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As you can see......Great times were had by all.

You will not believe this

I had the most relaxing day today!! I stayed up all night and got my house tip-top, laundry and all. Everything wrapped, mailed, delivered, organized and done already. I slept in till almost 9 then hung around with the kids, drank hot chocolate, etc. MIL too the kids to see Charlottes Web so I got a little quiet time. I did have to go get a few pics developed and get about 10 items at the grocery store. No problemo. So that was it. I hung around and chatted with my FIL and Mark and it was great. Tomorrow is church (3 hours thank goodness...its 3 hours I won't have to deal with the kids bouncing off the walls)I'm singing in a great choir. I am really looking forward to the Christmas spirit the whole day. Tomorrow night we are having mexican food (green chicken enchiladas, spanish rice and salad). Then Monday it will be pumpkin pecan pancakes for breakfast,(biscuits and gravy for Mark and his dad) then the traditional chicken curry and rice. The kids are getting everything they want, its gonna be great for them. Then Tuesday my whole family is coming over in the evening and that will be super fun. My mom is getting dinner from Costco (whatever that means) but all it matters to me is no cooking for ME. YAY!

Stepped on the scale at 133 today. I was so thrilled!! I still want to finish the year at 130, so I am not going to go nuts (I have been eating little bits of treats here and there so I'm not too ravenous anyway) and really hit the working out and diet this next week till the 1st. I hope you are all having an awesome holiday!!

I'm Still Alive!!!

And on over-turbo drive!!! I wanted to make sure and update since you all were so awesome for saying Hi!! :D Thanks so much for that! I miss everybody. Heres a quick nutshell update and a litle Christmas video to put us all in the Christmas spirit :D You'll see why I've been so MIA. Its been a great and exciting month to say the least.

We traded in both our cars. I got an '05 Expedition (WOO HOO does not even begin to describe it) And Mark traded down for a much cheaper PT cruiser. SO FUN!!We are not out that much more $$ monthly, and we got cash back. CHA-CHIIIIING!!

I got a very chic sassy new haircut. Still long, but all wispy and layered. And darker. I LOVE it! Now I need new clothes DESPARATELY!!

My mom was here from Montana, and Marks dad is here (at our house)till at least the 26th. Mom got m a sweet digital camera for Christmas (was that a subtle hint?) so now I can post pics of some new stuff! Aren't you all so excited?? LMAO

Mark graduates in 3 WEEKS!!! SaWEET!!! I had to go to a stress management class at his academy last night....ooooh pressure to look cute. GAAH!

Kids are doing good, just lots of school stuff to do. Love the challenging academics, but its a lot of stinkin work and follow up for the parents. Give me a break already!!

Fitness wise, I'm holding in there at 135, and feeling really good. Gym time is at a minimum, and its cancelled for my schedule this week, but I am really happy to be maintaining at my all time low.

So that is it. I have every day of the rest of this entire week planned out in 3 hour increments to get it all done. How nuts is that. I'm in panic mode. I was 45 minutes ahead of schedule this afternoon so I snuck in this post. See how much I love and miss you?? Nope, no nap for me, only blogging. :D Have a good week, and

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!


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Update December 6

I figured it has been a while since my last post, time to update!

Things are going pretty good. I am in a buffmother challenge till Dec. 23, and its going pretty well so far. My first week back I rocked it and lost 8 pounds (can you say Thanksgiving bloat??) This week has not been as good but I'm certainly not off the wagon. I have missed th gym monday and wednsday though. Our car is needing to be replaced and I have been really busy getting financing, decorating for Christmas, and just general life in december with 5 kids. Anyway, things are going along.
Insanely busy as usual. Just when I think I have a minute to sit back and rel.....OOPS something comes up! LOL

Well, I miss all of my blends, seems like everyone has moved on to other blogs and I don't know where to find anyone, So anyone who stops by make sure and say hi!

Wooo hooooo!

I am one happy camper right now. Mark and I just got back from finishing the Christmas shopping for the kids. How 'bout that?? It feels SOOOOO good and it was fun shopping with Mark for a change. I feel bad, every year I end up doing the shopping late at night while he babysits, so he misses out on the fun part of picking things out. My MIL took the kids to the zoo, so we took advantage. We are storing the stuff at one of our neighbors house that dosen't have kids, so its super secret. The kids have NO clue where the stuff is. Muaahhahhaaha!! I love it! Since I was able to go early this year, everybody is getting what they wanted. Its gonna kill me to have to wait till Christmas for them to open it all. We can really feel the pressure easing up already just having it all done. Hoepfully we can just relax and concentrate on what the season is all about now. AND, I should now have no problem getting to the gym, I just have to worry aobut my parents(they are all getting pictures-we're having them taken next week-easy!) and Mark, which is also just a matter of coming up with ideas. We don't really do siblings, we are all too poor. ;)

