Where has the year gone?

I can't believe it is now the end of December! 2011 has been a pretty good year for us. Thayne and I discovered Roller Derby, the boys grew so much and learned way more, we got our house and we have a surprise bun in the oven :) I can't be more grateful for my life, family and friends then I am right now. We truly are blessed to live in such an amazing country at such an amazing time.
Last week we found out that our little bun is a GIRL! I am so excited and it makes me a little more ok with having to give up my shrinking body and derby for her. I have a long time before she will be here but I think we should all start preparing now,.. she's going to be spoiled ROTTEN! She will be loved by so many around her and have two amazing brothers who will always love her and protect her. Her name is Lola Marline Clayson. I can't wait to hold her!!!

New Rule~

So since we have moved into this new house we have tried to make small chages to make our family unit run smoother... today I made a rule up. I have decided that once we get home from work there is no TV until after dinner. This means while mom is cooking and doing small chores around the house the kids can either help me or play in their HUGE toy room or read books. Thiago was furious with me. All he wanted to do was play the xbox or watch cartoons! My reasoning behind this? Well since I'm pregnant and very tired all the time all I want to do is lay down on the couch and rest,.. but if I do this, I can never get up until bed time! Also, I refuse to let my kids become "gamers". I want them to have a healthy imagination. They have SO MANY toys and hardly play with them. Although Thiago through his fits I think it was a success. I was able to fold and put away mountains of laundry while cooking dinner, then when Thayne got home from work the kids "helped" him with a few small projects around the house. I think this will be a good change for all of us!

Wow!

I am really horrible at this whole blogging thing aren't I? Let's see,.. quick update: I don't work at the gas station anymore, still do at the daycare, we're unexpectedly pregnant with baby #3, can't do derby anymore because this blessed miracle, we bought a house.... sold the Scion to save money, work is four houses away so I can walk.... hmmm.... I think those are the big highlights. I hope to get back into blogging! We will see. Hope all is well with everyone else!

Seriously???

My last post was seriously May 22nd? And the blog photo is so out of date. I am SLACKING!!!
Summer has been interesting to say the least. Jason put me in the Preschool class for the summer program,.. I haven't decided how I feel about that yet and it's already half over. I LOVE being in that class because we do such fun stuff but on the other hand, Thiago is in that class. I love my kid but goodness, he's a little terror when I'm his "teacher". I get really upset when he thinks he can just do whatever he wants and it'll be ok. He told Thayne the other day when asked why he was being a turd, "It's ok because mommy can't hit me in front of the cameras, Jason will see and get mad at her." What a little stink!!! So I am forced to be nice to my kid even though sometimes a good spanking would do him good!

Thiago's earnings~

I have been so stinken busy with three jobs, two kids and a husband, derby and TRYING to keep this house clean that I have not posted in a little while! Sorry!!! :)

Thayne took Thiago to the recycleing place to get rid of some of these cans that were pillying up,.. Thiago earned $37!!! He was so excited! We haven't been able to go back out because of the weather but Thiago is very anxious to get back out there to collect more.

Anyone have cans?

So lately we have been thinking of ways Thiago (our four year old) can earn some money aside from doing his chores. He is OBSESSED with money and saving it. We are also trying to teach him that he has to work for the things he wants, they won't just be handed to him. We have decided to start collecting alluminum cans. In this we are teaching him to recycle and save the earth and also that hard work receives a reward. On Sundays, when it's warm, we have been going out to the fields on the outskirts of town and picking up cans that people throw out the window. Thiago LOVES this. It's like a little treasure hunt for him. He loves spotting them, running to get them and then smashing them under the tire of the car. He's so cute! We have started doing this as a family thing and we really enjoy it. Anyway, if any of you have aluminum cans lying around I am sure Thiago would LOVE to have them. He enjoys dumping them into the recycling belt so the more cans, the more enjoyment and money for his money jar!

