June was busy with Little League games, dentist apointments, haircuts, and a family wedding!
We had a blast at Dave & Lindsey's wedding, both the kids were in it, I will post some pics!

With the "time flying" by it really makes me feel old, my cracky knees, crinkly feet, gray hair, undereye circles, it all can be so depressing! Not to mention the never-ending weight loss struggle! It seems like the more determined I am, the worse I do.. my running has improved, but not my weight like I thought it would.

I guess you just keep on plugging along and at this point I might as well start praying for a miracle.

This summer is just going to fly by, and it makes me sad:(

Especially when I lose a whole day of life to the dentist!  Nick went in to the dentist yesterday morning to have a sore tooth checked out, the filling had fallen out a while back, and now it is bothering him.

So the dentist said it needs to be pulled, and Nick is freaking out even before they come back to the room. They try to pull it but Nick is screaming in pain and refuses to open his mouth.  So they immediately send us to La Crosse to have "emergency" oral surgery where they can put him under to remove it.

So we sit in the waiting room for 2+ hours, have it looked at, and they decide they don't have enough time, so we have to go back tomorrow morning.. so basically 2 whole days of my life chalked up at the dentist.

and Keira came down with another cold... and I AM TiRED!.. and this is a day in my life...

Back to Sanity.

I just did a whole load of dishes with only one plate!- an Elmo plate- if you know me well, you might know that its because I'm kind of a paper plate freak, I also buy paper bowls, and paper cups of all sizes- all of this to cut back on the number of dishes I have to do!  Unfortunately, I have an affinity for real silver ware, so its usually when the silverware runs out that I have to break down and do the dishes!

I'm also kind of a recycling freak, so its really an oxymoron- Or I am a Moron- that I would even do this!
But if you're a mother, you know that some things are worth doing just to save the small bit of sanity that might be left!

Speaking of sanity- I think Nick is going to use mine up by the end of June!  Today was his first day at the daycare center for their school-age program. He didn't complain too much, so hopefully we can stick it out until at least the end of June.  Tomorrow they are doing a feild trip to the Dairy Center, so hopefully he will enjoy that!

Momma Needs Shoes!

Haven't posted in a week!  I kept meaning to, but it seems like I should have something extra special or funny to say, well you probably won't get either in this post!

Today was Keira's last day of school at West Side, so I guess that means summer has officially begun!  We've been to the pool, had a couple little league games, biked the trails in Decorah, went to the Whippy Dip, and of course used the slip n slide a couple times!... so we are off to a pretty good start!

Nick and I hit the new Decorah trails today and yesterday morning, he bikes, I walk and run- they are pretty nice, its great to get some different scenery other than Hwy 52!  We enjoyed the trail through the campgrounds and along the Upper Iowa, scenic and you can do a loop, although you do have to go through town down 5th Avenue that is the only drawback.

Speaking of running, I bought a Garmin Forerunner to track my distance, pace, and see how many calories I burned, I was so excited to get it!  But of course, it won't actually DO those things unless you also buy the "optional" foot pod for an extra $100!!!  WTH, thats a crock-- so I think I'm gonna have to send it back and buy myself some new running shoes!! 

Maybe I'll look into it again when I can actually run further than 2 miles! HA!