Sweet Nibblits!!! Has it been two weeks already?

As usual, I have a million and one things to catch up on. I think I had more free time when I was a single Momma working full time! HA! Just kidding. I am so thankful to be home with my children now but I miss Wesley so much. He was able to come home for Valentine's Day weekend and spend time with us. It was a little frustrating getting him here. That week a flight had gone down and killed everyone on board in New York. That scared me a little. Wes and Hunter both fly pretty regularly. This visit, his flight was delayed for four and a half hours because of fog. It caused us to miss Hunter at baseball practice but better safe than sorry. I was happy to see his smiling face. We were able to make most of Hunter's basketball game and he played really well. There is no better feeling than having all of my family at home. I slept better than I have in months being there in the crook of his arm all safe and sound. As you can tell from the pictures, Morgan enjoyed playing with Daddy too. We all had a great Valentine's weekend. Dinner with friends, sports, just goofing off, seeing some family, and best of all just hanging out together. I wish I had taken a picture of my beautiful tulips with my regular camera so that I could post them on here.

More random updates, this Saturday 2/21, I noticed little tiny white spots on Morgan's red gums! She has just a little of her bottom teeth coming through. It seems that they are going up and down. The one on the bottom right has been here to stay since Monday morning. He is happy for me to rub Ora gel on her little swollen gums. She is a speedy little girl on all fours and loves to play frogger with Hunter. She waits in the hall for him to come walking through and then scrambles across in front of him as fast as she can squealing the whole way. The two of them have a bond that is so beautiful. Hunter is doing great in school. He has been working hard and brought his B in Pre-Ap math back up to an A. We are really proud of him for the effort he is putting into his school work. This week is busy for him. He has been practicing for both baseball and basketball, has his last basketball game, football banquet, TCU basketball game with his team, and hopefully we will be able to go to church too on Sunday. He keeps me hopping, but watching him grow as a young man is worth it. I need to find a youth group he feels comfortable in. One that moves him and touches his heart. I am watching him and see the struggles he has growing into a young man. Trying to find his own self and his own passions and dreams, trying to balance those ideas with God, school, friends, sports, girls, parents, chores, and all the random questions that run through his head. I know it is my job as a Mother to guide him. I also know that it is that same maternal love that knows I have to step back and pray that I have properly equipped him as we know that he also has to find some things and learn some lessons I on his own.

Lord, Please be with my son. Help him to see and feel you with his own heart. Let him know your unconditional love and have the desire to follow you Lord...even when his parents aren't watching. Help my family to find security and physical roots in a place we can all be together while Wes is supporting us. You have never let me down, help me not to worry. I know you have this. I love you Lord. Help me to honor you in my words and actions as a Mother, Wife, Daughter, and Friend...Amen.

Icky Bugs and Babies

Well, I am sick. I am not a good sick person. I thought I just had a sore throat from draining sinuses and ear infection but the doctor (I don't like him at all) said it is the flu. What a jerk telling me I have the flu and it has to run its course! Doesn't he know how much I have to do this week!??? I don't feel like I have the flu. I haven't had a fever but I did get the chills before I dozed off yesterday evening, I can't swallow and am generally achy. This stinks. Wes will be home on Saturday and I don't want to share my icky bugs with him so I have to be better by then. Lord, Please heal me quickly so that I can enjoy my weekend with Wes. I have missed him so and can't wait to see him. Six weeks is just way to long to go without a hug from my husband.

We had a great weekend. Hunter stayed with a friend Friday and then they won their basketball game Saturday. After baseball tryouts he had four of his buddies over on Saturday. They were hilarious! I am both pleased and disgusted that they felt comfortable enough to be themselves in front of me...Now if I could just get him to sit still a minute I could get some new pictures of him too.

Morgan changes everyday and is so funny. She claps and cheers for everything. At Hunter's game she was clapping for the other team! Her favorite thing last week was for me to tell her to say Momma, she shakes her head no and says Dada! Now she is saying Momma and Bubba again. She took a break from anything other than Dada for a few weeks. On Friday she took a few steps behind a push toy and took at least four steps on Saturday. She doesn't like to fall down and stands in a squatted position for a long while contemplating her next move...it cracks me up.

As for me, I am still watching and logging what I eat and have actually lost weight! I am thrilled!!! I haven't walkws as much as I want but I am going to get there. I have been doing the pantry workout...cleaning it out and using the cans as weights. I love it and can barely move my arms when I am done.

"Sloppy" Seconds

Something I make quite often is Slop. Like most of my favorite recipes, there are a variety of ways to prepare it. He is the most basic and our favorite.

Heather's Slop
1/2 bag med egg noodles
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1 can tomato soup
1 can cheddar cheese or 4-6 slices American cheese slices (lunch cheese)
1 lb or so hamburger meat
salt, pepper and Lowery's to taste


Brown & season hamburger meat in large skillet, drain fat
Boil noodles until tender and drain
After meat is browned through add soups and cheese and stir together
When noodles are done and drained add to meat/soup mixture in skillet and stir/heat all together
Serve with bread and veggies YUM! I eat this for a few days in a row!

Monday Mush...

I am really tired. I have been staying up until 4 am for more than 7 days in a row and it is getting the best of me. I really want to feel rested and energetic so that I can get more done at home and actually get some real exercise. Not that my Cabin Fever Exercising wasn't real. I truly enjoyed cleaning out my pantry and using the cans as weights...even better was the look on Hunter's face when he saw me. I was able to get more done than I thought I would last week and that always makes me feel better.

James bought Mom tickets to take us girls and our kids to the Stockshow and Rodeo on Friday. It was really nice relaxing and just spending time with family. It was Morgans first rodeo! She wasn't phased at all by all the noise and such. My nieces and nephew were adorable as always and it was great getting the kids together for an afternoon.

So last night we went to a friends to watch the Super Bowl. I am not sure which part was more fun, cooking in the kitchen with Hunter before the party or just hanging out in the kitchen with the girls. I think I needed some grown up time! Hunter seemed to need the guy time too. I am disappointed in myself because I ate horribly (I think a whole bowl of dip on my own!!!) and I let my sailor mouth back out. I am not sure when this week it escaped my lips again, but that filthy sailor girl needs to be captured and silenced again. She is not the Mother or woman that I want to be. I know that I can have a blast, be funny, and hang with my friends with out it. I don't think it bothers anyone else, but it bothers me, and I beat myself up over it. Lord, please forgive me and help me to forgive myself. Help me to be a better example for my children.

Momma gave us four dozen farm fresh eggs from her home so Hunter made his first batch of deviled eggs. They were really good. I don't like eggs but I did taste a little for him to be sure others would like it. I was really proud of him. He also helped make a Ham and Pineapple Dip and the Pineapple Upside Down Cakes. He loved the cake so much he said we should make one every week. Just what i need no my diet! I love him working and learning in the kitchen with me. Morgan wasn't much help as she woke an hour early from her nap and made the kitchen a little busier than we would have liked while playing "Chef" with her big brother.