Riding away~

I have to say, riding my bike everywhere is one of the best things I have ever thought of! I can already feel my muscles are toning and I feel better, PLUS we're not polluting the air as much :) I keep telling Thayne, I will be skinny in no time! Hooray :D

This week's obsession!

So since selling the van we have been borrowing Thayne's Scion to get the kids and I to and from work... I HATE this arangement almost as much as he does! He loves that baby so I have to be super careful and I am always super aware of what the kids are doing, how I'm driving, etc. Anyway, I'm working really hard to save my pennies this summer so I can buy a Chrysler Aspen. I don't want Thayne's help or his money with this cause I want to be a big girl and know I did it by my self! So this week we have been working on our bikes getting them ready for warmer weather so we can use this as transportation :) I'm so excited!!! We all know what a tree huger I can be at times and this makes me sooooo happy!

Doesn't Talan look sooo cute with his helmet? lol I love him! 

This is my pride and joy that I worked so hard on! This is my old bike from like 8 years ago and since I'm trying to save my pennies, buying a new one wasn't exactly the smartest thing, sooo,... I refurbished my old one with Zebra Duck Tape! I know, how could I be so smart, right? lol I know it's the trashiest thing I could have ever done but it looks so cool and I'm so excited for it. Brent (my father-in-law) helped me fix my tires on it and gears, thank goodness for him! I will be getting a bike trailer in a couple weeks but Talan is loving this seat for now. I'm so excited to be living greener, saving money AND getting the excersize I need!

Half an update?

One of these days I will do a really good post about everything going on,.. ugh, there is just so much! I wish I would have just kept up on it!!! :) But today you will have to settle for this little tid bit, I quit nannying the begining of March, BEST DECISION EVER!!! I miss the Losser children and Dana terribly but I could not be happier with all the money I'm actually saving! We sold our van, because we really only need it for that job, I can walk to work, the kids don't eat here etc. I am so happy with my decision to go back to the daycare too!

Posts

So I know the last hand full of posts have been only about me and losing weight. I just can't help it! It consumes my every thought!!! I want so badly to be comfortable in my own body. I want this almost as much as I wanted and obsessed over having Talan.
I have done this on past posts and completely believe it's the reason I have all the things I've ever truly wanted... So here it is. Dear Universe, please allow for me to lose 10lbs every month for the next three months. In return I will keep doing my part in preserving this beautiful earth :) thank you!

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Weight

So I've lost another pound,.. So that's 10lbs in a month. I know I should be stocked but I really feel like it should be more. I haven't worked my hardest at it so maybe that'd why I'm feeling this way? Anyway,. I'm going to do better, I have to!

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3lbs

I've lost another 2.5 lbs! We'll just round up since my tracker does :) That's a total of 9lbs!!! Last week with Talan having his seizure I gave up the rest of the week and didn't count calories like I should of. But now I'm back on track and determined to lose this!

