We are alive...I promise

I think the title says enough. We are still here! Things have been a little crazy and for some reason there are not enough hours in a day to get accomplished what I want to do. Unfortunately blogging has ended up at the bottom of my daily to-do list. I think about it every day, especially since I am pretty much up to date on all my “blogger friends” blogs. Mainly because I catch up while I’m at work during my down time. I have every intention to update at night once the boys are in bed at 8, but honestly I am so exhausted that I normally fall asleep on the couch around 8:30. I know I’m so old! Between working full time, keeping up things around the house, home work, dinner, laundry….the list goes on and on…(I think you see where I’m going!) the day ends and another day goes without blogging. Many of you loyal readers, well those of you that still check to see if I have updated, know what’s going on in my, our family’s life. If you don’t trust me it gets a little stressful! I promise to keep updating, maybe not every day but a whole lot better that I am currently doing!

Busy...Busy...Busy...

Wow, things have been really crazy! I never thought it would be so exhausting with Michael out of town working! But guess what…I’m exhausted!! I guess you really don’t know how much the other person helps out and does until they are not around to help you. Not that I never appreciated him to begin with, but I guess it’s the little things he did that I’m now doing. Like taking the trash out….forgotten about 3 times, and a couple of times running to the end of the street in my pajamas while the truck is driving down the road. I must say I don’t think I would have made it to this point without my parents help. They have keep the kids, picked them up from daycare while I worked. Keep one or the other while we hang with friends, and the occasional overnight guests! Thanks mom and dad, I love you!

Let’s see…..between work and school we have been hanging with friends, bowling, football games, spending time with family, celebrating birthdays and a few things in between. Michael has been home two weekends since he’s been gone and we have enjoyed the time together. He will be in training for about three weeks, but at least he’ll be close to home and not another state. We are still alive….just really busy!!

We are alive....I promise

Yes we are alive…I promise! We have been so busy I have really slacked on my blog! Sorry, to all 3 of you that read this! We have been catching up with old friends, spending a lot of time outside playing in this beautiful weather we have been having, and just everyday life! I have a few posts already for this week so I hope to catch back up. April is quickly coming to an end and I can’t believe it will be May. I really hope I will be able to stay up on what’s going on with us in May. I was looking at the calendar and it’s pretty full! Birthday’s, family in town, work stuff, a wedding, and we are going out of town just to name a few.

I am still working out trying to get healthy and lose some weight. Working out is going great, I am averaging between 6 – 10 miles a week! The weight on the other hand is not coming off as quickly as I would like. I am going to try and shake things up a little in hopes to have a good weigh in this week. Two weeks ago I lost another 2 pounds, and last week I gained 1. It’s alright, I can really tell in my clothes so even if the scale doesn’t again with me I do!

Hope you all have a great Monday!

Blogging.......

I must admit that when I started a blog it was to keep in contact with family, let them know what was going on in our lives especially since I was pregnant at the time. I decided to start one when a couple of girls I went to high school had one and I became addicted to reading them. Over time I slacked off, and just recently picked it back up and I really enjoy it. (When I get around to posting.) I know there are other websites out there such as face book, twitter, My Space that keeps people in contact with friends but there is really something different about blogging. It’s mine, I can write whatever I feel, and some people may like it and some may not. I have a few blogs that over time I have found and become addicted to. They write about anything and everything in their lives. The good, the bad, and the ugly. In my opinion the blogging world is huge! You always hear people ask, “are you on face book?” and 9 out of 10 times they are, but I am finding more and more people starting their own blogs. I know it’s weird but I read other people’s blogs and feel like I personally know them….I know crazy! You find yourself becoming invested in what they have to say. Sometimes you can relate to them and you sometimes feel “at least I’m not the only one.” I have found blogs by mothers, who share parenting tips, and I admit I steal them. I found websites by family’s who have lost a child, and my heart breaks with them, girls who struggle with self confidence and self esteem issues and what they have done to overcome them. Blogs by expectant mothers excited about bringing a new child into the world, blogs following couples getting ready to be married and start their lives together. There is at least one blog out there that anyone can relate to on any given day. I have even convinced a few people to start their own, and I do enjoy reading what they have to say. I love people to read mine and comment, I comment on other blogs. I hope that throughout my blog people can relate to me, take something away from what I have to say or just enjoy reading about my crazy life. Never the less, please read, leave comments, good or bad I can take it. I want to keep up with my blog in hope that one day I can look back and share my little stories with my boys when they are older. Whether it’s about my family, my job, my hobbies or whatever is on my mind on any day, that is what I’ll blog about. This is my life, it’s what GOD has given me and I am just documenting it from my perspective.