Anyway.... I havent' quite made it to the gym yet. I'm definetly flabbing out. I was supposed to do a garage sale this morning, I was aobut 80% ready, but then Sadie had this horrible stomach cramps and a splitting headace, she came home early from her sleepover, I started to worry about her. Its been an ongoing problem that has been gettin worse. I took her to urgent care, thy sent us to the ER, we were there till 1:30 am, with no result. Mild urinary tract infection. I was so frustrated. I'm gonna have to take her to a pediatric gastroenerologist. Nice. So that sucked and then Mark was like...just screw the sale, do it next week. I still gave it an attempt, but in a nutshell, I ended up not doing it at all. I have to look at the stuff for another week in my garage, but oh well, I can handle 1 more week. When I do get rid of it....My garage will be picturesque. It will be half empty!! FOr a big family like us, that is just incredible. I can't wait, the thought is so fabulous. Plus I will hopefully be a couple hundred dollars ahead of the game as well.

I have a very busy week next week, I want to get Christmas put up as well, that will be toward the end of the week. I will get back in the gym though. You know how it is when you have been away for a while, its just hard to get back but once you take that step, it comes back. I just need 3 days in a row, and I'll be totally back on track. Well, I have a few messes to clean up and get ready for a party this afternoon for a friend. I want to come home to spotlessness! Have a great weekend!!

Happy Thanksgiving!!

I hope everybody had an awesome day today. I was blessed to be with almost my entire family, everything turned out great. The kids sang and were a big hit. Sadie recited a turkey poem. It was so cute. I have my neice all weekend which is a huge bummer, its just so chaotic. My brother has to work, dammit. Oh well, I need the extra cash, and she needs to be with us, so I will put myself aside I guess.

I have to spend tomorrow getting ready to do a yard sale on Saturday. Again, the extra cash. I was cleaning out the garage and realized that I really have a quite a bit, and some neighbors are gonna add to it. It will be nice to get that all over with before I drag out the Christmas crap. Dosen't it seem like we just had Christmas?? I swear, it was like 5 months ago!

Anyway, back tot oday, I am still SO uncomfortably full! I can't really say I ate too much, I just had the 1 plate with a little bit of everything, but man, I am stuffed. Then my mom made this cherry cobbler thing and this pumpkin crumble thing, plus regular pumpkin pie. So delicious! We ate on the back porch and my centerpieces were really pretty. We ended up with 8 kids and 20 adults. It was fun and everybody had a good time. I'm gonna try to relax on Sunday, I have a busy week coming up but I'd like to get some more shopping done and get the house decorated. Oh yeah, and the most important part......back on track for the gym and good eating this weekend!! I'm not kidding, tomorrow I'm back on it. LBWO and 30 minutes of cardio, I can't wait!!

Things are rolling, its been crazy. My fitness program is a little off right now, I just need to get through this week and then I will get it back. The whole gang is coming over on Thursday, and I still have tons to do. Same old story.

Its so hot here!! Its going to be 79 on thrusday, and we are eating out on the back porch. Any suggestions on how to remind Mark (again) that the yard HAS to be fixed up without sounding like a big nag? Its making me depressed to see it every day and I will be mortified if something dosent get done with it. I don't have time though, unless I do it tomorrow night. Grrrr. Frustrating!

OK well time to get to WORK, seems like the only thing motivating me right now is Christmas music. LOL It makes me realize that I DON"T have time to be sitting here!!! AAACK!

Update

Everythings good. And busy. The yard we did turned out gorgeous, wish I had a picture. I am getting my Thanksgiving prep underway, and relaxing this weekend.

Hey, heres something new:

I went to the music store today and got some new Christmas music. It was just a big book of traditional songs that the kids will sing along with. All the classics plus a bunch of the stuff you hear on the radio. Hard enough to be interesting to listen to, but easy enough for me to pick out, practice and play by Christmas. But heres the other cool thing.....I was able to get a piece of sheet music that I used to play called "Bumble Boogie" and this thing is a monster. It was kind of the last big jaw dropping piece I learned, it is so super fun. The girl at the store handed it to me and it was the exact same version I used to have and when I was holding it I got all choked up. How silly is that?? I was just so happy to have another chance to play it again. My goal is to have it performance-ready by the end of the year. Its coming back faster than I expected. Who I will perform it for, I have no clue. I start talking about it and Marks eyes glaze over, hes not interested in the least. I may have to videotape myself and put it on here or something. LOL Anyway, I feel like a kid in a candy store with all the new songs to learn.

