Long time no blog..

I am such a slacker... I know its been awhile since I have blogged (shame on me) but life has been soooo busy here. Where should I begin... Ray and I are still together becoming a stronger couple everyday! I love him more and more everyday and again I'm grateful we have this chance to rebuild together what we lost sooo many years ago.

After about a week and a half of job searching in early July to mid July I now have two jobs.. a full time one where I work 4-5 doubles (16 hour shifts) a pay period and a PRN one (where I work about 8  shifts a month) both working night shift and I'm OK with that... I like nights but I do miss spending time with Ray and the boys. I feel like I sleep all the time I really don't I'm just sleeping when they are awake so it just feels like it to me. Ray has been awesome with helping with laundry and dinners if I am tired and for that I am again GRATEFUL!!! Thanks babe! I am forever thrilled when its our days off cuz right now they are few for both of us since we are trying to save money to get our own place.

My weight loss journey has taken a short hiatus.. I have NOT gained anything which is good but I have not lost anymore either.. I am still at 165! So as much as I'm not happy with no more losses I am OK with no gains as well. I will get back on this after I get some more money coming in and start eating better again and the heat dies down and I can get outside and walk more. I will make my goal weight!

On July 13th my 10 yr old nephew Kyle was diagnosed with Stage 3 Hodgkin's Lymphoma!! What a shock to our whole family! He has gone through 4 doses of chemo so far since July 17th and I'm sooo proud of him! He had a port put in his chest that ended up tilting and had to be removed and also had a PICC line put in. This kid has had 4 surgeries as well just this month alone. My son Ethan started a support page for him on Facebook called "Pray for Kyle" he reads everything everyone puts on this page so please feel free to join it and give this little guy all the encouragement he needs to fight this battle. I love you Ky very much even though you are onery and nosey!!

My life is really good right now.. I am happy truly happy crazy busy and exhausted but happy! There could be a few things that would make it better but we are working on them (our own place) but I'm excited with what our future holds and looking forward to it more and more each day as we get closer.

Had an awesome chat on the phone with my SIL Sharon... good news and bad news but I have surely missed talking to her. I love you Sharon!


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Vacation Day 3... Happy 4th of July!!

Had an awesome dinner last night after Devon and Maryah's wedding and then I passed out in my lawn chair!! The heat wore me out yesterday!!
Today is Weigh In Wednesday and again this week I gained another pound!! Grrrrr! I know its cuz I'm not being as picky about what I eat and with the heat I'm not getting  my walking in as I should be but as soon as this heat wave passes I will get back at it! But in good news my measurements are the same so I'm not bigger its probably water weight with it being the TOTM.. I am NOT going to gain my weight back its just not going to happen!!
Just been sitting around the house today here at Lisa's since its soooo HOT outside! Lisa is making cheesecake.. (OMG just what I need but I cant wait to try them) and Larry has went and got the fireworks for later! A LOT OF FIREWORKS!!
I am enjoying everyday I have with Ray while he's on vacation I feel like I suffocate him but I love being with him, I love sitting and talking with him, I just love him everything about him and I get sooo nervous this is all just a dream and I'm going to wake up and hes not going to be there anymore.

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Vacation Day 2... Driving Driving Driving.. Ottawa, KS BOUND!

Woke up this morning and got all packed and hit the road at 8am heading for Ottawa, KS to spend the next several days with Ray's sister and her family for the 4th of July holiday!! On our way we stopped in Grandview at my old house to finish going through all my stuff I didn't get last time and got it all together in the garage so we can pick it up on the way back home to STL. Then went with John to the notary to sign the guardianship paper for Koda... it sucks and I cried but he does not want to be with me.. he has nothing nice to say to me so it is for the best! He loves John and cant stand me right now so rather than make both of our lives miserable I will let him be where he's happy. Thanks Ray for being there for me today even when it's uncomfortable for you.. I need you more than you know sometimes!!

I will try to update again later if time allows... Ray's nephew Devon is getting married this evening! Congrats to the bride and the groom! I wish you both a happy life together!

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Vacation Day 1... SUPER GLUE SUCKS!!

Have a mentioned I'm a total klutz? Well I am!!! Geeezzzzz!

Today started out really nice.. slept in with Ray and just laid around til around 11am then we went on a walk/run (I about died it was soooo HOT!) we walked/ran 2.82 miles and did 2 sets of the big stairs here in town... we were soaked!! Then we headed home and rested for a few before we started washing my car.. OMG what a mess! I don't think that car has been washed and I mean really washed in over 5 years!! That's insane! Ray got the wheels all shiny and everything looks good! THANKS BABE! I LOVE YOU! But it was fun washing it cuz I soaked him with the water hose but he did get me back! LOL After it was all done we headed off to Dollar General to get some Super Glue and a new small notebook so I can keep track of my weight loss now that I am no longer on Weight Watchers (I got this!) We got home and I was attempting to open the Super Glue (did you get that...ATTEMPTING.. LOL) and I squeezed HALF THE DAMN TUBE IN MY HANDS!!! OMG My right hand was STUCK together!! So Ray fixed the few things in my car and then we spent the next 1.5 hours getting all the Super Glue off my hands! He was sooo nice and loving about it and I was sooo grateful!!
Ray made dinner tonight while I finished my WW notebook and I finished up the packing and laundry so we can head out early in the morning to head to KC to spend the next several days with Ray's sister Lisa and her family for the 4th of July holiday!

Life here with Ray just seems to get better everyday and I haven't had a bad day in quite awhile!! He is changing and I am as well TOGETHER as a couple and Im sooo happy he is willing to really work to make our relationship AWESOME!! I have sooo many hopes for our future and I really think our life together is going to be everything I have always known it could be.

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Weigh In Wednesday

Like I thought this wasn't a good weight loss week for me but with my huge loss last week I am OK with it! I did gain 1 pound this week but it could have been much worse so I will take it and make this coming week much better!

My measurements all stayed the same except for my thighs and I finally lost another inch there!! Wooohoooo!! So I have lost 44 lbs and 43.5 inches total so far!

Went yesterday evening and seen Koda and Megs.. it was pretty uncomfortable and not much talking but I love them both and hope someday they can understand why I did what I did. Left up there at 6pm and went to my sisters to hang with her and my mom til Ray got off and then he joined us for a few hours. I'm soo glad my mom is starting to lighten up and give our relationship a chance.. it may seem dumb to a lot of people but I love him and this is what I want!!

Today Dalton and I are going swimming and getting our tan on while we wait for Ray to get off work... one more thing left to do to get my nursing license back and we will get it done on Friday!! Wooohoooo! I will never let my license lapse again EVER!!

Love to all!

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Catching up..

