January...the blah month

After the first day of nursery

Another tooth gone

I'm so tired of seeing snow and feeling the cold. I'm ready for the warmth and sunshine and flowers. January is the blah month for me. I don't make resolutions, because I just don't keep them. I try to reflect and think of things that I need to work on, but no resolutions. This year I was reflecting and kind of hit bottom for a few minutes. My weight is so out of control right now, and all of my joints hurt. So, I'm trying to do something about it. I've been getting up at 6 so that I can exercise. So far, so good. I'm trying to eat healthier, it doesn't always happen, but I think I'm doing okay. I upped my water intake by about 400 times. I've never been much of a drinker;) I'm feeling better, eating less and moving more. Hopefully by next January, there will be a good bit less of me.
In other blah news, Maren is still sick. She's been sick since before Christmas. She has a nasty cough and runny nose and has been so grouchy. Some days I'm ready to pull out my hair because of her tantrums. I just figured we had hit the terrible ones. I finally took her to the doctor on Friday. Dr. Glade looked at me and said she has reason to be grouchy, her left ear drum was ready to burst. She has a sinus and ear infection. Great! Another awesome mom moment. She is now on the yummy pink medicine and is starting to feel better. She was actually pretty happy today. Poor kid.
I try to be a positive person, so here are the good things from this month. Sydnee lost another tooth, Maren went to nursery for the first time last week (her nose wasn't running and she wasn't really coughing last Sunday) She loved nursery, hallelujah! Last night we went to the baptism preview meeting for our stake. Addy learned all about what it will be like when she is baptized, she is so excited. I'm excited too. She will be baptized with four of her friends from our ward. Today we went to BYU with my parents to see the Carl Bloch exhibit. It was a small exhibit and crowded, but it was very nice. He was such a talented man. His artwork is beautiful. Afterward, we went to Brick Oven for lunch. The pizza was tempting, but I stayed away from the gluten and stuck to the salad bar. Tonight Addy has her second piano recital. January isn't all blah, but I'm still looking forward to spring.