Update on Weight Loss

Almost forgot that I used to blog about things other than Eleanor.  Crazy huh?

I thought I would write an update on my ongoing weight loss and fitness goals.  It all started waaaaaay back before Eleanor was even a twinkle in our eyes.  In fact, it started right here with this first weight loss blog post.  I had gained a lot of weight working in sales and it finally got to a tipping point (pun intended) and I needed to do something about it.  I started Atkins and also began running.  I'll start out talking about Atkins and then move on to the running.

Atkins: Eating Low Carb

You can find out just about everything you need to know about Atkins by reading this book.  It was my bible when I first started.  Initially I started Atkins as a way to drop weight quickly to kick start my weight loss.  It ended up becoming a part of my life and I loved how it made me feel.  Essentially Atkins is a low carb diet that helps you drop weight by depriving your body of carbohydrates which your body uses for energy.  When your body doesn't have carbohydrates to run on, it goes into a state of ketosis and uses your built up fat to burn as energy.  Essentially, it just runs on your fat which is awesome because it basically puts your body on "auto-pilot".  You are burning fat when you are exercising, but you are also burning fat when you are sleeping.  The lower the carbs you take in, the more your body burns fat.  It's as easy as that.

I know, I know, you are thinking "Atkins is TERRIBLE for you!  My friend/mom/doctor/brother/cousin/2nd uncle twice removed says that you'll lose weight, but it's so high fat that you'll DIE of a heart attack almost immediately!!"  Wrong.  While it can be a high fat diet, it's mostly protein and vegetables and last time I checked, neither of those things are bad for you.  If you do it right, you can lose weight and train your body not to crave sweets.  It's as easy as that.  You don't eat sugar, you don't eat many carbs (Phase 1 is less than 30 grams of carbs a day), and you drink a lot of water.  WARNING #1: I am not a doctor or a person trained in anything health related.  This post is based on things that I have read on Atkins and my own personal experience.  As always, you should probably consult a physician before starting a diet or exercise routine of any kind.  I'm just saying that it worked great for me and it's also worked great for several people that I know.  WARNING #2:  Side effects.  For the first week that I was on Atkins, I was a GRUMPY BIATCH.  I hated everything and everyone and I was MEAN.  Sugar withdrawals will do that you.  Also, you may or may not want to stay close to a bathroom during the first week or two of changing your eating habits.  I had some.. side effects.... that required a restroom fairly frequently.  You've been warned.

For those of you wondering what I ate on most days here is a sample menu of what I eat when I am on Phase 1 of Atkins:

Breakfast:  Coffee, Hard boiled eggs with mayo, bacon.  I would often eat 2-3 hard boiled eggs and 12 slices of bacon (not joking).  You can eat as much as you want with Atkins which is a plus because you are never hungry

Snack: String Cheese and beef jerky

Lunch: Chick Fil A side salad with nuggets or a salad of any kind.  I would also sometimes eat lunch meat, cheese, and lettuce rolled up.

Snack: Pork Rinds (nom) or Celery with peanut butter (low sugar)

Dinner: Grilled chicken, spinach, broccoli, or salad.  Sometimes I would eat steak or ground beef lettuce wraps.

Mission: Become a Runner (and actually enjoy running)

