A little update.

Just stopping by with a quick little update about life as I know it. I haven't had much time to sit down and write a "topical" post - other than Grayson's monthly updates. I really need to get on it and come up with some good topics to write about.

GRAYSON

Gray-baby has two new things he likes to do. The first is that he has become attached to this stuffed animal that was given to him by a dear friend of mine right after he was born. Mike and I aren't sure if it is a moose or a reindeer, and we debate over that because we have no lives. I have been calling it the reinmoose or the moose deer. Mike has named it Bruce. Seriously. No lives.




The second thing is to lock people out of the house. Or attempt too. Again I say - isn't this something that a child much older than Grayson should be doing? In his defense the kiddo doesn't realize the door knob is locked when he tries to close the front door on me EVERY SINGLE TIME I take the dog outside.

Case in point: The other night Mike was leaving for work and had a ton of stuff to load into his car. I was helping him - carrying a few loads out to the front porch. Before I realized it, Grayson started closing the front door, inadvertently (or maybe not) squashing Daisy in between the storm door and the front door. She was not happy as you can imagine.

Here he is plotting.

WORK

Yeah, I just wrote that. Did you know I got a job? I did. It was kind of crazy how it all turned out, but I am thankful. I am just working part-time (or should I say part-time part-time) at my church. Just 10 hours a week. Today I got my very own computer to use, and I was thrilled. I am still getting used to how things run there - coming from a large private-side firm into a church environment takes a little adjustment! 

FOCUS T25

Yeah I am hanging in there. This week started the Beta discs - the last 5 weeks. Wow. This program is kicking my butt. I am not real thrilled with Shaun T right now - especially this evening's workout when he decided to go shirtless. Ick. I have lost six pounds since being on the program, but honestly my diet is not the best. From January to now, I figured out I had miscalculated and I have lost close to 15 lbs. Not bad.

I am starting to look into the next program I can do. I am thinking hip hop abs. 

I was telling some ladies at MOPS today that even though I am using this program, I am not under any grand delusions that I will have a Beachbody (the name of the parent company of Focus T25) at this program's end.

MIKES

My hubby is working hard, arresting bad guys and making me proud every single day. He is amazing. (Though to be fair I'd be proud of him even if he wasn't doing what he is doing for a living.)


ME

I got my hair darkened and brand new glasses within 24 hours. I look in the mirror and I don't recognize myself. Crazy! Not crazy about my hair - will take some getting used to but that is okay.

Crazy damaged hair and my "inspiration" picture for the stylist.

And this is what I ended up with. Ugh.

This morning I straightened my hair and it turned out okay!


Family Selfie

And that's it. Honestly I don't think I will write again until Grayson's 11th month update. But we'll see. Keep checking back :o)

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