Erin, Author at The Sunny Side Up Blog

Food and Cooking...or lack thereof

10.22.10

Broccoli and Bows

Ok – I am BEYOND excited that my posts are inspiring some of you to organize! It feels so good, doesn’t it!? I’m quite addicted to say the least. :)

Seems I have another past time. I cooked again! Twice in one week! I know. Somebody stop me. ;) I had leftover diced chicken from the enchiladas so I threw in some General Tso’s sauce to make cashew chicken. The broccoli was over cooked because I was a bit preoccupied taking pictures of it, but all in all, a decent quick meal that involved the stove (not the microwave). And pots and pans. Feeling good about that!

Someone asked me if I would share how I organize my girls’ hair accessories and I had these pictures from past posts…

I hang all of their bows in their bathroom on a couple of long ribbons I bought on-line years ago. Wish I could remember where I bought them, but they would be so easy to make.

Their hair bows don’t look quite this neat and color coordinated at the moment because lately my girls have been getting into them to use for their dolls hair. :)

The rest of their elastics, etc. are in little plastic containers on their bathroom shelves. I have some of them in my bathroom too because when I do Ellie’s hair I use the straight or curling iron so she gets ready with me.

Hope that helps! Gotta run. I’m heading upstairs to go through my closet to find something fancy schmancy to wear to a dinner this weekend with Kenny, attorneys, clients, and more attorneys. Probably a good thing I have something that will force me to give up the sweat suits I’ve so enjoyed this week. :)

Hope you all have a great weekend!

xoxo, Erin

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10.20.10

A little of this and that

Hi everyone! Can I just say thank you to anyone who has ever commented on this blog and left me a sweet little hello. Your kind words always make my day! Really they do. I got several questions and e-mails after my first kitchen organization post so I’ll take a quick minute to answer some of those. First of all…yes! I actually do have kitchen stuff in my kitchen. :)

{utensils} I always keep knives clear in the back so that little hands don’t find them.

{cooking tools} See that rolling pin in the very back? When my parents came to my house for Thanksgiving a few years ago my mom was getting the meal ready and needed a rolling pin. I of course didn’t own one. She was shocked. No rolling pin in sight along with my overall lacking of other necessary cooking tools sent her into quite a tail spin. She went on and on about how she had raised me better and how it was a good thing my grandma couldn’t see this. We stopped mid meal and ran to the store where she bought me everything chef like we could find. And there it sits. Rolling pin and all. Until she comes for Thanksgiving once again. :)

{Tupperware} I’m quite obsessed with glad Tupperware containers. I use them for leftovers and the girls’ lunches. This drawer is usually stuffed, but half of my containers are in my fridge and dishwasher at the moment.

{kitchen wash rags and towels}

See! Kitchen stuff!

A run down of how I organize my kitchen –

I don’t think I have more cupboard/drawer space then most. The thing is – I don’t keep anything I’m not using (other than my mom’s rolling pin) so I have room for the girls’ homework and crafts and other things.

Other questions…. yes, I am totally planning on sharing my paper system. I have several other “house stations” to share. I just need to take pictures of everything. I’ve been waiting to take a lot of pictures because these rainy, dark, cloudy days we’ve been having aren’t helping in the lighting department. I need my sunshine! Organizers in all of my drawers are from Target. You can buy them in all sorts of shapes and sizes and they are really cheap (like 4-7 bucks each). They have rubber on the bottom of them and really don’t slide much. I’ve had them for years.

I can’t believe how much rain we’ve had lately! My pumpkin lights in the front are drenched and my little back yard looks like it’s going to wash away! There have been so many car accidents. Nobody here knows how to act when the weather isn’t 70 degrees and sunny (like now when the weather is 68 degrees and rainy). We’re all so spoiled! I can’t imagine what would happen if we ever got an inch of snow. Total disaster.

