I'm a proud Mama

I can finally post about my amazing Rusty. He has been so good. Last week, I woke up and could barely move my neck. I of course, call the Dr. Cathcart to come get a adjusted. This is the 1st time, I balled trying to lay down and then to get adjusted. I came home put ice on my neck. In the mean time Orville had to go to work, he's been so busy. I took 2 Advil's & Rust played nurse, helper, babysitter, etc... He was amazing. He made sure I did my ice just like the Dr ordered. He was so sweet and fabulous in taking care of me. He helped wrangle lunch together for him & Kennedy. At one point, Kennedy went to take a nap and Rusty & I got to spend some alone time. It ended up being a good day, even though I was in pain. Rusty has really made some huge improvements this year. He so much nicer and kind. He is really trying in school and isn't talking as much. We've been going to the dermatologist to get some warts removed. It's quite painful as they are freezing them off and using blistering agent. This past Thursday was his 2nd treatment and he got brave and had some of the warts frozen off on his hand. This go around, he's got more blisters, they are dark and really gross looking. I sent him to school on Friday and I picked him up w/his hands wrapped in gauze. Some kids were scared because they looked so gross. His hands didn't look that bad Friday morning. I felt so bad, we immediately went to the store to get "sticky ace bandages" so we could reuse them and he wouldn't have to be embarrassed anymore. My poor Rusty was so sad. Today, Rusty & I get to go spend the afternoon together, we haven't spent alone time out of the house in so long. Orville has to work, but he is taking Kennedy with him, fortunately, it's only home stuff and then off to the Bishop's house to return their computer. I have a Baptism this morning, & Rusty has to go help a friend clean out the garage as he has to be responsible for some minor trouble he got into a few weeks back. After I get home, off to lunch Rusty & go, anywhere he wants. Then we are going shopping, he finally had a growth spurt and is in need of all new shirts for school and play. Soccer starts this week, I'm so excited, I get to be the head coach again. I love coaching the boys soccer. I get to be w/Rusty and get to learn a new sport. Rusty & I went to Blockbuster last night, we came home & I just looked over at him and started to get teary eyed. What an amazing kid I have. I love my Rusty so much. As he grows up, I am so proud of him. He's really trying to make the right decisions. He talks about wanting to be a great missionary when he grows up and he even talks about how he can be a missionary now and his good behavior will show kids his age, how you can have Christ in your life and still have fun. I love you so much Rusty. You are so good and turning one of my yucky days into a good one, by loving me and making me laugh. The Lord blessed us beyond belief when he sent you to us and then blessed us even more when he sent Kennedy. The love you have for your sister is amazing. Your heart growing bigger and bigger and you are such an example to me of pure Christ like love. You love everybody and want everything for everybody. WE LOVE YOU RUSTY!!!

Official Weigh In

Well, I'm down 1.8 lbs of the 2 pounds I put on. So I'm almost down to my lowest. I will be below that by next Friday. I took 2 really hard spin classes this past week. My goodness, I was sore. I don't think I've ever sweat that much in my life. It was crazy. I'll be taking 2-3 a week for the next 5 weeks to really drop weight. So here's wishing me luck. I get to go eat Sushi at our favorite restaurant tonight, ZEN 32. Rusty is going and is eager to try their California rolls & the Philly Roll with me. I bet I can get him to try the Spider Roll as well.

Better late than Never, weigh in

Well, I did weigh in on Friday. Sad to report, I'm up 2 lbs but down 1% in body fat. So at least something is moving. I paid to take a harder spin class last Friday. LOVED IT!!!! I decided that I'm going to pay for 10 of these classes, this will take me 5 weeks. So I'm going to give myself 5 weeks of working out even harder, being incredibly disciplined with what goes in my mouth. The only "cheat" day I give myself is Friday. We are going out for sushi and I love sushi with a diet coke. I usually drink about 4 soda's while I'm there, because I eat so much wasabi, my mouth is burning and my eyes are watering. I will fill in more later, my kids have been amazing, so more to come. Just need to go to take Rusty to school and the gym for my 1st of the 5 weeks of kick butt classes.

2008 Olympics

The past 1 1/2 weeks have been great bonding time between Kennedy

& I. We both LOVE to watch the Olympics. I'm amazed with all that is going on in the world, we all "seem" to take a "time out" for the Olympics.

Kennedy really loves the Gymnastics, hence, we are signing her back up

with Miss. Katie as she calls her. She has turned her garage into a gymnastics studio. THANKS KATIE!!! I used to do gymnastics, but I am such a klutz (I know, I know, not hard to imagine), I didn't do so well.

