oh my aching back

literally...so its no surprise that we got a snowstorm-about oh-6-7 inches....yesterday i got to go home early from work because one of the surgeons was sick-so half of the days cases were cancelled. sweet. i was tired anyway-got to work at 5am and had been up late watching the packers-lose... ( i dont want to talk about it :(). went grocery shopping, cleaned house-laundry, cleaned bathroom, did dishes, vacuumed, etc. was feeling extremely productive. so kell says hes gonna go shovel his house and then mine. i was feeling so productive that i wanted to help, too. normally-this is no big deal bc we can just get the kids in their snow gear and they can play while we shovel. however, due to the fact that it is still below 0 weather-thats just not happening...so kells mom generously said shed watch the girls while we did our thing. now, i just want to put it out there-if you've never shoveled more than 3 inches of snow-youve never shoveled. period. its hard work. i was bound and determined to show kelly up bc he was teasing me saying that i wouldnt be able to hang with him. whatever. i work out 3 times a week. dont underestimate these guns. well, its been a while since i have done some serious shoveling....about 3 years....i was stripping my snow gear off within 10 minutes bc i was sweating. and huffing and puffing. but i wouldnt be stopped. ladies-you know how it is when you are 'challenged' by a man....crap. my back was KILLING me. note to self-time to do some extra sets on the back extension machine. like 10. occasionally kell would stop and just watch me...and say 'baby, you want to know an easier way....' who knew there was a system to shoveling. but i finally gave in to my stubborness and he showed me his strategy. amazing. it cut the work i was doing in half-and it wasnt so hard on my back...an hour later-we did it. my driveway and sidewalk were done, as well as his. i have to say-i watched kell for a few clips at a time when i was trying to catch my breath and stretch my back out-he is amazing. i really need to post a pic of his body. you would all die. i dont understand why his back wasnt falling off...but he informed me that he does physical labor all day...which is true. hes a bricklayer aka masonRY. not masonARY. masonRY. thats tough work. we had a blast though. who knew that shoveling could be so fun! we bonded over this. i 'accidently' shoveled a few shovels full of snow on his face. oops. ;) and then we went and hung out at his ma's for a bit. all in all, a great day. crazy thing is-on the news they were saying that yesterday is the most depressing day of the year! and mine was fabulous. so i awoke to my back muscles and my hamstrings (not so sure why they hurt) SCREAMING at me this morning. jaelynn was kind enough to give mom a mini massage in bed this morning. kell slept on my couch and he attempted to help stretch my hams out. i cant even straighten them out! wtf! time to enroll in a yoga class. seriously. i am the most unflexible person ever.

made a huge list of 'long term "to do's"' and hung it on the fridge...my goal is to do at least one a week on my day off....

i have not one, but 2, child prodigys...jae has always given everyone a run for their money with her intelligence, but emersyn is not far behind!!! (obviously they take after their oh-so intelligent mother) jae is fascinated by the human body, so for xmas i bad bought her this cool 3d human body book from the discovery store. its quite neat. every time you turn the page, it unveils another layer/body system in great detail. well, it has become a favorite in this house by all. 'snuggle' to emersyn means book time. so before her nap this morning, she bought me the body book. she knows where the heart is, the brain, and the ureters. :) and says them all clear as day! its sooo cute! we point to each body part, the veins, the arteries-and she repeats them all....i am so amazed by the capacity of this little brain!!! you could teach children ANYTHING! i can see it now....she is gonna be a doctor, just like jae :). i adore my kids. yesterday was such a great day-right down to the last minute it...it sometimes scares me how much i can love something, or someone, or someoneS...i remember before emersyn was born, when i was pregnant with her, i used to lay in bed with jaelynn and cry, literally cry because i was sooo afraid that i couldnt love them BOTH the same....i didnt know how i could HAVE that much love for jae-and whether or not i would HAVE enough love for emersyn, too....its amazing how it just all falls into place-and you just love them both with all you have....i still freak out a bit sometimes when i think about a possible number 3 baby....the same thing-can i give them all enough love? and still be sane? but i have to say-having parents i.e. kell and i, and not just doing it on my own-makes all the difference in the world....its so much easier to make dinner, clean the house, get stuff done and ENJOY life-when its not just ME.....i love him.....and appreciate him sooo much.....i am so lucky :) (dont be jealous bc i got it good. it took forever to get it!!)