Over It!

I can't wait for winter to be over. I say it every single winter, but this one is like living in Iowa again. The snow is pretty, but I need green grass! I despise the cold. I'm sick of coats, and hats. I'm just over it. I can't wait until the day when I can slide my bare feet into flip flops and walk out the door without having to bundle up the kiddo!

Daniel and I have had fun playing out in the snow together a few times, so I guess I'm not a complete Scrooge!





We had a fun Valentine's Day!



I bought some treats to take to the Y for the kiddos from Daniel. He helped pass them out as the kids came in. I also made sugar cookies for all of the main staff who spoil Daniel rotten every single day. Then I printed some Valentine's to attach to the front of the bag, and let him pass them out!



After nap he got to open his mail. He had cards from both sets of grandparent's and a card from his Great Grandma T. He got a dollar in that card and exclaimed, "Money!" then pulled out his cash register to put it in! He also got a couple of books and some treats as well.

After he went to bed, Jacob and I watched a movie. We don't really exchange gifts or anything, but it was fun watching a movie together!

Yesterday Mimi and Pa came over and played. Daniel had a blast, as always.





Then he got to stay home with Daddy today, because I didn't want to take him out in this icy mess!

I finally made myself exercise today. I've been slacking and hadn't worked out since last Thursday. I'm pretty proud of myself though. I've lost about 9 pounds since the first week of January and ridden about 230 miles on my recumbent bike! I knew when my jeans didn't fit it was time to cut back again. Being tall has an advantage, because it makes me look thinner, but I know when I'm weighing too much. I had gained almost 15 pounds in the last year. My goal is to lose that 15. I've done a lot of cheating...especially this last week. Mostly eating out and not making good choices. I let myself eat McDonalds on Friday...first time since the end of December. Big. Fat. Mistake. I didn't get fries. I got a snack wrap and a caramel frappe. The snack wrap was yummy. The first few sips of the frappe were heavenly, but that's all I really needed, and I drank almost all of it. I felt sick all night and was sick all morning on Saturday. Lesson learned. Gotta get back on track. I'm letting myself eat a little more junk, but I have to be careful not to get out of control. It's WAY too easy for me! Maybe by the beginning of April I'll shed the other 6 pounds. That's the goal!