Monday... the start to many things....

This Monday the Saige & Wil start school. Part of me is relieved but I also know this will be a very hetic week. As of Thursday Wil still didn't have a first grade teacher. The principal had a hundred applications but hadn't hired anyone yet, oh yeah... we also have a new principal this year. The third principal in the last three years. Anyway, not only do we not know who his teacher is but he/she doesn't know that they will have a handicapped student either. Wil's assistant from last year (gives him tube feedings & toiletry issues) is not there this year and they haven't hired anyone yet. Once they do hire someone I'll have to go in and train them. The school nurse called me and she will be there Monday but after that I'm not sure what is going to happen. I will of course go in and help, but the school system is suppose to make sure this gets handled. Anyhow....the first week will be a bit stressful I think. Asher doesn't start pre-school until Sept. 8th. His teacher will be visiting our home on Monday to get to know him. We will take him into his class the next week to check it out and then after that we will have a 'mock' day and his classmates (& their parents) will be there too. Ahhhh.......the beginning of school......busy, busy, busy!

Monday is also the start of our weight loss challenge. Bryan & I are challenging Gary & Lisa (friends of ours) to a weight loss challenge. We are not quite sure what the losers will do, maybe treat the winners to date, I'm not sure. We will weigh in Monday and again at 45 days and then again at 90 days. The highest percentage of weight lost will dictate the winners. So my goal for 90 days is 50 pounds. ( Believe me , I could lose more than that, but I need a goal.) I'm suppose to handle the food and Bryan is going to handle our work out regiment. This should be fun..... I'm joking!! This is totally going to suck!!!! Working out with Bryan might be fun, but I hate trying to come up with new things to eat, let alone healthy things. Last fall we tried to lose weight and we were rather successful, until I quit smoking and had foot surgery and couldn't walk for over 9 weeks, I ended up gaining back what I lost and then some. Anyway, we did get burned out on eating virtually the same thing all the time. It's not bad until your third or fourth week, and then , blahhhhh. So this time I am going to try something a little different. I'm not going to share it unless it works! Cheer us on!!! Not that I care if we win, I just want to lose the weight!!

I will try to weigh myself weekly or bi-weekly and keep the 'tracker' updated!