it's been a while....

Well, I have to admit, I haven't been on here at all in quite some time because I find it to be a major distraction! I just get so sucked into, not just my own, but all the other blogs on here that have such great information. When I am completely jobless and our business is sustaining itself well, I will most definitely be a regular.

For now, I just want to update what's been going on around here. Sadie is now almost 2 1/2 and such a riot! She's talking a lot - in fact, I don't even think about it anymore. We have some pretty serious discussions at times (usually surrounding when we'll have a tea party, which stuffed friend or doll she's going to bring in the car, or what she wants to look at when we're at the mall). Right now we're a couple days out from a nasty cold she had which led me to a minor breakdown in the chiropractor's office. I took her there instead of the pediatrician - with some prodding from Aaron - because I didn't just want her pumped full of antibiotics, and I am sooooo glad I did! She's on an immune booster and after just 1 more day of fever, she's back to bouncing around like she always is. I'm sold - I feel like I should send him flowers and a card.

Aside from that, I am finally breaking my plateau with weight loss. Part of it has to do with the change in our diet. Aaron has gone about 90% gluten-free and we're really putting a focus on cutting sugar and processed foods out of out diet. It's helped a ton. I feel a lot better and, like I said, I've been the exact same weight for almost a year with no luck dropping until we made those changes and now I'm down 5 pounds! My first goal is 10 more pounds by the end of February and then I'll see where I want to go.

I'm off for now! Things to do and books to read and cartoons to watch with my kiddo....