Can I get a large order of sound sleep and a side of clean house please.....

.......I'm cranky so watch out.  Jen Cambi, I'm in the same boat you were in earlier this week.  OVERWHELMED!  That is the word.  Here is what I'm losing sleep over:

1.  Roxy has a fever and has been up for the past two nights. 
2.  What the hell do we do with Roxy today since she cannot go to daycare.....God bless Grandma!
3.  Who is going to bring the kids to the camp bus and Roxy to Terryville?
4.  What do we have for supper tonight?
5.  I need to get b-day present for party tomorrow afternoon (just found out it was canceled) and for a party tomorrow night (still on).
6.  What do I get my friend for her 40th?  Shit!
7.  Kids bathroom being tiled etc.  I need to paint.  When can I paint? 
8.  Kids rooms are trashed and I cannot clean them until the bathroom stuff gets put away back into the bathroom.
9.  When is the sink coming in?  Again, when the hell can I paint?
10.  FUCK!  I don't want to go to work.....I want to stay home and clean!
11.  Sunday is supposed to be really rainy....AMEN!  Uh oh, we need to get all the patio furniture off the back porch....We can do that Saturday afternoon.  Todd already did most of it!
12.  Crap!  The rabbits!  They can't stay out in the hurricane.  We'll have to bring their cage into the garage on Saturday.  So excited to have piss and poop on newspaper in the garage.
13.  Oh my word!  My house is so filthy....Sunday I'm going to get lost in house work.  What needs to be done?  Everything!  The kids will be under my feet the whole time......this could get ugly.
14.  ESPN Summer Picnic at Lake Compounce on Monday.  Will it be canceled? 
15.  First day of school on Monday, will it be canceled?
16.  Trinity has a DR appointment at 10:45 a.m. on Monday.  I'll have to pick her up at school, get her to the DR for her shot and then back to school.  If school is in session.
17.  If ESPN picnic is still one what time should I go?
18.  My head hurts....I hope I'm not coming down with something.
19.  I'm so damn tired!  I need sleep!  Just sleep Stacia for crying out loud.  Fall asleep!  NOW!
20.  Yearly review time at work.  Great!  I need to brag about myself and get my 1% raise.  I've been saying the same shit for 12 years "I'm awesome!".  They just don't believe me.
21.  What needs to get done at work?  Am I ahead of the game or way behind?
22.  Truck needs gas.  I'll get it before work!

I shit you not!  This is everything that has been going through my mind for the past two nights when I am woken up by Lincoln or Roxy.  Once they are up for something around 2 a.m. or whatever time it is....I can't fall back to sleep because all the 22 reasons above are why.

So, today is Friday and I just need to take a deep breath.  I did not workout yesterday and I was going to run this morning but with the NO SLEEP for most of the night I shut my alarm off.  So I guess no workout today either.  I could go at lunch but I don't want to.  I feel like such a slacker!  A fat slacker that is.

I'm just guessing an early bed time tonight for me since It has been almost 11 p.m. the past two nights and getting up 2 - 3X's with the kids......damn kids!

Last night took Trinity and my neighbors girls to a Fancy Nancy Fundraiser for the Lexi Fund.  Can I just tell you we had a blast.  Only four girls showed up (they had a 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. party too that was filled with kids).  I guess the 7 p.m. was not a popular time, however, they dressed up and we had a tea party.  They left with all this fun make-up and jewelry.  It was really cute.  I've added a picture!

Acting like movie stars!

Look at all the loot they are bringing home!

Enough complaining about my life.  Time to get into my work and get something done today!

Oh I'm sitting!

It's a wonderful feeling to finally put my ass on the couch.  Oh yeah baby!

Another busy day in the Cardillo household.  We are remodeling the kids bathroom so the tile guy came t 8:30 a.m.  Left him to do his work while Roxy and I took off to gym to teach class:

WOD #1 - hour spin class climbing three major hills.  100% of class was in the seat!  Butt was a bit cranky!

While at the gym the daycare contacted me because Roxy seemed to have a fever.  Well, they were right poor thing.  Came home and she laid on the couch barely eating any kind of lunch.  I did give her some medicine before:

WOD #2 - 4 mile run with Grigs.  She wanted to go really bad so I thought I would suck it up and run with her......just kidding Grigs!  Grigs came to the house for a visit and a quick run if we wanted to join her so we did.  Roxy jumped into the jogger and we took off.  While I pushed her she fell asleep but boy oh boy was I a boring running partner.  I did not talk much because I was so pooped!  Legs did okay but coming back there was a head wind and with a jogger, wind is not my friend.  We all survived.  Tried to get Roxy to bed but she woke up and wanted more lunch.

Tile guys are still here so I fed them lunch too....why not!  I even packed Grigs a small sandwich, soda and a pudding for lunch.  Anybody else need to eat?

