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Sorry, I haven't posted pictures lately because I have temporarily lost the battery charger to our digital camera. I think I actually put it back where it belongs and can't remember where that spot is. :) AHHH!!! Anyway... pictures will be returning sooner than later, hopefully. We had a good weekend. I went to a few yard sales on Saturday morning and found a bunch of maternity clothes! (NO, I'm not hinting at anything!) Maternity clothes are just so expensive, so when I find cute ones for 50 cents & $1 I just have to get them. And surprisingly, Tony understood my logic on this one. Normally he is not a fan of me buying things that we have to store. :) That was really the only thing I got -- had to head home early to help our friends move. Jason and Jen (Kaiya is at their house when I am at work) moved into a house this weekend! They were so excited to get in a bigger place. And it worked out perfect because Sherry (Kaiya's babysitter) watched AJ & Kaiya at my house so that we could move without having to worry about them getting in the way. :) I got home in time to play with Kaiya a little bit before bedtime and then just chilled the rest of the night. I think Tony & I fell asleep at 9:30. :)

Sunday was a good day too. Kaiya played a great April Fool's Day joke on me. While I was getting her into her carseat I let her hold my keys. Once she was buckled in, I grabbed the keys from her and tossed them into the front seat. I shut her door and went to open my door and *GASP* the door is locked. She had locked the car w/ the remote buttons. My cell phone inside the car, my keys inside the car, my BABY inside the car. Fortunately, my neighbors were still home and I was able to call Tony. Only I tried like 6 times and he didn't answer. He was on his way to a seminar at school. I got ahold of Ruthie and had her try Tony's phone. I was afraid he wasn't picking up because he didn't recognize my neighbor's number. Ruthie got him and he came home to rescue us!

I had a productive day after church. I visited with a friend I hadn't seen in about a year, went to Trader Joe's, got Kaiya down for her nap and headed outside to work in the yard. I was able to pot a couple planters for Ruthie and then attempt to plant some petunia & allysum seeds that I bought. I haven't ever planted from seeds before, so we'll see if they grow. :) But for 10 cents a packet I don't have much to lose if they don't come up. After that I had time to mow about 3/4 of the front yard before Kaiya woke up from her nap. We went for a walk through the cemetary next door -- which I know is weird, but it has the perfect balance of hill & straight and nice paved path for the stroller. And it's really quiet. :) After Tony got home we convinced him to take us to the park and had such a good time. Unfortunately I didn't have my camera, but Kaiya was so wide-eyed and giggly the entire time. She loved watching the big kids, going on the swing with Daddy, and the merry-go-round with Mama. It was great. I think it was just as much fun for Tony and I seeing Kaiya so happy.

We have made it halfway through the cleanse. And I'm happy to report that I am wearing one of the pairs of pants that I couldn't get on last Sunday. I've also lost 7 lbs! So I'm glad that I decided to do this with Tony. It's been a great exercise in self-control and discipline that I really needed. And I really do feel better. I was able to go without make-up several days last week (I think because of my skin looking better and glowing a bit more because of my healthy body). But I forgot to ask Tony about that. Anyway, one more week of veggies and fruits and then we will add a small portion of meat for the third week. Oh! And I thought this was neat -- Tony has discovered that he really likes sweet potatoes! I made some oven-baked sweet potato fries and he seasoned them with southwest & cajun seasonings and LOVED them. He said even when this is done he wants those instead of the normal potato wedges we have. :) So that has been fun to learn something new & healthy that he likes.