I'm Back I think

Ok..this is totally embarrassing but I have been trying to remember my blog name along with my gmail password along with the name of my children (haha not really). Needless to say having a technologically advanced husband has made me be not very savvy in the whole computer world. Now...shopping with coupons, getting the best deal on a vacation, yelping, google mapping, emailing, facebooking and recipe finding are all my specialty. Part of my lack-o-blogging comes from the fact that I need to figure out how to get pics from my iPhone onto the site. For example, yesterday I took the kids to the park to let them splash around in a few puddles. Of course my bright and shiny Kaitlin always brings things to the next level right? In 2.5 seconds she is butt naked in a volleyball court turned pond. She proceeds to run her little heart out until she slips and is covered in mud. Of course I didn't get footage as that would have probably terrified my little modest one, but HAD I... it would have been a fantastic piece to blog about.
So it is 10am and my little Emma is still sleeping. You might say, wow you are so lucky she sleeps in so late. no no no no no... She and I were up from 3am until at least 5:30 listening and talking about the storm. But mommy saying, "it's just the winds having a dance party," didn't cut it. She is much to sophisticated for child like creations. "no mommy the winds do not have a dance party, they knock over trees, I want to know WHY we have thunder and lightning." Thank you lord for the google ap on my iPhone that gave me the scientific explanation for my little brainiac who just wasn't going to take a cute answer.
So today after school the infamous Max is coming over for a playdate. I was thinking I would take them puddle jumping but after yesterday I'm not sure I want to have 3 naked children and 1 adult to get them home so I'll settle on baking cookies.
On the note of baking cookies... why is it that when I get to the gym they have mirrors all around you so you can see your thighs jiggle while you are on the bike or treadmill? I do have to say looking at all the super fit people and my jiggling thighs as I ride the bike makes me say, "that's it I need to change what I eat." But then upon arrival to my house, all of a sudden my hour and a half work out just reminds me how many extra calories I've "earned". The meat loaf and mashed potatoes followed by peach crisp with a heavy maple cream sauce are demolished in less than 2 minutes. The problem is...hummus, yogurt, carrots, whole grain blah blah blah just doesn't cut it. Oh well, at least I have a healthy heart right with all the cardio?
Although my latest and greatest reason for not "dieting" comes from this great article I read about how moms shouldn't diet because then their children think they need to diet which then leads them to have self esteem issues which leads them to eating disorders. This mom went WAY out on limb but dang...I liked her justification!
Ok so what have I been up to since the last blog? In a nut shell, sold our house, moved to the beach and now we're loving life. Of course there are many details that go along with it but at the end of the day I'm super happy and my family is definitely benefiting from our low key community. I'm officially on the wait list for nursing! whoo hoo. Probably have 2-3 years of waiting but I am happy to be able to stay at home with my littles for the time being. I've gotten very involved in Kaitlin's school and participate in a coop with Emma. I'm back to fundraising for the school as it is my favorite thing to do. For those of you who didn't know me in high school I was the Fundraising Coordinator which means I made our school a lot o money. I'm looking forward to using my skills along with the other amazing moms to make a difference. I've met SOOO many cool moms. I'm knitting with some, drinking and eating with others, swapping kids with a few, and even checking out a cool sort alternative church with one in the next few weeks.
New years resolutions have been on target so far. I got a rockin Yoga DVD from my mom-in-law. Kaitlin and Emma really enjoy the power yoga session with me. And I have already signed up with a few organizations to do beach clean ups. Oh yeah..my resolutions were more yoga and more service if you didn't catch that. Cool beans though.... Disneyland/world has this give a day get a free day at the park going on. Shoot even if you just do it for the selfish reason of getting a free day at the park I think Disney is brilliant! And better yet if you don't like Disneyland or don't think you'll use the voucher you can participate and then donate the ticket to someone who wouldn't be able to go do to economic reasons. Win win for all! Ok..next blog I'll have some pics.