The Yo

Hello all! Again I missed a week but its been a little busy around here. Patrick had a mole removed from his hand last Tuesday (got the results this Tuesday all clear!!) Walking/riding my bike cleaning house, laundry...makes for a busy woman. I am trying to stay active and not sit around on the computer and waste allot of time which I can do EASILY! But on the weight front, I lost 3.2 pounds the week before last and last week it was -.6 so 3.8 pounds in two weeks. Total lost...23.8 my next milestone will be 25 pounds which I hope will be this week. I did however go to lunch with Mike yesterday and was naughty...which we all need to do once in a while. Had an AWSOME salad the dressing was killer and high in points but well worth it...a Thai Peanut dressing and the the dessert which was brownie bites with ice cream. Mike and I split it and it was soooooooooooooooooooooo good. But back on track today. Getting reading to go for my walk outside. I did ride my bike on Monday and went 14 miles. My shoulders are still sore but my butt is just fine (if anyone was wondering.) In the weeks since February 9th, I have only gained once and it was only .4 so hence the title of this post. THE YO I just hope I can continue the YO and not add the other YO back in. Oh and my WW buddy Kris will be here in 13 days I cannot wait. She has already sent me an itinerary of what we will be doing while she is here. The girl cracks me up. We are going to see the Cubs play a night game. I am looking forward to Wrigley Field the oldest Ball Park still around. (I think) Correct me if I'm wrong Kath...I know you know. Have a great week all...I will try and be better about posting.

Skipped a Week...Oooops

Hello all. Yes...I know...I skipped a week. Sorry, I don't know what I was doing but I know I wasn't on the computer that much last week. Didn't even get on my Facebook but once or twice last week. So to let you know how I did last week I gained .4 pounds just .4 so not so bad, with it being Easter and all the the Whoppers and all kinds of chocolate and jelly beans. I worked out 4 days, just not enough to get the .4 off. Oh well. This past week I worked out like crazy 5 days of 75 mins on the treadmill and I for the first time EVER jogged a mile in 15 minuets. I don't know if I will ever do that again but I can say I have now done it. Mike and I celebrated out 6th year anniversary on Saturday going to PF Changs and a moive. I did not count any points Saturday because I just didn't want to know how much I went over. I did however get up on Sunday and got on the treadmill and worked some of it off. Yesterday at weigh-in I lost 2.2 pounds for a total of 20 pounds GONE!!!! Yep 20 pounds out da doe. (out the door) Hopefully never to return. If it does I just won't open the door...I'll show it! Still have a ways to go...between 50 - 60 pounds left but I know I can do it. One of the girls at WW yesterday said I was looking thinner. I told her she should see me naked...that didn't go over to well...I think I lost a friend at weight watchers...some people just can't take a joke. Oh well, what can one do??? I guess not tell someone she barley knows they should see me naked????? Yeah that would be the ticket. Oh well. Time to go and get on the treadmill for my day to begin. Thanks to all of you out there who read and are in my corner! Love you all tons!

Change???

Ok, as promised here is what I look like now, to see if there is a change you will have to go to the first picture I posted. I can see one, but then I have to look at me everyday. Mike says he can really see it in my face. Anywho...so there ya go.

Weigh-in Monday was good...I lost 2.8 pounds for a total of 18.2 gone! I still have a long way to go but it's coming off at a rate I was hoping for. Average of 2 pounds per week. NICE! I even had pizza on Sunday and it was GOOD! If any of you ever come and visit we will have to take you to Pieroni's Pizza...It is soooooooo

good!!

The kids have a short day today and tomorrow and not school on Friday (parent/teacher conf.) Patrick's is at 3pm and Taylor's is at 3:20 YIPPPEEEEEEE! But hey they are both doing great in school...Patrick got his first report card without a usually does not check! Which is HUGE!!!! Taylor is ready for "Jr High", they start in 6th grade here and she is so looking forward to having a locker. Funny what small things make us happy huh. So I guess I need to close so I can get on the horrid treadmill and get my day really started. Thanks for all of your support you all rock!

Week what??

