Wordless Wednesday: Our Newest Nephew, Finn :)

If a Tree Falls in the Forest...

...and nobody is around to hear it, does it make a sound?

I never really *got* that philosophical pondering.

But then yesterday, I pushed myself through a long run, and I wondered:

If I run ten miles, but don't tell anybody about it, does it really count?

And I think the answer is "Nope!" 

Because we runners are very braggy like that.  It's a motivational thing :)

Talk to Me

So Phil and I have really really old phones.  Like, really ancient:  

We use T-Mobile and have a pretty cheap rate (unlimited talk and text for about $90 per month combined).  

But our contract is up in April and we have been counting down the months in order to get smart phones.  We could get an Android and stay with the T-Mobile plan, which would be cheaper, but we really want iPhones to go with our iPods and our iMac.  We have morphed into Apple people through the years :)

So what I'm wondering is IF you have an iPhone, what plan do you use?  We have heard that Verizon is best in this area.  

And if you don't have an iPhone, what kind of smart phone would you recommend, and what plan do you use?

And advice is appreciated before we commit to the next deal with the devil contract...thanks!

Just for Fun...

(and because it was filmed at my alma mater, FUS!!)

7 Quick Takes Friday: Volume 29

1) It's funny raising kids in this digital and technological age. 

Just this week, John-Paul said "I woke up late today.  I didn't beat my top score, but it was pretty close."  And Maggie said this weekend, "Mommy, can you pause the book so I can go pee?" 

Ha!

2) Sometimes I wonder about my health.  Is it normal to have gotten three ear infections, two stomach bugs, and a bad coldsore so far this winter, or do I have a low immune system?

Also, follow along if you use the Marquette Model of NFP -  this past month I have been Low every day, while the two months previous, I was High the whole time.  No Peak in those three months at all.  Weird, right?

And I am super tired all the time.  Like too tired for a mom whose baby sleeps through the night.  I go to bed around 9 pm and wake up around 6 am...that's 9 hours of sleep!  I just don't know what's normal and what needs to be checked out.

3) One of my guilty pleasures is reading Hollywood trashy magazines when I work out.  It's terrible, I know, why am I interested in people who don't even know I exist?  Anyways, my point is that sometimes I see the pictures of the gorgeous movie actresses and am in awe at how thin they are.  Phil always tells me it's tricks of the camera or airbrushing or whatever.  And while my head knows he's right, my mummy-tummy thinks they really look like that.  But then over vacation, I took two pictures of Alexander in the same minute, and in one he looks way chubbier than the other.  See?

So now I am convinced that everyone in Hollywood really looks worse than the pictures show, and its all camera angles and strategic posing and helpful lighting.   Now I feel better :)

4)

Easter 2011

I just got a coupon for 20% off at gymboree.com and I bought my kids 2012 Easter outfits that are all matchy-matchy.  I am so excited!  I have no idea how long I'll be able to dress my 4 boys identically and then find something girly for the Magster that complements their attire, but I'm doing it for as long as I can!!!!

5)

Xander after eating his squash.  This 7 month old boy LOVES his veggies...every single kind we have given him.  After a month on veggies, we just started introducing fruits, and he's not as big a fan as I would have thought.  Next month it's meats and yogurt - woohoo!  But for now, I'm going to keep getting the vegetables into him for as long as I can before he changes his mind!

6)  Our friends 4th baby, Clare, got Baptized last weekend...isn't she a beauty?!?!?

Kinda makes me want to try for another girl :)

 Speaking of trying for a baby, which we are not currently, I am having the hardest time remembering how many kids I have.  I either want to say four or six.  Five is just hard to wrap my mind around.  I very much like the even numbers, because then everybody has a partner. 

 At those moments when I think I have four kids and I correct myself, I get so overwhelmed wondering how am I ever going to  raise five kids?  But then when I think I have six, and remember I only have five, I feel like we are have it so easy.  Does anyone else go through this?  (Probably not)

7) For those of you bloggers who use word verification, could you please turn it off?  I have been living in my own personal Purgatory every time I try (and try and try) to leave you comments.  I just can't seem to read the words (yes words, there are two now) right, and my comments won't go through.  

I mean really, what is that second word?

If you just set it up to approve the comment first, then you can still delete any comments you want before they appear on your blog.  

Please, my witty comments and I are begging you ;)

Have a great weekend everybody!

Will Run for Cute Outfits

What do you think of this outfit for the half-marathon?

I'm not sure if I can get it delivered in the 2 weeks before the March half, but Cari, we could be twinsies in October!

Running skirt from runningskirts.com...

and I designed this shirt from customink.com...