This post is all over the place!

This morning, Anderson and I took the pups to the dog park and it was so cold. Like really cold, like 54 degrees is the high today and I'm happy about that cause it feels like a heat wave to me. I put Anderson's glove on for the first time and it's so funny to watch somebody who has never worn gloves before. He moved his fingers, I guess just to make sure they still worked. But I must have lost his other glove so he sported the Michael Jackson look(the cool Michael Jackson, like the 80's Michael Jackson...not the scary Michael Jackson:) At least one hand was quite warm-ha!

We've opened presents from Nunna and Bop and he loved them. It was a neat-o Fisher Price Family on the Farm. Why is it that I love vintage kinds of things?

We've put ice cream cones on our heads.Hey, did you know that buying a house is expensive? Well, it totally is. It turns out that throwing your old fridge in the deal to sell your last house is not a good idea...because guess what, you have to buy a new one! And bedroom suits are super expensive too. I went and peeked in at Ethan Allen just to see what a bed cost. Well, I found one I liked, but uh I would really need to win the lotto or something like that. Seriously, $1,700 for just one bed! But it's so beautiful!!!
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A change of pace.
I just want to share with you some of my favorite things:

Mascara and just not any mascara, it has to Remarkable waterproof by Cover Girl. It's awesome and my family thinks my eyes look like tarantulas-hehe!Merle Norman's lip pencil in Rich Burgundy. Seriously this lip pencil stays on with re-applying for 8 hours. Antique things. Like this 1920's buffet. I got it at an antique shop and I just wonder where it was before we bought it. If I could fill the whole house with antiques I would. Anything RED! Couches, chairs, bed spreads, dining rooms. You name it, if it's got red in it...I love it!Ugg Boots- seriously since when was going out in your bedroom slippers cool? Well it is . These babies are a little costly, but totally worth it! Love,love, love them!
If you will and you are reading this I want you to participate with me in telling your favorite things. I tag: Becky Tucker, Amy Kennedy, Lauren Griffin, Kelly McCord, Candice Strickland and Brandi Bartee.

Dothan-Day 2

Today has been a good day except for the little mishap this morning with a Christmas ornament that Anderson decided looked rather tasty! Before I could get over to him and retrieve the nutcracker blown glass ornament, he took a bite out of it! I tried to fish it out of his mouth, but was bitten and heard a crunch and then... a gulp... After a QUICK call to our peditrician, he assured me that it was going to o.k. just to look for a few signs...which I haven't seen thus far! Thank goodness! What is it with our Christmas trees? Five years ago, our youngest beagle, Gus ate an arm off of a nutcracker it should up in the x-ray along with some tinfoil-ha!
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Dothan-Day 2 was CHOCKED full and I do mean FULL!!
We went to Adam's parents house for lunch with his family. Here is my sweet sister in law(who I absolutely love) Kelly.
She is a teacher and much like myself has a sarcastic spirited wit about her! In the picuture is her son Aaden who is Anderson's only 1st cousin(Aaden is 13 months younger than Anderson) I hope they will be good friends when they get older.

You can see the family in the picture, they are such a sweet family!
Saturday night, my mom had over her family. The Grinsteads! This is one HUGE family. One of my aunts, Kim has 8 children that range in age 27-6! She is the best mom and I call her quite frequently for advice. Who better to ask than a mom of 8!! Sadly, I was so excited that I took no pictures...so bummed! We made chili and brunswick stew for the event...it was oh so GOOD!

Sunday: mom and Bob took us back to the Birmingham Airport. I cried just a little bit and my mom didn't cry once. I guess she is getting used to this long distance deal! We had such a good time in Dothan. I wished we could have stayed for a week!

Dothan-Day 1

We decided to go to Dothan for Christmas early. For two reasons mainly, number 1. Adam doesn't have that much time off and especially during the holidays and 2. because the closer you get to Christmas=more expense!

Our flight was good. Anderson was active but good as well! There was a little boy just a bit younger than Anderson behind us. This little boy had a model airplane and Anderson kept trying to stand in my lap and "tank you" because he wanted the airplane...this is what I say to him when I want him to give me something.

Did I mention that we flew into the Birmingham Airport just to save money. I recommend that you NOT do this because it took FOREVER to get to Dothan and we were so stinkin' tired! Bob(my step-dad) and momma drove up to get us, they are such troopers! That made for a long day for them too, but I think just getting to see Anderson was worth it!

Friday-Day 1
We went to eat with Adam's parents at one of our favorite place(yes Brandi we did!!) Who from Dothan doesn't love this place? I just hate that they moved it...somehow it doesn't feel the same.

Gami-Adam's motherPappy-Adam's dad
Then we headed over to my dad's house for Christmas. Mimi(my step-mother) always makes vegetable soup(super good). Anderson found my old keyboard from when I was around 9 or 10(do you remember when these were all the rage?)

This is my step-sister Jana playing with Anderson
My daddy and Mimi My dadddy(don't you think we look just alike?)And of course...opening presents!
It really did feel like Christmas! It's only 2 weeks away folks! I can't believe it! We are getting so excited about moving into our new house after Christmas! I think that we are going to put our current bedroom suit into the guest bedroom and buy a king size bed! Hmmm...now what kind of bed to buy? A sleigh bed, a poster bed, canopy bed( I've wanted one since I was a little girl)somehow I just can't picture Adam sleeping in a pink princess canopy bed!