Its been busy around here lately! Well this past week I lost 4.2 pounds and this week isn't going so well.. with being busy and not getting much walking in I have gained some back but we will find out how much tomorrow. Grrrrrr! Friday Ray got off work early he wasn't feeling the best and came home and rested for a bit before we headed out to the meet up for his 25 yr class reunion.. we had a blast! Went to Thirty 3 on Main St in Festus and chatted and danced some and then headed out to the Carpet for a bit with Ray, Jerry and Stephen and total got hit on by this drunk girl.. OMG it was awful!!! Ray was protecting me from her it was insane! LOL Ray was off this past weekend so we slept in and got up around 10:30 am and had to run a few errands before we came back and chilled before we went to the class reunion picnic that evening.. Good time! Got to chat with Rich and his wife Angie for a long time (love her) and around 10pm a bunch of us headed to the Carpet to dance some more while Ray played some foosball. Headed home around 11:30pm to get in bed since we had church the next morning... Church was awesome!! Not really sure if Ray truly liked it he said its a bit different.. LOL So we'll see if he continues to go with me! Guess I'm going to miss it this coming Sunday since we are helping Aunt Tammy move. I'll watch it online with Ray then since he has to work too! Yesterday was a CRAZY day.. got a call at 2:00pm from the youth pastor at Ethan's church in KC they are going to camp and want Ethan to come too... well since I'm not working yet I definitely don't have the money for camp but the church offered to pay his way except for the 20 bucks for the float trip so 15 minutes later we are on the road to Cook Station, MO about 15 minutes past Steelville to get Ethan to camp.. he'll be gone til Saturday but is then riding the church bus back and going to Grandview to spend some time with Octaveon and see John while he's there and we will pick him up Tuesday on our way to Ottawa, KS to spend the 4th of July with Rays sister and her family!!! Today Ray works a long shift so he wont be home til late this evening so Dalton and I are going to go see Koda while hes at Meagan's house since hes going back to KC on Thursday. Busy busy busy few days around here!!!

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Weigh in Wednesday and New Measurements!!

Sorry I haven't been around much lately but I'm busy working on my life and getting it all sorted out and so far so good! I have been told I'm being too easy or too nice when things go wrong but I don't see it that way.. its been over 17 years and we both still remember a lot about the other but we are also not the same people we were back then so we are relearning each other and what each other expects of his or her partner.. for awhile I was having a very hard time with this but I had to sit back and get real with myself.. this is a growing process and over time as we learn mannerisms and other traits that are different we will learn to love them and appreciate them as much as we love and appreciate the things we remember. Its amazing how we can sit and chat about things and it's like we were never even apart all these years! I am grateful everyday for the second chance God has given us together.  I love you Ray! :)

Now Weigh In Wednesday... I have tried to watch what I've eaten this past week and add in lots of fruits and veggies but I've still had a few sodas and chicken strips but I am happy to say I lost 4.2 pounds this week for a total of 45 lbs total!!! I am currently at 163 lbs and I haven't weighed that in over 10 years!!! So this is a very exciting day for me!!!! In the inches department I lost another 2 inches this week for a total of 42.5 inches! Wooohoooooo! I was really worried with my life totally changing that my weight would not continue to go down but I really feel like I know what I'm doing this time and I got this SHIT handled! LOL I am only 21 pounds away from my goal weight! I'm just amazed but soooo happy at the same time!

Love to all! Have an awesome hump day!!

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Happy Life

    Yesterday afternoon/evening the boys and I headed to Rays work for their 35th anniversary.. it was quite an eye opening experience at how busy Ray is there and how much the people that work there and the individuals that live there and their families LOVE Ray!!! He is a huge part of that place and I was really proud of him yesterday (I'm proud of him everyday he is not the same 23 yr old I was with before and he works hard everyday and I'm lucky to have him in my life. I feel blessed everyday knowing he loves me and will do whatever it takes to prove that this time!)
     Today Ray was supposed to be off but he picked up a 6 hour shift for the extra money so I got up early and got this room cleaned up, did the dishes, started the laundry, cleaned the bathroom, and got dinner in the crock pot (roast, potatoes, carrots, and homemade rolls). Now if only 3pm would get here quicker... LOL  Wonder what we could do this afternoon since he works Friday, Saturday and Sunday this weekend... hmmmmmm?
    Getting closer to getting my license back so I can go get a job so we can start saving money to get a place of our own...hopefully before the end of the month! Just waiting on a letter in the mail and then they will release it!! Wooohooooo! I've been reading through a nursing book to review but so far not much Ive read that I don't still remember! Its like riding a bike baby!! LOL

Well I hope you all have a wonderful day! Love to all!

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Weigh in Wednesday

Last night Ray got off work early so we went over and babysat my sisters kids so Charlie could take her out to dinner for her birthday (next time be gone more than an hour sis we were good!)
HAPPY BIRTHDAY SIS!!!
Then we came home and I made us an easy dinner real quick before we sat and talked more about life. I love when we just sat and talk (or I can pry it out of him.. LOL) once I get him talking  he opens up but sometimes that's not the easiest thing in the world to accomplish! LOL
Today is Weigh In Wednesday and I lost another 0.8 lb and 1.5 inches for a total of 40.8 lbs and 40.5 inches! Thought I would lose a lot more with the moving this weekend but with eating Taco Bell and drinking a few too many sodas this week I will take it.
Today is Pony Birds 35th anniversary open house so me and the boys are heading there later to see Ray and hang out for a bit.

My baby Dalton is home.. I missed him!!


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It was a very long weekend!!

After Ray got off work Friday evening we went to dinner with Heather and Charlie to get ready for the "Big Move" the next day.. it was a fun evening! Got back to the house and got our stuff ready since we were heading out at 6:00am heading for KC to get my stuff. We finally got to sleep around 1:35am. Had a great drive out there with Ethan, Austin, and Brendan and got to the house around 11:30am and started packing. Everything there went good (not that I expected otherwise) Thank you John! I cried some and laughed some it was a hard day but I think I did better than I thought I would. Everything was packed and loaded by 4:30pm and we were headed back to De Soto. Stopped in Columbia on the way home and had a Taco Bell picnic for dinner since we had the dogs and Keiko we got them out and let them enjoy some fresh air as well.. Keiko was very happy in her cat carrier (she was an awesome traveler) Got into De Soto around 10:15pm and unloaded what I knew I would need at this house from the Uhaul and Heathers van and put all that stuff away before we all got showered. Ray passed out before I could even get the bed straightened up and I went to bed around 2:00am. Sunday morning came and we were all up around 8:20am and we were all sore and exhausted. Laid back down after Cassie made us french toast for breakfast at 9:30am and I didn't wake back up til 12:30pm I was soooo tired!! Ended up storing all my stuff I didn't need right now at my dads house in his basement so its all safe and will be there ready when I have a house of my own to live in. Thanks Dad! Returned the Uhual yesterday evening, mowed the grass and straightened the front porch.. Today I got pictures that need to be hung up, laundry and some walking to do. So I am moved to De Soto and I am doing OK... Thank you to everyone that helped me I really appreciate it!

