Healthier

I've been inspired by my cousin's wife. Who weighed over 200 lbs.... she's lost 73 pounds. just with diet and exercise... no fad diets, no crazy anything.... just eating healthier.

I'm so proud.

So as I trudge to the gym everyday I think of how much weight she's lost and her family for that matter. And I kick my butt to lose some myself.

However I've been working out, steadily for 4+ weeks now and have only seen my calves grow in side to the point my boots dont' fit anymore. :(

I'm eating healthier and cutting out all of my snacks... well most of them. I just hope I see the weight loss soon...

Basketball Groupie

You remember when you were in highschool? Pre-pubescent girls flocked to basketball games to see their hottie highschool hunks hooping it up on the court. Young, virle teenage boys and their scrawny legs and arms shooting that orange ball for 2-3 points.



Girls screaming for their team and their favorite players...



which of course were hotties.




Being annoyed at the cheerleaders (if they wern't one) for their stupid halftime routines, because well... the basketball players noticed them in their short skirts. They probably didn't know the difference between a layup or a free throw.... Stupid cheerleaders anyway. (wait.. I was one of them. Oops.) Anyway.




I've realized... not much as changed in my life... except my young virle teenage boy that I probably would have cheered for in highschool, is now a grown man of almost 30 and is still playing the game..




I sit on the sidelines, cheering for my man. Muscled arms and legs shooting that orange ball for 2-3 points.



I've realized... that even though we don't win as often as we'd like (what? Sounds like highschool)



that it is so much more fun... when you actually get to go home with that muscled basketball player,



instead of dreaming unknown dreams about a scrawny highschool player.




God is great, basketball is good... my life is crazy.

So here's what's new with me....








I decided after my soap box speech about actually losing weigh this year... I needed to do something about it. I joined this with my husband.


I went 3 miles on the Elliptical on Monday... 2 miles and weights yesterday.

I guess it's better than my regular workout. :D

Newest Aquirements

I ended up going out today... all by my lonesome.

YES!!!

I hit Mall of America first and priced out my "Christmas Present" from my husband. I'm really okay with this as I'm getting a new set of pots and pans. :D Bonus!


Next I went to Le Gourmet Chef and picked up the dutch oven I've been wanting. I thought I wanted Le Creuset really bad, but after I saw this I couldn't get it out of my head.


Off I then strolled to Old Navy to get a handful of things from their clearance section... and a fun pair of "Go-Ga" Pants they're advertising right now for 12 bucks. Fun stuff...


Then I had to suck it up and go to Wal-Mart for groceries... now my sabbatical is over, but at least I got fun stuff. :D

**New Years Resolution**

Happy New Year everybody... a couple days late.





How many people make new years resolutions and never stick with it...


This Year I'm going to lose weight....



I'm going to work harder on my 'look'.



I'm going to get organized...




I'm going to be a better parent...



Seriously....








.....





I'm not going to be a failure this year.
I'm going to work hard at my new years resolution...

which is...


not to stress over my new years resolution. I'm going to try hard to change my life styles baby steps at a time...

I Don't Love My Kids

My mom told me; apprently my dad was appalled that my children did not have flannel sheets for their beds.



Really?

"She lives in Minnesota right? It's cold there, why hasn't she bought those children flannel sheets?"



My mom: "Apprently she's very self centered and doesn't love them enough."


My dad: "But she has flannel sheets for her bed? That's stupid, we're buying the children flannel sheets for Christmas."

Mom: "I already have all of their Christmas packages."

Dad: "I don't care.. she may not love them enough, but I certainly do."

Christmas

Christmas was fabulous.

There just arn't words to describe how blessed I am to have a family who understands the true meaning of Christmas and doesn't get blinded by all of the packages.

I mean we had a lot of packages.

But on top of it, first and foremost my children know it's Christ's birthday.

I'm so blesssed.

We celebrated with family on the Eve. Which was also a blessing as there has been a family feud for the past 6 months, that was sucessfully set aside for Christmas and everybody came together to celebrate.... EVERYBODY.....EVERYBODY....

Yup all 16 kids and 15 adults....

Wow we've got a big family.


God is Great. Life is good. Kids make me crazy.... LOL!