OLD MACDONALD.....

Oh ya, remember that totally awesome holiday we celebrated a few weeks ago. I guess I forgot to let you in on the full monty of costumes. Here it is... finally...
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Kday and I were the farmers

Layla was our chicken

Owen was our sheep and Rider was a cow.... a mad cow

 And here are some of the pumpkins we carved... out of the 100 total that were completed for the pumpkin show at Kday's parents house. An annual tradition

Better late than never right?

I TRIPLE DOG DARE YA

I thought I could avoid it. I've survived for a solid 10 months without it. I don't need it for day to day places like walks to the park or even long outings at the zoo. My belief is that a 3 year old is plenty old enough to hike, walk, or bike a few miles without the need to be pushed around in a stroller. So when people told me I should get a triple stroller I laughed because I knew my Buca, and she is a walking machine. In fact, she'll walk for hours and hours if we take the boys for a stroll, or better yet, now she rides her bike while I walk with the boys in their favorite double stroller.
There's a missing component though, a huge part of my life - pre-baby boys...
My all natural depression and weight management...
My passion...
The only thing I can do to clear my head and feel great about myself...

RUNNING.
I haven't been able to run since the arrival of Owen. Yes I could drag my already sleep deprived self out of bed at 5am to run if I really really wanted to. But that's not my modus operandi. I LOVE NOTHING MORE than throwing my kids in a jogger with their messy hair, jammies, blanket, a few crackers and sippy cups and off we go for an adventure. To be able to run WITH my kids and not IN SPITE of them  would be a really great feeling.

So I'm doing it. I'm getting a TRIPLE JOGGER. Yes they're massive. Huge really. Heavy. Bulky. Totally not ideal. But to me I can taste FREEDOM just with the idea of it! I need to run. I need to get my weight down. And most of all, I need to feel like myself again.

The problem: there's only about 3 triple jogger options on the market.
A) the uber expensive one that is super duper bulky, heavy but has all the bells and whistles and great reviews.

B) the less bulky but high quality triple that seems to be off the market now and almost impossible to buy but I really love it because it is the perfect mix of function and size.

C) the moderately pricey one that I'm drawn to, but it has VERY mixed reviews. Some great - some terrible

 

D) the totally affordable one that has terrible reviews and is bound to fall apart most likely the first time I use it.

SO WHAT DO I DO? SHOULD I TAKE A CHANCE ON THE MID-RANGE JOGGER THAT GETS THE JOB DONE BUT HAS MIXED REVIEWS AND HOPE THAT MY REVIEW COMES OUT **** FOUR STARS?

HELP PLEASE!!!!

OUT....

Today I must shop. 

Here's what we're out of:

Toilet paper - been using wet wipes...
Wet wipes - used too many in place of TP.
Milk - kind of necessity
Formula - I have enough for 1 more bottle. Let's hope WWIII doesn't happen before I get to the store.
Bread - Layla's breakfast of choice, not a happy camper this morning

That's basically the total necessities, and the only reason I'm not out of diapers is because I stocked up on size 5 right before Layla potty trained (I didn't think that one through) so if we ran our of size 3-4 for the boys, I'd have back up.

We're also going for a walk today and babysitting Layla's only cousins on the Silver side. They're awesome kids and make my life so much easier when they entertain my kids. We'll then be hitting up the bank and planning FHE while pulling dinner out of the freezer and throwing it in the oven.  And I'll keep stewing over a big "baby equipment" decision I'm trying to make. I'll fill you in on that money guzzler tomorrow, if I survive this Manic Monday.

Now high five me and tell me what your Manic Monday has in store for you.

LIKE A RECORD BABY....

SPINNING.

MY LIFE IS SPINNING LIKE A RECORD.

ROCKTOBER ALWAYS ENDS WITH A BANG AND I'LL BE POSTING ABOUT OUR HALLOWEEN EXTRAVAGANZA WHEN THE SPINNING STOPS. 

OR AT LEAST WHEN IT SLOWS DOWN TO A MANAGEABLE LEVEL.

One of the most important techniques I encouraged with my HOPE GROUP was to RECOGNIZE when the spinning gets too out of control.  And then MAKE THE NECESSARY CHANGES in your daily routine to settle the spin down.

For me - this week, that means stay home and get back on top of my Domestic Goddessing duties. And also focus on this month's theme, gratitude for my life... even the spinning parts.