Happy Friday everyone!

We have had a great week so far enjoying a little fun in the sun. The boys are on spring break so we took the opportunity to get away for a bit.

We only get a few days so we are going to make the most of the break. We did a little boat trip today and tomorrow we'll likely spend all day on the beach. I am keeping my fingers crossed that I can still wear shorts once I get back home. This make me really wish that the warm spring weather would kick in ASAP!

Well, this week I am keeping it short and sweet as I still need to jump in the shower before we take off for dinner.

If you want to share your weekly totals, leave them in the comments. Have a great weekend everyone!

Happy Friday everyone—I hope you have all had a great week!

When I started writing this post, I suddenly remembered that I forgot to do it last week. It was a crazy day and of course we had plans to watch Captain Marvel with friends. I obviously just got busy and completely forgot about it...oops!

This week was also busy (as usual) but there was nothing extra exciting. Ok, well I did get my hair colored. That was exciting to me. That darn grey is coming faster and faster!

Luckily, I get to kick back this weekend. We don't have any plans or any place to be the entire weekend. So, I am going to sleep in and hopefully get some things knocked off my to do list. Jeb has Spring Break next week and Jake's break starts on Thursday. Their breaks overlap for a few days so we are going to try to try a mini getaway. If it's going to happen, I have a lot to get done.

But for now, I am going to go lounge on the couch and wait for movie night. I think that it's my turn to pick the movie so I guess I will see what I can find. If you guys have any suggestions, lay them on me. I'd like to be as lazy as possible.

Have you guys shopped yet this week? If you want to share your weekly totals, feel free to leave a comment. I grabbed a bunch of meat and went a bit over budget. I am actually considering going back to get more pork. I just can't pass up the opportunity to stock my freezer on the cheap!

Have a great weekend everyone!

Happy Friday and happy first day of March!

Boy, this year is already flying by...I can't believe we are already into the 3rd month of 2019. At this rate, we will be talking about the holidays before we know it - yikes!

Well, we had a few days of sunshine here in Chattanooga. I even wore shorts for a couple of days this week. But I am listing to the weatherman as I type and I believe I just heard him say that we are going to get rain and cold weather in the upcoming week. Hopefully the warm weather will at least stick around through tomorrow. Jake has a couple of lacrosse games in the morning and I would like to avoid having to bundle up, if at all possible.

His games are in Rome, Georgia which is about 70 miles from my house. With that amount of driving and addition of game time, I doubt I will get much else done tomorrow. BUT, I am a bit curious to see what Rome looks like now. I lived in Rome for 4 years while I attended Berry College. Of course, that was many moons ago, so I am sure things have really changed!

I am going to try to get some of my to-dos knocked out on Sunday. The list is REALLY long right now and it's making me a bit crazy. I need to whittle that list before it gets completely out of control. Fingers crossed that I can be super productive...might be time to whip out my Wonder Woman cape--tee hee!

I hope you all have a fantastic weekend. If you have shopped and want to share your weekly totals, leave a comment.

Happy Friday everyone - I hope you have had a great week.

It's been a week of rain, rain & more rain! They had predicted something like 8 inches of rain for our area for the week. I don't think it was as bad as they expected...but it was still a TON of rain. So much that...yep, you guessed it...they cancelled school!

So Jake had Monday and Tuesday off for President's Day and his winter break, plus a half day today. Then Jeb had Monday off for President's Day, delayed start on Thursday and then off today due to weather. CRAZY I tell you!! I need those boys to be in school as I specifically plan my errands and appointments so that I can get things done alone.

I mentioned last week that I had a little surgery on my face and had some moles removed. Since Jeb had the day off, he had to go with me to get the stitches taken out of my face. I am thrilled to have the stitches out as it looks a little better but it will be a while before the swelling and redness goes away. The doc says maybe a year or more as it will happen in  stages--UGH! Hopefully a little concealer will do the trick once the swelling is better...fingers crossed!

Because of my scary face, I didn't leave the house at all last weekend. It was nice to have a little time to get some things done. We have no major plans this weekend, so I may just do it again. Lacrosse is starting up and soon I won't have the option to do nothing at all.

