Long time, no Blog....

So life has been busy lately and I haven't had a chance to update my blog....so sorry.....

So here is an update in a nut shell --
- I started a second job at Merrimack Valley Hospital (I like it so far)
- Aidan is registered for Kindergarten (dang...where does the time go...)
- We have been working hard on the house doing yard work and decorating (we LOVE the house)
- the kids have been playing hard
- Jesse and I were able to go on a double date with my brother and his fiancee to Boston (had a blast!!)
- Finally, we are all waiting for the summer weather to arrive so we can enjoy it more!!

I hope you enjoy the pictures....and I am sorry, but it is long....

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What a month!!

So April was not the best month for me; stress wise, but in the end it was all worth it! Let's see where should we begin....


I guess we can start with the house first...to make a very long story short -- we closed on the house on May 1st. And in the end that is all that matters right? Of course it was a VERY stressful and frusterating situation. We move into the house next weekend!


On the health front...I did OK this month. I know that I could have done much better, but I am an emotional eater, so with the stress of the house I ate alot of crap alot pf the time. So I ended the month at 206.4; I will do better in May! I finished up my time with my personal trainer last week and we re-took the Physical Fitness Evaluation that I had taken back in January and to my surprise I did considerably better. The results are below, so that I can look back on them later and try to beat them again!!

Test: January '09/ April '09

Weight: 229 / 206

Body Composition (this is when they use the little pinchy tool):

Tricep: 36 / 27

Abdomen: 32 / 21

Quadracep: 35 / 32

BMI: 32.85 (Obese) / 29.55 (overweight)

Upper Body Strength: 6 / 10

Grip Strength: Fair / Excellent

Lower Body Strength: 12 / 18

Pushups in 1 min.: 20 / 40

Curl-Ups in 1 min.: 40 / 66

Cardio Fitness: Level Marginal / Good

On the school front... my semester is almost over, and I can't wait! It looks like I will end the semester with a B. Which in the grand scheme of things isn't too bad considering I didn't really study this semester! I will buckle down in the fall and get my A back!!

We found a house!!

So a lot has gone on in March, so I figured it was time to fill everyone in...

First and foremost.....WE FOUND A HOUSE!! We are very excited! And I will post some pictures in a few minutes. It is a three bedroom one bath open concept ranch with a loft. I think it will be perfect for us. There is a lot of storage and a cute little yard for the kids to play in and there is a community beach at the end of the road for the kids to play and swim! Another good part is that it is only 5 miles from where we live now so no one really has a longer commute to school or work.

There is also a two car garage, that you can't see in this picture, which is AWESOME!! We had our home inspection yesterday and didn't find anything that would cancel the sale, but there were a few things that need to be fixed so as long as everything goes well we a re scheduled to close on April 29! YEAH!! Although we all know how good at waiting I am...NOT! But for this I will have to be patient!

Let's see what else has gone on this month....oh, yeah...we battled the flu at the beginning of the month; the only one to make it out unscathed was Haylee...lucky girls.

Aidan and Cora also celebrated birthdays. We didn't do anything exciting, but we did get to go to the playground....

And since it is the end of the month it is time for my March instalment of the weight loss challenge... As of this morning I was at 209.8! I think I may have been heavier than this when I got married!! Oh, how bizarre! I am contemplating having Jesse take a picture of me to post since I am about half way to where I would like to be.....but I am not sold on that yet....we will see what next month brings!