okay.  i am a failure as a mommy trying to keep up with blogging as well as working at least fifty hours a week and chasing after two high energy gals.  i think ill just do a few entries of pics to get us caught up.  but for now, on my tablet, we are just going with random thoughts.

1.  my friend lost her adorable baby girl who was same age as Aisey.  my heart was ripped out when I found out CAROLINE was no longer with us.  a month later, i still  have moments where i want to cry.  I can only imagine the heartbreak Hope is experiencing.

2.  after a very bad endocrinologist appt in September, I began working out.  I work out six days a week for an hour a time.  I started as a size 16.  I weighed 166 pounds.  Today I am a size 8/10, depending on the day and weigh 159.  I get quite defeated over the weight since i don't drink pop, watch what i eat and have only lost a few pounds.  fingers crossed that this will make my blood work be much better . . . doc appt in two weeks.

3.  Aisey weighed in @ 17.15 and 28" for her 15 month appointment.  she is such a tiny thing.  she is still wearing 6-9 month clothing.  she was off the bottle the week she turned one.,  . . with no fuss.  her first word was num.num.  today, her favorite word is hot.  and yes she has to tell us everything that is hot.  she loves following miss mia around, copying everything she does.  she also enjoys picking on the doggies.  hugging the kitties is another fun past time of hers.

4.  miss mia is growing like a weed.  i have to pack away all of her 3T clothing and some of the size 4T pants are also too short.    miss mia loves dancing and reading.  she also gets up with me for workouts.  she loves showing off her yoga moves.  baking with me is still something she loves to do.  

5.  both girls spend Sundays with my mom and two grams since im on mandatory ten hours overtime.  i love that my girls have the chance to be around their grams.

6.  speaking of grammas, Steve's mom is still in the care facility after her last stroke.  been there since before Halloween.  we went trick or treating there.  and we go visit each Sunday.  unfortunately, January was not a good month for us and we lost her roomie, Dee Dee.  very hard to explain to our girls as we found out of ber passing just before arriving at the care facility and had no time to prep them for why Dee Dee wasn't there.  So, Miss Mia is a little obsessed with angels and Heaven and January was also the month we lost my step grandma, Pat, and Great Uncle Don.  

7.  I now work chez moi full time.

8.. we celebrated mom and dad's 40th anniversary with a lasanga dinner here.  i made a quilt and we had cupcakes.  just something small and simple.  oh, i also made some subway art.  i will have to find pics and post in another blog entry.

i'll try to keep up with things from here on out!