Back to the gym monday, I am looking forward to it. Tomorrow is food prep and menu making day. Going strong till January 11!!

Its over......or has it just begun?????

We had a great Halloween! I had to take most of the pics on a disposable camera, so who knows when I'll use all the pics up and get them posted. I need a new camera...WAAAAAAA!!!!! Hopefully before too long. The kids looked SO CUTE!! I looked pretty cute too, I must say. I went as a cat, it was fun. Big hair, cat eye makeup,the kids loved me dressnig up. We went to the coolest haunted house that some friends from church do, it was great. The kids were really scared! I did have some candy, but I didn't go crazy, just a couple pieces.

And now that that is over...its THAT time of year. Most people do spring cleaning, I do fall cleaning. Its now tme to overhaul the house and yard. I hate it, but I love it when its done, so it is worth the work. I am going to start working out at our friends motocross track more regularly to earn Christmas money. Mark already works there on race weekends doing a "cruise around on the 4 wheeler and help out with whatever" kind of job, I will be doing some vending. I've done snow cones before, but this weekend I am gonna do glow necklaces, cotton candy in bags, and red ropes. I hope I can get everything together before friday. I'm going out there friday night and saturday. Which leaves a babysitting issue that makes me nervous but I'll figure it out. Mark is actually doing a scorpion prevention job friday morning as well, which altogether we could between the 2 of us clear $1,000 for the weekend! Not too shabby, and totally worth the headache! I'm gonna get a little religions here and tell you that this is a huge answer to prayer. When Mark started the academy we knew we'd need to make lots of side money to get us through the end of the year, and we have been very blessed with opportunities to work. We also donate 10% of all of our earnings to the church, and it seems like the better we are at doing that, the more blessed we are. Things really seem to work out for us. It is certainly not easy, I'll tell ya, we have so much going on, to add extra jobs to that is tough, but we have been able to make it work. Mark is spread really thin, but is doing well anyway. In fact, he is doing EXTREMELY well at the academy, which I feel is another huge blessing. He is excelling socially and academicaly, which as you could guess, they are equally important in a "boys club" type of environment like police work.

ANYway, We are gonna work extra super hard, and hopefully get christmas done early and then be able to enjoy the season. Its not going to be anything huge and fancy, I'd just be happy with less stress.

So with that said.......Let the cleaning overhaul begin!!!!!! Its time to make a spreadsheet!!!!!!!!

I SURVIVED!!!!

And now tonight I'm kinda crashing. All went well, but my car broke down (needs a new starter) and that really put a crimp in everything. Like it wasn't hectic enough. The baby was decent, but....a baby so-ya know. I kinda missed the carnival, because the baby was tired so I had to sit in the truck and hold him. I bagged the baby shower, I couldn't make it in time. I'll take my cousin over something later. I am SO SO SO glad I am over the baby stage. Teething, waking up all night, trying to guess whats wrong. BAH!

Cades party went pretty good, he was bummed at first because some of his best friend couldn't make it, but then things kinda turned around and he had a great time. Mark got him a fully automatic bb rifle (shoots plastic bb's) its very cool. He got lots of money too so he was happy. He's saving for an Ipod. Hehe. I made him a very cool Ipod cake. I'm not sure if it tasted good, I didn't have any :D. It was more for looks anyway.



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I'm back on track with my workouts and eating, and feeling good. Getting really pumped to get lean over the holidays. I want some BKE jeans from Buckle for Christmas, and I want LITTLE ones!!!!Right now I'm kinda of crashed, I worked out hard and its been a bit of a stressful day. Time to watch 'Heroes" and crash!

I'm back again!!

But this time from Tennesee!! WOOO HOOOOO! It was truly awesome! Is it jsut me, or is it wierd that so many people from so many different places can get together and have that great of a time together?? Well, its fabulous, anyhow. I figured I better get a post up because my weekend is starting tomorrow night and its gonna be a rough one. I'm trying to get my housework done now so that I will just have upkeep and that will be easier and mabye I won't go postal! LOL I got back to the gym today, it felt really good. Tomorrow is cardio, and it looks like HIIT, since time will surely be short. Then friday it will be UBWO. I am so proud of myself for eating clean almost the entire TN weekend! The Sat nite buffet dinner was delicious and was my free meal, and Sunday morning I was back on track, but Sunday there were no real good alternatives for lunch, and it was all downhill from there till I could get home. I certainly didn't overeat, and I packed plenty of snacks for the trip home, but 30 hours in 2 airports is enough to drive anyone to Panda Express!!!!! LOL Tuesday I mostly slept, and today I got it back on track. I feel ok about that. I know in my heart I did well under the circumstances. I am anticipating a loss for this week!! I am so stoked for my Twinkster challenge with 1leanmom. We are gonna rock it!!Monday morning, baby!! It is ON!

