New Things

Wow! It has been a very long time since I blogged. I need to get better about it. I'm horrible about taking pictures and horrible about posting. I've decided that maybe I need to make my life a little more public - it might encourge me to make a few more changes.

Life has been hectic the last little bit. Ray's dad just passed away a couple of weeks ago and we have been going through changes because of it. It was great to be able to help take care of him before he died. I got to see the softer side of him. He was always a man of very few words but always had a special wink for you. He would do anything to help someone. I guess that is where Ray gets it from. I will miss my time with this special man.

Last August Hannah got married. I can't believe that it is almost a year. She and Ryan will be married for one year and Chase and Ashley will have been married for 4! Crazy lives we lead. Chase and Ashley recently move into a new home. They have enjoyed living in a home that they can grow into. Really, I see them staying there a few years and then moving again. Ashley likes a good project. Hannah and Ryan live just down the hall. Ray told them they could get married as long as they lived with us while they go to school. Ryan does really well with school and will be transferring schools this Fall. He is a really hard worker. He and Hannah are so helpful and really help us out when we are in a pinch.

The school year is just about over -- HURRAY! This has been a long hard year. I am looking forward to a nice break. Maybe a summer tan will do me some good. I'm also going to get serious about losing some weight. I started the online Weight Watchers program and was doing really well, in fact, the program told me to slow down, I was losing weight too fast. Then Ray's dad got sick and everything went downhill from there. I can't ever do anything all they way! I quit eating healthy and didn't eat consistently. I was picking up junk and eating on the fly or eating when I came home from being with Ray's dad. Bad habits. I put on 6 of the pounds I lost. I'm going to try to do a daily blog in hopes that it will help me stay on track. (Let's see how long that lasts!) Maybe if I know someone is watching me I'll watch what I'm doing more closely. Keep me to it! I know I can do it.

Well it's 2:01 in the morning. I need some sleep. Ray keeps tossing and turning because I'm disturbing him. What a light sleeper!

Until tomorrow!