My funny Valentines

Oh I love these men in my life! These 5 men are the reason I know how to love. Parker is the reason I am the kind of mom I am, he started it ha! Patrick is the reason I have humility, he is so much like me! Joshua is the reason I smile all the time, he is SO funny! Jared is the reason I forgive so easily, he tries my every nerve! Don is the reason I am sane, he is my sanity when I feel like mine is gone, which is actually a lot! I do complain about how stressed out these men make me, or how I have to dye my hair so no one sees my greys sticking out, but they love me unconditionally and always forgive me when I mess up, which is a lot. I would be utterly and completly lost without them in my life.

Pinewood Derby

It was a good year for the Valverdes! The last 2 years the boys have come in dead last lol! This year Jared got 2nd and Josh got 5th, woohoo SO much better! Don always stresses out about it cause it reflects on him haha! I cant believe its only tuesday, ugh! This week is dragging on and on! Tomorrow for work we head to Spokane to get the declot meds, so that always makes for a long day. Well I am going to bed, I am still so tired but it is getting better but I'm still exhausted!!

Crazy!

33 pounds is what I am holding, which is how much I have lost so far! It weighs a ton, I cannot believe I have been carrying that 33 pounds around for so long. It makes me really excited to lose the rest, but I dont think I will be able to hold 80 pounds when all is said and done lol! Today was a perfect day! The boys went to school and it was just Don and I. I had the day off and he took the day off so it worked out wonderfully! We got ready and headed to Moses Lake. We had lunch at a new spot, it was good, I had a taco salad and Don had a big burger. Then we parked on 3rd and walked around town to get some excersize, then off to walmart to get a few things and lastly to the dirt bike shop so we can give them the go ahead to fix Patricks dirt bike. Ugh, 400.00 later. of course we forgot sheetrock for my bathroom upstairs and pellets, darn! So back we go tomorrow!! Sunday is Church and laundry in there of course! The Pinewood derby is sunday for cub scouts, the boys get so excited for this! I will post pics of their cars Sunday.

I really am obsessed with this man. He is pretty fantastic!!

Only Wednesday??

Isnt that true? Then I wonder why we think we have it so badly when things dont go our way? I am guilty of this time after time, but it does make you stop and think doesnt it? This week seems like its taking forever lol and its only Wednesday! It has been a good week so far, just busy, busy, busy. Patrick had a game Monday, 1 more week til his cast comes off! Parker is at FBLA winter conference today and FFA tomorrow. He applied for his first job!! He will make $1000.00 for 3 weeks if he gets it, which will help with gas and stuff since he will be driving then. Its the job corp road crew, so basically picking up garbage!! Not to shabby for a first job! They are growing up so fast! Prom is next month so we have to get Parker fitted for his tux! What a fun night that will be for him! Neither Don or I work Friday! I am so excited! A day with my sweetie. Whatever shall we do? :) Besides Church on Sunday this weekend is pretty low key, which I love!!

Exhaustion!

Man my butt is getting kicked! My iron is so low plus I think I am getting the head cold going around, Im just so drained! Tonight is leftovers so I dont have to do much lol! I made spaghetti with home made breadsticks and they taste just like Olive Garden, they were amazing! Of course I'm not suppose to eat them, but who cares lol they were worth it! Patrick has a basketball game tonight, soon enough he will be able to play! So this is my house today, and all the darn snow still!!

To say I'm sick of snow is an understatement! BUT, it did warm up to 49 yesterday, I almost died it was so warm! This weekend is just a relax weekend, besides going grocery shopping, which is expensive and not so fun now that I'm an adult and buying for 6 people! But thanks to Pinterest I have made so many new things, and the men love them! Tomorrow we have to go to Spokane to do Dialysis again, time for de-clotting meds, but on a good note, 3 of the 4 people were matches for a new kidney and they have chosen the person who will continue on with tests and be the donator. So were thinking March is when she will become a new person!! How awesome is that? How awesome is God!! Well thats all for me, I'm going to finish the bread sticks and go lay in bed and watch Twilight :)

Sleep eludes me!

I will be SO glad when my iron gets up to a normal level! When I went in my iron level was 16, thats really bad, no wonder I was pulling over on my way to Ephrata to rest lol its only a 55 minute drive and I couldnt do it! Im sure it doesnt help that I have not used my c-pap machine for a few months, ugh! I know I should and I will start back up after I get a new mask. Patrick has basketball tonight, sad he still cant play, only 3 more weeks! Yesterday Don took a blow torch and melted some of our ice and snow, now I have a sidwalk again!! I will be SO glad when it warms up, to at least 35! Well I am at -32 pounds! I have offically lost my Josh and Jared weight and the weight from our cruise lol! So its been 10 years, better late than never HA! Now I'm working on Parker and Patrick weight, ugh, ok that has been longer like 15.5 years haha! My friend Cindy brought over a bunch of new jeans for me! I only had 1 size of the current size I just got into! Holy cow! Its been 10 years since I have been in this size! I have failed a couple times this week when it comes to food, but thats ok I dont do it everyday or even every week, so I forgive myself :)

Calgon took me away!

Ok, actually my husband took me away lol! We had date night and it was SO needed! I have not seen the man in a week! He has been so busy at work, I guess when your the boss that happens. So he has been getting home around 9pm and I'm alreay out for the night. My dang iron is so low that it makes me exhausted all the time, so bedtimes are early lately. So after school I dropped the 3 boys off with my Mom for the weekend, and we picked up Don and headed to Spokane. Parker was going to the Sadie Hawkins dance with Alexy, they have to dress the same, he had SO much fun! Picked him up around 11pm got home around 1am, I am to old for that stuff lol! Meanwhile, Don and I had gone to Chilies for dinner, YUM! How I wanted a burger so badly, but alas, I had a grilled chicken salad, it was SO good, a bit spicy for this wimp but good! Had 5 glasses of water lol ok maybe really spicy. Then we walked around the mall before heading to Walmart to grad doggie food and cereal, the 2 things we always run out of in a house full of pigs! Then back to Liberty to pick them up and take Alexy home. It was a fun and much needed night. Thank you sweetie!! Today we are being lazy bums. Well Cassie did come over to visit so I did take a shower and brush my teeth ha! We also did have to run to the store to pick up pizza stuff so I can make them pizza for dinner, but before that Parker and I are making home-made pop tarts, thank you Pinterest!! Excited to see if it works and if the boys love them!! Tomorrow is Church, so I teach Jr High sunday school and childrens church, then home for laundry! I do miss my boys, but oh how quiet my house is!!