What a crazy month May was! I ran and ran and ran going from concerts, to award banquets and ceremonies, and graduations. Woo Hoo! Candalynne graduated from Seminary on May 27th, and from High School on June 4th. Aubree also had a 6th grade graduation. She received the Hope of America Award, and an award for receiving a 90 percent score (or higher) on her Math and Language Arts CRTs. (end of level testing). Jaden received awards a couple of weeks ago for honor roll, NAL, Science Olympiad, and Geography Olympiad, and received the President's Educational Excellance Gold Award for his CRTs and maintaining at least a 3.5 throughout Jr. High. I was pretty pleased with all of their achievements.

I'm not doing too good on journaling here. I did make it through the holidays and actually lost a pound. Unfortunately, in the last week or so, I've put a couple of pounds on. I keep telling myself it's muscle because I've been working out on my new Wii fit, and I was sore for a week! I haven't used certain parts of my body for years! I am loving my new work out, though, and I am surprised at how much of a workout I get playing games! It's been fun. My 4 year old asks me everyday to bowl or play tennis with him. I'll keep plugging away.

It's been another busy day. I had a doctor's appointment, and tonight my girls had Young Women in Excellence. It was a nice program. I did pretty good on my eating today, but they had cookies and sweet breads as a refreshment after the program, so I did indulge. Overall though, I had a good day. I worked out last night, and today my feet are killing me. I mentioned to my doctor that I have plater facia and he said he has it to. He suggested getting new shoes (good ones), and that should help. He wasn't negative at all about my weight and just told me to try to change my lifestyle. He mentioned that when he went through a divorce 16 years or so ago that his cholesterol was at 300, but when he re-married, his wife didn't eat any junk, and she encouraged him to run with her. He now has a cholesterol level of 150, and feels great. It did motivate me to just try to make some small changes. We'll see how I do.

Okay, this is totally new to me, and I'm surprised that I'm even doing this, but I'm hoping it will motivate me to make a few changes in my life. The two BIG changes that I really need to make are losing weight and getting my house in order. I'm hoping that keeping a record of what works and what doesn't will help me on my journey. If anyone ever starts reading this, maybe they can help me along the way, too. I am pleased with myself that I was able to say "no" to both Wendy's and my dad's birthday cake and ice-cream today. Usually, I would just say "oh, well", and eat it. I've had times when I've been able to practice self-control, but for the last couple of years, it seems I have lost all control! Hopefully, I can string together a few more days like today.