Updates, The Great Wall & Great Mothers! -157!!!!!

Oi.

We're 1/2 way through the month and it feels like there is so much left to do before the 31st.

With choir concerts (both this month and next month) coming up, plus choir practice and of course getting the house prepped for Summer, there won't be a minute to spare! I am looking forward to doing some gardening this weekend.

I am excited because my neighbor has graciously offered to build the fence dividing our houses and it has already begun! Because of that we will also be building the smaller fence across the back of the yard. We have to dig those post holes by hand.. a lot of work, I know.

I am excited about our new "Great Wall" though and look forward to having privacy and a complete yard.. it should be all done in time for summer too!

I am ready to get gardening too.. I am going to plant zucchini and tomatoes this year.. and of course lots and lots of herbs!! I won't bother with a lot of veggies because I don't have the space but I do like to have some basics.. and of course zucchini is virtually fool proof and tomatoes are fairly easy too.

I may as well put it out there now.. I could very well end up with an abundance of zucchini.. if so and you want a share of the crop, just let me know lol.

I am disappointed that all my front flowerbed plants from last year died except for my Chives but it gives me an excuse to go shopping for more ;)

Horseback Riding was cancelled last weekend which sucked.. we've rescheduled for the middle of July. The company wouldn't give a refund, just a credit so Lauren and I will be doing something fairly low key for her birthday (her choice) since all that money is tied up in the horseback riding trip.

One advantage of missing out on horseback riding was that I was able to spend more time with my mom. She flew to Calgary last Thursday and stayed until Monday night. It was so nice to see her again (after about a year!!!) and she had lots of very complimentary things to say about my weight loss. She said she now sees a life in my eyes that she hasn't seen since I was a child. I thought that was really interesting because I always thought I was the happiest person in the world (sickeningly so) but apparently my perception about how happy I was may have been partly denial.

Ignorance IS bliss afterall!

I had such a great time with my mom. I picked her up at the airport Thursday night. We had chocolates and flowers waiting for her..

Friday, we went to Cora's for lunch and then Oasis Spa (amazing!). We had dinner with Lauren at Charly Chan's and then she stayed in a hotel Friday night & Saturday night.
Saturday morning we took her to the Danish Canadian Club for brunch and then to Chinook for some shopping! I had my first ever Sephora experience and naturally I couldn't leave Chinook without a stop at MAC for some eyeshadow! We then brought my mom to Debbie's place so that she could spend time with her.

We also spent Sunday night at Deb's place and had a sort of potluck dinner. It was sooo good spending time with mom after that long.

I dropped her off at the airport Monday night and it was a tearful sendoff! I felt really lucky to have been able to spend as much time with her as I did. We had some great one on one conversations that just can't be replicated over the phone or email. Thanks for a great visit mom!

I am excited to report that I am now down 157 pounds! My gym opens on May 23rd so I will begin working with a personal trainer so that 157 number will get bigger still.. (while I get smaller:P)

Anyhow, thats my update, my great wall and my great mom.