Shutdown time!

So in 2 days Ryan and I will know if we are done working for awhile....I shouldn't have any excuse of not blogging then right? Or wrapping up our house projects?

It's bizarre that this shutdown would affect Ryan and my jobs as we do completely opposite things and Ryan doesn't even work for the state but the private sector!

In other news...Hannah and Brooklyn have both turned another year older....Why does this keep happening? I swear years are getting shorter!! Hannah is in a artsy mood and has been coloring up a storm lately.... Brooklyn is just Brooklyn....she's just a firecracker! She is a class clown just like her dad...she keeps me quite entertained! Here's a recent conversation Brooke and I had:

Brooklyn: {while watching Jurassic Park} Are dinosaurs dead?

Me: Yes they are.

B: Did they die when I was born?

Me: They have been dead for thousands and thousands of years....way before you were born.

B: Oh, so they died when you were born?

This kid is hilarious!

Hannah on the other hand asked me recently if "darnit" was a bad word and if she could say it. I had to giggle, but told her it was not a bad word...but not a polite word and she could probably think of a better word to use.

I tell ya...kids are never ending balls of excitement!

Speaking of excitement. I came home today after work to the girls sitting in the yard and the sprinkler running (no one in it of course). When I ask my sister how long it's been running, she begins to count the hours....no a good sign. Of course she's always lived in the country so water is a never ending "free" thing to her. To me...well let's just say I'm not looking forward to the water bill this month.

Rain...rain...go away!

So after all the predictions of the educated weather people...this morning started off with quite the little rumbling storm. Don't get me wrong! It heated up to a nice 90 degrees (did you know the computer does NOT have a degrees sign??) but was a tad humid for my liking...or the liking of my hair.

Luckily Ryan has been able to work and hasn't gotten rained out yet...and believe it or not, he actually got notified on Thursday that he was going to work Saturday, which is amazing in this job...normally they'll let them know Friday at around 3.... Oh, you have plans....too bad....Oh, you have family....too bad....Oh, you want to be able to make plans....that's just silly.

The rain has had some effects on our little lake though...it's actually quite pretty being so high, the last few years it's been so low, but now it's the highest I think I've ever noticed it!

Oooh ~ Aaah...come on...I know you're saying it!

"Road Under Water"

The lake is up to the big trees...it's kinda hard to see...

I know that Ryan's grandma and grandpa have witnessed it being much, much, much higher than this before! But it's still fun for us to watch!

Miley was having fun playing outside while I was shooting pics of the lake....couldn't resist snapping a few of her!

I'm so pretty...oh so pretty...



Yes, she is sitting on the step here. I made her sit pretty so I could get a pic of her by my hostas!

Weeeeee........

Let's quit looking at the lake and jump in already!

She usually is on a leash or in her kennel...so she enjoyed the freedom...although she has no clue that the road is a dangerous place for her (number one reason she's always on a leash or in her kennel when we are outside!)

We have a busy weekend ahead of us, and with Ryan working it tends to make it a bit more stressful, but we'll make it! We always do!

XOXO,

Erinn

Big encouragement!

So I'm all about having to keep myself motivated (when I am actually on track) for dieting or exercising....The saying that a diet is a certain percent diet, a certain percent exercise, but mainly your mind...that totally makes sense to me! (Sorry, I totally can't remember the actual percent...although, I doubt it was drawn on doctor proven facts...so I think you're okay). I am the first to talk myself into (or out of) something if I really want to. Or the first to tell myself that I can't....the other saying "we are our own worst critics" (apparently I'm all philosophical today...ps...I really don't know if philosophical is a word, or if it is the right word to use there BUT I never said I was an english pro)

I digress, I am definitely my own worst critic! I am the first to tell me self the things I can't do...or things my body can't handle! I think that's why running is so hard for me. Apparently my brain is smarter than my body and can manipulate my body into thinking it's too hard or I can't do it....Something I need to recognize and get over!

Well, I was getting off my dreaded treadmill last night and Brooklyn (my 5 year old) says, "Way to go mom...you are so good at exercising!" Holy Schmoly!! I was so proud of her at that moment! And I really needed to hear it too, so I'll take it where I can get it...even if it's from a 5 year old!

Did I pay her to say it you say? Nope! Didn't even bribe her with a fruit snack!

In other news....the state shutdown rumors keep looming! I try not to get wrapped up in it, because you NEVER know what will happen! But then yesterday I hear that according to our union contract this means that they will cash out all of our vacation and sick time. Great for one lump some of money that the government is going to tax the CRAP out of....but then I come back to 0 balance of sick and vacation time! I have been saving for what seems like forever!! I have over 500 hours of combined sick and vacation time!! This leads me to believe that if this shutdown happens I will NOT be voting for ANY incumbent members of congress! So easy for them to vote on cutting my funding...yet they sit there and get nothing done, and get paid for it! Psh!

Okay, if anything, it will be a nice (non-paid) vacation the beginning of July! We'll have to see what happens!