Here I am at 14 weeks. I was trying to make a strip of photos that show me from 8 weeks up till now, but am not quite sure how to do it in Photoshop. This, of course, makes me feel incredibly stupid because everybody and their dog knows how to use Photoshop, and I don’t. Now, if you ask me how to do something in either Adobe In Desgin or Adobe Illustrator……Not A Problem…..but Photoshop…..

Photoshop is kicking my butt. I hate how the different programs can be similar, but have subtle differences. I’ve put off learning to use Photoshop, ’cause I can do most of what I need to in either of the other two programs, AND Jon is fabulous at Photoshop. I guess I just need to step up to the plate and figure it out. I’d get Jon to do it for me right now, but he is “cuddleing” Jeremy to sleep after a big day of a SUGAR FREAKOUT BIRTHDAY PARTY. I could just do it in Illustrator, but I’m not going to……”WHY ‘, you ask? I really have no good reason! Anyhoooooooo,…..

We’ve REALLY cut back on J’s (and the girls too - all for one and one for all) sugar intake. Read almost nothing for all of last week. Between that and running every other day with Jon, He had a really good week last week both at school and at home. Now today it was so pathetic to watch him. He did so good at this party, and even listened when I told him no more candy and only ate a bit of the cupcake. He was more than happy to only have a few bites, ’cause they had strawberries and red and green grapes available. He’s happy to have the fruit over the crap…I love that about him! When all was said and done, he was way more relaxed this time around than at other parties, BUT the way home was a different matter. Part of the party fun was a pinata, and the kids came home with WAY too much candy. J asked every other minute all the way home (a 25 minute drive - we have the MOST patience EVER!!!!!) if he could just have one more piece of candy. When I kept saying no, he started bartering. If he could have only one piece of candy tonight, then he would go with out candy for 2 whole days. When that didn’t work, he tried to tell me that if I gave him one piece of candy then he would go for a whole week without any candy. We made it all the way up to 23 days with no candy, and I have to be totally honest with you - I thought about it. It would have been “a deal”, and then he would have had no candy by his own choosing for a while, and what difference would one more candy have made on top of what he’s alredy eaten today. But NO! No more candy!

It was just so sad to hear him pleading and bartering for “Just one more piece” like it was “crack” or something else equally as addictive.

I’m a little nervous about what tomorrow morning might bring in all of it’s sugar low’s glory, but hopefully he’ll just sleep off any negative effects, and tomorrow will be fabulous. I can always hope can’t I?

I still have to figure out what to do with the candy that’s left over. There are 3 good sized bags. I was thinking that I might just buy it off of them. Give them ten cents a piece or something like that. It really doens’t help that this week is Valentine’s Day. Arrrrrrgh! How do I get away from it all. It wouldn’t be so bad if we were already firmly entrenched in the “no sugar” day to day livivng, but just starting it, and then having a party and Valentines right on top of it. It’s not an impossibility to live with and work around, but it certainly makes life challenging.

Oh well, as far as I’m concerned - we are investing in our kids future and their health. They will grow up learing how to eat healthy, and have strong healthy bodies. I have some more to say on this excat matter, but I think it deserves it’s own post. Maybe tomorrow….if I feel like it.