I am desperate for chocolate so I am eating hot chocolate right out of the package. Not what I really want to eat but it is better than nothing. :D

The scale said 159.8 today!! I am so excited. I had been at 167. It has been so much easier than I thought to count calories and I have been loving zumba. I am so glad the work is finally paying off!

My mom used to be a model and is now overweight. Because of this she is super critical of people and their weight. A few times she has made comments to my oldest DD about watching her weight even though she is only in the 10th percentile at 12 years old. I have always put a stop to it and today my DD asked me if my mom had mental problems because of the stuff she says. I had to tell her yes. Grandma is indeed crazy and when it comes to anything weight related, ignore her. I am just glad that my DD has realized that my mom has a skewed sense of healthy.

I eat tons and tons of salt. Way more than any normal person would eat. I crave it like it is going out of style. My blood pressure has always been on the low to normal side. I went in for some blood work on Friday and got the results today. My sodium levels are low and I need to eat more salt! I don't know if it is possible to eat more than I already do. Definitely surprised by the results.

I have been having pain in my lower right side of my stomach. I have already had my appendix out so I know it isn't that. Well I went in for an ultrasound because they wondered if it was a cyst on my ovary, and there was, except it was on my left side. How much sense does that make.

Last night all my kids went for a sleep-over, my DH and I went out to dinner and then came home grabbed a bottle of vodka and went out to the trampoline and had fun jumping and talking. Then we went inside and had some more adult fun. hehe With the kids gone I was looking forward to sleeping in. My damn cats started waking me up at 7 am because they wanted to look out the window. Well at least part of my plan worked out.

Ok everyone I am tired of the same debates. Let's start something new... Can you believe the nerve of people that actually wear white after Labor day? What about those crazy people that think Mounds is better than an Almond Joy. And don't even get me started on people that leave their Christmas lights up for one minute past new years. :P

My parents had a tradition that I think I will try this year since my kids are getting older. They never wrote our names on the presents, they used code words for each of us. My sisters and my brother would all try to figure out what code name went with who. Most of the time we were wrong, but we had fun trying.

I loved reading about the lady in Omaha that payed off people's layaway accounts so their families could have Christmas.She did it in memory of her husband Ben. That is the true meaning of the Christmas season. It isn't how many presents you have or how much money is spent, it is all about helping others and being with friends and family.I love how people seem to care more about each other this time of year.

Christmas was amazing. I had a great time with my family but I am so glad its done. Christmas tree is put away, wrapping paper is in the dumpster and now I can prepare for my DD's birthday in a few days. Heaven help me she is going to be 13! EEK!

What do you tell someone that you are interviewing with about why you are leaving your current job? I want to leave because I only work 3 days a week and 2 out of the 3 days this week I was an "extra" and got sent home. There have also been a few times that I was scheduled to work and showed up only to be sent home because she forgot to assign me to a place. I am reliable and have only tried to call in sick one time in the past year. When I tried to call in because I was sick and my DD needed to go the doctor, my call-in wasn't accepted because I wasn't the one seeing the doctor my DD was.

One of my good friends is going to start working with me. She doesn't have the certification that I have, and a whole lot less experience in the field, yet she is making the same amount as I am. I am happy for her, but I am still pissed off about it. I have worked for 7 years for this company you would think I could make at least a little more than a newbie.

Ding Dong the Bitch is gone!!! Merry Christmas to me and the rest of my coworkers!!!

My DH didn't have the time to go to the store and get me an anniversary card. He felt bad when I gave him his. While I was at school he sat down and wrote me a beautiful letter saying how much he loves me. It was better than any card Hallmark could come up with. We have been married 3 years and together 13. It hasn't always been easy, but I love him more and more everyday.