Long Overdue Update

I'm so sorry that it's been so long since I've updated this blog. I know what you're thinking -- what happened to the twice a week plan?

Just totally and completely overwhelmed by everything that has to get done, so haven't had much time to update.

I'll do this update in bullet point format since there's a lot to cover:

-Weight loss continues to go well. I'm still averaging about 2-3 pounds a week, even though I'm on healthy solutions now instead of the very low calorie diet. I'm no longer under the dr's supervision. I have 3 shakes or cereals, 2 entrees and at least 5 fruits and vegetables each day. So basically i'm eating normally. Still exercising as much as i can, but we've been busier than usual, so that takes a toll on that.
-Harrison's big southern california soccer tournament FINALLY took place last weekend. It was hectic because Jacob and Michela had a lot of stuff too, so they stayed with my mom for the weekend, which worked out well and she and they enjoyed it, but lining up different people to pick them up and drop them off for all of their stuff was incredibly difficult. And we couldn't stay overnight anyway because it was the bar mitzvah party of a good friend, but it worked well.
-It's good that it was an honor to get to go, because it was demoralizing there! They went into it being undefeated. In the tournament they lost 5-0, 5-1 and then 12-1. pretty brutal.
-Jacob and Michela both made the talent show and are having fun at the practices.
-Harrison made the middle school musical but didn't get the part that he wanted the most (Gaston.) He got a good part (Maurice, the dad, plus some "extra roles,") but was disappointed at first. He's over it now
-Softball and baseball both started and are going well
-Marlon was in DC and had a good trip
-I have a huge work project, which is good, but it's due April 10th, which is bad. can you believe it? what were the odds? the day before the Bar Mitzvah! But i'm working on both night and day and telling marlon that he needs to help pick up the slack with regular household stuff. like today he spent the whole day with michela at her opening day for softball while harrison and i did bar mitzvah stuff before his baseball game.
-bar mitzvah planning is going well, there's just so much left to do and i can't believe it's in 5 short weeks. for an update on that, if you're interested, check out the bar mitzvah blog at www.harrisonsbarmitzvah.blogspot.com. I'm actually way more creative and artistic than I thought and am having fun designing table centerpieces, name cards, etc.

Ok, times up. It's almost 11 p.m. but it's daylight savings time tonight, so it's really almost midnight. I have about 10 more small bar mitzvah tasks to do and then i need to go to sleep!