Lilly and her cats

So my cats pretend as if they do not want anything to do with Lilly.  I think this picture shows otherwise.

Happy Easter!

Yesterday we dyed eggs with my mom, nanny, Aunt Kelly and Elizabeth.  We had a great time!  I hope everyone has a wonderful Easter.  I think no matter what your faith, Spring is a time of renewal.  Just as hope is renewed when we see those first shoots peeking through the winter soil, I pray that your hope in yourself, your God, your family or whomever you need shows signs of renewal.

et cetera

Lilly is napping and I think I am going to take one, too. It has been a tough several nights with the Lillybug. At least now I know why she has been so cranky, besides the usually toddler stuff. She has an ear infection. I am hoping that this warm weather stays and just blasts out all the germs that have been hanging around all winter.

So my endocrinologist visit came and went...all my hormones check out normal. Okay, so what does that mean for me? I need to work really, really hard to lose weight and keep it off. Basically, in a nut shell, that is the deal. Fabulous.

I went grocery shopping today and saved 26%. I'm pretty excited about that. That is a lot of money. Now I just have to use what I purchased to make goodies for Easter dinner. THey are totally the opposite of WW foods! I am making the pineapple stuffing to go with the ham. Yum. And Ina Garten's Carrot Cake. Yum Yum! I am going to have to say no to leftovers. I honestly think leftovers are what kills me on holidays. At the meal I am okay. But give me stuff to take home and it is gone by morning. Since it is supposed to be a beautiful weekend maybe I can sneak a walk in there, too.

Clean hands in the kitchen!

Okay, I have a thing about washing my hands while I am cooking. I totally skeeve (sp?) pressing the little pump on my hand soap with chickeny or beefy hands. I have been saying that there needs to be an automatic one like the ones in the bathrooms. Now of course I am sure that one can be purchased if you are re-doing your kitchen. But we rent, so I need a stand-alone model. Enter the Lysol no-touch hand soap system. I just LOVE this thing. I have had it for a couple weeks now but tonight I made meatballs. When I make meatballs I wash my hands a lot. Like, 6 times before they are in the sauce. It just made me so happy to not have to touch the soap dispenser with my hands full of ground beef.

It's okay, you can call me a dork now!

More giveaways!

Okay, I have totally become the giveaway junky...at least while I am home this week. Here is one down my ally. I love the idea of being organized but can never get there. Mabel's Labels has partnered with My Four Monkeys for an awesome giveaway. Click here to enter!

Another great giveaway to help you organize is this one for LobotoMe. The organizer/planner freak in me is, well, freaking out! I love lists and paper planners. No pda for me! I want to physically cross something off my list. In ink. Enter here!