Chocolate Easter eggs....my demise!

I had (yes had) been doing so well, eating right, exercising regularly. I was on a roll. Then with mom here last week, the renos downstairs, and the Easter egg hunt "for the kids" I'm in need of a good kick in the pants! I'm sure I ate enough chocolate eggs to last a year!! The ironic thing is that morning I had run 8 km. Calculating calories burned with calories eaten I think I broke even. That's not the point of running, to be able to eat more! NO!!! LOL Mary Beth will come on Wednesday then I will get re focused!

Speaking of, I should get off my butt and get moving. Hmmm...how 'bout a nap?! No, to the treadmill.

Busy week!

I have really enjoyed having mom here the last week. She stayed here for 4 days and then moved over to Wes and Serena's. It's so nice and comfortable to have her here to chat with, and just be together. It sucks they (mom and dad; and Twyla) live so far away. The only negative about having mom here is that mom loves to bake, not good for the diet program. LOL

Over the weekend Oakley developed croup. So, finally on Monday I took him to the hospital, we ended up staying overnight. He was really struggling to breath, and was very pale. Now on Thursday he still has a cough, but thankfully his cheeks are rosy pink.

David has been taking swimming lessons at school this week. I'm so proud of him, he got to skip level one! The Lifeguard said that after the second day he could do all the level one requirements. I can't wait to see if he will get his level two today!

Birthdays...

Well our crazy birthday "season" is over. It's not just a month it's the months of March and then including my birthday April 1st.

This year my birthday wasn't celebrated with cake and candles, but a nice quiet dinner with Darryl in Grande Prairie, and then to the airport to pick up my Mom! We left the kids at home with Jason Winters. Mom's flight didn't come in until 10:30 pm. We left home at 6:40, got to Home Depot at 8:45 had a look at showers for our basement. At around 9:00 we got to Mr. Mike's for supper. It was a late meal, but it was uninterrupted time just with Darryl. I didn't have to cut anyone's meat, ask them to sit down, or take them to the bathroom for the third time. Darryl's time the best gift I could have received. Thank you Darryl.

Picking my mom up at the airport on my birthday was an extra special treat! She hasn't been here since October. It's so nice to have her company, the kids like having Grandma around; she also just made yummy muffins.

Speaking of Mom, I'm here at my desk with my back to her, I am going to enjoy each moment with her.