I haven't posted in AGES! Life's been busy to say the least!
When I last posted we were still in Minnesota, we've been living in Texas (Rio Grande Valley - RGV - part of Texas, which is wayyyyy south) for almost 5 months now! Prior to moving down here we bought a travel trailer and that is our "house" now. Tight quarters but cheaper then renting a place. We rent our lot and pay our utilities. Sometimes I wonder how all this time has passed since leaving home. Sometimes it feels like we just left... other times it feels like its been years. Its something I struggle with daily. I miss my family and friends back home terribly! I wish every single day that I could see them. I struggle with knowing our leaving wasn't just hard on us, but everyone we left up there that are family/friends. Recently (just last week), we did get to see my hubby's mom. That helped some with the homesickness for me. In over 4 months of being here we never made it to South Padre Island, even though its not that far away. We finally went while she was down here and it was AMAZING. We now plan to do it much more often. The kids had so much fun at the beach! We did too!
I am hoping I can remember to blog more often, but life while busy is typically pretty boring! The 2 bigger kids have school, the youngest is still home all day, hubby's not working yet, and I have a job that sometimes keeps me from seeing the older 2 kids for days at a time because of the schedules we have! They get picked up by the bus around 6:10am and don't get home until around 4:15pm!
Speaking of school, I'm incredibly impressed with the schools in our town we live in! They're quick to call with any problems, and with compliments! They take education VERY seriously. Unexcused absence? See you at "Saturday School!". They focus a lot on their state testings, but also on the rest of the curriculum. In Minnesota it seemed like Math and Reading were the only 2 subjects they cared about. Here, those 2 are important of course, but so is every other class!
As to the weight loss journey I've been on? When we got here - I swear a bunch of the fat melted away from the heat! I'm still losing weight, but I honestly don't know how much I've lost. I haven't used the WiiFit since the last blog post I made about it. Still don't own a regular scale either - no room for one! I quit counting calories, because I became obsessed if I ate too much one day, I'd try to cut those extras out of the next day. Causing me to get quite ill at times from lack of food. The only reason I know I've lost weight is because its obvious. Its obvious in how my clothes fit, its obvious in how I feel, its obvious in pictures... Sometimes I still feel fat, but if I remind myself on those "obvious" things, I realize while I'm not exactly where I want to be size wise - I'm not exactly fat either! Hopefully I'll find time soon to get on the WiiFit and see how I'm doing!