Oh, Michael Phelps, Kennedy is in love. Sorry Calvin, I think you've been replaced. Kennedy can spot Michael Phelps on the TV or if she hears his name, she comes running. She even asked, how old he was and I quickly exclaimed much to old for you. She was disappointed as she wants to grow up and marry him. She doesn't want much does she?



He is amazing! Way to go!!











Oh, these girls are fabulous! I've watched them for so long. I love volleyball. I love that we have TIVO, so I can record it and watch it and then fast forward thru all the other stuff. Kennedy loves to watch this with me as well, she says her girls are on and she yells right with me. Kerri Walsh missed a block and she yelled, "COME ON, GIRLS, LET'S GET IT TOGETHER!!!" It was so funny.

ALL THE OLYMPIC ATHLETES ARE AMAZING! CONGRATS TO MAKING IT!

Weekly Weigh In

I was so swamped yesterday, that I forgot to post yesterday. I once again, was successful at this weight loss war. I am down .6, not a ton but I'm down. I'll take what I can get, especially since I was down so much last week. YEAH ME!!! Almost 10 lbs down. This next week, I'll step it up. Part of my problem is that I am so sleep deprived, it hurts. So I will be sleeping tonight & tomorrow. So see you next week.! Here goes another great weight loss week.

Updated Picture

Okay, so I took pictures of myself. It's was exactly 1 month ago, that I took the 1st pictures. I really can't tell the difference, however there is 11 pounds less of me. This one is hard for me, only because it's white. I'm so used to the tops being quite a bit looser, so I'm not sure if I'll keep it or take it back. I had to go buy new gym clothes, because the other tank tops were literally falling off. That's good! I would be working out and the straps were falling down my shoulders, so kinda embarrassing. But at least they were falling off due to them being to big. I figure I'll take pictures every month on the 11 and then post them.

So Funny

Rusty's 1st day of 3rd grade

I can't believe it, he's in 3rd grade. WOW!!!! He was so excited to go back to school this morning, he was up earlier than I was. I wasn't quite ready for the morning at 6:15. I know that's not as early as most but early enough for me right now. I need to get back in the swing of things w/a 6am wake up for me, that allows me reading and prayer time while the house is still quiet. We are so blessed to have Daddy, a worthy priesthood holder in our home, who gave Rusty a father's blessing. Orville has done this every year before the 1st day of school. Rusty looks forward to this blessing, to hear what Heavenly Father has to say. Of course, Kennedy wanted a blessing and I couldn't be left out. What a great feeling to know that I can call on my hubby anytime and the kids can ask their daddy anytime for any reason. Rusty still wanted us to take him up to his class room, which I was glad for.
I was scared that he hit the



"MOM, you're embarrassing me" Fortunately, not this year. I didn't take pictures at school, he gave me that look. So i restrained myself. Rusty is growning up so well. He loves to go to church, & help others. He stands up at takes responsibility (most of the time) for when he has done wrong. Ask him anytime for help w/water barrels, food storage, yard work or even his sister, he'll jump right in. I am one proud Mom and couldn't ask for a better son or daughter. We are incredibly blessed when the Lord sent us these 2 kids.

Official Weigh In

Well, I'm not sure why I weighed in last night and then to post it. Such a dork. It's been a strange week. I'll just chalk it up to the weather and being a women. Well, I'm proud to say I'm even down 1 lb from yesterday. So that puts me at 3.4 from last week and total of 9 lbs in 4 weeks. YIPPY!!! The total since May now being 17 lbs off. The only bummer is that my fat % went back up. We have a crazy day, starting off w/meeting Rusty's 3rd Grade teacher, Mrs. LLoyd and then off shopping and then a Stampin Up party, oh yeah, Rusty has a birthday/slumber party tonight as well. So fun fun.

I'm on a roll!!!

I'm a roll, down wards. I'm so excited! I feel better than I have in so long. I weighed in and dropped 2.4 pounds!!! To top that off, I'm down 2% body fat. Finally, I was beginning to wonder if that was ever going to budge, I even asked a personal trainer at the gym today about my body fat and he seemed a little bewildered that the pounds are coming off but not the fat%, so I'm scheduled for a test at the gym on Monday. Luckily, it's free. Thank goodness. Anywho, I am on top of the world. That puts me at 8lbs down since Fri 7/11. Not bad in 4 weeks. SINCE MAY I'M DOWN A TOTAL OF 16 LBS AND 4% BODY FAT!!! I feel more empowered and motivated that ever, this is amazing to me. I compare this experience to gaining my testimony of Christ. You work so hard for the end result, you do whatever it takes and during the process (for me anyways) I'm gaining a new & better me, pray & pray and pray some more and do whatever research I can and surround myself with the most uplifting people. All the while, I am gaining what I set out to achieve a better me! I still have a ways to go (including my testimony) but I know I can and I will. I will become a thinner healthier me that is stronger, confident and closer to Christ that ever before. Because of this, I hope I will become a better mom, wife, friend, daughter, sister, & most of all daughter of our Heavenly Father. This journey has been such a spiritual one, one that I am eternally grateful for. Thank you for all your words of encouragement and still welcome them, I know I still will struggle but I know I've got amazing friends, amazing family, amazing ward family and most of all I have Christ to help pull me along.

