M.I.A.

I know that I have been MIA this last week/week and a half. Life has been just a little bit crazy ;).

Last Saturday, #3 had a dance recital. It was cute in the "I really don't want to watch all the other classes perform" kinda way. The recital was way to long, I think 2 hours. It was a bit much. I am glad that #3 likes dance, but I dread the recitals.



Wednesday's weigh in was fun. I did not win, but it was so neat to see these people break records for themselves. One lady finally broke her goal to be under 200 lbs, her final weight was 198 lbs after losing 45 lbs total. I watched another lady make her goal weight. It was a really fun night, even if I didn't win. I ended up in 10th place. I did get $20, which was a very nice surprise. I can say that since January 2nd, when the contest started, I have lost 26 pounds, went from a size 14 to a size 10 (and still going down), and I regularly go to the gym. I also have a lot more energy. It has not been easy to lose weight. I have cried and whined to hubby, I am sure he is sick of hearing me talk about it. But, I can say that it has been totally worth it. I feel a lot better than I did. We are starting a new contest in two weeks. I think I am going to join it again. I like the motivation and the support. Besides, it is a lot harder to cheat if you have to get weighed in front of a whole bunch of people.

The new community center opened this week. We have gone every day. My kids love it. I think that the gym is just OK. I wish it was bigger and better equipped. I still have my other gym membership until the end of July. I don't know what I will do then. I really don't like the gym in the new center. At least I have time to figure it out.

School ended for my kids on Friday. Thank God! I don't have to get them to school late anymore. :) I have the whole summer to work on getting up early again. In the meantime, I think that I will enjoy reading until midnight and waking up around 8 am.

Yesterday was #5's 2nd birthday! We got her a tricycle for her birthday. She just sits on it and rides it. Her great-grandmother sent her a box full of gifts. It was nice to have. Money has been tight and I am glad that she had some other things to open. I can't believe she is 2 already.





Luckily, last week is now over. I think that #2 has a couple of more softball games and then we are done with all of our commitments for the summer. I did put put #4 in swim lessons, but that is it. I want to take the whole summer off. No commitments. We are going to just play all summer. I think that we will probably get bored, but sometimes, bored is just what is needed.