I couldn't wait to get off work today! Actually I can't wait for Friday, because I am totally over this week.

So today after work, Mark told me I could try my hand at cutting the grass with his new toy. I was super excited. I have never ran a zero turn mower and I couldn't wait to cut the grass. Let's just say for a uncoordinated person like myself it wasn't very easy. Mark was shaking his head at me and finally I just got off the lawn mower and told him to finish mowing Mom's grass. I am good at everything!!! I was so ill I walked back down to the house and sat on the couch and pouted like a little kid! When Mark got back home he asked what was wrong with me...ha ha He said "April, you just have to get use to it...I don't know why you are acting like a baby". Well Mark...I am acting like a baby because I don't like it when I can't do something!!!! I was having a really hard time with those stupid little bars on the dang mower...UGH! Anyway, all I needed to do was run into something and scratch my hubby's new toy, I would never hear the end of it. So for now I have been defeated by a lawn mower...really a freaking lawn mower! I will get it eventually...today just wasn't the day :(

My next soap box....EXERCISE

Dear gym, running, weights, exercise bike, aerobic tapes and P90X....I HATE you! I exercise every single day. 5 days a week I am in the gym, I come home and do some type of cardio and also the Ab riper X every other day. Seriously....how can you do all these things and not lose 1 single pound? Where is my 6 pack abs? I would settle for a 2 pack! I do all this work and when I look in the mirror I think I am fatter than before :( I have cut some of favorite things such as coffee all day, sweets (crying) and even soft drinks (down to 1 or 2 a day). I don't feel like I eat that much... Well, I guess it's just one of those things you have to stick to. At the end of the day as much as I hate to exercise I know it keeps me healthy and I do feel better. It just drives me crazy to see super skinny people who eat all the time and never exercise! How do they do it? I guess some people are just lucky, for me I work myself to death and still feel like the elephant in the room.

With all the stress and things that have been going on for the past two weeks I still feel blessed!!! So many people in our wonderful state are suffering from these tragic tornado's. All the losses bring me to tears and there are so many families who have nothing but each other and some not even that. I can never understand why things like this have to happen. Life is so fragile and can be taken at any moment. I hope all these families get the help they need and can begin to rebuild their lives. My thoughts and prayers are with all who have suffered.

What are you thankful for?

I am thankful for...

~having the electric issue in our home fixed

~Knowing how happy my husband is about his lawn mower

~Our wonderful and supportive family who is always there for us

~Great friends!

~Beautiful weather

~Knowing that even though I don't have everything I want, I do have everything I NEED and that is the most important thing!

~Having a little bit of down time this week (because last week was crazy)

Happy Wednesday :) Just a few more work days left in the week!