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Chase got baptized today. I gave a talk. Hannah sang. David did the baptizing. What an awesome day!

Hello March

We are definitely on the downside of winter now! My driveway is so slushy and mucky that David just about gets stuck coming home. I have so much gunk on my garage floor from melting snow off of the cars that it's like a mud pit. I can see toys that have been buried under the snow since December. I can walk out to the mailbox without a coat and not freeze. When I park my car and the sun is shining, it is actually warm inside when I get back. I'm so happy, and yet I HATE spring. It is so messy! Talk about a contradiction. But I don't care as long as it starts getting warm!

My Scout

Today is Chase's first day of Scouts. He is SO EXCITED! Isn't he handsome in his uniform? I sewed for TWO HOURS on the patches. We've already signed off a bunch of stuff. It is so great!

Something's wrong...

I was down 25 pounds last fall. I felt great.
Then after Thanksgiving I started feeling a little down. I got tired a lot. I started gaining weight again. So I joined the gym. I went 5 days a week for two months straight. I sweated big time.
Didn't lose a pound. I bought some fun things for the Wii. Sweated big time. Didn't lose a pound.
Now it's February, I'm still going to the gym, still doing the Wii, and have gained all but five pounds back. I feel like total crap. What is wrong with me? Is it because I don't have my reproductive parts anymore and am starting menopause? Is it because I am miserable? Is it my Thyroid again? Is it because I'm just a whiny baby? GRRRR!

He's eight...

Happy Birthday Chase.

Birthday!

Monday is Chase's eighth birthday! I can't see how this happened so fast. He was just born, and now he's getting baptized! Is there a stop getting older button I can push somewhere? He is my little sweetheart. He always says he loves me and gives me hugs all the time! I know that won't last much longer, so I'm enjoying every minute. He is definitely different than Hannah and Ryan. Their personalities are a lot alike. Chase has always been different; a little more mellow, more loving, less dramatic. He and I get along a lot better than the other two, whereas David gets along better with Hannah. I love my family, and I'm so glad I have them. Wish I could have more.

I have city kids...

When I grew up, in the winter I rode snowmobiles. ALL THE TIME. I went sledding ALL THE TIME. I loved a good blizzard, because it meant more places to ride and sled.

Reality Check: I married a city boy, and haven't been on a snowmobile since. The biggest hill I've gone sledding on is the Ucon pit. My kids have not rode a snowmobile since my dad got rid of his when they were babies. (Ryan never has) I am sad. They won't get to experience the fun I had.
They are CITY KIDS.