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Busy two days..

A lot has happened since yesterday morning and its been a rough couple of days but I am strong and I will make it through. First off John and I are getting divorced.... he is ready to move on with his life and I am ready to move on with mine. It was a great 11 yrs with lots of ups and downs and I will forever be grateful for the time we had together but I just couldn't get over my past.. it is what it is! I will take full blame for this divorce it is because of my actions it is happening but everyday I am here with Ray I get happier and I hope John can someday find happiness in his life that he deserves. Today I spent the day cleaning and rearranging our room so Saturday when we go to get my dogs and things some of it can come back here and the rest is going in storage for right now. Saturday is going to be a rough day for me saying good bye to a life Ive had for so long to start over on a new adventure and its going to be hard but I'm ready for it!

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just another day... :)

OK lets start with yesterday evening.. went for a walk and did "The Stairs" up 4 down 5 and then ran for a bit til it started pouring and I hung out under an overhang about a block from the house when I realized all my car windows were down and Ethan was passed out and NOT answering his phone so it was a mad dash to get to my keys and get them up.. Good work out though.. I was soaked in sweat before I got washed off by the rain! LOL Ray didn't get home til about 8:00pm last night and then we ran to Walmart to get some stuff to grill for dinner. Ethan was super stoked that OKC beat the Spurs and he is ahead now in the bet with his Dad. Dalton texts me last night and we chatted for a bit he is doing good, having fun and missing his momma of course.

 Went walking today at Walthers Park again did 4.89 miles.. got hit on by a 63 yr old man! LMAO  

Tonight Ethan and I are going to have dinner with my sister and hang out while Ray works a double shift (now he might get off between 8-9 so we'll see). Not much else going on here. 

Tomorrow is going to be a hard day for me but I will make it.. just not looking forward to it. Love to all!

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Monday.. the day after Sunday! LOL

I had a good day yesterday and it got even better when Ray got off work early and we got to sit and talk some more for awhile before we headed to the park to play some basketball with Ethan.. that kid sure does know how to make his mom and dad feel OLD! LOL
Got up this morning and got Ethan signed up for summer school basketball here.. he seems pretty excited by it and the coaches were really testing him today to see what he's got! He got home around noon and has been laying around all day and now he's asleep! They made him work today!
Ran to my sisters work today and grabbed Ethan's metro sports Cross Country interview from his freshman year so Ray can watch it tonight when he gets home and then I headed to Wal-Mart to grab Koda a birthday card for his BIG 16th Birthday on Wednesday! That's going to be a rough day for me! Went and paid the repair guy for my laptop today it will be ready sometime mid next week.. had to order a new screen.
Today I have had a pretty good day.. only cried a few times so that's a plus and spent an hour or so on the phone with my best friend from nursing school.. Mindy! Miss her soooo much!! It was nice to get to chat with her and not feel judged about the decisions Ive made recently! She is probably the only true girl friend (that isn't family) Ive ever had in my life and I have missed that a lot!
Going to go walking again here in a bit and tackle "The Stairs" in De Soto.. they are killer but they do make you lose weight!

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Soooo much better Sunday!

Yesterday was a rough day for me but today has been great! Since Ray had to work today Ethan and I got up and headed off to our old church.. I love that place! You always feel good after you leave that place! After sitting and talking yesterday evening and getting my feelings out I feel like Ray and I are in a better place or maybe not a better place we haven't been in a bad place we're just opening up more about what each other expects and is thinking... so that really helped me a lot!!! Not a lot going on here in D town.. not that there ever really is.. LOL so I'm going to enjoy my happy day today and continue to smile! Love to all!

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Sad Saturday

  Hey there! Yesterday I spent my day with Ray running around paying bills, telling Ash goodbye (she moved to Florida with her mom) , and getting my tire fixed on my car. It was a long and exhausting day to say the least but it all got done!
    Today I'm working on the  laundry and picked up a bit but I'm moving slow cuz I'm not feeling the best and having another woe is me kinda day... I am one of the neediest people (wants to be with my partner and doted on) and I know its one of my faults but in a lot of ways I don't consider it a fault at all its just who I am. So today I'm having a day... this is something I have had for almost 12 years and I'm not used to it not being there anymore. I'm not used to someone working 12-16 hours a day all the time and being alone and lonely all the time. I don't know I'm just sad and lost today and that's about all I got to say for the day.

Last day of May!

This has been a very hard and trying month for me.. I have hurt some people while making others happy. I have  good days but I have bad days too and right now I'm just taking life a day at a time. I'm sure there are a lot of people who have called me a cheater, a slut, a bitch, the list could go on but NO ONE has lived my life or knows the things I have been through throughout my life. Everyone (at least most people) has that one person they could never get over and always wondered about the what ifs.. I have lived with that for over 17 yrs and just kept it to myself everyday watching a little boy who is now a young man who looks and acts just like his dad (the man I never stopped loving EVER). There is more to it than just this but its part of my story and after I seen him after all these years I thought I would be OK but it just made me miss him even more. Right now I am staying with Ray and we are working on our life together.. its had its ups and downs and its going to be hard (which is something I'm not used to) but I will do everything in my power to know I gave this every chance of working and living my dream. Last night was a rough night but today I am better, smiling and trying to look for the positives in my life right now.  Please understand it was never my mission to hurt anyone but when your heart is somewhere else.. life sux!!!

I met my weight loss goal for this month losing 8 pounds even for the month! I am out of the 170's and very happy about it!! I plan to continue my weight loss journey by myself with everything Ive learnt over this past 5 months! I am 0.4 lb shy of losing 40 lbs in that amount of time and feel very confident about finishing my journey and getting to where I want to be.

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Weigh In Wednesday

Ok today is Weigh In Wednesday and with all the stress in my life I was kinda nervous about how this week was going to go but thankfully I can say I lost another 2.8 pounds this week for a total of 39.6 lbs and another inch for a total of 39 inches! 26.4 pounds to go to hit my goal weight!! Wooohooooo!

On another note.. yes I have made a decision in my life recently alot of people don't like or understand and I get that. I am having good and bad days and you being pissed at me isn't going to change my decision.. I am doing this for me! I have to know if my dream can be my reality and if you don't like that then I'm sorry but I am not going to be treated like crap or bitched at about this. I had to do this and I'm sorry I hurt people in the process but it is what it is!

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My crazy NEW life..

This post isn't meant to hurt anyone but I thought I should let you all know why I haven't been around and whats going on..

