Halloween

Today we had trick or treat in Plymouth. The weather was not the best, it was rainy and cold but the kids had fun!My 5 year old was a witch and my three year old was a fairy princess. They LOVE to go trick or treating. They do not eat any of the candy they just like to go and say TRICK OR TREAT! we have a great neighborhood where I usually go through about three bags ( large bags of candy). This year I have one bag left, I need to donate it this week as quickly as possible or my 10 lb weight loss will be 8 lb! yikes! Love the whole trick or treat thing, even if it is cold and wet. I want the kids to enjoy memories and build memories and a part of that is trick or treating!

Weight loss!

IT's early in the morning so I am trying to get my creative juices flowing. I joined weight watchers september 10th and so far lost 10 lbs. I've lost on ww before but never got to my goal. I have never been a size 3, nor would that look good on me, but I need to be healthy. I don't care if it takes a year, I want it off!. After my first child I lost the weight pretty fast, lots of my weight was water weight and I had surgery so I did not eat for a good two weeks after I had her ( not the healthiest) but a good way to get it off. With my second child I was sick for 7 months straight. I was in and out of the hospital a couple times. She was fine, I was not so fine. I threw up all the time and became dehydrated. After I gave birth, it felt so good to keep food down that all I did was eat! Fast forward to today and here we are. I am to the point where I really don;t care too much about impressing others, however I need to keep up with my kids and want to stay healthy for them and me. Also being a teacher you need to keep up with the kids in your classroom. Weight watchers is normal to me. You don't cut out any foods you just eat less portions and if you want to "splurge" you do. I feel better already with the loss of those 10 lbs. Holidays are coming, but I am determined to continue to loose because I know that it is hard to take it off! So I am on my way to being healthy. I want my kids to know that eating healthy and walking and running is good for you, and I need to lead by example. So cheers to another journey! A weight loss journey!!

Grandpa Lambert

It's been kind of a rough week on our family. My father in law, who we loving call Grandpa Lambert is in the hospital. He is older 82 but in some ways is younger than my own parents. He stays in shape and is sharp as a tack. He eats healthy and has a "zest" for life. He went into the hospital for "routine" knee surgery and hasn;t been out since the begining of October. Come to find out his knee is secondary to other things going on. He was dehydrated because he couldn;t swallow or eat for many days. He had an IV and ended up doing much better. Then he started having blurred vision and speech problems, well he had a mini-stroke and went into surgery last night. The Dr's drilled a hole in his head to drain to releive pressure and are waiting to see the results. He lives in Mighigan with the rest of my in laws. I actually get along with my in-laws, in fact I love them all and miss them, but our life is in Wisconsin and our home is here. As of this morning Grandpa is making sense and kind of pissed off that he is still in the hospital ( which is great, totally his personality). We are hopeful that he is out soon and acting like himself again. I know this took lots out of him so I hope he can recover, truthfully I wonder if he will come back "fully"? Anyway we are grateful he made it through and hopefully we will hear more good news the rest of the week. The toughest part of getting married at an older age is then the parents are older and I want my kids to know their grandparents. We lost my mother in law when I was pregnant with my youngest ( who is three), and my older one was 2. I pray Grandpa is around for a while so my kids will know him better. I value Grandparents in my kids lives, they get to know a whole other generation and learn things I would probably not teach them. Grandpa your in our hearts and prayers! Get well soon!

Fall weather?

I can't believe this weather! The fall colors are perfect and I had to get my summer clothes back out that I put away a couple weeks ago. This past weekend we were outside so much that it felt like it would be the absolute last time we would be out for the year. Seems funny to say it like that, but it's true. My oldest daughter who is 5 and well beyond her years asked me if Wisconsin is turning into Florida. We visit every spring break, my father in law rents a home for three months on Anna Maria Island. I said no, it was just warm outside. She could not grasp how it is fall, looks like fall but feels like summer. we played at the park, met some really nice people and grilled out! Some of my very favorite things to do in the summer. Playing in the leaves in shorts is a bit surreal, but I loved it. I am happy to dig in the back of my closet for summer clothes this past week and weekend. I hope to do it the rest of this week as well.

Tuesday October 4th

Today is my birthday. On my birthday I always reflect on some years past. I find it funny that some of my reflection brings me back to a full circle. Years ago I was in college and a traditional student. Now a mother of two, married and back to school. It has been quite a journey. If you would have told me then, that this is where I am supposed to be I would have said "no way". I was all about business, wanted a high powered carreer, didn;t want children and wasn;t sure about marriage. A lot has changed since then. After graduation I moved to chicago, went through a few jobs but settled on retail, which led me to Milwaukee, Chicago and eventually Sheboygan. I never had what I would precieve as a "high powered" job, but had a good job, made a pretty good salary and met my husband and had kids. Funny how you can have the "best" layed plans and it turns out different than what you thought. Ia am blessed to have two healthy children and a husband who loves me and a career that I am meant to have. I am an ordinary person who is lucky enough to have love surrounding her! Reflection is great, but I love the journey as well. If there is anything I learned is don;t plan things, life is like a box of chocolates, you just never know what your going to get...I think I heard that somewhere!