Christmas... I believe!!!!

Let me start off my saying I am simple minded... I admit.. Simple Minded about one thing.. Religion... I believe in God, Jesus and power of prayer.. I don't look for the gray area.. I don't look for an answer to a question that shouldn't be asked.. I don't explore.. I feel like in religion that looking for how, where and who is not for me.. I'm simple minded. I believe he is was and always will be.. There's the Bible.. That's our guide. I don't need to know how God came about or ask if he's real.. I feel in religion that when you don't have faith and question things then boundaries get crossed and you'll find your self in scary territory.. Doubting, confused, and questioning the unanswerable.. So for me it's simple.. God, Jesus and the power of prayer.. Just trust in it and use it... I don't need to know why...

Christmas!! It's the most wonderful time of year!!! I just love it.. Everything about it. It can be easy to lose the true meaning of Christmas in all the hustle and bustle of everything.. It's about Jesus.. However, when you have kids it becomes both.. To me Christmas is celebrating Jesus and getting a visit from Santa.. Now some of you are probably gasping that I just said that but hear me out :)... To me its totally separate! Santa doesn't take from Jesus... Jesus is the reason for the season.. Not Santa.. I think if you let Santa take then he will.. The 2 should be completely separate.. Now Brody is 3 and Piper 15 months so both subjects are still a little confusing for him.. They really don't understand either.. But they will soon and in their own time.. We do Santa in our household, it's a personal choice that not everyone chooses. That's ok.. But the Brock's have Santa.. My parents did Santa when I was growing up. Its some of my most fond memories growing up.. We went to church Christmas eve, did family events then went home and my dad read us the Night before Christmas(which he now reads to my kids:)) and to wait for Santa.. It was a magical night from church to Santa's cookies! All of it was special to me... And I want that same thing for Brody and Piper.. Like I said Brody is 3 now so he's not quite getting it.. But he's interested.. And when he asks I tell him.. Ole Saint Nick was a very giving man..He loved helping people and making people smile.. and now he brings gifts down the chimney on Christmas eve for all the good boys and girls of the world.. I don't think I'm lying.. I don't think that when he grows up he'll hate me when he learns Santa is imaginary.. I don't think my parents lied to me and Santa just naturally went away as I got older..As adults we all know Santa isn't real.. but somewhere deep inside us there is this tiny glimmer of hope that is brought out thru our children.. Seeing the wonder in Brody's eyes when he see's Santa and the tree makes me feel like a kid again.. So this Christmas I will be with family, then church celebrating Christ, then putting out cookies and milk for Santa and putting Brody to bed so he can dream of Santa coming as he snuggles with his Rudi (Rudolf)... It will be a wonderful and memorable night for my family.. And when we go to bed I will have Jesus and Santa in my heart... Jesus with is everlasting love and grace..And the jolliness and magic that Santa left behind many years ago...
MERRY CHRISTMAS!!

The Pioneer-ish Women in the making....

