When did it happen?

When did life get so busy that I hardly have time to blog anymore...I am not happy about that! lol. But I guess I'm enjoying the nice weather and spending time with family and friends...

Today alone consists of:

Some major cleaning...my fridge needs it the most. Then it's on to the basement...that will be a task and a half.

Then we have a BBQ to attend for the boy's birthday combined with my uncle's whose is 3 days after the boy's. Head home around the boy's bedtime and then I have some friends coming over for a fire in my backyard and beers!

I hope to relax some tomorrow...but I foresee more cleaning and organizing...

I hope you all have fantabulous weekends!

Extreme Makeover - Me Edition - Week 9

So how did Wednesday come upon us so quickly???

Wednesday here at my blog (and quite a few others) means it's time to update our progress in the exercise/eating department...if you want to join us in this journey than go over to Amber's blog at aefilkins and find out how.

This past week was once again a big BUST in the exercise department...I'm still on antibiotics and still not feeling 100%. I really didn't think bronchitis would have me knocked out for well over 2 weeks....but it has...I guess it's partially my fault because I haven't exactly been 'resting' like I should be. Our weather has been cold, damp and rainy so I haven't been walking at lunch time as much as I'd like to...and I just didn't have the energy to do stairs last week either.

The good news is...all the walking we did on our road trip (power shopping) translated to approximately 32 miles covered by foot - yes that IS alot of shopping...I calculated about 16 hours of shopping in 2.5 days...can you say WOW??? lol. That's got to be good exercise, right???

In the eating department I didn't totally blow it...even though over the weekend I wasn't as health conscious as I should have been....I managed not to go too overboard in the 'junk' department. But it's that time of the month..and for the past 2 days I have been stuffing my face with chips...something I had given up for close to a month.

But I'm back on my diet starting NOW...and I hope to exercise tonight, after American Idol of course!!! We no longer have a tv in the basement and that is definitely taking away from my elliptical time...perhaps I should steal it back from the boy.

This week Amber is asking:

Name your guilty pleasure. Think of a healthier choice you could use as a substitute.

My guilty pleasure is most definitely chips! Or anything salty for that matter...crackers, peanuts...

When I'm in diet mode I cut out carbs as much as I can and snack alot on meat and cheese...it seems to do the trick for a few weeks...but then someone puts a bowl/bag of chips in front of me and I just can't stop till they are all gone.

I don't have a sweet tooth...though a chocolate bar every now and again is definitely yummy.

So how did you do this week??? I hope to do much better next week

I'm BAAAAAAAAAAACK

I don't have any pictures to share from our girlie roadtrip just yet...but I promise there will be lots when they all make their way to my computer!

Can I just say we had THE most fabulous time ever. 3 girls is just perfect ~ we had lots of room in the car to bring back our power shopping purchases ~ there were only 2 other girls to round up when I decided we'd spent enough time in one store and it was time to move on to the next...I think if it weren't for me we'd still be in JCPenney, having no time to see all the other stores we wanted to.

Things I learnt:

- My friend E gets very cranky if you don't feed her regularly lol.

- other friend P is a go, go, go kind of girl...even after 8 hours of shopping she wanted to do more...me and E just couldn't...sore feet make me a little cranky!

- if I were American I'd be an alcoholic...the price of booze in comparison to here...well lets just say draft beer at the bar for $2...it's double that here...in fact everything is almost double the price up here in Canada!

- after 6 hours away from "my boys" I missed them terribly.

- if they open up a Target up here I will be broke all the time.

Now I better get to reading...I have some serious catching up to do.

Hit the road Jack...

It's time for our girlie road trip...well in about 15 hours and 15 minutes...as my bestest friend's FB reveals lol. How silly is it that us moms look soooooooooo forward to a little 'me' time that we count down by the minutes???

So I won't be around until Monday afternoon-ish...I hope you all have great weekends!

Catching up...

on an award and a tag that my lovely bloggy friends gave me...I've been such a slacker!

Staci over at playing house gave me this award...like 4367 days ago...but hey at least I'm FINALLY getting around to posting it...

Here are the award rules:

List 7 things that make you Awe-Summm and then pass the award on to 7 bloggers you love. Make sure to tag the recipients and let them know they have won! Also link back to the Queen that tagged you.

