Kids STILL say the funniest things...

We had a conversation the other day that went something like this...

SIDNEY: "You know who's hot?"

ME: "Your DAD!"

SIDNEY & MEGAN: "Ewwwwwwwwwwww"

I love my family! :)

prescriptions

I was sitting in my doctor's office the other day getting a checkup after my car accident. He asked me how I was feeling and I proceeded to tell him that I'm feeling fine, expecting to be released from his care. He then told me that he didn't think I was ready yet and (if you can believe it) I starting crying. So he asked me if I needed antidepressants. I said, no thanks! I'm fine. Really! But if you could prescribe me about 2 more hours a day, now THAT would be great!

I fell off the wagon, but it's not my fault!!

A couple weeks ago, BEFORE I gave up Diet Pepsi, we came home from a particularly stressful day to find this sitting on our doorstep.

If you can't read the words it says "The Bad Day Box" There was a note on the top that said not to open the box until we had a bad day. Like I said, that day was a particularly bad day, but knowing that someone was thoughtful enough to do this was good enough to make my day better. So we set it next to the fireplace and just looking at it over the last few weeks has been nice.

Now to the Diet Pepsi part of the story. I woke up this morning with a headache, which is a great way to start your day, right? It's been a REALLY busy couple weeks and I think the constant running was finally catching up with me. It wasn't really a bad day, but I was just feeling crappy. Then I thought about the bad day box. I bet there was diet pepsi in there...

I was right. How could I NOT drink it when it was such a nice thing for this person to do? My name is Gretchen and I'm a diet pepsiaholic! One day at a time, right? Admitting you have a problem is the first step, RIGHT??

Needless to say, we totally appreciated getting this box. It really meant a lot to me and my kids. Especially because it came from someone that we don't even know very well. To think that someone we barely know would be kind and thoughtful enough to do this for us. It just really meant a lot.

My name is Gretchen and I'm a...

Diet Pepsi-aholic. Hello, Gretchen. It's been 8 days since my last Diet Pepsi and for those of you who know how much of that junk I drink, that is quite a feat. I have an all-or-nothing mentality. I either drink that and only that or I can't have any. At all. So it's time to let it go. It's been a good friend for a very long time, but I swear I feel so much better after not having it in my system for a whole week. So here's to all of you that need to give it up too. You can do it. If I can do it, you definitely can too!