Not As Easy As It Sounds

Yuck. I have to weigh in the morning, and I'm sure I haven't reached my 2 pound goal. Lunch at the Japanese place in the mall was sooo good, but all that sauce on the Bourbon Chicken probably wrecked my chances of being lighter tomorrow.

I had a good time though. My son and I went shopping, and spent quality time chatting. He's lots of fun, and actually listens when I talk. My other son called me later, too, and I really enjoyed hearing about what he's doing at school. My daughter sent me a long text message. :)

Tomorrow I'm going to start my fall cleaning, and also work on my writing. My blogs have been taking up much of my free time, but there are a couple of articles I want to finish, and a new contest I want to enter. So much to do, and so little energy...

Feeling Lonely

My two youngest headed back to college this weekend, leaving me, my husband, and oldest son home alone. Though they weren't around much, preferring the excitement of going places with their friends to vegging with mom, I'm really going to miss having them "home."

The old saying goes "Home is where your heart is," so I guess my heart is here, and in Terre Haute and Bloomington. Being a mom is a huge blessing, but it also means a lot of stress--especially when the family is spread all over the state. Thank goodness for text messaging...

Food and Family

I had a terrific weekend. One of my sisters had a big birthday party on Sunday, and I got to spend time with lots of my favorite people. Plus, there was lots of yummy food. The carrot cake was absolutely awesome--thank goodness it's a vegetable rather than a dessert, or I would have gained a lot of weight.

On Saturday I was blessed to have lunch with another birthday girl and family members. We ate at a mexican restaurant that was beautiful and had good food. I tried some enchiladas and papas, and something else I couldn't identify. All good.

Hmmmm, I'm starting to notice a theme of food running through my good times. I wonder if that has something to do with the extra pounds I keep seeing on my bathroom scales?

What a Nice Day

I had a lovely time visiting with my mom, 2 sisters, brother, and nephew today. My family doesn't get together as much as I'd like; we're separated by miles and years of being independent adults. But whenever I'm with them, I remember a childhood filled with love and mutual acceptance. No matter our differences, or how seldom we see each other, I am truly grateful and blessed to have such a great family.

Love you!

Rain, Rain, Go Away

I know talking about the weather is pretty boring, but I'm getting pretty bored with all the rain. Today I drove to my mother's, no rain in sight, but the flooding from earlier in the week was so bad the expressway ramp was closed anyway. I ended up detouring through some areas I'd never seen before, and don't want to visit again. But, I ended up at Mom's in time for lunch--homemade vegetable soup, thank you very much for asking--and had a nice visit with her.

Being a creature of habit, I stopped at the grocery store on the way home and stocked up on hamburger patties and buns. My son is coming home for Spring Break tomorrow and I'm planning ahead so I don't have to go shopping next week. My daughter was home this week and the only fun thing she's gotten to do so far is go bowling with me, her dad, brother, and his friend. We had a great time, and went out to eat afterwards. She's catching up on her sleep, though, and wearing out our treadmill when she's awake.

I love it when we do things as a family. Too bad life is so hectic when kids are young that us mom's often don't have the time or energy to appreciate how precious our day-to-day interactions really are. Now that my children are young adults and I have time to spare, the opportunities to be together are limited. But wonderful.


The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain.
Author: Dolly Parton