Scaling Down

I have lost 7 pounds since I have been going to Curves. I can only attribute some of the weight loss to them and some to the fact that I was very ill on Sunday/Monday. Still, I am ecstatic that I shouldn't have to keep buying larger and larger jeans. Yeah ME!

The boys had their 2 yr. old and 2 mo. old check ups on Monday. Samuel is in the 90th percentile for his height and weight and the Dr. said he looks good. Nathaniel is in the 90th for his length but over 90th for his weight. He is a large boy. He is at 15.6 lbs. and only 8 weeks old. I must be doing something right (I breastfeed). Doc also said he is right on target. I love to hear that. They both got shots, Sam only one, but poor Nathan got three and was a little cranky the last couple of days. Poor little man and thank God for Tylenol. I wish I could have taken them for him so he didn't hurt. Maybe next time...

From lumpy to curvy...

My sweetie got me a membership to Curves For Women. I am absolutely ecstatic. I went to my first workout last night and I love it. The place is just plain fun. You only work on each machine for 30 seconds at a time and then switch. Perfect for me since I am what one would call "fitness challenged". The last time I had a membership to a gym, I didn't know what to do or how to use the equipment so the first time I went, I sat in the locker room and watched T.V. and the second time I just sat in the hot-tub, so I am definitely making progress. I was actually sweaty and it wasn't from the warm water. At first I was a little shy (don't say it Miah) and reserved until I looked over and saw this girl jogging like a disco dancer, so if she is comfortable with herself, than I can be too. I will have to post updates on how I am doing, because this is a big step for me and I am very proud. Yeah toast! My goal is to go from lumpy to curvy and to definitely lose the bingo wings.

Samuel turns two tomorrow. Holy underwear. Where did the time go? What's next, graduation? Just joking. We will be having a party for him at Jake's mom's house. Nothing better than a little barbeque, family, friends, and of course cake and presents.

Speaking of presents, I will finally admit that I am 30. I think saying it is the hardest part. I had a great birthday. None of my teeth fell out and I still have all of my hair even though some of it is discolored, you know, light black?

Have a spank-tacular weekend!

Don't Drive Angry!

First of all, I shouldn't even be allowed to have contact with the public today, because for some reason I woke up with a splendid persona - Super Bitch. I'm not for sure why I'm grouchy, I just am. O.K.? Anyway. I want to know who sent out the memo to all of the unattractive and trailer-ific people to meet at Wal-Mart. Do I fit into this category? One of life's mysteries I suppose. Do I have to start the transformation into one of these people since I live in a trailer? Sorry, mobile homes for all of those politically correct individuals. That's it. Stretch pants and excessively large tank tops (with or without bra), here I come.

Easily entertained...

I haven't laughed this hard in a long time. Arthur had found an empty suet (for bird feeding) package in an empty Diet Coke 24pk. so he had to investigate. This is the result...

I was laughing so hard, and Sam was scared because Arthur looked like a monster. He would walk around and run into stuff, like the house, and then just stop. He would stand there for a while and then turn around and walk some more until he ran into something else, like the bushes. I would eventually feel sorry for him and remove the box, but the short term memory loss dog would do it all over again. Finally I gave up and started taking pictures. Thanks for the laughs Arthur!

Balloons

Last Saturday we woke up at 5:30 a.m. to go watch the hot air balloons take off. One problem, we weren't for sure where they were. They usually depart from Tuthill Park or somewhere over on that side of town, but we had heard that they were somewhere else this year. So we all pile into the death van, Arthur included. First we are on the interstate, going to the north end of town, then we get off on Benson, go east until Six Mile Road. For those of you not familiar with Sioux Falls, that road is between Brandon and Sioux Falls. Then we turn south until about 69th st. (south Sioux Falls) and we see nothing. We call Jake's uncle who always knows what's going on, and that's when we find out that it was too windy for the balloons to take off. Damn it. I could have slept in today. Oh well, so we tried again Sunday. Once again up at about 5:15 a.m. but it was totally worth it. Sam thought that they were the neatest things ever. Nathan slept. After the balloons were all gone, we ventured over to the park and played. It was a good time. Arthur finally got to get out of the van and play too. He even went down the slide too!

Poor Arthur going down the slide.

I finally captured a picture of Nathaniel's heart melting smile!

Trailer park drama, the saga continues...

Once again, Mario Andretti down the street has wreaked havoc on our quiet mobile home community. This time they shut down one of the entrances to our park. The owner of V.I.P. Limousine Co. owns a building and the road its on (which is also our entrance), and is tired of speeders. He has placed two speed bumps within 30 ft. of each other in front of his building that we have to drive on. That wasn't good enough. One day my parents were coming over to visit and were redirected to the other park entrance. My Mom was driving her Chevy Tahoe (which to me doesn't resemble a Ford pickup)and the V.I.P guy stopped her and yelled at her for speeding through the park and she explained to him that she was only visiting me and that it wasn't her. Soon after, Jake was on his way from work and took that route and he stopped to visit with the owner of the road. The guy told Jake that he was tired of that lady speeding there and shut down the road. He is apparently very angry with her because there was even talk of a protection order against her. So you see, I am not crazy. She is an imbecile and needs to be stopped. STOP THE INSANITY!!!!!