Poor Me

So, I decided I would try this out again. So many things happen around here that I would like to document. It seems like lately I am out of sorts. This year I haven't planted one thing, not one thing. My planter boxes in back have a few flowers, thanks to my Mom. My garden is filled with thistles as tall as I am about ready to flower. LOVELY. Thanks to my wonderful husband and a bright idea, he pulled them this weekend and put our pool back there, (a pool we have been trying to get rid with no luck) Now the pool is hidden from view by our wall of virginia creeper! My front yard is full of bind weed, direct from satan. So.... I am trying to remain positive about the things that I do get done. Not able to come up with many of those lately either. Need to get out of my funk. On another note....

Lexa started kindergarten and I just can't believe it. How time flies. She was nervous to go and didn't think it would be any fun. That she would sit at a desk all day long. When asked her first day what she thought, she jumped up and said,"I tried it and I loved it" what enthusiasm. I feel a little down about this. Mostly as I find that I regret the time I didn't spend. Not sure why I let my mind go this way, again need to get back to more positive thinking. She enjoyed her first week and was really into eating hot lunch. I am not sure if this is because she likes it or because she knows I do not know if she wastes her food since she doesn't bring it home :) She has been apprehensive about several things, like PE, since she is "not good at shooting hoops" I told her this is why she goes to PE to get better at shooting hoops. When she got home I asked about PE and she said she "loved it" she got to hula hoop and was getting pretty good.

So, I suppose this is why I am calling this poor me.

My best friends are moving away. Not just one of them, but both of them. I find myself so sad about this. I am so proud of them and what they are doing and why they are going, but I am sad. There are days I think about it and I feel I can not breath. Dear Lord help me. It seems this whole post is poor me, yep it is. I am just going to go with that at this time and then we will move on. I am thankful that I get to spend the next 2 Tuesdays with them at an Indian cooking class, that will include coffee and girl time after. I am thankful God put them in my life for the time they were, not that they won't be anymore, but the quick drop in will no longer be available.

Sharks

Last night Alexa woke up at 2am and Jeff went in to check on her, she was behind her bed in the closet and she had her comforter laid out over her whole bed. Jeff asked her what happened and she said, "there are little sharks all over my bed and they keep biting me" Jeff investigated and found crumbs all over her bed. Too funny

Takes so VERY long!!

Alexa has quiet time from 2-4 everyday. Today she was getting ansy around 3:30 and I told her she needed to stay in her room until the 3 turned to a 4. She did good for awhile, then when it was 3:55 she came out and I said she needed to wait until the 3 turned to a 4, she said," I just can't, the 4 is taking so very long". I just had to laugh. I told her it was only 5 more minutes, she made it and happily came out of her room saying her clock said 4. Getting a package from her Grandma Maruka made it a little harder to wait in her room.

Milo in the toy chest

I hear muffled cries this afternoon. I went upstairs to see Alexa sitting on top of Milo's toy chest and Milo was inside. When she got off and I lifted the lid I realized that his little fingers were pinched inside of the lid. He was not very happy. It is amazing to me how quickly he recovers after having 40lbs pushing the lid down on top of him, for who knows how long. I thought they may have been broken, but appear to be ok. Milo is going to be a tough boy with Alexa as his big sister.

Alexa telling the truth...

We were on our way to school last week and I asked Alexa if she took my chap stick and toothbrush out of my room, she said, "No". I waited a little bit and asked her what she said, she said, " No" again, I paused, she then said, "but I know who did" when I asked her who she said, "Bumba did it" (Bumba and Keetsie are her imaginary friends) she said Bumba put them in Milo's toy chest. I tried not to laugh and then explained she was actually lying to me.

Lexa's new haircut

On the 18th, I came home from the gym and Alexa was sitting on the stairs with her head down and her eyes peeking up at me and I noticed her hair looked a little different. She had a large chunk out of her bangs and then chunks taken out over numerous areas. I had to just laugh as it was funny. Not something I would like her to do on her own, but funny none the less. Jeff was upset about it. I figured it would grow back. I did cut off the back so it would look a little better. She didn't do too bad framing her face. A couple days later when our neighbor Liz got home we went to her salon to have it all fixed up. My camera battery went dead before I could get any photos. Alexa did not like the process of getting her hair washed.

YEAH!!!!!

I WON, yipee I am so excited. I lost 11.7% of my body weight. I was getting very frustrated with the Club for not posting the winner. I was trying to change my attitude that regardless if I won or lost, I lost 20lbs so that is awesome, but I just really wanted to win. There is something about having a competition to get me going. Funny how that works.

I am so excited for Jeff to be on spring break next week. It is going to be so nice to have him home and helping with the kids. I am so thankful to have him as my husband!