   In February my son Ethan went searching for his biological dad and I got in touch with him and we talked and in April Ethan came to spend a weekend with him for the first time ever in his life. I had decided as Ethan was growing up it was best for us to not have Ray in our lives for a few different reasons (nothing that Ray himself had ever done wrong but I had my reasons and Ray now knows why and understands my decision) It seemed to me that after this meeting took place it took a toll on my marriage and home life (John had raised Ethan since he was 5 and I believe he was having a difficult time letting Ethan go and again I understand that but it also brought back alot of memories for me and things I haven't been able to get over for the past 17+ yrs in my life)
   Well to make a long story short.. I am currently in Jefferson County with Ethan and Dalton (Koda decided to stay with John that's the man who raised him and at first it hurt but I want him to be happy too) I am starting my life over (again) at 37 yrs old.. but I am going to make the best of it and do what I need to do to get settled and stable for my boys again. So I need to find a JOB! There is alot more to this than just what I have blogged here and when the time is right and things are the way they need to be I will fill you all in on more but til then you get the idea of whats going on.

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Newest Measurements and Weigh in Wednesday!

Been in STL since Saturday and have just had alot going on so here is my newest numbers....

Measurements as of 5/23/12

Waist... 31 inches! Down another inch!
Hips... 41.5 inches! Down another inch!
Bust...35.5 inches! Down another half an inch!
Thigh... 20.5 inches! Stayed the same!
Arms... 11.5 inches! Finally getting smaller lost another half an inch! Wooohoooo!

So that makes a total of....................38 inches!!!!!

Awesome Weigh In!!!

Well its of course Weigh in Wednesday and the cruel scale was good to me this week!!
I lost....... 4 pounds!  So that brings my official weight loss to 36 lbs since Dec. 28th! So happy! I feel sooo much better health wise and mental wise!

Next week I'm going to try for 3 lbs to get out of the 170's! that would be sooo awesome!

Weigh In Wednesday and Measurements..

Did my measurements this morning and didn't lose any inches and that's OK I know Ive lost weight this week so we'll see what the scale says in a couple of hours!
Went and got my hair highlighted yesterday and I love it! Makes me feel younger and who doesn't want to feel younger.
My sister called me last night and said she needed some help so I am heading to STL on Sunday for a week to spend time with her and I'll be there for Spencer, Megs and Kenzie's birthdays. Sweettttt!
Love you sis!
I am seriously lacking in motivation lately but that will change... got to get this house picked up and head off to the dreaded scale shortly. Wish me luck!

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Lots of stuff done today!

Went to bed wayyyy too late last night but got up @ 9:45am and sat and woke up for a few before I got the house all picked up, paid the water bill, went and hung out with my girl Terri for a bit, then it was off to the gym (1.31 miles on the elliptical and 4.04 on the bike) after I got my workout on I headed to for the new Goodwill Outlet here and found a few goodies.. I got a pink Jessica Simpson purse.. awesomeeee! Then headed to Price Chopper and Sam's to get a few things I needed.
Still waiting on dinner to get done and watching The Bachelorette.. Hope Emily finds love this time!! I'll probably go to bed early tonight sooo tired from last night. I have eaten 2 whole points today.. that is sooooo bad I'm supposed to eat 26 a day!! I mean BAD but Im just not hungry right now. Hope it doesn't screw up my weigh in on Wednesday either way I will hold my head high and move on. Hope everyones day was truly Ammmmaaazing!

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May Milage Update 5/14/12

Distance on the Spin bike for May... 27.07 miles! Wooohooooo!

5/6... 4.81
5/7... 3.95
5/8... 6.09
5/12... 8.18
5/14...4.04

Movin Slow Monday!

I stayed up way too late last night... watching some TV, chatting with Terri (love ya girl) and hanging out on FB and it was totally worth it! I'm such a night owl! But I need to get my butt in gear! My house is pretty clean so that shouldn't take me very long, need to go pay the water bill, go to the store and hit the gym for an hour today. Weigh in is in 2 days.. I'm still struggling with eating all my points just stress and nerves getting the best of me but I am at least trying.
Waiting to hear more from my sister about whats going on with my nephew Kyle (love you buddy Nana will be there if you want me there) Love you sis!

Hope you all have an AAAAMMMMAAAAZING day!

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Miserable Mothers Day!

I woke up this morning really looking forward to spending Mothers Day with my family and  I woke up this morning to John already cleaning up the house.. Thanks John! I really wanted to go for a hike today but not anyone elses idea of a good time I guess. So Ethan Facebooks me saying Happy Mothers Day and that he will be home shortly from Octaveon's so I ask him if he wants to go for a hike with his momma and you would have thought I asked for him to give me a kidney or something!! He was like I had a long night mom you don't understand.. I said I do understand I woke up in the middle of the night many nights to take care of him and his brothers and I did it.. well Ray (Ethan's biological Dad) texts him and told him not to treat me that way (Thank you Ray) so then he was ready to go hiking but by this time I was hurt and not in the  mood anymore.. Koda of course doesn't wake up til 2:00pm and then walks past me and starts making me a cake and it was a very nice gesture but I don't eat cake anymore and we didn't even have any icing.. LOL so I said thanks but never got a Happy Mothers Day til after I said something.. Dalton came and went today never said a word so I finally said Hello.. he said its not the end of the day yet.. I'm like WTH? He then starts laughing at me. Then my daughter Meagan NEVER called me today.. never said a word I am beyond shocked and hurt by my kids today!! So I sat in my chair all day and just cried.. my oldest son Scottie who I rarely talk to did call me though and said Happy Mothers Day and apologized for his brothers.. I was shocked and thrilled one of them thought of me today but surprised it was Scottie. Thank you son it really meant alot! I love you! Around 6pm we headed out to dinner (Golden Corral) it was good but I have to stay away from buffets my stomach hates them! On the way home finally got a hold of my mom and talked about life a bit and about things in my past.. glad she understands!
Very proud of my niece Megan for trying out for the Olympics and hope she does well in the next round in Oregon! Good Luck Megan you can do it!
Sitting around now just chattin on FB.. moving on from today but I can tell you my boys are going to have a rough few weeks if they want something from this momma cuz its not happening!

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Happy Mothers Day!!

Today isn't really a big deal in our house (I already got my goodies) but I did ask the kids if they would pick up the house and pet areas for me today and of course John is doing it.. Grrr kids! I plan on spending my day relaxing some, going to the gym, taking a hike or something to get activity points and that's about it. We might go out in the garage and box up what didn't sell at the yard sale to take to Goodwill.

Got a text this morning saying Happy Mothers Day from a number I didn't know so I replied Thanks! Who is this? and it was my bestest friend in Steelville and after moving away we lost touch. It was sooo great to hear from her and to know her and her family are doing OK! Thanks for the text Deb it really made my day! Miss you guys alot!!