First let me say that my weeks were off. This is week 7 so not only can I not count but I can't loose weight this week either. Oh well, I did stay the same and did not gain so that is something. But I would like to take this opportunity to do a shout out to my best friend who is traveling this weight lose road with me...she lost 3 pounds last week...so a huge Woooooo Hoooooooo to you Kris. She is now one pound ahead of me. (dang it!) THIS IS A GAME AND SHE CANNOT WIN!!!!!! Just kidding...we are both winners and I am not in any way shape or form competitive...stop rolling your eyes Kristien. You know I love you! So that is this week. I am grateful that I didn't gain with two movies,(gotta have the movie popcorn) Blue Man Group a Bulls Basketball game, and only 2 days of exercise. So this is good. Next week will be better...I have already gotten on the treadmill Mon, Tue, and today an hour each day so next week should be a good one. We shall see.

The Yo Yo...week 7

Well, its week 7 and I lost 2.6 pounds for a total of 15.4. I feel so good about myself and am looking forward to my goal weight.



Funny story this week. I weigh myself everyday, sometimes more than once...yes I know I shouldn't but I do...kinda like a car wreck...you see the slowed trafic and think hum, must be a car wreck...dang lookie loo's! But then you get closer and you find yourself looking. With the scale...its in my bathroom, first thing I see when Iwalk in and I think no, not gonna do it and I get closer and think no...but then I get on. Anyway everytime I weighed myself this week it alsways seemed to say "Hey ya fat cow!" Never lost a pound. Then Saturday morning...BAM! lost 2.4 pounds it was exciting! So Sunday morning same thing but I gained 3 pounds. GAINED 3 pounds. How can one gain 3 pounds in one day when I have done nothing but try. Anywho...fastforward to Sunday night 9:30 pm. I go to bed and lay there and think "Hey...I promised myslef I would get on the treadmill at least 5 times a week and this week I only got on 4 times" so what did I do??? Got up and went down and got on the treadmill for 40 mins. Slept prettry good that night too!

My life...gotta love it! So 15.4 pounds gone! Yay for me! We will see what next week brings since the kids are on spring break this week. Heaven help me!

The Yo Yo

This is the Name of my Real Life Reality Show. My life has been one HUGE Yo Yo ride. I'm up then I'm down. I go Up Up Up and then Down Down Down. Lets just hope this time the string will break and I will stay down!!!



Monday was "Weigh in Day" and I lost ZERO, zip ziltch, NADA! Nada damn thing! Oh well...it's better than gaining HUH!



So let me just tell you the AWSOME idea I had the other day. Me, 209 pound me, decided that it would be a great idea for me to get extra exercise so I decided that I would (when the weather gets nicer) Let the kids ride thier bikes to school. This being said, if they ride to school then I have to ride too. There is a busy street they have to cross and I don't want them to do it by themselves. Any who...I thought that I should ride it first to see what it would be like. It's two miles there and two back so a total of 4 miles in the morning and then another 4 miles in the afternoon. YEOWCH! So It was a BE-U-TI-FUL day yesterday, (so nice we grilled out) 72 to be exact, and I thought I would do my trial run. Got on my bike and took off. I need to talk to the ladies in the front office at school anyway so I was killing two birds with one stone! Gotta love the motivation I had yesterday! Ok, so I am riding down the street to the first stop sign and I'm doing ok, but right past the first stop sign, I started feeling it in my thighs and was wondering if this was not such a GREAT idea. But I didn't listen and kept right on treckin. I will not bore you with the whole trip to the school...yes I made it and yes I thought I was never going to be able to walk again when I got there and mind you I had to go back home too. Lets just say I am having second thoguhts on the whole ride your bike to school thing. My butt is so sore and you saw the pictures...I have padding and my seat it a jell seat so it is really comfy, Don't know how I bruised my butt but I did. The kids have spring break next week so we will try it all together to see how we do as a team and how long it takes us. I have not givin up yet but I sure want to.

Thank You and Week 4

I would just like to say thank you to all who commented. I needed the encouragement. It means a lot to me!

Yesterday was "Way in Monday". I lost 4.4 pounds!!! It was way more than I thought I had lost so with my luck I will gain it back this week. (Just kidding) So my total for 4 weeks is 12.8 pounds GONE!! My jeans are way looser than 4 weeks ago and I can now wear both my wedding ring and the band together again. You know I think that was the last straw that broke my camels back. Me being over weight almost killed the poor thing one but two..Me...jewelery queen not being able to wear my jewels. OMG!!! Kinda sad but true.

So there ya go. Another great week on WW Whoooo Hoooooo! I was going to post another picture of me but there isn't enough change yet, even though I can feel it, you can't really see it yet. One more month and I'm hopin to post a picture. We shall see. So thanks again. And please stay tuned into my real life reality show! (Thanks Melanie) I guess I need to come up with a name for it. See ya next week!

