One Family's Life: November 2009

Sunday, November 22, 2009

Livin Strong and takin names...

This blog will really be updated with family related things moving forward. For everything else please visit my other blog:

http://www.livestrongandsore.com!

Monday, November 16, 2009

Goodbye to 22lbs

As of last Weds - I have lost 22lbs. It has been a lot of work as so many of you know and it's not over. In fact, it continues and its part of who I am now. There are no excuses when you are committed. To be honest, I love it too.

American Education Week

I'm going to Hannah's class tomorrow to celebrate AEW. I have never heard of AEW but apparently the class has done a bunch of stuff to prep for it. We are going at 945a for a 2nd grade presentation, then we will have lunch with the kids. Then on Friday night, the school is having Game Night. I think I will stop by with the kids to see what that is all about.

Hannah is all into that game rushhour and Nate loves all games even if he doesn't quite get the grasp. I always win when we play connect four!

Monday, November 9, 2009

Mount Vernon

We had a great day yesterday. The weather was perfect and we headed to one of our many historic sites in the great commonwealth of Virginia -Mount Vernon. I have not been there in like 10 years and they have added so much - a visitor's center and museum. What a great place to take the kids. Lots of expansive land for them to run around in, beautiful scenery, history at its finest = Family spending quality time together. It can not get any better than that!

Hannah had missed her 2nd grade class trip to Mt Vernon on Friday, so we decided to make it up to her and bonus: it was Girl Scouts/Boy Scouts get in FREE! It was kismet.

Nate was so cute - while viewing George Washington's tomb, the sign says Quiet. So he was shushing me before I even got up to the spot and then the guide was talking and he was shushing them. He took that quite seriously.

They also had a very nice kids play area with a Mt. Vernon doll house and some other historic things for the kids to play with. It is such a nice place to take family and friends when they visit.

It was so great to feel like a normal family again. Scott was able to come and we had no strollers. Our lives are getting back to what I think it should be - a happy, blessed family. Schmultzy, but true.