Well and daddies too.. well honestly anyone that likes to eat or drink :)
So if you havent seen it, the Krog has Welch's 100 percent grape juice on sale for 2.49. There are 1.00/1 and 1.00/2 coupons out there... some even hanging on these giant 64oz bottles of grape delight.
I went the other day and bought 12. And Im not done. I will go again before monday and buy 10 more. I cannot beat it for 2.00 for a giant jug of actual juice and not watery juice with sweetner. And yes, I am that mom. For the first month I was buying big boxes of juicy juice 100% juice boxes for anthony and Dom to take to school. But the other kiddos like them too and they were killing that box off waaaayyy to fast. They run about 10 bucks a box or at the base I can get them for 7 ish. So now, after someone finishes a mini bottle of water, I have been recycling them into homemade juice holders for snack and lunch. thankfully, my son is still too young to be mortified by this and Ill keep on sneaking it in there until he complains. Hey.. if you want to use allowance and birthday money for juice boxes, I wont argue :) So get in there and get some of those jugs. And some raspberries for the freezer as they are 10/10 again. Normally about 2.50 for the same tiny package and they freeze well. Ok , Im done soap boxing about my love of stockpiling. One day.. you will love it too :)
Second note before I make some lunch for the clan over here.
Today is Anthony's birthday. He is 6 years old!!!! First off, I cant believe it has been 6 years~ then again, if I think about it, it seems like just yesterday that he was born. My mom came down because they had stripped my membranes and had scheduled induction for the 30th at 7. But by midnight of the 6th, I was starting to have contractions (or what I thought to be).. and by 2:30a she had talked me into showering and having Tony take me to the hospital. After all the paperwork and changing and settling in, I found out I was already dilated to a 5! So soon after, the blessed epidural woman came in (didnt do a great job but it took the edge off) ... and a few hours later after 20 minutes of pushing.. we had a beautiful baby boy. And, he really was beautiful. He was all of 8 pounds, nice ounces of chubby, cherubic, full lipped, some hair, beautiful skin tone bundle of joy. And I know. Im his mom. Of course he was gorgeous to me. But Im also honest. For those of you that know Dominic now, you know he is the cutest, prettiest little lady killer of a 4 yr old.. complete with dimple. But when he was born.. at 7 pounds 1 ounce, 3 weeks early. He looked like an alien. I mean an adorable alien blessed with 10 fingers and 10 toes and everything in the right spot. But an alien, none the less. After a few weeks of the boob juice he was well on his way of fattening up and being much less E.T ish. But I digress.
I remember bringing anthony home for the first night. And I was so scared. He was crying anytime I laid him down in his bassinet. Thank God my mom was there. I kept thinking to myself.. who entrusted ME with all this responsibility?? How can I be in charge of another life? And such a little, and fragile one at that??
Sometimes when I look at him now, I still see that little meatheaded baby. His birth hair ended up falling out so he was bald for quite awhile and the new hair was quite blonde so even tho he had hair.. it didnt look like it. He did have the most beautiful ice blue eyes and his daddys smile. He was a very tolerant baby too.. Id load him up and we'd be off getting tools or supplies for daddy... delivering stuff, going out to dinner with friends, shopping, or just hanging out. Him and I had 13 whole months together before The Dom cheese came along.. and those are 13 months I will treasure forever. Maybe he remembers the time that it was just him? The days of singing and playing in his old navy bat pjs?...The time when he wore a tuxedo to our wedding when he was 6 months old? I sure hope so... because to me, those are some of the best memories of him that I will never forget.
Happy Birthday Beez :)
Love you to the moon and back!
Thursday, September 30, 2010
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
Thirty? Thirty. Thirty? Thirty. THIRTY????!! What?! Really!??!?!?
30.
Funny how its a number Im starting to dread coming up on my birthday here in a month and a half or so.
Its also a number that makes me squeal like a suckling pig off to the slaughter.
