Ewwww!

So I was reading the paper when I came across and article about a local family (with 2 little kids) who lost EVERYTHING in a house fire and they did not have insurance...they gave a couple of people's numbers to call if you had things to donate...well the woman is a size 12 and needed clothes, obviously...and I thought "hey!, I was going to just try and get rid of my size 12 clothes at our garage sale, why don't I donate them to her instead!!"

So I call the lady and she says she is in town and can drive by to pick them up right now! So I quickly go downstairs to rummage through our garage sale pile of things to find all the clothes I had packed up...When I look over and see THE LARGEST SPIDER I have EVER seen in my house EVER!!!! I screamed initially b/c I leaned into the web then I saw him on the ground...then I used the closest thing to me to kill the SOB! Closest thing was a set of car ramps in our garage sale pile...those things are NOT light and not easy to maneuver...so I gouged our wall (which we eventually plan on tearing out anyway) in the process and took like 10 stabs to kill this sucker! FINALLY I got him good and alas, he is no more...I hope I NEVER find another one that size EVER AGAIN!!! I still have the heebie jeebies!!

Have a clue? "Mrs. Plummer, in the basement, with the car ramps:"

HOLY COW, I'VE DONE IT!!

I have officially made it into my skinny jeans!! You know, the ones you keep in the bottom/back part of your drawer, hoping one day you will fit into them again...well, I DID IT! They fit perfect! Not too tight, not too big...PERFECT! I was SHOCKED when I tried them on...I almost cried! I have been working so hard to lose the baby weight and I am now back into my old wardrobe again...it is so exciting...thrilling, I can't even begin to express the feeling that I have! Butterflies in my stomach almost!! Ok, I am done rambling...I was just so excited, I wanted to shout it from the roof tops! WHOO HOOOOOOOOO!!!!!

Things that make you go awwwww....

Decovin looking like a big boy with his hat and back pack! It was really super cute! Camden wearing his Red Sox gear looking all cute!!
Bob & I all geared up and ready to go to the game! It was so fun!
Bob with the boys in the pool at Jim & Mendy's in Arkansas:
The four of us getting ready to take a tour of the War Eagle Cavern in Rogers, AR. It was ok, but not as stroller accessible as they led on to believe!! Oh well, we made it!!

Arkansas

So Bob & I decided to take a road trip to visit Mendy & Jim again this year. We started off on Tuesday and headed to KC first for our first Red Sox game...This was Bob's bday present...we had awesome seats and only got chastised for our Sox gear a couple of times...no biggie...to be honest I would say the stadium was filled equally with Red Sox fans and Royals fans...kind of sad, but whatever. SOX WON!!! 8-2!! Whoo Hoo!

We got up the next morning and made it out the door by 10:10am! We made it to Mendy & Jim's house a little after 4pm!! We made good time with the boys! We were expecting to stop several times and we only stopped twice...once for walmart/gas and then one last time for lunch. It was a good trip down and the boys did AWESOME! We put Decovin in his new car seat and he loves it...it uses the seat belt instead of a 5 point harness so he has more freedom to move around a bit...I think it was our salvation for this long trip or he would have hollered to get out of the car more...it was very nice.

Since we got here around dinner time I offered to grill some chicken and veggies...I grilled again last night too...this time I grilled T-Bone Steaks...OH YEAH!! So yummy...and tonight...Mendy is cooking up a leg of lamb!! My mouth is watering already!

We got to use the pool the first night we got here but then it rained all day yesterday so we didn't get to then...but we should be good today...we plan on swimming this afternoon! It is so nice!

Tomorrow we head out and are going to hit a cave on our way home...we think Decovin will think it is cool...we made sure it was stroller accessible so we could push Camden around too...should be fun...will let you know when we get home! Hope everyone has a good weekend!

Random Cuteness

So Amanda was AWESOME and came down on Saturday to give me a break due to an awesome sinus infection that took over my whole body...I got to nap and not worry about the boys! It was so great! Thanks again for that Amanda! Heart!!

While she was here she snapped this uber cute picture of my boys on her cell phone...I just love it!

I took this picture this morning with my cell phone in the dark...so quality not so good on two accounts...but man it made me laugh! My kids watch way too much TV...but when you are sick...you could care less what they do!!!

Goodbye July!

