You Have To See This!

This is funny I am sitting on the couch and Mylieh comes around the corner giving me this face I just burst out laughing. (She doesn't do the face until the end). At the beginning I tell her to "Do it" and she does the other thing she always does to make us laugh WHAT A HAM!!!

Mylieh Talk Videos

Remember weeeee = sledding

Snow Days

Well being off work has been a good thing this week since school has been closed most of the week due to snow, I mean ice... We have enjoyed sledding or "Weeeee" as Mylieh calls it. She keeps saying " I wunt to weeee" hehe.. The girls even had some friends sled with them today...

Yup that's Gammy and Papa!!! hehe And to think some of you I emailed the pictures to yesterday said YOU were too old. You are never too old!!!

Well Kashyn's school is closed today but Mylieh's isn't so I am sending Mylieh. I think she's ready to go somewhere. Yesterday she in her words said. "Goin' to gam gam and papa un jacket" Then today after our shower (She's addicted remember) she said "Close on! Wunt to BELLA" I think she wants out!!!

My blogging friends gave me an blog award. I feel so special since I have 2 followers hehe.. I am supposed to give the award to other bloggers and my winners are as follows...

Christine Storms to Sunshine

Amber A Small Peak Into My World

Rebecca Addison's Journey

If I gave you an award be sure to give up to 4 of your favorite blogs the award.

If any of you were wondering how my weight loss is going it's ok. Last week I did really bad I think I was grieving over loosing my job. But this week I am back on track. Hoping to hit 50lbs lost this week or next!

Fun Day Planned

I have a fun day planned. **Warning this might not sound fun to you** Some really really good friends of ours are moving in down the street today and I am going to the house to be there when the movers arrive to direct where the furniture goes. I have been given free range of where to put things just that I am to try to get them into the correct rooms. I think I should put their bed in the middle of the master bedroom and the dresser in front of the closet. hehe.. Kermit really wants me to have them set up the bed on the patio. hehe... But you guys all know I will be nice. :o) I am very excited about them moving in down the street, don't want it to be my first and last visit to their new house.

Then when I am done with that I will probably hang out with Carolyn a little while make sure she's not too stressed with the move. Then Rachel arrives and we get to hang out. Yea!! just being with her will be great I haven't seen her since August. Then tonight Rach and I will be having dinner with my Best Friends from Hertz. I haven't seen them all together in a long time. Who needs a job when you have friends.

Good news Kermit has done some figuring if I don't get a job before my paychecks run out we might be able to make it a little while without having to sale the house. But it would mean alot of changes and hope and pray nothing big breaks.

Kashyn was very excited about school today. 100th day of school! She had to do a project of 100 things on a poster board. We did 100 friends and family. We had pictures of 100 people on there. It was really cute. She was really excited about it. And they were doing snacks, snuggle and read today so she was super excited about taking a pillow, blanket and stuffed animal. Her backpack was totally stuffed this morning.

Mylieh is just so cute. She's talking like crazy. I found last night she knows alot more than I get her credit for. She was telling me to clap my hands and stomp my feet. I didn't know she knew clap and stomp. She can pretty much repeat everything we say now. And you know when she says it, it's so much cuter. She has 2 twin babies whom she used to call "Ca ca Baa-b" (I think her form of "rock the baby") Now she calls them "Baaby" and "Pea-ty Momma" (pretty momma).
She is totally and utterly addicted to "Chak-stick" (cap stick) and when she puts it on everyone needs some. She is also addicted to the shower. If anyone gets in the shower you have to watch her because she is naked at the door in 2 seconds flat. This is totally my fault. She wanted in the other day and she hates water in her face so I put her in thinking it would teach her she didn't like it and it totally BACKFIRED!!! She will drive you nuts asking to take a "cha-wa-r" :o) She is also a eagle eye on spotting a school bus from miles away. She loves school buses. Her favorite phrase is "Momma, Daddy, sissy" she says it over and over. At night when I put her to bed she has started saying "Wunt to stay ith momma" :o( Makes me not want to put her to bed but I do... :o) Oh one more thing... she loves Mickey Mouse!!!! All started when I tried a different diaper and Mickey was on them. She also loves Melmo and Dora, but I think Mickey is her #1!

