A Few of My New Favourite Things

Here are a few things I've discovered, that I love:

-Homemade All Purpose Disinfectant Cleaner
2 cups of water to 30 drops of Tea Tree Oil (Sorry Christal, I know you're allergic and can't try this one)

-Boiling Cinnamon and Cloves to Make My House Smell Nice
1 Tbsp of each in a small pot full of water. I just put the stove on 5 and let it go, occasionally topping it up

-I am the lightest I've been since the first trimester with Caleb
Weighed myself this afternoon and I'm at 152.6 lbs. This is the lightest I've been since the first trimester with Caleb, so I'm very excited about that.

Another Tuesday Already?!?

I am so proud of John lately. He's been amazing at counting his calories and is still losing weight. I didn't do as great this last week, but I'm back on track now. We've been eating so much fruit and vegetables. Last night we had frozen pizza since I'd had a bad headache, and Caleb decided he wanted an apple instead of pizza...Such an awesome little guy. So he went and got himself and apple and sat on the front porch to eat it. It feels great to be eating better.

I've been continuing with a series on loan from my SIL, Kathy. It's Lynn Gardner's gem series. Right now I'm on Sapphires & Smugglers. I love reading LDS fiction, I don't have to worry about what kind of content is going to be in the books.

Other than that, we're just waiting to see what happens in primary. Our president is moving and only has 2 Sundays left with us, so I don't know whether I'll be in primary in a few weeks or not. Guess we shall see, although I do have an idea of what's going to happen, but don't want to say anything because I don't want to jinx it...I'll keep you posted on that.

Someone's Turning 5...

Has it really been a week already? Time seems to go by faster and faster the older that you get (not that I think 24 is old). The biggest news in the Bly home is that John and I are both losing weight, YAY! We downloaded the LoseIt application for our iPod touches. It helps us keep track of how many calories we're taking in and burning each day. I love it!!! John has already lost 4 pounds, so I'm very proud of him for that.

We discovered last night that Caleb can move Ty's crib even though there aren't any wheels on it. I heard Ty making noise (hours after I'd put them to bed) so I went to investigate. Instead of the crib being against the wall where it should be, it was against Caleb's bed. He'd moved it at least a foot and a half, probably closer to two. Sometimes I just don't know what to do with him...For any experienced moms out there...How do you get your kid to stop hitting other kids? It seems Caleb gets worse each week in nursery, hitting, pushing, kicking, etc. I am at a loss about what to do with him. I feel bad putting him in there because I know he's going to be a bully to other people's children, but my calling is one that doesn't exactly lend itself to me being able to take Caleb with me. I guess right now I'm just grateful that he's only got 4 1/2 months left in nursery and then it will be off to Sunbeams...WOW! My little Caleb is going to be a Sunbeam next year...Hmm, starting to feel old now.

Speaking of feeling old, there is a very beautiful girl who is turning 5 on Saturday that I would like to mention a few thoughts about. There isn't a day that's gone by in the last 5 years that I haven't thought about her. I am so grateful for all that she gave me. She inspired me to become a better person, leading me to the true church of Jesus Christ. Placing her for adoption so that she could have an eternal family made me determined to live so that I could be married in the temple and have that same blessing, which I did. I wouldn't have the wonderful husband that I have and the two wonderful sons we have together if it wasn't for her. HAPPY 5TH BIRTHDAY, LAUREN!!! I love you so much!

Surprise and Surprise Again!

This past weekend we were in Wainwright to celebrate my mum turning 50. We had a fake surprise party for her on Saturday night because she knew we were planning something, so we wanted the actual party to still be a surprise. We had some people over, I made a TONNE of food and we spend the evening doing karaoke, which turned out to be a lot of fun and a lot of laughs. Sunday night was the bigger party, and she was so surprised! She really enjoyed her weekend and I'm so glad. She's always doing such nice things for everybody else, it was nice to give back to her.

Not too much else is new here. I got my hair cut last week. Lots of layers and a huge amount of thinning, I really like it a lot. Now we're just winding down from a bunch of crazy weekends all in a row. I'm really looking forward to being home with no company this weekend, we haven't had one of those in a month.

I've been doing a lot of driving lately, too, but it's all been out of the city pretty much. I really need to get more comfortable with the idea of driving in Edmonton, but it still makes me so nervous.

