Manly

Josh has just proved me wronnnnnnnnng wrong! I'm very guilty of THINKING that he can't fix things and TELLING people that he can't fix things. So about 15 minutes ago when I turned on the kitchen faucet and all of sudden the sprayer fell off and water was shooting me directly in the face and then bouncing off of my cheeks alllllllll over the kitchen, having Joshy patch it up was not even a thought in my mind. It wasn't even a thought in his mind(which is why I have the anti-fix-it opinion of him in the first place). He immediately called his dad to schedule a plummer to come out and then being so smart, he remembered that there should have been a cord attached. So just as he set me up on lowes.com to pick out a new faucet, he says "wait jessie, I can fix this." I proceeded to say "you know you're just going to get aggrevated!" Then, in about 3 short minutes, just as I was about to have a mild panic attack about the fact that kitchen faucets cost $200 and up, I hear my manly husband say from the kitchen, "nevermind, I fixed it!"

I'm so proud!

Chaos...

Wellllllllllllllllllll.....I bit the bullet and went to my classroom today to tackle what I knew would be a challenging sort/clean out/organizing extravaganza. As I started to open cabinets and look in bins alllllllllll over the room, I realized that this would be an even bigger task than I originally thought. I was only there for a good 30 minutes before my amazing co-pilot showed to slap me around, pump me up, and boss me around as we got er done. Well not really done done, but like there is not one thing left on a shelf or in a cabinet because we threw things away and made huge piles all over the room in categories like "art supplies" and "literacy tools" and "math manipulatives." I can't wait until tomorrow is over because we will have everything in its place and have the perfect blank canvas for our backyard/treehouse theme. I secretly wish Rachel would just sneak in there and finish it off for me and call me in when it's time to decorate. I wish I had a before pic....i'll take it tomorrow.

Chocolate Chip Softies

As much as I love Hungry Girl, the truth of it really is that most of the recipes are good in theory, but never really turn out the way they are supposed to....in a watery when they are supposed to be creamy kind of way, but tonight things changed!!

Chocolate Chip Softies made very skinny with whole wheat flour, egg beaters, applesauce, and pumpkin.......sooooooooooo good. Josh even says(while eating his second softy) are these really skinny? Ha! Love it! Perfect for breakfast or a snack at only one point a piece. You have to buy the book 200 Recipes for Under 200 Calories to get the recipe(or ask me), but here is a link to the page with all the points: Hungry Girl Points . Just one secret....I may have put an extra tablespoon of chocolate chips...on accident!

Classroom Inspiration

Marla sent me the link to the Girl on the Moon blog yesterday to show me how Christie has been blogging about Etsy finds. www.girlonthemooncreative.com/blog I had no idea how amazing etsy was.....like so amazing why would I shop anywhere else. Sooooo....thanks Crib for inspiring me to shop Etsy for some Mrs. Samet's Treehouse classroom inspiration. Here are some of the goods I found...

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Creative leaves and branches and vines are exactly what I'm going to need to make my treehouse wonderland kindergarten friendly. A lookout with a ladder and swings and even some green themed pennants are also going to be great additions around my room. I do think the greatest find was the TREEHOUSE STAMP! Seriously.....don't know what I'm going to do with it, but I'm gonna do it! I think it's time to go to the teacher store and get the ball rolling on this. Let me know if you come across a gem of a treehouse idea!

Monday Runday

I woke up this morning sans alarm at 7:30 and somehow was able to convince myself not to waste this opportunity and to get up, get dressed, and get myself to Rice where as marla says "it is always shady." Shady like....covered in trees, not to be confused with weird people circling the track.

News flash...starting today, you have to pay $1 to park in the visitor lot...what a crock. It wouldn't be a big deal if every block close to the track didn't have a no parking sign, but now I'm going to have to find somewhere free to park. Hmmmm....I'll let you know when I do. I was able to park free today because the machine wasn't working, so the regulator told me not to worry about it. So I pulled in...feeling nervous, because I accidentally took one week off, but hopped on the track and got going. Just like riding a bike...slow and steady all the way to the end. There are so many people to watch there...i love it. My favorite thing to do is watch the jogging strollers and see what the most popular brand is and what kind the cutest running moms have, and then all at the same time wonder how they are so damn skinny. I'm assuming it's because of their jogging stroller, which to me means even if they do cost $399....it's worth it!

