A Good Week

I've had a really good week!  Started abstaining from sugar and (most) white flour a week ago and have kept it up.  It's hard but it does make me feel much better.  Will be continuing in this manner, and eventually weight loss should begin.  However, I am going to try to lose very slowly.  I still have some skin elasticity and I'm thinking that if I lose slowly, I'll avoid getting too saggy (except for the lower abdomen, it's completely shot after three babies and two caesareans).

Good/bad news:  got a sibling pair of kittens, they are still not permanently named (so far they have been Rosie and William, Merida and Fergus, Lola and Charlie Brown, and a few other pairs of names) and they are great, but unfortunately, Boy Kitten developed an upper respiratory infection after I'd had him for three days and is now so sick, and Girl Kitten is following suit.  I'm treating them with the medicine that the vet gave me, but I'm not seeing any improvement yet.  I really want them to get better soon because 1) they feel terrible and 2) they are snuggly and sweet and will be great pets.  I haven't had a loving, friendly cat in YEARS. 

Not much else to report. Work is busy. Six-year-old lost a second tooth.  New car fever continues unabated.  My latest obsession is (was) the Volkswagen CC, a fantastically good-looking car, but after a test drive in one yesterday (funny story--brought along oldest daughter who became carsick, not to the point of throwing up but close, during the test drive--that shut the car salesman up FAST--he couldn't wait to get us out of there--keep that one in mind for future test drives) I determined that the back seat is really too small for my booster-seat requiring 6-year-old so I sadly crossed the CC off my list.  The one I test drove was $34K new, which the car payment calculator told me would be 6 hundred and something a month for 5 years, way, way too much.  I could get a 2009 for about $20K, but its still not the right car for us.  The 2009 Subaru Legacy station wagon was also crossed off the list when I saw one in real life and saw how incredibly teeny the cargo area was.  Nothing beats seeing the car in person!  Right now the Buick is still probably the best car for us, but because it's quite similar to what I already have, there doesn't seem to be much point in getting it.

Wish me luck in keeping this up!  I almost lost it Wednesday night when I had a plumbing emergency but thanks to one of my meeting friends, I held it together and got through without overeating. 
Thanks!