Recently I was introduced to The Pioneer Women.. And since then I have been slightly obsessed, just a smidgen :).. I love her blogs, recipes and Black heels to tractor wheels.. Ree gives me hope that I can remain myself out on the farm. No need to change.. Just grow and learn along with farm life.. I'm extremely girlie and city-fied! It took me years to stop wearing heels to the farm.. I finally stopped from fear of giving my father in law a heart attack.. I wore heels almost the entire time i was prego with Brody.. You could see the panic in the Brock families eyes as i came walking up the long gravel driveway 7 months pregnant.. They were terrified I would fall.. And rightly so, but they underestimated my ability to balance :).. I think it was then they realized just how "city" I was.. So now i leave the wedges at home and ive settled to some cute sandals.. and the cute sandals i proudly wear as Clint takes me on the 4 wheeler, to the ponds and thru the dirt.. and yes i think i do own a few pairs of old, ugly flip flops but my feet look so sad when i put them on, even if it is to the farm.. i just cant do it! :) Not saying I dont belong on a farm but if you asked my friends or family 10 years ago if i would ever live on one they would have laughed at you! I don't live on the farm yet but i will someday soon.. Our corner lot is calling our name to build our rustic country style home asap.. I cant wait.. But I have a feeling I'm in for a surprise! Im not a early riser, cows, and hay type of girl.. if we are gonna be honest with each other I am scared of cows! Extremely scared... I dont know why but Im Megan and that's all need to be said :)..   Now while she has her Marlboro man, in his blue shirt and cowboy hat, I have my modern day cowboy! I have never seen Clint in a pair of wranglers and cowboy hat. In fact, I bought Clint his first adult pair of cowboy boots.. For fashion purposes only! When he works on the farm he wears a cut of tee shirts and work boots.. Oh and lets not forget, a nice pair of jeans! Of course they aren't nice anymore! I have had to hide one pair of nice jeans from Clint.. for some reason cow poo stains and rips have not stopped him from attempting to walk out the door to a dinner date with them on! And if you know me and him you know he tries and i say excuse you , go change! But there is something extremely sexy about a man sweating while doing manual labor.. So I hope my job on the farm is to enjoy the view and take him lunch and water.. And after Clint saw me cry over cow poo on my shoe and asking why cow's peed out of their butt, I think he is fine with that!.. Mission accomplished... :)... I must admit I do have some reservations about farm living.... Kind of afraid of turning into a farm hen or whatever you call it! Im afraid of feeling isolated.. I know I wont be but I grew up in a big neighborhood with tight knit friends that got together for cookouts and holiday's and things of that such.. But even if some of those things are missing I know there will be new memories and traditions.. Which I am looking forward too.../The farm just got a new tractor.. ive never seen a 3 year old boy so excited.. Brody went nutso!! That is all he talks about is that tractor.. I told him if it was pink i'd drive it! Brody said no its blue and u cant drive.. LOL... That's probably a good thing! No one in there right mind would buy a pink tractor OR let me drive one!! But I will be getting a pink 4 wheeler for Piper and I, it is a must! :)..... With that being said, I hope I can be my families Pioneer Women someday.. Ree's blogs can be my guidelines with a Megan twist added :).. It just confirms to me that a city/girlie girl can live on a farm.. I know I will love it! And i think the farm can use a little frilly too!! :)

The birdbath and the ranting of me!

OK! So fair warning.. If you dont want to read about me going on a rant or see bad words you should probably exit out of this blog now! :) Because WTH is that huge yard ornament doing in my neighbors yard??!!! OMG, my blood is boiling.. I hate having neighbors.. at least in a neighborhood that their are no laws to live by.. And those laws should be this, mow your lawn regularly, fix broken windows/shutters and DO NOT put huge concrete birdbaths in your front yard!! Good thing I'm moving to the country!!! Aww, I can just see it now, no neighbors on either side of me, Glorious!! I just wish it was yesterday that I was moving there.. Because these common sense house laws are something my neighbors clearly know nothing about! Because instead of using their money for landscaping, fixing their broken front window or buying a weed wacker they decided to put their money to better use and buy a BIRDBATH! Good call guys!! It looks beautiful right there in your front jungle that is 5 feet from my manicured lawn... Really, its amazing! Amazingly gross!!! Ah! What is wrong with people?? And while they are admiring their latest yard decor their dog comes and takes a huge dump in the middle of my front yard! For a second I thought I was being tested and filmed on one of those shows.. but no such luck.. It was all reality! Great!!.. I love birdbaths and crap!!... these are the people mind you that started a fight with me because I asked them to stop parking in front of MY mailbox long enough for the mail man to deliver my mail.. Hmmm. that was a fun day... Those are real gen-u-ine people right there :).... anyway.. as you can tell I cant wait to enjoy the birdbath everyday as I load my kids in the car or the mosquito's that the standing gross water will attract........... Ok.. Now let me apologize for all that maddness... I really needed to vent and I'm sure some of you will find this very amusing... And I dont mean to offend those of my friends that have birdbaths in your yard.. Im sure its very tasteful ;).... Good Talk!! :) until the next explosion!! ~luv's 

