On Christmas Eve, we were all getting ready to sit down for Christmas dinner. Lazy Boye 17 looked over and shouted out, "Mom, have you lost weight! You look GOOD!"

I just laughed and thanked him for being observant. "Yes, son, I lost 25 pounds from june to september. Thanks for noticing!"

We all had a good laugh, and it felt really good for the skids to notice.

(Especially knowing they would see their mother the next day, and I think she gained my 25 + maybe about 25 more in the last year!)