Cinnamon Roll waffles

Posted on May 19, 2013 by littlerunnergrl

I made these last weekend, and they were awesome! And you only need two very simple ingredients

Our waffle iron makes waffle sticks, or square waffles…but it was a heck of a deal 2 years ago at $8 at target.

Simply crack open those waffles, and put them in the waffle iron, and close the lid. Depending on your waffle iron, it may only take 2-3 minutes to cook them, our has a stop (red light) and go (green light) system, so once that light turned green we were good to go!

Then top with the icing, or syrup…you choose. They were amazing!

I have been tossing around the idea of some savory dinner waffles for a while now…and I will be making them this week…yummo!

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Trekkers Unite! And a DIY

Posted on May 16, 2013 by littlerunnergrl

OMG!! I cannot tell you how excited I am!! The Star Trek: Into Darkness Premier was last night…and boy oh boy have The Hubby & I been looking forward to it!! Sadly, The Hubby couldn’t make it due to work, but I went and hung out with great friends, and new ones too!

No spoilers…but it was AWESOME!!

And now for the DIY…well it’s not a new DIY, remember when I made Maternity Tees? I just applied the same technique here to my NEW Trek Tees for the premier last night, and the show this weekend that The Hubby and I will be attending.

Live long & Prosper

I loved the Spock photo on this tee from Target, I imagined Spock actually saying it and I could not stop laughing. I crack myself up!

Yes, we are serious Trekkies, or Trekkers if you prefer. I grew up watching Captain Jean Luc Picard save the Enterprise, and had a serious crush on him…I think it was the accent. Then The Hubby and I, before he was The Hubby, watched all of the other franchises…Voyager, and it was seriously awesome…

Then we moved on to Enterprise…my FAVORITE…oh Scott Bacula…you devil you.

And then came Deep Space 9…and, well…we struggled. But not nearly as much as when we attempted to watch the original Star Trek…oy vey! We just couldn’t get through it. We tried on multiple occasions, but the 10 second close ups of little to no reaction of each and every event to ever occur on The Enterprise was more than we could stand. So we ventured back to Next Generation and began re-watching episodes that we both have seen more than 3 times at minimum thanks to our childhood, and lack of cable channels growing up.

Oh Jean Luc… you so funny!

A new routine: the adult chore chart

Posted on May 16, 2013 by littlerunnergrl

As I get back into my routine of being a SAHW & soon-to-be-SAHM I needed to get the chore calendar and cleaning routine down before The Bump arrives…plus I am nesting like crazy right now. And it’s so overwhelming that I don’t know where to start!

So to Pinterest I went! And I found a great chart here, but wanted to tweak it a bit. There were a lot more Nightly chores than I wanted to tackle at night…I like spending time with my new Hubby, and our evenings are for our favorite shows and snuggling. So here is my finished adult chore chart:

We are starting to implement this new routine this week, along with this new schedule:

I hope that in scheduling things like working out, blog time, and office hours I can stick to them. Time management has always been a weakness for me, so perhaps this will help keep me on schedule! Do ya love how I scheduled actual “lazy time” into our weekend…and I know for a fact that we will use it!!

Of course this will go out the window once The Bump arrives, but I do hope that we can re-work it and keep The Bump on a good schedule.

Do you have a weekly chore chart at home? Do you post a weekly schedule for the family to follow?

Week 17

Posted on May 15, 2013 by littlerunnergrl

How far along? 17 weeks

Due Date: October 23rd 2013

Baby is the size of a(n): Onion 5.1 Inches, 5.9 Oz.

Total weight gain: 4.8 pounds

Maternity clothes? A few tops, some DIY, and new bras!

Stretch marks? None! Yay!

Sleep: Good days, and bad days.

Movement: Not yet

Gender: Lots of bets going around, I am still on the fence..

Names? The Bump does have a name, but we are waiting to announce the full name until we find out the gender.

Best moment this week: Finding out that everything is perfect with The Bump! All tests are wonderful!

Miss Anything: Tuna…and my Isagenix. Sleeping on my tummy…wine…blue cheese. The list goes on.

