Running on fumes

Rough night Thursday night. Aurora had a nightmare so she needed her mommy. I couldn't seem to stop thinking about the move and everything that still needs to be done. I finally fell asleep well past 3am. After a busy day I arrived home at 6-7pm. Richard and I were able to make progress on the bathroom remodel.

Getting so much closer to the finish line. After a trip to Lowe's tomorrow we can hopefully have it finished. Next up: Baseboard, chair rail, framing the mirror, and painting the new bead board. 

Frontier Days and Cops for Kids!

Today Richard and I made great progress on the hall bathroom and the house will be listed for sale next week, but that is a discussion for another blog post.

Today my father and I took the children to Frontier days at the La Laguna Resort just minutes from our house. The kids had a blast.

First Aurora decided to try to walk on water. She didn't stay in the bubble long.

Then Johnny got a balloon animal. After this we bought tickets for the rides then a slew of fun ensued. 

After 3 stuffed animals and a bunch of fun we left to go have dinner. 

We landed at the cops for kids event at our local Chillis. The food was yummy and it was so much fun. :)

All in all these munchkins had a fun filled day <3

                                                                            <3

Goodbye Sugar

Two days ago I challenged myself to eliminate items with added sugar from my diet. Why you ask? Not because I think sugar is some evil unhealthy thing, but because I am addicted to sugar. I also believe that it may be responsible for my horrible acne. At 28, it is time for the acne to go away! Eliminating sugar may seem easy to some, but it isn't for me. I am a big emotional eater and when I get upset I crave sugar. Even more of a reason to break the habit. Do I plan to avoid it forever, no, but I plan to eliminate it until such a time as I can get my cravings and habits under control and back on a healthy track. 

So how do I plan to get my sugar fix? Well right now the aim is for sugar free substitutes or naturally sweet items like fruits. Eventually I hope to rid myself from sugar free substitutes as well as I don't exactly trust them.

I also plan to jump back on a reduced gluten diet. I was mostly gluten free but when I got the flu, the only thing I wanted to eat was crackers and bread. So I introduced gluten back into my diet, but now that I am no longer ill it is time to reduce my gluten intake again. 

Hopefully this is one step in the right direction to daily living a healthier lifestyle. Next up..... getting physical activity into my daily life. 

Caution!

It is a construction zone in this house! A year ago I got a wild idea to remodel my hall bathroom, myself. (Well with a little help from honey bunches as well). Well we hit a road block where I wanted to just get it done and he wanted it done right, so we compromised and did nothing lol

Now a year later and with the move to Texas looming before us, we need to get it done. So we have spent free time in the last two weeks trying to complete this project. I am happy to report that the tiles are grouted and sealed. The tub caulked and the walls patched. I even started painting (yay!).

Next up, Richard has to attach the tub fixtures, then we sand and finish painting. Then Richard will need to put up the new light fixture, bead board, molding around the mirror, then a little elbow grease and it will be ready to go! Its the final big item that needs to be completed before this house can officially go up on the market.

I have de-cluttered and staged the rooms of the house. I am painting over a red wall in the playroom and repainting the kitchen cabinets. I also bought new hardware for the kitchen cabinets and other small items that needed replacing. I will need to do a deep clean the day before we do pictures and obviously keep it as close to that way as possible while it is on the market.

Hopefully I will be able to breathe a sigh of relief when the home is under contract and John has secured his position in Texas.

Whiplash!

I swear I get whiplash from how fast things change in a household with so many people and especially adults! Not to mention I can't wait until everything having to do with this move is settled. John received word today of a possible better job option for him and we should know more by the end of the week. Hence the feeling of whiplash, one minute I am thinking that everything seems to be finally settling in and I can start planning for the scenario ahead and.... BAM! Curve ball. Luckily this is a great curve ball to have, but I only hope it pans out.

Ross, our unofficially adopted teenager lol, was in quite a sour mood due to the Kings Vs. Ducks game....Here's hoping they do better in the upcoming games and go on to win the cup.

Today I had a full day of work and school. I tutored in Chemistry, then attended an SI Chemistry lecture, then ran an SI session, then off to calculus II where I ended my workday with a quiz. I felt pretty good about it. Lately I have been keeping super late hours which has lead to a difficulty to get up in the morning. The bad part about being a night owl is getting off the sleep schedule. Its almost midnight here and I am wide awake. I will have to force myself to sleep or force myself awake on little sleep tomorrow, but I am hell bent on getting my sleep schedule back on track!

Now I will go pick out outfits for the kids to wear to school tomorrow while honey bunches, aka Richard, makes their lunches. Then I will attempt sleep. Wish me luck!

Y'all ready for this!

Our large family is moving and might even be growing! Its true, we are moving to Texas! 

My ex husband and I attempted to move there years ago, but alas the opportunity was never available to us. Now the stars seem to be aligning and it seems to be well on its way to reality. Now we are rushing to prepare our home for sale and begin the process of buying or building a new home in Texas. 

All of this made possible by the awesome men in our life. 

  

Richard was accepted to the Physics program at Texas A&M for his Phd! I am super stoked for my sexy man to get his Phd, a major life goal for him. John has been offered a transfer in his current job, but it is located in Dallas with the opportunity to move again to Austin in a year. Please keep your fingers crossed and prayers going out that he can get a new job or a transfer closer to Texas A&M. We dont want this family to be fractured or have a huge commute, but we will do what we need to in the meantime. I am accepted to Blinn community college and I am waiting on an decision letter from Tamu about my interest in their school for a bachelors in Chemistry. My father, Ross, and even possibly Richards brother is moving with us as well. That makes us a massive family of 9!

The icing on the cake. College Station (the home of Tamu) has an amazing school district for the kids. I have already mapped out areas to live, best schools, preschools for Scarlett, dance classes, swimming lessons, girl scouts, etc. Plus we plan to come back to Ca every year for a month during the summer! 

So with the fact that eventually Richard and I plan to have children and the hopes that my mother will follow us out to Tx somewhere down the line if we do decide to make Tx our forever home, we will most likely build a new home or compound to house our massive family. 

We are super stoked to start this new adventure in our lives, but I honestly cant wait until the stress of the move and the sale of the current home are done! 

Finally, 

Gig 'em Aggies!

Happy Birthday Moi!

Don't you hate it when you write a long post and then all of a sudden for one reason or another it is gone, not even auto saved... Alas that happened to me a moment ago.

Blog take 2

So it is true, I turned a whopping 28 yesterday.
I slept in. My children showered me with gifts, which included:

A pair of bling flip flops (they know momma too well)
A big beach towel
A press on nail kit
A bead nail decor kit
A beautiful necklace with interchangeable pendants
An Ana Disney infinity figure (My son chose this lol, but it was cute)

Then I spent the day with my mother until late in the evening. Today I got to sleep in again then my father took Ross, Richard, the kids, and I off to to lunch for my birthday.

Here are some pictures from the day :)

Yup its Me, in all my full body glory.... I may not have a super model body but I rocked that outfit ;)

My twin.... Oh I mean my gorgeous mom :)

Mother/Daughter Selfie

The super cute necklace that my three awesome kiddos gave me. Today I put the blue flower pendant on. :) Aurora suggests that tomorrow I wear something pink so that I can wear the pink flower pendant tomorrow lol.