Wyoming House

We moved to the house we are in on Oct. 31, 2009.  So we have been making 2 house payments, 2 Cilco payment, 2 water payments for awhile. We have also updated the house in Wyoming and put a lot of time and money into it.  The house has been done since March. We have had a lot of people looking at it but nobody wanted it, they always thought it was nice but it was to small or this or that.  Well on June 30th we signed the papers to sell the house. The inspection will be today and hopefully all goes well and we could have the house sold by the end of the month.  We are very excited about this because no more double bills, we can pay off the cards, and have extra  money to go towards stuff for this house, Jeff's Back, and fun stuff. 

Jeff's Back

My hubby Jeff has scoliosis and had surgery when he was in 8th grade. It has been bothering him for years. It is now to the point where he can't walk or stand for long periods of time.  If he does he is incredible pain. He has put off going to the dr until the last couple of months.  Our regular doctor sent him in for MRI's and referred him to an neuro/ortho doc. This doc sent him to have more x rays, and now he is sending him to a more advanced specialist on Tuesday.  They wouldn't tell Jeff over the phone what they saw or what is wrong which we all know isn't a good sign.  The surgeries to fix his back aren't cheap and what we would have to pay out of pocket is alot no matter what surgery he has done.  Depending on the surgery he could be out of work from 2  weeks to 6 to 8 weeks.  There is so much going on right now.  Next blog: House sold in Wyoming.  Yeah!!!!!

don;t how much more I can take

I am really in a pickle because I can't punish these kids that aren't mine but yet I have to make them behave.  I am not sure how I can do this, when I yell at them about something they turn all around when they tell their dad and they do tell him.  They make everything into a big deal and even when it's something as little as me telling them to not punish their brother because they are not the parent. One of them finds it ok to yell at me but when I do it back, I am made to be a horrible person. I love my husband very much but this getting to be to much for me.  I feel when it comes to all three kids that I never do anything right in my husband's eyes.

Ready to Cry

I have been working out for about an hour every week day for the last week and 1/2 for almost an hour a day but I haven't lost a pound, actually the scale says that I gained a pound. I am so very frustrated. I really want to lose the weight, I don't want to look like this anymore. I don't know what I am doing wrong. I do yoga and 30 minutes of cardio one day and strength training and 30 minutes of cardio the other day. I am so very disappointed.

working out

I have been working out everyday so far this week. I might not have lost any weight but I am sure something is being done because my muscles in my legs and arms are killing me.  As of today I also had sweat dripping down my back and off my head. I am sure that is a good sign that I am knocking off calories. My goal is to be able to walk 2 miles by the end of summer with struggling to breathe.  I need to go get my medicine for the nebulizer to help get my breathing under control.

Overweight

I have really decided I don't like the way I look or feel.  I get out of breath pretty easily when I am chasing after Ethan. (of course, I do have asthma so that doesn't help) I just want to get down to a size 8 or 10. I don;t like my tummy hanging over my pants or my boobs the size they are.  So as of yesterday, I started using the wii fit and decided to walk or ride my bike everyday.

Summer vacation

My summer vacation started on Friday.  But of course Ethan was sick, so it wasn't very much fun.  Then yesterday we did more rearranging in the house. I do hope that is done for awhile.  Last night Jeff and I went out for dinner, and on our way home we got to watching the clouds and it looked very nasty everywhere but the Elmwood area got hit with a tornado and it destroyed  most of downtown.  I feel a little helpless, wishing that I could do something.  Today, I hope will be relaxing. I am going to try out to new burger recipes that I found with my own little twist. 

I will spend my summer babysitting two kids starting next week. I plan on going to see the Lego exhibit at Lakeview and going to the zoo. I don't have to worry about going to a pool, as we already own one.  Of course summer is never summer with out doing a little school work.