Random Musings and Pictures

I keep mentally writing blog posts in my head and then failing to follow through with putting them on the actual blog.  This is for a couple reasons.  First off, life is busy.  Secondly, I usually don't end up posting my ramblings because I think they're not very interesting.  :)  I'll put in some cute pictures so that there's something fun to look at.  :)

1.  I don't like needing to lose weight.  I don't like depriving myself of yummy food.  Despite my preferences, I do need to.  I've debated starting a whole new weight loss blog, but that would involve me putting details about my life that I really don't want to be public.  I'm not a public person.  I do, however, want to say that I'm currently doing something I thought impossible.  I've been cutting out desserts.  I should probably explain how much I LOVE dessert.  I really think if it weren't against social norms, I could eat dessert for breakfast, lunch, and dinner and cut out real food entirely.  That's how much I love dessert.  I decided I was tired of my dependence on it and I'm trying a "give-it-up-for-two-weeks" program to see if I can kick my cravings.  Also, I decided that it was time for something drastic...and this is about as drastic as I can imagine.  :)

Okay, time for some pictures.

Fun at the Park  :)

Ethan likes to spin with this kind of bubble wand.  It's very effective.

 2.  I'm really grateful for people.  Despite my saying that I'm not a public person, I really feel the need for people in my life.  I feel like Heavenly Father has blessed me so much to have people in my life that I can turn to for help, that I can learn from, that I love and that love me.  I'm so grateful for friends and family.

 Ethan was wearing the old changing table pad as a "jetpack."  They had quite a bit of fun with it.  And, yes, Jared is carrying underwear.  I have no idea why.  :)

 3.  I like having things to do.  When I wake up and have the thought "we don't have anything to do today," I panic.  I like having things to do!  I've been trying to change that.  Having thoughts like that usually means I find something for us to do and I end up spending money that we didn't need to and we don't use the things we have in our house because I'm always trying to get us out.  I also think that the boys are getting better at playing together so that I don't feel like I have to distract them from each other.  That's a nice step.  (Don't get me wrong, there's still plenty of sibling issues, but we're making progress.)

We were headed into the library to pick books.  The boys each had their bags and their sunglasses.  

4.  I find it difficult to find the balance between having enough stuff and not too much.  Sometimes I feel that we have way too many toys and other days it seems like everything we have is boring.  I usually end up buying toys because I want something new to play with with my children.  (Does that make sense?)  If I'm going to be building with blocks, I want enough blocks to build something really neat with.  On the other hand, each time Jared dumps out the Duplo blocks, I want to cry because there are so many.

This particular day, we built a zoo.  Ethan was very insistent that the habitats be appropriate.  I love watching children's minds work.  :)

 Our zoo even had a train to take the people to see all the animals.

 Jared had a gas station and filled the train up.

Yes, Jared is dressed like Bob the Tomato.  He wears the costume a lot.  :)  I've never felt like money spent on a costume was really worth it before, but this year, we've definitely gotten our money's worth.  :)