And last but not least, we are now actively looking to move to Magrath. Who knows how long it will take, but we are actively looking now. I love our ward and my calling, but I want a safer and more open place for my children to grow up in. I want to be able to put Caleb in a preschool close to our home next year. I want to be in a place with more people who share my goals and values. I want to be closer to more of John's family. So please remember us in your prayers, if you don't mind. We really want to be able to move in the next year so that we can enroll Caleb in preschool next year.

OOPS!

I kind of sort of forgot to update this last week. It was a super busy week for me, though. The boys were in Magrath with John's parents, and I did a lot of painting. It was a lot of work, but I'm really happy with the results. The boys got back home on Saturday and our niece, Lyssa, as well. She's staying with us for the week. Caleb was so awful in church on Sunday. And he won't be in church in our own ward for the next two Sundays, so that probably won't help matters. Oh well, at least he's really enjoying having Lyssa here. And he now sings I Am A Child Of God, it's SO cute. It's so hard to believe that in just over 2 months he will be 3.

We went to see Harry Potter on Saturday, and I loved it. It's definately the best one yet. By the time we got home from the theatre, the storm was in full swing. It was crazy. On the way to church in the morning we were surrounded by broken trees, a fence that lost part of itself and an apartment building that lost quite a few shingles off of the roof. One of the trees at our meetinghouse came up with the roots. Definately not normal weather for Edmonton, but I'm do glad it didn't do any more damage than that.

Now today is going to be preparing for our next adventure. This weekend is Magrath Days, so we'll be heading down there after John's done work tomorrow. And tomorrow is his birthday, so that's exciting. He'll be 33, which is still fairly young, but old for me (since I'm still 24). It's kind of nice being married to someone that much older than me, it helps me to feel young:P Anyways, John is such an amazing husband. He works all day and comes home to help me with the boys. If I'm not feeling well then he'll make supper for us. He helps me 'try' to keep the house clean. He tells me that he loves me several times a day. He has done almost every single night time feeding for both of our boys. He is such a wonderful man, and I am so blessed to be his eternal companion. I LOVE YOU, JOHN!

The Verdict

My OB/GYN has put me on thyroid medication. It's meds for life. It sounds like a bad thing, but I'm just so glad to know what's wrong and to have a way of dealing with it. The meds have kicked in already and I'm feeling so much better. Yesterday I was a cleaning machine. I'm hoping to get a lot done today as well.

Our family photos went really well, she got some really cute ones. As soon as I have them I'll post a couple on here and a bunch on Facebook.

On Friday, John and I went and did temple work for my dad's parents. It was really nice to do a session again and to see John in the Celestial Room again (I think the last time was a couple weeks after Caleb was born). Next month we'll do the work for my grandmere's parents, I think.
Not too much else is new here, other than I'm still exercising and still losing weight, HORRAY! I hope you all have a wonderful week:)

Pounds Are Dropping, YAY!

So I've been trying to eat better lately, and I've started exercising again, and it's paying off. I am now 160.9 lbs. I know it sounds like a lot, but I'm so happy to be below 175 again, it's been a long time. We didn't do much for Canada Day today. John helped a family load up their U-Haul to move to Calgary and then we went and got groceries. We all had a super long afternoon nap and then I made supper. I tried some new recipes from 30 Minute Meals, and they were really good. We will definately be having them again, that's for sure. I made Calzone Rolls, Roasted Garlic Romaine Salad and then for dessert we had Angel Food Cake with real Whipped Cream, Toasted Almonds, Raspberries and Blueberries. Super yummy! Then we played with the boys for a while before bedtime. I read to Caleb (we're reading The Little Prince right now) and now I'm just catching up on here before John and I go watch some Stargate Atlantis. Ha ha, he's turned me into such a geek. We are having family pictures taken this coming Saturday, which I'm very excited about. Tomorrow I meet with my OB/GYN to get my Thyroid test results. Hopefully we can figure out what's wrong with me soon. Anyways, that's about all that's new here, just looking forward to having only 2 Sundays left before our Primary President gets back. Hope you all had a great Canada Day!!!

PS
Yes, I understood what you were saying, Christal. Don't worry, I type tired all the time too, ha ha. And to the anonymous person who responded to my last post, thank you so much, your comment really brightened up my day for me.