INTRODUCING....

The new Lauren!!!!



She was having trouble seeing at school and we went and got an eye exam, and sure enough, she is nearsighted just like the rest of us in the family. Now, nobody should confuse the twins! She looks so cute!

This is the last week of school for them before spring break. I am hoping that the weather is nice when they are off so we can be outside. I'm tired of snow and cold. I want to sit on my porch and relax. We all want to sleep in too! Marvin's going to take a few days off and we might do some spring fishing and go to Kensington and walk the trails.

I am getting ready to do some redecorating in the kitchen and the living room. I'm getting fired up to make my house a little more visitor friendly. the kids are old enough to keep this house looking nice without all their stuff laying around. I'm going to be looking at some paint colors and flooring for the kitchen. It's time to get busy!!

It's supposed to be a nice week and I am looking forward to better walking days. Since I started walking, I have lost 10 pds. I am doing well on WW again and I am totally looking forward to summer because I am going to look and feel better. I am still going to be at Heritage Park during the week at 11a.m. so you know where I am so get the kids and some walking shoes and get moving!!!!

My mom is having some tests this week so please keep her in your prayers. I'm a little worried about this.

Have a great week!

SNOW DAY

Here are the kids playing in the snow and having a blast. They all played outside for hours WITHOUT fighting. I like days like that.

A pain in the back:(

Ok, on Wednesday, the kids had a snow day! Fine, while they played, I snow blowed and shoveled. Everything was fine. We built forts and igloos and had a good time. The kids played outside longer in the snow than they do during the summer...go figure! The next day, I get up, get the kids ready for school, and then I take them to school, everything is still fine. I come back home, eat some breakfast, and watch some TV. Now the fun begins! I go downstairs to wash my hair and as I am bent over the sink, my back just doesn't feel right. After I finish my hair and stand up..BAM it hits me hard, I pulled something in my lower back.

I try to go back up the stairs, which takes a long time and I tell my mom somethings not right. I go and sit down on the couch. It's uncomfortable but tolerable at this point. I go to rub my eyes and what happens? My glasses break!! Great, now not only can I not walk well, I can't see either! These are the only glasses that I have, so I slowly get ready to go to the eyeglass place and see about getting them fixed.

When I get to the store, I barely make it across the parking lot. I walk like a grandma, but I make it and they can only super glue my glasses and tell me how much it costs to get new ones. great, what a pain!. I finally make it back to the car and when I get home I cry because it hurts so bad. So, for the rest of the day, I lay on the couch with two heating pads on my back and try to get comfortable. The story gets better, so stay with me.

Around 6pm, I can't take it anymore and I ask my mom if she has anything that might help. She gives me a low dose muscle relaxer. So, I take it. About a half hour later, I get up to go to the bathroom and when I get to the door, my legs give out and I yell for my mom as I hit the floor. I pass out(which happens to me alot) for a few mins and when I wake up, my mom talks to me and ask if I'm okay. For some reason, I can't feel my legs, which freaks me out and makes me cry harder and my mom freaks out and calls an ambulance. As many times as an ambulance has come and got me, I should own my own! Anyway, they cart me off on a backboard and I leave my house screaming all the way, because they are jerking me all over and the pain is horrible and I still can't feel my legs. They feel like weights! I was scared to death. Turns out, I had a bad reaction to what my mom gave me. When I got to the er they gave me morphine, which made me feel wonderful and forget about my back! They tell me it's my siatic nerve being pinched. Boy it hurts!!

So, now for the last three days, I have been laid up on the couch, on pain meds and trying to get better. So, thanks for hanging in there for my story for today.

Don't forget to spring forward tonite.

The Reunion Part 2

Well, the reunion was fun. I'm not sure how many were there but I know it wasn't even half our class. The same people got together in their groups just like the old days. The skinny got fat and the guys got bald and some had receding hairlines. Some people are very successful in their careers and some are SAHM's. Some are divorced and remarried, the high school sweethearts are still married, and almost all of them that were their have children. Maybe at our 30yr. reunion some will have grandchildren!

Three of our classmates have passed away. Two were by suicide and one was by illness. Alot of our classmates are MIA. I wish a few more would have showed up. Five people in our class have served our country and have made it back. I thanked them for their sacrifice.

All in all it was a good night and I enjoyed it. Here are a few pictures.


Melissa, Leslie, and Amy

Kelly Kent

Amy Hodge(my BF in HS and Marvins cousin)

My Sweetheart!!