I hope all the moms out there have a wonderful day and get lots of love and goodies!

May Mileage Update

Distance on the Spin bike for May... 23.03 miles! Wooohooooo!

5/6... 4.81
5/7... 3.95
5/8... 6.09
5/12... 8.18

Saturday Saturday Saturday... WOW!

               I started my day with my hubby letting me sleep in... thank you John! He is an early riser so he dealt with the yard sale for the whole day today basically. I got up and ran and got him and Dalton some McDonald's for breakfast and I had my normal PB sandwich and milk.
        Then I had to get ready to head to Dick's memorial service this afternoon. It was a beautiful service. Got home from that around 4pm and John was ready to shut down the sale.. we had a very successful sale made $300.00 not bad for stuff we were going to just donate and get rid of.
       This evening I cleaned this house it was sooo bad and I was on high speed cuz the gym closed at 7pm tonight and I wanted to get there and do at least an hour ( I got in 40 minutes.. I'll take it) Then I got home started the laundry and ran to Subway for dinner.. I am tired but I'm good!
       Dalton is doing much better today.. he talked to his biological dad today (hes always known him but now he knows hes his dad) I hope it works out for Dalton.. hes lucky to have 2 dads that love him as much as his momma does! You will always be my baby Dalton!

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What a day...

Went to bed last night around 2am and then got up at 6:30 to prepare for my yard sale.. OMG I was sooo tired!! I took a quick cat nap in my chair during my yard sale til this little old lady woke me .. LOL I made it til about 2:30pm and then headed in for an hour and a half long nap.. I needed it!  We had a great yard sale today.. a little nervous about tomorrow its supposed to storm here so we shall see what happens!

Went to Pleasant Hill tonight so John could look at this shuffleboard table.. it sucked! So then we (John, Dalton and I) went to dinner at Ryan's. I was really good and didn't eat much at all.  But during dinner Dalton started asking questions that I thought I had years to figure out how to tell him but nope it was tonight... he was a little disappointed in me but I tried to explain to him it wasn't as bad as he thought it was and he is calming down now and getting used to the fact of the news I shared with him.. I love you Dalton! Mom did it to protect you!

Sitting in my rocking chair now reflecting back on my life and things I feel like I could have done different and things I feel like I missed out on. I know things happen for a reason but sometimes and alot lately I just don't understand why but maybe someday I will.  Someday maybe!!

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Very long day, no motivation and sad sad news!

Today feels like one of the longest days ever! I am sooo tired and have no motivation to do anything! But I did get up and clean my house and this evening we all worked on getting the yard sale completely set up.. thanks John and boys! Went and put out some signs and then ran and grabbed some dinner Chipotle for me and younger boys Arbys for John and Ethan. That was my day exciting exciting!!

The sad news though.. a woman very close to me that I love with all my heart lost her husband to suicide this week.. if she ever needs me I will be there.. my heart hurts so bad for her and her family!


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This time..

            This is the third time I have attempted to change my life and lose weight. The 1st time I lost 35 lbs and got down to 165 lbs that was in 2008. The 2nd time I lost 25 lbs and that was 2010 and both of those times I just didn't see a difference even with people saying how great I looked and how much weight I had lost I just didn't get it! I have always been one of those people when I looked in the mirror I didn't "SEE" a fat girl. I saw the same girl from when I was 20 and a size 6.. weird I know but its true but this time I could see the fat girl but not in the mirror. I saw her in the picture I posted on my blog of Easter April 2011.. I couldn't believe it! That couldn't be me! So this journey has been sooo much better and different for me than the last two! I see the difference, I feel the difference, I love the difference and I'm never going back! As of yesterday I have lost 32 lbs and I weigh 176 so this time when I hit 165 (11 more pounds)  I am celebrating because this time I know there is a difference and its a GOOD one!

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Zumba and Dinner

      

              Went and had my nails done this afternoon and I love them! Thanks babe! Didn't get finished til 5:30pm so I had to run home and throw on my workout clothes and get to Zumba before I was late like I was last Wednesday! I was glad 2 others showed up it was a good class Terri... Thank you!! I want you to know that I really appreciate you and the time you take to do the classes. You are a HUGE inspiration to me and I'm honored to call you a friend!!
              After Zumba John and I went to dinner so I did get all my points in today and they have been tracked! This is going to be a good week I can just feel it!
               I still need to clean this house for a bit after everyone goes to bed since I didn't do it this morning before weigh in but I will get it done! That's just more activity points for me!
                Hope you all had a great day! Love to all!


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Weigh In Wednesday~~ 5/9/12

Well I had a hunch and it was right (always follow your gut) I lost 0.4 bringing me to an even 32 pounds lost since December 28th! Its not alot but its a loss so I will happily take it!
I know why it happened and this next week I will work on fixing that I just didn't eat enough this week with all the increased exercise I'm doing cuz I wasn't hungry so it is what it is but I have to eat! Just grateful it wasn't a gain! Johns job this week is to make sure I eat (even if I'm not hungry) and to make sure Ive tracked it! Here's to a new week!

This is me right before I left for my Weight Watchers meeting.. hubba hubba! Not bad for 37 yrs old!

Newest Measurements... 5/9/12

It's Weigh In Wednesday and I just finished doing my measurements for this week and here's what we got!!

Waist... 32.5 down 0.5 inches!
Hips... 42.5 same
Bust...36 same
Thigh... 20.5 down 0.5 inches!
Arm...12 inches same

So I lost another inch this week for a grand total of.......



 34.5 inches!!

Tiring Tuesday!!

    Tomorrow is Weigh In Wednesday but I'm not feeling real positive about it! I haven't been very hungry this week so I haven't eaten enough points.. I did have french toast twice this week but I'm still low in the points department!! So I'm a bit nervous!!  I have upped my workouts this week since joining Planet Fitness so I need to eat all my points! Next week is a new week!!
    Today I did 6.09 miles on the Spin bike, the 12 minute ab circuit and a set of dips (triceps). Tomorrow I am going to skip the gym ( I think)  but I am going to do Zumba in the evening. No one showed up for class tonight so Terri and I just sat around and chatted for the hour and my legs were OK with that but when I got home Ethan was a good boy and went for a run with his momma! My fastest mile yet 12:59.. I'll take it! 39 seconds faster than the last time! Woooohoooooo!

Its been a quiet day here in KC.. got all my errands done, my work out in, and my house clean! All is well here!

Will post new measurements in the morning.... stay tuned!!


Thought of the evening...

Milage update...

Distance on the Spin bike for May... 14.85 miles! Wooohooooo!

5/6... 4.81
5/7... 3.95
5/8... 6.09

Headed to the gym..

House is clean, carpets shampooed, pet areas swept! Off to run a few errands and head to the gym again! Lets see how many miles I can ride on that crazy bike today! I was sooo tired this morning after going to bed so late last night but I'm feeling pretty good! I'm grateful for the life I have and all the people in it!

