He-Man

Tonight when I came home from work, Colby encouraged me to ask Jake if I could see his muscles.  It seems that earlier there was a Biography of Hulk Hogan on TV.  I guess that Jake was taken by the photos of Hulk.  Jake decided that he too had muscles like the Hulkster, and started practicing his pose.   Now all you have to do is ask Jake to see his muscles, and you too can see my mini hulk as well : )

I hate being sick

Devon and I continue to pass each other this stupid crud.  He cant sleep, therefore I don't get to sleep and I can't fight this off.  So far I have missed Jazzercise, work (today) and don't care too much about my diet (If I'm hungry, I am not going to restrict myself).  I just need a solid 8 hours of sleep I think...maybe then I can function and get better.  Only problem...how can I get 8 hours of sleep?

Jake the big...I mean little brother

Jake is a funny little guy.  He is always on the go, he is all boy.  Most importantly, he has a big heart.  Jake loves his family and was devastated when Victoria didn't live with us.  He loves her so very much.

Today, Jake was telling me that he talked to Josh (Victoria's boyfriend) on the phone last night.  I asked him what he talked about.

Jake- "he said he has a Woody doll and Thomas trains too"

Me-  "He did?  What else did he say?"

Jake- "I tell him dat he better be nice to my sister!"

I am so proud of my little protector.  No one told him to say anything like that, he just said it on his own.  I know that he meant it, he is just like that.

I came by it honestly

Having a teenager is very interesting.  The priorities that they have are so different from the rest of the world.  I know that I once possessed these priorities as well, so at least there is hope.  Victoria is surrounded by drama.  Drama with girls at school, drama with girls at her old school, drama with boys from both schools...whew I can never tell if she is friends with these people or if they are in the dog house...depends on the hour.  At least as a girl myself, I understand...Colby is in a constant state of being perplexed.  

Due to the amount of drama, Victoria is on the phone ALL the time.  We have set 10pm for the time that she has to get off of the phone.  On more than one occasion we have heard her on the phone past this time.  Telling her to get off the phone wasn't very effective, so I pulled out a trick from my dad's bag of tricks.  Now when we hear her on the phone after 10pm, I (without warning) pick up the phone and start singing. I sing whatever springs to mind at the time, last night it was 'Bust a move' by young MC.  Not only did it embarrass her, but it also embarrassed her boyfriend Josh.  Mission accomplished, the phone call ended rapidly.  Thanks dad, for a very effective and innovative method of punishment.

January Goal update #2 aka falling off the wagon (already)

1 Jazzercise class (due to Devon and my eye Dr changing appointments), a lot of peanut m&m's (v bad) a couple of cokes (also bad), and 2 bowls of ice cream (v v bad).

good news though, no weight gain : )

Back on the wagon this week....I've got a goal to meet

Lost sleep forgoten

There is a reason God made these cute little faces.  My little angle woke up at least once an hour (sometimes more often) last night, because he couldn't breathe.  Even though I am dead tired today, I look at that cute, smiling little face and I forget all about the lost sleep (I still can't wait until nap time though!)

Conversation with Jake

Jake had to go to the restroom during Jazzercise this morning.  I help him, because he has a hard time pulling his pants up.  I choose to protect the other girls from seeing Jake coming out of the restroom with his pants around his ankles.  When we went into the restroom this is what he said to me:

Jake: "hey mom, what do you smell like?"

Me: "I probably smell sweaty"

Jake: "No, you just smell like Jazzercise"