Well, another month has come and gone and it doesn't seem possible!! Where did the time go?! This month, Decovin turned 2 1/2, Camden turned 6 months, & Bob turned 29...WOW what a month!

Christy stayed with us for the past few days before she starts back up to work...we had a good time and even started her stay with a trip to Wichita to see one of her good friends from College, Jennie, I took the boys with us and Decovin had a blast with her 3 kiddos, Sophie, Blake & Graham...Camden just observed most of the day...ha! We had a great time, ate at Japan Express (Christy's fave restaraunt of all time I think) and then I grilled Pork Tenderloin and Veggies for dinner at Jennie's house later that evening...Jennie knew a girl that sold some purses and sunglasses and the gal happened to be in the neighborhood so we all got something and it was just FABULOUS! *wink* It was really fun, wishing I lived closer to all the cool people with kids! :-( We also got to see Sam and Amy! They met us for lunch and then came over to Jennie's house afterwards for a couple of hours to hang out! It was so good to see them too! Here is Decovin, with Sophie and Graham...Blake is being put in by his momma:


Here is Blake & Graham with Amy in the back...Jennie's head got cut off...oops! Aren't they stinkin' cute?!?!
Oh and I can now officially say I have lost over 40 pounds! 41.2 to be exact!! I'm so excited about this and just can't believe I have lost that much...WOW! Anyway...that is pretty much the excitement of the Plummer household...looking forward to August...we have planned to go to a Royals/Red Sox game on the 5th for Bob's Bday present (SO EXCITED!! GO SOX!!) and then we plan to head to Arkansas to visit my Aunt Mendy & Uncle Jim for a few days! Should be fun! Plus she makes the best esspresso EVER! *muah*


Plummer, out!

Hi...

So, how are all of you doing? It is so nice that everyone seems like they are blogging regularly again...with the exception of Amanda...but since she works like 80 hours a week, I will forgive her. Heart!

I'm now down 39.8 pounds! I was seriously hoping for that additional .2 pounds to just say I have lost 40! Grrrr...next week, next week! :-)

I have been trying to keep busy with the boys...I try to take them on a walk every night but sometimes that doesn't always happen. Yesterday I needed to run uptown to get some things and I decided to take the boys on a walk then and kill a few birds with one stone...DUMB IDEA! It was like five million degrees out and the boys were loving it of course b/c they just get to sit in the stroller and enjoy the breeze...while I have to do all the pushing and pushing a double stroller is not a walk in the park i'll tell ya! haha! But we made it there and back but I was really sweaty! ewwww!

We are, for the most part, moved in...we just have a few boxes left and a pile of garage sale items that are keeping us from being "completely" moved in. :-) Decovin has adjusted well and he loves his room! We are still working on potty training...but it is slow going...he finally is telling us when he poops in his diaper now...that is progress! haha! I bought some training pants...basically underwear made out of cloth diapers and the plastic pants to go over them...I plan on trying that soon. We'll see what happens...

I wanted to welcome my friend MEAGAN to the blogging world! We are so excited to have you jump on the blog bandwagon!

That's all I have for now...keep on blogging people! I love it!

The New Me...

This is the new me...38 pounds lighter...notice I have a collar bone again! Whoo hoo! Oh and the outfit I am wearing is something I've had in my closet WAY before Decovin was around! YES!

Camden Rolled from Back to front!!

He did it, he did it! Yay! Twice in the same day! What a big day for a big boy! I was so excited...oh and he got his first tooth on the 1st of July and 2 weeks later #2 popped in right next to it...both on the bottom! So as you can imagine he has been captain cranky pants working on teeth and all!

I met up with Amanda on the 11th to go swimming at the Gardner City Pool...and can I just say wow...check it out: http://www.gardnerkansas.gov/parks/park-pool.php make sure you scroll down to see pics of this place! AMAZING...the boys were free (under 3) and Amanda and I were $5 a piece. We only stayed for a little over an hour before Decovin had a Terrible Two Fit and we had to leave...I wasn't going to condone that attitude! YIKES! They both slept really well on the way home! haha!

Bob and I are slowly getting more moved in...trying to decide where things will go is always a challenge especially since we have less storage space inside the house than we did at our old place...we have more square footage but because we lost out on our basement for storage, we have to get creative...oh, that, and we are going to have a garage sale to sell the stuff we have been storing and not using for the past 3 years! haha! So all is well.

