Long time

So, it has been a CRAZY BUSY few weeks lately!  Oh my goodness!  I was really trying to blog every day, but with my schedule, it just is not happening.  I will try to start doing it again, as I really enjoy it, plus it is a great record of my children over time.

So, Prince is busy!  Currently he is involved with Running Club, Choir, Drama Club, on soccer team, and is doing Lego Robotics Club.  This seems like a lot, and do not get me wrong, it is a lot.  BUT, he enjoys all of these activities, and as long as his grades stay decent, he is allowed to do them.  Plus, not all of them go on all the time.

 

  Princess is busy, but not as much.  She is involved with Running Club, Choir, Drama Club, and is now taking piano lessons.  I can not believe how fast she is picking up the piano!  All summer long, she would go around making up tunes and lyrics and then "playing" them on the piano so I told her she needed to learn for real.  Princess fought me on learning to play, but is now loving it!  She has an amazing teacher, and she is just flying through her lesson books!  What is the best part you ask?  The best part is that she is telling us that SHE IS SMART!  This is huge for her, as she thinks she is stupid since she struggles with comprehension.  Apparently music is her key!  I am so glad to have learned this!
 
What is new with us, the parents?  A couple things.  For one thing, Brian might be activated soon with the Guard.  I can not really go into details here, but he will probably be missing the kids' birthdays next month.  Over the years being a military wife has been stressful occasionally, but it has been a great experience.  I have been very lucky that up until this year Brian has never missed a birthday or anniversary.  That lucky streak ended with our anniversary back in July, and is going to continue through the kids' birthdays in October.  They are pretty bummed about this, but there is a possibility that we may be able to go to where he is around Prince's birthday and do a little family party. 
We will have to see.

Another big thing going on is that we are going on a trip on Saturday.  I am fairly excited about this as I LOVE road trips.  Brian's Grandma is turning 90 this weekend, so we decided to make the drive up there.  Please do not freak out that I just announced to the world that we will  not be home, as I have house guests watching our house the whole time we are gone, so the house will not be vacant ;) 

I have another big announcement :)  As of today, I have lost a total of 26 pounds this summer!  I am so excited about this!  I still have 44 pounds to go, but am making great progress in a relatively short amount of time!  If anyone wants to know, I have been watching what I eat, and staying within the calorie intake suggested by my doctor.  I am also losing the correct amount of weight each month so that I do not lose it too fast, since that is not good for your body.

Well, I think that is all for now, I will post more tomorrow!  See ya!

don't feel good

sick today :(

health news and busy day!

Today was the first full Wednesday since all of our activities have started.  I ended up working a couple extra hours, and went straight from work to Prince's Lego Robotics Club.  After dropping him off, I picked up Princess from our carpool (who got her from school choir practice after school) and went into the eye doctor's office.  I have a pair of glasses that the frames keep tweaking, so the office keeps fixing them for me.  After leaving there, I headed over to Costco to price out treats for the Governor's Day event that I am in charge of.  (Of which, I did not find out about it until last night and the event is in a week!) 

After Costco, I picked up dinner (there was NO way I was going to make dinner at this point), and brought it home where Prince and Brian were waiting.  Brian is going to the last half of Prince's Lego Club meetings and then brings him home.  After dinner, the kids had to do their homework.  By that time, bed time had passed, and they were straight to bed, without doing chores :(  Oh well, hopefully they will get caught up tomorrow.

On another note, I got called today from Princess's sleep doctor about the tests that we have had run in the last couple weeks.  Her sleep study came back great!!!  No more sleep apnea, either type!  Her surgery back in May only had a 15% of working, and it did the trick!  This is a HUGE weight off of our shoulders!

After talking about her sleep study, we moved on to her blood work.  This is where we did not get the news we were wanting.  Not only is her anemia not better, it is getting worse :( Princess has been taking supplements for the last several months, but she is still getting lower.  The doctor feels like there is a problem with the way she absorbs iron, and we need to change doctors to one that specializes in anemia, since this was a sleep doctor.  So now we get to search for a hematologist that will work with our insurance and with Princess.   

Running Club!

Today was the first day of Running Club for the kids this season.  This is Prince's third year being in his school's running club, and Princess's second year.  For those of you that do not know what Running Club is, in the fall it is the school's cross country running club.  In the spring time, it is more about track and field.  The kids have so much fun doing this activity, and I love that it helps increase their stamina, which in turn helps their other activities.  I love the fact that my children enjoy being active!  I just need them to drink more water when there is a heat wave going on like today!

Family Time

This weekend has been great, so great in fact, that I forgot to blog!  Oh well! 

Today is Labor Day, so the kids and I had a half day of school on Friday, and today (Monday) off.  It has been a wonderful long weekend!  We have spent a lot of time playing and having fun.  We have also spent a lot of time cleaning and getting ready for the next week. 

I am settling into my routine, with all that I do and all that the kids do.  It feels like a balancing act sometimes, but everyone is happy and healthy and that is the important thing.  Brian is taking on a lot more around the house to help me out.  I just received my school schedule for my next class and it is a LOT of work.  Brian is going to really help out so that my grades do not suffer.  I also am working on shuffling my day to increase my efficiency. 

Last night we went to the Drive In.  We were able to watch Planes and Percy Jackson.  The movies were really cute, and we all had a great time.  I love hanging out with my kids and husband.  They are my world!