So guess what was at my grocery store today? Pomegranates! (I had to buy one) And you know what that means. Thanksgiving is right around the corner. And you know what that means. CHRISTMAS is right around the corner! I am so excited for December! I feel bad this year but I’m kind of over Halloween already. I just want to put up my Christmas decor and lights and sit in front of my fireplace and Christmas tree and watch It’s a Wonderful Life for the millionth time. I put my decor up after Thanksgiving last year (I have a lot to be grateful for and didn’t want to rush past that important holiday) but before I knew it Christmas was over and it was time to take it all down. I’m thinking this year I’m going to put things up a lot earlier so I have plenty of time to enjoy it all.

Speaking of Thanksgiving and being grateful…the other day in Ellie’s class they were sharing what they were each grateful for and guess what Ellie said when it was her turn?

“I’m grateful for Happy Meals.”

Not her family. Not her friends. Happy Meals from McDonalds.

I’ll take my mother of the year award in high gloss gold, thank you very much.

Some other random news – I cut my hair last week! Nothing too drastic, but it is a lot shorter. Right below my shoulders. I keep thinking I need to share a picture of it, but I haven’t done my hair all week. The rain has inspired nothing but quick pony tails and my various sweat suits.

And here’s the sweet little face that greets me after nap time these days –

He thinks he is just too cool now that he can roll.

What a stud. :)

xoxo, Erin

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Food and Cooking...or lack thereof

10.19.10

House Stations #1

Yesterday was a wet, rainy day. I’m quite enjoying the wet, rainy days we’ve been having lately.

I got the girls ready and off to school and then Kole I did a little house work, exercised, and made chicken enchiladas so that everything would be ready at dinner time.

That’s right. You heard me. I cooked and I’m feeling pretty good about it! So good in fact that I think I’m done for the week in that department.

Then I ate lunch – the same thing I eat for lunch every day and have for oh… about 10 years. My turkey sandwich and baked lays and strawberries. I have such a weakness for baked lays chips! I like to convince myself that since they are “baked” I can eat as many as I want.

And then I did a little organizing. Rainy days are the very best days for organizing. :)

I finally finished my new system for any and all paper in this household! Feels so good! I’ve also set up several different little “stations” throughout my house I’ll share over the next week or so. Here are a few of the stations in my kitchen…

This drawer was always our catch all drawer for paper. I used to have about 10 folders in here attempting to make sense of our paper work, but now that I have a new paper system, this drawer is just for a few miscellaneous things.

The only folders I kept in this drawer are the folders that hold all of our phone directories/numbers and the folder I have for all of my recipes. I know. There are so many better ways to organize recipes, but for someone who only uses a few recipes, this little red folder works just fine.

This drawer also holds these cute little notebooks I got in the dollar bins at Michael’s (I’m such a sucker for those dollar bins! And for cute little notebooks). I use one of them to jot down all of the girls latest quotes, one of them to jot down songs I like (I’m always listening to music and writing down songs I want to download) and the other one I’m using to write down little things about Kole at 3 months, 4 months, 5 months, etc. so I have that info. for his scrapbook. Very handy indeed. :)

Simple pen/scissors/tape drawer

A little drawer for our arts and crafts station. We have several through out the house. I’d love to have all of this stuff in one location, but the girls like to create downstairs and upstairs and I’ve just found it’s easier to keep supplies in both places.

Baby station which holds all of Kole’s bibs, spoons, binkies, etc. This drawer is right by the sink so I also use it for tooth brushes and tooth paste. Once I get my girls down the stairs in the morning we are so NOT going back upstairs. If they come down to eat and then go back upstairs to brush their teeth before school I’d loose them to their toys. They are too easily distracted so in the mornings we get completely ready upstairs, come down to eat and then stay down until it’s time to go. Which means brushing their teeth in the kitchen sink. Works for us.

