Sunday Dinner

As I got older I started to appreciate having my loved ones around. When I lost my dad I started to treasure it. Now that I have kids, my life is all about family & friends. Life gets so busy you lose track of time and don't get to see everyone as often as you want and before you know it a week, month or more has gone by. So, I decided that Sunday Dinners were in order. Most of the time I will be having my mom and grandma over, this week it also included my brother and his girlfriend Kelly. I find that cooking and feeding everyone makes my week. Tonight dinner was roast beef, mashed potatoes, cauliflower au gratin and hot rolls. Ok, so this may not be helping my weight loss goals but it sure is fun to watch my grandma light up as her great granddaughter does something funny at dinner and her great grandson smiles at her. Something about having kids changes your whole outlook on life. And I am glad it has.

On the weight loss front, I took a Zumba class this week for the first time. Can you say TWO LEFT FEET? Yeah, that would be me. It is a really fun class and made me remember that I am very clumsy. When everyone turns left, I turn right. But I will go back because I have 15 pounds to lose (thank you, Lucas John) and I would rather feel clumsy than run on the treadmill.

Hannah is potty trained! YIPPEE!!!!! And it only took a few days. God, she is smart. ha ha, ok a little bragging is in order. This is BIG! And I am a proud Mama! & One less bum to change 5 times a day! She picked up much better than I had thought she would and is doing great.

Tomorrow I am making stuffed peppers, a healthy version. I shall let you know how it goes. And back to Zumba... to look like a fool.

Happy (late) Valentines Day

A pre-kid Valentines Day would be fun presents and a dinner/movie out. Now that we are +2 it was a little different. I made a nice dinner the whole family could have together and my darling husband bought me 2 pairs on pants. For the Gym. And then off to bed at 8:30. Ah, how romantic! But at the end of the day it made me realize I love my new Valentines Day. I spent it playing with my two kids. I enjoyed the baby laughs and watching Hannah "ice skate" around the living room and was thrilled to look around the table as we ate dinner as a family. Things are sure different, but for the better.

New to this World of Blog

So, I decided to jump on the blog bandwagon. And I do this for a few of reasons: 1- Because I want to remember to document more of what my kids do. I am losing all the fun, cute, adorable things they do day to day in the craziness and want to have something to remember it all. 2- I like to write and now will have a reason to do so again. 3- One of my New Year Resolutions was to start cooking more. I want to try new recipes & share the good, the bad and ugly with you as I do so!
So, hi there and welcome to my world.