Let the sun shine....

It has been raining, raining, raining lately. Let the sun shine! :)

It finally is sunny today and the lawn is finally dry enough to cut. The yard looks horrendous because we haven't been able to cut it in 2 weeks. ugh.

Mark did some landscaping work a couple weeks ago that has made a huge difference in the appearance of the front of the house. We have two more huge bushes that we want taken out, then he is going to try to find the cause for the wetness in the downstairs bathroom when it rains excessively. He thinks it is due to missing downspouts, we will see once all of that excess folliage is gone. lol

I had bloodwork done on 5/6 and had a follow-up appointment with the hematolgoist on 5/13. All of my levels are normal again! Yay! What a relief!!!! I am to have bloodwork done again in August and if everything is still normal, he will consider me "cured" and I won't have to go back there anymore.

I've been feeling great! And ready to get back on track with the weight loss/healhty lifestyle. I hired a personal trainer who comes to your house! Cool, huh? We had our consultation, I signed on for 8 weeks and we have our first session on the 28th. He has already given me nutritional guidelines and a workout schedule though. :) My legs are finally starting to feel a bit better from the first workout, but are still sore. Even my butt was hurting! LOL The only thing is that I have extreme difficulty with the stability ball. Imagine trying to balance a ball (me) on another ball (the stability ball)... doesn't work. I fall off. LOL Maybe with his help, I will get it? I dunno. If not, I'm sure he will find an alternative.

I bought myself a bathing suit that I cannot fit into. I plan on fitting into it for vacation the 2nd week of July. That is my goal right now - to fit into that suit for vacation!!! I will do it! :) My weight goal is to lose 20 pounds by the end of the 8 weeks with my trainer. Then we'll go from there.

Mark and I have been getting along great. We had a "spat" since the last time I posted. We had a very open and very rewarding talk... for once HE did the talking. :) And things have been so much better. :)

DD, A, is only a few months away from being able to get a job and get her drivers license. Look out world... here she comes. Gas Ass will be turned loose onto all of you unsuspecting members of society. :)

Oldest DS, J, is working where I work. He's not doing too bad. He enjoys the money he makes. He opened a checking account and got himself a debit card. He has a gf, he bought her a "real" gift and can't wait to give it to her and take her out to dinner to celebrate.

Youngest DS, R, says he doesn't want to play football this coming school year (where he would be on Junior Varsity and Varsity). I can't imagine him not playing football. He lives,breathes and eats football. Makes no sense to me. I wonder if he is afraid. I would be.

DD did not make the varsity cheer squad. She had a bad day that day - she was PMS'ing and stressed to the max. She failed her math test that day and totally bombed the tryout. She said she wasn't sad. I'm sad, but can't tell her that or she will think I am disappointed in her. She wants to start with tumbling lessons and dance lessons to be prepared (better?) for next year's tryouts. Good for her!

I got bitched at, at work on Friday - by the boss. Instead of asking me about something he found, he made an assumption and then stewed about it all day and then freaked out on me. I cleared things up easy enough... and he relaxed and said he should not hold things in like he does. Then I got a raise. LOL Never in my life have I been hollered at, then given a raise. Whatever. I'll take the raise.

He wants me to take more responsibility there and have more job responibility... to move forward. And then I guess the pay will come along with it. It could be a dream job if the craziness could be taken out of the equation. It is a 5 minute drive from where I live. I hope they/we get things straightened out so that we can all move forward.

Oh, we got a "new" vehicle. A 2004 Mercury Mountaineer. Very exciting. Seats 7 - we traded in the van. Things are looking pretty good. And soon, financially, things will be a little easier. I will be coming into some money - spread out over the next 3 years. It will really help. And one of my goals is to get a boob job next year (2009) after I lose all my weight. I've always had icky nasty boobs. I've always wanted lovely perky boobs (not necessarily huge ones). Soon will be my chance to reward myself with that dream come true. :)

Now... off to take advantage of the shining sun and do some yardwork! Hope everyone reading has a wonderful holiday weekend!

*muah*