And last but not least, our homework station. I have had this set up for several weeks now and I’m loving it! It’s so nice to have everything we need for homework in one drawer. Ellie’s stuff is on the left, and Addison’s is right next to it. There are always plenty sharp pencils, and plenty crayons for coloring. Pretty stressful homework at this age. :)

It’s raining again today and aside from running a few errands, we don’t have much on our agenda. Love days like this. Think I’ll switch gears and catch up on a little laundry and scrapbooking.

Happy Tuesday!

xoxo, Erin

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10.18.10

Getting and Staying Organized

{Getting organized}
1) Don’t let organizing your home overwhelm you. The thought of organizing your whole house can be so overwhelming. Don’t let it be. Start small. Pick one drawer or area that’s really bothering you and start there. One way of tackling your house is to walk around and make a list. (I just love lists, don’t you?) Write down the spaces in each room that need to be organized and then pick one space/cupboard/drawer to work on whenever you have a minute. (I often organize while making phone calls.) Don’t start a new project until that space is finished. Just having a list will take some of the overwhelmed feeling away. Now your goals are written down and you have a place to start.

2) Use your space wisely. I store a lot of my holiday decor in high spots above closets because I only get them out once a year. On the other hand, my children’s most often used toys and games are stored low where it’s easy to get to them.

3) Give everything in your house a home. If you have created a specific place for everything in your home it’s much easier to put things away where they belong.

Once you’ve made a home for everything, labels are a great way to help you remember where things belong.

4) Organize things in a way that makes sense for your family and the way you live. For example, for a long time I had all of our baking supplies (flour, sugar, etc.) on the main shelf in my pantry. I also had a whole shelf dedicated to cook books. Cook books that had a layer of dust on them. I’ll be honest, I don’t love to cook and with my kids around, we are reaching for the crackers and pasta more than anything else in our pantry. It makes sense for us to have those items on the easy to reach middle shelf in the pantry and the baking goods up higher for the rare occasion that I actually use them. (I tossed out all my cook books except one or two that are stored in a drawer.) Someone who cooks and bakes a lot would organize their pantry another way. Websites and magazine articles are great places to get organization ideas, but don’t just copy what someone else is doing. Organize your home in a way that is functional for the way you live and it will be much easier to keep things organized.

5) The most important thing to remember when organizing: If you want to be organized, you have to be able to let things go. Get rid of it! Seriously. You’ve maybe heard “when in doubt, don’t.” Well my motto with organizing is “when in doubt…DO!” If you’re not sure about whether or not you can part with something, trust me, you can. You might think “what if I need this someday?” Chances are you won’t, but what if you did? Would it be so awful if you got some flowers and needed that vase you’d been storing for three years and then trashed? Could you put the flowers in something else you had on hand? What about your closet? Are you saving clothes for when you lose weight? If you lose weight you’re going to buy new jeans, not wear the ones you’ve been saving for four years since you had a baby. Get rid of it! When keeping things for “sentimental value,” be smart. Do you really need to save every drawing your kindergartner comes home with? Would one or two be enough to remind you of her year in school…or even better, a picture of several of her drawings for her scrapbook? Being able to let things go is so invigorating! It’s just stuff. And we’re always buying new stuff. Less really is more. Use the space in your house to keep only the things that you use or love.

{Staying organized}

1) Teach your family the importance of having a clean, organized home. If your family isn’t on board, forget about it! There is only one you and you will never be able to keep things organized on your own. Teach your kids how to put things away in the place you’ve created for them. My girls know that when it’s clean up time there is a select place for their barbies, books, dress-ups, etc. Time and time again I have gone over where we keep their things so that now it is second nature for them to put things where they belong. {Getting them to do this without being asked? Don’t have the answer for that one. :)} Assign clear responsibilities for keeping the house clean and give consequences when they’re not accomplished. (My girls’ toys get taken away if they aren’t put back where they belong.)

2) Don’t procrastinate! Keeping something organized takes constant work and upkeep. Once you’ve organized and made a place for something, put things away in that place! How many time do we set something down and think, “I’ll just put this here for now.” Resist the urge! It usually takes only a few seconds longer to put something away it its place vs. just setting it somewhere it doesn’t belong. Take the initiative to put things away where they go every time and teach your family to do the same. Not procrastinating and putting things away where they belong every time will lead to a clean, organized home.

