Happy Bday Love.

I've been a little on the sick side for the past week, which explains my late posting. Which you may not have noticed. I went to the doctor Tuesday and got some meds. I'm feeling much better. If I could just stop coughing sometime soon that would be great though. Due to my sickness my running/exercising has been nonexistent this week. Excuses. I wouldn't have done it anyway. Probably not. Well I may have ran. I actually do want to keep that up. But I figured I better not since I can barely talk without sounding like I'm coughing up a lung. Although, my doctor told me I could still run. It's actually good for you. It helps you cough up all the junk. Gross. He told me the day I was in there I could go run when I got home. No thanks. I'm going home and taking advantage of the rest my husband is going to let me have while he takes care of our children. Let me be sick doctor! 

This whole #fit4christmas thing I mentioned in a previous post isn't going so well. I think I've lost a total of 1.5 lbs in 3 weeks. I've probably gained that back this week doing nothing. I did eat pretty well. But that doesn't help me. I have to do some sort of exercise if I want to lose anything. Ugh. I wish I cared more. Well I do care. I care about the 10 lbs I've gained over the last two months. Yes. That happened. I just wish I didn't care so much. I know I can lose that if I really try. It will be hard over the next few weeks due to all of the wonderful holiday eating. My goal will be not to gain over the next weeks. If I can just maintain and then really get back on track afterwards I'll be happy. My goal next week is to run at least 3 days. That's a pretty attainable goal. Hopefully. 

So, back to the most important item of discussion for the day. Today is my husband's 32nd birthday! I'm so glad he was born all those years ago. He's my best friend. And I love him dearly. Luke made him a birthday card and I told him to tell me five things he likes about his Daddy. Well, now I'm going to list five things I like about Justin Heck. Here they are in no particular order. These aren't all too serious or too mushy, so don't worry! 

1. You make me laugh. Even if I don't laugh out loud all the time...I still think you're the funniest person I know.
2. Your excitement over Christmas. You're like a little kid...which makes it pretty fun for our little kids.
3. I have someone to like cool/nerdy things with.
4. When you play/wrestle with our boys...I like you a lot then.
5. Your beard. Please don't ever shave it off. But please cut your hair. 

There are of course a lot more things I could list. He's a really likable guy...I think anyway. Tonight we are having a family birthday thing. Tomorrow we are going on a birthday date, which will include going to see the new Hunger Games movie. I didn't even have to ask him to take me to see that on his birthday. He wanted to. Which goes back to #3 on my list. I've only read the book three times, so I think I'm pretty prepared for it.

Happy Birthday Justin Heck! Let's spend lots more birthdays together...okay?

-Aren't you glad I still have these old pictures of you? By the way, Jan, I promise I"m going to give these back to you...I've only had them for 6 years. But I'm so glad I still had them today. :)

Cutie.

Q&A with Luke.

This was our first weekend in a long time that we had nothing going on and we were home the whole time. It was super nice. My first week trying to get back on track with my eating/exercising went okay. I lost a grand total of... 1.5 lbs. Meh...I mean it's a loss so I'll take it. I'm really hoping to do better this week. Monday I did the Bikini Body Mommy workout I mentioned in one of my earlier posts. I did finish that 90 day workout. I had some good results, but I know they would have been better if I would done better with my eating. Anyway, I started it over on Monday and oh my goodness I was sore. What a way to tell me I'm out of shape! I feel like my motivation to eat better is there, but now my motivation to workout is not. I can't seem to get them together.

Well enough of that. Today I'm doing a special Q&A with the one and only....Luke Michael Heck. (also known as, my first born child) I asked him if he had some time out of his busy day to answer some questions for me. This morning he said "No, I've got to watch some TV" (don't interrupt his TV time). So I had to anxiously wait until his show was over to ask him some questions. I thought y'all might want the wonderful opportunity in getting to know him better. He's pretty cool. I love his age right now. He will be four in January. (Let's not talk about that.) He's funny, weird and crazy. (sounds like someone else I know) He also can be super sweet and loving. He's really starting to play and love on Jude a lot more. I love watching them play together. I did not edit any of his answers...everything that's there he said.

How are you today, Luke?
I'm three.

I mean how are you feeling?
Uh. Good. Why are you talking to me like that?

I'm just going to ask you some questions. It will be fun. 
Uh. Okay. 

What time did you get up this morning? 
Um...afternoon. 

What's your favorite color? 
Yellow. What's your favorite?
 Red
Well you can like red or yellow...which one? You can just have red and yellow. 
Thanks. 

Who's your best friend? 
Malachi. And I like you, Daddy, and Jude. 

Who's the cutest person in the whole world?
You always call me the cutest person in the whole world. Me. And you, and Daddy and Jude.

What's your favorite movie?
How about...Larry Boy, Bubble Guppies
Bubble Guppies isn't a movie. That's a TV show.
Well it's my favorite. 

Who's your favorite superhero...Batman, Superman, Spiderman?
Ohh!! I like Spiderman. 

What's your favorite toy right now?
Larry Boy. I can't find Larry Boy. It's under my bed. 

Do you have any brothers or sisters?
I want another brother and another sister. 
Uh..next question. 

Do you have a brother right now?
Uhhhh. Yeah. 

Do you like him?
Jude? Yeah I like Jude. And I like you. 
Thanks. 

Can you tell me your memory verse?
"We will serve the Lord" 
(*He actually says "We will serve the world" (he can't say his L's very good yet) Kind of the complete opposite of what the verse really is! We laugh.)

What's your favorite song?
Bubble Guppies Song. 

