Today I felt like Martha Stewart

Today I felt like Martha Stewart...cooking up a storm and a prisioner in my own home...
I picked up the girls and took them to the park. I saw someone from the Boys and Girls club, but they didn't recognize me. People that know me without children don't recognize me when I have them and people that know me with children can't recognize me without them.
I met a mommy w her 3 children, her husband is a pastor and just moved her from an 85,000 people city (I didn't metioned I moved from a 13,000,000 people one)...all I could blurt when she told me which church he was preaching at was "I went to a funeral there, it's a gorgeous building"...Good Job Me!!!
We came home and I made the slim version of strawberry shortcake: spongy store bought thing remember I'm foreign), sliced strawberries (not simmered in sugar), and (key thing) instead of whipped cream, sour cream mixed w sugar (It's supposed to be sweetener but I don't want to cut too many calories).
We also  had the yummy leftovers of the food I made last night: hamburger meat, onion, shredded fiesta blend cheese, eggs and mixed veggies...It didn't look good but it was delicious. Kyrsten and Olivia agreed. I've come  to terms w the fact that eventhough every now and then I can make things that taste good....my food doesn't look good...But I can live with that.
At a point today I was so "done" with my children (aka 0% patience left), that I told them "Mommy is going to take a shower by herself, do not open the door, mommy will be out". And I took a 15 min shower. Not very safe, but a lot safer than Mommy staying in the living room...
Olivia fell asleep pretty early so I assume she'll be up early tomorrow too...yey!!!!
I'm excited for the weekend, maybe I can go to te river w the girls, to the sand bank...
Michael said he'd come tomorrow finish some projects...Let's hope he does...I've been working on cleaning up the garage and I really want him to throw away as much as possible.
Another thing...My lunch workouts are going pretty well, today I sped in the ellyptical for 10 minutes...Felt good...I din't know if my body is any less flabby but psychologically I feel better..plus, if I can manage to get tan I will look slimmer and toner and not need to excercise or lose weight (good strategy, huh?)...
Ok, enough blabbling.
Have a fabulous weekend!!!

Just a Few Things

I have to admit, I haven't had the most patience today. Therefore, I've tried to divert my children's attention by playing different games, dancing w very loud music, cooking the most amazing pancakes I've made (no raw middles for the first time)...It looks like I'm trying to make myself look good, but I'm not....I had to do a lot of things so as not to have to make my girls concentrate for too long, have to discipline, etc. so that's nothing to feel good mommy for.
I survived my first week at my new job as a Medical Records Clerk (or they survived me)...I really like my job...but carrying charts and filing took a toll on my body...It aches...I hope w time I'll build up strenght and I need to do some lower back muscles excercises...specially to support my growing belly...(don't start pregnancy rumors, I've just gained weight)...
I am also trying to reach an agreement w Michael, since just for filing separately there would be a $400 difference (and that's just mediation and serving him)...It's hard to schedule talking time when he's either not up for it or doesnt show up...I am starting the papers next week for sure so I really hope we can do it together...I'm not keeping my hopes too high but that would be best case scenario. Wish me luck!