New Year New Start

Okay, we made it to 2011 with a few bumps and grinds along the way.  John and I had a discussion about my last post and I guess I am being a little unfair to him and his feelings.  I'll back it up some and just to make it clear the reason why John is not seeing my family is because my brother Gary was rude to him by telling him that the "reason he does nice things for people is so they will like him."  Not true, John really does do things for people but not because he is trying to make them like him, it's because he just sees something he thinks they might like or give help to make their life easier and it's just because it's him.  He has a big heart and it's just misinterpreted.  He is not the bad guy here and I need to back off. 

So now it's the first day of 2011 and what do I want for this year.  First and foremost is to get back on my 6 week meal plan.  It works for me, I just need to put the right foods in the house and eat only them.  Stay away from the processed foods, fast food and sweets.  John is my biggest distraction to my success, but I know it works and I just need to get back to listening to my tapes, fixing my own foods and do the meal planning needed for success.  I'd like John to prepare his own meals or plan to eat what I am eating.  I hate cooking and making two meals I just don't think is what I want to do.  I don't want to justify my reason for this, I just want to be successful and I will be if I only have to worry about me.

The next thing I want from this year is to attend my son, Bryan, graduation from Warrant Office school.  I am so proud of him and his many accomplishments that this is something he really wants and needs to do to step up in his career.  Next will be Hannah's graduation for Nursing when we come to that, but I don't think that is happening this year, maybe in 2012.  If they do end up in Texas, I do want to visit them there.  We can take some time, stop in New Mexico then on to Texas.  Part of the long range plans.

So with my weight in a little better control and with some work on my relationship with my husband, 2011 should have a better ending than for 2010.  Next time I will continue with more of my family history.  I've been thinking about parts of my life that I want to put down, including my early relationship with Ernie, the family dynamic of coming from a big family and adjusting to being in a small family.  Till next time...