This week at weigh-in. I was down 3.2 pounds. Those pounds let me get up and over the thirty pound mark. I'll admit it. I ran out into the living room in my underwear. And as scary of a thought that that may be, at least its a 30lb less scary thought. I think my husband thought it was his lucky day (love is blind after all), as I came cruising out into the sitting room clad in just black undies. "whoa whoa whoa...what are you doin?" I said "come see". He walked (briskly) into the bedroom where Im sure he saw the scale and put two and two together....I showed him my weigh-in log that Ive been very dedicated in writing each weeks weigh-ins into, and monthly totals... and then made him look at the scale.
Thirty before thirty.
Wow. Im telling ya people.. if I can do it..ANYONE can. And admittedly.. it wasnt that bad. Time still passes.. no matter if we are doing something to improve ourself.. or just doin the same stuff weve been doing. 30 pounds came off with healthy choices.. but also with getting to eat out with friends, making tasty food and learning to trick our minds and bodies that we are full when maybe we arent as full as we are used to being.
Can you imagine what the next 30 might be like? Can I imagine buying jeans in a size I havent even thought about since I was 18? Wow.
Gone are the days where Im used to failing and being ok with it. Failing is EASIER than accomplishing stuff. Yelp.. guess I cant do it. Yelp guess Ill start next monday. Yeppers.. Ill just binge one more day and start again tomorrow. Guess what.. it was actually MORE difficult to spend the whole damn day JUSTIFYING why we ate what we ate, or why we chose to over eat/over drink/over indulge.
Whew.. that certainly clears up alot of time to actually focus on ourselves, follow our plan and manuever thru the road blocks that life, kids, dinners and peanut m&m's throw at us.
Looks like making ticktock time for OURSELVES.. actually benefits others with all the free ticktock time it gives us to put forth towards overall good. If Im not eating stuff and wasting time defending to myself why it was ok, or feeling tired and lousy because im loaded up with sugar and fat.. then wow wow wee wow I am an actual particpating and needed part of the family. Go flippin figure!
Alright loves, I need ya now more than ever as I figure the weekly poundage loss may start to slow and the frustration and disappointment will loom only to be egged on by halloween candy, birthday treats, thanksgiving delights blessed and given to us from Our Provider and xmas treats from he who ho ho ho's
.
If you see me flailing and floudering about-----> call me on it.
55 days to go till the big 30.
Fifty-five? yes. Till Im Thirty? yessum.
We gots some work to do. :)
Funny how its a number Im starting to dread coming up on my birthday here in a month and a half or so.
Its also a number that makes me squeal like a suckling pig off to the slaughter.
This week at weigh-in. I was down 3.2 pounds. Those pounds let me get up and over the thirty pound mark. I'll admit it. I ran out into the living room in my underwear. And as scary of a thought that that may be, at least its a 30lb less scary thought. I think my husband thought it was his lucky day (love is blind after all), as I came cruising out into the sitting room clad in just black undies. "whoa whoa whoa...what are you doin?" I said "come see". He walked (briskly) into the bedroom where Im sure he saw the scale and put two and two together....I showed him my weigh-in log that Ive been very dedicated in writing each weeks weigh-ins into, and monthly totals... and then made him look at the scale.
Thirty before thirty.
Wow. Im telling ya people.. if I can do it..ANYONE can. And admittedly.. it wasnt that bad. Time still passes.. no matter if we are doing something to improve ourself.. or just doin the same stuff weve been doing. 30 pounds came off with healthy choices.. but also with getting to eat out with friends, making tasty food and learning to trick our minds and bodies that we are full when maybe we arent as full as we are used to being.
Can you imagine what the next 30 might be like? Can I imagine buying jeans in a size I havent even thought about since I was 18? Wow.
Gone are the days where Im used to failing and being ok with it. Failing is EASIER than accomplishing stuff. Yelp.. guess I cant do it. Yelp guess Ill start next monday. Yeppers.. Ill just binge one more day and start again tomorrow. Guess what.. it was actually MORE difficult to spend the whole damn day JUSTIFYING why we ate what we ate, or why we chose to over eat/over drink/over indulge.
