Rudy Family Rukus~Parenting tips and humor meet in one big "rukus"

If you have kids you have pee stains I know it.  If you don't lucky you or you are a liar and in denial.  I have pee stains on more than one mattress.  I also have sweat stains on pillows because well I sweat a.lot .  It's a gift I know. I digress. Anyway I have tried many different ways to get urine/pee out of mattresses and I have been very unsuccessful so I did a google search and what do you know?  Another mom had pee stains too.  So I borrowed her recipe and it totally worked so I am sharing it with you. All you need are these few house-hold ingredients and a spray bottle.  I bought a really expensive one (NOT) I used one I had for my kids hair.  It worked great. You will need: 3 Tablespoons Baking Soda 8 ounces Hydrogen peroxide 1 drop dish soap Mix together well and use right away. My mom discovered that if it is not mixed well the baking soda will clog the sprayer.  You also can't store this apparently it doesn't last in t...

Almost every year we get a nice little family day on MLK Jr. day.  Here in Utah the Auto Show is this weekend and who doesn't LOVE to see nice new expensive cars.  And of course dream a little.  We spent the entire day wandering around the South Towne Expo center and dreaming.... I look good in a Cadillac right? I can also see myself in this baby during the summer! I think my girls look pretty good behind the news desk too.  KSL had a small booth set up with a real camera and camera man with prompter and all.  So much fun!!  Here Peyton is reporting of an alien attack in Salt Lake City! We ended our day with dinner at Famous Daves also a family favorite.  Don't mind the frightened looks they were anticipating the very bright flash in the dimly lit restaurant.  So I may not have worked on my organization today but I can catch up on laundry and cleaning later.  These memories were totally worth making!

So as I promised here are pictures of the pantry project.  It turned into a little more than I expected.  To be honest I want to rip all the wire shelving out and start completely over but that is a DIY project for another day.   For now I used some baskets from Walmart and did my best with what I have.   I even dug out my old label maker and started labeling away until I ran out of tape. Oops! If you think it still looks bad this is what I threw away.... I know totally embarrassing.  It is a work in progress.  I plan to inventory everything in there tomorrow because I had 4 bottles of worcestershire sauce really that may last until well past the expiration date lets just say.  I also have enough seasonings to flavor an entire third world country.  That's a lot in case you don't get my sarcasm.  Anyway I like the baskets with the handles so I can just pull them out and see what's inside.  I'm pretty short so...

As a parent I have learned that you can't get everything done at once.  Some days I can't even get ONE thing done.  Although that has significantly improved as my children have gotten older.  Thank goodness!  I can actually brag that I am able to shower each and everyday without worrying about any run aways or major home destruction.  As I try to get more organized I have decided to set weekly goals so I don't get overwhelmed.  Last week my goals were stay on top of the laundry and stick to my menu plan.  I was sick at looking at this mess.... That's right those are clean folded clothes running over. And this is not the normal it was usually a basket full of clean, unfolded, wrinkled clothes. I was seriously sick of seeing this.   The washing I don't mind even the folding is not THAT bad but I hate to put clothes away.  Don't ask why because I don't know why... But I made a goal this past week that I would wash, dry, fold, put away....

I LOVE to workout.  That's an understatement.  And if you know me you know that to be true.  Last year I started working out HARD.  I started lifting weights and doing HIIT.  I ran two half marathons and did the Wasatch Back Ragnar .  I tried things I never thought possible and I accomplished them.  I have learned to love Burpees they work every part of your body some you didn't even know you had.  If you don't know about the torture that is a burpee here's a demo. Best part of a workout for me though is the music.  It is imperative that I have good music you know the kind that makes you want to get up and shake your booty.  And sometimes the kind of music that I like to call "angry" music.  So I decided to put together a list of my favorite workout songs and also ask for some suggestions. My top ten workout songs..... Drumroll please. 10.  Rosa Parks....OutKast 9.  We Are Never Ever Getting Back Togeth...

I set another goal for the new year.  I want to spend more meaningful time with my children.  I make an effort to spend one on one time with my Husband but I realized I am not as vigilant doing this with my kiddos so we have had several game nights this week and last night we set goals as a family.   My children attend Primary at church and they were all given journals to write in weekly so I had them write the goals in their journals.  It was fun.  They had great ideas and were excited to set goals for themselves.   That is some serious UNO concentration Posing for the camera of course. Kayton and I finished early so I worked on my photography and she worked on her silly expressions. I'm linking up with Lolli and Cecily for Photo Story Friday. Hosted by Cecily and Lolli

Am I the only one who is completely fascinated with these wonders of nature?  I hope not, but even if I am I have really been enjoying looking at these the past few days in this frozen tundra. So photographing them in the dark isn't very easy but they show up so much nicer than they do during the day. Also did I mention that I am unorganized and I do dumb things like forget to cover my gas grill ugh.... I hope it isn't ruined.  Honestly I need to live in a much warmer climate.  This item is now on my seasonal maintenance list to be checked and COVERED for the winter.  Lesson learned. I am a checklist kinda girl too bad I got the checklist started AFTER the freezing started.   I'm linking up with Lolli over at Better In Bulk and at Project Alicia and Seven Clown Circus for Wordful Wednesday since I can't seem to keep it wordless....

This is what we did all day Saturday.  Watched Jr. Jazz games starting at 8 am.  What ever happened to sleeping in on Saturdays... or any day of the week for that matter?  Maybe having toddlers wasn't really that bad! In other news in an effort to get more organized I found this great little shop on Etsy with all sorts of organizing printables and so far I'm off to a great start!! You should check out CleanMama and see if they can help you get more organized too. I bought and paid for my printables and I was not compensated in any way for this post I just like what I found and wanted to share.

Are you sick of my snow pictures yet?  I hope not. This week was filled with some family time, more snow time and a full return to our crazy routine.  Much sooner than I wanted.  I truly enjoyed the Christmas Break this year mostly because my husband was here the entire time.  Bitter sweet since we didn't make it to a Bowl Game this year but oh so nice to have him here uninterrupted such a luxury for me this time of year.  Anyway enough blah, blah, blah here's the pictures Yes that is my watering can and a chair notice my previous post get more organized I realize I have a problem! It was around 10 degrees out but they wanted to play outside so bad I couldn't say no.  They had so much fun I'm glad I allowed it. Back to school and bundled for the bus.  The day after New Years seemed too soon to return to the crazed life but they were excited.  The house was so quiet after everyone left I had to leave too I couldn'...

I have tried making resolutions in the past and I am really bad at keeping them.  My son said the other day.  Mom I know what winters resolution is.... Me: Oh yeah what's that....Son: To be cold, but you know it's gonna break it because it won't stay cold forever.   Truer words were never spoken.  So in an effort to NOT break any resolutions I'm going to use a theme word for 2013. My theme word is Organize. I am talking everything from my house to my schedule to my children and husband. This sounds monumental; I know.  That's why I am giving myself a YEAR.  I know it will take longer than that but I need to start now or it will never happen. I'm making a plan and I am going to stick to it.  I found some great inspiration here .  Another reason I am back to blogging;  help keep me focused on my goals and THEME.  I plan to talk about my successes and failures so prepare yourselves.... I'm linking up with Mama Kat over at Mama's ...