What's going on!!!

We have had yet another busy week, and weekend. Thank goodness we have a day of rest and relaxation. Columbus Day...love having it off!! We went to the ever favorite Toys R Us last weekend to get Christmas ideas. Charlie of coarse fell in love with this little red cutie. I love McQueen. Isn't he just the cutest thing. Charlie loves Cars in general...not just from the movie. He loves anything with wheels-Buses, Choo Choo's, and airplanes too. He is ALL BOY for sure!!
We went for our annual pumpkin picking too. It is so much fun to make a little tradition as a family. It is so simple, yet so much fun to go and pick out those cute little decorations for our porch. I also got some peppers to hang in my kitchen. They are so cute and match so well.

This was the pumpkin that Charlie picked out. Just the right size for our little punkin'.

FALL-----There is so much I love about fall! One main thing is it is the perfect time for pumpkin. I love pumpkin recipes. This is pumpkin dip. It is soooo good with ginger snaps. A wonderful little snack on a cold or warm day.

We are anxiously awaiting the delivery of our new couch and love seat. We have really debated over whether or not to but leather. After much thought and consideration we decided to go ahead and splurge on the soft brown leather. Can't wait for it to be delivered and to put our new living room together. I'm even looking forward to painting it before the furniture is delivered. Anyone who wants to help just let us know!!!

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FINALLY finished volleyball session 1 yesterday. Session 2 starts soon! They did really good this year, and it is amazing how much better and more fun the games are since the first year we started!! Ashley also had a belt test on Friday night and got her orange belt in Jui Jitsu. She is becoming a great little martial artist. We are soooo very proud of her. She is going to a party this afternoon at her friend Hannah's house and is super excited. What a great idea to have a party on a school holiday!

Weight loss update: 11 pounds!

Hope all is well, have a great day and week!

So Long....Bye Bye!

Sorry, I'm not going anywhere.....YET! Just updating my weight loss for my own inspiration. I have lost a total of 9 pounds in 3 weeks. Not bad if I say so myself. I'm very proud of myself. My over all goal is to loose 12 more pounds, but I've decided to go for 17 more lbs. I figure what is 5 more lbs. HUH!!! Hello pre-pregnancy jeans....I hear you calling my name! I'll come and get you soon!!

Just Plain Adorable...

Well, today is my last day off this week. Back to work tomorrow! I wanted to share some cute pics of our little man with you!!! He loves cereal now, and I'm guessing he learned this little trick from our 3 fur-babies.
His favorite cereal is Fruity Pebbles, and yes they are gluten free!!! This is after he had 3 sausage links and 2 scrambled eggs!! He's a big eater in the morning. It tapers off sometimes during the day!!

As you can see from this picture he REALLY enjoys his food.

This is a combo of beanie weenie's and chocolate cookie. Yummy Yummy!

His FAVORITE place in the world. The pantry. I have threatened him and Ashley that I am going to put a lock of the door to keep the snackers OUT of this closet. If Charlie ever goes missing 9 times out of 10 you can find him IN here with the door closed.

BIG changes are soon coming to our house. As you can see above Charlie is about to move into his BIG BOY bed. Then the total room make over will happen. I'm a little sad that when the crib comes down that "baby" phase of my life will be over. Potty training and mother's day out are next....sniff sniff!

What 's going on this week in our house......

Well, as you can see I still can not figure out where my blog post title has gone. So bye bye post titles I guess. I have messed around with this more than I have time to and still can't figure it out.

Ashley started volleyball this week, and has her first game on Saturday. She is on a new team with a coach that is not very pleasant, so pray her mother doesn't say something. Ha Ha.

Ashley also came home sick yesterday with upset stomach...nurse said there is a bug going around the school and she sent 5 home with it on Monday. She is felling better and went to school today. I think she'll make it!!!

Charlie had a check up with his doctor a couple of weeks ago and got a "clean" bill of health. His weight is back on the curve where it should be, so they are no longer worried about him not absorbing his nutrients from his food. YAY!!! He will follow up with the surgeon in a couple of months to have a check up with her, but don't anticipate any problems with that. (knock on wood....) We FINALLY got Charlie paid off, so he is now officially ours HAHA. No medical bills for the first time in 3 years is absolutely wonderful. Pray for continued good health here at Home on the Range.

Henry and I are just taking it all in. Henry planted grass in the back yard, and it is coming in great. Hopefully we are on the road to a full lush back yard next summer for the kids to run in. Henry also bought me some beautiful crape myrtles for my front yard. I saw them all over Alabama and really fell in love with them, so for anniversary I got 5 of them. Love them!!!

I am focused on planning our next vacation to Disney World for the first week of June. The travel agent suggests booking early, and if you've been to Disney World you know you have to make reservations 3 to 6 months ahead if you want to eat in some of their "famous" restaurants.

I'm having a blast doing it though. I am a huge Disney fan, and would go every year if I could afford it!!!! My new job is going wonderfully, except for the occasional headache like with any job. I love it though, and will start taking call one weekend a month starting in October. Hopefully that goes well!!!! I have also stared walking mornings and evenings to try and get healthy. I lost 5 pounds this week. YAY me! I decided now is the time to get healthy for me and my kids. I don't want to be "sick" at en early age, and with my family history I JUST HAVE TO DO IT! I am loving my cool morning walks with Charlie and the nice evening ones with Henry and occasionally Ashley. It is a nice way to end the day.

Well, that is what is going on here! Hopefully I will have some fun pics to post next time. My kids are growing sooooo fast.

Questions!

1- Why do I not have a title option on my blog anymore??? Just one day I logged on and the title section at the top was GONE!

2- You know the saying "THERE IS MORE TO LIFE THAN A CLEAN HOUSE!!!"

Someone PLEASE give me the number to the person who is cleaning your house while you are enjoying that more to life time!!!!

3- Does anyone have a suggestion to containing toy clutter that ends up ALL OVER the house. I have locked toys up in the toy chest to eliminate some of the mess, but the other toys are a nightmare. HELP......I CAN HARDLY SEE MY CARPET SOME DAYS!!!