My 7

I am (most times) very laid back and easy going...you can stop in when my house is falling down around me and I'll welcome you with open arms...or you can call me up and suggest something fun and I'm right there with you whenever i can make it happen! I guess maybe I mean I can be very spontaneous (like that ramble?) lol.

Birthdays mean alot to me - I remember most of my friends and families and try to make their day extra special...even if it's just something (seemingly) small like paying for coffee or lunch...I won't forget!

I love to watch the boy as he grows...he facinates me.

I am always on time...

I always try to put myself in your shoes...whether you be the homeless man on the street begging for change or the woman that let the door slam in my face as I was walking through it...I try (my best) not to judge.

I can cook...even though I don't enjoy doing it...I gotta say I'm pretty darn good at it.

I love family time - movie nights have to be my favorite!

I tag:

Sue @ 3 peas in a pod

Liz @ sugarplum creations

Jen @ another online mom

Impulive addict

Together we save

Melissa @ My little world...

Just me @ I am awake

I also received this cool ABC meme from Tina @ Life in the Lapadula house

A - Age: 28

B - Bed size: Queen

C - Chore you hate: dishes

D - Dogs' names: No dog here anymore

E - Essential start to your day item: Coffee

F - Favorite color: blue

G - Gold or Silver: silver

H – Height: 5'7"

I - Instruments you play: does guitar hero count? lol

J - Job title: Legal secretary

K - Kid(s): 1 boy

L - Living arrangements: in a house with the boyfriend and the boy.

M - Mom's name: Marian

N – Nicknames: Mel, Chick, Mama

O - Overnight hospital stay other than birth: just when I was a kid...once menangitis and once a blood clot in the leg.

P - Pet Peeve: rude ppl that swear in front of children...like f-bombs every other word.

Q - Quote from a movie: Hmmm...i really don't have one.

R - Right or left handed: Right

S - Siblings: 2 younger bros

T - Time you wake up: 6:11 a.m. - then I hit snooze a few times :)

U- Underwear: always

V - Vegetable you dislike: mushrooms

W - Ways you run late: the kiddo taking his time and asking 1,987,890 questions as we are trying to get out the door.

X - X-rays: yeah I've had them

Y - Yummy food you make: homemade hamburger helper, shepards pie

Z - Zoo animals: polar bears, monkeys lol.

I tag any of you that want to do this...come back and let me know you did, I'll come read your answers too!

Extreme Makeover - Me Edition - Week 8

So I'm a day late posting this...but I have a good excuse! I'm siiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiick. Yep really sick...with bronchitis...not fun! I took Tuesday off work to get to the doctor's office and I paid for it yesterday!

So for anyone new here, this is a weekly post created and organized by the lovely Amber over at aefilkins. Check her out and learn how to join us in our venture to lose weight and feel great.

This last week was a toughie for me...not only because I've been sick but because we also had the boy's birthday party last week and then his actual birthday on Monday - he requested McDonald's and it broke my 'staying away from fast food' streak...urgh. Not to mention the birthday cake....but I was a good girl and only had one piece!

Exercise has been non-existent...it's hard to exert yourself when you are having a hard time taking a deep breath...but I've been on antibiotics now for 2 days and am finally starting to feel better. So I hope to hop back on the exercise train.

This week Amber was asking us to show you our inspiration pictures...it could be a celebrity, a picture of our skinny selves or a picture of our not so skinny selves...

This might be an odd celebrity choice but...I've always been inspired by Kelly Ripa. She's had 3 children and IMO looks fantastic! I don't want to be stick skinny...I still want to have my curves...and I think she's got them!

And then there is this picture of me...taken back in 2007 just after I had met the boyfriend...and before I had put on the "relationship weight" as I like to refer to it lol. I'm not far off from looking like this...but definitely need to get a little more tonage going on!

Dear mom

The boy's Mothers Day card that he made me at school says:

Dear mom,

You are the best mom in the world!
Your a great cook.
Thank you for taking me to the Moose game. (Hockey)
Thank you for taking good care of me.
I will do chores today.
Have a great day!

For the record he did no chores on Sunday...lol.

Oh his other card says:

I love you because you rock mom!

Isn't he the cutest...and I think I rock too...