3) Take a minute to straighten up your organized space the second it starts looking messy. If you do this, you will avoid having to completely re-organize your home time and time again. My fridge, for the most part, stays clean and organized. That is because every time I buy groceries, I do a “mini cleaning”. I pull out things that are getting old, wipe off a shelf or two, put new groceries in their designated spot, etc. When Kenny comes in with the mail I immediately go through it, toss out the junk mail and file everything else – or I bug Kenny until he does it. (Being a great organizer sometimes means being a great nagger ;)

4) Think before you buy new things. When I’m about to make a new purchase, I always ask myself two questions: Do I have space for this? Is it something that I will really use or will it just be more clutter in a few weeks? Many times I have put something back after asking myself these two questions (especially when I’m about to buy the girls a new toy!). Thinking ahead about how you’ll organize new things you buy will not only help you keep your house clutter free, it will also help you make smart purchases.

5) Choose every day to stay organized. Keeping things organized is a daily choice we make. It’s just like choosing what to eat. If you want to be healthy, you have to change the way you eat. You have to consistently make healthy food choices. Just like you can’t participate in a one time diet and expect to always stay thin, you can’t organize a closet and then pat yourself on the back and expect it to magically stay that way. (I know this because I’ve tried!) You have to consistently put things away where they go and take that extra minute to keep everything organized.

When your house is full of clutter so is your brain. Simplifying your home will bring so much peace. Life will run more smoothly and you’ll have more time and energy to focus on what’s really important – your family – the very ones who make it so incredibly difficult to keep things organized! :)

Happy Organizing!

xoxo, Erin

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Kole

10.15.10

The two of us

Me and my little man.

The two of us are so in love. It’s really quite ridiculous. Soon after this picture was taken he spit up all over me. I said “Kole! Really!!? All over my new sweater from Anthro? Not cool buddy.”

Then he flashed his irresistible smile. And immediately all was forgiven.

My little Kole brings me so much happiness. Every single day.

xoxo, Erin

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Holidays

10.13.10

Fall Decor

Just sharing a glimpse of my fall decor. I put this collage together last fall but thought I’d post it again since my house looks pretty similar. Here are a few other random pics I’ve taken over the last couple of weeks…

For the kiddos…

This is a fun Halloween countdown I bought last year at Pottery Barn Kids after Halloween. I love hitting Pottery Barn and Pottery Barn Kids right after a holiday! Great deals on holiday decor and then it’s so fun to have something new to pull out the next year.

The girls love getting a little treat each day to countdown the month. They also love having a new home for Tinkerbell. :)

This Halloween tree is also fun for the girls. Every year I let them decorate Halloween figures from the craft store to hang on their tree.

They always turn out super scary. :)

And my favorite little accessory making banana bread muffins!

Happy Fall!

xoxo, Erin

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Ramblings

10.11.10

Sunday evening ramblings

I’ve been a bit emotional today. Today is October 10th — exactly six months since my post pregnancy scare. I think about that on the 10th of every month. How it has been one month, two months, now six months since it happened. It’s strange. Now that I’m totally feeling like myself healthwise and life is pretty normal again, in some ways it feels like it didn’t even happen. But it did happen, and in other ways I’m different. I think one of the main things that whole experience taught me was how much I love the mundane, sometimes boring, every day aspects of my life. While I was recovering and my husband, mom, and sister were basically being me for a spell I can’t even tell you how hard that was. How much I longed to be in my normal routine. I wanted to bathe my girls and wash their hair, to clean up their toys, to drive Addison to pre-school and sit with her during singing time, to do laundry, to run errands, to sweep the kitchen floor, to cuddle my new baby and tuck all of my kids in bed. Those are the things I missed. I missed feeling needed. I missed feeling productive. I missed feeling like a mom and a wife.

