Wonderboy turned 2. Boogie turned 6. Caty flew in from California and I am a content Mama who has 4/6 at home right now.

The snow is melting, the days are getting warmer and I personally loved this winter. We hardly had any snow! I have to admit I am ready for grilling weather and I am ready for visits to the zoo.

I am still reading,reading,reading. Right now I am reading another uplifting book, this one about serial killers. I think my next read will be The Help again. I need a book to make me laugh. I have joined Goodreads if anyone wants to add me. Simplyatomic. I’m looking for some good book suggestions. G is a copy cat and he now has a kindle too. I was shocked when he went to bed to read last night while Caty and I watched ” The Wild and Wonderful Whites of West Virgina” A MUST see if you have Netflix.

Wonderboy has started talking. Not just a word here or there but total sentences. This morning he told G and I ” Duckie sleeping in Mimi’s room” :O A huge change from a boy who only said COOL CARS a month ago. We havent figured out why he calls Caty “Duckie” But it will probably stick. Just like Yaya did for Ally, Mimi did for Emmy and jerkface for G (ok I made up that last one)

I have huge news to share, I promise maybe hoping I will update this week about all the exciting happenings in the Simply Atomic household.

The blog has suffered since my ability to read  has increased. So far I have finished all ut the last book in the Hunger Games trilogies. Not sure what  is either the Sookie books or the Dexter books. Something I can laugh with instead of feeling dread.

Our boy turned 2 today. Time goes by so fast.

Happy Birthday Wonderboy!

When my 21 year old (well, ALMOST 21) was about 15 months she saw her sisters panties and was potty trained from that minute on. She knew she wanted panties and she knew what she had to get them. I wish any of my other kids were that easy. I look at Wonderboy and I can just tell he is not ready. *I* am not ready for the pitfalls of training a boy.

I found this while googling “potty training a boy” Someone seriously has too much time on their hands! And it sparkles too, so scary.

I think I will wait until he shows me signs, just like his sisters did before him. And for shits and giggles,literally maybe! I will once in awhile put him in some undies (See Nate I didn’t say panties) and see if he knows what to do. He did once and now he sits on the potty fully clothed going ” pssssss” with his mouth so I think we have a bit of work to go

If there is no struggle, there is no progress.

So many things are changing around me, I feel like my head is spinning. My oldest is getting married, my youngest is turning 2, our baby making days are over and there are other things I don’t feel quite ready to talk about yet.

I sat here thinking about New Years Resolutions and if I was going to make any. Everyone wants to lose weight, everyone wants to get healthy, save more money, get rid of debt, etc. I want all of those but more. But what more? I just know I want more but I don’t know what and I don’t know how I will do it.

I did accomplish my 5k goal and I want to do more. I did lose weight in 2011 and I want to lose more (as I sit here and shovel M&Ms in my mouth) I am proud of both of those.

I want to go vegetarian for at least 3 months and see how I feel.

I want to do more 5ks.

I want to see my beautiful daughter walk down the isle and marry her dream man.

I want to get healthy with G and do things we never would have done before.

I want it all! And somehow I am going to accomplish it all this coming year!

Happy New Year from the Atomic Gang

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