Terrible Two's and My Missy PooPoo's

Helloooo! So I haven't blogged in awhile and you know you've greatly missed me ;)... Ahh where to begin.. These last few months have been rather challenging... Piper is now 8 months and is crawling all over the place and on the verge of walking. Which makes me happy! I feel like her and Brody can play better together now... Piper has however followed in her brothers footsteps and has developed bad allergies, ear infections and is possibly, like him, needing tubes in her ears.. But on a good note I think I finally got her acid reflux under control! :).. Despite all the issues, I adore her! There have been some trying times however... For me, I thought being a second time mom would be easier.. hmmm NOT!! She has been a whole new ballgame.. And that can be frustrating.. Feeling like you dont know what your doing and not understanding why things are the way they are.. If I had a dollar for every time I asked God for more patience and understanding, well you know, I'd be rich! I'm not rich but I have learned that many things are out of my control.. Which is hard for me being the control freak that I am.. Patience is coming to me, slowly but surely... all my craziness melts away when I see Piper and Brody playing together... Awww... It is the sweetest most precious thing to watch.. She smiles a smile like no other at him and he says "I lub you sissy" in this angelic voice... It makes everything worth while... Brody will be 3 in July.. and he is all crazy boy 3!! He is in his testing phase.. Like where I tell him no and he looks me straight in my face and does it anyway.. Ya, good stuff!! GRRRR.. Just take a deep breath and woooo saaaaa.... but its hard not to laugh sometimes ;).. which makes the no part even harder.. even though he is nutso, he still makes me laugh.. The stuff this kid says is hilarious!! i seriously dont know where he comes up with some of it.. the other day he asked me "are you my conscience?" lol... he got it from Nemo but it was still funny to hear him say it with this questionable look on his face... he's a funny lil fella! Anyone attempting potty training? Wowzers!! Brody is not interested!! I'll say "did you poop?" and he'll say "nooo" as he walks by leaving a stinky trail... awesome Brody! And then he will come pull the back of my pants out and say " did u poop?" So as of now that's all he's learning from this experience :) But im not stressing it.. He'll go when he's ready.. I dont wanna force him.. he will grow up in his own time.. anyways thats about all for right now! This blog wasnt too exciting but its my life right now... Thanks for reading!  XOXO

Perfectly Imperfect Mom.. The Great Diet

I haven't blogged in a while.. Not that I have been greatly missed on the blogging scene but I felt the need to ramble again.. :) So here I am!!... I was wanting to vent about dieting!! Grr, ugh, blah, crap, and sucks!! That about sums it up without using profanity..I used to be happy with my body but after 2 babies in 2 years, trust me, things change!!! Ahhh... I mean what is that fat pouch in the middle of my belly?! Most of you momma's know what I'm talking about.. Things are so weird after babies.. Whatever! It is what it is.. 2 beautiful babies gave me that weird fat pouch, and I'm lucky to have them! More the babies than the fat but you know what I mean.. I have tried every diet I swear! Slimfast, Special K, Weight Watcher, Atkins, the list goes on and on.. My most recent diet adventure was the fad HCG diet.. Yes yes I injected myself daily with a needle filled with the HCG hormone.. You can cringe now!! ;}... Basically I consume 800-1000 calories a day.. At least that is the guideline I try to follow.. It's not as bad as it seems.. I mean a diet is cutting calories right?! I don't think the HCG is necessary.. I exercise almost every morning and I have cut out most processed foods.. Fresh veggies and fruit, chicken/fish/eggs is my main menu... I've lost 10 pounds so far! Its the only thing that has worked for me! like is said before I dont think the HCG is necessary to lose the weight.. It's not part of my routine anymore.. I want to shed another 10 pounds at least.. But I dont have crazy expectations.. I am a mom of 2 and no matter how much I lose my body is never gonna look like those women in the magazines.. And I'm ok with that! I hate these women's magazines that say they promote the real women and then put an anorexic looking women on there cover.. Um hello!! That's not making me feel better about myself!! It's not reality. Real women are beautiful, my fellow momma's are beautiful! Fat pouch and all!! LOL.. But regardless I think I finally found a healthy diet for me, more like a lifestyle... I will splurge and enjoy my cocktails, dinner dates and nights out but for the most part its healthy... Its hard though!! Why do we as mom's feel like we have to finish our kids food??! I will never understand that!! I am trying to quit that, therefore our dog Maddi has gained weight the last few weeks while I have lost! LOL.. Oh well, she's not the one complaining about her thighs!!! :) Anyway, living a healthier lifestyle is difficult.. But i feel soooo much better! I love getting up in the mornings and spending time on the old treadster! Brody is so encouraging! He says" woah momma! you go fast" and "be careful momma".. Its so sweet! I just love him!! So hopefully I'll be at my weight goal soon... but if not, I am happy with being ME!! So lets all raise our Skinny Girl drinks and cheers to being Hot Momma's!!! :)

