Refreshed!

Wow y'all.................The sun is out here and it is actually feeling like SPRING!!!!!!!!!!  Dare I say it might be starting to NOT BE WINTER?!?!?!?!? 

I did hear the four letter word this morning while watching the news with B (SNOW) but lets all say a prayer that it IS NOT GOING TO HAPPEN and the nice weather is here to stay!!!

By the way can I just say that I LOVE my morning snuggle and news time with B!!!!  I truly don't think it gets much better than that!!  I do complain sometimes that it is earlier than I would like but it still is pretty special!

The Hubs and I went to a wonderful marriage retreat over the weekend!  We went last year too but this year really meant a lot to both of us!  If you have never been to Weekend to Remember or even heard of it I would strongly suggest looking into it.  This isn't just something to go to if your marriage is in trouble y'all!!  This is for marriages of ALL KINDS!!!!  It is just a way to reconnect with the LOVE OF YOUR LIFE and have a nice weekend away!  I would be more than happy to talk to anyone about our experience there if you have any questions.

Last week I told y'all B hasn't been feeling very well.  He is actually over his cold but he has done something to his arm.  We really aren't sure what happened.  It just started hurting him last Monday night and he just quit using it. 

He won't pick up his toys with it, play with toys, eat food, or touch anything with it.  He cries if he bumps it on anything or if he moves it just right.  We have been to the doctor several times and they are telling us he has inflammation in the joint.  They have done x-rays of the shoulder, elbow, and wrist and there isn't anything showing up as broken. 

It just breaks my heart as his mommy to see my little boys hurting and there isn't a damn thing I can to do fix it y'all!!  The doctors tell me to just give him Motrin and only time can help it................I am not good with this explanation at this point!!! 

To watch my two year old son hold his arm and pick it up on the table like he has had a stroke is NOT OK for me as his mom!!!  SO we are going BACK to the doctor yet again tomorrow y'all and this mama isn't getting nicer.  I know some people say you can attract more bees with honey than with vinegar but I aint never been accused of being SWEET!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I will keep y'all posted on how things go for B.............if y'all are the praying kind we could use an extra prayer!!  I think B is getting really tired of being at the hospital and frankly so is this mama!!!

Thanks for reading y'all!

New Beginnings!

Sorry for the long time in between post y'all!  Things have been sort of crazy around the Nellie house hold as usual!!

B has been sick the last couple of days.  Being a mom is really hard but when your little one doesn't feel good and there really isn't anything you can do about it..............THAT SUCKS y'all!! He has been very fussy and whiny and clingy and just not a happy boy at all.

Last week a very good friend of mine lost her husband very suddenly so that was a very sad week for me.  It really makes you think about all the things you have in your life.  The little things that used to really piss you off just don't seem so important anymore.  Times like this really make you kiss the ones you love a little bit more than usual!! 

It sounds terrible but the Hubs and I have been talking about our "after life" plans.  No one likes to talk about these things y'all but it is really important to have these things discussed at least a little bit.  Especially if you have kids............then shit gets really real!!

So, enough about sad stuff y'all.......................I have some very exciting news!!!

First and foremost in my professional life: I have accepted a promotion at work! I am so excited y'all I can't stand it!!  It is with the same department just a different division within that department.  I am going to miss the agents I am used to working with all the time but I am excited for all the new things to come! I will be starting my new position March 14th!!

Next in my personal life: With my new job comes new work hours!!  So with that being said............I AM RETURNING TO KEES CAMP!!!  I never thought I would be one of those people EXCITED to be going to the gym, but when you get the motivation like you do at Kees.................enough said!!!  I won't be going every night but I am going to try to get at least three classes in a week. 

I know it isn't much y'all but I am down 8 pounds with my change in eating habits.  I fall off the wagon more than I would like to admit but I am trying and that is all I can ask for at this point.  Now that I am going to be heading back to the gym, better eating and working out are bound to do the trick!!! 

The Hubs and I are planning a trip to Vegas the end of April so I have a month and a half to look decent by the pool.  I said decent y'all not good.....................I am not a miracle worker here!!!

I am working on my webpage for the Iowa Ladies Football Academy that I will be participating in again this June. It is a HUGE fund raiser for the Children's Hospital in Iowa City and A GREAT CAUSE!  I will be posting my blog about that as SOON as I get it finished!!!!  I hope everyone can help me out this year!!!  I have HIGH HOPES for my fund raising!!  If you are interested in donating PLEASE let me know!

Thanks for reading y'all!