Well, we made it through Christmas. This month has been a huge test for me. On Dec. 2nd, I went to see the doc for my annual blood work. First things first, my blood pressure was high. It was somewhere in the 140/90 range. Next up, a quick EKG and height and weight check. The nurse and I got to talking and we forgot the height and weight part. No worries I know how tall I am and exactly how much I weigh. In fact, if you plug those 2 numbers into the little charts online, I am obese. Tough pill to swallow. Fast forward to Monday morning when I got a call about the numbers that came back with the blood work. Triglycerides are way way way too high, HDL is way way way too low and sugars and not at a healthy level. I know in my heart of hearts that this is 100% my fault. Doc says it can be somewhat hereditary, but I know exactly how each and every number got to where it is. My fault. The best part about it is that I can fix it, too. I have a wonderful doc that is athletic and doesn't push drugs to fix things right off the bat. He said my first order of business was to completely cut out all fried foods and sweets. Fried has not been an issue at all. Sweets have been a little harder to steer clear of with the holidays. I think all in all, I've done a bang up job. I will find out at the beginning of January exactly how well I've done, but I have high hopes of impressing the doc with my progress. While concentrating on eating healthier and cutting out the bad stuff, I've lost 9 pounds. Loving that side effect. So, here's to keeping on keeping on.

Well, we had our first snow of the season a week or so ago. The weather men swore we would only see a flurry or two. We got 2-3 inches. Now, I am not a fan of cold weather, but if it is going to be cold...it should snow. I was hoping to stay in my pj's and on the couch all day, but school was open and work was too. Oh well.

He finally learned how to ride a bike! Guess what Santa's bringing?!?!