Richard's Family Update

We are just now starting to get back into a routine after summer. Britton has been in school for almost a month now and I start teaching preschool next week. Benjamin also starts preschool next week. He has his orientation tomorrow. He keeps telling us he's "big." Britton now has homework and hates it. He doesn't have any problems doing the homework, he's just mad that he has to do any schoolwork at home. He likes his teacher, which is a first. We hear quotes from him all the time.

Dustin and I have been doing the "Biggest Loser" with a group of friends. We're on week 5 right now. We're eating healthy foods and exercising. We hate doing both, but it is working. I've lost 6 lbs, which means my clothes fit again, and Dustin has lost about 15 lbs! Overall, we're going for a healthy lifestyle because we want to be able to live long enough to see our grandchildren.... We did go out on a date on Saturday and went to dinner and then to the Cheesecake Factory for Cheesecake. Mmmmm. It turns out that eating healthy has made it so we can't tolerate really rich foods like cheese cake very well. I was only able to take one bite and Dustin only got about 4 in before he had to quit. It took two days for us to finish a piece of cheesecake. It was worth every calorie though. We like to let ourselves have a good desert each week. It helps us not feel so deprived. That's about it for new things at our house. We're going away for a fun Labor Day weekend, and are looking forward to a new adventure as a family!