Like Sands Through An Hour Glass...

Hello friends, hope all are doing well. Time seems to pass so quickly anymore. My last post was June 5th prior to going to Holiday World. To sum up Holiday World, the kids had a good time despite problems with the hotel and eating facilities the first night. Holiday World itself was wonderful. The girls loved to play at the water park and enjoyed what rides they were able to ride due to their size. That night, Alexa developed a high fever with strep, scarlet fever, and strawberry tongue. She was miserable for several days.


Speaking of time passing quickly, the girls turned 5 on Saturday. I can not believe it. On Saturday, we had an outdoor party at my mother’s house. We had a small 15’ diameter pool set up, many tables and chairs, a play set, and much more. The kids and adults all had a fun time. Needless to say, I am exhausted still. Our house is still trashed from the preparation that we had to do in combination with the toys and stuff we had to bring back home. Hopefully, tonight we will be able to do some massive cleaning.

Tonight, if my state legislatures do not pass a budget, I will be without a job tomorrow. That is until something is rectified. I would say welfare and food stamps here I come, but if a state shutdown is in effect, I will not be able to get these services. This brings new meaning to the song by Lee Greenwood, “If tomorrow all the things were gone, I’d worked for all my life. And I had to start again with just my children and my wife.” I am not worried though. True, I do not trust any politician to think of anyone other than themselves, I do think there will be some sort of budget past tonight.

Santa Claus, Here We Come!!!

Santa Claus, Indiana that is. We are going to Holiday World. We will be staying at Santa’s Lodge. While I am excited to be going, I am not excited about the drive there or back. 3 hours stuck in a car with (almost) 5 year olds. Though, I believe we can keep them occupied.


In case you were wondering, my Weight Watchers journey has been doing poorly. I am failing at journaling and during the two weeks surrounding Memorial Day, I gained 4.2 pounds. If you remember, I lost 4 pounds prior. That means, I was .2 pounds higher than my starting weight. That stinks. This morning, I decided to check out the points that I ate yesterday. I totaled around 52+ points. Most of it, 34 points was just on dinner. I had a culvers double cheeseburger deluxe with cheese curds. No wonder I am having problems. With my trip this weekend to Holiday World, I am going to be eating out a lot. Wish me luck as I enter unknown food establishments and buy food. Hopefully, I will be making some good decisions instead of poor ones. FYI - If you would like to find out the WW points on food you are buying from restaurants, I would suggest going to www.dwlz.com. This is a good site, if you have access to the internet. For a portable version, I would suggest the book produced and sold by Weight Watchers. It is a convenient side and has most of the chain restaurants in them.

As for my depression, I have been having some ups and downs lately. I am considering changing from Lexapro to maybe Cymbalta to see if it can help my drowsiness and also provide an appetite suppressant as a side effect.

Hugz,

Daddy Scotty