If anyone is wondering what I am up to this weekend, heres an overview:

Thurs. nite: My 8 month old nephew will be here to spend the weekend- eeeek!
Friday: early morning landscaping (finishing HOPEfully)
Friday: daytime get ready for Cades b-day (10 boys playing football and eating pizza- keeping it simple, but have to make an Ipod cake)
Friday:4-7 Cade b-day party (Sadie different party)
Saturday: daytime mabye landscaping (please no)
Saturday night: church carnival
Sunday:teach at church
Sunday: leave immediatly from church to cousins baby shower


Can my clone please report for duty thursday afternoon??? I'll just need her till monday!

I'm BACK!!

Yes, I had to come home from Vegas, darn. In reality, I don't LOVE Vegas, its so filthy and ugly, really. I love that I was alone with my honey, we got to really TALK, which is hard to do when the kids are all over the place and we are so busy. Just spending time together, it was nice. No, we didn't buy a time share (har har)although I'm sure its great, but, um no, don't have 12 grand just lying around. We ATE, holy cow did we eat. Steak and seafood buffet that was excellente. We were in there for 2 and a half hours cracking hot crab legs and eatin new york strip. YUMMMMMMO!!!

Today I spent with Marky out on a landscape job that we are dong for some extra side cash, and since he had today off we WORKED. We put in the sprinkler and drip system, buried the electric line and did almost half the brick curbing. It was a lot of shoveling and digging. Talk about a workout! I did manage to almost comletely scrape the skin off of a couple of my fingers from doing the mortar. It really hurts now.

As far as BFL...... I did eat clean today, I was SO ready!!! I am really ready for a long haul till the end of the year. I feel excited inside about it, so thats good. I'm sticking with my plan and thats it, I'm done. Back on track. Today was the landscape workout, tomorrow is back to the gym! WOO HOOO! I'm really excited for TN and hoping that the enthusiasm will propel me into the body I know I can have.

Today I had a little light bulb moment, while I was shoveling...hehehe I was so happy that I was in decent enough shape TO shovel and do that kind of heavy labor for 10 hours today. Was I happy to be shoveling?????? NO!! LOL But really, why else should I be trying to get in shape, so that I can do stuff like that to help my hubby instead of being like "hello, I can't lift a shovel!!" So, there ya go, my bright spot in the day! LMAO

Hello?????

I feel like the LONE BLOGGER........hello lo lo lo lo *cricket chirp* Nobody is even around to comment anymore! Of course its been forever since I posted. I guess my challenge thread on the blends has taken over for my blog. Nothing new I guess. I'm trying to recommit to my fitness and nutrition program. (thats a real original) I will get back, I will. I will reach my goals by the end of the year.

Heres an update in a nutshell:
Kids out of school...BAH
2 all nighters planned for this week
Going to Vegas Friday(oooh baby)
Body VERY sore from working out and shoveling trenches
Boys all got buzz cuts from daddy as a surprise for me (yeehaw)
Marks academy going really really well
Excited for TN



There ya go.

SYTYCD

I don't have the pics yet, They are in Marks friends truck, Mark for got to get them last night :( But heres jsut a taste of what made me CRY! I miss it sooooooobad,a nd this wasn't even the style I used to dance, but I just LOVE IT!! Its the winner of So you think you can dance, Benji, with his cousin Heidi (who was top 4 ont he show with him) I got this off of her blog. FANtastic!!!

Quick

Things are good, busy b-day weekend coming up, This week was pretty good, rocky start but finishing strong. Gotta go!

the hurrier I go, the behinder I get

Yeah yeah, same story. I have TONS to do, so what the heck am I blogging for?? BLEH! I was reading thru a bunch of my old posts the other night. WHEW what a year! Unfortunatly I am at the same weight I was last year at this time. That reallly really sucks. And I get an F for my eating today. I was carless all morning, but couldn't have Casey take me to the gym cuz I had to be home to get my couches delivered. YAY!!! They are cute. Mabye not what I'd pick out, but very cute. My front room will be done in a cottage theme. Look, anything is better than what was going on in there before, Nada. I've just totally spun my wheels today. I did get sort of a workout in, because I needed to go pick up my car from the place and didn't have anyone nearby to take me so I strapped the boys in the stroller and walked there. Kind of a wierd thing to do, but I needed to get it so I could pick up the kids fom school, so I just did it. It was only 2 and half miles, hello, I run that all the time, walking it is no biggie. It was a little hot though. Hey, I got my car. Bad news is, its not leaking oil, its leaking GAS (yipes) so I gotta get it to the dealership tonight (its covered under a recall they say)which means I will again be carless till wednsday night. I'm either gonna have to get Mark to switch his carpool days with someone, or get a rental. I have to have a vehicle, no debate. We'll see what happens.

