Lean In

Currently...

Listening: to the Today show in the background ...it's my morning routine.

Eating: Just finished my breakfast I eat every single morning-an everything bagel thin with a tad of cream cheese, 2 pieces of bacon, and two egg whites with salt.

Drinking: English Breakfast hot tea..that I rewarm about 4 times each morning.

Wearing: black velour pajama pants, a ratty purple t shirt, and socks. I'm looking pretty ya'll ..NOT

Feeling: some anxiety about my photo session this afternoon..it's going to be a tough one with four kids, three of whom are under the age of 2  I think.

Weather: sort of cloudy, warm for the time of year....possibility of rain today. 

Wanting: to go shopping for clothes, but dread it. Also wanting to get our outfits together and get our family picture taken for our Christmas cards.

Needing: to get on the phone and order Chaz's cookie cake for Saturday.

Thinking: about Chaz's birthday party this Saturday and how it's weird to give up so much control..we're having it at a laser tag place and really all we have to do is show up with a cake and a birthday kid. Also, thinking about Christmas? and the scrapbook retreat I am going on next weekend and how excited I am about that.

Enjoying: my mornings..I love the quiet and freedom :)  

 

Love this picture I got of the kids on Halloween...including my fur baby..

Have a great Wednesday!

So, what to do with the HAIR?

I've been in a sort of "in between" thing with my hair..I've loved my short angled bob, but it's been YEARS...seriously YEARS of having it..I've been feeling the need for a change..so I've let my hair grow out longer than it has been in ages...but I don't like it..lol...I'm going to get it shaped up this morning and I think, thanks to Pinterest, I want it something like this...(love this blog by the way)

I like height at the top like that, but do you see what I'm going to have to do? Pretty good amount of bangs. Yikes, I've had grown out bangs forever, but wondering if it will be more flattering to have some like this..it's a big step..the bang thing...but I'm brave and hair grows out..and mine grows pretty fast...so we shall see...I'm a little nervous, admittedly..but anything will be better than how it is now :)

Bailey wanted me to share this little snack recipe with you...

We were responsible for snack a few weeks ago for her softball team, and I like to spend time with her making stuff like this..it's her love language :)  Snack mixes always work well and really, you can add in whatever your kids like...and we wanted to be a little "fall" themed, so this is what we used:

Pretzels

Autumn colored peanut M&Ms

Chocolate chip Teddy Grahams

Marshmallows

Raisens

Mix it all together in a bowl and scoop out into cellophane bags ( I love cellophane bags) and tie with ribbon that fits your theme...

She told me to take a picture and put it on Faceboook in case someone else wanted to make it..true story...

It was hit with the kids...great to make for your child's class or team..

 

Trick or Treat...

This year, we stayed in our own subdivision instead of going to our inlaws neighborhood.. the kids are older and have made friends in our neighborhood that they wanted to run with...We headed out a little early since school was the next day..we wanted to be done by around 8..we ate dinner about 4:45 (lol) and then started getting ready..My parents came over and walked with us along with Chaz's friend Tristan...

Team meeting in the middle of the street before heading out..lol..not really, more hanging out with the neighbors...

Some of our neighbors on our street..we hit them up first before heading to the middle of the hood and meeting up with the rest of our posse..

Our "posse" of goblins..

Bailey was THRILLED to have a girlfriend to TorT with..

The next two pictures are my FAVORITE from the night...

That mechanical man with the knife was scary!

and then it was time to check out the loot...

Poppie is notorious for stealing candy from Halloween bags..I've tried to tell them to NOT fall for it..believe me, I learned over my growing up years..lol

Ace snatched a jolly rancher and took off..lol..we had to chase him down and pry it from his mouth..lol

Good times..now, to find a way to manage all this dang candy!