A lot of people tell me "It's so nice that you love to run, I hate it!  I could NEVER be a runner!".  Well I'm here to tell you that I hated it at first as well.  I REALLY hated it.  When I first started running I couldn't even run a TENTH of a mile without being so uncomfortable and winded that I had to stop.  I made my first goal for running in July of 2009.  My goal was to run from the end of my driveway to the turn in my road which was about a third of the way around the pond in front of our old house.  I just looked it up and (are you ready for this?) it was 276 feet.  Yes, I said FEET.  It was .05 MILES!  That's a twentieth of a mile.  My first running goal was to be able to run a twentieth of a mile.  Wrap your mind around that.  Anyway, to those friends who say "I can't run!" I will tell them what my grandmother (Nanny) used to tell me when I was a kid.  "Can't never could."  Words to live by my friends.  If you say you can't, of course you won't be able to, but if you say "One day I will _______", the likelihood of it happening is MUCH higher.   With that "can do" attitude, I started out as someone who couldn't even run a twentieth of a mile and set a goal for myself.  My goal was to be able to run a mile.  I accomplished that goal in about 6 weeks.  I felt like a million bucks when I did it.  I then set another goal for myself.  I know what you are thinking, "Oh she's going to say that she wanted to run 2 miles or maybe 5 miles!". Nope.  My next goal (and this speaks volumes as to what a type A personality I have) was to run a half marathon.  13.1 miles.  Yep, that sounded like a good goal to me.  I can barely run a mile, but I'm going to go ahead and sign up for a half marathon.  I actually ended up waiting a while to find the perfect race, but I ended up signing up for the Zooma Women's Half Marathon in Bastrop, TX.  Hill country.  Novice runner.  Yikes.  Anyway, I completed the 1/2 marathon in April of 2011 when I was (unknowingly) 2 weeks pregnant with Eleanor.  Oops.  When I did the half, I had only previously ran 5 miles straight.  I am not the best at sticking to a training plan.  I figured, 6 is close to 13.1, right?  Sort of.  With the adrenaline and "herd" mentality, I was able to run the first 9-10 miles straight without stopping and I was making damn good time too.  I started getting stomach pains around mile 11 and stopped for a (ahem) restroom break.  Turns out it was probably my body's way of telling me "HEY!  LADY!  I'm trying to grow you a baby!  Stop running!!"  I ended up finishing to half in 2 hours and 50 minutes.  Not the best time in the world, but I FINISHED! 

Anyway, that was the last time I ran before giving birth to Eleanor.  I wanted to keep running, but I think a combination of being burnt out from "training" and being EXHAUSTED as you are during the first trimester, I just didn't.  I took me over a year to pick back up and it was like starting all over.  Of course after having a baby, your body is totally different, so that doesn't help either, but really... it was tough.  It took me a while to work back up to a mile, but after that I was good to run 3-4 at a time without stopping.  

Side note: There is a phenomenon known as the "Runner's High".  It is real.  And it is REALLY cool.  Just when you are ready to give up, you keep pushing on and then BOOM, you feel phenomenal and you feel like you could run forever. 

Fast forward to Fall of 2012.  School had started and I had an idea to start a staff running club at my school, Willbern Elementary.  I spoke to the P.E. teachers and my principal, and within a few weeks - voila - we had a running club!  It started out with a bang and there were a TON of people.  Slowly it trickled down to about 15 of us who consistently went.  It was such a great bonding experience which is why I'm so glad that my new principal is allowing me to start one at my new school, Snyder Elementary.  More on that later.

Really this started out as an update on my ongoing weight loss and fitness.  It veered off the tracks a bit, but I'm focusing now.  Promise.  

Okay, here goes.  I gained almost 60 lbs with my pregnancy.  60.  Lbs.  Babies do not weight 60 lbs.  About 15 of that was Eleanor (and all of the water weight, placenta, etc that goes with it), but the other 45 lbs were pure laziness and Christmas Tree Cakes.  Mmmmm Christmas Tree Cakes.... oh sorry.  Being pregnant is awesome because you think "HEY!  I get to eat whatever I.. I mean THE BABY wants!  Jackpot!"  And you think it's a free for all.  And then you wake up after the "I have a newborn!" wears off and realize... wowzers.  I'm a fatty*.  When you feel this way, you gotta do something.  Or, in my case, you can make excuses for yourself for 9 months (I have a new baby, I don't need to work out, I'm breastfeeding and my milk supply will go down if I lose weight, I'm tired, I'm too busy, It's raining outside, I don't have a gym membership, I'll start tomorrow!) and then bust your ass for 3 months to get the weight off by your self imposed 1 year deadline.  Time for some stats.

Wedding Weight - August 21, 2010:  114 lbs  I considered myself "skinny fat".  I was skinny, but not toned at all.  At 5'1" 114lbs is a good weight for me, just as long as I'm toned too.  

Pre-Eleanor Weight - April 2011: 122 lbs

With Eleanor Weight - December 2011: 175 lbs

Post Eleanor Weight - January 2012: 155 lbs

1 year "deadline" Weight - December 2012: 124 lbs

Current Weight - June 2013: Fluctuating between 118-121 lbs.

Ultimate Goal - December 2013: 110-115 lbs AND toned.

I still have a little way to go, but I work at it daily.  GymPact has been a wonderful help as well as the support of friends and family.  I'm not currently on Atkins persay, but I'm always doing a modified version of it.  If I have carbs for lunch, I won't eat as many for dinner, etc.  I'm very proud of where I am and I'm getting more toned every day.  

