We have been busy this week. It started with last Saturday going to Independence to Brayden's 4th birthday party. I really can't believe that he is already 4 years old - I know that the next time I see him he will be graduating high school!!
This is the first time we have been back there since Larry died in September. I am not sure if it is because we have been busy or just digesting his death. It is still hard, I think of him a lot. I have a lot of pictures on my computer at work of him and every time I see one of those it makes me stop in my tracks and think about him. Alayna was a little upset about going into the house knowing Larry died - but once she saw Aunt Gail, all those feeling were gone. She greeted Gail with a big hug. Gail has done such a great job on the house. She has painted and moved stuff around. Something else that was a great change was that Rob and Tanya got to move down stairs to their own "apartment" of sorts. It is like what Kristi has here - her own "apartment" that allows her privacy while living at home.
We had a really nice time at Brayden's party and of course Alayna had a lot of fun playing with Brayden. They were laughing making good memories. We will be going back in a couple of weeks for Kolby's first birthday which will allow Alayna more Brayden time. I hope that it doesn't snow so that we can make it to see Kolby's milestone. While we were there, Lucas made these really cool BBQ wings and I had to go to Sam's to buy me some. We will be having these for dinner soon.
Tom is still on nights. I have to confess - I kinda like it now. I have the TV to myself and have become addicted to Wii Fit. I ride the bike, segway, do stepping, skiing, etc. I think there must be a 12 step program that I should be attending for this. I work out for at least 30 minutes - but have bumped it up to one hour most nights. I have lost over 5 lbs since we got it, which makes me happy. I have also lost my saddle bags on my thighs - which is also a plus. I want to keep going and lose more. Of course it doesn't hurt that we don't eat supper with Tom gone and this helps my weight loss. I may have a piece of cheese before bed, but that is it. Alayna is getting to like it as well, she can have all the mac and cheese she wants - 5 nights a week!
Kristi and Brian are in St. Louis right now at a hockey game. Kristi has become a big fan of hockey and this makes Brian really happy. They are also going to a game the end of March. I can't believe that someone would want to miss the Olympics for hockey.
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