I think about that a lot day to day while I’m cleaning and taking care of my kids. How grateful I am to be doing the little things that I used to take for granted or even complain about. How grateful I am to be here. It helps me to be more patient with my kids. It’s hard to be upset over the little things — kids fighting, messes, household chores when you know how close you came to not being around to stop your kids from fighting, and clean up their messes and do all of the household chores.

I’m also emotional today because this weekend a close friend of mine suddenly lost her dad due to a heart attack. That makes three of mine and Kenny’s close friends who have lost a parent this year. And we just feel way too young to have friends losing their parents. My heart aches for my friends and their families and everything they are going through. Life really is so short and you never know what’s going to happen. And we hear that ALL the time. But it’s so true. And I’m thankful for what I went through six months ago because now I start each day with so much gratitude. I’m so grateful for my life. I’m so grateful for my Heavenly Father whose love I feel every day. I’m so grateful for my health and the health of my family. Those are the things that matter.

Ok. I’m really rambling, aren’t I?! Sorry about that. This blog is such a journal for me and sometimes I get carried away writing whatever is currently in my head and I forget that people are actually reading this. Maybe by now you’ve all stopped reading and are clicking on other blogs that are much more fun for a Monday morning. Except my mom. I know my mom is still reading because moms love their kids unconditionally. Even when they ramble. Hi mom. :)

On a lighter note…

The girls had a great time this weekend turning my living room upside down to create their “fort.”

Somehow they managed to not only squeeze themselves into this mini fort, but to also fit an army of my little ponies, stuffed animals, and polly pockets. I didn’t mind only because it kept them quite entertained all afternoon.

Saturday morning Kenny took the girls to Princesses on Ice. We go every time the princesses come to town because my princesses love it so much. Addison decided to be Snow White for the show and then had so much fun posing and modeling the dress that she also decided she wants to wear this dress up we’ve had for years for Halloween.

Makes life easy for mom! While they were gone, Kole and I did a little scrapbooking. He’s wild about my latest supplies. I’ll share his favorite layouts soon. :)

After the show Kenny and I hit the road and spent the rest of the day in minivan heaven and I think we’ve made a decision! We knew we wanted the 2011 Limited Toyota Sienna or the 2011 Touring Elite Honda. If you’re going to do the minivan thing, you might as well go all out and do it right! Right!? Both vans were cute on the outside (for a minivan) – and both vans were amazing on the inside. These things are so tricked out! The seats all pull out making all kinds of formations, kids push a button and doors open, a mini cooler fridge in the front, a dual screen TV so you can play two movies at once to appease all children, the list goes on and on. I got in the Honda after the sales lady had told us about all of the new features they’ve added this year and was surprised I had to buckle my own seat belt! I see why so many of you are saying you love your minivans! They really think of every convenience for moms. I loved different things about both vans, but right now we’re leaning towards the Honda only because it has the option to hold 8 passengers. The middle row has room for three where the Sienna middle row only holds two. I don’t think we’ll use all of the seats that often, but I like that we could fit all three kids in the middle row and lay down the back seats and have TONS of room if needed. What if I was shopping and saw a piece of furniture I loved and had to have? Or what if I wanted to take all three kids somewhere and let each of them bring a friend? I figure if it’s time to bite the bullet and go big we might as well go BIG. Right!?

The new Honda Touring Elites are just coming out so we’ll have to wait a few weeks for the color we want, but it feels good to have the decision made. Thanks so much for all of your encouraging comments last Friday! You made me much more excited about our little adventure and helped me to foucs on the very positive side of the minivan! :)

Now I’m rambling again.

Have a great Monday everyone!

xoxo, Erin

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Uncategorized

10.08.10

The time has come

So. Guess what’s first on our agenda this weekend?

We’re test driving minivans.

