Life lately

Easter has come and gone. You can see pictures here.

Brice made it back from Kansas two weeks ago. He has been working in Lubbock, which means he is still gone during the week. BUT is home on the weekends. I had a very VERY rough time with the kids while he was gone. Everything seems to be getting much better though.

This past Friday we cut down AJ's bed to make two twin beds for the girls. They are awesome! We put Sierra's full size bed in AJ's room. So now I have to find bedding. Right now we are borrowing sheets and quilts for the bed. AJ refuses to sleep with pink bedding and Sierra refuses to sleep on Transformers sheets. The problem is finding something cheap. I don't want anything expensive because, lets face it, my kids will jump on the bed and Zayna will take her sippy cup in the bedroom (some leak). So I am not ready to splurge on fancy stuff. But I know what I like and I know what that I want bright colors for the girls. We just have to find something that matches AJ's wall colors. I am NOT going to paint his room. Maybe later on but not anytime soon.

So now that we have twin beds in the girls room, we have started to put Zayna in one. The first night she hit her head on the railing. So at night I have started to put blankets on the railing. And last night she did great. I don't think she hit her head once. If she did, she didn't cry. Here are the 'new' beds:

I am so so happy with the way it turned out!

A few weeks ago, I started eating better, hoping I would lose weight. Right now I am 8 pounds down and have more to go. When I started, I was at the most weight I was ever at (without being pregnant). It was then that I decided to get rid of it. I know I am a stay at home mom but part of me doesn't want to live in sweat/yoga pants everyday. But the other part of me thinks I should because most days I don't go anywhere so what's the point.

Right now I don't have a goal weight. I was 130 pounds when Brice and I got married. I don't know if that is a realistic goal, but I will try to get close. It seems like I am at a plateau right now. I can't seem to lose more than 8. I am not giving up though! I have started walking with Britney and Deon and that seems to be helping. I walked half a mile by myself yesterday and then Britney and I walked two miles, in the wind. That was hard! I am sore today! I feel like I am sleeping better and am much happier. Just goes to show what a few pounds can do for you.

Yesterday morning the ladies and I planted trees. I was in charge of filling buckets up with water and getting more trees when needed. Water is heavy. My shoulders hurt so bad today. But no biggie. Just means it was actually doing something for me.

Only a few more weeks of school left. So ready for warmer weather.