Chimp Eden

I think I have a monkey in my house! I enjoy watching a program on Animal Planet, called "Escape to Chimp Eden", which chronicles the goings on of a chimp sanctuary in South Africa. I don't know what his exact position is called, but the host of the show is the guy who "runs" things (but is below the Director), & he often "talks" to the chimps in their "language" (grunts & hoots & calls & ways of breathing, etc.) Well, one time he was mentioning that chimpanzees have been found to be closer to humans than they were to primates. I won't say yea or nay on that, but I have found a slight resemblence between Brinley & the chimps on the show LOL She has been vocal for some time now, although not really saying "words" yet, but some of her favorite things to "do" now sound an awful lot like the vocalizations of a chimpanzee! I can't help but visualize the cute little infant chimps from the show as she curls her lips into a pursed oval & lets out an "oooooooooooooooo", an "oooo oooo oooo oooo", an "ohhhhhhhhhhhh" or an "eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee", hahahahaha! It's kind of hard to explain, but if someone saw the show they'd know exactly what I'm talking about. It's too bad my camcorder is on the fritz =( Me & media tools don't seem to be on speaking terms right now ;) Well, at least this will be funny to me LOL =)

FINALLY!

The 2 teeth Brinley has been cutting forever it seems finally broke through this weekend! I don't have any pics 1)they're just barely visable (although easily felt when she chomps on your finger!) & 2) it's hard to get Brinley to let you see in her mouth without sticking her tongue in the way or her biting the mess out of you LOL Anyhoo, I am just very glad these 2 decided to make their way on out, so maybe now she can have a tiny bit of relief till the next go round....these were such a nuisance taking as long as they did, torturing my poor girl =(

Brinley & The Boys

For those that have not seen my big girl in a while, here she is =) I took some pics of her a month or so ago, of her modeling her Blessing dress & Easter dress since we weren't able to get them on the actual dates. I also took some pics of her in a cool tie dyed shirt I found at goodwill, that matches several of her diapers perfectly =) OH, and thought it was appropriate to get one of her in her "The Future is Green" shirt while in a cloth diaper ;) I know these are on Facebook, but also wanted those who may not have FB to see her, too. So, on that note.....enjoy!







Also, of course there are 2 others here that need to be mentioned ;) My lovely boys.....although one of these pics shows what we have to deal with these days....ATTITUDE!





And Gabe, being the goofy lovable little boy he is!



And one more cute one of the 3 kiddos....Bebo really loves her bubbies!

Various Things

I haven't blogged in a while, so this post will cover a few things.....

1) Apparently I need a "gym quality" elliptical in order to use it daily & hardcore like I've been wanting....which SUCKS b/c I don't have the $ to get a "gym quality" one =( Sooooooo, for now I will have to go to plan "B"......which is

2) I got a fancy schmansy pedometer to count my steps/calories/distance walked/etc, & so far I have found I walk alot more steps in a day than I thought (which is good!), so YAY for that! We've been hitting the park almost daily, or at least every other day, & I've been trying to walk the whole time I'm there, even if it's pacing back & forth. It all depends on which kid(s) I have with me, how they are behaving, & if Jerry is there or not as to how/when/where I am able to walk. It makes me kind of wish I was a morning person so I could've been walking before getting the boys, but I am sooooooooo not.....that & Gabe is out of school now & Garrett is soon to be, so it wouldn't matter now anyways....

3) Walking outside sure is HOT....but for some reason I don't mind the heat when doing something productive like that....maybe it's because I can "zone out" & just walk & then it seems like it doesn't faze me so much....listening to motivating music sure does help, too! Sometimes it's even hard to keep to "just walking" because the beat hits real good....so I take off jogging....then I am quickly reminded of why I shouldn't run LOL Mainly support reasons, but I won't say of what ;)

4) All in all, I've been trying to do well with the exercise, but some days it's been real hard to keep to it....I know I feel soooooo much better when I've been very active, mentally, physically, & emotionally, then I go on a bend & when it's done I am soooooo mad at myself.....guess I really need to quit doing that, eh? I'm never going to get where I need to be if I don't, & I know it's going to feel so wonderful when I get there.......so I know I need to get myself in gear & JUST DO IT!!

5) Last but not least, I saw someone's blog the other day, about some "Secret"....from what I gather, it involves you envisioning what you want from your life, envisioning yourself already as you want to be (i.e. I want to be thin, so I'd envision myself already as such) & supposedly your believing things to be as you want them to be will in turn make them happen to/for you? I have been trying to envision myself as thin, & hope it works for me ;) OH, and I do know when I got pregnant with Brinley I knew I was going to be pregnant the month we conceived, before we even had a chance to conceive her, & I knew she was going to be a girl.....did I will myself into it? I don't think so, but it sure does score some points for the whole "believe it will happen & it will" philosophy! ;) Maybe now I should envision us as rich? LOL