One Long Day!

{Capt. Tornado...cutie!}

Hello All!!

I've missed you!!

It's been a long couple of months and I've been enjoying 'almost' all of it. I've totally missed blogging and chatting with friends...but I've loved spending more time with my family.

This all started when I tried to 'Unplug' (previous post) for ONE DAY! Yes, that's right, TRIED!! I never thought of myself as being addicted to the computer until that very long day. All that was asked was to not use electronics for 24 hours...I thought it would be easy. Nope. Not easy. Having withdrawals isn't easy, it's painfully embarrassing.

This is what my day looked like on 'Unplug Day':

• 8a - Urge to check email....you never know 'who' could have sent me a message. It could have been very important. Right?
• 8:15 - " " " "....you know the rest!
• 8:30 - Thinking of reasons for checking email.
• 8:45 - Thinking of excuses to check email.
• 9a - Panic sets in! I must be missing something. (while 3yo watches movie)
• 9:15 - Thinking of taking 3yo to ZOO, while other kids are at school...starts to RAIN!
• 9:16 - Thinking of very colorful words to use because it's raining and now what am I going to do?
• 9:30 - Bored! Laundry needs to be done and groceries need to be bought but I'm bored!
• 9:45 - Thinking of an excuse to use the Internet.
• 9:45 1/2 - Got it! My excuse to use the Internet is to get a recipe for cookies (a recipe for cookies that I wouldn't normally use but it gets me one the Internet without feeling guilty because the cookies are for my kids!)
• 10a - Decided to do some Digital Scrapbooking and that was the end of that.

That is the saddest FAST from ELECTRONICS I've ever seen.

So, I got to thinking! Maybe I'm addicted to the computer? You think?

I'm sure you'll agree with me, when I say, I needed to 'Cut the Cord!' And I did.

It was hard. But the more time that went by, the more time I spent with my family. Especially my 3yo, who was missing out on Mommy time, while the older kids were at school.

I'm so glad I learned this lesson, it was hard and embarrassing, but it was necessary for me...to become a better Me, Wife and Mother.

Thanks, Melissa!

Are YOU going to UNPLUG tomorrow?

Friday, March 27 is Unplug Day!! You can get more details from one of my favorite Interior Designers...A Soft Place To Land!

This is going to be more difficult than I thought. I was planning on taking Captain Tornado to the Zoo, but since we were hit with a Blizzard of Snow today, I have NO Plans! What will I do? Yes, the snow has melted but it's FREEZING outside. I don't like to be cold.

I'm going to have to get creative. Wish me luck ;)

Just FYI, I have ALL my excuses written down, so when you all ask what I did...I'll be able to answer YOU, with a REALLY Good Reason to WHY...I HAD to use my 'Puter!!

Have a Great Day, tomorrow...because I won't be here {{wink, wink}}

HomeMaker Pro ~Spontaneous Love!

{Mr. Man and Captain Tornado}

A couple weekends ago we told our kids to grab pj's, clean clothes and a swimsuit and get in the car. Oh and a toothbrush:) They had NO idea where we were going and FRANKLY..we only kinda new! I'm a Spontaneous Person, to a fault, Mr. Man says! It took 30 minutes and we were off on a mini vacation. A couple miles down the road we had to turn around! Forgot a few things, then we were off, again!

We stopped every couple hours to play at parks, eat, etc. My Super kids were sooooo good in the car. I'm thinking it was because they had NO idea where we were going.

By the time we got to St. George it was 8pm, yes it took 7 hours to get there! We got a hotel, had dinner, went swimming and went to bed. The next morning we ate at Denny's, the first and the last time we take 7 kids to a restaurant and let them get whatever they wanted. Haha! Spending a small fortune on breakfast was part of the experience, at least that's what we are telling ourselves.

{Mr. Man and Captain Tornado on the rock thing that has DIXIE on it}

{My Sassy Family on top of the DIXIE rock...I think you got enough of ME in the last post! See the Temple on the right? }

Did I mention, we drove into Arizona, just so my kids could stand on Arizona soil and say they've been there! I know, I know...we're AMAZING PARENTS!

We drove back into our driveway by 9pm Sunday night...it was a fast trip but worth it!

Sometimes, we need to get away and spend time with each other.

Extreme MakeOver or Not! Part 2

This is what 5 hours at the salon looks like....I went from a lot of BLEACH, to a lot of BROWN! My hair hasn't been this healthy for a long time! I went a little shorter than I wanted because of the damage to my ends.

{New Bangs! Haven't had those in a while}

My natural hair color looks like this just without the highlights, I think! I've been coloring for so long, l'm not sure what my natural color is. I do know that my hair has a TON of GRAY!! Next time, I have a 2 month out growth, I'll take a picture of the HUGE patch of gray on top my head:(

The two bloggers I used as examples are:

Jennifer from The Petersons Go Public....Click HERE to see the photo I used for my haircut! {two pic's down sitting with her boys}

and...