Whew.. that certainly clears up alot of time to actually focus on ourselves, follow our plan and manuever thru the road blocks that life, kids, dinners and peanut m&m's throw at us.
Looks like making ticktock time for OURSELVES.. actually benefits others with all the free ticktock time it gives us to put forth towards overall good. If Im not eating stuff and wasting time defending to myself why it was ok, or feeling tired and lousy because im loaded up with sugar and fat.. then wow wow wee wow I am an actual particpating and needed part of the family. Go flippin figure!
Alright loves, I need ya now more than ever as I figure the weekly poundage loss may start to slow and the frustration and disappointment will loom only to be egged on by halloween candy, birthday treats, thanksgiving delights blessed and given to us from Our Provider and xmas treats from he who ho ho ho's
.
If you see me flailing and floudering about-----> call me on it.
55 days to go till the big 30.
Fifty-five? yes. Till Im Thirty? yessum.
We gots some work to do. :)
Sunday, September 19, 2010
Gold and Silver..
Short post tonight... more to come tomorrow am.
I caught up with an old friend over the weekend. Altho it had be a while since we've gotten to chit chat.. it was as tho we just saw each other yesterday. The thing is about friendship.. distance doesnt hurt it, time between visits doesnt shake it, and an occassional hi, how are ya, text can do just the trick even if it is few and far between. Old friends understand you, even when you dont talk, they read your mind sometimes even before you think. Some days when youre feeling blue..youll get a random text from them or a super sweet card as IF they knew you needed a little boost to get you through the day. When you just answer that call, its as if youre just continuing a conversation youd been having all along.. even tho you havent spoken in months or so. Old friends are heartwarming. I hope I'll be considered an old friend to someone at somepoint in my life.
Lesson learned from girlscouts.. about 23 years ago:
Make new friends, but keep the old...
Some are silver, the others, gold.
I caught up with an old friend over the weekend. Altho it had be a while since we've gotten to chit chat.. it was as tho we just saw each other yesterday. The thing is about friendship.. distance doesnt hurt it, time between visits doesnt shake it, and an occassional hi, how are ya, text can do just the trick even if it is few and far between. Old friends understand you, even when you dont talk, they read your mind sometimes even before you think. Some days when youre feeling blue..youll get a random text from them or a super sweet card as IF they knew you needed a little boost to get you through the day. When you just answer that call, its as if youre just continuing a conversation youd been having all along.. even tho you havent spoken in months or so. Old friends are heartwarming. I hope I'll be considered an old friend to someone at somepoint in my life.
Lesson learned from girlscouts.. about 23 years ago:
Make new friends, but keep the old...
Some are silver, the others, gold.
Friday, September 17, 2010
Even tho Im writing this.. Im actually asleep.
Whew. I am tired. Tired in that cant keep my eyes totally open, really want to lay down on the couch with a blanket and the weinergirl, please let it be bedtime asap.. kind of tired. You wouldnt think it would be like this. Afterall, 5 days a week now from 7:10 until 3:30ish I am T-minus one of my offspring. That should reduce my workload by 25%, therefore improving my energy. I will admit tho, that there is definetly a different dynamic here in the house during the day. Rocco and Anthony arent constantly trying to claw each others eyes out, fist fight, punch and run, or the old standby bite and pinch, each other so that part is refreshing. We are all still getting used to Anthony being gone... Dominic, Tony and I have all yelled out "Anthony!" when there was something we wanted him to see, or hear, or when its lunch time. I cannot imagine what it will be like in 3 years when I have all 4 of them in school! I mean I understand my day time will be freed up from diapers and the lunch and snack and play/craft routine, but I am SO sure it will be filled up with more grocery shopping for more lunches, snacks, school projects, and laundry to the moon and back. Just thinking about how quiet it will be kind of freaks me out. Im so used to hustle and bustle and talking and babbling that Im not sure how Ill handle it all. I guess we will cross that bridge when we get there :) Till then.. I better just enjoy every day I get these 3 kiddos at home cause soon enough they wont want to be sitting on my lap and giving me nose kisses. They will want me to act cooler around their friends, not kiss them and/or acknowledge that Im their mother in public, not embarass them at sporting events, etc. Soon, instead of the 4 of them all fighting constantly for the attention from Tony and I, they will be ignoring me, slamming doors, rolling their eyes at my endless affection...and becoming a teenager. Altho I am excited to see what these babies grow into.. I best gather up as many hugs and drooly kisses that I can for the time being.
