Secrets...

OK, I don't make a practice of keeping secrets from Matt, but this time, I've decided that I've got a secret, and I'm not sharing it with him.... and since he doesn't read this blog, I think I'm pretty safe! The reason I'm not telling??? Just want to see how long it takes him to notice...

What's the secret, you're wondering???? D.I.E.T. UUUUGH, I hate them, but boy do I need one!! I've got three months until our Disney trip, and I don't want to look back at the pictures and wonder what in the world I was thinking.... especially since I'll be spending a good amount of time in a swimsuit. So here goes -- tomorrow is D -day. The diet starts. I'll be water logged for weeks. I just may give up caffeine. I'll have a constant headache for days. It'll be a swell time. In fact, I can't wait! LOL. Wish me luck!

And I can just hear Matt now if I tell him that I'm going on yet ANOTHER diet... "Sure, honey. Whatever makes you happy". Well I'll tell ya what'll make me happy -- losing 25 pounds. But as of today, he hasn't offered up a plastic surgeon! LOL.

The best part of this whole diet adventure is I've conned Michelle into going on this little journey with me!

OK -- I can feel it now -- this post is going to get more random by the second, but....

Matt called me this afternoon to tell me that on Wednesday he has to go to Chicago on business. Yea, guess what Wednesday is.... our anniversary!! 9 years to be exact, and he's got to leave on an overnight trip. GREAT!! Guess the kids and I will go out to celebrate on our own. If there's anyone who enjoys a good celebration, it's Katherine, so I should be in good hands! LOL.

Matt's birthday is August 10, and we're going to celebrate by spending the weekend in Kansas City with Brian and Val. Should be fun!! I can't wait actually!! Since we'll be gone/busy for his birthday, (and did I mention that he's going to be gone on our anniversary????) my darling sister is going to come over and watch the kids on Wednesday night (the 8th) so we can go out to a nice, fancy, expensive dinner at a place that we'd NEVER bring kids. OOOOHH, soooooo looking forward it!

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Tomorrow is picture day with my Grandma. We're trying to get a four generation shot and we've got quite a group going -- my grandma, my mom, my aunt, my sister and her daughter, Morgan, my brother, and the kids and I. I'm expecting nothing short of pure chaos, but if there's anyone who can handle it, it's Holly. So, here's to hoping that we get a good one of all of us.

Last night we had a cookout at my parent's house, and my Grandma was there. I could see a HUGE change in the growth of her tumor in the short week it's been there. Just by looking, it appears to have doubled in size. It's literally getting bigger by the day... Today my mom spent most of the day with her at the nursing home and had a meeting with the hospice people. They told her that the tumor had already spread to her collar bone. It just makes me sick. It's horrible to watch her getting weaker by the day. It just breaks my heart.