Spring Has Sprung!

 I don't feel any different. We lost an hour last night? I love that technology changes my clocks for me. everywhere I look it is already changed. Apparently the hour I lost last night, won't be missed. I apologize lost hour. Miss you!

 This weekend has been so wonderful. I have the elated, joyful feeling that normally is caused by something specific but this time, I think it is mainly the sunshine and the sixty degree temperatures. And the lack of snow. Around this time we are normally buried by eight feet of snow and no end in sight. So when we galloped off (yes galloped) to the big city, a spontaneous buy was in mind. And it proved a very awesome and yet bittersweet one.  

 Bean got hit first bike yesterday. And it was kind of bittersweet. I dis-like anything that makes him older and helps him grow faster on me. It's a horrible thing my baby growing up. But he sure is turning into one fun boy. My sister-in-law bought him a nerf-like bow and arrow and the boy can already shoot well. Too well. My butt has a few bruises and Bug's poor head has fallen victim a few times as well. Needless to say he has a few targets outside and that's where the thing stays. But now he has his bike to occupy him. I had both the kids outside yesterday after we got back, riding their bikes and playing outside, which is an unnatural thing for this time of year but oh-so-very-wonderful. Bug is riding with only one training wheel and will hopefully have the other one off this summer. She does really well but has a thing for going faster than I like. If this is this bad with only bike riding, I can only imagine what driving my car will be like, ugggghhh....
 I'm starting a new journey in a few days. Not an actual leaving and going somewhere journey but a new journey of cleansing my body, me, annnnd of course the usual kick my butt into gear and lose the rest of my dirty weight. Now that my crazy life is settled into a routine, I am going to throw this new factor in it and see what happens. I'm taking my before pictures today and then in six weeks I will take some shots and see where I'm at. I'm giving myself six weeks and hoping to lose twenty-five pounds and at least ten inches total body loss. Which is realistic and yet a little bit of a push. I ordered a new DVD and it comes with some equipment and I bought a new smoothie machine yesterday and am getting all kinds of fruits and veggies today for it. A smoothie a day :)) So here's to my my new summer body, that will last the whole year, lol.
 One of my besties birthdays hit a few days ago and late as always, I picked up a few things yesterday for her. Which was a lot of fun. If Amtrak wasn't so ridiculous priced I was going to show up for a fast weekend trip to surprise her. But prices being so high, it wasn't a go. That and I am saving up for our summer trip this year. Wisconsin Dells :D Which I am ecstatic for. Now that Bug is going into kindergarten, we aren't going to be able to take off during the winter and do our family vacations anymore. But the Dells are awesome. If you haven't heard of them, google them. We went a few years back, the kids and I and a friend and her kids and it was a ton of fun! And not that expensive either. It's a summer town, with so much to do and yet so relaxing at the same time. A town full of waterparks, lol. I'm pumped! Husband wants to go to Montana but he'll have to take the kids and go on his own, I only get so much time off of work and I'd like to do something different this year. We haven't gone anywhere but Montana. And as much as I love and adore my family and friends over there, it gets hard when we are always going over there with no visit from anyone here. Which there's really no thrill when visiting North Dakota and I get that. Believe me I do. I live here lol. But it does see a little lonely when it's always one sided...Especially when silence is the most common ways of communication between trips.
 I have the biggest craving for malt 'o meal. The chocolate kind. Weird. I don't usually eat that stuff. Since I was pregnant with Bug actually. My kids eat it though. Pretty good stuff I hope because I'm going to make some for breakfast. That and some cookies. I'm working on my sugar cookie frosting perfection skills, lol. That and my decorating too. I love decorating sugar cookies and my kids enjoy taste testing. Now if my blatant hint of "You know this KitchenAid mixer would make an awesome Mother's Day or Anniversary gift for your wife, Husband...." would work, I might be able to work my cake skills next. I hate mixing fondant by hand, it makes me lazy to think of mixing the frosting too. That and it doesn't turn out as well when done by hand as by mixer. I want to practice for the kid's eventual birthdays. I have a goal of pulling off my own fondant cakes this year.
 My new smoothie just isn't cutting it taste wise. I may have messed this up, lol. So I think I'm going to cut this off and go make some malt 'o meal. Put in my Jillian and bust a sweat for twenty and then get to work on some laundry. Sounds grand to me. I'll end up finishing my book (The Hunger Games) outside while the kids play. It's supposed to be in the sixties again today. I will not sit inside during THAT! So I hope you have a fabulous day as well and enjoy some sunshine! Spring is here :))

*Beckie*