Here is a before and after pic:  

Before: About a month post partum - January 2012: 

And After: here is a picture of me yesterday hanging out in the back yard:

Now, granted this is a pretty flattering picture of myself, I can't remember a time when my stomach was that flat before.  I still have a pooch (Thanks Ellie!), but it's at least not a "dunlap" (Redneck word: "When your belly dunlapped over your jeans", synonym, muffin top). 

Here's to health, happiness and fitness!

*By no means do I mean that everyone over 120 lbs is a fatty, I'm just saying that depending on your body type and your own personal goals, significant weight gain can make you feel bad about yourself. Real bad.

Current Body Stats

After stepping on the scale this morning I decided I was going to go back to logging my info on here to track my progress. This is for myself to keep me accountable and also so that I can come back to this and see how I was doing down the line.

Height: 5'1"
Weight: 122.6
BMI: 23.1
Body Fat Estimate: 29%
Waist: 27"
Hips: 37.5"

I just downloaded an app from HealthStatus that tells me my BMI & Body Fat is and I'm borderline overweight. No bueno!

Today I went to the Y and did BodyPump, which I love, but I pulled my tricep so it looks like I will be running for a week or so instead of group classes.

Nothing to blog about...

I have really been having the urge to blog lately, but when I think about it I feel like I don't really have anything interesting to share with everyone. A lot of my friends and fellow bloggers are doing amazing things right now (Alyson has started an awesome fashion/sewing blog, SB is blogging about her new cooking endeavors, other friends are blogging about pregnancy or kids) and I feel like the things that I am doing really aren't that interesting. Having said that- I will now blog about all of the uninteresting but "important-to-me" things I am doing right now - ha!

1. I found a wedding dress! Actually I found three and it was a super hard decision to make, but I finally made my decision and this past Thursday, my mother ordered my "dream dress" for me. Email or facebook if you want to see pics because I obviously can't put them on here for fear that Case might see.
2. I found bridesmaids dresses! They are from Jcrew and are freaking adorable. I have never shopped at Jcrew, but I found these in the magazine Southern Weddings and fell in love. Here is the picture from the magazine that inspired me to choose them.
They will be grey (like in the picture) and Casey and his groomsmen will be wearing grey suits with black ties also inspired from a photo in Southern Weddings:
I know the grey sounds very dreary and not very summer like, but our accent colors and flowers are so bright and cheery I thought having a basic, elegant color for bridesmaids would be perfect and also something that the girls will WANT to wear again!

3. We secured our photographer! I have been stalking Lauren Clark for about 4 years now and I am obsessed with her style of photography. If you are in need of a wedding/engagement photographer - I definitely recommend her. I know several people who have used her and absolutely love her.

4. My friend from high school, college, ZTA, and also a fellow CFISD teacher Jennifer moved in with us this month and Casey and I are loving having a room mate! Jennifer's fiance got transferred to San Antonio in December, so Jennifer had a tough decision to make- quit her 3rd grade teaching job mid December, or stay with us through January to finish up the 9 weeks. She obviously chose the latter and we are so excited to get to spend some time with her before she officially moves to SA. Yesterday she and I had a girls day where we went to Boot Camp at the Y at 7am, then came home and made breakfast, then got our nails done, then went to David's Bridal, then went to get a spray tan, then went shopping and FINALLY got home around 6. That's almost 12 hours of running errands, but we had a lot of fun hanging out. Unfortunately I wasn't thinking and took ZERO pictures while we were out. Probably a good thing since we had no makeup on and looked like spray tanned thugs in our loose clothes (couldnt mess up the spray tan!). Casey and I will be sad to see her go at the end of the month, but it was definitely fun having a room mate one last time.

5. My wonderfully talented next door neighbor, Krissy Alexander took our first round of engagement photos. You can catch a sneak peek on her website and on my facebook wall! We are so excited to see the whole collection. I will post some as soon as we get them!

6. I am back on Atkins and have already lost 3 lbs. As hard as it is to adhere to eating so few carbs or sugar, I have enjoyed feeling the way this diet makes me feel. I am also working out several times a week now and am SO sore from boot camp today. Seriously, more sore than I have ever been in my entire life. Today Jennifer and I are going to the Y to work out and then a yoga class at 4. I am so glad we are off tomorrow!!

