i've been busy, that's why...

i haven't blogged in a while. lots has been going on:

• janelle is getting ready to graduate in june. so there is lots going on with her. she has been to fbla state and placed 1st in her category. she is going to nationals for the 3rd year in a row. hopefully 3rd time is the charm! janelle has also gotten a couple of scholarships that will help towards costs. she is applying for more by the day. i think she has a good chance of having most, if not all, of her first year of college taken care of. that is a huge relief for the both of us. she was worried about not having enough money for school. i told her if all else fails, we can always apply for student loans. that's what they are there for.
• janelle is going to try out for a competitive cheerleading squad again. she found one up near where she is going to college. they have try outs this thursday. we're driving up so she can strut her stuff. she's been taking tumbling classes again and has basically gotten back to where she was a couple of years ago. she thought she'd give it a shot and see. she is trying out for the open squad which is 18+. i would love to see her compete again. she's so good at it. too bad the politics and money got in the way before!
• i have met my 10% weight loss goal for weight watchers! i met it on st. patty's day. it definitely gave me a renewed sense of self. i've worked hard and i'm very proud of what i've accomplished so far. i've set my next 10% goal and have been thinking about what my final goal will be. my weight watchers leader said i can set my final goal at any time. right now i'm taking it 10% at a time. those are not as overwhelming to me so i think it will work.
• i started going to water aerobics again, which i think i mentioned last time i blogged. if i didn't, i'm going...lol. i'm really enjoying the class. my goal is to attend 3 classes per week unless something prevents me from going. i've added little extras in when we are doing the routine. for example, when the rest of the class is doing stationary karate kicks, i'm doing the kickboxing kicks like we did when i took at the ymca. i'm trying to pick up my cardio and do more fat burning moves. i found a water aerobics book on clearance at barnes and noble this weekend. it has some good info to help me add to my workout. i'm going to buy lionel a copy too so he can have additional reference materials. he said tonight he's ready to change the routine again. the one we're doing is getting a little stale.
• work is crazy, but i'm learning stuff. i don't want to get bogged down in the negative aspect of part of my job. let's just say i'm persevering. what doesn't kill you, makes you stronger, right?

i'm going now. i hope everyone is doing well!! i'm going to try to catch up on blog-reading here soon.