Yes, Paul...I agree about the lack of blogging

Paul posted that he thought many of his bloggers were no longer blogging with regularity. I don't know what is wrong with me, but I am among that number. I guess I have not had too much to blog about, but I will post a brief blog.
This Saturday is the Bargain Carousel at the old Belk's in Century Plaza. Kim, Katie, Mandi and myself plan to go. Last year we had a ball. After we shopped until my huge garbage can was full, we went to IHOP. I guess we will do the same this year. We found super buys on kid's clothes and many still had tags.
This Friday night is the annual Walkfest for Indian Creek Youth Camp. I am working with registration. We hope to raise a lot of money. The camp suffered a good bit of damage during the recent "gravity wave", with the Hilltop Cabin having a huge tree come through the roof causing some major damage.
Kim had to have a spot removed from her face today. The doctor said she could not say anything until she had the biopsy (2 weeks from now). While it is hard to believe that it is anything other than a mole, please remember to say an extra prayer that it is just a mole. The spot has been there for years but has developed a black spot in it recently. It does not have any of the typical characteristics of skin cancer that you read about, other than that little tiny dark spot, so hopefully it will not be anything serious. It is hard to have to wait 2 weeks on knowing something, but that is as soon as they will have the results. As a mother, regardless of how old your kids are, you don't want them to have any health issues.
Addi has been fighting bronchitis. She has had a shot and medicine, but is still sick. She has an appointment with her regular doctor tomorrow, so we pray she is soon feeling better. The doctor she saw the other day said she almost had pneumonia, so she has really been feeling pretty rotten. She went to school on Monday but checked out and has not been back.
I love you all-

Take Me Out to the Ballgame!

We had the great fun of sitting in the cold to watch Addi play her first ballgame of the season. Hard to believe, but at 6 she is an old pro. This is her third year to play. She has moved, for the most part, to the pitcher’s circle- the coveted place in Sweetie’s play (see photo-thanks, Paul!). She came to bat 3 times last night, with 3 hits. I am not certain of all of the logistics on that, but I think they were doubles. At this level they play coach pitch- and her coach is still learning how to pitch- so to go 3 for 3 is pretty good. She has sped up to the point that if a 4 year old had not been in front of her, she might have had a triple or two. Truth be told- she looked so determined to make a homerun that she just was not going to stop until they told her too!
It is just great fun to be at the ballpark. I never dreaded going to the park with my own kids- that was always just a great time as a family. I hear some people complain about having to go the ballpark and I think about how much I miss it. When all our kids played we would have a minimum of 6 practices a week and anywhere from 6 to 9 games once the season began. I can remember standing between the girl’s field and the boy’s field to watch when Kim and Josh or Daniel would be pitching. As far as I know, I never missed more than just a few games of park ball- and that was if I was out of town. We used to joke about putting up a mailbox at the ballpark. David coached several years, and that would add to the complexity of ballpark life. I was also the team mom several years, often because no one else would do it- how sad. I hope my kids remember these fun times. I think they will.

Weighty Update

I haven’t blogged much about weight loss lately, in part because I have been on a seesaw. I am happy to report that I am once again seeing the scales move down a little. My resolve is strong, so that helps. I edged up a few pounds since the first of the year, actually I have gained and lost the same 5 pounds for a number of weeks, pretty much just leaving me at a standstill. I have not had a point where I completely abandoned ship, but a few days I let my feet get wet! It is funny, but I had a few meals where I overate, but never 2 meals in a row. This past weekend I ate too much junk, but I have managed to get my head straight. I am still in my smallest clothes, and if nothing happens, this time next week I should be at a new all time low for this round of “The Days of Susan’s Weight Loss Adventures.” This will never be easy, but I have made some changes that seem to have taken hold. I have not had a real candy bar in 16 months! I have had one Big Mac in the past 16 months, and I counted that in my daily points. While I am not still counting points, I know when I have gone over. I have had one glass of sweet tea- and that was by mistake (the waitress gave me sweet instead of unsweet and once I took a sip I thought- Hey it is just one glass!), I have not had a regular soda, etc. So, hopefully, some life-changes have taken hold. I have dropped to a jeans size that is almost easy to find- but I have much more to shed before I could be considered “normal”! As a matter of fact, I am still “obese”, just not “morbidly Obese”!!! I appreciate all the kind remarks that I have received- it does help! On another note- David is still in the battle with me, and is doing great!