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I had a great time at Disney! REally Great.. So great that I am already planning the next trip, in my head at least. The next time I think we will skip Hollywood Studios and Epcot and focus entirely on Magic Kingdom and Animal Kingdom. The boys had a lot of fun and the weather was great, unlike here in Michigan where the winter will never end. Seriously, I am over it all ready. Not only that but I think I am getting sick again. I seriously am having post-vacation depression.

Eli continues to do well at school and learning that his actions have immediate reactions. Poor kid.. He accidentally hurt a friend at school and it tore him up. I would have never known if he hadn't told me, which he didn't really want to but he knew he had to tell the truth. I love him for that, and hope that he always feels safe telling the truth, even if it means less than desirable reaction from us. He didn't get in trouble for hurting his friend, they were messing around and it was an accident and I think he punished himself worse than I could have ever thought to. While at Disney he used a family bathroom and during his stay he was reading and discoverd "Shields" and "Tampones". This of course led to a very interesting discussion that I wasn't prepared for. Brian thinks I may have been to honest, I guess that is the only way I know how to be. Eli and I have started volunteering at a petstore that houses cats for the Humane Society. We go in and clean their compartments and play with them for a bit. So far Eli loves it, and I get my cat fix.

Asher is 19 months and challenges me everyday. His favorite thing to do is throw, everything. So this is a constant battle to teach that it is ok to throw balls, but nothing else. He has learned to go down the stairs on his own, on his belly. But can't go unsupervised because he can't be trusted not to taste everything. He loves to mimic, everyone and everything, mostly Eli. Which usually is good fun. He is VERY attached to his blanket and pacifier. If he doesn't know where they are he walks around calling for them. "Banky, where are you?", "Paki, where are you?" Very cute stuff, until we want to limit his use which will probably start around the time he turns 2.

Brian is crazy busy now that he is working for himself. He spends a lot of time in meetings about an hour away. We have an understanding that it is very important that he is home between 5-7 to help with dinner and bedtime with the kids. This is the hardest part of the day, and important that he gets some time with the boys everyday. We are figuring it out as we go along.

As for me, I continue to volunteer at school, doing a little babysitting and beginning a new chapter in my weight loss journey. My goal is 100lbs, wow right? It has to be done, the longer I put it off the harder it becomes. The only person I am cheating by holding on to the weight is myself. I want to be around for a very long time for my family. I have been very lucky that I suffer no health problems due to my weight, other than creaky knees and pain in my heels. As they say, there is no time like the present. This time I have a plan, or goals and rewards. When I lose the first 25 I am going to get a haircut and color, professionally. At 50 I get a new outfit and a nice dinner out with my love. 75lbs will get me a whole weekend away with my husband.. Now the big one, the 100lb goal, well that gets something pretty great. Any guesses?? If you guessed another trip to Disney then you are correct! So now the real work begins, and I will be journaling my food and blogging specifically about weightloss at sparkpeople.com