Operation Keep up...cont...

So day 2 is upon me. Day one went well, got the kitchen cabinets cleaned, inside and out, walls washed down, floor scrubbed, junk drawers ( yes I have more than one) cleaned out, and desk cleaned off. The office cupboard which I couldn't get the doors shut on is organized, and I can find the floor and the desk in there now, and actually use both! The hall closet is cleaned, coats washed and gone through. 3 rooms and 5 totes, and a trash bag full of junk for a garage sale. Today both bathrooms got cleaned, and the laundry room. Also got the buildings outside mowed around and some much needed weed eating done. Still going to get the entry way cleaned and scrubbed. Tomorrow I'm going to tackle the basement and storage room, that should be interesting!!

Keeping up VS Catching up...

Why is keeping up so impossible??? My goal for the next 3 weeks is to catch up. Once I'm there, I'm going to work on keeping up. I have many goals for the next few weeks...one of which is to get back into running!! I was up to 2 miles almost every day, then life got busy and I got lazy. After gaining back some ( I'm too afraid to weigh myself to find out exactly how much!!) I have to get back into the eating healthy and exercising habit I was so strict with just a month ago! I also am going to give up drinking pop.(Read: TRY REALLY HARD to give up drinking pop!!) This is a huge thing for me, I'm completely and totally addicted. Being completely and totally addicted is what made me decide I need to give it up now. That and the fact that I know it's terrible for me in so many ways. Brian is definately getting me into a more natural way of eating, I completely see the benefits, but it's going to take a lot to make the changes we need to make. We're not going organic by any means, just going to try to knock out a lot of the chemicals and corn syrup that goes into so many foods. Wish us luck!!

Vacation 2009

Just got back from vacation. It was, as all vacations, too short! We didn't do much, Hope had a dermatologist appointment in Kansas City on Monday so we used it as an excuse to go to Great Wolf Lodge. We spent Sunday night with some wonderful family, thanks Larry and Donna!!! First we went to Science City to see the Narnia Exhibit. The kids and I thought it was pretty darn cool, Brian, not knowing what Narnia is, wasn't nearly as excited, but he was a good sport! Science City was a lot of fun, would have liked to stay longer, but the hours flew by! Megan and Kaleb got to ride the sky bike, Kaleb thought it was wonderful, Megan wasn't nearly as sure!!


Monday morning we went to Hope's appointment, then to Bass Pro, then to Great Wolf Lodge. The room was awesome, and the kids had so much fun. I would have loved to spend a week there, but as everyone knows, money is hard to come by!