Weekly Weigh In

No worries (not that you were worried). I have not given up on my weight loss journey. I am still just STUCK. Not really going forward and not really going backward. This week I have done well staying on plan, so hopefully I can keep it going through the weekend. Maybe the scales will go down Monday.

Tending Our Garden

This year we decided to plant our own garden. In years past we always mooched off of everyone else, so we thought it was now time to give back.

I love watching things grow and I LOVE fresh produce, but gardening is a lot work. Especially if you have no idea what you are doing. My husband acts like an expert, but I am pretty sure that he is clueless like me. Add a four year old who knows everything about everything to the mix and you have gardening chaos.

We are just now doing most of the planting due to a threat of frost the past few weeks. Once the frost warning was over it rained and rained. Then it rained some more. But last night we planted. We hoed. We weeded. We gardened. And Kev tried to run the Carolina Mule (the tiller), but it ran him more or less. Gardening = hardwork. Things darn well better grow.

I Hate Bedtime!

I hate bedtime. I hated bedtime as a kid and now I am beginning to hate bedtime as an adult. Jordi hates bedtime too (thus the problem).

Starting at 8:30 it ain't nothin but heartache at my house. Jordi hates to settle down for bed. Sleeping equals not playing, and that is so not cool in the mind of a four year old. We finally moved him to his own bed in hopes that bedtime could be more structured, but now he is just angry and he avoids trying to lay down.

His bedtime needs include reading ten million books (literally), having a "snick snack" (who can say no to that), getting a drink of water, needing to brush his teeth again and using the bathroom multiple times. This is all before we turn off the light.

Once the light is off he needs to potty AGAIN, he is still hungry, "lets make up our own story," he has to rearrange all the pillows and blankets to make his "nest" and then we have to sing and sing.

This may sound cute, but after an hour and a half of this it ain't so cute anymore. I hate bedtime. Any suggestions?

The Run Down

It has been awhile. Things have been chaos as usual in our house, but hopefully they are getting ready to slow down. So a brief update on life in general.

I survived my sister's graduation party and graduation. Not only did I survive, but Amy and I made a cake for the festivities.
No one showed up the adoption meeting that Kevin and I hosted.
My bff has officially moved and we celebrated with chowing down on some awesome ribs.
Jordi met with his speech therapist for the first time (and it went very well).

Now to focus on -

Another adoption meeting
Getting the garden planted
Going to Kansas
A June wedding
Summer Reading Program


We are going full speed ahead through Spring and into Summer.