Put Roxy down for nap and medicine started to work because she was getting a bit "happy".  Lets just say she barely slept.  While Roxy was watching some more TV, I was on the computer, tile guys left and I did some laundry, picked up the kids and back home for supper.  I have been digging up a massive flower bed along side my house and that was hanging over my head.  I wanted to get it cleaned up and the ornamental grasses planted before the crazy rain this weekend.  After supper, which was filet mignon and corn on the cob, I cleaned up the dishes and headed right out.  All the kids stayed inside and watched TV.  They are super tired after camp so I don't get on their case about lounging around.  Out in the yard I went and got my yard chores done.  I wanted to pick up some butterfly bushes at Winterberry Gardens but when I got there at 4 p.m. they were closed.  I was so pissed that they weren't open because I wanted to get the flower bed totally finished.  I guess what I did was enough for now.  That was WOD #3, carting around a wheel barrel, bending my ass over and picking up rocks/weeds and raking. 

Then when that was done I came in to back banana nut bread with the three rotten bananas that are in the fridge.....my house smells so good.  Shower and her I am!  Work tomorrow so I needed to get as much done as possible.

Time to head to bed and read a page before I pass out!

It's Only Tuesday????

....I feel like it's Friday, that is how spent I am.  I just need to suck it up and get through the week don't I?

Time is sneaking away from me that I didn't get a chance to blog last night.  So much going on that it's no excuse to forget you guys but it did slip my mind until Grigs yelled at me this morning when she had nothing to read.  Sorry Grigs!

Monday - The daycare at the gym was closed due to their yearly cleaning so I opted to take Roxy out for a run with me.  This whole Hartford 1/2 Marathon is looming over my head and I still haven't started to get serious with my running.  I'm comfy plugging in a 10K (at a slow pace) but I haven't gone longer then that in a while.  A LONG while!

Since I was pushing Roxy I took a flat route with some kind of rolling hills.  I didn't know how I would feel pushing her because I don't do it too often.  Well the burn in the beginning really sucked and I just thought "Why do I do this shit?  Do I even like running?"  And of course the red tide is starting to flow.  I mean, I could actually feel my uterus lining being ripped off the wall in my stomach and the tide flowing down the "canal".  Really didn't feel so comfy and wonderful but I had to deal with it.  48 minutes later I ran around 5.2 miles.  Not bad considering I was pushing a 40 pound sack of potatoes.

My high school friend TK and her family came to the house at 10 a.m. and we drove down together to visit another high school friend Suzanne who lives in Wilton.  Suzanne had a baby back in June and I have yet to visit.  It was AWESOME!  These high school friends are the most amazing people.  When we get together the conversation never stops, we are always telling stories about HS, picking on each other and the husbands get a long really good too!  It was really hard to leave around 2:30 p.m. to head home because I was just so comfortable and could have stayed all day and into the night.  I'm really looking forward to my 20 year reunion with these guys.  The hotel in Hartford is already booked.....so essssited!

Came home to get the kids off the bus, finish up some yard work, cook super, take T-bird to Target for some shoes and then home for bathes and bed.  Bam.....it's only Monday girlfriend.

Today - It's my last day to take my neighbors kids for the day.  Got T and L on the camp bus for 8 a.m., picked up girls at 9 a.m. and off to gym to teach class at 9:30 a.m.  WOD - 90 spin/weight class and lets just say my muscles are really feeling it already.  It was a tough workout and I'm the one teaching the damn thing.  Quite funny!

Took kids out to lunch, miniature golf, home for R to nap, rest in front of the TV for a bit and feeling the amazing earthquake while on the computer, R up for nap, took the three kids over to neighbors pool to swim, picked up T and L from bus, brought them to neighbors house, now all 5 kids are swimming and having fun, home for a quick mac n' cheese dinner, off to Parent Night at Camp Sloper with neighbors son in tow, out to Friendly's for 12 scoop sundae, home to bath/shower and into bed.  Now it's only Tuesday....damn! 

Story behind the 12 scoop sundae.  If you hit a baseball over my neighbors fence which borders my yard we take the kids to Friendly's and get the big mama jama sundae.  We did it once when Lincoln hit the ball over and Jayden (neighbor) hit one months ago and finally confronted me about his sundae.  So we thought it was only fair to take him out and all of us would dig into the bowl of fat.  Todd and I could barely get our spoons into the thing because the kids were like animals.  They are definitely like their parents.

Time to make a new play list for class tomorrow and fold laundry before I can hit the sack.  I have a big day ahead of me tomorrow with class in the morning and a run with Grigs at lunch time.  Maybe she can push Roxy.....Just kidding Grigs!

You Should Be Proud

I added an app to my iPhone. It's called TAG. I can scan a bar code and watch movie trailers from Todd's Entertainment Weekly magazine. We're in bed and just saw three movie trailers.....so cool!

Another Eventful Weekend......

What "didn't" we do this weekend?

First of all I was beyond excited to go mountain biking on Saturday morning.  A small group of Tri Club members showed up and we had the best time.  Crazy log jumps, hills and some fast down hills.  I was like a kid in a candy shop getting back on my mountain bike.  I love it so much!  The best thing about it?  My legs were strong from the beginning to the end.  I could have kept on riding for hours.  I was one happy mama!

