trying to kick the seat in front of us (which had a calm child sitting in it) and, my favorite, reaching his hand between the seats in front of us trying to steal another child's crackers.

I don't believe we will be attempting another theater movie for quite some time.

Super Savings Saturday -- I heart CVS!

Have I ever mentioned that I heart CVS? Well, my savings this past week tell why.

Last Saturday I made my run to CVS to get a few deals. I ended up getting nearly $80 in items for only $3.23 out of pocket. I used a gift card I received when filling a prescription earlier in the week and I stacked several CVS coupons for this great deal!

The next day began a new week of deals. While my CVS did not have many of the deals I was planning to get. I was able to get over $60 in items for $6.53 out of pocket.

I am a CVS believer! For more Super Saturday Savings visit Money Saving Mom!

Macy Jane

Tonight we lost an important member of our family, Macy -- also known as Macy Jane or May May. For 16 1/2 years Macy was a companion, playmate, and devoted pet to each of us.

Since I found out about the news this evening, I have thought about all Macy has been through with our family. She has moved to 3 states, watched as my sister and I grew up and moved away, and became a beloved friend to our children. Macy was a constant friend to us when we were missing our "old" friends after we moved. Despite my sister and I moving away from our parents' home, Macy always greeted us with the same love and affection each time we returned as she always had. And when Hoss lists everyone at Gigi and Grandpa's house, he doesn't stop with the humans, but continues through Macy and Rusty.

You will be greatly missed May May. You will always be remembered as an important part of our family and lives. Love ya Girl!

*UPDATE!* Oh Where is My Cell Phone?

I need to vent so please bare with me.

Tonight I just had to go shopping because I had a coupon that was expiring today. I couldn't miss out on a deal, even if there was a tornado warning in our area.

Well, during all the exciting times of running into and out of stores to get some "deals" I have misplaced my cell phone. I am just so angry with myself.

As of this moment there is no telling where the phone is. Donnie went back to the stores to look for it and there was no sign of it. Hopefully we'll get a call tomorrow that it was found. I can only hope! If not, I guess I'll be going to get a new one...UGH!!!!

Well, I did not find my phone, but the lovely people at AT&T allowed me to upgrade my phone early, so for the price of FREE I was able to get a new phone! Yippee!

WFMW -- HELP! It's Potty Training time!

I am so very thankful that today is the Backward's Edition of WFMW. I am in desperate need for help!

The time has come for the most dreaded parenting task, at least it has been for me. I began worrying about this time when I was still pregnant with Hoss. The dreaded potty training is upon us.

A few days after Christmas Hoss had his first pee pee in the potty event. Since then, nothing. We have changed from diapers to pull ups only, but where do I go from here.

How did you potty train your boys? What type of potty did you use? The potty chair we have nearly seems too small for Hoss. Did you use the insert into the big potty? Did you start with sitting down or standing up? How much should I force the issue?

HELP! I need it!