7. I have stuck to most of my New Year's Resolutions, but one that I am really trying to stick to is cooking more and cooking more advanced meals. Lately I have made the following: pizza frittata (amazing), slow cooker mexican chili soup (also amazing), seasoned chicken thighs in the slow cooker (not that amazing, but still good), garlic chicken with sauteed spinach (my new signature dish- no recipe!), and tonight Jennifer and I are going to try to make SB's pesto chicken, asparagus, and sweet potato fries - yum! We can't wait!

Today is lazy Sunday and laundry day. Hopefully I will remember to take more pictures this week! That is my goal - someone please keep me honest!

Hello 2010!

Well, we survived NYE 2009 and on to the New Year! Last night we went to Amanda and Mike Vesely's house for an intimate gathering of close friends. It was really great to ring in the new year with good friends and good food. We had a fire going outside in the fire bowl and we made smores and did fireworks. Good times! Today Casey and I have been putting up Christmas decorations and cleaning the house. It's so nice to have a clean house to start the year off with. So speaking of the New Year... here are some of my resolutions:

1. Be a better house keeper - I am a very organized person but not very tidy. I need to work on this.

2. Cook more. And not just easy recipes either.. I mean really learn how to cook without measuring.

3. Take more pictures and blog more. I used to take pictures CONSTANTLY and I'm not sure what happened, but I miss having those memories recorded. Must take more pictures this year!

4. Be more positive. I am by nature a very cynical, sarcastic person and this can sometimes put people off. I need to have a more positive, literal mindset.

5. And of course... Get into better shape. Not just for the wedding.. for me and for Casey. As long as Casey has known me I have not been as athletic as I used to be in high school and I want that to change. I had a dream last night about doing something that I used to loooooooove doing and that's inline skating. I need to work on getting into better shape and just being more active all around. Instead of having girls nights where we just sit around and watch bad reality television, maybe I will see if we can do fun workout classes or boot camps? Or at least go biking, skating, or walking together. Anything to get my butt off the couch!

I have a good feeling about 2010, and not just because this is the year I will become Mrs. Sarah Page (<--- have never typed/written this before- WEIRD!). I think the Lord has a lot in store for me, my family, and my friends and I can't wait to see what that is. I hope everyone had a great New Year's Eve and has a wonderful, blessed 2010. Here are some pictures from last night:

My NYE outfit:

More blessings and back on the wagon

This week I decided that I absolutely had to be back on the wagon and focused on this weight loss. I luckily did not gain anything back and have lost an additional pound recently but I still have a ways to go. I want to lose an additional 5 lbs by Halloween and then the other 3-5 lbs by Christmas. I will post some more "after" pictures soon and my measurements.

Yesterday I worked at Loft (Ann Taylor Loft) from 8:30-12:00 and I just have to say that I really love working there so far. The clothes are fabulous, my bosses are wonderful, and my coworkers are very nice. Having never shopped at Loft before now I am so impressed by the quality of the material and the quality of the fit of all of the clothing. I bought three pairs of jeans yesterday as well as a dress, a cardigan, and an ADORABLE slouchy "grandpa" sweater that looks soooo cute with skinny jeans. Speaking of which I finally can fit into skinny jeans and not look like a sausage - haha- YAY! I am very excited about being back in retail and honing my love of fashion again. I will definitely have to watch my spending though- I want everything in the store!

After getting off of work I had a text from Katie (Casey's sister) and she was back from her fabulous Mexican cruise. She was downtown so I went and picked her up and we had a nice time hanging out and catching up. Last night the whole Page family went to dinner and silly me - I didn't get any pictures! What is wrong with me? I used to be a complusive picture taker and now I forget! We went to Guadalajara's and it was wonderful as usual.

This morning I have been hanging out around the house and getting some "to-do"s done. I took Riley out for a run/extended walk and we ended up being out for an hour walking and running around the neighborhood. When we got back I felt bad that Zach didn't get to go so he and I went for a leash training session around the pond and back. He did really well and I'm excited that he's finally getting better on the leash.

Now I'm off to have lunch with Andi at Chick-Fil-A and then tanning. More later!

A new look for the blog and "off the wagon"....