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Frebile Seizures

I'm apologizing in advance for this post being so detailed, I want to remember exactly what happened.
Jan.31 (Mon. night) Baby Talan was so tired but having trouble falling asleep. We put him to bed as normal but had to keep going into his room because he would just cry and cry. I noticed him rubbing his left ear one of the times and wondered to myself if he was doing this because of an ear ache or because he was flustered and tired. After a few attempts of making him comfortable and giving him his bottle I decided to pick him up and take him into the living room where thayne and myself were watching tv. I had only been holding him for a few minutes before he zonked out, I held him until we were ready to go to bed. Through out the night Talan woke up a few times crying which is really abnormal for him, by the third time it was 4:55am, five minutes before when Thayne normally gets up to go to the gym. I had Thayne bring Baby to me and we just snuggled while he drank his bottle.
The rest of the morning was normal, got ready, came to Dana's, the boys played for a little while before Talans routine morning nap.
During his morning nap I noticed he was whining a lot in his sleep but since he was staying asleep I didn't worry too much. About 10am I heard the Talan make the saddest cry I have ever heard. It reminded me of his newborn cry. It made me feel instantly sad so I went to pick him up out of the play pen so I could hold him and rock him back to sleep.
He was laying on his stomach so when I picked him up I had to turn around to hold him. As soon as I turned him around I knew something wasn't right. His body was jolting, flex, release, flex, release. He also had this blank look on his face. Everything after that is kind of blur, I went into shock but did everything I was suppose to do. I instantly ran upstairs to get the house phone, I had no time to think about the cell phone in my pocket, dialed 911 as I ran into the upstairs living room to lay Baby Talan flat on the floor. I was hysterical with dispatch, poor lady was so nice to me and calmed me down. I don't remember much of the phone call but I do remember I had to give her Danas address that I didnt know, luckily there was a red notepad on the counter that for whatever reason had it written at the very top. I just sat next to Talans life less body as the seizure continued. I talked to him, still hysterical, and he just looked at me with this glazed look in his eyes. It was so sad. The seizure lasted about two minutes but it really seemed a lot longer. When it was over he just lay there, limp. With every breath he let out a tiny whine. I tried to put my finger in his hand but he wouldn't grab a hold of me. His eyes would just follow my every move but he just lay there, winning. I felt so helpless. All I wanted to do was see him smile and take his pain away.
The ambulance followed by a police officer finally arrived. They asked me some questions and then asked me to call someone to come take the kids so we could be taken to the hospital. I called Dana to come home and then ran next door to the neighbor, as I waited at the door for someone to answer Cami, Danas cousin that lives across the street, came out of her house and asked if she could help. I yelled to her what happened and what I needed. Cami at the time was getting her hair colored so she had it all up in foils, so she sent the girl who was doing her hair over for the kids. I've always wanted to ride in an ambulance but as soon as I had a chance I was wishing we were anywhere but there. The whole ride I kept thinking What would I do if we lost him? Could I survive that?
We were at the hospital for hours! But with every hour Talan came back little by little. The doctors ran many test and concluded that it occurred because of an ear infection that made his fever rise way to fast. I'm so grateful and relieved that Talan is safe and healthy. We are so blessed that it wasn't serious and he will not have no long term affects because of this.

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Talan 10 1/2 mo.

Baby Talan
21.4 lbs-- 49 Centile
28.0 in.-- 21 Centile
19.3 in.-- 99 Centile (OFC- his head)
I like to think he has a big head because he's so smart :)
Vocabulary:
Da- Daddy
Ma- Mommy
Na- No
Ya- Yes
and his newest...
Ga- Grandpa
He's so handsome! I love him sooooo much!!!!

6lbs!

I am proud to announce that I lost 6lbs since last monday! Counting calories is really helping!!!

Tracking

The last few days have been a real eye opener. On my qwest to lose this weight I have been tracking my calorie intake. I had no idea how many calories I have really been eating when all along I thought I was eating healthier. I heard about this website from my friend Ivy. Shes been doing really well with it and there so happens to be an app. on the android market for phones. I love this website, it tracks not only your calories but your daily vitamins, exercise and water intake. I also love that I can put my personal recipes in and it will calculate serving size and calories for me! I entered my height, weight, age and how much I want to lose and it calculated my goal of 1200 calories a day. Its been a little difficult being aware of everything little thing but I think its really helping! I can't wait to weigh in on Monday just out of curiosity. If you want to take advantage of this FREE website it's www.myfitnesspal.com I highly recommend it!

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Check out my new ticker!

So I am DETERMINED to lose this weight!!! My goal is 55lbs. but I would settle for 40. This is it, I'm doing it! So above is my ticker and my motivation to keep seeing it move to the right!

Boys and Bubbles

Wow, two blogs in one day,.. I must have a lot to say today! :)
So my favorite time of day is when I put the boys in the bath at night because they love playing together and for a few minutes they are clean! I just had to blog about my bubble bath. WE LOVE how many bubbles this Avon Bubble Bath makes. This is a picture of how many bubbles there still was in the tub after the boys had been playing for at least 15 minutes.

