Looking Up!

Things are improving today for the first time in over a week. Yea!!! It's exciting for us after the week we've had. I kept the girlies home today to give them one more day to improve and rest. They've already got so much more spunk than they have in many days. I have a lot more energy as well today, so I might actually accomplish something by the end of the day. It would definitely be a nice change. A lot of things have gone undone for several days - laundry, basic cleaning, running Bob (if you know us well, you know that's the name the girls gave the sweeper when they were first talking - it stuck!). Hopefully I can get a thing or two done by the end of the day. We'll also get some schoolwork in and hopefully get something cooked.

Okay, I've got to interrupt this for a second. The girls are currently playing school with some of their stuffed animals. They are, of course, the teachers of the group. In fact, they are two teachers and a principal (Hope's aiming high!). Anyway... They've been writing names for their animals for the past ten minutes. I heard Hanny ask if the others needed to use the restroom (that's another funny topic as they thought it was hilarious that they call it a "restroom" at school instead of a bathroom - Hanny thought they took naps in there for the first day or two!). The other girls replied that yes, they did need to use the restroom, to which Hanny replied, "I thought so. I could tell by looking at their eyes." I'm pretty sure she picked that up by my telling them I could tell they were coming down with a cold by looking at their eyes. I'm not exactly sure how that made it over to the "needs to go to the restroom" realm. Funny kids!

Now, back to the whole "looking up" thing. I am so excited this morning because I (drumroll, please) have made it to the 65-pound weight loss mark! Woo hoo!!! I've been trying to get to that for quite some time and have been getting a little impatient. Sure enough, when I quit worrying about it and stop trying to make it happen, God brings me to it. I'm just amazed. Yesterday when I was lifting Hanny up onto the examining table I could hardly lift all 54 pounds of her. It frightens me to think that I was carrying around Hanny plus an additional 11 pounds for no good reason. Why on earth did I allow myself to do that for so long? I still don't know. I may never know. I do know that it will NOT happen again. God blessed me with this body and I intend to take care of it. I remember how miserable I was before and I know how great I feel now (when I'm actually healthy!) and it doesn't even compare. So that's my latest goal reached. My initial goal was to lose 70. Maybe I'll do it, maybe I won't. I'm not really concerned at this point. I just want to be strong and healthy. Well, I'd also like to wear cute clothes, but that'll have to wait awhile! Maybe for Christmas this year I'll just ask for gift certificates so I have to buy some new clothes. Yeah...good plan! :)