Dear Heinz, This is for you!

Look what I picked up while running errands today:

For the next thirty days it's me, Jillian Michaels and my leftover baby bump.

What about you, my dear blog readers…
Do you have remnants of a baby bump that needs to go?
Have you tried the "30 Day Shred"?
Are you cutting back in 2010?


And just because I'm interested…
Did your brother-in-law lovingly(?) point out your baby bump over the Holidays?
Love ya Heinz.
{kind-of!}

Today marks Day 1 of 30!I'll keep you updated on my shred.

Photo Album: The Holidays, Part 1 of 2

In case you’re wondering:

• We had some friends over last night. We spent most the evening playing the Wii. Specifically, Rock Band.
• Do you want to know how to embarrass me? Make we REALLY sing vocals while you PRETEND to strum the guitar!
• I got released from my calling as a Relief Society Teacher today. My new calling: Laurel Advisor in the Young Women’s.
• Today was a slow day. Even for a Sunday. We got home from church at about 2:30. Ate lunch. {leftovers} Then Spencer went upstairs to take a nap. He didn’t wake up until 6:30pm. Just in time for an Elders Quorum meeting.
• We were supposed to be taking shifts.  Um, I guess I get my shift next week.
• While he slept, Kate came over and we half-watched the dvr’d season opener for “The Biggest Loser”.
• Only half-watched because I was a little pre-occupied with adding unneeded captions to a few of my holiday photos. Like I said…it was a slow day.
• One of these days I am going to write a real blog post. You know, one with one coherent train of thought. And maybe even complete sentences. But until then…some pictures from the Holidays.

With unneeded captions, of course!

Cliffnotes: The Holidays

*****

Spencer off work for two weeks. Love that.

Date night at the Mystique Theater.

Chamber of Shadows. Five course meal. Prime Rib. Magician. Entertainment. No kids.

Few days until Christmas. Finish shopping.

Lounge. Family time. Bliss.

Christmas Eve. A candlelit Shrimp Feast.

Coconut Shrimp. Breaded Shrimp. Bacon-wrapped Shrimp. Shrimp. Shrimp. Shrimp.

Sugar Cookies & Milk for Santa.

A glittery Magic Reindeer Mix for his team.

More family time. Excitement. Enjoyment.

Christmas pajamas and slippers.

Christmas morning. Present unwrapping.

A hand-me-down laptop for Brynlee. A wooden train for Jace.
A GPS for the man of the house. And a black kitchen-aide for his wife.

All presents unwrapped. Wrapping paper recycled.

Joined by my family. House full. Loud. Joyous.

Christmas Dinner. Wii. Card games.
White elephant gift exchange.

Food. Lots and lots of food.
Sleepover. Family leaves.

Bags packed. Road trip. Join Spence’s family.
Baby blessing.

Chaos. Commotion.

Hotel stay. Swimming.

Indoor Amusement Park. Happy children.

Three new Korean aprons. Thanks Heinz.

Drive home. Grocery shop for possible guests.

Phone call to Sarah.  Whine. 

Sledding with the Francis Family. Delight.

 Reminded why I love those guys.

More card games. More Wii.

Joined by more family.

Anna, Mike and Miss Lille.

Heinz, Ty and Alena.

Little sleep. Good company.

Cross-country sledding on the golf course.

Enjoyment for the kiddos. Work-out for Spencer and I.

New Years Eve.

More family. The Woolfs.

Dinner. Card games. Mormon bubbly. Welcome 2010.

Stomach flu. Laundry.

More stomach flu. Oodles of stomach flu.

Did I mention the stomach flu.

Cozy fire always stoked. Heinz’s unofficial chore.

More card games. More Wii. Root Beer floats.
Redboxes. Bowling. Movie Theater.

Visiting. Reminiscing.

New church time. During naptime. Ugh.

Back to work for Spencer.

Felt interrupted. Went way to fast.

Christmas decorations down.

January 7th last guests leave.

Christmas over.

Bask in the regular. Comforting. Peaceful.

Reminded how perfectly perfect my little family is.

Our Life Unedited updated.
Kim out.

Back to “business as usual”

The last three of our guest left today. That officially means the end of the Holidays.

I spent the day cleaning. Washed all the bedding in the house. Organized closets. Put the remaining Christmas decorations in red and green totes. And emptied the fridge of holiday remnants.

On the schedule for tomorrow: Organize the toy room. Carpet clean the car. Take five packages to the post office {they are all going to different addresses and contain items that were accidently left at my house by Holiday guests}.

Now Spence and I are snuggled up on the couch in a quiet house. He's watching a little TV and I'm doing the bloggy thing. It's been a while. I missed you guys.

The Holidays are over. I love the Holidays. Almost every part of the Holidays is simply delightful.

But, it always feels good to wrap them in bubble wrap and pack them away until next year. 

It feels good to indulge in a little "same-old, same-old!" To have a schedule. To eat less. To relax. To have our little world quiet down.

Welcome 2010! I have a feelin' your going to be a good one.

****

P.S. Happy, happy eighth birthday to my little sister. I love you, Marie