Look at that cute face!

Yes, he barely got out of the tub and already has food on his face!

If you want to look into the bubble bath I use here is a link: http://shop.avon.com/shop/product.aspx?pf_id=37487&src_page=PromotionList

Lunch

Don't judge me until you try it! One of my favorite things for lunch is grilled cheese with jelly on top yum yummy!!!

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Picture Update!

So for some reason I haven't uploaded pictures in a very very long time. Here are some of my favorites from the past few months. As I was loading them I realized there is a ton of Thiago,.. ooops! :)

Thiago is so goofy! I love taking pictures of the many faces he pulls!

Couldn't figure out how to rotate this one but isn't he so handsome in his uniform?

Our annual ugly sweater party, (of course we won with these home made eye sores!)

Help!

Ok so I need every one's help! I desperately want to redecorate and my first order of business is making the kitchen space more efficient! We currently don't have a dining table because our apartment is so small and I haven't figured out where to put one. After much consideration and a lot of blog stalking I have decided to be inspired by this high chair I found last summer at a yard sale. I absolutely love this high chair and how old it looks. I also love the colors and that it even looks glittery! I searched the tag and tried to find out exactly how old this was and was unsuccessful with google. On the tag it self it says something about 1929, if it's really that old I don't know. Anyway, I need some ideas of what I could do to bring this style and colors to life. Please feel free to comment links to websites with pictures! Thank you!!!

Happy Sunday!

I know Sundays are suppose to be a day of rest but I do love me an accomplished day! The boys and I went to church today for the first time in 10 months! WOW! I can't believe I let it go that long. I was a little nervous to go by myself with the two little ninjas but they were surprisingly very well behaved. I'm so glad we went!
I also made dinner in my mom's NuWave Oven and I absolutely loved it! I now want one so bad,.. hopefully my mom will let me borrow it for a while until I can buy my own :)
And last but not least I folded about 6 loads of laundry and washed and changed our sheets. I can't wait to crawl into my fresh clean bed, best feeling ever!

I'm obsessed!

I am so obsessed with my Avon business. Go visit my website!
avon.com/lclayson

Chicken Soup

On our qwest for a better year we are determined to start cooking and eating at home more. This alone will do two things, one, save us tons of money and two, help us get healthier! Sunday I did so good and wrote out a menu for the week, wrote all the ingredients I would need and made sure our week was well balanced and healthy.
Last night I made a conscience effort to have enough energy to go grocery shopping after Dana came to pick up her kids, I need to prepare myself mentally to have more energy because by this time of day I'm extremely tired :) So anyway, because we have all been so sick I decided to make my Magic Chicken Soup (it's got MAGIC healing powers!!!) I love cooking for my family. Tonight, Carne Asada, can't wait!

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My Top 10 Resolutions:

I want to change so many things to make mine and my family's life better,.. I came up with my top ten.
1. Be more patient- I find myself too caught up in the days stresses that I become short with people (aka the ones closest to me).
2. Make a different meal (we've never tried) from online recipes or a cook book at least once a week.
3. Enjoy my kids more- They are growing way too fast and it makes me so sad.
4. Take more pictures!
5. Reserve Friday nights as date night for Thayne and I.
6. Reserve Saturday nights as FAMILY date nights.
7. Focus hard on Avon.
8. Post more on my blog.
9. Remind myself that I alone can not solve everyones problems, I am only human.
And last but not least
10. Go to church whenever possible!
Notice how it does not say anywhere in there "lose weight" :D I am determined to GET HEALTHY this year and will be blogging about it on my other site.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

I know I have been the worst blogger ever but,.. This is on the top of my resolutions!
2010 was such an amazing year to us compared to 2009, I can only hope that 2011 will be even better.
I haven't decided for sure what my resolutions are yet, I want them to be real good! But I will post them as soon as I figure them out!!!
I hope you all had a wonderful and safe New Years Eve! XOXO

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