MIA

I think I am about ready to come back to blogging. I am still torn on whether or not to make this private. Not too much has happened since I last wrote. A few weeks ago I started Jillian Michaels Ripped in 30 DVD and it has not let me down. I am on day two of the third week. They are tough workouts, but very doable. That does not mean that I have no problems doing all of the exercise or that I can do every single rep. I can complete the workout session though unlike her other DVD's. Week 2 was the hardest for me. I do not do well with planks and mountain climbers and those type of exercises. Week 3 burns your legs so bad, but it's been one of my favorite weeks. Again, I cannot do every rep. I doubt I will be beach body ready at all this summer, but I am going to continue working out and hopefully next year I won't have to hide in layers of clothes or cover ups :)

Maddy is doing really well. She has given me plenty of laughs lately. She has also been a total sweetheart. When we get home she will be playing and then say, "Oh, I forgot to give you a hug!" and will come over to me and give me the biggest hug and sometimes will even give me a kiss. Talk about making your bad day go away. The other day she decided to rip up an entire roll of toilet paper and put in the toilet. I was working and all of a sudden it hit me that she was real quiet and never came out of the bathroom. I asked her what she was doing and she yelled, "It's ok!!!" As I was getting up I asked her again and knew exactly what she doing lol. I walk in to the toilet full of paper. Luckily I caught her this time because she has done this two other times and then flushed the toilet and we had a major overflow in the bathroom. I think I may have learned my lesson not to let her wipe by herself lol. She has an eager to please spirit about her and does not like to mess up. She likes to be silly and laugh, but she is also very serious too. She is a tv addict and unfortunately I think I may have helped her form a movie addiction as well. I do monitor the amount of tv she watches and keep her attitude on watch. I continue to find her in odd sleeping positions.

In case you couldn't tell from this picture she likes to get up and bring things to her bed. I've never had a problem with this because it's usually just books that she is reading in bed and maybe some stuffed animals. I guess in the middle of getting up she just got so tired she fell asleep and fell over lol.

She had Spring pictures on April 3 at school. This is the first year they brought in the bunnies. I absolutely LOVE this picture. I will never forget picking her up that day because she came running to me saying, "Mommy mommy, I smiled for my picture and you weren't even there!!" This was a big deal to her and to me. She had been taking pictures without smiling. Everytime I asked her why she didn't smile she always said, "Cause mommy wasn't there." For this session I had talked about it all week long and asked if she would smile. She had been telling me no, but on picture day she finally said yes. She was so proud of herself and of coarse I was too...not that I wouldn't be proud of her even if she didn't smile.

I can't remember if I posted this picture already or not but here is another odd sleeping position lol.

She is a mother hen. She loves sitting on "the big couch" and she got her baby and was just a pattin her back. I love to see her being such a good mommy :)

This picture messed up...this is a picture of a picture. They took this for an art show her school had a while back. I was so upset because we couldn't go due to the day it was on. It was a fundraiser to help raise money for the school. These were available for purchase and I thought this was another good picture. I see this pictures and just can't believe how grown up she looks. She doesn't just look grown up, she acts it too.  Sure she has the normal toddler fits, but the things that come out of her mouth and her knowledge is just so mature for her age.

Believe it or not that is all the pictures I have taken since I last posted. I feel bad because I have not used my real camera in so long and I have failed at taking a lot of pictures this year. I normally have tons of pictures to go through for her yearly slideshow, but this year I will be doing good to complete a slideshow. Luckily it's not even mid year yet so I still have time. I'm in the market for a new video camera because mine is broke. I can't rely on my phone because I keep running out of storage. The ones on the market today are either way too expensive or just aren't worth it.

I have a very busy month ahead of me so I may be missing in action again until after May. I have a lot to do and very little time. I am very excited because I think I may be beginning to get a more clear picture of the direction God wants me to go. It will be a HUGE leap of faith but He always has a plan to take care of us. Right now I do think I am supposed to be still and know. I am doing that but I am starting to see that light shine and it's just very exciting to think about.

After posting this I have decided to leave my blog public for now. I'm done going back and forth...for now lol