Strong? Not Really

Ok so my strong "God will take care of me" attitude lasted about 4 days!! Monday hit and I was a mess. :o) The good news is that I was fine by Tuesday. So one day of pity is pretty good, I think. I am over it for now so we will see how long this lasts. I do have a couple options in the works nothing is concrete but some might be promising. Actually it might be none of the work out but it's keeping me with a open mind and sane so that's all that matters. :o)

One of my closest friends is coming for a visit this weekend and since I am not working she's coming Thursday night. Maybe we will get to go to the movies or something Friday while the kids are at school and Kermit is at work. I am pretty excited. Nothing lifts your spirits like a great friend and Rachel is that. I just love her so much!!

The girls are doing good. I really need to work harder on doing this blog a little more often I haven't been very good since the Christmas Holiday. Mylieh is talking up a storm repeating everything. She's still trying to potty train herself. So far she does great at school but not so much at home. But she's trying. She's done so many cute funny things these last few weeks I am kinda mad at myself for not blogging them as they happened. Kashyn has had a few funnies as well. I will have to see if I can remember them and catch up this week.

Whitney is moving right along on her wedding plans. She's got the place, date and dress. All of which I think are perfect. I have been with her to try on wedding dresses and I have to say the girl looks good in every single one. I wish I was like that.

Rumor was true!

The rumor there were going to be jobs lost on Wednesday was true. I was effected in the "reduction in force" they were calling it. Sounds like 4 people out of my 11 person group were effected. That's alot don't you think?

I am not surprised it was me I was the newest and I think due to cut backs the project I was on got cut so it's only logical I'd be one of them. You know I am really ok. Actually better than I thought would if this would happen to me. I mean I am scared that I won't find one soon because of the job market but really I am not sure that was the job for me. I never got that feeling. My boss was great, people were nice, atmosphere was nice but I didn't really like the actual work. And every time someone would tell me about a job I would consider it even talk to Kermit about it some so I think I wasn't happy enough there. I think I am ready to do BA or Sys Admin instead. I thought I would miss programming but I really don't think I would.

They gave me my 60 days notice and I could leave immediately. Then I somehow got 2 weeks severance. So I am being paid until the end of March. In a way I am glad when I got to work yesterday morning they had sent out an announcement saying layoffs were today and those not effected would be getting a 10% pay reduction. So right then I thought I need to start looking regardless.

God closes a door he opens another just hoping I am not standing in the hall too long :o)

All in how you look at it!!!

46lbs down! I honestly can't believe it. I know it's only 2 down from last week but looking at the full amount is astonishing! Heck before you know it will be 50 lbs down. That is so much weight you know it? It's insane! I am 14 lbs away from dropping one of those bags of sand I was talking about in my turning point moment. (I was struggling to carrying a 60lb bag of sand to fill up the girls sand box when it hit me that I am carrying around over 2 of these a day I don't need on my body). I have already lost enough to lose the whole weight of Mylieh and I am about 6lbs away from losing the weight of Kashyn. It all feels different and like SO much more when you put it in those terms. :o)

Last night it was so windy here I kept telling Kashyn I was seeing random people she knew flying by the window. She really got a kick out of it. She was all giggles the rest of the night. It really was funny.

Boy my January is getting busy. I thought December was crazy but now I think January takes it hands down. It's like everything I said I would do after the holidays is here to do. But the great thing is most of the things are things that involve me seeing my girlfriends who I haven't seen lately. So I am pretty excited about it!! And Kermit and I even get to have a date night this week. I can't wait!! I can't even remember the last time we had one. The other things filling up my January is helping my sister-in-law-to-be get wedding plans taken care of, boy this was easier when it was my wedding and I didn't have kids to worry about. That's one reason why kids should come after marriage if at all possible. But still it's very exciting to see her trying on dresses and looking at chapels and stuff. Just wish I had more time to go with her. :o)

Rumor around work is there will be a layoff tomorrow. Haven't I been there before? Not too long ago? Funny thing is this time I could care less. No I don't want to lose my job but this one so far is just that, a job. My last one was my first job out of college, and I had really really good friends there, leaving there meant leaving comfort and good friends. Here I haven't got too comfy yet so if I lose it I look for a new one. Don't look forward to the stress of that but if I have learned anything in the last 2 years it's that God loves me and will take care of me. You should know I do really like it here just haven't got the attachment to people yet. I am a little attached to my project though and would like to see it through.

Growing Up TOO Fast!!