So if you haven't noticed- the blog got a new look! I finally went to thecutestblogontheblock.com and sifted through hundreds of backgrounds before finding this one- which is perfect! It's supposedly a Christmas-y background, but I think it's cute for everyday. I was getting kind of bored with the 10 background offered by blogger so on to better and prettier things!

As you might have noticed, I haven't blogged about my weight loss in over a week and that's because I have kind of fallen off the wagon a bit. I still haven't had much bread per say, but I have been cheating with tortillas and tortilla chips a little. This weekend when Dad came in we were eating out so much that the temptation was just too much for me to handle and I gave in - boo! So yesterday morning I was back on the wagon and eating right again. The working out thing hasn't been what it should be and I haven't really ran or worked out since last Thursday -EEK! I am planning on going to the gym sometime today and getting my butt back in gear. I think I have worked really hard to lose the first five pounds, but it hasn't been enough and I need to work even harder to lose the 5-8 more lbs I want to lose. I keep telling myself with all of the time I am going to have that I should be doing 2-a-days (working out in the morning and again in the afternoon), but saying something and doing it are two very different things. Maybe I will work out today and then try two-a-days tomorrow? We'll see...

Today I have a lot of stuff on my agenda, but nothing really of consequence. I need to give Riley a B-A-T-H and clean around the house some more, but there's a ton of little things in between that I need to do as well. For some reason I am really missing my family right now and I'm not sure if it's that I have all of this time on my hands now or if I am not seeing them enough, but it sucks. All I want to do right now is hang out with my family, especially Jen, Chris, and Abby. I miss you guys SO much - you have no idea. I am very excited that Chris got promoted to Sergeant though and they will FINALLY be able to move in the next year or two. YAY!! Here's the little girl that I miss so much:


Okay well I'm off to do housework and run more errands!

Weight Loss Week 3, Happy Birthday to me, and more!

Birthday Flowers from Grayson and his mom- thanks guys!

Holy geez I can't believe it's only been a week since I last blogged- so much has happened! Last Wednesday was my birthday and although I didn't really have a very good day that day (except my kids all made me cards and one of them sent me flowers to work - so cute!), last weekend was amazing! On Friday I got off 2 hours early and headed up to Longview to hang with the fam and of course to see my beautiful cousin Jen and my adorable God daughter Abby. On Friday night Daddy and I went shopping for a while and then out to eat for my birthday at Red Lobster (we always go there because Casey doesn't eat seafood so that's the only time I get it!) and had a nice time hanging out and talking about everything that is going on in our lives right now. Being on the Atkin's diet has really changed my outlook on food and being healthy and I kind of feel like I've drank the Atkin's "kool-aid". I love talking to people about it and this weekend Daddy and my mom decided to do it and try to get healthy. It's such an easy diet because you can eat as much as you want as long as it's the right thing. My parents and my biggest problem with food is that we are always hungry or we just eat out of habit or boredom. With this diet we can still do that AND lose weight- it's perfect! Getting over not having carbs or sugar has been pretty tough for us, but it's so worth it. After eating and talking Daddy and I went to Wal Mart to get him stocked up on Atkin's approved food. On Saturday Daddy and I got up early and I made eggs and bacon for breakfast. We then went on a quest to find a suit for me to wear to my interview this week (oh yeah I forgot to mention that! I have an interview at Cy-Fair ISD on Wednesday, July 29th! YAY!!). So we went to Dillards, but before we went in I decided to peruse the sidewalk shoe sale. Boy am I glad I did! I found an ADORABLE pair of Coach wedge sneakers type shoes AND a pair of Cole Haan flats that are perfect for teaching BOTH FOR $9.99!! They were both originally $160-$175 each so that's over $300 in shoes for $20.00! That kind of thing NEVER happens to me! Aren't they cute??

After the initial excitement of finding awesome shoes IN MY SIZE for cheap we went on to find a suit. After trying on several not-so-great looking suits we finally settled on a grey Gianni Bini pant suit. It looks really great on and I'm super excited about my interview! Keep me in your prayers please!

Saturday afternoon Mom and I went shopping for my birthday gift - a new pair of running shoes. After getting my new iPhone I really wanted a pair of the Nike Plus shoes that have the thing in the bottom that tracks your workouts and runs. We found a really cute pair at Kohl's and I loooove them. My Pumas were getting a little worn out, plus Zach got a hold of them and chewed up the back quite a bit. I haven't gotten the chip to put in them yet, but that's the next step. At least they are comfortable!

