Day two! And Day four.

This cracks me up. This was how are old dog Josie felt. She was the best most patient dog ever. 

So one day my friend Becki and me and my brother in law Danny drove up to visit my family while camping. We had to take this cute pictures of us and the leaves. It was fun. I sort of cried on the way home because I felt bad leaving my kids. But I couldn't spend the night this time. I love my little chickies. Also when you aren't with them for a day or so suddenly you forget they were driving you crazy.

Bo has had to have some more dental work. I actually had to force him in the room. He did not want to go. But he dealt with it and is a newly committed brusher! He is doing much better. He had to have a space maintainer because he also had to have a tooth pulled. 

 Bo is still doing puzzles like crazy! We have one (or two) set up in our living room at all times. He is actually pretty dang smart when it comes to them. He is figuring out really hard puzzles. 

So four days and no sugar. The beautiful amazing thing is that after about four days (which is hardly anytime at all) your body forgets that it NEEDS 10 candy bars in one day. And it becomes possible to give it up. I love chocolate. It is my friend. And cake and cookies and peanut butter bars and ice cream with Oreos and mint and FUDGE and carmael apples, all of it. I love it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! But you know what happens to me when I eat it? It becomes my master. It makes me spend 15 dollars in one day at the gas station. And it would make me do it the next day too. It makes me break the Sabbath and sneak out during Sunday school to buy mavericks Reeses peanut butter cup cookies and hide them in my purse for later that night. It is 

IN CHARGE of ME!!!!! 

It is my drug.

And I don't like that. I can't afford it and I DESPERATELY don't want to gain my weight back. And I don't like always thinking about getting my next hit. And I'm serious. So I have to give it up. Completely. And make the cravings go away so it becomes manageable. 

I'm still learning. And relearning. I'll let you know more later about stuff I am learning. 

Still in therapy. Still a blessing to me. Still working on what is called in therapy lingo, "termination" (of therapy). It is a process most don't understand. I wish I could just sit with all of you and share the gifts that have been received to the depths of my soul. It was so unexpected.