Our guest bedroom is all set up so feel free to come and visit if you like! We would love to have ya!

We have internet again!

Happy late everything! I feel so lost not having internet for 2 whole weeks! haha! What did we do before internet? Oh, that's right...play! Anyway...glad to be back online and connected with everyone. I just gone done reading all the blogs and getting "caught up." Sounds like everyone is doing well and keeping busy.

We are 100% moved out of the crap rental and free and clear of its bug problem! Except we have swapped ants for June Bugs! WHERE THE HECK ARE THEY ALL COMING FROM?!?!?! I don't remember them being so bad?! I find dead ones all over our house and it is quite disturbing! Anyway...all our boxes and things are here at our new place...address by the way: 918 Osborne St., Burlington, KS 66839. We have unpacked quite a few boxes but still have several to go that are in the big garage! "...And miles to go before I sleep, and miles to go before I sleep..."

Oh and P.S. I love Burlington so far...I guess I was always a small town girl! Who knew?! Anyway...the small town is growing on me and I have already met some people and have bumped into them twice since being here around town. See, told you it was small! ha! Although I hate the hours of business here (everything effectively closing around 8 or sooner) I do think it has its charm. The schools are apparently fantastic so that makes me excited to raise the boys here. It's all new and exciting for now.

We got to "get away" for the holiday weekend. We spent it with Bob's family at the lake! It was fun and we got to see some fireworks too! :-) We went out on the boat a few times and ate...a LOT! lol! It was fun and Decovin especially had a good time this year! He LOVED the boat and kept telling Papa to "PUNCH IT!" He loved going fast and laughed the whole time...except for the last boat ride he fell asleep! It was so cute! :-) Camden went swimming but no boat ride this time...too choppy for baby. :-) It was an excellent weekend if I do say so myself!

Now we are back to reality and I am busy keeping up with the kids, doing laundry, dishes, unpacking what I can, etc. Hell, it took me over 3 hours just to do this post with how many times I had to stop and start! LOL! So enjoy!

We're on the move...

We close tomorrow morning on our house! And start moving our things immediately! Well, we are going to bug bomb the new place first before we start bringing our boxes over to make sure the ants don't make a new home in our new home! Then we will start moving things!

My dad is going to help us on Wednesday and is brining his truck, trailor and a couple of dolly's! Should help quite a bit! Yay!

I was in a wedding this past weekend and I made my goal of fitting into the dress! I have lost 35 pounds so far and I feel great! I plan to continue my diet and would like to lose an additional 15-20 pounds. Although after this past weekend I might be set back a few pounds due to the amount of food and alcohol I consumed! haha! The wedding was beautiful and we had a great time! Here are us girls going Charlie's Angel Style:

The boys are getting bigger all the time. It is so hard to believe that Camden will be 5 months old then end of this month! Crazy! Decovin is talking in sentences for the most part and potty training is slow going but it is going...he has gone poop and pee on the potty several times now. He still isn't asking to go necessarily (a few times) but he is at least getting used to sitting on the toilet. It is going to be a process I feel. :-) Anyway...that is all that has been going on lately.

Will let you all know when we get internet access and all that jazz. This could be it for awhile. Hope to hear from you all soon!

And they're off!

Well, mom and dad decided very last minute to get away for a week. Dad had some vacation to burn and he deserved it as he has been working that outage for like 2 months at least (7 days a week/10 hours a day or more!!). So they packed up their car and headed west to Wyoming! They are going to go visit my dad's Uncle John Sackman. They will have a good time and I think they are so far...mom is having fun taking pics with her cell phone and texting them to Christy & I. It is cute. They seem to be more relaxed already...with the exception of mom forgetting her bathroom bag with all her meds in it! Oops! We were going to overnight it but the pharmacy was able to hook her up at a pharmacy out there so she was able to get by on that and just purchase the other toiletry items she needed.

Christy is staying at the house with me so the boys and I aren't alone at night, etc. Not that I am scared but I like the company.

