Old Friends

I had a wonderful treat and surprise today. I was able to visit with some very old friends of mine whom I do not see very often if at all. I had set up a playdate with a good friend from high school and her little boy and she brought with her another long time friend and HER little boy. What a treat for me to be able to visit and catch up with these wonderful women and get better aquainted with their little boys. Parker had a blast romping around his backyard, showing off all of the good dirt piles and mulch beds. He also did a very good job of sharing his dump trucks.
The best part about the day was how I felt afterwards. I was able to sit down and think back to the last time I was able to see these women and how long it has been. The most wonderful part about it is it has been FOREVER but we picked up right where we left off. You guys know what I mean, there are some friends that if you do not talk to for a week or so you feel a gap in the conversation and it is hard to catch up. Then there are the OTHER kinds of friends... the GOOD kind, the kind you want to have more of but we seem to only have a very few special ones. These are the type of friends you could spend months apart and not speak but when you DO get together, it is like you just spent a WEEK together. These women are these types of friends. I only have one or two other people in my life like this so it was wonderful to spend time with them. As a sidenote, It also made me feel more starved for adult conversation. Maybe, I scare people away when we get together because I am so depleted of adult interaction, maybe I smother them. Maybe, most people are like, "GET AWAY CRAZY WOMAN, WE HAVE HEARD YOU TALK ENOUGH!" In any case, I know at least Cat and Cindy don't feel that way, at least I hope not! SO, It was wonderful seeing you girls and I look forward to the next time. Thanks for making my week AWESOME! Lots of love, hugs, and kisses to you both and your boys.......

Monday

Well it is Monday and time for me to update all on how my week is going so far. It started out VERY HECTIC! We were almost late for the bus, drug 2 crying children by the arms to the stop, as Bear was coming to hug me goodbye, he tripped and forehead hit pavement. I had to take him back home, get him cleaned up and then drive him to school. The yard men did a TERRIBLE job on my yard and now OF course PArker is going to sleep just long enough so I can not fit a walk in before the troops come home. Chad is having a coworker spend the night tonight so dinner needs to be good and the house needs to be extra straight. On a positive note, I have lost a pound! Yeah for me! Is it Tuesday yet????????

Stressing myself out

Okay, so I am laying in bed last night and having trouble sleeping. My mind is wondering and it goes to my blog and what I should say for my next post. All of a sudden, I start stressing out. Thoughts start tearing through my feeble brain and I can't stop them. I worry about what to write, how often to write, how long to write, and so on and then it came to me....WHO CARES???? WHo am I doing this for really? I am doing it for myself to give me a little brain stimulation in the trenches of my not so brain stimulating day. I think I worry that if I am not timely in y posts, my tens of readers will call it quits. But again, WHO CARES??? I need to let myself relax about it and move forward so I remember why I started my blog in the first place and who I am writing for...ME.
SO, I am going to try and let go of a little of the worry and concern but hose of you who might check me periodically, please don't give up on me! I promise, even if I take a break for a few days... I WILL RETURN! I HAVE to return or I might go crazy here! Hang with me and enjoy the ride of a lifetime, or at least MY ride for my lifetime.

I'm Hungary

Okay, so we are on day two of our diet and I am hungary... GREAT!!! I guess I just need to find something else to do with my time instead of snack. BUt OF COURSE, Today, I am pretty on top of things and have most everything done that I need to have done. Isn't that always the way it works? So, I guess I will go lock myself upstairs away from the snacks and fridge and hope for the best.
As a side note, how come I started my diet again with Chad and he gets to eat more than me? Not really FAIR........

Back on the Wagon

WELL, with summer and bathing suit season around the corner Chad and I have decided to hop back onto the weight loss Wagon and try to lose a few pounds before the summer time is here. I am telling all of you out there so you can help me be honest about my eating AND hopefully encourage me along the way! So I have been doing it for 2 hours and am already hungary....not a good sign. Wish us luck!

Greetings!

Greetings to all of you who are finding me for the first time OR for those of you who have not checked me out in awhile. I hope you enjoy this peek into my life as posting gives me a little reprieve from the daily grind. Please feel free to post a comment if you enjoy the site OR if you have anything you want to hear more about! Thanks and I hope to hear from you soon...Off to Hannah Montana or as Cooper calls it, HANNAH TANNAH!!!!!

Promised Photo

Okay, here is a picture of our trip to Maymont with the seven children....
Good job on my ability to catch all seven LOOKING at the camera. Anyway, I was enjoying looking at those pictures of us out and about last week when it was warm and sunny while I am sitting here right now on a very COLD and RAINY day! UUGGGHHH!!!!