Sorry!! for my absence ;)

Ok, so I've not posted in a few days, and my mom has gone back home, and a lot of what we did went into the abyss of forgotten memories (I know it just happened right!!)And things have been a little hectic getting back to normal, so I really don't have much to say. We did go to dinner with everyone Tuesday evening @ Shari's, which was crazyyyy. My mom, stepdad, Ben and his wife and their 3 kids, Christina and Nick and Desiree, Mom and Dad, Grandma and Grandpa and my brood too. We all had a very good time together. I don't have any pictures of that night, and I still haven't put my pictures on photobucket (Procrastinate much?)But I will get to it eventually, I promise.. ;) As for other things, I've been picking the mess out of blackberry bushes around my yard, I have a huge container full of juice (which I froze because I don't feel like doing anything with it just yet) and I have a HUGE bowl (2 actually) full of berries that I have frozen waiting to be turned into something awesome like jelly or a pie or maybe a smoothie...But ya, I've been outside cutting bushes away to get to the good berries because they're about to go to waste if I don't. It kinda drives Brad crazy because he thinks we have enough berries saved up and that I don't need anymore, but I keep picking more and more and tell him that you can never have enough. I mean it's free goodies right, grows naturally in my yard, I should take what I can and do what I can with it. ;) So the kids wanting to play outside gives me an excuse to get out there and pick them.. Tomorrow I am probably going to make some jelly. The first two times I did mom helped me, so this will be interesting.. doing it by myself for the first time.

I am also kinda determined to lose some weight now, and I have been taking walks and trying to stay away from certain foods etc. It's a lot easier to get fat than to lose weight lemme tell you. I just want to be able to run around and enjoy playing with my kids without dying of shortness of breath etc, and I do reaize that I am unhealthy in the amount of weight I have gained, and so I am going to strive to become more active and healthy!! I was promised a new wardrobe when I successfully complete my mission, and the sound of new clothes is just soo great to me since I have been wearing the same clothes that I did in high school...graduated 7 years ago so, ya I need some new clothes.
As far as anything else goes, Saria starts school on the 3rd so I will be a little more free during the day, just the two boys to look after, and I can take a long walk after I get her on the bus because I have a double stroller, or better yet if Brad's home he can watch them while I go walking. I am pretty excited about life right now, it's good to me, and I'm thankful for it. I am super excited that Hila moved up here, I may have someone to go walking with now! :) And I'm sure she's got a few awesome healthy recipes up her sleeve as well. Well, I will definetly try to get some pictures up soon, I hope everyone is safe and remains that way. Love to all!!