Catch Up!

Well, it's been awhile! After the holidays things slow down for a little while and there is not as many interesting things to talk about. It only lasts for a little while and then comes birthdays, school parties, summer vacation, and more. Even though activities are down, we have remained busy with the everyday life, so I thought I would play catch up with all of you.

My dad turned 53 on the 14th and we had to convince him that he wasn't 54. He swore up and down that this was his 54th birthday until he did the math. You can really tell your getting old when you start adding years to your life. I guess once you get to this point your just thinking "hurry up with this already :)" Maybe next year he'll add on two years :)

The kids were out of school for four days in celebration of Martian Luthur King Jr. Day, but Quentin didn't think it was much of a vacation. He got sick on Friday with Pinkeye, Croup, and Upper Respiratory Infection. He had this throughout the whole break and even got to get out of P.E. when he returned to school on Tuesday. The Croup flared up his asthma so we had to bring out the nebulizer again. The girls got sick on that Sunday with ear infections and RSV. Our house looked like a pharmacy of antibiotics, steroids, and nebulizer treatments.

Zachery (usually my sick one) stayed safe through the sicknesses running around, but he decided to get hurt once again. He was playing on the downstairs tile floor, sliding on a peice of cardboard (James cut up to place over the car windows) and he fell head first on the floor. Of course he was asked to stop and told he was going to get hurt, but like always, my dare devil didn't listen. He had the biggest goose egg I have ever seen smack dab in the middle of his forehead. He looked like a unicorn trying to sprout it's horn :) I wish I had a picture, but he wouldn't let me take one. After calming down he placed some ice on it (he liked) and kept an I on his eyes for dialation (hated that). Everything turned out fine, just a little bit of a bruise and a dash of embarassment.

The kids have been out of school for two days, because of snow. They have been pretty good and none have gotten sick yet. We got about three inches or so of snow and shoveling helped with my workout.

I have been trying to count calories and fat as well as workout to loose weight. My goal is to loose 60 lbs. but to hit my actual ideal weight (according to my height) I must loose almost 75 lbs. I personally think that is to small, but I will keep working on my own personal goal. I have lost 5 lbs. and have been at it for about 2 weeks. James told me, that since I will need new clothes and that I never buy anything for myself, after I loose my weight (if I do) that I needed to go on a shopping spree and do the works. So I thought (not likely but...) that I would get together with my sister (Brandi) and my neices (Amanda and Emilee) and have a girls day out. We would shop, get our hair done, and whatever else we want. I figured they know the most about fashion, they are always so cute! I have also been doing my schooling and helping my sister-in-law with hers. I have kept up my staight A's and I hope that I can continue with it over the next three years.

James has been busy at work and tries to spend what little time he has with the kids (although they all fight constantly--including James) but he doesn't have much time to himself. Like I said, we have been busy, but that is just a part of life.

Now that catch up it over, Quentin's birthday party will probably be next!