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Monday..Relaxing, Working out, and Setting up!

        I spent my morning just sitting around and resting my body! I was very sore and tired from going to the gym yesterday for two and a half hours. I did get up around 2:30pm and got showered before I headed off to the gym to work out for an hour! I did the 30 minute circuit, did 0.85 miles on the elliptical in 10 minutes, and 3.95 miles on the spin bike in 20 minutes. I was exhausted but very glad I went after I was done! I will go work out again tomorrow afternoon before I head to Zumba tomorrow night!

    Headed to the grocery store and grabbed a few things before I headed home to help John price our stuff for our yard sale this weekend! We have alot of stuff! WOW! I'm really hoping for a good turn out! The two younger boys and I got Chipotle for dinner (11 pts for my steak bowl.. cant beat that!) while John and Ethan got McDonald's. We watched 2 Broke Girls  tonight before John headed for bed.. now I'm watching Operation Repo sitting in my rocking chair drinking a Caramel Vanilla Cream coffee!
      While we were out trying to pick up dinner Ethan managed to get the whole family in an uproar! I'm tired of Ethan always bugging Koda about fighting! Its just ridiculous and quite frankly I think Koda would kick his ass but Koda doesn't want to fight and we have told Ethan over and over there will be NO fighting and we will not be recording anything and posting it on Facebook or You Tube!! Keep your hands to yourself Ethan or you will lose! He's just not getting it so he may be losing his nice new phone pretty soon.. maybe then he will catch on! Let's hope he catches on soon!
        Thankful the crazy storms are now gone! It was a beautiful day here in KC!


Thought of the day...

A woman has the last word in any argument, anything a man says after that is the beginning of a new argument! LOL

P.S. Love ya babe... but you know its the truth! LMAO!!


Total distance on the Spin bike in May... 8.76 miles!

Sunday.. Stormy and Sore!

          I went and joined Planet Fitness on Raytown Rd.. you cant beat 10 bucks a month! I did 0.5 mile on the Arc trainer (like an elliptical), 4.81 on the Spin bike, the 12 minute ab circuit and lots of work on my triceps. Spent two and a half hours at the gym today! Go me! After we left I went to see this empty store front Terri has been interested in to open a studio for Zumba, personal training, and who knows what else (I'm hoping when I hit my goal weight to become a certified Zumba instructor.. Terri is my inspiration!!) and we got caught in a BAD storm! It hailed and hailed and we both just kept going Ohhh, Ouch, Ohhh our poor cars were getting beat up! After the storm passed we got in our cars and headed for Grandview but ended up getting caught in another hail storm.. cars running into each other on Hwy 71.. it was an interesting drive home to say the least!

          My body is sore tonight but I'm really hoping this will put my weight loss on an even faster track than what I'm already on.. I'm not complaining but if I could lose 2-3 a week  I would be thrilled!
          Thank you Sharon for bringing Dalton home this evening! Hope your foot gets better soon!

          I am going to go play some Pinochle for awhile and put my screaming legs up! Hope you all stayed dry today!


Thought of the day....

The best thing one can do when it's raining is to let it rain.

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Stormy Sunday..

What a storm that just came through here! My fur babies are not happy and all are in hiding at the time! The thunder was crazy loud! The electric only flickered here a few times thankfully we never lost power! It should be unbearably humid now today.. Thank you Mother Nature!
  Got my house picked up and my last load of laundry in the washer.. John and Koda are outside rearranging the garage to begin setting up for our yard sale this coming weekend! We are really hoping for a good turn out but we just aren't sure after they redid the outer road we just don't get the drive by traffic we used to for that we are grateful but for yard sales and Halloween it SUCKS!
   John decided to let me join the gym ( I mean its 10 bucks a month come on babe seriously) so today I am going with my trainer/Zumba instructor for the first time. I really hope I like it and the drive doesn't seem to far. I think it could help me lose these last 34 pounds pretty quickly!
   Not much going on here today pretty quiet laid back Sunday! Love to all!


Thought of the day...

Hard work pays off in the future, laziness pays off now.

Busy weekend so far..

Friday.. I slept in and did some housework before I headed to Wal Mart and went and paid some bills. Then John and I headed to our Friday night auction.. not much there tonight (stuff or people) so there were alot of great deals but we didn't buy much. We got our boys a foosball table though so that was pretty exciting! Went to IHOP again afterward and had french toast again this week but I had enough points so it was OK!

Saturday.. I got up around 9:00am and headed out to some neighborhood yard sales in Kansas.. John ended up meeting up with me and going with me but there wasn't many things out there we were searching for mostly baby stuff so we headed to the auction in Olathe, KS didn't get much there either and left way before the auction was over but it was a fun day! Tonight I cleaned up the house and I'm still working on laundry right now.


Tomorrow ... I am going to go work out at the gym with Terri! Got to burn off that French Toast! LOL Not sure what else I'm going to do yet.

Hope you all had a good day!


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Thrifty Thursday!

Went to bed way too late last night so getting up this morning early was not easy! I just wanted to SLEEP!! But I got up and slowly woke up before I headed out to get Heather to go to yard sales and thrift stores for the day... I got a few great deals today and Heather did as well! I started to head toward home around 4:30pm stopped by Price Chopper and grabbed some deli meat for dinner (sandwiches and soup) before we headed off to Dalton's last band concert.. very proud of him and of the success he has had this year in Jazz Band! He had told us he was done with band but now I think he is second guessing that decision.. I guess we'll see! Got home tonight around 8:30pm and I spent 90 minutes or so picking up the house and starting some laundry cuz it didn't get done this morning that's for sure! LOL Going to surf the Web for a bit, work on laundry and maybe catch up on a few of my shows! Hope you all had a thrifty day as well!

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Unless you PUKE, FAINT, or DIE, KEEP GOING!!!!- Jillian Michaels

Very busy Weigh In Wednesday!!

Went to weigh in today and I lost another 2 lbs this week for a total of 31.6.. so freakin excited!! I am only 34.4 from my goal weight I'm almost half way there!!  In the last 2 weeks I have lost 5.6 pounds lets hope it keeps coming off so good! After WI I headed to my SIL's Sharon's to visit for a bit and to take her my money for my Tshirt from my niece Jen.. I'm not coming Jen sorry Dalton's last band concert ever is tomorrow night and I cant miss it! Maybe next year I'll make it!! After visiting for a few hours I headed to Costco for my Salmon and some fruit and veggies.. on my way John called and said the van was fixed I could go pick it up so after getting my goodies I headed that way and picked up my good as new van all fixed and good to go!  I rushed home and put my groceries away and changed to get ready for Zumba to finally figure out I am 35 minutes LATE! I thought it started at 6:30 tonight I am such a blond sometimes! LOL I got 30 minutes in so I'll take it! Had a great time chatting after Zumba with Terri and Jillian tonight! DON'T SIGN IT TERRI DON'T SIGN IT!! LMAO!! WE'RE GOING TO TAKE OVER THE ZUMBA WORLD! BWAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHA! LMAO! Oh and I'm pretty sure all my begging has paid off hes going to let me join the gym! Lets get our work out on!