While I was off at Christmas Mylieh started doing this thing where she would pull her pants down randomly. And she would do it quite often. Well yesterday she started doing it at school and they took her straight to the potty. She used the potty all day had no wet diapers!!! And she did it again today. I wasn't going to start potty training until this summer, but maybe she's ready now. She's just growing up way too fast.

Here is a picture I took recently, I thought it was really cute.

And here's Kashyn and her friends toasting in the New Year with "Date Glasses" (That's what Kashyn calls wine glasses.)

Oh one last Mylieh funny!!! She has FINALLY started saying Uncle Travis. But it sounds like Uncle Cha Cha.. So he is now Uncle Cha Cha!!! Cute huh!!! And when she says Whitney. It's "IT" a brief pause then "NEEE"!!!

Warning It's A Book!

Happy New Year!! I am back I have been kinda slacking on anything computer while I was off unless I was able to get to it from my phone through Wi-Fi. I had 2 weeks off and while most people would have loved it, I didn't get to enjoy it. The first week was getting Christmas ready and done. Then the next week I was sick all week. There were days I didn't leave the couch. So much for doing anything fun. But the girls got to play with their toys and we weren't out spending more money so that's a good thing :o) I did get alot accomplished though. My house is clean. I went through both the girl's closets and now we have only the clothes that fit and the rest are boxed up to save for Mylieh or at my neighbor's consignment store!!! That's a huge feat. And yesterday Kashyn and I cleared out some toys. But we still have a little more work to be done in the playroom. I really need to go through my closet 44lbs down I have some things that are too big hehe.. :o)

It's offical I lost 1 lb over my Christmas Holiday!!! I know that's not much but it's better than what I thought it would be. I was sure I gained 5 lbs. :o) So back on track today. Well kinda. I messed up my breakfast so I had to wing it at work. It's wasn't the most diet breakfast but I think I did ok. I joined the Nutri-System Biggest Loser Challenge and the New Year's Challenge. So we will see if that helps me keep on track. I have pledged to lose 10 lbs by Feb 16 wish me luck!!! 4 more pounds and I have lost a whole Kashyn. Insane isn't it!!!

We had a funny mink-mink moment New Year's Eve. When I decided to rid the house of Mink-minks I put them all in the baby bathtub that was under Mylieh's bed. In case I needed an emergency one in the middle of the night. Well needless to say I forgot about them. Mylieh was playing in her room New Years Eve while we were getting ready for friends to come over and she came in all excited screaming Mink-Mink. She had one in each hand and her mouth. She was so excited!! Kermit quickly grabbed them all like it was nothing and ran. She pouted like a second but didn't give too much of a fight. She still asks for it from time to time and would gladly take one if one was given to her but she's done well. Can you imagine her finding them? I bet there were 15 in there. She probably thought she had died and went to heaven. She hit the mother-load of mink-minks hehe.. I wish I could have seen her face when she found them. Haha... I kinda feel bad about ruining her excitement though. :o)

Mylieh has been so cute. Her best friend she will tell you is "Bella!!" Anyway Friday we went kinda close to where her daycare was and she started acting all excited saying "Bella haha Bella!!" I guess she thought she was going to school. Anyway later I talked her and told her she'd see Bella in 2 days. So she was singing over and over "Bella ooow D-A-ys" Yesterday Kermit told her "Bella tomorrow" And she came to me all serious. "MAMA!!! Bella!!! Toooo mawroo" hehe.. Kermit said when he took her today she was so excited to see her. She went looking for her and was pointing yelling "Bella!!!" Poor Bella! No wonder the girl gets bit all the time she's a stalker hehe..

Saturday we had an 80 degree day. It was SO nice. I took the girls to the local petting zoo. We didn't get to stay very long because Mylieh kept wanting to touch the cages that said "I BITE" and I was still not 100% from being sick so I tired easily. But we did come home and played outside on the PAPA.. hehe I mean the swing set until it was dark. Mylieh used to call the swing set "The PaPa". I think because my dad brought it over for her. Funny it was my parents, Kermit and my brother who delivered it but Mylieh only remembers PaPa. He's one of her favorite people. Kashyn kept saying it was so hot we should go swimming. She was not letting it go either. I tried to explain that if she found a pool the water would be COLD. She then asked me to get her kiddy pool out. Oh My it wasn't that hot really...