Always Waiting on Sunday

Sunday and I have always had a love-hate relationship.  Typically,  they are pretty enjoyable days (like today) but they end too soon and back to the grind we go.  Today was a great day filled with a much needed visit from my mom and Macie's bff "Vicki Grandma".  It is quite funny how she is always changing what she calls her but at least she is finally throwing in the Grandma title on occasion.  We spent the day having a fabulous lunch, taking the wagon to the park, feeding the ducks and then playing at the house until dinner time.  I love when she comes up for the day because it just makes for a perfect weekend for everyone in the family.  (Below are a couple of pics from our little day around town).

If you know me then you also know I have an addiction to Pinterest (hopefully like everyone else).  It has been great for discovering new, healthy recipes and finding fun crafts to do with Miss Macie.   I'm sure you will get to experience my love for "pinning" in the near future.  Anyways, tonight after putting Macie to bed I sat down next to Saul on the couch and what did I see on the computer screen???? Manteresting......yes that is right... the dudes version of Pinterest.  I was shocked for two reasons. 1) He gives me a great deal of slack for time spent on Pinterest. 2) The ridiculous amount of enthusiasm he displayed when talking about his new find. Yeah, that's right I said enthusiasm.  If you get a chance check out Manteresting.com and let me know what you think.  Well, that is all for the night. I am off to spend some much needed time doing good ole' homework!

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Well here it is......the first post.  I have given a great deal of thought to what I might say but that was apparently a huge waste of time.  Similar to my many papers in grad school.  I'll spend time leading up to the due date planning in my head what I'm going to write about but then life happens and I end up throwing it together at the last minute (procrastination?).  Luckily, this has lead to straight A's and the internship of my dreams next year.  So this post will be of the same nature so please bare with me.  

It's Saturday here and less than sunny.  It has been kind of strange day which is perfect because it was a long, strange week.  We ventured to target this morning to pick up some new Thomas the Train undies for Macie because well.... the girl likes Thomas.  I mean really likes Thomas the train but is terrified of real trains (long story).  While we were there, we purchased a bike pump to use on my jogger since it currently has a flat.  I'm trying to commit to a 30 day health/fitness challenge starting May 1st and with nice weather coming the jogger is essential.  For this challenge, I'm giving up soda (hopefully permanently but let's not get ahead of ourselves now) and also candy.  I'll keep you guys updated on how it goes and post some recipes that have become staples of healthy eating for our family.  

I'll end this with a proud mama moment from today right before Macie fell asleep for her nap.  After she asked to get naked for the third time (a current obsession)... she sang me the ABC's.  Seriously, the whole darn song!!! My mouth practically dropped open because I had no clue she could sing the whole song!  It is amazing how quickly she is growing up and it shocks me everyday because she is wicked smart.  Tomorrow "Vicki, Vicki" aka Grandma Vicki comes to visit and it should be a fabulous end to our weekend. Have a great Saturday night!