Well, whatever you decide to do this weekend...I hope it makes you happy. If you have shopped and want to share your weekly totals, leave a comment.

Happy Friday everyone--I hope you have had a great week!

I had everyone home with me today. Jake's started his winter break yesterday and Jeb's school was cancelled due to sickness. Yep, a ton of people have had the flu in our county. A huge chunk of kids have been out at various schools in the county as well as a bunch of sick teachers. So the county folks decided that they needed to take some time to clean and disinfect all the schools. The kids were already going to miss Monday due to President's Day...so this gave them 4 days to get things cleaned up!

Here's hoping that they get it taken care of so that everyone can get well and stay well. I certainly don't want the flu coming to my house!

I am going to be hiding out here at the house for the next few days anyway. I had a couple of moles taken off my face today and I look TERRIBLE! I also feel pretty crappy so I am going to kick back and watch a lot of movies over the next few days. It's supposed to be a rainy weekend so I think it might be the perfect weekend for a little R&R!

Here's hoping that we all have a nice relaxing weekend. If you already did your shopping for the week and want to share your weekly totals, leave a comment!

Happy Friday everyone!

This fickle weather is driving me bonkers! Yesterday the temperature got up to 80 degrees. Today it's about half that number...I think our projected high for today is a whopping 44 degrees!

I was thrilled to put on shorts earlier this week and now I am back in long sleeves—what a bummer. Oh well, hopefully we will see warm weather again soon.

Well guys, I am really starting to feel old. First it was glasses and now, I am the mom of a teenage boy! Yep, yesterday my oldest kiddo turned 13 years old. He celebrated with sushi and donuts. I know...it's the weirdest combo ever, but it was his birthday request.

It is crazy to believe that he is a teenager. I swear, it feels like it was just yesterday that I was rocking him to sleep in my arms! I can't do that anymore, there's no way I can pick him up—he towers over me!

Well, I guess I will take my old self to the couch and rest may weary bones for a while. We don't have any plans whatsoever this weekend so I am going to kick back and relax a bit.

I hope you all have some fun planned this weekend. If you have shopped and want to share your weekly totals, feel free to leave a comment.

Happy Friday everyone...I hope you all have had a great week!

It's been super cold here in Chattanooga. The weatherman predicted that we'd get some snow on Tuesday and even expected Wednesday to be dangerous with a bunch of ice as the temps were to stay below freezing. Schools canceled in preparation for the weather. Jeb's teacher even told them that she'd probably not see them until Friday.

Well...as usual, there was a bunch of drama for no reason! While it was cold, we barely got a dusting of snow. The boys got a snow day on Tuesday—but no snow! They were so disappointed that there was nothing to play in. But, I think Jeb was more disappointed that he had to actually go to back to school on Wednesday. He was looking forward to getting a few days off.

Of course, I didn't mind that the big snow event didn't happen. I am a warm weather kind of gal and am ready for some summer sun!

I did take the opportunity to organize my pantry and kitchen while the boys were home. It feels so good to have those things organized and all the clutter cleaned up. I was a bit disappointed in myself as I had way too many expired items that I had to toss. That is the same as throwing away money in my book.

Some of the things were medicines and such that were opened and used once or twice. That doesn't bother me as much as  having to throw out food that I could have used had I been more organized!

Now everything is back in order and I feel like I have a fresh start. I made a few changes to my storage system and am hoping that I can keep it going so I don't end up with the chaos that I had. I had a chat with my guys about being a bit more organized too. They are notorious for not putting things back where they go. Once something is in the wrong spot, the mess begins to snowball!

Since things are cleaned up, I can kick back and relax a bit. The big game is this weekend and for once, we are not hosting the game day gathering. We took our turn hosting during the playoffs, so now I get to kick back and let someone else handle most of the work. Of course I will still be bringing some party goodies...I'd never show up empty handed ;-)

I hope you all have a wonderful weekend. If you have shopped and want to share your weekly totals, leave a comment.

Happy Friday everyone.  I hope you have had  a great week!