Time waits for no one.
Time waits for no one.
Saturday, September 11, 2010
Drained.
Whew. Made it through Anthony's first week at school. Overall, it went waaay better than I anticipated. He got up great every day, was excited for the bus, and generally happy with what was going on during the day. Ill take that as a win for the D'Ambrosio household :) I was really kind of worried how he'd go so long without eating or snacks with his endless pit, but hes doing great. The house definitely has a different chemistry without him. Dominic has started to take on the role of the leader (which means trouble!). Him and Rocco were chumming around with the girl and there really weren't alot of tangled up arms or all out brawls. Must mean my babies are growing up! Tear :'( So i did some garage sale-ing this weekend and found Elliana a brand new OshGosh pink snowsuit with adorable flower print.....for 5 bucks. I about jumped up and clicked my heels together. Normally id try to barter and get it for less but I already felt like I was STEALING it from her. So I happily paid my 5 bucks and a couple other single dollars for an adorable xmas dress and pink fleece. Ohh....I just LOVE a good garage sale. You know, the ones where when you pull up theres more than 3 tables of random junk? But a whole garage full and tables upon tables just waiting to be picked over and bartered for? There is nothing worse than driving for like 2 miles to find a garage sale and then when you pull up it is either A: consisting of 3 tables of screwdrivers, old christmas decor and duck decoys. Or B: The house where its at is at the end of a SUPER long driveway.. and usually Im too scaredy chicken to pull down that drive because I soooo do not want to end up in a deep hole in his basement having to rub the lotion on my skin!!! (shudder) So here's to you... garage sale host pro fess ion al. Keep on buyin your kids full price, name brand clothes. You have great taste. Ill be back next year to fleece you again for a big bag of stuff for 20 bucks. My boys will enjoy the long sleeve Nike shirts in mint condition for $1/each, old navy swim trunks for .50/each, and for Elliana, the beautiful holiday dress it looks like you customordered from somewhere high-end ..for $2 I will gladly raise my garage sale acquired kitchy coffee cup to you... you're helping me get more budge in my budget :)
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
First day of Kindergarten :)
Ok for starters..
I weigh-in yesterday and was baffled to see a 4.4 pound loss. Woot woot for ankle weights and constant yard work!! Must have been the slave labor that made the fat melt :)
So today was my oldest first day of kindergarten. I feel like a kid myself because I am SO very excited for him. He is so ready for school. Hes been counting down the days for weeks now.. kind of like he does at christmas. I am looking forward to birthday parties, and friends over and that sort of thing. tomorrow will be his first day ON the bus.. and Im nervous! But Tony will follow the bus and make sure anthony makes it into the school all the way to his classroom which is at the complete opposite end of the school. Next monday, Dominic starts preschool.. monday wednesday 12-2:45. Again, very excited. Hoping I can hold it together mentally to keep track and remember all the snacks and lunch and crayons and towels and extra clothes and gym shoes. Im thinking of getting one of those magnetic calendars I can stick on teh fridge. Relying on the crackberry for a schedule system might not cut the mustard anymore. I might need more VISUAL reminders that I have to make 5 dozen cookies by 5pm. LOL!!
