Spring?

Could it be?  I doubt it but I will take this warmer weather and run with it!!  We still have some snow in our yard but there is more grass than snow.  The deer are back in our yard eating the trees and the babies are chasing eachother!

This weekend we are going to Mark and Becky's to celebrate Kiara and Becky's birthdays and to celebrate Easter.  I made a 7 layer rainbow cake and rainbow cupcakes!  I can't wait to decorate them.  I bought a bag and tips for frosting, I have never used one, so it will be interesting. 

I have been running 2 miles.  I'm just waiting for the scale to move.  I haven't lost anything in pounds or inches and it's extremely frustrating.  But I will keep on with it.  I'm thinking of running the 5K or 10K at the Fargo Marathon in May.  Thinking is the key word. 

Ava has 1 more day of swimming lessons and I'm so excited!  She hates going but loves being there.  Every night she cries that she doesn't want to go.  But every night when she gets home, she says she had so much fun!  She can do a flip off the diving board now.  So fun to watch!

A week flew by!

Crazy how fast a week goes by. 

We have had a busy week and i'm really liking that.  With Ava having swimming lessons after school and not getting home until 5:45, it makes our nights very short with her.  She has 5 days left of it and it will be nice to be done.  Swimming is going good for her.  One day she loves it, the next day she's crying cause she hates it.  She has found the courage to go off the high diving board.  She obviously didn't get my fear of heights! 

We continue with AWANAs on Wednesday nights.  There are only 3 or 4 nights of that left.  I will miss my Wednesday nights with Stacy but it's a nice break when it's over with. 

Last night it snowed once again.  Huge flakes.  Even Ian said "ishy snow".  We are getting sick of it.
I can't wait for warmer weather to run in.  I have been running only a mile but I just started about 2 weeks ago.  But wow, the cold air burns my lungs.  It's refreshing but i could use a little heat!

Tomorrow we are talking about going to the circus in Fargo.  Trav and dad will go to a car show and mom and I will take the kids to the FargoDome.  I'm a little nervous about Ian being able to sit through the whole thing.  I don't want to pay for tickets and have to leave or take him out for most of the performance.  Ava will do awesome! 

Tonight:  nothing planned and boring TV.  Maybe I should go rent a couple movies!

Frustration

I have a double augh

1st - So, Tuesday night, right at 4:30 pm - the freezing rain came!  By 6:30 pm, we couldn't see half way down the drive way.  By morning, we got about 10 inches of more snow.  We were just seeing the grass and now we are starting all over.  School was 2 hours late and I was really hoping for a snow day.  Now, we just sit and wait for the warmer weather to make an appearance. 

2nd - I am so sick of my weight problem.  I can not lose a pound to save my life.  Since August 2009 I have gained 10 pounds.  I'm so disappointed in myself.  I try but I can't commit to anything.  I am hungry ALL. DAY. LONG at work.  And with our lovely weather, I haven't been able to go out and run - which I enjoy a lot!  Travis made a little bet with me last night - he challenged me to loose 3 pounds by Wednesday (in a week) and he would loose 5.  I love a challenge but I don't think I'm going to win this one.  But I will not go down without a fight.  If I can't run outside, I'm going to do Jillian Michael's Shred.  I CAN DO THIS!!

Tonight - a new Grey's and I'm excited.  This is one of my shows and it hasn't been a new episode in a month.

Ava has swimming lessons after school tonight.  She is now liking it.  They got to jump in off the edge (she calls it diving) and they weren't allowed to plug their nose!  She hated that but she will get used to it.

Ian is finally sleeping longer at night.  He was waking me up between 4 and 5 times a night for various reasons (drink, potty, cover him up).  But it's only been once a night now. 
He has another little problem that I'm not sure how to handle and correct.  He keeps saying he is scared of Travis or doesn't like Travis.  I HATE IT when he says this.  It's very frustrating and I can tell it hurts Trav.  Like I told my parents, it would be different if Travis was a mean dad but he isn't at all.  He's firm and lays down the law but Travis loves being with the kids and has so much fun with them.  This is something I hope turns around soon!

Weekend and a Winter Storm

We had a good weekend.  Saturday we went to mom and dads for dinner and supper, as Gary, Melissa, Isaiah, Jonas and Evan were home.  It's fun to get together, stuff our faces with yummy food, get into interesting conversations and see how the kids are getting bigger and how the 4 oldest don't need to be supervised 24/7. 
Ava got to go with Papa Mark and Grandma Becky to Crookston to watch Kiara in Dreams on Ice skating show.  She really enjoyed it.

Sunday was a lazy day.  Ava and I went to Sunday School and Church.  Wow, it was packed - so good to see.  We stuck around home the rest of the day.

Yesterday Ava started swimming lessons after school.  She said she loved it but as the night went on and even this morning, she says she doesn't want to go back.  She said the teacher makes them breath through their nose underwater, so she gets water up her nose!  Funny girl.  If it were up to her, she would always be at home or at grandma and grandpas. 

Today we are suppose to get another winter storm - up to 15 inches of snow.  How depressing.  Hopefully this will be the last one until December! 
When we drove out of the yard today - we got to see how much the water in our ditches had risen.  The kids were amazed!  Ava told grandma that we were flooding! 

Tonight - Biggest Loser and hopefully a new epi of Parenthood!!!!  Maybe a little bit of shrimp to go with that!

Let's try this again!

I had a blog a couple years ago but didn't keep it up.  After becoming a blog addict, I thought I would give it another try!

My goal for this blog is to write about my family and have the memories!