I think I am ready!

Ok a couple of weeks ago I went to Brownwood to see a friend, Nikki. She has been doing so well with losing weight that I was so so so jealous of her. She looks amazing and said she had only been cutting back on what she ate. I might be a little jealous but I am very proud of her. SO I have decided that it is time for me to get off my duff and lose some weight. I wont bless you with knowing how much I weigh now, but we can all say it is alot! So this is my little pledge for eating right and staying healthy. Even if I dont have time to walk, I will ate least eat the right foods. I will check back when it is time to let you know of my progress.

Girls Night Out

This last weekend I went to see my dad in Early. Yes small small town so not to many people there or to much to see. BUT the most important thing happend! GIRLS NIGHT! Since Nikki decided to move back to Early from Austin girls nights are so few and far between. For some reason that little extra time we get to have with out kids is the best time of our lives! We meet up around 830ish to go to Chilies, in a small town there really is no where else to go! We stayed and talked for at least 3 hrs. Of course we had so "grown up drinks" and were loud as all get out. BUT I am convinced that Tropical Sunrise is my new favorit drink! So a great night!

Moms worries

When my daughter was two weeks old, I was standing at the top of some steps and, for a minute, I held her tighter because I was truly afraid that the wind would blow her out of my arms. It sounds crazy now, but the urge to protect your child is hardwired and sometimes irrational. Indeed, for the first few years of their lives, it seems like our main occupation is to keep them from certain death. You scoop tiny chokeable bits of things out of their mouths; you grab them by the pants just before they fall off a chair, the stairs, the top of the slide; you stop them from prying old gum off the sidewalk.
And of course sometimes kids do fall, and there you are in the emergency room, freighted with guilt or panic or both. Most of the time, they are fine, and you get used to a certain level of parental worry. But there's another opposite and almost equally terrifying thought that we don't talk about as much: what if something happened to us before our kids were old enough to take care of themselves?
We're usually so preoccupied with our children's well-being that our own safety is an afterthought. But the deaths of two notable mothers over the past week, both with young children, have made those thoughts hard to avoid. But another week of work, school projects and laundry is already upon us; it won't be long before we forget Richardson and Goody. That's perhaps one blessing of having young children. The struggle to simply keep up with the everyday doesn't leave much time for fretting over hypotheticals. Be safe!

KORA LANE

On December 8th someone very special to me came in to my life!!!! I am an AUNT! yes a real one. As much as I love Gavin and Dustin it is nothing like having my own little person to spoil the heck out of! So everyone meet Kora Lane Solvie! She is so precious and just stinking cute! We went to meet her over Christmas break. She posed for all pictures and let all of us hold her everyday she did a great job. NOW, Katie on the other hand thanked us many of times for getting her off her schedule. Even though we are miles apart I will be checking on her daily! I love you Kora Lane!