OK after Zumba I ran home grabbed John and we went and ate at IHOP since its my new week and I was seriously craving french toast.. I ate it and tracked it so I'm good! But while sitting there these 3 people came in and were seated in the booth behind us they were sooooo big they couldn't all three fit in the booth and that wasn't the bad part! The two woman of the group started talking about having body shots done off them.. OK I was trying to eat and about choked on my food and most likely puked a bit in my mouth. I am not judging cuz they are overweight  but seriously 300+ pound woman should not be talking about having body shots done off them I mean SERIOUSLY!! I weigh 176 and I wouldn't want anyone doing them off me! WTF??? Then the teenage boy that was with them and was probably about 400 pounds... literally sat there and watched my food the whole time I was trying to eat it I almost offered him some of my french toast but I wasn't sharing! I was like geez dude your food is coming you'll make baby!! It was an interesting dinner to say the least but this is Grandview I should have expected it!

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Newest Measurements!

It's Weigh In Wednesday!!! I did my measurements and this week I lost another 1.5 inches!!! For a grand total of.................

                        33.5 inches!!!


Here's the breakdown of what I've lost so far for ya:

Waist..8.5 inches
Hips... 8 inches
Bust... 10 inches
Thigh...5 inches
Arm...2 inches


Weigh in is at 12:30pm.. wish me luck! Until then hope you all stay cool and have a great day!

Tuesday night Zumba!

       I had a great day and really got some much needed rest. Tonight was Zumba class.. only had 1 class tonight so we did 30 minutes of Zumba circuit and then the last 30 minutes we did just the circuit and some abs. One of my goals is to be able to do at least 1 Merryweather but I need to continue to build up my core strength just not there yet.. Terri my trainer can do 12 and she is in the best shape so if I can ever just do one I will be the happiest person on the planet!!! I know I am physically getting stronger everyday but I still have a ways to go as of my weigh in last Wednesday I was 36.4 pounds away from my goal weight I am almost half way there!

      Tomorrow is Weigh in Wednesday!! I'm having a good feeling about it.. I got my fingers crossed and praying for the best! I will post my measurements in the morning and then what the evil scale says in the afternoon. Til then have a great night and sweet dreams to all!

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Happy May Day!

      

I didn't know much about May Day til I did a bit of research this morning. It started in the Middle Ages and is actually two distinct holidays: one in honor of spring and the other in recognition of workers. It celebrates the end of the harsh winter months and the start of the fertile summer months by feasting, frolicking and competing in games. It is also known as International Workers' Day, May Day has a connection to work that dates back to the late 19th century, when American laborers fought for an eight-hour workday. In much of Western Europe and parts of America, May Day is now celebrated with traditional folk dancing around a maypole, a tree-like totem that typically stands up to ten feet tall. At one time, this practice marked the beginning of courting season for young adults.
      Here is another little tidbit about May Day... Worried that the rowdy festival made people frisky, the Catholic Church banned May Day celebrations in the early 1600s. The clergy wasn't the only group to point out May Day's sexual undertones: Several historians have suggested that the maypole is a phallic symbol. OK there is your history lesson for the day! But May 1st is also my brother in law Charlie's 35th birthday so that makes it even more special! Happy Birthday old man!
      Well for me.. today has been nothing but wonderful.. I haven't done a darn thing! I slept til 11:00am after having another one of my nights of dreaming the same stupid dream over and over and over! After the same dream every time I wake up, roll over and do it all over again. It really makes for a suck night of sleep! But I'm grateful for waking up and still being here on this crazy planet! I'll get up here shortly and work on cleaning up my animal areas and picking up the house.. its really in good shape so it shouldn't take me long!
      Today is Tuesday.. so I am being rather picky with what I eat since tomorrow is Weigh In Wednesday but I'm not sure how its going to go this week it could go either way.. we have eaten out alot this week but I have been extremely busy with cleaning, rearranging, walking, some running, so it may have helped even out all the eating out or at least I hope so. If not tomorrow is a new week for me and I wont make that mistake again. I can say this.. I don't feel like Ive gained weight so my gut is saying I'm OK but the scale will definitely let me know tomorrow! Only plus I got is tonight is ZUMBA.. if there are 2 classes tonight I think I will stay and do both of them.. it surely cant hurt!
     I can hear the trash man outside I'm sure he hates us this week for the huge pile we have out there after doing all the Spring Cleaning we've been doing and that doesn't even include the huge pile in the garage for our upcoming yard sale.. we have been on a mission!! Thank you Mr. Trash man!

This is for Terri my Zumba instructor!
She does look like the chic on the left the rest of us are definitely the one on the right! LOL
Love it!

   

Rested some.. Shopped some!!!

I did sit around and hang out on the Internet til about 1:30pm today and then I was off to find my new dishes! After going to Pier 1 Imports, World Market, Target, Bed Bath & Beyond, and Macy's I can officially say I HAVE NEW DISHES and they didn't come in a box! I ended up with Sage Green dinner plates from World Market, salad plates with cakes and cupcakes on them with my sage green and orange on them from World Market also and after a long search I finally found ORANGE bowls at Macy's and I got them 55% off! Sweeeettttt! Let me tell you my Macy's story first though.. I went into Macy's (skinny jeans, crocs, a girl cut tshirt, no makeup and hair in the ponytail) I looked and looked and looked in the dinnerware department and no one would help me (I felt like Julia Roberts in Pretty Woman.. I have money and no one will help me.. LOL) after about 15 minutes this young girl said "Can I help you?" I was like yes please! Do you have any of these green dishes and are they sold separately? She went to check and said yes but we only have one plate left and no other stores have that color either so I said OK. How about these bowls do you have them in Tangerine Orange she went and checked and said yes we have them.. I said I need 8 she went in the back got them and brought them out and helped check me out (they were already 30% off) but she felt bad no one helped me so she gave me another 25% off.. I was like AWESOMEEEE!! So what started out crappy turned out amazing! I love my new dishes!

After I got back from getting my dishes we had to run back to Merriam, KS near the car dealer where the van is getting fixed to pick up our rental car (a Chevy Traverse) not sure if I like it or not but it will do til I get my van back, fixed and as good as new!

Home now watching TV with my hubby, Ethan is gone playing basketball at Calvary Bible College, Dalton is mowing the grass and Koda is guess what.. SLEEPING!

