The Weather for today, sandy...

I feel a little guilty enjoying this 75 degree weather. This is what John got today.

And by the end of the afternoon it looked like this. Guess I wont get a chance to talk to him today.

Just another day

At the Blue house there is rarely a dull moment. We are always on the go or thinking of fun things to do. Today was the first day in a while where neither of us had somewhere to be so we took full advantage of it. The weather has been amazing so we have been outside a lot and after a couple hours at the park being Captain Jack Sparrow, Indiana Jones and Master Yoda (Every time I got to be the bad girl, I got gypped!) Johnny came home and wanted to put on a rock concert. Seriously, I love this kid. So in order to put on a concert we needed the essentials

1. The Outfit

2. The Guitar

3. The hair

Once he was ready with his paper jams - thanks Jenny, he went outside. Now most of the time he does private shows for a crowd of 1 or 2 but I guess today he was in rare form and wanted a larger audience. He was knocking on all doors trying to get his friends to come out. When that didn't work he decided to just start jamming out in their front yards, it was over the top and hilarious! He was pulling out some never been seen moves, and it worked. A small crowd gathered while he was playing What I like about You and every time it said you he pointed to a girl! I think he has a few fans now, however I am still his biggest.

Congratulations John!!

That's right, all his hard work and award winning has paid off, John got a promotion. He is now an Equipment Foreman. He started his new position yesterday and the funny thing is he is still at the mediburn, and really doesn't know when it will change. He will be going up to the big incinerator, but only after everyone is trained and ready. I am so proud of how he is taking advantage of all opportunities that open up, it would be really easy to just stay in a comfort zone, great job John!!

Graduation

Johnny just went through getting another set of stripes to graduate from his orange belt to gold. It was really cute, they did a short demonstration of a class for everyone. After he went up to a few of his friends and shook their hands and said congratulations, such a big boy

Sleep

Another one of my favorites, something that has been lacking these days. Because of this face - sure he looks sweet but this boy is all over the place tossing and turning, kicking and punching and talking! (I do like to hear him talk in his sleep, pretty funny stuff) No one can get sleep while he is in bed, but he has claimed my bed as his. I told him I will put my bed in his room he didnt like that idea. Then I asked if I got him bunk beds would he sleep in his room Johnnys response, yea you can sleep on the top one and I will get the bottom. Ah well, I will take the love and snuggles while I can, sleep is over rated, right?

These are a few of my favorite things......

Something a little different, I thought I would share a few of my favorites things that have helped keep me going

1. My new camera and photoshop. If you are annoyed or ever overwhelmed by the amount of pictures I take and display then you might as well stop being my friend now. LOL John got me an amazing camera for Christmas, Nikon D3100. I have been loving everything about it, and I dont even know how to use it yet. I am really excited about taking some classes and learning everything it can do, and becoming a better photographer. Until then I will just keep playing with it. I also need to take a class on photoshop, dont worry I wont be doing anything crazy like removing wrinkles (however it is amazing what you can do with the right editing tools). I really wanted it to help add artistic touches to my photos. I have been playing with it a lot too and haven't even tapped into everything but again I cant wait to learn. Here is one of my favorites from the Disney trip that I was messing around with. I am realizing how good it is to have hobby's you enjoy.

2. Saving money. Of course, who doesn't like to save money right? Well I have really gotten good at clipping my coupons, organizing and then saving. Nothing gives me more satisfaction then to hand the cashier my coupons and watch my total drop. I am no expert, but I was in line behind my coupon hero the other day. She had a buggy packed FULL of groceries her total was 197.00 and do you know how much she paid .... you will never guess, 37.00! I was in awe I wanted to ask if she would be my mentor and let me shadow her while taking notes. Unfortunately she didnt really seem like the friendly type. lol But now my goals are set high, I have seen what is possible and I will save like that!! FYI if you are in the Atl area tune into Kicks 101.5 for Qpon Quties deals, she also has a website and a facebook page and posts all the best coupons and discounts in and around town. Check it out..

http://www.qponqutie.com/

3. Gel nail polish. I have stopped biting my nails and it is mainly because they are finally strong enough to grow. Apparently putting fake tips on your nails for over 10 years will make them weak, who knew? But there is a new thing in nail salons that is a gel polish it gets painted on and then put under a light to harden , it is your nails but the polish just makes them a little stronger. They look so good, I love them takes half the time in the salon and does no damage. Well at least that I know of.

4. The Get Fit Club, I hate to admit it but this really is a great product and work out. I have been doing it for over a year and am still amazed at the workout I get every time. It is a total body workout thats main focus is on the core. It works with flexibility, strength, resistance, cardio and balance all in this little 5lb club. I have increased my strength, toned up and lost inches - I have seen some amazing results in my workout group as well. (BTW that is another love, my workout group which consists of 4 awesome women, they have been such amazing friends to me) We stick all the kids in a room together to fend for themselves while we get a workout, its like therapy. We do it 3 times a week for 30-45 min. And yes the reason your loving the logo is because its me, lol.