SPRING BREAK

This week is Spring Break and UGH! Snow and cold. I had it pictured something along the lines of taking the kids out to lunch and the park one day, next day the zoo, next day a museum. It did not get a bad as they had predicted, but no fun in the sun kind of stuff. Amazingly the kids have been really good, considering we are mostly cooped up in the house and haven't had the TV on much. Monica got her shoes today that fit over her AFO. Its kinda cute to see that little cast sticking out of her shoe. I would post some pictures, but I haven't figured out how to hook up the camcorder to my computer. Actually, I haven't even tried.

Fr. Corapi Retreat

I went and saw Fr. Corapi a few weeks ago. He was really good. The talks were titled "Surrender is not an option". I really needed to hear that message too. I bought his series on the Catechism. Its fifty hours long and of course my dvd player has quit working. Really annoying because I got a camcorder that uses dvd's and now I can't watch them. I keep hinting for hubby to get a new one, but so far no go.

Friday Night Fish Frys

Our parish had it first Lenten fish fry Friday. We are small rural parish, but it is amazing how big this has become. We served 570 people this past week which is around 100 more than we had for the first one last year. We had one last year that we served 900 people! It is a ton of work, but it is also so much fun. Kids who need community service hours clear tables and all kinds of stuff, there are even kids who don't need hours who do it. Its a great deal for everyone. People rave about the food and how much they get (although, I kinda think it not in the spirit of Lent to pig out). It is our big money maker for the building and maintenance fund.

Father Corapi

On Friday, Mark and I are going to see Father Corapi in KC. It ends on Saturday, so we are staying at a hotel. I have watched lots of his stuff and am really looking forward to getting to hear him speak.

I Can't Win for Losing!

I have lost 22 pounds in the past five or six weeks. Now, personally I am thrilled. But, I am so sick of everyone in my face about what is wrong with me. I literally have people come up to me and say how good I look and then almost in the same breath start lecturing me on how to take care of myself. Now, I know they are just doing it because they are concerned, and I do appreciate that. But, to constantly nag at me is driving me nuts. Even my husband today made me tell him how much I weigh and gave me the lecture about taking care of myself. I know I am stressed very much and have no appetite, but I am eating better than ever. I take a vitamin each morning, I run everyday and I eat right (even though it may not be quite enough). If I weighed 110 pounds, I understand how I couldn't afford to lose weight, but I don't. I did an online BMI check (and I know they are not that accurate, but just to get an idea) and I was .1 from being in the normal weight range, so I am considered overweight. I want to lose 21 more pounds which would put me right in the middle of the normal BMI weight range.