Yup. You heard me right. The time has come. You may remember when I first announced my third pregnancy that Kenny and I had a little squabble about getting a minivan. Kenny thinks they’re so cool. Seriously. He has wanted one for a long time. Because my husband is all about smart purchases and a minivan is smart. We travel to Utah a lot – best gas millage on the road. We live in a busy city with tight parking – sliding doors. We now have three children and are entering the “carpool” years – room for everyone and then some. I tend to overpack for trips and then shop at whatever location we’re at, causing even more of a packing problem – did I mention room for everyone and then some?

We’ve been over and over the perks a million times and I’m still having a hard time with this. I don’t do smart purchases. I do stylish purchases. And fun purchases. I say let’s buy a sporty Lexus and figure out the kid situation later! HA!

Deep down I know that once I drive one of these things and feel the convenience they bring while hauling my crew around that I will be hooked. We wanted to wait until Honda came out with their new model so we could compare all options. Well, the new model is out and the time has come. And I have to admit that things aren’t going so great with three in our current SUV. It’s a little tight to say the least.

So wish me luck! And think of me Saturday. Picking out my very own “Swagger Wagon.”

Yo! Where my kidz at?

xoxo, Erin

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Ellie and Addison

10.07.10

A little problem

So lately at our house we’ve had a little problem. A problem involving bedtime.

It has always been part of the girls’ bedtime routine to first tuck in their “friends.”

And then choose a few friends to join them in bed. (Ellie sleeping at grandma’s house)

Well. Ellie has taken choosing a FEW friends to a whole new level.

Are you kidding me!!?? Where is my daughter? We clean this bed off every few nights and I enforce my super strict rule — only FIVE “friends” allowed in bed! This time I mean it!!! But then the next night I hear “please just ONE more if I promise to go right to sleep?” or “but baby Minnie can’t sleep without baby Dumbo!” and five friends turns into six..and seven…and eight. And then the girls play on the bed the next day and eight friends turn into twenty. And then it’s the bedtime routine again. And Kenny and I are exhausted from a long day. And Ellie knows this. And she uses this little fact to finagle more toys. And then some more toys. And then even more toys until we reach the point of no return as seen in the pictures above.

We’ve also been having issues with the girls doing a little too much talking…

and a little too much playing. Talking and playing instead of doing what they should be doing — sleeping. (pictures above from a favorite post of mine)

So for now we’ve moved Ellie into the guest room. And are we are firmly sticking to an “only TEN “friends” allowed in bed” rule. A compromise.

And for now, my girls and their “friends” are getting a more peaceful and less crowded nights sleep.

xoxo, Erin

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Feeling Creative

10.06.10

Quick Addition

Quick addition to yesterday’s post. Just got back from Michael’s.

Told you I HAD to have that circle cutter. :) Also picked up this butterfly punch (because even though I have several butterfly punches, I don’t have this size and it’s only fair that I include a large range of butterfly sizes on my scrapbook pages – you know – to be fair and not discriminate) Also picked up some poster paper for a fun project in store for the girls. Anyway, I wanted to let you all know that if you go to this link at Oprah’s website you can print off a coupon for 50% off one Martha Stewart craft item. Score! Love my paper cutter even more at half off! The coupon is only good for today though so hurry quick.
Shari and Car – I know you two are all over this!
(sister and friend who hate all things crafty – hard to imagine…right!?)

Happy Shopping! :)

xoxo, Erin

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Ramblings

10.06.10

Today

My day started at 5:30 a.m. when my girls woke me up. They didn’t feel well the day before so they went to bed super early…which always results in a super early wake up time. I rolled out of bed and turned the TV on for them. We have a no TV in the morning during the week rule, but a 5:30 wake up time immediately banishes all pre-made rules. Then I got back in bed. I laid there thinking about how completely awake I felt and how I should just get up and start the day. So many things I could do! Get on the treadmill and have my workout done early, get a jump start on laundry/housework, read something uplifting to start my day off on the right track, edit pictures and do a little blogging, finish the scrapbook layout I started yesterday….so many options.