Prepare yourselves!!!!

Ok, I know, I know, it's been a long long time. I have been debating on my next post and I have decided to go with Trying to keep myself accountable. Yep you read that right. I started Weight Watchers on February 9th and I thought that if I posted my journey on my blog that you all could keep me movtivated and accountable. My weight has gotten out of control and I don't want to turn 45 and be over weight. I will not do it anymore, So I am going out on a limb, a very wobbly one and I am going to post my start weight and a picture of me on my start date as well. Kinda scary for me to do but if I don't how will you all know how I am doing and keep me accountable and movtivated. I don't know either! Be for warned that the picture is kinda scary because I am so over weight. But it is coming off. My first week I lost 4.2 pounds. Week two I lost 2 pounds and week three, 2.2 pounds. I am on week 4 and think I'm doing pretty good. I have started my treadmill every day for an hour. If I miss a day I punish myself and have to go and hour and a half the next day. I try not to miss to many days! So wish me luck! Ok...here comes the picture. AAhhhhhhhhh I just have to cry I look so horrible! Mark my words though...By December 18th you are going to see one HOT momma! Oopps almost forgot...my start weight was 222. YUCK!!!!

And the Winner is....

Patrick, by a land slide in the Oswego Area Pinewood Derby Race for Cub Scouts. He won first place in the Tigers group AND the All Around. His car even won "Best overall Design" Mike, Eric and Patrick worked very hard on the car and it payed off very well. They were all proud of their work. But alas it was only in his Pack. When we went to the "Cross Town" to see who would go to District he won all of those too, but he did so well they rechecked his car and it was disqualified because Mike had done some work on the inside of the wheels and they said he couldn't do that. The rules we got were totally different than the Cross Towns and so although he kicked all those kids butts he was out. He was so sad as was Mike. They both worked so hard and then this. But hey...there is always next year!

Better late than never!!

Ok...I started this post last Thursday while the kids were out of school becasue it was to freakin cold -27 to be exact. I took some pics to let you see just how cold it was. This first picture is of Taylor blowing a bubble.
If you look close you will see the bubble popped but still there because ITS FROZEN!!!!!!! That's dang cold.

This nice little picture is the INSIDE of our windows in the back of the house...yes that is Ice frozen on the INSIDE...not the outside. Cold?? Uuhmmmmmm Yeah!

These are the french doors going out to the back yard. If you click on the picture you will see the ice up close. I don't believe I signed up for this kinda weather! But I got it none the less.

So there you have it. It gets really cold up here in Chi-town! That was Thursday. Friday the kids were off of school agian becasue it was -22 and yes these are the temps without windchill factored in. If you want to know those...Thursday it waas -57 and Friday -52 Burrrrr!!! But hey today it's supose to get to 33 so we are in a heat wave and the kids wore shorts to school today! Ok, I'm kidding. No coat for me though!!! It's nice out there!

Heeeelllloooooooo! (as said by Jerry Seinfield) :)

Yes...yes I know its been awhile. I would love to say that I have been sooooooo busy but then that would not be a good enough reason because although December is a busy month with Christmas and birthday and usually going home for the holidays my pictures here start in November...November 10th to be exact. Patricks birthday. I really don't know what I have done for the past 2 months but I can tell you blogging is not one of them. So I have a few pictures here that will show you what I have caught on camera in the last two months. Mind you it's not alot but none the less they are pictures of the fam and our trip to Tulsa and a few more I threw in. I hope you enjoy. Patricks 8th birthday.

Look at this face. And those eyes!!! Look out ladies!

Patrick and Taylor. Don't let the smiles fool you

this is a rare capture of them liking each other!!

Our stocking hung by the chimney with care!

The kids getting off the bus in 8 degree snowy weather!

This would be Puff. Erics Bearded Dragon. I call him my

grandchild since I have to take care of him most of the time.

He usually sleeps curled up in the corner so when I caught

him like this I had to take a picture of him.

We pass through St Louis on our way to Tulsa

and this is one of Patricks favorite places. We

have gone to the top of the arch and every time

we go through St Louis Patrick has to see the arch.

Patrick, Taylor and Brandon in the back seat of the van.

Taylor is pointing to the tooth she lost on our way to Tulsa.

And you see...Patirck making the devil sign behind Taylor??

I told you!!!

And here we have little miss Kendra. And yes Patrick

is doing it AGAIN!!!!! I say little miss but she has turned into

a lovely young lady. Senior this year. I can't believe

that both she and Brandon will graduate this year.