We made lunch today, pork chops, corn on the cob, potatoes, potato salad, & beans! I grilled the pork chops and Christy got the other stuff ready. It was DELICIOUS! I have a thing for grilling! I can't get enough of it. So much so, that I even moved dad's grill up by the house again so I don't have to travel so far to use it! :-)

Other than that, nothing much new to report, just felt like updating. OH, well, Decovin has now peed in the potty a few times! Now, if I could just get him to tell me when he needs to poop, we will be on a roll! I need to get in the habit of asking him if he needs to go and pop him on the toilet every hour or so! Just gets tiresome and annoying with diapers...need to go purchase some pull-ups I think. Easier. I'm all about easier. haha!

Love to all! Can't wait for some new updates!

Just some of my favorite pics!

What mother doesn't love a little helper?!

My boys:
I love kisses!

Still living with my parents

Nothing much has changed since the last time I blogged. I'm still at mom & dads and we are still hoping to close on the house by the 30th of June.

There is a crack in the foundation that the sellers have to get fixed first. We will also have to re-roof it sometime this fall. (This is also why we negotiated with the price.) So there are some things that will need to get fixed but we can do most of it as we go and as we can afford it. (we hope anyway) :-)

Camden is now eating cereal and I just started him on veggies last night. So far so good. I think he is getting a bit constipated and I need to go get him some Karo syrup to put in his bottle. Other than that, he is doing great with eating and is so much better natured than his first two months of life. His colic is effectively gone. Yay! He can still scream and make your ears bleed but it doesn't last very long! :-) He also went to the doctor last Friday (May 30th) for his well baby check up and his shots. He is doing great and now measures 26 1/2" long and 16.2 lbs. He is right in the 50th percentile...so right on track. :-)

Decovin is now obsessed with Toy Story. It is the only movie so far that we can put in and he will watch about 90% with no problem. It is hysterical to watch him watch a movie! He's getting so big! Hard to believe he will be 2 1/2 next month! Crazy!

Well, that is all that is new. Look forward to hearing from all of you!

House Sold! New House under contract...babies growing up

So our Warrensburg house sold and we got our money already so that is a load off our minds...hope the new owners have fun with their new clay dirt and grass that is impossible to grow...hehehe!

We are under contract with the Burlington house and are filling out last minute loan paperwork and once that is submitted we can get the funds approved and close on the house on or before June 30th...have to get those renters out of there...

The ants are still winning at the rental so we are still here at my parents house. Stupid ants! Grrrr!

The boys are growing up and it seems the most evident in Camden...he is now eating cereal and has recently started to put himself to sleep...last night he talked and talked and talked and finally fell asleep on his own after about 20 minutes...then today I put him in there and he whimpered a bit and fell asleep for a nice cat nap! Yay! He is also holding himself up really well in the baby walker...he will sit in there for a long time before he is ready to get up! He is chewing on everything too...the teeth will be on their way soon!

Decovin is enjoying the country life it seems. He loves to go on walks with
Aunt Linda & me...Aunt Linda & Uncle Eddie taught him how to throw rocks in puddles...his new favorite past time! I think he could do it all day if I let him! haha! Bob took him out on the 4-wheeler this past weekend and he loved going through the "tall gwass" as he liked to call it...the fields are getting tall right now so he loved that! He cried and cried when Bob brought him back inside...but then we discovered that D truly has allergies...his eyes were blood shot and puffy...eye drops and some children's claritan cleared it right up! He is still snotty today though...but I think that could have been curtious of cousin Amanda! *wink*...She got it then I got it and now the boys have it...ha! We love to keep it in the family! Camden isn't quite as snotty but I still have had to suction him out! Fun, fun!

Well, that is all for now...hope to hear from you all! Keep up the blogs!

Weight Loss!

So I am now down 26.5 pounds and down to my pre-pregnancy weight from before I was pregnant with Decovin! I doubt I can still wear my clothes from before him b/c of my now widened hip area but I can still get there and plan to keep trying! I started this weight loss to orginally fit into a bridesmaid dress and now I am just excited to try to get back into my old wardrobe! Wouldn't that be nice! :-)

Still at mom & dad's house and it seems to be going well. Bob is still fighting ants! He is now trying a new method of killing them...hopefully this will work. *sigh* Hopefully we will close on our Warrensburg house today (May 21st) and will proceed with the purchase of the home in Burlington and then we can move back in as a family soon! Keep us in your thoughts that this all goes over well!

Hopefully everyone will post something new soon! Miss hearing from everyone!

