I just got a friendly reminder to update, and since it's been 8 months, I figured I had better.  The last few months have been a struggle for me weightwise.  We have been traveling a lot and I have been grazing way too much.  I had put on 15 lbs, but have now taken off 5 of that.  I am determined to get back to 145 lbs.  This surgery has been a miracle for me, but, if I am not diligent, I will gain the weight back.

Except for gaining the weight, this has been a great year so far.  My youngest son had a great year in school both in his studies and his athletics.  He plays football, basketball and does track and every season went very well.  He actually got 1st in the shot put at the Washington State Track Championships and got 4th in the discus.  We were so proud of him.  I was very proud of my husband too, as he coaches him.  Our oldest son got a great job using his degree (architecture) and moved home so he can pay off his school loans.  He loves his job and it is great to see him being so successful.  Our daughter also recently moved home so she could pay off some medical bills.  She is very sweet and fun to have around.  It is wonderful having the family together, although it's a bit crowded since we got used to the older 2 being gone.

Well, that's all that has been going on in my life.  I will update more often from now on.