Adventure To A Fun Mom (and weight loss update)

Lately I have noticed how boring I am as a mom. With a job that is never done, I am constantly thinking of what I need to do next...floating through the motions of daily life. School, housework, piles and never ending piles of laundry, grocery shopping, doctors appointments, more housework, errands, homework.....the list goes on and on forever. I noticed that I am so busy being a mom that I haven't had time to be a mom. So I have come to the realization that I want my children to remember having more fun with mom then say the tv, computer or even the wii....so starting this past Friday I have implemented "Family Fun Friday"......I picked up Brooke from school and we had breakfast for dinner (which is a favorite for everyone)....I also helped Brooke make another Big Top Cupcake....only this time I WON and not the cupcake....we played the Wii (together) and then we settled in to watch Nanny McPhee Returns as a family...I know that the girls had fun and it was nice for me to relax for a night and just enjoy my family. We apparently had so much fun that we didn't stop there because Saturday we woke up and took the kids to the Science Museum AND to the Stock Show....they got to play with a life size "light bright" (I think I was more impressed then them)....they got to see more animals then they could count (including baby chicks that were hatching as we watched)....Brooke rode her very first roller coaster (and loved it!!).....she then conned me into riding the ferris wheel with her where she assured me I would be okay as long as I did not throw up on her. After that we took them to McDonalds to eat and run out any trace of energy they might have left before we went home and got ready for bed. It was a super fun weekend...and at this rate I am sure to win the funnest mom award in no time!! :-) ***Weight loss update*** For those of you who read my last blog post you know that I have not resolved to lose weight...I am just going to do it so I figured that periodically I will post an update on my journey....mainly to keep me accountable...so now I am beginning week three of this and so far I have managed to control my eating...for the most part (which is not so easy when you walk through the kitchen 100 times a day)...I have also managed to make it to the gym (that is 45 minutes away) two times every week....when I don't feel like making the trek to the gym (and when it is not -19 degrees outside) I have been walking at the park. For the record I do own an elliptical and an aerobic step with dvd....but I am not that disciplined yet :-) But going into week three I would say that things are going smoothly and as of this morning I have lost 7 lbs. And I know that I had said 40lbs in the beginning, but once I made friends with my scale again and evaluated "the situation" my actual real life goal is 48....so 7 down 41 to go.