Yyyyayyy! I've already worked out this morning on the Total Gym. and Boy howdy can I feel it.. *heh* I'm sore in places that I just thought were dead! *lol* Feels good! I'm only on day 2, but yanno I'm gonna consider this a success. For 2 days I've stuck with it, and that's 2 more than I did in 2005. Feels good to be getting the "old me" back. Even my arms are heavy and sore, so if my typing is off or spell check doesn't catch anything... I don't care! It will have to stay that way because moving the mouse in any direction right now hurts. *lol*

Let's see what's new to tell today. hmmmm. oh yeah we had to cancel Brick's doc appt today down at UVA (University of Virginia). Apparently sometime yesterday a seal in the caliper on the driver's side of the car had dry rotted and now there are no brakes. We tried to get the part to replace it so we could be on the road today. But yanno how that goes, they would have to order the part and of course its like 50-60 bux outta of affordability range until payday. Poor kid. He was looking forward to this appt, heck we all were. We were finally going to get some answers and be on track with his autism, etc. Now the poor lil guy has to wait until Feb. 9th. BUT, we won't let this get us down, and we wont look at it as a setback. We'll keep our faith and keep putting one foot in front of the other. After all, what can you do?

I started another blog yesterday for updates on the kiddos for family. I figure this way everyone who doesn't want to chance talking to me on the phone, and vice versa, can get the info and pictures they want without the hassle. There isn't any reason why everyone couldn't get along other than just plain stubbornness and childishness. But hey I can only make me be an adult, I can't change the world. I figured this was the best route to go. They can check it out and oooooo and aawwww over the kids without having to acknowledge my existence. I dont care anymore. It used to hurt my feelings and make me mad, but yanno what? After dealing with the Ex and his family and now dealing with the psycho Ex on hubby's, I could care less about the adults. Its the kids who are the focus, who should be the focus and the rest of us should just bundle up our BS and pack it away for THEM. However, I won't be accused of keeping the kids away from anyone. Especially since that has never been my intention, and I won't have someone not taking responsibility of not wanting to check in on the kids and participate with them by saying "well your mother never let us talk to you or gave us pictures, nothing." Nope, it won't be that easy.

The good news we have gotten is that hubby's VA decision has been made and now we are just waiting on the letter to hit the mailbox. He talked to them yesterday and the guy on the phone said it could be "any day, watch your mailbox". Well I'm watching the poor thing and it hasn't gone anywhere, nor gotten anything!!!! I think the mailman is now in fear of his life when he stops at our box, because we are now at the box each day waiting for him. *LOL* Poor guy!

I hope its sooner rather than later getting here. Our poor car has been a gem of a hooptie. Getting us from point A to point B without complaint though it was and will forever be falling a part no matter how much work and parts are put into it. Bonny, that's the car, is DUE for retirement and I hate to put it off any longer than I have to. This decision could not have come at a better time. That's for sure. Thank you God, because without You nothing is possible! (Amen)

Last night for supper we had a chicken rotel casserole. My mom made it a couple of times when we stayed with her while hubby was in Iraq, and when he came home on R&R. He loved the stuff so I attempted it last night. As he and the kiddos hovered over their plates last night ready to dig in I was sending up prayers to the Big Guy to plllleeaasseeee let it be edible. (I can make things too spicy for the kiddos without meaning too..gotta be me missing real mexican food. LOL) They dug in and there was complete silence for longer than was comfortable for me. Finally panic set in and I had to ask, "WEELLLL???"

I've since been told if I ever go back to hamburger helper I'm fired. *LOL* Best compliment Mom can get, yanno? I've also been told that from now on I am to cook and nobody cares to see McDonald's or Wendy's again. Yeah okay...uhhh huhhhh. Come payday, Mom is getting break and they are getting Big Mac's..LOL

All in all, even with the car and its problems, the day and night were good ones. Brick did all of his math homework without complaint, even after he found out he was not getting the day off from school today. Hubby had another good day, a couple of tense moments last night, but he handled things very well in the end. That's all anyone can ask for, right?

Let's get on with it.

Have a great one today every body. I'm praying you do.

xoxoxoxox