wow, showing some love here, folks. ;\)

Thanks for checking in on me friends. Been very busy and haven't had much to post about. That's great news, right??

I took the girls on vaca and then took a 4-day weekend to Denver for conferences and adult fun. It was a vaca from my vaca. I sure didn't realize how EXHAUSTING it would be to travel by myself with 2 young kiddos. We had a great time, but I sure didn't prepare myself for it. ;\)

As well as things are going for me (GAL, work, friends, etc), they are sucking for my sisters. All of the sudden, both of my married sisters are on the rocks. My baby sis lives with me and that's working out fabulously and she may never move \:D But now the twin and her H are majorly struggling. And I am having such a hard time with it all... I just want to stick my head in the sand b/c all of it is bringing back too many bad memories... and in addition to the PTSD, I (in my mind) tend to put myself in her H's shoes and I don't know the whole story and it just sucks. Blech. So thoughts and prayers for my sisters, if you can...

My sister in rehab is doing wonderfully, however, and that is a blessing.

My kids are surviving. They've seen a therapist on alternating weeks this summer and thank God for that. They have asked some tough questions and have really processed a lot. Still not happy... in fact quite sad, but I am getting much more adept at handling their inquiries and validating and normalizing their feelings.

So life continues to be good. I feel like I've gotten off the roller coaster and jumped onto the Tilt-A-Whirl... it's entertaining, fo sho.

Oh, and The Biggest Loser ends on Monday. Last I heard I was in the lead and X even commented the other day that I was getting 'skinny'... ok, so not skinny, but thanks. Keep your fingers crossed that I pull it off... my appetite has increased this last 2 weeks and before that I gained 2 lbs back on my 2 weeks of vaca.

Life is good.

I matter.

Me 32
xH 33
D7, D5
BOMB 9/27/06
D final 4/3/08