Mike and Kendra at the Zoo in the Elephant museume.

Kendra loves elephants.

This is an awsome picture of Kendra in the caves

at the zoo. We laughed so hard I almost wet

myself! Ahhhhh getting older...you gotta love it!

So there you have it. What I have been doing the past 2 months and not blogging about. But I have now. I think my New Years Resolution is to blog more. Yeah right!!!! Along with the dieting I am going to be doing. ROTFLMAO!!!!!!!! Oh I have to stop because I just can't laugh anymore I might wake up Eric...oh did I mention (I'm sure not because I don't blog like I should) that Eric is now working the night shift. Mike promoted him to Supervisor of the night shift. He has done such a great job. Mike and I are both sooooo proud of him and what he is doing. He plans on going to school for electrical engineering. He has come such a long way in the past 3 years. Ok so now you have it. Live is good, the kids are good and we have another year under our belts. I hope everyone has a happy new year!!!!!

Dilemma

OK...it has been brought to our attention that our new next door neighbor is a convicted child molester. Yep you read it right. He was part of a sting operation and was caught and through that sting they found a 13year old girl he had molested. My dilemma is what to do about my kids. What do I say to them about this man?? Do I say anything at all?? Do I make my other neighbors with young girls aware of the man?? I just have a lot of questions don't I. It worries me to have this man living next to us when I have an 11 year old girl who is budding as some might put it. His wife is nice ( still can't understand why she is still with him), we have met and talked and he has 2 young boys who ride the bus with P and T. P is good friends with the younger of the two boys. So Please if you have any thoughts or comments on this all is welcome. I just have no idea and you never think that your going to have some pervert living next to you . Thanks peoples!

She's Gone

She was here, but now she is gone...Yes my best friend K was here for a whole week and I had to drop her off at the airport this afternoon. No tears this time since we will see each other in a month. I guess we will be going home to Tulsa the day after Christmas, at least that is the plan at this date in time. We will see. We had a great time shopping and decorating the house. We got alot of the pictures hung and it looks like a home now. Satruday we went downtown Chicago for the 17th Anuual Festival of Lights. Nothing really exciting but there was a parade and Mickey Mouse, Minne, Donald, Daisy, Goofy, Chip n Dale, Bolt and the Cheeta Girls were all there. I will post some pics later. Right now I am waiting for the kids to get home so I can go grocery shopping for the week. Yippee! I so love doing that!!! NOT! I will talk more about the Lights Festival with the pics. So much to tell. More later!

I'm in trouble and does anyone need any Candy??

Just look at those eyes! I am in so much trouble and I only have myself to blame. I am soooo sorry Mom and Dad. I'm still not sure where she is getting the good looks from. I know not her father, but then it sure the heck isn't me!! Mr Indiana Jones himself! He's just to dang cute for words too.

Here they are together. I wish they got along this good all the time. But they do not. Dang it!!

And here is just the stash of T's big night out on the town. Anyone want any candy??? We have tons to spare.

I will be taking half of it and sending it to the school. They are taking donations for some charity and my kids, nor do I need this much candy in the house. M is taking what we have left which by the way is most of the bowl, to work with him. Just as long as I don't have to look at it and be tempted by it. Milky Ways are my weekness. Hope you enjoyed the pics. My BFF is going to be here in 14 days! I can't wait!!! Neither can P and T. M just wants pictures up on the wall so he is looking forward to her visit also! Everyone take care and we'll be blogin soon!

What a morning!

Just so every one can have a good laugh at my expense I will share with you what my morning was like.

Nothing out of the normal, just the same ol same ol. Got the kids up, fed them, got them on the bus and off to school. Didnt' miss the bus today like we did yesterday (yay!) You think that would be a plus and a good start to my day. Uuuh Nuuuh! I found P's cowboy boots that he plays outside in and climbs the mountain next to the Hacienda (spelling?) Any who, it is freeeeking cold outside, (we had snow flurries yesterday) but I can't clean them off in the house soooooooo yes, I have to go outside on the back porch and I am pulling huge amounts of mud clods off of these stinking boots and I notice I left the door open and the heater is on so I close the door. Do you see where I am going with this????? Not only did the door lock behind me, but I am in cut off sweats, a t-shirt, my hair (and it is short) back in a head band and my slippers. Oh and my mom's signature kitchen towel over my shoulder. HOT! Yep I was lookin HOT! I went around to the front door praying that it was unlocked. NOPE! The house was locked up tight. So I had to walk across the street to my neighbors house I have only met once, ONCE mind you looking like I was early for "Trick or Treating" SCARY!!!!!! She was very nice though and let me use the phone to call M so he could drive home and let me in. Needless to say he was not a happy camper and just laughed when he saw me walk across the street. I hope my day gets better!! So you can all stop laughing now.