Ended up going with option D – none of the above. It was a cold morning and the covers were so comfy and warm. I laid in bed awake thinking of all I should be doing for one hour until my alarm told me it was time to get out of bed – for real. (alarm being my baby boy “talking” from his crib – I have to say that a happy talking baby is my all time favorite alarm) Got Kole fed and Ellie ready for school —

She wore one of my favorites – her “Recycle” shirt.

Got Ellie and Kenny out the door and then I made this mess –
I am working on my “Mind Organization for Moms.” It’s the organization system we learned about at the Power of Moms Retreat. I’m taking everything I learned and tweaking it a bit to fit my needs. Very cool. I’m excited to share it when I’m done! But all this paper organizing takes time and I ran out of time before I could finish today so for now my living room is covered in piles of paper.

Went upstairs to get ready and smiled at my closet. I moved all of my extra decor in there that is too big for shelves/trunks when I decorated for fall. Now my closet is a happy overly decorated space!

Ad played with Kole while I got ready, changed her outfit three times until she felt ready, and we were off!

(random building on our way into town – I just love seeing Palm Tree reflections in all of the office buildings around here)

Addison, Kole and I met Kenny for lunch. Such a treat! He is usually way too busy schmoozing clients at fancy restaurants during lunch while the kids and I dine on mac-n-cheese and turkey. It was a cool, cloudy day and I ordered chili. Not much fancier than turkey, but it tasted so good because of the weather. I was wearing my favorite green turtleneck (short sleeved turtleneck – this is San Diego) and the whole scene felt so fallish.

Ran a few errands with the kids, picked up Ellie at school, and then went to the church we attend to put up the Activity board I’m now in charge of.

I have to say that this board looked a lot better when I envisioned it in my head. The tree is looking a little weird to me. What’s up with the top of it? Dead stump? The thing is, I can’t even begin to tell you what a joke it was trying to get this thing thrown up with my kids all in tow. Kole was nap deprived and getting fussy, Addison needed help in the potty clear down the hall, Ellie was trying to “help” me a little too much. My ‘perfectionist side’ would have wanted to come back later to fix the tree but it was quickly ruled out by my ‘new mother of three side’ who shrugged and thought at least it’s one thing I can check off my to-do list!

My helpers

Came home and hung the cloud Addie made while I was making my clouds. Changed the girls into gymnastic clothes, fed them a quick snack, and drove them to Kenny’s office. He took them to their first gymnastics class at a new location. I headed home with Kole. Yea. Love being home.

(Waiting to head to class — they were so excited)

I unloaded the car and then cleaned the mess from unloading the car. Then I turned on Oprah while I cleaned the kitchen. Martha Stewart was on and it was a fun one. She showed lots of her scrapbooking supplies and I decided I immediately need to go buy her circle cutter. How have I lived this long without it?

Fed Kole Sweet Potatoes for the first time and he loved them! Needless to say, a bath quickly followed.This picture made me laugh. It’s blurry because he is in his bouncer and man does he ever get that thing bouncing!

The girls came home and were so excited about their first gymnastic class. I asked them what they learned and Addison said, “all about a Halloween party and we got stamps!” Good to know our money is being well spent. :)

Got the kids in bed. Watched a show with Kenny who is now snoring on the couch while I stay up way too late blogging. In fact it’s so late that it’s almost tomorrow instead of today.

Today was a good day.

xoxo, Erin

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organization2

10.04.10

I’m a guest!

Hi friends! Hope you’re all having a good Monday! I just wanted to share some fun news. Kami from the amazing blog “No Biggie” is featuring me on her blog today as part of her new series called “Be My Guest.”

I have been a fan of Kami and her blog for a long time. She always comes up with such fun posts and after reading and commenting on each others blogs for the past two years we have become good friends (love that about blogging!). I’m sharing my top tips for getting and staying organized so be sure to check it out. Thanks for having me Kami!

xoxo, Erin

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