Thinking After Baby

 I find my self already thinking about what I want done after baby Blaine is born. My biggest want... is to lose the weight... So far Im doing really great at not gaining a lot of extra weight but with roughly 17 weeks left, that is plenty of room to gain way to much weight.. (I first typed money instead of weight. Must be because everything cost way to much money lol) However much weight I end up gaining this time around means nothing though. I have weight from the last 2 pregnancies to lose still. This time I am going to get serious. Being as Blaine is probably our last baby, there is no excuse not to bust my ass and get into shape. Logan has between 4-5 days off at a time. He can watch the kids during those days so I can go to the gym for 45 minutes or so. He can and he WILL watch them :D 

My SIL just passed her 25 lb weight loss goal and I couldnt be more happy for her. She has done so well, even when there were probably people who thought she couldnt do it. (people can be so cruel) She is doing amazing both at the gym and at home with eating good. For sure an inspiration. Way to go, Janessa!

Oh other notes... Im pretty sure the Moms group is going to be a flop. So far no one has joined the meet up group site. Only one of the tare off things on the flyer at the post office has been taken off. Of the moms I know and went to school with, I do not see any of them committing to a group. Its not like Im demanding that they go to every meet up or anything, Id just like them to sign up and give some input for when dates/times would work for them to hang out and maybe give out other ideas of things to do. I dont see this happening though, its going to fall through and Im going to be out $24... I could send out emails to join to the ladies I know of, but dont want to be pushy or anything. Oh well, I tried I guess. At the end of the month if there are no members, the group page will be closed because I wont pay for it if its not working.

We did go to the park this morning. I let the kids play for an hour. Guess maybe in a hope that someone from FB would show up... No one did. One younger mom who went to pick her kids up form the day care, waved as she walked back by. Her kids were around mine's ages. In fact, I think Ive seen her at the Post office before. I of course waved back. Wish I had better people skills. 

After the park we went to the Post office to check mail and see how many of the things were taken off the flyer. There was another young mom there with her little girl. Just wish I could just start talking to people with no problems... Like my mom.. My mom could talk to any one, whether she knows them or not. She finds something to talk about.. Not me.. Im verbally challenged and have no clue what to talk about.  Oh well, maybe someday. 

Came home, kids had popcicles and I had ice cream and they went down for naps. I should have napped too but instead I caught up on my soaps.. On my last episode now and then I need to clean the kitchen and fold some laundry. And of course, look to see what to do for dinner tonight.. My least favorite thing.. 

Hope everyone has a wonderful weekend!

 

Many plans and more!

I have so many plans going through my head!!! Its going to explode. I wish we had more money.. Course it's not just my plans that take money. Logan has plans too and has to work over time just to complete them because I spend to much money.. Boooo!

I have paint colors picked out! I still need to decide how to do the boy's room. There isnt going to be much visible wall from the floor to half way up. Two cribs and an changing table take up a lot of wall space in a small room.

Here's the colors I've picked:

Garden Spot (green)

Horizon Haze (blue)

Applesauce Cake (brown, yes both are the same)

For Ellie's room, I've picked these colors and want to do a wall with stripes. I love the stripe walls! Im trying to decide if I want to do the full wall that the bed is against now or the smaller wall that is broke up with the door on it. Probably the larger wall. I also want to repaint the headboard of her bed. Its from like the 60's and isnt very girly. ALSO want a new/different dresser for her room too. I want to go check out the 2nd hand place in town one of these days.

Here are the colors for her room:

Spearmint Stick (green)

Violet Mist (purple) 

Wickerware (yellow)

Hopeful (pink)

I also want to use this blue in my bathroom and do a sea/beach theme in there. That was the theme my mom did in our house when I was in H.S. (Same bathroom just different house..lol) Beachy themes fit bathrooms so easily.

This color for the bathroom:

Fountain Spout (blue)

All the colors look a little different on the cards, of course... 

Down the road I would also love love love to paint the living room and kitchen. No colors picked out for those rooms yet. Course I dont know. Everyone keeps asking if we are going to apply for a 4 bedroom house or not (company owned housing, kinda like living on a military base) There is one just two houses down from us that they are totally gutting and redoing. We just REALLY dont want to pack up and move again, even if it is 2 houses down the road. However I suppose I should REALLY talk to Logan about painting and the possibilities of moving before I paint because if there is a even the smallest chance that he's want to put in for a 4 bedroom, I will not paint at all.  Im not seeing it happening though because of all the work he has put into the grass,the gates, the garage, now he is putting an swamp cooler on the garage and running the water pipes to it.. Just dont see him wanting to move after all that work.

So I've decided to take on a big task. I am trying to make a moms group here in town. I have a website (cost money), Ive sent PM's to friends on Facebook and had a few say that its a really great idea and even put a flyer up at the Post Office with all the info and website address. The site is private so you have to join to see any meet ups planned, so far no one has joined. I REALLY hope this takes off.. I hate doing social things but NEED this! Other then my SIL, I have no friends. (Ok, I have a couple out of towners but that does no good in town) There isnt a whole lot we can do here in our little town besides the park, pool, and go to each other's houses. I'd like to also set up a moms night out (WITHOUT the kids), maybe a scrapbook time where we get a room at the community center, a possibly even trips to Prescott to the Discovery Kids thing at the mall.  A friend also wants to start up a Bunco night. So it would be VERY cool if this takes off but so far I've had no serious hits... Tomorrow is a park play group and Im going to post it on my FB and maybe someone else will show up.. If I dont have anyone join by the end of the month though, I probably wont renew the web site I made.. So hopefully it kicks off!

Hope everyone is having (or had) a good week so far! Tomorrow is Friday and for the majority of the world mean, one last day of work. For me, it means Logan goes back to work tomorrow. Hope everyone has a good Friday whether at work or enjoying the weekend already!