And it begins :)
So my goals this week are to...get my daily exercise in the form of yard work/leg weights/basketball/soccer/etc.. its much more fun/productive than 45 minutes on the treadmill and it seems to be doing the trick. Mother natures here so she better get her hot ass packed up by next mondays weigh in. Im up to over 25 pounds loss now and am starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel!! Its a faint light, but its a little bit of motivation that potentially I CAN reach the goal of being in better shape and more happy with my image. next mini goal.. find my 80s outfit for sure! I have a couple ideas adn a couple things but I havent found that one OMG! Like totally awesome 80s outfit;) Id best get to the sal army sometime soon. So wahts your vote?? We are on teh fence between having the party bus pick us all up OR putting that money towards an 80s band to be here playing in the heated tent.
Im sorta swinging towards band now cause I dont need a bus to take me to bars to drink...as im sure we will have loads of drinkable things here already.. but then again the purple hoopty bus would be hilarious. I dont know.. I cant decide. You decide for me!!
Or if you have any ideas on what I should wear.. Im soo open to suggestions :)
I have exactly 50 days to keep on keepin on till the partay. And 57 till the big dreaded 30. (ugh) Even when I type it I just hear the toll of big somber bells.
Must. chin. up.
Have a good day loves. Im off to my laundry abyss.
I weigh-in yesterday and was baffled to see a 4.4 pound loss. Woot woot for ankle weights and constant yard work!! Must have been the slave labor that made the fat melt :)
So today was my oldest first day of kindergarten. I feel like a kid myself because I am SO very excited for him. He is so ready for school. Hes been counting down the days for weeks now.. kind of like he does at christmas. I am looking forward to birthday parties, and friends over and that sort of thing. tomorrow will be his first day ON the bus.. and Im nervous! But Tony will follow the bus and make sure anthony makes it into the school all the way to his classroom which is at the complete opposite end of the school. Next monday, Dominic starts preschool.. monday wednesday 12-2:45. Again, very excited. Hoping I can hold it together mentally to keep track and remember all the snacks and lunch and crayons and towels and extra clothes and gym shoes. Im thinking of getting one of those magnetic calendars I can stick on teh fridge. Relying on the crackberry for a schedule system might not cut the mustard anymore. I might need more VISUAL reminders that I have to make 5 dozen cookies by 5pm. LOL!!
And it begins :)
So my goals this week are to...get my daily exercise in the form of yard work/leg weights/basketball/soccer/etc.. its much more fun/productive than 45 minutes on the treadmill and it seems to be doing the trick. Mother natures here so she better get her hot ass packed up by next mondays weigh in. Im up to over 25 pounds loss now and am starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel!! Its a faint light, but its a little bit of motivation that potentially I CAN reach the goal of being in better shape and more happy with my image. next mini goal.. find my 80s outfit for sure! I have a couple ideas adn a couple things but I havent found that one OMG! Like totally awesome 80s outfit;) Id best get to the sal army sometime soon. So wahts your vote?? We are on teh fence between having the party bus pick us all up OR putting that money towards an 80s band to be here playing in the heated tent.
Im sorta swinging towards band now cause I dont need a bus to take me to bars to drink...as im sure we will have loads of drinkable things here already.. but then again the purple hoopty bus would be hilarious. I dont know.. I cant decide. You decide for me!!
Or if you have any ideas on what I should wear.. Im soo open to suggestions :)
I have exactly 50 days to keep on keepin on till the partay. And 57 till the big dreaded 30. (ugh) Even when I type it I just hear the toll of big somber bells.
Must. chin. up.
Have a good day loves. Im off to my laundry abyss.
Sunday, September 5, 2010
Tiny step..big leap.