I am thrilled to share that this week has been pretty uneventful! That doesn't happen to much around here so I enjoy it when I can. The county cancelled school on Thursday due to the possibility of ice....that was probably the most exciting event of my week. Ok well, I also got my glasses.

I just picked them up earlier today and so I am DEFINITELY not used to them yet. They are progressive lenses so I almost feel dizzy now typing this up. They said it would take a week or so for me to get used to them. Here's hoping that I can deal with it and not end up throwing them across the room--tee hee!

Getting old is just not fun. I am looking at that picture now and thinking that I should have edited it to fix those wrinkles that are starting to show up under my eyes and the grey that's peeking out at the top of my head. Looks like a trip to the salon is in order SOON! I guess it is what it is...I am not getting old--just wiser?! Yep, that's what we are going to go with!

My mom is coming to visit tomorrow so that will be our fun for the weekend. Hopefully you have some fun planned too. If you have already shopped and want to share your weekly totals, leave a comment.

Happy Friday everyone!

I hope you all have had a great week. The weather is supposed to be kinda junky this weekend and I am hoping we don't see any snow or ice...fingers crossed! We'll be at a swim meet for a good part of tomorrow so I think I'll join all the crazies and stop by the store afterward to get a few things—just in case!

My big news for the week is that I need glasses--YUK!

I am kinda bummed about this for several reasons. First, it is a bummer as it just says that old age is trying to creep in. My eyes have been super tired by the end of the day and things are definitely blurry so I know I need them. But the main reason that I am not thrilled is the fact that I can NOT stand wearing glasses. It's not anything to do with how they look...I just can't stand them on my face! I very rarely wear sunglasses because them sitting on my nose/ears just about drives me bonkers.

My husband insists that I will get used to them but I don't know if I believe him. You would think that I would have gotten used to wearing sunglasses in my 40+ years and that hasn't happened!

Apparently I am getting progressive lenses that I really only have to wear when I am at the computer, reading, etc. The doc said that contacts may be a possibility...but of course I'd have to wear those all the time. So--I am just not sure what will come of it all. My new glasses will be here in a few weeks and then I guess I'll just see how it goes. If any of you guys have tips for me--bring them on!!

Stay warm this weekend and try to get out and do something FUN! If you want to share your weekly totals, leave a comment.

Happy Friday everyone! I am very happy that it's finally Friday as it's been a very hectic week.

Coming home from vacation is always hard. There are always a million things to do to get caught up. I expect to be behind for a while...laundry, shopping and just catching up on emails can take a couple of days. BUT...when you come home and get sick, a few days turns into a week or more--ugh!

Yep, we got home on Saturday and I woke up that night to terrible stomach pains. Of course I just figured it was something that I ate and assumed that a few minutes in the bathroom would resolve the issue. I was wrong!

I felt absolutely terrible the whole next day and it kept getting worse. Oh you guys, I have never had stomach pain like that in my whole life. I have had two c-sections and the pain I had a few days ago was WAY worse! Stomach pain, nausea, chills, bloating and then diarrhea. Of course I did what everyone says not to do...I started looking up my symptoms on the internet and everything seemed to point to appendicitis. The only thing that didn't fit was that my pain wasn't specific to the left side...it was across the bottom of my entire stomach.

Tuesday when nothing was any better, I decided to go to the doc. They checked me out and did a few tests and the doc came back saying that there was definitely an infection somewhere. She said it could be a variety of things and couldn't rule out appendicitis so she gave me antibiotics and nausea meds to start. She told me that if I didn't start feeling better, I had to get a CT the next day.

Thank goodness, I did start feeling better! I am almost back to normal at this point...but even more behind now! So I am not sure what the issue was for sure. It could have been bacterial, parasitic, appendicitis or as my friend insisted...diverticulitis. Just keep your fingers crossed that there isn't a repeat occurrence--I have way to much to do to deal with that again ;-)

My plan now is to try to get caught up this weekend. I still have my Christmas decorations up so I may not get everything done for a while....but, it will all get done at some point--right?

I hope you all have a wonderful weekend. If you have shopped and want to share your weekly totals, leave a comment!