Pre-Spring Vacay!

Well... Kinda. Gooba's mother informed me that she'd be taking this week as well as the next off from work to go to Hawaii. Leaving me 2 weeks of freedom to get out of house with my kids! I informed Husby, he booked this week off from work, so we are spending this week as a family. For the first time since Punky has been born we are relaxing and living our lives almost stress free. Money is a bit tight without 2 weeks income for me but that is alright.
We have spent most of our week in the house. There is not much to do. Unfortunately, this week is the week that Calgary had a snow storm. We've had spring like weather all winter so I guess it's hard to really complain but..... This week!? WTF!? It's ok though. We have managed to get a few things done. We sold my single jogging stroller and double stroller/bike trailer aka... a cheap piece of crap and used the money towards a wicked ass double jogging stroller! Yeah, I love the thing. My girls can now join me as I jog my little heart out every evening!

Today has been my most favoritest day. The sun is out first of all, melting all the snow away! We woke up early to take the girls to Stir Crazy. It's an indoor playground. I recommend it to anyone who has a child 2-8 of age. It has 2 bouncy houses, video games, wicked slides, obstacle courses, play houses, face painting, I COULD GO ON! Boo had a blast before we bribed her out of there with an Elmo balloon, oreos and fruit snacks.

In the infant playground

On the coolest slide ever

Yummy yummy thumb

Making her way up to the slides

Taking a rest at the top

Going though the noodle maze

 Loves her balloon

Bye Bye Stir Crazy

Cloth Diapering

3 months into it, I love love LOVE cloth diapering my baby! Boo was cloth diapered for only a short amount of time as she quickly grasped the concept of using the potty. So unless she is sleeping or leaving the house for a long period of time, she is in panties. Punky is cloth diapered almost all the time unless we are leaving the house or night time (where she sleeps thru the night). It initially sounds so intimidating! Cloth diapers equal poopy messes! Laundering stinky diapers, major leaks, rinsing poop off into the toilet, etc etc.
Well I was pleasantly surprised! First of all, I got a wicked deal. $150 got me 45 gently used or new diapers Secondly, when I did forget to put Punky into a disposable before bed and left her 8 hrs in a cloth diaper, there was still no leakage. Laundering? Super easy! Just throw in an extra liner for the expected diaper Punky is about to victimize with her poopiness and voila!!! All you have to do is toss the liner (disposable) into the toilet and its done! Throw dirty bum wraps into a diaper pail, wash with Tide and dry. So easy and inexpensive. I have saved $250 so far.
What's not to love about saving money and the earth, one diaper at a time?

Catch up

There!!!! I've copied and pasted all my entries from my email to my blog. Done and done. I still missed alot, life got busy, sorry.

Many awesome things are happening. Boo is now a potty trained little girl!!! AND! She sleeps in her big girl bed with pride. Mark this day, as today Punky began sitting up on her own without falling over on her side. She  sat next to her sister and played with toys for almost 10mins straight.
Any day now, I'll be getting my Body by Vi kit in the mail. I got the shape kit. I've lost 6lbs and would like to lose another 24 so hopefully this, along with Slim in 6 workout will help get me in shape by summer. It's supposed to help with your energy and mood as well. Today I also spoke with intake to a program that will help me deal with my stress alot better. I can't say enough how excited I am about all of this!!!!

For about a month (so mid Jan til about a week ago), life with Husby got a bit better. He was looking at life with optimism, was a little more active (taking walks), playing with the kids, feeding them and just being a lot more pleasant all around. Until he had a job interview to a place that would give him everything he ever wanted.  They told him he is exactly what they are looking for but can't hire him at the time. Stupid, I don't understand why they are even interviewing if they can't hire! So his mood crashed, his spirits sank and he is..... himself again. Miserable. There is no limits and no one is immune to his feelings or behavior except for his youngest sister who for whatever reason, he loves and respects completely. Nobody is as smart or as right as she is, not ever. He even called Boo and pain in the ass, which I could never call her! A bugger, yes. Drives me crazy, yip! But to say that and in front of her, never.

So updates aside, looking forward to the near future. I'm planning and going towards the happier side of my life. Things will suck as long as I let them. So I've decided I won't let this relationship and life suck the awesomeness out of me and my kids. It's time to accept that my team isn't made up of 4 people, it's made up of 3. And that's really awesome!

New Years Rez...

Me:

Lose 30lbs
Seek councilling (for my stress)
Take more responsiblities with the bills and learn where they are at
Be happy!

For my Boo:

Help her transition into a big girl bed
Potty training
Get her more social

For Miss Punky

Help her sit up on her own
Crawl
Walk
Socialize
(Me, not be so afraid to let her experience textures in her foods)

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas to the world. Christmas is once again, my favorite time of year. I love sharing the day with my babies. Seeing Boo's face light up when she opens up her presents! The stars this year, her Fisher Price Little People House, her Elmo plush chair and her coloring kit! This year was Punky's first Christmas as well! Where she was given her first Elmo, love Boo.

It was a truly wonderful way to end a crazy year! Spent with family, family and family! It drives Husby crazy of course going to my mom's and his sisters every year. He says he just wants to stay home (and live on the couch) next Christmas and everybody else can come by if they want to see the kids. I will be going with the kids with or without him. (Not a big deal if he's there or not anyway, he just sits there.)

I'm excited to see what the new year will bring! I have a good feeling about the years to come. I feel peace, love, happiness and closure on the horizon. Maybe not right away but soon!

Cheers to all and all my love

Im sorry

I have definitely been the worst blogger ever. I didn't fall off the face of the earth, I was simply unsure if I should post my entries any further. It's hard airing all your dirty laundry online sometimes. You never know who will see it and what they will think of you. But at the same time, I'm going thru alot in my life right now (or at least i think so), and I need to get all this crap off my chest as well as share some of the happy moments I experience!
Soooooo, my saved entries will be posted momentarily.