Walking...

So today the oldest and the littlest and I went on a walk to the 'big' lake again (it's not really that big). There and back it's about 2 miles. This is the same thing we did last Saturday as well. On our way, this is what we saw:

• 2 bunny rabbits hop hop hopping away
• 10 sparrows (the oldest and I kept count)
• Too many ducks and geese to count (I'd have been fine without the geese thankyouverymuch)
• Beautiful white trees
• two buttercups
• pure white husky dog walking with owner (georgous)
• one white butterfly

Of course there is a story for the white butterfly. We had walked all the way there and not seen one of them. We sat on a bench for about 20 minutes while the boys snacked on 100 calorie Keebler chocolate chip cookies. Still in all that time, never saw one butterfly, let alone a white one. As we headed back I said outloud, "God if you are listening, and Lucas is with us, maybe as a sign you could send us a white butterfly before we get home". The oldest said, "yeah! lets watch for it". We walked. Got halfway to the halfway mark and what do you think? Sure enough, right in our path, a white butterfly flew across us. We both saw it plain as day. I just smiled. I looked at the oldest and he was already smiling. We said nothing. We both knew. No words were even necessary. We walked in silence for the next five minutes or so. I was quietly saying a prayer. You probably know the gist of it. Yep. Very thankful. He's ok. He just is. He's not with me but he's ok. He's got Lucas right in His hands. I know it.

So our walk was wonderful and for more than one reason. . We got awesome excirsise, the littlest loves it, we got tons of fresh air, saw plenty of nature, and we got a visit from our sweet baby in Heaven. Believe me or not, doesn't matter. I believe it. How could I not? That's what I want to know. How could I not....

BTW when I went to WW this morning, I lost 1.4 lbs. I thought it would be two but I expect too much. I also had overestimated my total weight loss but that's probably because about three weeks before I officially started WW I weighed four lbs more than I did when I weighed in for the first time at WW. I have that weight stuck in my head and I have actually counted those pounds (unofficially) as weight lost too even though WW knows nothing of it and it's not documented there. So it's not horribly hard to keep track of but if someone asks me how much I've lost, I feel like I'm fibbing if I say more than WW has tracked but I'm not fibbing, I promise. Anyhow, I'm doing well, slowly it's coming off but doing well overall. It all counts though!

Later today I'll post pix of the pretty white trees I love so much. Too pooped right now. That walk did wear my a** out. ;<)

Jenn