Sping Cleaning for Sure!!

It is time to dig out of this mess of a house! We kind of stockpiled stuff all winter like chipmunks and it is getting cleaned out in the next 2 weeks. I took the kids spring break off, and even though we aren't going anywhere, we will emerge much lighter and healthier.
Ryan just keeps growing faster and faster. We are going to buy him a new booster seat today as it has been harder and harder to buckle him in, even expanding the straps. Too bad as it is a Britax and I kind of expected more. Aaron will get that one, my parents his old one and Ryan will be riding in style in my car...LOL!
Bailey finished her first week of track practice and really likes it. Between her track and Chandler's baseball, I suspect we will be doing alot of running this spring.
Chandler does start baseball tomorrow, also has his student of the month breakfast on Thursday and continues working...oh...and driving. ALL THE TIME...LOL! My days are filled with "Mom, don't we need to drive to the...."!
We are also looking into joining a health club as a family, kids and all. Perhaps that will enable ALL of us to get healthier as I know Chandler will want to go, and I will have to drive him...her I mean have him drive me...LOL!
Spring is here....HURRAY!!

And now who is in the drivers seat??!!

That would be my 15 year old who now is the proud owner of a learners permit. SHEW!! Talk about a weight lifted off the shoulders!! I even survived my first experience in in the car with him.

I need a jumpstart!

So my working out plan is going okay....on my days off. I am still not getting ANY time to work out when Aaron is home, unless we go for a walk. I suppose I need to start insisting that I get 1/2 hour to my self (at least).
I do need a jumpstart on the weight loss though. I tried the Alli. Not working...well, maybe working, but even eating a low fat diet I just can't tolorate the side effects. Yeah...you don't want to know.

I was thinking about donating a kidney and then asking them to liposuction about 20 lbs away while they were in there....but I suppose they won't do that. I know...lame attempt at humor, but just THINK about all the middle age women that would donate if they did that. I know I would be IN! :)

Sooo...any great ideas readers? I am getting desperate as I have an event this summer and I want to be 20 or so lbs less. I am even thinking weight watchers could be an option. Maybe if I pay, I will be more likely to play by those rules? You would think that would work with the gym...not so much.

In other news...Chandler retakes his permit test today. We studied for 3 days and got him some flash cards on his itouch for review. Let's hope it works. If he doesn't pass this time, we pay. Grrrrr.

Week 1

How am I doing you ask? I am okay.
Eating pretty well (minus the pizza I had for lunch at a birthday party). The exercise thing is hard to fit in when all I do is clean, cook, watch Ryan, etc. Walking at night needs to happen more, now that the snow is ALMOST gone, it will be easier. Ryan loves to go for walks. I just need to do more walking, less trying to get him to walk...LOL!
Today we are helping Bailey move her room around. It looks nice...BIGGER and cleaner too. Bet it won't stay that way for long!

It's SPRING!

Well, almost spring. But the snow is melting, it is over 32 deg. more often than below 32 deg. The weather is holding and my spirits are lifting. Ryan is loving his puddle jumping boots and wearing them often.
So...yes, I am crabby. Have you noticed? My family sure has. It is time for a change. I went shopping for some spring clothes and almost died when I went to try them on. I am up a size. NOT GOOD. I have been slowly putting on weight over the winter. Well today, I decided to try the 20 minute 300 calorie treadmill burn. Umm..I lasted 5 minutes until I had to get off due to being afraid of falling off. I did get on the stationary bike and ride, but even then I got tired.

SO...today starts it. I am done.
DONE

• being fat
• being an emotional eater
• having an excuse for not exercising
• eating fast food for lunch because it is easy
• needing to buy bigger clothes
• hearing that the reason my back hurts is that I am the heaviest I have ever been.

SO...today

• I bought myalli...starting on Friday, I will take it 3 times a day and hopefully it will give me the start I need.
• I start making sure what we have in the house is healthy
• we start exercising outside as a family
• I tell myself BEFORE I do what I want (tv, shop, etc), I will do what I NEED (exercise, meditate, stretch)

Today my attitude changes. It is me that is crabby.....I am making these kids crabby. NO MORE!!!

I am over the terrible 2's and the terrible teens

How on earth is one supposed to stay sane with the terrible 2's? AND add the 2 teenagers, moody, surly and just plain lazy. My oldest complains how crabby I am all the time, and my answer to that is.....IT'S NOT ME...IT's YOU! Not that I have told him that, but sheesh...really, gimme a break.
These terrible twos have GOTS to go. I know it is a struggle for independence, but really, must EVERYTHING be fight? Even over froot loops? Oy vey...out of all the years, this is the one I really needed the vacation the most. But nope...none for me.

99 Things to Do before you Die...

Copy the list, bold the ones you've done (with explanations if needed), share with friends.
1. Started your own blog
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland
8. Climbed a mountain
9. Held a praying mantis
10. Sang a solo
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a thunder and lightning storm
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown your own vegetables
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France
20. Slept on an overnight train
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitch hiked
23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Run a Marathon
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset
31. Hit a home run
32. Been on a cruise
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
35. Seen an Amish community
36. Taught yourself a new language
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Seen Michelangelo’s David
41. Sung karaoke
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight
46. Been transported in an ambulance
47. Had your portrait painted
48. Gone deep sea fishing
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling
52. Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in theater
55. Been in a movie
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies
62. Gone whale watching
63. Got flowers for no reason
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma
65. Gone sky diving
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
67. Bounced a check
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten caviar
72. Pieced a quilt
73. Stood in Times Square
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
77. Broken a bone
78. Been a passenger on a motorcycle
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person
80. Published a book
81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had your picture in the newspaper
85. Kissed a stranger at midnight on New Year’s Eve
86. Visited the White House
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
88. had chickenpox
89. Saved someone’s life (
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous
92. Joined a book club
93. Got a tattoo
94. Had a baby
95. Seen the Alamo in person
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
97. Been involved in a law suit
98. Owned a cell phone
99. Been stung by a bee