Dan's parents were getting older and their health was declining. Dan's dad had Parkinson's disease and Alzheimer's disease. Dan's mom was losing her ability to walk, due to spinal stenosis. Earlier in our marriage we had been having babies about every two years. I say in 2005 I gave birth to two elderly people and it was my most difficult birth! (LOL)
I guess I should come clean here and admit this- I am lazy and a natural slob. Being neat just doesn't come naturally to me and in fact in some ways it makes me bristle. I have always been about comfort and doing the least I could to get by. In fact I am still lazy, my newest motto for myself is "I run because I am lazy". I had a habit of laying around most afternoons and watching soap operas. When I developed the discipline to exercise that became my time to watch my soaps. I would shush my kids and not allow them around me for the time that I was watching them. I obviously didn't want them to see what soap operas are like!
So before we took in Dan's parents life took over. I was taking them to doctor's appointments or doing their grocery shopping or other errands. My own household was kind of falling apart. Finally in April 2005, I said to mom & dad- so when are you going to go ahead and move in with us? That happened in November 2005.
I started 2005 at 146 pounds and then bounced around the 140's forever. Then back in to the low 150's, then the high 140's- I ended 2005 at 148- 2 pounds higher than in January, and basically the same as far as inches go- so holding steady despite all that was happening. Not too bad. Still a size 10 and happy with where I am still wanting to move onto being normal weight.
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