Saturday evening Mr. Paul and Mom took me out to eat for my birthday at this AMAZING steakhouse out in the middle of nowhere- Avinger, Tx. It's called Five D Steakhouse and if you ever get a chance to eat there I highly recommend it. The steak was great and the restaurant was so cute! Apparently people drive from all around to eat there and I can see why - it was awesome! Here's me and Mom at the steakhouse:



After eating Mom and I headed to Kyle and Serina's wedding at The Reserve in Longview where my cousin Jen was a bridesmaid and my God daughter Abby was a flower girl. It was a very nice wedding but BOY was it hot! They apparently didn't open the place up early to turn the AC on so it was sweltering inside and out before and during the wedding and during most of the reception. Jen and Abby looked adorable as usual (except for those cowboy boots you had to wear Jen!) and the reception was fun. I cheated a little on the diet by having a tiny piece of grooms cake but it was DEFINITELY worth it! It was some variation of Black Forest cake and it was delicious! After the reception Jen and I and a bunch of people I hadn't seen since I was 12 years old went to McCann Street Grill to hang out. I found out that vodka has no carbs so my new drink of choice is a vodka w/ water. Not the most delicious thing, but at least it's healthy. Here are some pics from the wedding:

Kyle and his bride Serina

The beautiful Jen
Me and Abby in her flower girl tutu

On Sunday I got up and made Daddy breakfast and Mom came over early to join us. After that Mom and I went to get Jen and my Aunt Karen their birthday gifts and headed out to Meme and Papaw's to celebrate. It's so nice to get to go out there because before I went to college Jen and I were there on a weekly basis. Here's a picture of me and Meme and Papaw at the wedding:



After the party I headed home and so far this week has been pretty great! Monday was Superhero day so I put on some tights and a red tshirt and taped an "i" to the front of the shirt and I was "Mrs. Incredible" or "Elastigirl" not sure which one because I've never seen the movie, but it was better than wearing my Wonder Woman costume and getting weird looks at the library and other places I had to run errands to on my lunch break. Here's a picture of me and Maggie who dressed up as Violet, Lexie and Andrew who were Batman and Batgirl, and a group picture of all of us at Main Even bowling:



Yesterday I spent the entire evening working on my teaching portfolio and I think it looks pretty great. A big thank you goes out to Jennifer Mawer and Katie Freed for helping me so much with this! Also thanks to Daddy and Mom, to my friends at TWYLA for supporting me through all of this and of course thanks to Casey for supporting me through everything this past year. Love you all!

Okay and now for the weight loss:

I am feeling fantastic and have been getting up and running almost every morning at 5:30 or earlier. Riley has been coming with me and is really enjoying it (not to mention losing a pound or two himself!). I have lost about 8 inches overall and 5 lbs. Here are my measurements and pics:

Bust: 33"
Stomach: 32 1/2"
Waist: 26 1/4"
Hips: 37 1/4"
Right Thigh: 21 1/2"
Right Calf: 12 3/4"
Left Thigh: 21"
Left Calf: 12 1/2"
Right Upper Arm: 10"
Left Upper Arm: 10"

Weight: 122 lbs


Needless to say I am showing lots of improvement in endurance, overall shape, and feeling a lot better. Yay for getting in shape and having an interview this week!

Work and an update on the diet

So I started Atkins on Wednesday and yesterday I had full on symptoms of ketosis (the state you need to be in to lose weight) I feel a lot lighter and have already started losing some mass (possibly water weight but hey I'll take it!). I decided I'm going to follow it as close as I can but that I'm not going to miss out on things like having a tiny slice of birthday cake (or half a cupcake today for Lexie's birthday!) but I won't be drinking for a few weeks - not that I drink much to begin with but I'm completely cutting out the glass of wine I have with dinner sometimes and absolutely no beer. I figure it's only three weeks and I can totally handle doing without something for that long. Yesterday I was super fatigued and really irritable, but today I'm much less irritable and not as fatigued. Today is the 9th birthday of one of my kids- Lexie - so I've been letting her do some stuff that the other students aren't doing and one of the things she asked if she could do was go to the workroom and do math with me. Isn't that weird? I hated math when I was her age, but I of course said yes so here I am in the workroom listening to Lexie and Lindsay solve multiplication problems! Good times. Anyway I just thought I would write a little update! More later!