Been a while

So, it has been a while since my last post. I started Jenny Craig 3 weeks ago and have lost a total of 9.6 pounds. Now, I learned in elementary school about rounding, so lets just say 10. I am totally stoked!!! My sister paid for my dad and I to join for a year, we jsut have to buy the food. This was an incredible suprise, and I was actually a little pissed at her to be honest. She is a single mother of three kids and has a really hard time making ends meet. She used a portion of her tax refund to do this. So, anyway, 10 pounds lighter, I am feeling better, although I expected my energy level to go up more than it has. I haven't really started an exercise regimine yet because I am so freakin tired at the end of the day I can't even think of exercising.

Now we come to my husband. He is your general Ray Romano, sports freak, may try the romance but really has no clue. I have dropped some fairly strong hints in the past, going as far as to write a fictional account of a perfect romantic evening for me and gave it to him to read. I have bought him books, sent him web addresses, etc. etc. etc. I was really getting worried. After being together for 9 years one would think he would get the hang of it sooner or later. Well he really came through about 2 weeks ago. It was the weekend after Valentines day. I had sent him an e-mail earlier in the week asking if we had plans, my sister was asking because her kids are our babysitter and they were trying to make plans. My husband said he didn't have any but we could plan something. NOTHING PLANNED FOR VALENTINES DAY?!?!?!?!?!?! Well, to say the least, I was upset. I mean, I understand not planning every day romance, or birthday romance, or out of the blue romance, but to not plan anything for Valentines day, honestly, even Ray Romano isn't that dense. So, I sulk for a bit, then I send him an e-mail explaining my feelings. Turns out he was planning something but just hadn't gotten with my sister yet. He took me out to a movie and dinner, then had a hotel room with a whirlpool bath. It was such a nice evening, and he has redeemed himself for a LONG time.

That brings me to the kiddos. Here in Texas we have the TAKS test, and you HAVE to pass it to go on to the next grade. My son has one weakness and that is reading comprehension. That is the one test he has to pass this year to go on to the 4th grade. UGH. He is great at math, and does have to take the math TAKS, but he only HAS to pass the reading TAKS. So, we are studying like crazy, when he feels motivated.

Will write again soon!!!