I haven't updated in awhile again! I'm a bad blogger haha.. I'll probably be updating a little more now because I'm done with school until January 5th (woohoo!) We just recently decorated our house for Christmas and I have every intention of posting pics I just haven't had a free minute until now and my camera is dead until I find some batteries!

Chaya is growing up way to fast for me, she basically learns at least one new word a day, I honestly can't believe how much she's talking! And...she knows what she's talking about.. We were at church on sunday and in the row in front of us was a baby, sure enough Chaya pointed at her and said baby. When she see's Dora the Explorer, she says "Dora" when you leave she says bye, and soooooooooo many more words that I have lost count of! Today we started potty training, I wanted to wait until she could walk, but I changed my mind because I have full confidence in her that she's ready and I figure if I wait to long she won't want to do it... I think now is a good time.. We started this morning by her sitting on her potty for over an hour until she peed... then I gave her an animal cracker and told her what a good girl she was, then we put a dora sticker on her chart. Shortly after though, I put her panties on her..(That's right I said panties!!) and she was in her walker where she went poop. So...we're 1 for 1 today, not bad considering today is day one! I figure that today I have already not had to change one diaper and that my friends is what we call success!!

In other news.. my dad feel on the ice at work today and hurt his back, he's in the emergency room now, so I'm hoping that he'll get to go home soon and rest and get better. The schools in Casey got let out early today at 1:00, I don't know maybe it's worse than it looks outside but the weather doesn't seem to be very bad here, there is a little dusting of snow on the ground but thats it that I can see.. who knows, maybe driving is much worse...

I joined weight watchers, a few weeks ago, I've lost 9lbs so far, which is awesome! I have a lot more to go but I'm really confident that I can get to where I need to be. It's hard, but definitly worth it, I'm not struggling much with eating healthier because I've been working on that for the past year, but I am struggling with working out, I'm shooting for 3-4 times a week right now, I made that goal last week, so I'm hoping that this week I will too. Well, I think thats about all I'm going to write for now, I need to do some housework, I have laundry to put away and dishes to do, and of course cheerios to clean up off the dining room floor because my daughter feels the need to throw food on the floor everytime she eats... we've seriously had a time out everyday for the past week!! I'm hoping that soon she understands why I'm mad!! grrr...

Well, thats all! Merry Christmas!!!

~melissa