Alzheimer's Walk

Don't forget to donate...click on the donation page to the right of your screen! :-) I still have at least $100 to go! :-)

Craziness is a good word...

So relating to Melodie and her stress...here is mine: Our rental house has ants...not just a few here and there...a BUNCH in the kitchen and front door area and a few here and there in the bedrooms/bathroom!! Raid isn't working and neither is a bug bomb...so my g'ma Stenzel is sending me an "ant plant" to put in certain spots that they are coming in at to see if that works...I guess the whole town is being invaded with all the rain that we have been getting but still! YUCK! Oh and the boxes of stuff have overwhelmed the small space making room for only paths to each room...literally!! So Bob told me to call my mom & dad and see if they wouldn't mind me and the boys crashing for a bit...so here we are in LaCygne. Thanks again mom & dad! Oh boy do we owe them BIG...just not sure how to repay someone for something like that! Stress!

So then we found a house we love in Burlington and we put in an offer and after many counters we finally agreed on a price and are now going through the process of getting our loan approved, etc...our house in Warrensburg should close on the 19th of this month and then we can move forward with the house in Burlington which is scheduled for a closing on or before the 30th of June. Stress.

Oh and then there is money. Which is draining quickly with having mortgage/rent, dual electric/water bills, good faith payment, storage unit (small house not big enough for our stuff) & random things that you have to buy in between. Oh and of course the driving back and forth from Burlington to Warrensburg...GAS SUCKS! Stress.

Did I mention that my husband and I are not living together and haven't really since he got his job back on the 21st of April!! And won't be until our new house closes probably. Stress.

Mother's Day was nice. Bob gave me a gift certificate to Old Navy and said congrats on my weight loss and told me to buy some new clothes! How sweet! I am now down 25 pounds! And two sizes! :-)

Here is the link to the house we are trying to buy:
http://www.anewrealtyllc.com/content/listdetail.html/58516811?proppos=3&ag_id=3448353&startpos=1&endpos=10&ids=66887000,54270905,58516811,62588006,66318948,62678389,59987598,54472146,65913456,64462636&propertyCount=28

Blogger Out!

Not sure when I will get a chance to look at Blogs again or write one for that matter. Internet will be down after tomorrow and our computer will be all packed up today! The movers just called me and they will be here in about an hour so I am trying to get all my loose ends tied up. I had to pack up clothes/diapers for Camden and some toys for Decovin, he is currently staying at my mom & dad's house while the movers are here...thank you again mom! Camden is with me and he is being good so far (knock on wood). I think I pretty much have everything I want set aside done. The only thing I might have an issue with is our last minute bag(s) of trash as our last trash pick up is today. Maybe our neighbor will let me give them my last bag. :-) I also will be depositing some frozen goods to her too...if she wants them that is! :-) Hopefully everything goes smoothly today. I am not looking forward to this evening when Camden and I have to sleep on the couch...well, he can sleep in his swing...but I get the lumpy couch. ha!

Well, that is all I can think of right now. Oh we did go to the zoo yesterday. Decovin & Camden's first time! Decovin was interested in all the animals but they only caught his true interest when they were RIGHT up against the glass by him. The chimps were the best! :-) I am not sure when I will get a chance to upload those pics so just imagine the cuteness. Ok, love to all and hope to see you all again on here soon!

Getting up early SUCKS!

I have come to determine that since I have had kids that I am STILL not a morning person, even though they make you get up anyway! This morning, at 4:50am, Camden starts to stir...I quickly get up to pop the pacifier as this will usually help him sleep an additional hour or so if I am lucky! Phew! Got it! Then no sooner than I get back to bed Decovin is crying?! What in the world?!? Ok, so I go in there and tell him it is still "night-night" time and that he needs to go back to bed which he didn't like but usually after hearing this from one of us he will eventually fall back asleep...NOPE! This went on for over thirty minutes before I got up to get him a drink of water and then I decided I better hop in the shower while I can...when I get out of the shower they are both crying/stirring...can't a girl get some time to herself in the morning?! Guess not! Needless to say, I'm tired and my eyes are BURNING! All I can say is thank goodness for coffee!

Oh and to date I have now lost 20 pounds exactly on Weight Watchers! Which means I have lost 10% of my weight! WHOO HOO! I would ultimately like to lose an additional 40 pounds but we will see. Just taking it a day at a time!