Yumminess: Valentines

Valentines day is always fun at our house... Now that we have a little one that LOVES food i thought this year we could make it a little more cute...

For the Hubby

 

Six Sisters' Stuff

For the Tito & Neighbors 

Funky Polkadot Giraffe

Dinner for the boys on the 13th...

Funky Polkadot Giraffe

Breakfast!

Poppies At Play

For A Party

Betty Crocker

Martha Stewart

Get your Craft on: The Day of LOVE

While going Pinning crazy on Pinterest i came across some really fun Valentines day Printables, Garlands & Fun ideas...

Printables 

(pictures are links)

A Lemon Squeezy Home

Oopsey Daisy

Libby Bonjour

Love From The Oven

Mommy By Day Crafer By Night

Little Birdie Secrets
Garlands & Banners

Duitang
(it's in a different Lalanguage but i think the pictures explain it all.)

Fun Ideas

A Little Tipsy

The Hybrid Chick

Get Moving...

So after Church Ball last night i have decided that i really need to get back into shape... After making one run down the court i was dying! but it was so much fun and i haven't felt that way since High school. Needless to say my legs are now sore (i Love that feeling) and this morning i had more energy then i have had in a LONG time. There are so many benefits to living a healthy life.. i know what they are i just need to re-discover them..
So i have made a plan (and I'm going to take action) for how i am going to live a healthier life..
The Cardio will change every week, I'll post the new intervals every saturday.
(i'm starting on monday so that is easier to keep track and so i can slack off for a little while.)

20 Minute Cardio:

(1 Minute Running 2 Minutes Walking 7x)

Arms Shoulders & Chest:

25 Pushups

25 Bicep Curls

25 Bicep Curls

25 Triceps Dip

25 Reverse Dumb-bell Curls

25 Triceps Extensions

25 Flys

25 Reverse Flys

25 Shoulder Press

Thursday:

20 Minute Cardio:

(1 Minute Running 2 Minutes Walking 7x)

Back Legs & Core

15 Back Extensions

30 Second Plank

25 Windshield Wipers

25 Torso Twist

25 Vacuums

15 Broom Sticks

50 Leg Raises

25 Calf Raises  

30 Second Chair

25 Inner Thigh Sculptor

25 Saddlebag Buster

25 Lungs

25 Reveres Lungs

 

Saturday (Total Body):

20 Minute Cardio:

(1 Minute Running 2 Minutes Walking 7x)

Arms Shoulders & Chest:

25 Pushups

25 Bicep Curls

25 Bicep Curls

25 Triceps Dip

25 Reverse Dumb-bell Curls

25 Triceps Extensions

25 Flys

25 Reverse Flys

25 Shoulder Press

Back Legs & Core

15 Back Extensions

30 Second Plank

25 Windshield Wipers

25 Torso Twist

25 Vacuums

15 Broom Sticks

50 Leg Raises

25 Calf Raises

30 Second Chair

25 Inner Thigh Sculptor

25 Saddlebag Buster

25 Lungs

25 Reveres Lungs 

 I am also taking an ab challenge so i will also add this to every day.

14 Day Abs Challenge

25 Normal Crunches

25 Crunches (Lay on your left side)

25 Left Knee Touches

25 Crunches (Legs only Half Bent)

25 Crunches (lay on your right side)

25 Right knee Touches

25 Crunches (legs flat on the ground)

25 Second Plank Hold

25 Leg lift butt raise Crunches

Remember Everyone is different so mix it up.. this is just to give you an idea.

What I am reading....

 So right now i am reading Pride & Prejudice for  the 6th time.

I don't know what it is about this book but it always makes me feel like Jane Austen is writing about my life. I feel like I married Mr. Darcy (Mikes is my Mr. Darcy: Will do anything for me, Quite till you get to know him, Sweet, & Cares about others more then himself.) I also feel like I am Elizabeth, Not only are we around the same age, but I like to think of myself as Intelligent, Lively, Attractive and witty. I enjoy laughing and personally think i am my dads favorite. Austen also uses irony in the structure of the plot, placing her characters in situations that seem to signify one thing and are later revealed to signify something else. Just like in my life things don't always make since right at first but later i realize what the true meaning was.

Guess who is BACK!

After leaving the blogging world for a while (since october..) I have decided to make it a WEEKLY habit of Blogging on BOTH my Family blog & my "Crafty Blog. For some reason i have this new motivation to be crafty but i only share my accomplishments with my hubby (lucky guy) so to give him a break i am going to start this dusty old blog back up again. Posting books ( i have also found my old love of books  now that i have a Kindle Touch.) i have read or would like to read, Project i have done, Recipes i have tried, & Exercise i have attempted..

So here is my word set in Stone Type (i guess). So if you see me... if you get on my Facebook page (personal or Blog) Give me words of encouragement to keep this going.

Fall is in the Air

College Football is Here...

 It is so weird that this Rivalry game is being played in September and not in November. I'm use to having the Thanksgiving Hangover and watching this game... and everyone else is in hoodies and sitting in the snow.. this year everyone is in t-shirts and i just have a junk food hangover.

But during half time (after my little man FINALLY fell asleep {he has a stuffy nose, and little cough}) I started looking at all the Yummy Fall foods i am so ready for (i had my husband stop by the store on his way home for working out to get some some Apple Cider.. Yep i'm in the mood for Fall food) 

So here are a few of the yummy things i look forward to making for the next few months.

 Most are from "Our Best Bites"

Chicken Pot Pie...Our Best Bites

Baked Zucchini Fries... Our Best Bites

We made these the other night and they were SO good. no need for sauce... 

that cuts down on the calories too..

Stove Top Kettle Corn... Our Best Bites

Caramel Apple Cider... Our Best Bites

I love Apple Cider

How about some yummy soup when it gets cold(er)

Olive Garden's Zuppa Toscana... What's For Dinner?

Taco Soup... What's for Dinner?

What i'm reading

So i put "The Work & The Glory" on hold for a little while so i could read this FABULOUS Book!

The Help by Kathryn Stockett takes place in Jackson Mississippi in 1942. A young girl comes home from college and is looking for a job. She wants to become a writer. She gets in contact with an editor in New York who tells her to write about something that disturbs her. She decides to write a story from the view point of the maids and what it's like working for their families. 

I'm not quite done yet... but i LOVE it!