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Early Monday..

       Had to get up early today to take the van in to get checked out.. another wheel bearing needs fixed and the transmission isn't acting right. We had taken it in before and was pretty much told we were NUTS but today John got it to do what it does and the guys like oh it shouldn't do that.. we were like No Duh! LOL So hopefully they will get it fixed this time! Thank God for extended warranties!!
      Already got my house all cleaned up and bed clothes washing.. just sitting here in my rocking chair chilling with my kitties right now! I'm hoping to just have a laid back day but I really need to go get cat food  before I run out and I want to go find us some new dishes and I really want ORANGE! Not sure how easy of a job that's going to be but we'll see I might actually just sit around today. (I'll blog this evening and let you know what my crazy mind decided to do. LOL)
    My kitties and I send our love to all! Have a wonderful Monday!

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My relaxing Sunday... NOT!!

OK I lied! I have not relaxed or sat around today! As a great lady (Melissa) once said to me.. Do you ever sit down?  The answer to that is usually NO! I got up at 9:30am this morning after going to bed at 3:30am but John wasn't having it and sent my butt back to bed so I got up at 11:00am and made my guys some eggs and toast before I headed down to tackle the MAN CAVE! OMG what a disgusting dust bowl full of dirty socks, clothes, and trash! Who lives like that? well it is now rearranged a bit and CLEAN!!! Just Ewwwww! That's all I can say! While down there I rearranged Kenzie's toy area and went through her toys to get rid of the baby ones since shes almost a BIG 5 yr old now! Then headed upstairs and went through the cup and dish cabinet to clear out what we don't use or want anymore and cleaned out the entry way closet. Only thing left to spring clean upstairs is the junk drawers and 3 cabinets below them in the kitchen and then I will be ready for my yard sale! But let me just say MY BODY HURTS! I feel like Ive been ran over by a Mack truck!

Hey sis.. thanks for following me! Your the only new follower I have so THANKS! Oh and John hung up grandpas old lamp in the living room for me today! Its weird the way it hangs but it will work!

Ethan is (as I type this) on the Amtrak headed back home to his momma! I have missed him  but I will say its been soooo quiet here without him! I really hope he had a great time with Ray this weekend! I hope you enjoyed him too Ray and tell Ashelyne thanks for telling him to pull his pants up I need all the help I can get on that subject! LOL
OK I'm back had to play my turns on Words with Friends! I'm trying really hard to beat both Heather T. and Ray in that game! Its one of my life missions right now! LOL Oh and I don't play that game against John anymore he kicks my ass every time and its just not fun!  Sorry babe but I don't know all them big crazy words but I still love ya!

Thought of the day..

Friday & Saturday

     Friday.. I spent the day updating my blog! Adding pictures and other things I love it! Its really starting to take shape! Then around 3:30pm we headed to Lee's Summit to put Ethan and Kenzie on the Amtrak train to head to STL... Kenzie was going home to her mom and Ethan was going to visit his biological father for the first time ever. I'm always sad to say good bye to one of my boys even if it is just for the weekend! Momma loves them! After that I headed home to pick up John and Koda and off to the auction we went.. found a few good deals! I got my Bean a whole tub of Bratz dolls for CHEAP CHEAP CHEAP!! She is going to love them! After the auction we headed to eat @ IHOP after picking Dalton up from his track meet. Then it was BED TIME!

     Saturday... John woke me up wanting to know if I wanted to go to some yard sales so off we went and THEY SUCKED!! Thankfully John had done an Internet search before we headed out and he found a new auction house so we went to the 1pm auction in Olathe. There was ALOT of JUNK but we found a few goodies! I got 2 jars and one big baggie is GUESS WHAT? YEP that's right VINTAGE BUTTONS!!! Soooo excited!! Took the boys out to dinner again tonight ( I feel a weight gain coming on.. LOL) and then after we got home I started cleaning and rearranging the house around 10:00pm and I just finished at 2:15am!! I am exhausted!!!

      Tomorrow is a rest and relax day unless I get the cleaning bug again and then that could change!

Thought of the day...
"Don't dig your grave with your own knife and fork."
~English Proverb

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Errands, Errands, Errands!

I feel like I haven't hardly sat down today! Oh that's cuz I haven't! I have been going since 8:30am and I'm still doing laundry as I type this! Today was a day of bill paying, grocery shopping, office supply getting, house cleaning, and still getting some running (13:38 mile tonight) in this evening! I still have this spring cold and its really not working for me.. it can move on anytime now! Next victim please! LOL
After I picked up Dalton from track practice I took him to the barber shop and he got his hair cut and a design in it. It looks really awesome!
This evening after running a mile with Dalton (thanks buddy for going with mom) I got Ethan and Kenzie all ready to head to STL tomorrow! I'll sure miss my Bean but grandma is ready for a break from preschoolers!! I hope Ethan has a great weekend with his biological father even though I know I'll cry when he gets on that train.. hes my baby! I'm a dork I know! Dad and I will be there Sunday night to get you to hear about how your weekend was!

Thought of the day..

Instead of giving myself reasons why I can't, I give myself reasons why I can.
Author Unknown

Super Exciting Weigh In Wednesday!

    Today was Weigh In Wednesday and I knew I had had a good week I just felt it and usually your gut is right when it comes to weighing in.. I lost another half an inch this week (total of 32 inches so far)  but did much better in the pounds department.. 3.6 POUNDS!!! That's a total of 29.6 pounds! I was hoping for that extra 0.4 for my 30 pounds but I'm not complaining I'll get it next week!
    Went out to dinner tonight with my adorkable hubby and my super sweet sister in law Sharonnnnnnnnnnn.. LOL ended up at Bob Evans and I got a grilled chicken sandwich and carrots but I did splurge and have mashed potatoes and a dinner roll.. but I tracked it all! So I'm good!
     Only have 2 more days with my Bean before she heads back home Friday with Uncle Ethan.. she is alot different this time than she has been in the past! She has quite a little attitude for a 4 yr old (cant believe she'll be 5 a month from today).. I miss my sweet Jelly Bean but Damnma still loves her! We spent alot of time today working on her numbers, letters, and her name for kindergarten but that had its moments! It was almost like I was bugging her! She is just to much of a princess to have to think about school.. LOL I'll pray for you Megs I think you're going to need it! LMAO!
     Tomorrow I need to run a ton of errands,go to the store to get Ethan and Bean some snacks for the train and take Dalton to get his haircut.. He wants a design in his head now too! Its just hair it grows back!
     I still cant believe it was 94 degrees today we broke the record from 1989 of 91 degrees.. All I got to say is IT WAS TOO DAMN HOT TODAY FOR APRIL!!
   


Thought of the day...
If you wish to grow thinner, diminish your dinner.

Henry Sambrooke Leigh