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Hello! I am still alive and kicken!

First things first, my Olivia is officially out of diapers and do you know what this means!?!?! My household no longer has babies! Was this exclamation point excitement or shock or disappointment? A little bit of all those emotions I guess!  Excitement: because we no longer have to change dirty diapers and no longer have to purchase diapers! So do we save the $50 a month OR do I go shopping every month and spend $50?? hmmm decisions decisions!  Shock: because I thought the day would never come! It's been a struggle potty training Olivia but my baby girl did it! Disappointment: because I no longer have a baby in my house! babies are so much fun! But so are my growing children, everyday they make me laugh and everyday I thank God for giving me such great loving children!  So we have had some accidents but the one that I think I'll always remember is 4th of July, my Olivia was having a bit of a tantrum and during her tantrum she peepee on me! I was holding her on my lap trying to get her to calm down and she peepee! argh! When I stood up it looked like I peepee my pants! just great! I was also sitting on my newly bought camping/beachy chair and now it had peepee on it! yuck!  Well needless to say, Olivia and I had to scrub down as soon as we got home that night from the most fun night of dancing and fireworks!

This week we received notice that baby Rene is officially enrolled in Preppy K ( 2-yr kindergarten program) and his teacher is Ms. Soto.  Although initially baby Rene was not warming up to starting at a new school, he has now warmed up to the idea.  I can't wait for my baby to start his first year of Kinder and learn all kinds of new things! I pray that he does well in school and makes new good friends!

So my little sister is engaged! Was that another exclamation point that meant excitement, shocked, or disappointment? hmm well it was excitement! I know my sister A is very young and perhaps has changed lanes too many times on the road of life, but her boy F is good for her.  He appears to have grounded her and I have only seen good things come of this relationship.  She is my sister and I support her to the end.  And perhaps they are not starting their lives the way that others think it "right" but whose to say there is a "right" way or a wrong way to start something new in life.  In the end things will always work out for the best! I bet not a lot of people thought big Rene and I would have made it this far in our marriage (5 yrs) but we have and although at times it's been a rocky road, we come out a stronger couple because the love we have for each other and our families keep us together.  Love, isn't that what it's all about, isn't that what makes things work?

I have been LAZY! Sorry but I have not been able to wake up at 4:45am to go to the gym! ARGH it is soooooo hard! Why is it so hard to lose weight and so easy to gain it! WHY?!?! I returned to the gym this week and yesterday when I went to bootcamp, the instructor said that we are going to RUN to the park and exercise there and then RUN back......did I tell you that RUN is not in my vocabulary?!?! It's just not, but I tried and RAN to the park, I walked some and RAN some of the way.  I have been trying to jog lately and get side cramps! See I can't run! But my co-worker said it's probably because I'm not hydrated, so good thing I have been drinking tons of water (going to the bathroom about every hour!) and when I did RUN to the park I didn't get a side cramp! So does this mean there is hope for me after all?!?! On the way back to the gym, I couldn't walk because they had just kicked my butt at the park! So I power walked with this older lady, who asked me why I don't RUN, I said because I have an extra 60 lbs that I can to carry with me and I have never been much of a runner, even when I didn't weigh as much.   So she said to me, "that's what I thought too, but when I turned 47 I put my mind to it and ran and up until last year I was running 6 miles" I was like WOW! At 47 she decided to run! And I'm just 30, so if she could do it, so can I.....right?  So she gave me a few pointers and I will run! I have decided that my goal is for the next Revlon Run Walk I will Run the 3 miles.....so I have tons of time to train for that, but this is my short term goal...I will run and I can run!

I posted on my fb page that I hope in heaven all the yummy foods are 0 calories! SERIOUSLY! I would like for an In-n-Out cheeseburger to be the healthiest thing you can ever eat! And as a snack I would like to munch on some fries and chocolate ice cream! BUT alas I am not in heaven (yet) so I must work hard at not indulging on the bad foods! I have been good about eating right and as a treat big Rene did get me some chocolate ice cream the other day, and boy oh boy did I savor every spoonful! It was yummy and I love that my big Rene supports me on my weight loss goals but also knows that once in a while a little ice cream won't hurt!  Thanks to my big Rene! I have been trying something new to help with my eating....I tell myself...I eat to live not live to eat....I think I may post a sign up on my frige with this statement!