Do you like to dance?
Yeah.
-Then he dances a cool dance. 

Who's the best dancer?
Me. I'm funny. 

What do you want for Christmas?
Ohhh! I like the Jake and the Pirate toy. 

What was the last movie you watched?
The Monsters movie.

What is your favorite TV show? 
Bubble Guppies.
(Can you tell we like Bubble Guppies? It's actually a cool show. You should watch it. )

If you could live anywhere in the world where would it be? 
Arkansas

What did you have for breakfast? 
Breakfast bar and Milk.

What foods do you not like (yucky)?
Umm... Bugs. Lady bugs aren't gross.
uh...ew.

What's your favorite food?
The Monsters Macaroni and Cheese

Favorite Place to Eat? 
Um. Cheese dip and quesadilla   

What are your favorite clothes? 
Mickey mouse.

Where would you want to go to today?
Gran Jan's house. She's in Oklahoma.

Is the cup 1/2 empty or 1/2 full?
1/2 gone. 

Favorite time of day?: 
Morning. We don't have any fire.
(I have no idea what that means. )

Where were you born?
Tomorrow. 

Do you have any pets?
No. I don't have any pets in my house. I'm sure we can get one.
Uh. Maybe. 

Do you like cats or dogs?
I like Mallie. 
(That's my sister's dog. )

Any new and exciting news you'd like to share?
I like Mama.

What do you want to be when you are bigger? 
Luke.

Are you married?
No. I'm fine.
Good.

What are you listening to right now?
You. 

What makes you mad or sad? 
I like to be happy. 

Thank you for letting me ask you these questions today.
Thank you.

Cutest 3 year old in the world. 

Ugh. Exercising.

Well I hope all of you people who don't have young children or those who have yet to be blessed with them enjoyed fall back time. Ugh. Both of my kids being up before 7:00 is not cool. At least I had plenty of time to get ready for church...positive thinking. I felt like yesterday was such a looong day. I love going to church and being with our church family and worshiping  but oh man are Sundays exhausting...and with my kids getting up way too early for my liking it made for a much longer day. So it was difficult to get out of my nice, warm bed this morning. Monday's are usually my "clean up from the weekend day". I take the weekends off from cleaning/laundry...unless it's completely necessary. So, if you ever come to my house on any day during the weekend, be prepared for it to look a mess. Well, I may clean up for you...depends on who you are. :)

Go back to bed! 

I have officially decided it's time to get back on track with my eating/exercising. I have been a super slacker in that department...and when I say slacker I mean doing nothing or not caring about either one of those. I was actually doing pretty good with running/exercising. It was enjoyable for me. But now I'm just tired of it. I hate that I have to keep up with it in order to not gain a million pounds. But I do want to stay healthy and somewhat fit. I just wish it was more fun. I'm to the point where I'm pretty happy and content with my weight and size. I'm not where I would like to be or what I had set my goal at in the beginning though, so I'd still like to lose about 10 more lbs. Well now it maybe more than that from all the candy I consumed this weekend. Oh well...it was worth it. But I have to either hide the rest of the Halloween candy...or it's going in the trash. So, today it's back to tracking everything I eat (that works best for me), running, and doing some sort of exercise on my days off from running....ugh. I wish I could say I'm excited...but I'm not. I'm joining up with some other people who are doing this #fitforchristmas thing. I saw it on a blog that I follow. It actually started on Friday, but who wants to start something on a Friday? Not me, starting at the beginning of the week works better for me...plus I had all that Halloween candy I needed to eat. I'm going to do the whole taking of my measurements and picture thing to see if I make any changes. But don't worry...I won't post any of that on here. I may give you an update on my measurements...but no pictures! It ends on December 20...right before Christmas. Just in time to eat all the yummy Christmas food without feeling too guilty about it.

We had another busy weekend. Friday, I got my hair done. I went back to a more natural color this time. I'm taking a break from the red. I missed my natural hair. Friday night Justin and I had a date night...out to eat and a grocery run...exciting!  It was still fun. We joke about getting groceries whenever we go out, but honestly (cheesy comment coming up) it doesn't matter what we do, we always make it fun...or at least he's good at doing that.  We also made some other stops. We stopped at Ulta where I got the best curling iron ever. Well for me it is. I can finally curl my hair with a curling iron...yes, I'm 27 and still can't figure out how to curl my hair. Yes, I've watched videos and have had people show me...I still can't figure it out with that clamp thingy...see I don't even know the technical term for it..if there even is one. I've used the same set of rollers that I've had since college. This curling wand gives you more of a wavy, crimp look..which I like. I'm sure I could get it to do more of those big wavy curls I like too...I'll have to practice more. But since I only fix my hair like once or twice a week it may take me some time. 

Bed Head Curling Wand. 

Saturday we got our family pictures done. We have a family friend from Monette who takes pictures as a hobby. The ones I've seen on Facebook that she's done are really good. I can't wait to see ours. The boys cooperated really well. And we got to take a few in a cotton field! I was so happy. There are a ton of cotton fields in that area and almost all of them that we drove by had been picked. But there was one by her house that was still there...worked out perfectly!

He combed his hair for the pictures. He's handsome. 

Well it's off to clean up my messy house...oh Mondays. Yes, even stay at home Mom's dislike Mondays...or at least I do. :) Hope you all have a great week!

P.S. I'm wanting to give this blog a makeover...make it look  not so cheesy (that's the second time I've used that word). Anyway, I'm not very smart when it comes to computer design stuff...I guess all those years of being on Annual Staff did nothing for me. So, if you know how to do it...then let me know! I need help.