Its been awhile, and its sure good to see you

Its been awhile since I've written, and my writing gears feel like they've rusted. I've had so many thoughts and experiences and things that I should have been writing about over the last year. It snowed so much this last winter that I thought we'd never see summer, but one morning, the snow was gone and the grass was green and the birds were chirping and spring had left. Seems spring happened while we were waiting for the snow to melt.

I've moved into a house, that I'm trying to buy. I've been renting it for almost a year now. There are things it needs, cosmetic touches and some major overhauls and remodeling.

I started a small garden. Right now its mostly radishes, winter squash, and cucumbers. The cucumbers were A's idea, he loves them. I'm hoping that the plants produce and we have the joy of eating some fresh homegrown vegetables this year.  The kids are so curious about how things are growing that I have to watch and make sure they don't pull the plants up to check the roots!

My kids have shot up like weeds, A starts 2nd grade and J starts K. and D, well, D, will be enrolling in http://www.utahupstart.org/index.html, an online based preschool program.  The other night my oldest stood next to me and I had to look twice, because he's gotten so tall. His head is now at just below my shoulder. J is also getting taller and he's extremely strong. D has finally started growing out of some of his allergies although some foods still cause him to break out and his skin to be extremely weak. I've found some creams and ointments that work extremely well. Dermarest and Dermazinc both work really well at clearing up the rash and cooling and relieving the itchies. 

For the most part life is pretty good. I still work at the bank, I have enough money to live on and to splurge once in a great while. I splurged today on Green Day rock band. I've been listening to their music for the past couple days and remembered how much I really enjoy their music.

I finally bought some books from the Eat This, Not That series. They are very interesting. I bought the restaurant survival guide, the 2010 book, and the kids book. I'm going to buy the supermarket survival guide next. My son and I sat and looked through the kids book and he seemed to enjoy knowing what healthy choices he could make when eating out or when faced with candies or treats.

I also recently watched the documentary Super size Me. The guy really put his body through the ringer. He started out as fairly healthy adult male, and decided he was going to eat nothing but McDonald's food for 30 days. His doctors got to a point they were all asking him to quit the binge because of the side effects it was having on his overall health. I haven't stepped foot in a McDonald's in over 5 years. I haven't officially eaten there in 10. This just made me glad that I don't eat there anymore and to rethink eating at any fast food restaurant. After doing some research though, Wendy's chili is a fairly healthy fast food option. Its low in calories and high in protein and its extremely tasty and filling.

Well, enough for now, can't overwork those writing gears too much, gotta ease back into this, I'll be back tomorrow with some pics of the last year's adventures. Much love to all my faithful readers.