I'm DOING IT!!!!!

I'm DOING IT!!!! I think I'm really doing it!!!! After a week full of meltdown about that stupid treadmill that is sitting in the middle of the livingroom (great conversation piece, it's been), I think Cullen the Brilliant found *the* magic loophole! Here is the magic formula...ready to have your socks blown off? (HA!)(really, I know this is only exciting to me, much like the rest of my life and all the millions of little things that get me all excited). Here is The Magic Formula That Will Help Me Kick The Last Of The Eating Disorders Ass To Oblivion: One Mile In The Morning, One Mile At Night.

There. That's it! That's IT!!!! That's all there is to it! That's *only* two miles a day. I'm on day 3. One mile at a time is easy enough to do, when you know you're ONLY going a mile. That's the trick right there- it doesn't matter what the calories say, it doesn't matter how fast I run it. It's one mile, and then I'm done. I can DO that! I can DO IT! The calories don't matter! I'm not looking at those! Isn't that amazing? It's worked all weekend and today so far. We agreed that after 2 weeks of this, I can add one more mile, but doing it the same way. One mile at a time, broken up throughout the day. LIKE! Now if I would just stop eating yummy cake, it would help, I supose. HOWEVER- that's the other part of this...I will have a harder time if I'm being super concious of what I eat AND running. One thing at a time. So THERE. Bring on the cake. I'll ROLL IN IT.

Ella Fitzgerald is a rockstar.

We got the rabbit yesterday. He's super freaking cute. He's got long bangs. He is super friendly, and litter box trained, so he hangs out running around the house all day. Isn't that the best ever? So far, so good. We'll see, long run. The kids are loving him to pieces. Heather, who had him, thought he was a girl, and her name was Lilly. It's a boy, so the kids renamed him Willy. HAHHA! Willy and Willow. Match made in heaven. ;)

Willow finally moulted today. Sorry- ya'll've (new word??) probably heard about it enough but it was honestly fascinating. It's been a very long time since i was so wowwed by something that I sat with my jaw open, staring. Super freaking cool! THANK GOD Dad came over and took the old skin out for me. I'm not sure I could have done it. It keeps scaring me. I forget about it and then see it on the counter. Julia doubled over laughing when it scared me and I yelled and ran the one time. How silly am I?! I don't know where to put it where it won't scare me. I am in awe of my cool spider. I love her to pieces. She's gorgeous and fluffy now. I know, right? I'm going on and on about a stupid spider. Who seriously knew?! Not me! Jamie, Chuck and the kids came over to see it. I just adore them. OH!!! I just adore YOU! :) And you, and you.....and fine, you too. HAHAHAH!!! Seriously. Best neighbors EVER! I landed in the perfect spot!

It's my favorite, funniest, sweetest aunts birthday on Friday. I'll see her Friday. In fact, for maybe- maybe the first time ever since having 4 kids, I'm going away for the weekend without Cullen and without kids. I'm not sure I've ever done this before. It's okay to do it, isn't it? It feels weird, even though I'm very excited. I always feel like I shouldn't be gone too long. I know that it's as good for all of them as it is for me..but you know. Mommy guilt. Anyway....my aunt. She needs an I LOVE PAGE. Here I go.