It Must Be Love, Right?

Just the other day, I was going through my 13 year olds text messages on her phone like I do periodically.  We have an open door policy when it comes to cell phones, ipads, internet, their rooms, backpacks etc. :)

My girls argue a lot of the time.  And it's always about trivial things - who ate the last strawberry oatmeal packet, who used my ponytail holder.  I mean, seriously, it's almost enough to drive someone to drink.  Good thing I don't like the taste of alcohol.  I guess I'm lucky that they don't actually fight, it's mostly petty arguing, but it's still annoying.  So you can imagine my pleasant surprise when I found texts from my oldest to my youngest telling her to make sure she wears warm clothes for school so she doesn't get cold waiting for the bus.  My 13 year old leaves for school almost an hour before my 10 year old.  Isn't that just the sweetest thing?  It gave me a warm, fuzzy feeling.  And it wasn't just one text - it was several texts over several days.   She's looking out for her little sister.  And now we can all let out a collective - AWWWWW

It almost makes me forget about all the unnecessary arguing - ALMOST

What are some sweet things your kids have done for each other without telling you, or without you knowing about it?

See you soon

-M

Monday Funnies

Happy Monday Everyone!

I have some errands on my to-do list today, followed by a very busy week straight through the weekend.  So I thought I'd share these funnies from Pinterest today.  Enjoy!

Funny stuff that makes me laugh

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It's Been Awhile

Well, summer is about over, school starts back up on Monday (for the first time, I did NOT wait until the last minute to buy school supplies) and our lives should get back to normal somewhat.  This summer was so incredibly busy - good, but busy.  I'm excited to get back into blogging a little bit.

We just got back from a short little family getaway - it was so nice to just get away and disconnect for a few days.  We didn't do anything special, just went camping, the kids and Brandon did a little fishing, we took a paddleboat tour and just relaxed.  Why do vacations always go by way too fast??

I have alot of things I want to get started on this fall... running and working out are 2 of them.  I just had absolutely no time this summer for anything extra, so I'm excited to get back into it again.  I'd like to do a half marathon, but I need to find a really easy one.  :)  We are about to do a body cleanse (advocare).  Has anyone ever done one before?  This will be our first time, and I have no idea what to expect... But after all the crappy eating and no exercising all summer, I feel like I need to do one really bad.  And, I am trying to get around to finish re-doing my kids bathroom.  Nothing major, just painted cabinets and hardware, new shower curtain and accessories and removed wall paper, textured and painting the walls.

Anyway, that's about it for tonight.  Gotta go get my Hell's Kitchen fix for the night!