Forced vacation

I am going on a forced vacation tomorrow night. Not that I'm not looking forward to it. I am. I know it'll be fun. BUT, it's always a lot of work.....for the mom anyway. Sometimes it sucks to be the mom. Anyhow, I call it a forced vacation because I more than likely wouldn't be going anywhere if my house wasn't getting tented for termites. YUCK, I know! As I've said before, we rent from my folks and we all live on the same property. My dad is getting both houses tented so unless I want to shell out major (don't have) bucks to take the kids to a hotel for several days, I must go to Tahoe. My mom and dad have a condo there and my mom was going to be going anyway. She always invites us along so we are heading to Tahoe tomorrow night. Jared's not going being that he has to work and all......he'll be staying at my brother's house. I'm really looking forward to the time with just my boys though because Jared's been topping my Sh*t list for about a week now and I can really use the time away. This trip has been drastically altered though by Tanner getting staples in his head. I had invisioned a lovely time, lounging poolside, playing cards or reading while the older 4 swam and the baby napped. Now that picture is more like me and Tanner battling it out with games of War or Go Fish! So much for the dream. I think I'll still have me a bottle of some sort in my hand though......
If I knew how to do scheduled posts, I might attempt to write a few but my computer skills are shoddy at best. I'll consider myself lucky if this post even manages to make it on my blog...... Ok, maybe that's overdoing it a bit. I better run, I have TONS of food and stuff that must be packed up in order to get the termiting stuff done......WHAT A HUGE ORDEAL! I think I'll just take a lot of it to Tahoe though because then I don't have to buy as much there...... Still though...not looking forward to the chores ahead of me!

New year's resolutions...

I am not big on New Year's resolutions....never have been. BUT, this year, I think I've decided on some things I'd like to try. It just so happens that I thought of these things around the beginning of the year so we'll call them N.Y.R! 1. I am going to try a new recipe every week. I'll post recipe and if it was a hit or miss weekly as well....in case you need something new! 2. I am going to get the family eating healthier. This means a big effort on my part to keep the house stocked with quick and HEALTHY snacks. It'll also mean a few slight changes in cooking habits. We are generally healthy eaters but the kids tend to be "sugar addicts" 3. I want to get in shape! Yes, I am thin but nothing is toned so I need to start something to remedy that situation. My mom (also my neighbor) has a treadmill. I think I'll use it! 4. The dreaded "chore charts" are making a comeback in my house. The boys HATE them but when we were using them, life was OH SO MUCH EASIER! AND, my house looked MUCH better. It's far less stress for me to simply look at my chart and have a definite, written game plan for the day. The help from the kids is wonderful too! 5. I am GOING to get my house organized. I'm heading to IKEA on Tuesday for some organizational tools. This will mean LOTS of work for me....going through ALL of our belongings and looking at things without the "sentimental glasses" I need to just offload some things....We ALL tend to be pack rats here! 6. Last, but certainly not least, I NEED to have more patience with the boys! This one'll be a struggle at times but I'm sure with some serious help from above, I can manage! Let's hope I can keep these goals in sight and stay on track. I'll update periodically to let you know how successful I've been.