Food cravings: Fruit punch!! I cannot get enough of it!! Blowing through the giant container I got this week!

Anything making you queasy or sick: Not getting enough sleep.

Labor Signs: None

Symptoms: Some heartburn, and on-again-off-again Morning Sickness.

Wedding rings on or off? ON!!

Happy or Moody most of the time: Pretty much happy.

Looking forward to: That Gender reveal!!

Baby purchases: So far 1 set of onesies, and a 2-pack of pants. I am redeeming coupons for some FREE baby stuff today! Stay Tuned! Oh, and the crib arrived yesterday!

DIY: maternity Pants

Posted on May 15, 2013 by littlerunnergrl

Yay! Another DIY!

And a money saving one at that!! I must be frugal these days as we are back to a one income household.

I am ~~slowly~~ quickly outgrowing my regular clothing, so I cleaned out my closet and set aside a few pairs of jeans that I love, but that I can no longer wear thanks to The Bump.

So I got my favorite pair…and some seriously cheap knit from Hancock Fabrics…I love the remnant bin! I scored both of these rolls for $2.08! sweet!

Then I (nervously) cut the waistband off, and cut the zipper out.

Next, I tacked the pockets down and the zipper flap.

Then I got to making the band. I measured the band of the only other maternity jeans that I have, and that band is only 6″, and I thought I could use one just a bit longer for those later months, as I will be making the bump still at the end of October. So I made it 10″, and then measured my waist, close to my hips, then subtracted 2″ as I wanted that band to be snug.

To make the band, sew it right sides together along the long (width) side and then flip right sides out. Next sew the short (height) ends together using a zig zag stitch. I also tacked down the raw edge to keep it from driving me nuts. But then I ended up attaching it with the zig zag seam out to keep it from irritating my skin.

Next, attach the band to the jeans with that long seam matching up to the raw edge of the jeans, and pin in place. Then sew using a zig zag stitch. Remember that a zig zag stitch is the stretchiest, and you are going to want these to grow with you!

And the finished product! I am overjoyed to be able to wear my favorite jeans again!!

Dear Bump

Posted on May 14, 2013 by littlerunnergrl

Dear Bump,

In just a few weeks your Daddy and I will get to find out your gender, hopefully. We are so excited to find out so that we can pick out your name, start the nursery and get fun things for you!

But it doesn’t matter what your gender is…we will love you no matter what! You will be perfect and amazing! We also want you to know that it doesn’t matter who you love either. Yesterday, I witnessed something amazing! Our state came together and finally gave equal marriage rights to all Minnesotans!

When you are old enough, we will explain why that is so important, and why it’s such a big deal. I know that we will raise you to be accepting of others no matter who they love, where they are from, how much money they have, what their race is, or their differences and abilities. We plan on giving you the tools to speak up for human rights, and equal treatment for each and every human being. But I know that there will come a day when no one remembers a time when Gay rights were something we argued about, or when Segregation ruled our culture, or when women couldn’t vote.

We can’t wait to meet you…

Love,

Mommy xoxo

Ab & Squat Challenges!

Posted on May 13, 2013 by littlerunnergrl

A gal pal of mine is hell bent on saying goodbye to 70 pounds by January, and she is taking on these two challenges to help her achieve her goals! She was kind enough to share them with me! She’s been kicking but with Isagenix, and I’ve seen her progress so far and I am so excited for her!

You may remember I did a Big Booty Challenge, and Plank Challenge, last fall, so these two challenges are very similar to those.

Here they are…

Abs

And Squat

I am starting these two challenges today, and I will be involving The Hubby so that we keep each other accountable! I have been itching to run…but every time I plan a run…BOOM morning sickness, so no run.

So I will take some before and after photos and measurements and post at the end of the challenge, but as far as the ab challenge…well…you can guess that I won’t be boasting a 6-pack after this challenge! I mostly just want to A.) Avoid stretch marks, and B.) Ensure that I can get my pre-pregnancy abs back, as I was so close to a 4 pack when I got pregnant.

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