It's been a month since...

...some very important things have been done.

Yeah... it's sad to confess, but I must.

#1-

It's been a month since I've been to the gym.

WOAH!

Thankfully, I have lost weight, not gained... how weird is that?

I really have no excuse at this point,

but I just keep telling myself it's okay to wait

another day, and so on.

#2-

It's been a month since I've actually cooked a real meal,

from scratch and good ingredients.

We have not been starving, but I have

definitely not been cooking.

Part of the reason is because Grandma passed,

one less person to cook for,

and Alex hasn't been around for dinner because of work.

Then there were many weekends of being gone.

And honestly, I don't think we've been eating out a bunch.

I just do quick meals to take less than 10 minutes.

Pizza, pancakes, quesadillas, taquitos, corn dogs.

That all sounds really healthy right? haha.

So come Monday, I am thawing out some chicken,

busting out some salad, and mixing up veggies or something.

If it weren't for our wonderful mothers and inviting

us for Sunday meals, we probably didn't

really get much nutrition like we needed this month.

#3-

It's been a month (as of the 21st), since Grandma Miller

passed away.

Honestly, it amazes me its been a month.

Its been pretty quiet with her gone,

not that she was loud, but I really just miss her company.

I kind of miss knowing I needed to come home

to make a nice meal for us, and spend time with her.

Like I said, I just can't believe its been a month.

Well, now that I have made 2 big confessions,

I guess it's time to fix that!

But I will wait until Monday for that...haha.

Some highlights from recent that I should mention....

My youngest Brother JASON,

turned 18 on the 17th of this month.

Totally weird thinking he's 18,

and will be starting college soon. wow!

Super exciting though!

Jason, amongst many things,

absolutely love JELLO.

That boy eats a lot of jello.

For his birthday dinner,

I attempted a 7-layer Jello salad.

It ended up being 6 layers, basically rainbowed together.

It tasted delicious,

but didn't look like a picture perfect sort of thing.

Either way, I must say that I was

pretty proud of the finished product.

I even got Alex to take a picture for me!

Also, last weekend,

My friend Kresta invited me to go see

The Time Traveler's Wife

with her.

I personally enjoyed it.

I was surprised at first by the naked backside of a man,

but I guess his clothes don't travel with him.

So you have now been warned.

Overall, a sweet movie.

Let's see...

other exciting stuff.

Alex started another exciting semester of college.

Some pre-reqs for a business major.

Accounting, Statistics, Macroeconomics, and online golf.

I know he's not really super excited,

but he's not completely dreading it either.

He actually came home yesterday excited

to share something with me from his econ class.

YAY! I was pretty happy.

Let's hope it's a successful semester.

Although I have been slacking in the

cooking and exercising department,

I have been blooming in the cleaning department.

We live day to day having the house clean enough

for potential buyers to come look at.

I have new records for the number of times

I have vacummed and mopped in one month.

I enjoy living in a clean home though.

Oh, a crazy story I should have shared sooner!

We had a crazy incidence with Alex's car.

On a Monday I took the car in to

get the oil changed for him, and then

he drove up to camp tuesday morning.

He didn't drive it until Saturday

when he was coming home.

He called and mentioned that his car was not good.

It wouldn't shift past 4th gear(automatic transmission),

and the check engine light was on.

Thankfully it could at least drive.

We discovered, after popping the hood,

a unique problem involving a rodent.

Alex believes it was a squirrel.

So while parked up at camp all week long,

a squirrel decided to take some insulation

and make a nice little nest

under the hood of his car

and enjoy some yummy wires while at it.

Fortunately we caught it fast enough,

unfortunately it was Saturday.

Monday morning though,

we were able to arrange having it worked on.

We were lucky the wires

could be soldered back together,

and didn't need to be replaced.

Thankfully pretty inexpensive.

It all worked out, but still,

kinda crazy!

Well, I think that brings us up to date.

Lots going on.

This weekend we are headed to Santa Maria

for my cousin Justin's homecoming.

He had finished his mission in Croatia,

and is now home!

We are so excited to see him,

and hear many wonderful stories!

Just a couple more months until Tyson is home!

WOW!