Laurie from Tip Junkie..Click HERE to see the photo I used as an example for my hair color(s). I went a little darker! ;)

Related Post: Extreme Make-Over or Not!

Extreme MakeOver or Not!

{Courtesy of The Sassy Mom;)}

Today was a very exciting day for me. I spent 5 hours at the salon getting my hair all decked out. I couldn't decide on a color so I told My very own Stylist to do whatever!

Ha Ha, no way...I'm way to controlling to let loose like that.

Actually, I was very specific about my color and cut. I took in two pictures so she would know exactly what I wanted. My Stylist has requested I ALWAYS bring in pictures of 'what' I want done. She says I'm waaaayyyy to OCD and she's VERY tired of 'fixing' the color or cut a day later. Good thing she's family or I would get my feelings hurt.

Tomorrow, I'll show you 'WHO' was in the pictures I gave to My Stylist. Two of my favorite bloggers in fact. Oh, and I'll post a pic of my New Hair;)

Super Sassy Find!!

If you're like ME, and you should be;), you LOVE shoes!! And a Super Great Deal!! Ohhh and you also have to be Super Cheap! None of the high priced shoes here...I'm way to cheap!

If you're not a shoe lover that's okay..you can stay!

Just to clear up my love for shoes...I don't have a ton of shoes, because I'm way to picky! But the pairs I do have are very special and were made just for me! Your shoes aren't made especially for you? Sorry. I'm also not into high heels. I would surely tip over and break something. I like to stay close to the ground, that way falling doesn't hurt or look as bad. My logic, what can I say?

My trips to consignment stores and yard sales are very rewarding when I find a pair of shoes with my name on them. So when I went to my favorite 'used' store, they now me by name there, I was SUPER excited to find a 'Super Sassy Find!'. And here they are:

Perfect condition! No scraps, scratches or stains!! And I'm pretty sure they've never been worn. The soles aren't scuffed and the inside has no wear, at all! Aren't I lucky?

Would you like to know what they cost me? I'm sure you do...I paid a WHOPPING $3. I'm good!

Homemaker Pro #6 Forgetful and Disorganized!

I could start off by telling you the best made up story for missing the last two HPro posts BUT...that would be YET another excuse for my forgetfulness and disorganization! So instead, I'm going to tell YOU how to be forgetful and disorganized, like me! It's very complex so please try to keep up.

First - You MUST, and I repeat, You MUST...live on 5 hours of sleep each night! With interruptions. If you don't have children to wake up in the middle of the night, set your alarm at 2am and 5am.

2nd - You'll need 35 minutes to get ready in the morning! Yes, that's including a shower! Hair, Make-Up, Etc. Take off 5 minutes if your phone rings and 5 minutes if you want to eat something.

3. - You get to take your children to school....see if you make it out of the parking lot without a child saying they FORGOT something! To bad, get out! {You have to talk like that to be like me!}

Four! - While six of your kids are at school....This is important so listen UP!....YOU MUST follow a 2yo around with Clorox Bleach and a washcloth cleaning the walls and furniture, for 7 hours. Mr. Man calls this one Picasso!

5th - This one's TRICKY so pay attention. Make sure to get ALL your Appts in your calender, iPHONE, Planner, sticky notes(everywhere) and on your bathroom mirror with lipstick....and Don't forget to tell your secretary, you don't have a secretary? I feel sorry for you! After all this is done, YOU MUST...forget the appointment and pay the 'NO SHOW' fee! {Don't ask how many times I've done this, it would be WAY to embarrassing.}

6. - YOU MUST intentionally forget to make a 'weekly menu' for dinners. Secretly hoping a COOK will show up at 5pm every night to cook a super yummy meal, then vanish into the night so EVERYONE thinks it was YOU who came up with the most amazing meal EVER! {twisted, I know!}

Seventh - Your PANTRY has to look like a Tornado hit it! {'nuff said}

8TH - Your list of 'PROJECTS' should be at least...oh, I don't know...1 mile long! If you are NOT weighed down with 'projects'..like sewing, decorating your kids rooms, scrapbooking, painting, etc. You cannot be like ME! You HAVE to be totally weighed down, SORRY.

NINE - In your spare time, EAT as much CHOCOLATE as you can so you gain 15-20lbs. I told you it was gonna be hard to be like ME! You have to work at it.

10. - Use this MOTTO.......i'M A pROfessioNAL heRe!! I'm working!

Now, you have all the skills to be like ME, Forgetful and Disorganized!

TTFN!