Drum Roll Please, Ladies and Gentlemen...It's Your Highs and Lows List!

Highs:

• Reading a new book about exercise science and body function that is changing my views of exercise and its role in weight loss and overall health.
• Successfully singing a solo in two simultaneous church functions (and by successful, I mean there was not too much armpit sweating and shaking).
• Meeting with several other women in a "power of Moms" circle and feeling very much inspired and rejuvenated.
• Getting a cute haircut.
• Buying a new food processor.
• Getting a shout-out from H's teacher and an invitation for him to enter the "gifted and talented" program.
• Loving the beautiful 70 degree weather.
• Running as a family.
• Tweaking the Oatmeal-scotchies recipe with my new understanding of acidity vs. alkalinity and finding out that it works. Eureka!
• Buying a new spring dress.
• Taking the time to observe lizards, turtles, fish, ducks, geese, and rabbits in the neighborhood with my little ones.
• Enjoying the hilarious (and, sometimes disturbingly realistic) observations of a three-year-old male.
• Sending A off to nursery.
• Successfully navigating a week of stress and new horizons.
• Enjoying dinner time with Daddy an extra hour early because of Daylight savings time.
• Watching the boys discover the joys of cousins!
• Fleshing out my ideas for the "vegetables are sexy" website.
• Basking in some short bursts of time with extended family.
• Hitting my all-time lowest weight so far. One more down, 9 to goal.
• Reveling in the simplicity of my quiet little life in this quiet little town.
• Making memories exploring the shore of a local lake and discovering all sorts of treasures on our Friday Family Venture.
• Reconnecting by reminiscing with Aaron until 1:30 a.m.
• Sneaking in carrots and garlic to E's beloved rice dish, calling it "orange rice," and getting rave reviews from the crowd. E eating veggies in any form = Mommy, win! 
• Enjoying New Beginnings from the sidelines, mostly.
• Standing at the top of the overpass with the boys, waving to semi-truck drivers and watching the excitement on their faces when the drivers wave or honk back.
• Appreciating the sustaining power of good women and good friends.
• Discovering new make-up tricks from some of the best women around. (Hold and count to 15.)
• Getting a surprise offer for free babysitting from a woman in our ward.

Lows:

• Hearing A's screaming in nursery for most of Sunday School.
• Living on the edge of the grocery budget for every week after the first of the month.
• Eating an entire bag (900 Kcal) of "circus peanuts" on our Friday Family Venture.
• Also eating a lot of nutter butters and popcorn on said family venture.
• Ok, fine, and eating a lot of the Oatmeal-scotchie cookie dough and brownie dough and what-have-you.
• Passed my "goal weight" date without achieving "goal weight" for the third time this year.
• Spending $70 on a meal at the "best restaurant in town" and eating the equivalent of a grade B dinner--sticking to dinner at home from now on.
• Only losing one pound. One. Measly. Pound.
• Failing to observe when I gave offense to someone.
• Being called to task for said offense.
• Fumbling over an embarrassing haircut experience, causing me to tip the "beautician" a whopping 50% ("You should come back in a month and we will have hairpieces you can try..." Ummmm. Ok.)
• Meaning to, but not exercising.