Yello
So after a loooonggg week of preparation..which included alot of landscaping, flower planting, cooking, cleaning, deck building, garbage gathering, etc... I hosted my first annual end of summer party. If you have ever met my mom, you know shes a natural born host. Party planning and hosting and organizing is in her blood. She will call me from work to tell me she decided on make ahead potatoes for a party 3 weeks away. At the same time, Im still working on what to have for lunch THAT day.. let alone 3 weeks away :)
Anyway, a big thanks to all those who came and who brought tasty treats with them. that made my work load so very much lighter and I enjoyed all the company and chitchat without being completely worn out before the shin dig even began. Loved seeing some classmates from highschool that I hadnt seen in over 12 years! They were adorable! The weather was the only issue as it was FREEZIN outside :) But.. thats the beauty of fall.. to get that crisp beautiful air that lets us have the windows open, we have to sacrifice the constant flip flop wearing and don the fleece. I love fall. Adore it. I love football sundays with chili or wings a cookin.. i love the smell of halloween when the leaves are wet and the dusk is about to fall. One day, if one of my boys decides to play football, on fridays I'll be out on the bleachers with my hot cocoa and my snuggie (ill have to get one) embarrasing my offspring by yelling loudly at unfair calls and dirty plays.
So Anthony starts school on tuesday too! And the Dominic starts pre-school next monday. They are getting to be such big boys! Can you imagine for two days of the week for around 2 hours I will only have 2 kids here? Ill probably be bored! Im going to use that time for laundry I think. We can drop Dom off and them come home and do a couple loads, get it put away and when we pick up Dominic we can go to the park for awhile and then be home in time for Anthony to get off the bus. Rocco and Elliana deserve to have some fun too... and there are a couple really cute parks around here so I think we have a master plan.
Im trying to not freak about about the whole first day of school thing. Afterall, he is my first! So its soo very new to me. And unchartered territory, as we all know is very nerve racking. Im trying to move through it all very slow.. taking cautious baby steps so I dont have a full adult meltdown and scar him for the rest of his life.
Weigh in tomorrow AM.
Ill report the results in the AM.. then Im going to grill and enjoy the unofficial last day of summer :)
Happy Labor Day! (or memorial day as Ive been calling it for 2 weeks)
Hope you all have a wonderful day with family and friends and your grill :)
So after a loooonggg week of preparation..which included alot of landscaping, flower planting, cooking, cleaning, deck building, garbage gathering, etc... I hosted my first annual end of summer party. If you have ever met my mom, you know shes a natural born host. Party planning and hosting and organizing is in her blood. She will call me from work to tell me she decided on make ahead potatoes for a party 3 weeks away. At the same time, Im still working on what to have for lunch THAT day.. let alone 3 weeks away :)
Anyway, a big thanks to all those who came and who brought tasty treats with them. that made my work load so very much lighter and I enjoyed all the company and chitchat without being completely worn out before the shin dig even began. Loved seeing some classmates from highschool that I hadnt seen in over 12 years! They were adorable! The weather was the only issue as it was FREEZIN outside :) But.. thats the beauty of fall.. to get that crisp beautiful air that lets us have the windows open, we have to sacrifice the constant flip flop wearing and don the fleece. I love fall. Adore it. I love football sundays with chili or wings a cookin.. i love the smell of halloween when the leaves are wet and the dusk is about to fall. One day, if one of my boys decides to play football, on fridays I'll be out on the bleachers with my hot cocoa and my snuggie (ill have to get one) embarrasing my offspring by yelling loudly at unfair calls and dirty plays.
So Anthony starts school on tuesday too! And the Dominic starts pre-school next monday. They are getting to be such big boys! Can you imagine for two days of the week for around 2 hours I will only have 2 kids here? Ill probably be bored! Im going to use that time for laundry I think. We can drop Dom off and them come home and do a couple loads, get it put away and when we pick up Dominic we can go to the park for awhile and then be home in time for Anthony to get off the bus. Rocco and Elliana deserve to have some fun too... and there are a couple really cute parks around here so I think we have a master plan.
Im trying to not freak about about the whole first day of school thing. Afterall, he is my first! So its soo very new to me. And unchartered territory, as we all know is very nerve racking. Im trying to move through it all very slow.. taking cautious baby steps so I dont have a full adult meltdown and scar him for the rest of his life.
Weigh in tomorrow AM.
Ill report the results in the AM.. then Im going to grill and enjoy the unofficial last day of summer :)
Happy Labor Day! (or memorial day as Ive been calling it for 2 weeks)
Hope you all have a wonderful day with family and friends and your grill :)
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