Nothing New

Nothing new going on here.

I got my car back, good as new

I feel better.

She got new plates and a name

Eva

I LOVE my auto

I got so bummed while Eva was in the shop I couldn't get off the couch.

My In-laws are coming to stay for a week on Sunday

I'm so excited /s

It's going to be great

I am going to start a medical transcriptionist course

Soon I hope.

I was supposed to get a washer and dryer today but it fell through. 

Now I have it set up to get a set in the morning. I need it here before the In-laws get here. Put me in a bad mood when it fell through this afternoon. Hopefully tomorrow will be a good day. 

The kids are off for the week for Thanks Giving and I had a lot of joy turning off my alarms. The one I set to get my self up to get them ready for school in time. The one to get them ready and the one to remind me to go get them.

I am going to go to sleep now. Or watch Fraiser until I fall asleep anyway.

Bummed

Last year I got T-boned in my minivan and had to get a new car.

It was a minor T-boning. No one was hurt.

I ended up with an older model of my dream car.

I Love that car so much. Looking at it makes me happy.

But a week and a half ago I got into a fender bender in it.

I have been more and more bummed about it.

This week we put it in the shop to get fixed. 

I am so bummed I'm having a super hard time doing minor things. 

I didn't make it to the kids school to volunteer like I have been 1 day a week.

Today I was only able to exercise and cook dinner.

A one course dinner.

I get my car back tomorrow or friday.

I hope my mood improves.

And I hope Sean and the kids wont bug me about my driving.

I'd say 2 minor accidents in 33 years is a pretty good record.

I miss my car so much.

Adventures

Last weekend Sean had a training course for work in a town a few hours away so the kids and I went and had some adventures.

We went to a kids museum. We got to pet stingrays and starfish. I didn't get pics of that though. There was a whole section on the laws of motion. These little things were mechanical stuff. 

With all the super cool stuff this was the thing the kids wanted to do the most. Stupid minecraft.

Future scientists.

We also got to pet an alligator. He had squishy feet and a hard tail.

We got to pet a python. I wish I could have held him.

I shook hands with a bearded dragon

This is how our day ended. It was a sunbathing beach on the bay. There were boats anchored there. So pretty.

The pics got out of order but this is Louis giving a puppet show. 

Since we moved here we have had quite a few adventures. Just trying to explore our new home. It makes me wish we had done the same where we came from. But we are making up for lost time. And having a great time. 

Well it's been over a year since I last posted. My life has changed so much since then. I got a job working as a teacher's assistant. It was a really good job and I miss it. I took it because my oldest child was in kindergarten and my youngest couldn't qualify for state pre-k but if I worked at this private school he got to go to pre-school. I was home when my kids were home but still bringing in money. Win win.

Then  right before I was supposed to start working again my husband got a job half way across the country. Something we both wanted and were working towards. So we moved to Florida. WE LOVE IT HERE. Both kids are in a good school. I was driving for Uber but then I got into a fender bender and I can't drive Uber until its fixed. Hopefully next week. My plan is to take courses to be a medical transcriptionist.(Note to self: Learn how to spell that) That way I can be home with the kids when they are home but bring in more money than I am making now. 

I am still working on losing weight. But its not going too well. It's a huge mental battle right now. I haven't lost anything in 6 months. But I haven't gained either so it could be worse. I want to start blogging regularly again. There is so much to tell. Not all of it's the same old stuff. Though some of it is. And we are having all kinds of adventures in our new state. Did you know that Hooters was originally from Florida? 

The kids and I have seen 6 Alligators in the wild here. Sean has seen 7 or 8. Next time I see one I'm not going to tell him so I can catch up with him. I have aligator radar. 

Hopefully I will write again soon. 

Still working on it

I had a slip up with a box or two of cookies and it took me 2 weeks to get back down to 212 but I'm there. Again. Next week Sean and I are going to do a liquid diet. I'm going to have protein shakes, broth and fresh juice. It apears that my body cannot handle wheat. All this time I thought I was allergic to sugar. Apparently not. My skin is so much clearer since I'm doing my best to avoid it. But I have no self controll in the food department. Im working on it. Here's a comparison pic.

Other things

Until I actually start losing weight I am not going to weigh in. 

Other things

Today we are going to meet Carmens kindergarten teacher. I am having a hard time with this. It's the beginning of the end of me being a stay at home mom. I am so sad about this. I would not hold her back but it would be so nice to freeze time a little. To have her being a baby for a little while longer.

She was a year here

I didn't get to revel in her being a baby because I was pregnant right away and then the postpartum depression kicked my ass so hard. 

She is only a couple days here

I'm not sure my heart can handle her growing up.

I will be taking xanax and packing kleenex.

I love her so much

Friday Check In Week 4

I've been trying to write this blog all week.

I did a bit better in week 4

My official weigh in was 217.8
So thats 3 pounds

That makes a loss of 16 pounds since the surgery.

But I still have to say over all I'm disappointed.

I thought I was going to lose 40 the first month. I think my body is in starvation mode because of the shock of going from far too many calories to 800 to 1200 a day. I am working out and I am going to do my best not to fall into bad habits. But its very hard not to eat crap when I'm not losing weight anyway.

I will weigh in again tomorrow. But I'm not looking forward to it.

This week was nice. I had Louie to myself. We have hung out and gone shopping and snuggled all week. Last night I even slept with him. That turned out to be a big mistake though. He would not leave me alone. Then when I finally fell asleep he started waking up crying and got into the twin bed I was in. I thought he was crying because his legs were falling asleep but turns out he was having growing pains. I did not figure that out until 3 something though so I am EXHAUSTED. I will hopefully go to sleep early today. 

Tomorrow Carmen comes home and we begin preparing for her to start school. I will have to figure out lunches and breakfasts and all that jazz. I am intimidated. I only went to kindergarten in public school. And I have stayed home for 7 years now. I am going to have to get up and feed her and dress her and fix her hair. I am not good at any of those things much less bright and early every morning.

Also I applied at a daycare near by. I would be able to take Louis with me so that is cool. But it would be a minimum wage job. However I think its worth it because I wont have to pay daycare for him and it would be flexible. I also have a friend that upholsters furniture and I am thinking of asking her if she would let me help her. That is work I could do from home too. I have done a little of it before and I really liked it. I want to bring home a little money. 

I also want to get some sleep.

So goodnight