Halloween

Hello all! I just thought I would send some pics of the kids in Halloween costumes. It is the season you know. The kids have been hounding me about costumes this year and so I guess we are off this weekend in search of Indiana Jones and a Witch costume. Fun will be had by all I am sure of it! They are both looking forward to it and won't stop talking about it.



All is well here. The kids have a three day weekend with Columbus day on Monday. Blinds will be put up on Monday as well. We have been waiting for three weeks for these things. I really hate not having blinds and every one and their dog can see in my house. But Monday is the day! Whoo Hooo!



I hope you enjoy the pictures of our little/big gobblins!







This is P and T last year on Halloween. If you look really close (click on the pic) The thing in P's hands is a plastic hatchet. He didn't have a storm trooper gun and he needed SOMETHING!! Well at least that is what HE thought! And here we have my lovely 10 year old (who thinks she is 17) showing off her press on nails I let her get for her outfit. (they only lasted about 15 mins before starting to come off)

Next we have B and K (K being the witch) This was the one and only time we had them for Halloween. This was the first year M and I were married 03'

And oh how sweet this one looks in 03'. Her first Halloween in Indiana. My little princess.

But I would have to say this was to freekin cute for words. Just turn 3 and to this day still remembers that T broke the sword he is holding and M had to fix it with Epoxy or how ever you spell that word. Click on the pic and you can see where it is fixed.

These sad to say are the only pictures I have of my kids on Halloween. All was lost when the computer took a dive. So if any of you have pics I MIGHT have sent (not to good at doing the sending pics thing) Could you please send them to me??? May you all have a wonderful weekend! Love and miss you all!

My little Monkey!

Ok, we have this dirt pile next to our house which P LOVES to climb. He is my little monkey!! This is a close up of him sitting in the side of it in a hole he dug himself.

And here he is standing up in the hole he dug in the side of it!!!! Can you see the roof on the other side of the hill???? Yes the hill is as tall as our two story house and the boy has a blast on that thing. Is scares me to death to let him play on it but he is 100% boy and loves to do it.

You talk about scary. But he's been climbing everything since he was 4. Stop signs all the way to the very top. Had a picture of that but lost it with the hard drive of the last computer :(

Things here are going well. I have most boxes unpacked and things put away. No pictures hung yet...waiting for the 17th of November when my best friend Kris will be here. She has a lot of decorating to do! And I am sure she is ready for the job. This will be house #3 she has gotten to help me with. When I told M that she was coming, I did it at dinner with son#1 E at the table too. He just laughed and shook his head and M said "I know, I know!" It seems that every time she comes to visit the house gets new things and just looks to dang good! We are looking forward to her visit.

Well, the kids are just getting home from school so I need to see what homework there is. Have a good one!

Here are a few pics

These are pics (of coruse) without the furniture. It's really messy right now and I really don't take good picutres either, I took some but they were to dark to post. So there ya go. Hope all is well with everyone.

A Quicky!!

Hello everyone!! This has to be quick because M is giving me the eye while he is loading the Uhaul!!! YUP! We closed on the house and we are moving our stuff from the rental house in tonight! It's going to be a long and exahusting night but will be well worth it! We get our stuff from our Indiana house on Friday or Saturday. No fridge for a few days so alot of microwave eating or eating out. Gotta get I just got the eye again! We will be without internet for a couple of days so I will post when we get it up and running! I'll have tons of pics to post too!

My 11 year old

Today she is 11.

When I woke her up this morning, I told her that she better have fun today because I could no longer allow her to get any older. She just looked at me and said "What do you mean mom?" I said "I have to kill ya! You can't get any older." "Yeah right." was her come back. Then she said "what about you? Your still here." me "My mom and dad weren't smart enough and look at what they had to put up with." So I gave her an option. Either offen her or she could live in a cage the rest of her life. Both P and T chose the cage. They thought they wouldn't have to go to school anymore. I advised them that I would have to buy a crane and take them every where that way. I am sure I found this alot funnier than all of you. The three of us laughed about it on the way to school. I just can't believe she is 11...ELEVEN!! AHHHHHHH where does the time go???