But I did receive a phone call from my daughter while I was half way into the woods about how Lincoln was jumping on the furniture and not listening to the babysitter.  I was pissed!  Lets just say he spent the rest of the morning in his room until we got home and then the rest of the afternoon.  Not happy about his listening issue.

Headed to our friends house for 5-ish for a picnic (thank you Mr and Mrs. Veo for taking such good care of us).  Great time hanging out with friends, watching the kids on the water slide, playing wiffle ball and football.  A few beers under my belt but drank way too much!  We couldn't wait to get home and into bed.  We're getting very old!  It could be that the bike ride in the a.m. and the serious yard work I did in the afternoon finally took it's toll.  I dug up a ton of shit in my yard and replanted.  I was on FIRE!

Today after sleeping in a half hour longer (still woke up tired) we decided to do stuff around the house and then take the kids to Lake Compounce before the rain hit this afternoon.  Todd had to paint a bathroom ceiling and I took the kids on a bike ride to the school so they could play on the play scape.  Our neighbors joined us for the ride.  By the time I got home Todd was done and the bag was packed to hit LC.  Alrighty then!  Time to leave.  We had a blast!  Did quite a few rides and then hit the water park to cool down.  The lines were short and quick but by the time we decided to head home (insert enormous black cloud coming) the lines were getting really long. 

Trinity had given us the worst attitude ever for leaving and I was ready to slap her across the face.  I could not believe the bullshit she kept complaining about.  After all the crap Todd and I do for our children I just want to be thanked properly.  Instead we get a frown and attitude about how we had to leave and she could not go back on the Zoomerang!  Have you seen the fucking sky?  It's going to thunder/rain like made and I don't want to get stuck in it.  Not happy!  So when we got to the car I told her she was to go to her room until supper (about 3 hours).  When she came down to eat, did I get a "sorry" or any kind of apology?  Nope!  Okay Trin, back to your room.  Todd felt bad and wanted her to stay down but since we did not receive an apology I was not going to have any of it.  Screw that!  While we had dessert she didn't.  Finally I got up to her room and told her that my feelings were hurt and that I could not believe she did not apologize.  I was heart broken.  Finally when we brought the kids up to bed I went into her room and she was practicing her singing.  Okay, she still doesn't get it....WTF!  After she sang her son she turned off the radio and ran right over to me crying and apologizing!  There ya go!  About fucking time!  I hope the total of 5+ hours in her room helped.  At least for now!

Time to sit and chill in front of the boob tube and think about what I need to do tomorrow!

Some old photos of the Cardillo's. Not sure if I even knew some of you then!

Lincoln's 1st Birthday on the Norwegian Cruise Line

A Summer day in VT.  Roxy is maybe 6mos or younger.

The kids making elf hats as part of their Advent calendar activities

Lincoln and Trinity froliking in the leaves

Really PEOPLE??????

.......if you happen to have really bad breath don't you know?  Can't you tell that your breath really stinks?  And in regards to BO, have you smelled yourself lately?  Ever hear of a stick of deodorant?  Chew gum and put on some deodorant will you please?

Got my eyebrows waxed and of course the lady was breathing on me with her awful stale breath.  Same lady as before too.  Then in the grocery store I'm in line waiting behind this lady and once I got close I almost threw up.  Her BO was rancid.  It could kill anything in her wake and just about killed me.  I wanted to puke.  I'm not saying that I am the cleanest person on earth since you all know I don't shower in three days but at least I change my knickers, brush my teeth and put on deodorant.  It's called being courteous for everybody around me ;-)

Another work week has gone by.  My friend Rouski who lost her father two weeks ago is still not back in the office so I have been covering for her which makes things more crazy.  But I was able to get a lunch break in yesterday and today.

Thursday WOD - 20 swim/20 bike/20 run.  I survived and felt like a million bucks.  Haven't been in water to swim since the Ocean Beach Tri on July 24th so I'm working on almost a month without swimming.  20 minute swim = 1125 yards, 20 minute bike = 6.7 miles and 20 minute run = 2.32 miles.  It was a really good sweat!

Friday WOD - Nothing so far!  I could go home and do 300 squats for time or I could say screw it.  I'm going mtn biking tomorrow morning so I could use the rest in the legs.  Mtn biking really works by lower half and since I have not been on my mtn bike in a year, I need all the energy I can get.  I decided to go out on my lunch break and get a pedicure and my eyebrows waxed.  It was great!

I was pondering about something yesterday that I'm willing to open up for discussion:

Endurance VS. Speed......which is better do you think?

I can't say one is better then the other but I know for sure that I am built for endurance.  I will swim across that lake and back, climb that 7 mile hill and keep the feet moving while running.  I will cross the finish line.  HOWEVER, wouldn't it be great to do all that and be fast?  Maybe I should set a goal to become quicker next year.  Is that even possible?  Of course I'm sitting here and thinking of all this while I'm PMS-ing and eating a ton of chocolate.  Damn hormones!  They SUCK!

Time to wrap things up in the office and head home to a crazy household with screaming children, clothes and toys everywhere and a list of things that need to get done.  That list might take me all weekend long because the damn thing keeps growing on me.