Bubbliscious

...just posting a few pictures...

What we've been up to...

We're back to school and work. Yippee!! I love my job and am so thankful I have it. Brant started back today. 2nd grade...Wow! ...and Evan... poor thing... he wants to go to big school, too. I think I'll start teaching him in the evenings... .... some evenings.

I started a Biggest Loser competition at church. It's great! We spent more time laughing at each other than exercising the first night. Now we're getting the Dances w/ the Stars workout downpat.

Terry shaved his head and it looks great. He told me, "Don't put any of the pictures (freshly shaven) on that stuff you do on the computer." ...guess that means this.

Nikki came to visit from California. When she emails me the pics she took with the boys, I'll post them. ...or maybe she'll post them on her blog (under my "links").

Cochlear Implant Mapping

This is what Brant looks like in "the booth." This is where his Audiologist, Suzanne, checks to see how well he hears.

Ahhh, the mapping. Suzanne's computer is hooked up to Brant's implant. She programs it so that he can better hear and understand sounds.

Evan had to have a turn in the booth after Brant. This is Brant helping Suzanne during Evan's turn.



Suzanne is so great! She even let Evan have a turn manipulating the toy animals (used for babies having their hearing checked) in the booth.



I'm not sure why it's taken me five years to take pictures of Brant being Mapped. Better late than never, I guess. Thanks, Suzanne for all of your help. Evan wants an implant, too. :)

Arkansas Vacation

After years of talking about it, we finally took the boys camping.









I need to figure out how to put a slide show of my vacation photos on my blog. If anyone knows how, please let me know.





We camped for two nights in Petit Jean State Park, Arkansas where we hiked four miles the second day. Of course I didn't bring my camera for that breath takingly beautiful hike beside Cedar Creek. We stayed at Wild River Country (photos to come soon) Water Park for almost the entire third day. Then we made the Econolodge in Horn Lake, MS home for two very relaxing days. We had a ton of fun and lots of worry free relaxation, but it's good to be home.

I'll add more photos later.

New pics of the boys

These are for Nikki in California. See...I do send you pictures:)

Brant's funny

Because Brant only has one cochlear implant, he can only hear out of that ear. The other day he answered the phone when I was outside. He came out and I heard him saying, "Hello!? Hello!?" Then the lightbulb in his head went off. He told the person on the other end, "Oh, I'm sorry. That's the wrong ear." It turned out that the person on the phone was a lawn maintenance company from Jackson. Boy was he baffled. And boy was that funny.

It did work

The 48 hour diet did work. No, not the whole ten pounds came off, but at least five did. At this very moment, I am one pound below my "magic weight"...you know...the number that I just can't seem to get below. The morning after I stopped the diet, I had lost 3 inches from my belly.

So anyway...much more walking, jogging, swimming, and pilates is in my near future.