Dear John

Last night I finished it and it was so good. I was shocked at how much I liked it considering I am not a huge Nicholas Sparks fan. Now I really want to go and see the movie :)
I also finished about a week ago The Time Traveler's Wife.

That book was crazy strange but I really loved it. The movie, however leaving me wanting more. I was so disappointed. It was so different from the book and they didn't even tell the whole story. I am hoping that the Dear John movie is not like that. I have heard really great reviews about it but are those reviews from people that read the book?
So now I need a new book to read. Any suggestions?

Momma got some new clothes!

I went shopping this morning because I could not take another second of opening my closet to find nothing! I had a little extra cash I had been saving so off to Old Navy and TJ Max I went. Old Navy had so many cute spring clothes and great sales! woo hoo! And TJ Max has become one of my new favorite stores. They have some of the cutest tops ever! I ended up getting alot for my money and now feel like a new woman...an exhausted woman at that. Shopping with 2 toddler boys is a job but it was totally worth it!

Just call me Earth Momma!

I've gone to the other side...the healthy side of living! Since I bought my new cookbook and we have decided to change our lifestyle I am now buying organic and I changed all my cleaning products to non toxic. I also bought all reusable bags to use instead of plastic. Which I have to say I love reusable bags! They hold so much stuff and you can carry them over your shoulder which makes it much easier to make it out to the car with 2 toddlers in tow. I thought buying organic was going to be more expensive but so far the last 2 weeks I have spent $50 less at the grocery store then I use to. Mostly due to the fact that I no longer cruise down the snack isles and pick up cookies and crackers filled with hydrogenated corn syrup. Since eating better these last 2 weeks Cameron and I can already see a difference in how we feel...not so tired and cranky. The boys are also acting much better...with the exception of Asher's once a day outburst! LOL!
On to cleaning products...
I am, what you could say, a little crazy when it comes to cleaning. I clean pretty much everyday. Not all day cleaning but I do enjoy doing a little everyday and having a super clean house. For Christmas I got a Shark steam mop which is the best mop EVER! It uses no cleaning products...just cleans your floors with steam. I have to say my floors have never been cleaner. My mop also came with mirco fiber cloths to dust with. Once again requiring no cleaning products. Love them! So my favorite bathroom cleaner I bought at Babies R Us and is called Babyganics. They make an amazing tub and tile cleaner that has the freshest lavender smell ever! The best part was when I bought them they were buy one get one free. So I spent $5 for 2 cleaners that could possible last me all year! Woo hoo go me!
I am hoping that we can stick to this lifestyle and I am going to try my hardest not to stray!

Black Eye, New Christmas Tree and Sick Kiddos!

Those are the 3 phrases that describe our weekend! Asher got sick on Friday with fever and runny nose. I was so bummed that he was sick and worried about us getting sick for Christmas. Saturday was a little better...Asher was not so grumpy but Aiden started showing signs of a runny nose. We stayed in the house all day which about drove us all crazy. In the afternoon Asher and I were laying my room playing cars and trains. I laid on the ground and closed my eyes and suddenly felt this terrible sharp pain on my eye. Asher had thrown a little Thomas the Train at me. I ran to the bathroom to find a 3 inch bump sticking off my eyebrow! I freaked out and ran to the kitchen to show Cameron. So needless to say I spent the next 2 hours with ice on my eye. Here is my beautiful black eye Sunday morning.

Then Sunday, since we were so tired of being in the house all day Saturday, we decided to take a shopping trip to Target. While we were there I noticed they had their Christmas trees on sale. So we bought a new beautiful white Christmas tree with multicolor lights! It's my dream Christmas tree! It was originally $120 on sale for $48! I was so super excited!!!! I was going to wait until mext year to get it but couldn't pass up a deal that good. Even Cam was excited about it...which is rare! LOL! We came home and decorated our new tree and put our little tree in Aiden's room. He was so excited about that. He sat in there for almost a hour just looking at it! I think we are going to get Asher a little tree for his next year.

After we put the tree up and and cleaned up the mess I decided to dress the boys in the Christmas outfits and take some pics. To my surprise I actually got a few good ones!



After such a crazy weekend I find myself dealing with a crazy busy week! I have to clean my house top tp bottom, make my grocery list, grocery shop and finish wrapping a couple of presents all in just a few days while taking care of children on the mend! However I have to admit I love being busy and am so excited about Christmas!!!!

Black Friday Madness!!!

I attempted Black Friday shopping and all I can say is Oh My Goodness! LOL! People were crazy yesterday! My mom and I woke up at 5am and were at Walmart by 5:30am and already the parking lot was completely packed...not a single parking spot...and the lines went from the front of the store to the back! It was the most insane thing I have ever seen in my life! We had gone there to get an Ipod touch but quickly left when we heard that people had been in line over an hour and were still only halfway there. So off we were to the mall. Now that was a much better situation! I had the best time shopping with my mom. I can't even remember the last time we went shoping with no boys...they were at home sleeping with daddy. I got all my Christmas shopping finished except for the boys. While there I got some great deals at Gymboree so the boys got some new winter clothes. They were having an early morning sale, 30% off you entire purchase plus I had a 20% off coupon so that was 50% off! And I got $25 in gymbucks! Not a bad deal! After the mall my mom was exhausted so I dropped her off at home. Since it was only 8:30am at that point I headed off to Michaels to get some new Christmas decorations and then to Target to see what they had! By the time I got home it was only 10am but I had such a great morning and was greeted at the door by 3 handsome men! Can't beat that! Today we are going to decorate the house and maybe this evening I will start wrapping some presents!

All About ME!!!

I thought this was fun so I stole it from another blog...thanks Annie, I figured you wouldn’t mind!

I AM …so excited about the holidays this year!
I WANT… 2 or 3 more kids!
I HAVE …everything I have ever wanted in life!
I KEEP …my boys umbilical cord stubs when they fell off. I know...Cameron thinks I'm gross also!
I WISH I COULD ...motivate myself to workout everyday!
I HATE ...my backyard. It desperately needs a makeover.
I FEAR …something will happen to someone I love...I seriously think about this all the time!
I HEAR …"The Wiggles"...lucky me! LOL!
I DON’T THINK …my mother in law will ever move out.
I REGRET …stressing out so much when Asher was a baby. I should have just let go and enjoy things more.
I LOVE …sweet tea! Yummy!
I AM NOT …a career woman. My dream was to stay at home and raise my family and that's what I'm doing.
I DANCE …all the time with the boys. Usually to "The Wiggles" or "Yo Gabba Gabba."
I SING ...all day with the boys
I NEVER …get to sleep in.
I RARELY ...take my dogs for a walk. I know that's bad but they are lazy basset hounds! I end up dragging them anyway.
I CRY WHEN I WATCH …shows like "A Baby Story" or "Birth Day"
I HATE THAT ...Cameron has his office outside of the house. I miss hearing him and seeing him all day.
I AM NOT ALWAYS …as strict as I should be with the boys.
I’M CONFUSED ABOUT …potty training my 2 1/2 year old.
I NEED …schedule an appointment for my dogs to get groomed.
I SHOULD ...get off the computer and do something productive!