Happy Birthday ORVILLE!!!!

I'm such a bad wife, Tuesday 8/5 was my hubby's 44th birthday. I can't believe it! I see so many blogs where they post all the reason's why they love the person's who's birthday is it for the amount of years they are. Well, since he's 44, that would take me forever and such a long blog. Just kidding, I do have more than 44 reasons why I adore my husband, I don't think I could narrow it down, so instead I'm going to post pictures of the kids and tell about our day. It went well. We made the day all about Daddy. Whatever Daddy wanted to eat and do. Orville took one client and then took the rest of the day off. During that one client, the kids & I decorated. Actually it was more the kids, I was just the computer lady who printed and gave them all the supplies. Rusty & Kennedy giggled while they cut & colored. It was great, to see the kids have so much fun. I wanted to show the kids that not all the decorations needed to be bought, but the that the ones we made from our heart will mean more and we'll have more fun. Boy did we ever. I was laughing so hard, I couldn't even take a pictures or a video of them coloring. They were just so excited. We hurried and hurried. The kids did a great job and of course, couldn't wait to give Daddy his gifts & share w/him. We then just layed low for the day and made a special dinner for Orville. Lasagna, garlic toast, peas & for dessert blueberry cheesecake. I bought the cheesecake, and you could tell. I didn't sleep much the night before due to severe allergies, so I took the easy road out and bought a Sara Lee original cheesecake. My cheesecake is SO much better, next time, I won't buy one, I'll just make it. So sorry honey! You deserve better, I'll make it up to you. I even bought the lasagna, that is a dish that I don't make well, luckily the lasagna was delish! I don't have pictures currently, due to Orville's computer being down, he is in the middle of transferring all his data fro the old computer over to a new computer. I'll upload soon.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ORVILLE!!! I LOVE YOU!!!!

Weekly Weigh In

Well, I had quite the week. I'm up .4 lbs. However, I'm down over 2% body fat total. I got a little upset at myself this morning on the scale, but I do need to remember that I'm going to have up weeks, and geez its' only .4 not even 1/2 a pound.

I've been craving junk food and more junk food. One of my all time favorites are hot wings. Love them. That's a bad weakness. Any who, as I have really changed my eating, I would crave them like nothing else. It was horrible. I quickly discovered the reason was the potassium in the vinegar, so I started eating spinach, couldn't get enough spinach. I now eat spinach but have added drinking a couple tablespoons of apple cider vinegar. YUM! I have not acquired a taste for the vinegar. Anyway, the craving for hot wings came back this week. It was horrible. I drank more vinegar to curb that craving, it didn't work. So I caved last night and gave in. Boy those were some good wings. The good news is, I can only down maybe 6 small ones if that. YEAH shrinking tummy. Love it!!! I felt so relieved to have the craving gone, I then started craving more fried foods. I've come to the conclusion that not only was I needing potassium but also SALT!! Who would have ever thought, salt. Yes, your body still needs some salt. I don't eat salt very much anymore. Actually, very very little and most things taste to salty to me now a days. It's amazing when you change your eating habits how the "old normal" foods taste so bad. It actually goes to show you how bad I was eating. Not that you couldn't tell by how HUGE I was.

I do have good news, I was stretching one day after the shower, and I could see the outline of my ribs. I was beginning to think, I didn't have ribs anymore, I haven't seen the outline or any resembless there of in ummmm at least 10 years. YEAH!!!!! It's things like this, that keep me motivated. That and at my heavest, I wore a size 22-24 (yuck, I can't believe, I ever let myself get that big, GROSS) and I'm now into a 14. Hey, that's progress. It's taken a while but the eating is the most important aspect, sorry for those of you who want an easy fix, there is no such thing. Trust me, I tried and tried.

So all in all, I'm not to terribly dissapointed, I'll just work harder next week to drop the .4 plus 2-3 lbs.

Here's to a good next week.

Oh yes, school starts for Rusty in less then 10 days. YEAH!!! I'm looking forward to some girl time w/my Kennedy and of course, bonding time over homework w/Rusty. I love to see him come home with new things he's learned. He gets so excited or he tries to teach me. Which of course, the latter happens quite a bit. Things I've forgotten.