Spring cleaning....

Ugh! The word clean merely puts me in a bad mood!!  I wish I could be one of those people who care about dust bunnies taking over their house.  I usually invite them in to stay awhile, feed them, sometimes store them in an out of the way place....and then they attack like the bubonic plague!!  So, my husband is enjoying this afternoon playing golf, kids are at my mom's and I am cleaning (um, blogging).  I have done some cleaning...and most importantly took down a fall decoration that was still outside. (And a snowman).  I took down the Valentine's flag/decor outside and put a bright sunny one up!! Yay!  Now, this is Texas, so I know it's still too early to be putting away my winter coat, or comfy hooded sweatshirts just yet, but this does inspire me to sweep the dust bunnies out!

My mom and I went to Rockwall and shopped sans children.  I can't remember when it was just she and I. It was glorious.  We shopped until we almost dropped.  Thank goodness mom's car has heated seats...nothing feels better than the feeling of a heating pad in the car!  We bought the kids some cute new spring outfits at Kohl's.  Who doesn't love that place??  Not to mention we earned $40 in Kohl's cash!!  Woo hoo!

I went to Austin 2 weeks ago for a conference and had a great time.  I got to really know some of my co-workers and got to spend some time with my cousin Tabitha again.  Unfortunately the weather was cold there, so my idea of patio time went out of the window.  We did hit up some cute little shops on Congress and ate at Trudy's!!!  Queso and Mexican Martini's from anywhere else is a total let down!!

Speaking of Austin, the dreaded TAKS test is only a week away!!  I will be so glad when March 1st has come and gone!!  Lord knows my 4th graders will be too!!

Then the following week my babies will be celebrating their bdays!!!  Zadie will be the big "5"!!!  I can't believe she will be starting kindergarten next year.  I can't imagine my life without that girl.  She is all girl and all drama.  Her teacher informed the other day that she was a bit of control freak (in a good way.)  Some days she wears me out, and then others she's as sweet as pie to everyone.

Here is that sweet girl at about 7 months!!

And here she is this past fall...being silly!

Garrison will be 3.  I still treat him like a baby...because he is.  He cries for his "blankie."  My husband says that's his problem.  Whatever!!  He still isn't potty trained and I don't care.  We'll work on it this summer.  Yes, diapers are expensive, but I am lazy and don't have the time or want to do it right at this moment!!  He knows, believe me, he just refuses to think about it.  Can you sense just a tad bit of stubbornness with both my darling children.

Look at that sweet boy!!

Yep, diaper and all!

For those of who have read this (about 2), I will be updating another time about our trying to conceive.  I would share more, but my hubby is pretty private, and since this is his life and (possible) future baby, I will respect his wishes.  But, please stay tuned....

Well, I need to get back to cleaning....we took Garrison's baby bed down and his room is still in shambles.  He hasn't been sleeping in it for a while, but it's a pain to do by yourself...anyway, it's in the storage building now (sniff, sniff).  No, I didn't really cry, but hurt my feelings that he doesn't want to sleep in it anymore.  Oh well, we now have 2 baby beds in the storage building....if twins is in our future (GASP), well at least we'll have 2 beds (not matching)!!  Lol!

If any of you run across a cleaning fairy, she has obviously lost her way...please send her back to my house immediately!!  I am sick of this whole cleaning thing already!

Snow day take 2...

I have to say, I was just looking forward to a late start on Friday.  If we miss school, we have to make it up at some point.  Just for safe keeping, I turned on my cell phone to ring before I went to bed Thursday night...well, it rang at 5:30 a.m. and the recorded message said no school....WHAT??  The radar on the weather the night before said they would get the snow further down south...My feelings aren't very hurt, I could handle sleeping in today.

Alex got up to go to work later and made me get out of bed to see the snow.  I about fell out!  When it snowed back in January, it didn't stick to the driveway and roads all that bad because it hadn't been that cold.  Well, this snow was about 4-5 inches deep and still falling...my car was covered and it was all the way to the door of our house.  This is some strange weather we are having here in Texas.  We got snow last year, and now we have gotten it twice.  It's beautiful snow, and it allows us to get out and play in it. 

up to his knees deep!



she just thought she wanted to stay out in it



 We didn't stay outside long.  It was cold and really not all that fun.  The snow was so soft and wet, you couldn't even make a snowball!  So, it was pretty while it lasted and we got to sleep in, but spring can't get here soon enough.  Supposedly, Punxatauney Phil did not see his shadow, so spring will be here sooner than later...although, the forecast for next week is calling for more snow!  ugh!

I am ready for flip flop weather and a nice warm breeze.  Notice I said warm, and not hot...the summer is not my friend either.  I don't like to sweat unless I am working out...and since we have had such a cold winter, I am guessing this summer is not going to be any better!!  So, my wish is that spring will last a long time!!!