a feel good mom moment

I still need to do other posts, but I just had to post this. This was my interaction with Coleman tonight.

Coleman: Mom, today at school they gave us chocolate chip cookies.

Mom: That sounds yummy.

C: Ya, but I pulled this piece off the wrapper. (He then fishes this small piece of plastic wrapper out of his pocket and holds it up for me to see.)
C: That's so not true! Yours are WAY better!

M: Thanks Coleman. (I gave him a big hug and kiss. He really does know how to make his mom feel good.)

quick rundown

Much has happened over the last couple of weeks. I'd like to give more detail, so I'm going to need to do several posts. But for now, I just want to assure my friends and family that I am still here, and I haven't given up on my blog.

I finished my diet--35 days, 20 pounds, 4 inches just off my waist. Yes, I'm way excited. More on that soon.

I flew to Utah and attended Womens' Conference at BYU with Dixie, my mother-in-law (who treated us all to this fabulous experience), and Garrett's 3 sisters--Marci, Teresa and Angela. Lyn couldn't come :( It was an incredible conference, one I hope to attend more in the future. More on that later.

While I was in Utah, Dixie's mom, Grandma Swallow or GG as my kids call her, suffered a massive stroke and died a few days later at home. So our whole family drove to Salt Lake for the funeral last week. Unfortunately we had to miss my cousin's wedding, but we were glad that we could be there for Grandpa and for Dixie. More on the funeral later.

Claire's rabbit, Pippy died last night. We don't know why. We're about to go have a funeral service in our back yard. Then we're probably headed to the pound to find a new lucky rabbit.