SAHM 9/27 to 10/3

Hi! I am a SAHM of 4 kids. I would love more friends and motivation :flowerforyou:

welcome new ladies! this is an amazing group! sometimes we're chatty and some weeks are quiet. chime in whenever you want.

doin school. trying to get a lot in today as i feel like we've been slacking on math and writing.

goal this week--drink water and log food.

ladies--glad you liked the book recommendation. i also spent hours last night (time wasting? relaxing? crafting?) cutting and pasting 100 ideas instead of yelling to those index cards and onto the ring. i don't retain a lot of this info well, so having it right there to chk out when i'm mad (which is OFTEN) will help, i hope.

enjoy your monday!!

Hi There! I'm a SAHM with a 6 year old in 1st grade and a 2 year old.

It's funny because I just had to cut my workout short due to a complete, beyond exhaustion meltdown courtesy of Jacoby. =( That's why I was looking on the message boards. I've had a very hard time figuring out when to workout. Either he's begging me to do something with him, underfoot doing his own thing, sleeping (not a sound sleeper) or trying to Zumba with me. The last isn't really an issue other than I laugh so hard it's difficult to keep up.

anyway... with that rant out there. HELLO! :happy:

Hello everyone!!! I hope everyone had at least on okay weekend, mine could have been better if my MIL didn't try to start war with me and my husband about church and we're being told that our 6 yr old daughter and 4 month old boy will grow up and go to jail bc they are on the wrong track and we are bad parents bc we don't go to church all the time like she does!!! :grumble: I'm sorry but where does it say you have to attend to a church "building" in order for God to decide if you're going to Heaven or not? According to my MIL it says that and thats why we're all going to hell and our kids will be in jail before they are adults themselves......the nerve of people!!! :grumble: :grumble: :grumble:

Anyways, back to some more happy news. Both my husband and I lost at least a pound each this past week Hubby's been having problems, but finally was able to lose something :flowerforyou:

This week, I'm going to try to get together with my walking buddy and walk our riverwalk Tuesday and Thursday this week. And as long as the weather holds out, get the hubby out Saturday and Sunday. Saturday we're going to the club to celebrate a friend's birthday, but how sad is this, I'm 27 years old and this will be my first time to a club :blushing: This should be interesting. Well off to help my daughter with her homework and then make dinner. Will try to check in later tonight or tomorrow.

Nicole, sorry you are sick, I hope it ends soon.

Blue, sorry about the mil troubles. I have been there. To clear up the scripture issue the Bible does say not to forsake the assembly(meaning corprate worship) but nowhere does it say not going to church will cause you to go to hell. I know plenty of people who never set foot in a church that are great people and I know some who went to church their entire childhood that are in trouble left and right. It isn't about church it is about a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. (sorry, this one is a bit of a soapbox for me, dh is a pastor and has to deal with loads of fall out over misinterpreted scripture)


You ladies have inspired me, I made 4 loaves of bread yesterday. Dh was thrilled. This week is busy, dd3 is turning 3 on Wednesday so I am making her cake tomorrow and cleaning the rest of the house to be ready for her party Wed night. Plus I have our very first brownie meeting as a leader tomorrow as well as soccer pictures. Wed morning after the older 2 leave for school a friend is coming to keep ds and I am taking dd to the zoo for the day. We live about 45 min from the St. Louis Zoo which is huge and free. Then Thur I get to get the house back in order to host a Bible study on spiritual gifts for the under 30 crowd at church as well as make another cake for my sil baby shower which is Sat along with 2 soccer games and a wedding. Oh and Thur night is soccer practice for dd1. I hope I just get to stay home all next week but I am sure something will come up. I keep thinking it will slow down eventually but about the time they are done with soccer it is time for all the holiday craziness to start!

Hopefully I will have time to check in later this week but if not you all have a great week.

Jenny

Jessica~I know how that is to have the little ones under foot while you are trying to workout it can be so aggravating. :grumble: That is why I won't exercise unless they are in bed or the older kids are home to help entertain the younger ones for me.

Home~good luck on the job search.

Blue~Good luck with the MIL. I can only handle mine in small doses.:laugh:

Jenny~WOW woman you have been busy! I hope you get to stay home next week like you would like to.

Nicole~there have been many times that I have done that and then it would not post and it is frustrating. Have fun with the zucchini. Today I am going to be getting some more tomatoes (from a local farm) so that I can make some more salsa. I know I am crazy. :laugh:

Well my hubby finally talked me into doing the P90X workout with him last night. I SURVIVED but man my muscles are SO tired! I couldn't do the AB Ripper X though (my abs are shot, I wonder why? 7 kids later! :laugh: ). I figured that I would strengthen them by doing another ab exercise that I have and then work into that one (too frustrating for me to know that I can't do it). The hubby was excited to have me doing it with him. Anyways, my niece was born today (preterm 2 1/2 months early) at only 2 lbs. :frown: Mommy is doing good and she is doing better than they originally thought she would. What a trial that her parents are in for. Well got to go the ds just informed me it is potty time.

Good afternoon, ladies! Sounds like you all have been keeping pretty darn busy, especially YOU, Jenny! Dang, that is a lot to do...

Katie~I think The Man is going to pick up Power 90 X for himself, and me, too. I am kind of nervous, as from the infomercials, it seems SUPER hardcore...I am not as in shape as I think I am. Prayers for your niece as well!

Blue~good luck with your MIL. :flowerforyou: Chuch-going is a touchy subject with some people, I guess. That's something that The Man and I still argue sometimes about, is finding a church that we both can agree on. I am an old school Lutheran, and he's a non-denominational person who leans towards Southern Baptist. We had been going to church on post for months and it was great, then as soon as I leave to visit my folks for a few weeks, he decides to find a different church with NO input from me. It's not a bad church, but I'm not a big fan of "Jesus is my boyfriend" songs, know what I mean?

katapple~you do enough running for the both of us! :laugh: I hope that you find some close friends soon!

Nicole~you can can zucchini? Shoot, I just roast it in the oven! mmmm....roasted zucchini...(Homer Simpson drool....)

Well guys, I have got to put laundry away, now that the girls are up from naps. I got my baby quilt done yesterday (yay) and mailed it off to our renters today. Scrubbed the living room and dining room floors with Murphy's, and even got in a Wii Fit workout! Go me! Y'all take care, now!

oh, barb....that just S****

a man must leave his home and cleave to his wife---or something like that, right? i'm so sorry you were in that tug of war. hope dh stood strong by your side. (((hugs))

you ladies amaze me with all you get done in a day....whew! katie--hope mom and baby are doing ok. i can't even imagine.
and katie--i know what you mean about good friends. i've been in LV 6 years now and am still looking for a couple more "friends of the heart."

ds was at preK this morning and i got a lot done with dd2. it felt great to have so much go well in schooling w/her. and she was so proud of her smooth talking during our speech practice. in case you didn't know, she has a SIGNIFICANT stutter and we do speech practice sessions every day. i'm supposed to do it at least 2x/day. i'm good for 1.

p90x is AWESOME. dh is on round 2. i was in "better" shape than him but had to work up to it myself. as for abs, katie, i could just do 1/4 of each of the exercises. and i cdn't do the CORE dvd at all. i had no core strength. it was fun to see dd1 instantly do planks, etc. that girl has serious muscle (how she came from my genes, i do not know!)

zumba girls--i just ordered the dvd's. i'm excited to give it a try. i need a change of pace. what am i in for???

ok. really should turn in.

hope you all have a good night's rest and tomorrow starts and ends well!