WOW! It's been a while!

Realized this morning while I was working out that I haven't blogged in a while. Had quite a time remembering passwords to get back on here.
So much has happened since I last blogged. Steve had surgery on his neck & was off work for a while. It was nice having a house-husband, lol! I worked nights so he was a big help. His brother was with us at that time too.
In May of 2013 we bought a home closer to town. Not saying we didn't love our little house, but it was a bit cramped & no storage. We had the privilege  to rent-to-own the little house so when we bought the other house we gave that chance to someone else. Our little house had 900 sq ft & the
new house has almost 2400! Having that much room took some getting used too but we LOVE the big kitchen in the new house!
My grandmother passed away in 2012 at the age of 99! Such a void was left in our lives but we
know she's in a much better place. My Aunt JoAnn & Uncle Floyd passed away too.
Steve's brother moved back to Arizona in 2013 & was doing very well until recently so he is back
with us.
I started taking Plexus in Dec. of last year. Though I have lost weight using it I'm not totally satisfied with the amount of weight I have lost. I totally take the blame for that. I wasn't drinking the amount of water I needed to be drinking. Anyone who knows me knows how much pop I drank so it was
hard to drink water. I have quit drinking pop (tho every now & then I will have a sprite). I bought an elliptical & was working out, tho sporadically!I do seem to have more energy tho. In July of this year I got serious about working out on it. I started out doing a couple of minutes a day. I am now up to 25 min. a day. I was listening to music while working out & loved it. Last week I rigged my Kindle up to the elliptical & now read while I work out. Seems like the workout goes faster when I'm reading as opposed to music. Don't know why that is.
Steve & I tried our hand at recovering some dining room chairs over the weekend & are patting ourselves on the back at how well they turned out!
We enjoy sitting out on the decks on Sat & Sun mornings listening to the birds & watching the hummingbirds while drinking our coffee.
I quit my job with mental health. I know, I know, some people think that was a stupid move. I found one of my consumers dead one evening & realized how short life is. This guy was my age. I now sit with an older gentleman from 2-10 Mon-Fri.
I'm going on an Alaskan cruise in May of next year! My Mom & my best friend Karin are going too.
I'm excited & nervous at the same time!