So I don't seem to be very good...

So I don't seem to be very good at this blogging thing - seems I liked to take a few weeks at time in between. I guess I need to make a better effort to spend a little time each night at the computer. I'm sure those of you out there emailing me would appreciate that too!

So since the big storm the family has been "cruising along": Mark has found a job that he starts on Monday (YEAH!), Amber has turned a year older and had tons of fun shopping and watching movies on her Spring Break, Andy has also been shopping and playing video games galore, and Al is fighting double ear infections and a sinus infection for the second time in 6 weeks (I don't think he ever got over it the first time).

As for me, I'm just cruising along as well. Been working a lot of overtime at work, enjoyed a few books, been Scrapbooking with Juli every other week, and heading to Weight Watchers every Thursday. I still put the family in front of a lot of things, but I've been trying hard to do more for myself since the New Year and I think I've accomplished that. Every other Monday Juli and I get together for a few hours and work on our scrapbooks and chit chat (OK some nights it's more chit, chat then scrapbooking). I look forward to the hours of cropping and writing and girl talk about weddings and babies (no neither one of us is doing either one of those soon - she is working on her wedding album and me on Al's baby book - yes still). This week she and I also enjoyed a hockey game together - GO JACKETS! ***Yes Girls like hockey too!!!!!**** we managed to win that game 4-0 vs. Chicago -too bad last night vs. the Preds wasn't as exciting.

My current "magic number" is 24.8 lbs lost since New Years....0.2 more and I can get a pedicure (my little reward to myself). It's been some hard work and I see myself getting into ruts so I need to climb out - some days those salads and frozen lunches just don't seem that exciting, but I keep plugging along and know I'll hit my goal!

The last 24 hours Amber and I have done some "bonding", last night we went to the CBJ game together, saw some Zoo animals there too and today we went shopping at Indian Mound Mall. Our goal of the trip was to find a Prom Dress - something we accomplished within about 30-45 minutes. Then we spent about another 2 or 3 hours eating lunch, looking for accessories, and buying some casual clothes for the rest of us (everyone got something but Albert and that is only because I couldn't find a belt his size!)

My morning started out though with some bonding time with my husband. Mark and Amber are part of the Lens and Leaves photography club and this morning they had an outing at the Franklin Park Conservatory. Amber said she would sit this one out and babysit Al so I could tag along. It was a lot of fun - I got some pretty good shots of the butterflies. A year ago I would have thought most of them were GREAT! But having been around Mark for the past year or two as his photography has gotten better and better I realize mine are only "good" or "OK" - lots of lighting issues and I tend to get in a little too close and cut off a corner of a wing or antenna. But learning comes with time and Butterflies are a lot harder to shoot then Marching Bands :) The butterfly above is one I took that turned out well.

I think that pretty well sums things up. I'll try to include sometime for me to blog more in the coming weeks and hopefully I'll soon be able to include that in the list of "things for me".