Weekly Weigh-In!!

The Week: Was iffy. Some days were good, others were bad. I started a new "system" for the kids' calendars. If they were good, at the end of the day they get a smiley face (either a drawing or a sticker). On the not-so-good days, they get a frowny face. 4 smiley faces out of 7 is what we're aiming for. Elliott made it last week. Gabriel, not so much. He had 4 last night before bed and then he flipped out. (For those of you out there with older-ish kids, am I the only one who thinks it's absolutely ridiculous and a giant PITA when an almost 5 year-old throws a tempter tantrum? Seriously. His tantrums are worse than either of his sister's.) We'll see how this week goes. There's no school so it should be interesting.

The best part of the weekend (well, thus far) was yesterday afternoon/evening. The kids were so good, Jon was happily playing on the floor with all three of them, and I was out shopping by myself. I once again stimulated the hell out of the economy. I bought our plane tickets to Florida (and I can't frickin' wait!!!) on Friday night, and I started making lists of what I need for the kids and myself. I have no summer clothing. None. Everything I wore last year is now 3-4 sizes too big. The kids and Jon are pretty well set, but I have nothing. I found a pair of cute capri pants (in the misses section!!) and some shirts. I even bought undies and 4 new bras! I found a new bathing suit, too. A few pairs of shorts, and I'm ready to go! I also found some cute stuff for the girls.

The best purchase? A NEW BED FOR ELLIOTT!! I love BigLots, and I'm not ashamed to admit that I shop there once a week. There are so many good deals, and this week's deal was on mattresses. If you bought the Serta mattress ($99.99), you got the box spring for $10! SCORE! I already had a full cart (when you have kids that go through a box of cereal every 4 days, $1.30 boxes of cereal are the way to go!!), but when I saw the sale I ran out to the van. It was a giant pain, but I got all of the seats stowed so I could get the bed. I was giddy! Then I had to go back to WalMart for bedding. I seriously was almost unable to contain my excitement. She had no idea that Jon had set the bed up, and when she went upstairs, she was so surprised! Hopefully this will have an effect on her naughty I'll-get-out-of-my-bed-if-I-want-to-just-to-piss-you-off behavior.

The Weight: 60 is my new favorite number! I lost 1.2 pounds this week, bringing the total loss to 60 pounds! I am so excited! I've already met one of my goals - I am able to shop in the regular ladies' section at most stores now. I would still like to lose at least 5 more pounds, but I am so thrilled with the progress I have already made. Pardon my shameless brag here, but I ROCK!