Trapped in Snowapoluza 2011

Well let me just start off by saying this has officially sucked! And that is putting it nicely... While everyone was getting groceries and essentials to prepare for the storm Monday, I was frantically trying to find a doctor that could fit me into their schedule.. Finally at 3:45 Monday afternoon, just hours before the storm of the century hit , my suspensions were confirmed... FLU!!! I had the flu... Much to my shock I safely drove myself to the dr and russeled up enough energy to get my 3 flu medications and a gallon of milk.. That's it.. that's all we got! I couldnt even see straight let alone fight the mob of thousands of snow storm preparers at the grocery store.. So now here we are, 3 days later and still alive! I have healed quickly from the dreaded flu (thank god) and managed to take care of my family without infecting them... But as far as boredom is concerned I am on my last leg... Not only did I not get to the store to get blizzard 2011 essentials such as smores, pizzas, beer, apple cider and any other junk food you can think of.. Even worse I have been filling up on things in the cabinet and fridge I dont even like! Just out of pure boredom.. If your gonna stuff your face at least do it on things you enjoy! Trust me, its not worth it when the snow melts! My Weight Watchers has gone out the window to say the least.. The 3 pounds I worked so hard for last week have without a doubt come back with a vengeance and probably brought a few friends with them.... Wonderful!!! At least Clint was snowed in with me. So hopefully he got fat too :)... I have caught up on a few of my trash shows, but not many.. I have watched Toy Story and Cars a hundred times.. Poor Brody has rode his tricycle up and down this house totaling miles I'm sure.. We colored.. I in the coloring books, Brody on the kitchen table and possibly the rugs.. We worked on flash cards.. Brody has got them all figured out.. Finally worked out the issue with the dog and lion cards, those seemed to get the lil guy every time! :).. and rightly so, the lion resembles our dog Tigger and the dog, well Brody has never seen a bull dog so to him its all the same.. potata-tomata....Little Piper has jumped so much in her jumparoo she is developing some amazing calf muscles!! Its funny because she cant jump unless she flails her arms like crazy.. Funny girl!... And I have accomplished nothing(except ridding myself of the flu) and I look really rough! I wont lie, its scary... So my husband returned to work today and left us here to fend for ourselves.. I would love to leave the house! But the 4 foot snow drift on both sides of my SUV say otherwise... So here we will sit.. Dreaming of Spring flowers and warm days.. Ahhh, please be right mister ground hog! Although his 37% odds are not great, I'm going to believe in him! Spring will be here soon!! yay.. OK I'm done rambling... Hope everyone stays safe/warm and had fun experiencing the Snowpocalyse of 2011!!!  ~Luv~

The good ole' days....

Oh the good ole' days.. Where have gone? What happened to late nights, late mornings and freedom? What happened to Greek Weeks, Frat parties and river days? Oh good ole' days where have you gone?

 With my 10 year high school reunion and 28th? ( i forget my age :)) birthday swiftly approaching, I have been missing those days..  A time when everything seemed so easy..But now the good ole' days are just a distant memory... We all heard the stories from our parents "glory day's".. I remember with each story thinking " boo hoo, my whole life is a glory day!".. I can still see my dad as he folded his hands behind his head, leaned back in his chair a bit and sighed " ahh, the good ole' days".. Not realizing that sooner than later I would be saying the very same thing in probably the exact same way my dad did.... Life now is filled with more responsibility, more stress, more.... reality!! My life has changed sooo much in the past 5 years... Oh the good ole' days how I miss you!! But you know what?! I wouldn't trade you my life now for anything!!! I traded ratty morning hair, smeared mascara eyes, beer breath, and my mini skirt for ratty all day hair, dark circled eyes, formula breath and an old maternity shirt that is longer than my mini skirt ever dreamed of being!! And I love it!!! I think of my youth as the good ole' days but I refer to my life now as my better days... Because since I got married and had my babies every day just gets better and better... The sleepless nights make me crazy and my long days make me cranky.. But my husband keeps me sane and my babies keep me smiling.. I never knew how much I would appreciate the goo goo's and gaga's, toddler toys and cartoons and the life saver date night!.... But through all the baby poop and tired eyes, I am so glad I have my good ole' days in my past and my better days as my future... ~luv~