Speaking of babies and strollers....I'm officially clomided up today. I did notice as I was swallowing the first pill that in big bold font I see the word WARNING on the prescription package, so I continue to read... WARNING:using this medicine may result in MULTIPLE pregnancies(ie, twins etc.) Ha! What are you gonna do??? I swallowed anyway.

Have a glorious day out there...I know I am!

Lakeview

I've decided that I officially have an unhealthy relationship with Lauren and Milo's house. I'm OBSESSSSSSED with it. Like...lars gives "young house love" a MAJOR run for their money. I think the reason why is that they both use House Beautiful as their bibles. It's just the perfect mix of old meets new....crisp, light, clean, with the perfect graphic print fabrics everywhere and the perfect "i bought these candlesticks at a flea market, not crate and barrel" look. She wasn't even afraid to paint her bathroom flamingo pinkish orange and it's so perfect with tiny white tile flooring and a claw foot bathtub and wrap around shower curtain. Did I mention that the whole house smells like a different classically clean bath and body scent in each room???? I could go on obsessing about the sunroom, the backyard, the other bedrooms, the nursery(which is now finished), the crystal pendant lights dangling in the kitchen, but I won't....I'm done! Now, I just need to go find myself the perfect old house to re-do myself....in Houston of course. Dropping off Joshy at Harrah's, then picking up boog, then josh is MAKING(ha) me go to Dominique's because there is a sale that ends today. Have I mentioned that I LOVE HIM????? Because I do seriously....luckiest girl in the world!

Running

Guess what I just did....downloaded a half marathon schedule. For the first time I have doubts. Seeing a calendar with a different exercise listed on almost every single day of the whole week for 12 weeks suddenly concerns me. Like....i don't think i've ever committed to a "program" for that long. Did anyone else look at it yet?? Here's the link.... http://www.halhigdon.com/halfmarathon/novice.htm Goooooooooooo get em! I need someone who is ready to obsess about it on my team. I mean is anyone running yet. I started practicing 3 miles it's just soooooooooooo damn HOT! Something else I need to talk about....24hr fitness. I never go....but I'm nervous to cancel as I now see that stretch and strength training are required to be a marathoner. Are we going to go to pilates and strength training together?? Get back to me on that sari....since you are the only one reading this...ha! I think we need a physically fit mentor of the week. I'll pick for this week.

Remember when Drew started running and got so much cooler???? I do! You're going to be calling me Drew in no time. In fact, go ahead and start right now. I guess I'll wake up and go running since I've got myself all fired up! Gooooooooooooooooooooooo FITNESS!

Summer

It feels like summer started five minutes ago, but it didn't. It's actually almost over. Normally I have lots of anxiety at this point, but this summer is different. Everything is so calm and so easy. Even though I have an entire classroom of junk to sort, purge, and then organize, it still feels calm. Even though I then have to bring in all of my own crap to sort, purge, and organize, I still feel calm. I love when all the world makes sense. I even have to figure out how to be an allstar kindergarten teacher, but I'm not even worried! It's C-RAZY!!! But it feels great!

I've done something slightly intense and that is to register for the Houston half marathon. It doesn't seem that unattainable, and now that I've committed I guess I better figure out how to attain it and fast. Like download a schedule or something and start following it.

I had 2 family vacays in one last week. Real quick like ran up to Minnesota with Joshy for some high quality real good feel good time with the Torks. It was more than fun. It felt like home and I loved every second.


Then, we skipped on over to Galveston for quality family time with the Samet's. It's no Gulf Shores, but it was good enough! Liam was the star of the show as he should be because he is soooooooooooooo insanely A-dorable!!!


I've noticed that sarah has been blogging like nobody's reading. Like.....she'll write something that she knows is shocking to everyone and she'll kind of care, but not enough to not post it. I've decided that's what I'm going to do. Because, while everything feels calm, there are still too many cancers, broken thyroids, and motherless families to deal with in the meantime!