In less than 24 hours...

In less than 24 hours we will be in Dothan! Crazy! And crazy that is Christmastime again too! It feels like it here. I know most of you who read my blog are in the deep south(which I really miss the hospitality) and have been having quite balmy weather and bad weather as well. Well...I don't want to make you jealous, but...it was 25 degrees when we woke up this morning and the winds were blowing at 22 miles per hour. No lie! My friend Jessica, who is Denver, said it is 9 degrees there. And my friend, Lauren, who lives in Idaho-how cold is it there?? Below freezing, I'm pretty sure. How in the heck did I get off on this weather tangent??!! Anyways....

Anderson received the BEST Christmas present ever today(in his eyes)!!
As most of you know, my mom and Bob came last week and brought our Christmas presents! And it is a well known fact that Anderson LOVES to brush his teeth too. My mom got him a Diego battery operated toothbrush. Seriously....could there be a better present to someone who loves to brush their teeth this much? I think not!
Food diary:
Breakfast
Special K with red berries (yummy)
half of Anderson's banana.

Lunch:
Good ole Chick fil-A
Chicken nuggets, 8
A few fries(bad)

Snack-2 bites of Anderson's gingerbread cookie

Doing better! I think...we'll see how the weight is chugging along. I'm just trying to sustain my weight this weekend, cause I know the food will be too awesome...ugh!!

Runaway cupcake and Jesus on a ferris wheel

Hello friends! It's been cold and rainy here in North Texas. But, that hasn't stopped our fun today! We went to Wal-Mart this morning and bought a belt for the vacuum. When we got home...I remembered that I hadn't the slightest idea of how to put the stinkin' thing on. We went to a wonderful Mexican bakery Got these (pay no attention to the bite taken out of the cupcake ummm it was like that when we bought it:)Anderson LOVED the cupcake
And decided to runaway with it and hide in his closet and eat most of it...good thing, because I was really going to eat half of it.
Anderson must have REALLY LOVED the cupcake, just look at that chocolatey smile!Then we played with this old ferris wheel.
You don't see these too much these days. This ferris wheel belonged to my sister, Jana and then me and now Anderson. The ferris wheel was made by Fisher Price in 1966!
I was always really intrigued with this little guy! He has always looked so grumpy, maybe because he's had to operate the ferris wheel for 43 years! Ha! I would probably be grumpy too!

And taking a closer look at the ferris wheel...look who was taking a ride, baby Jesus! Ha! Anderson adores baby Jesus, he comes from our Fontini manger set. When Anderson wants him, he tells me "wah wah wah" cause that's what babies say.

Food diary:
Breakfast
1. Bagel
2. Banana

Snack
Some baked cheetos
couple bites of a cupcake

Lunch
Mac and cheese
Peanut butter sandwich
few chips

Doing better today- NO oreos!

Farm animals, houses and a birthday

Hello friends! We've had a great day! It started out with Anderson sleeping 6 straight hours! Yes, I know he's 19 months old, but he still doesn't sleep through the night...PERIOD! It's amazing how refreshed you feel when you've gotten a good night of sleep! Anderson feels good too! He has gotten this barn with cute animals that make sounds from his nunna. He LOVES it! Today, is Pearl Harbor Day(for those of you who aren't history buffs) and more importantly my daddy's birthday who turns the big 61! Happy Birthday Daddy! My daddy is also a teacher( runs in the family) he teaches history to college students at Chipola in Marianna.
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I wanted to share some pictures with you of our new house. It's located in Mansfield, which is a suburb of Ft. Worth.Our master bedroom
Our master bathroomThe livingroomThe officeGuest bedroom(the wall WILL be re-painted:)Anderson's room(look at that smile:)
The kitchen, we will put hardware on the cabinets and in time put tile on the floor.The backyard, we've got to extend this concrete a bit.

By the end of this week, we will all be in Dothan for the weekend to celebrate Christmas with our families!!

Food Diary:
Breakfast: oops 3 oreos
Bagel
half banana

Lunch: chicken nuggets
oops 4 oreos( I see a bad trend here)
sweet tea

Losing It!!

Hello friends! Anderson and I have just gotten back from our weekly Friday trip to the mall. He has played/socialized with other children and ridden the carousel. It's freezing here! Literally, it was 24 degrees this morning and it's only 40 degrees here today! Brrrrr....I LOVE it! But not so much fun when your little one doesn't want to go outside because the wind burns his face(that's how cold it is).

When mom was here we decided that we needed to do something about our weight-SERIOUSLY! When Adam and I married almost 7 years ago, I weighed in at a whopping 124 pounds!! I AM NOT GOING TO TELL YOU HOW MUCH I WEIGH NOW! But...it's A LOT and it shouldn't be.

Here is my starting off picture: sooo sooo big!
I am really going to scale back on my eating habits and really start walking a lot more with Anderson. When I stopped breast feeding I gained 15 pounds back. YIKES!

So by this date: February 4, I will be hopefully 20 pounds lighter! Wow, since I wrote that it seems like a big number, but achievable, I think...yes!

Please help support me! Because I know a lot of us struggle with our weight. I'm going to post at the bottom of my blog what I've eaten, now this isn't really for your information. I know you could care less. But, if I put it on the world wide web, well...I might just feel accountable for eating it!

I don't want to be a chubby mama anymore! Help!