My mom asked if we could have Thanksgiving here again this year. *insert scream* My inner Martha rears her ugly head. I didn't want to be catty, so I didn't say "sure, if someone else will help with the dishes this year". I'm sure I can find the opportunity to be catty and say that at some point. I can't promise I won't be crazy again with the cleaning, however. It hasn't been done since last year. I hate to love Thanksgiving!! Let the circus begin!!!!! Wheres my spreadsheets?????

It won't be as bad, I promise. I can use a lot of the stuff I had to get new last year, this year. And Mark can't go out of town and leave me the week before, AND he'll get the day off that day, so I'll have a helper. My front room is now full of furniture, so I won't have to get tables, it'll just be buffet style. bla bla bla bla. I'm sure if Tracey ever reads this she can think of some new crap I could add to my list to make sure I'm completely stressed and a raving lunatic by November 25th. :D

FYI

By the way.......yesterday was my 1 year anniversary of BLOGGING!!!!! WOW!!!!!!I think I should just start reposting last years entries because its all just gonna be the same old crapola.

No Subject

Here we are again. Man these weeks go fast nowadys!!! everytime I turn around its saturday again! I weighed in this morning at 143. No real poundage lost this week. :( I'd honetly say I was 98% clean this week, and hit all workouts with a vengeance plus extra cardio, so hopefully the changes are just slow or I've put on a little muscle or something. I have been lifting good and been VERY sore. Today my butt and legs HURT, and my abs were sore yesterday and my triceps the day before that. MY clothes are comfy and my tummy feels pretty flat, even though inches havent' really gone down much either. Its all happening, I just have to be patient. Its freeday today, but I am really liking the "flat" feeling I have going right now, I'm not ready to give it up just yet. I'm going for a more "big picture" loss. I'm shooting for 5 pounds every 4 weeks, with another 3-5 the last 2 weeks. That will put me at 125, where I want to be. What can I do to make next week more perfect???? Drink more water and go farther on my HIIT. Thats the ONLY thing I could improve, seriously.

On the home front. Crappy week for me personally, but it was just me. I got a lot done, but I'm still so behind. Today is shaping up to be a busy Saturday. I already paid Rent, went to the bank, picked up Cade from a sleepover, then the kids have a movie/field trip to "How to Eat Fried Worms" (just Cade and Sadie) and my car is leaking oil like crazy so I need to get it in today, and Marks Gramma called and wants a perm TODAY. So the plan will be, get chores done till movie time, then while they are there get the car fixed, then go pick up gramma and do her hair in the later afternoon. OH yeah, Mark is at a softball tourney all day, so he's no help. *I need a serenity moment on that one....breathe in, stay calm, breathe out*

Yesterday I spent from 2 to 6 helping move my Aunt's house. She's divorcing her hubby (FINALLY) he's completly insane. And dying, but hes such a psycho that nobody really cares anymore. You would not even believe it. ANYWAY I find out my mom and aunt are planning on loading the trailer with her stuff to take to Thatcher (where she'll live with her mom) and I'm thinking they need help. Um yeh, the 3 of us loaded 6 tall cabinets, an entertainment center, and filled this HUGE trailer (15 foot enclosed) with books, craft stuff (the woman is Michaels on wheels)and all my uncles stuff to be "dropped off". Me, my 50 yr old mom, and my 62 yr old (very out of shape )aunt, and a dolly. It was HARD WORK!! My legs were killing me!! And my shoulders! The upside to this adventure was pretty worth it, however. I'm getting her 2 cute couches, a white/oak side table, a bunch of craft organizing stuff(which I need desparately) and 2 christmas trees, along with LOTS of other little stuff I needed. WOO HOOO! I have all the couch cushions, but I'll get the couches on wednsday. YAY now my front living room will have furniture. And its darling and like brand new!! It will be fun. Hopefully I can take pictures when Its all done.

Anyway, thats my life this week, Yup. Pretty exciting.

HI HO

Yes, we've been busy. I'm quickly finding out that when one member of the family goes to the police academy, the whole family is going to the police academy. hahaha Even though he's had basically a 4 day weekend with labor day, theres still so much to do, and I know Mark is stressed. Not crazy stressed, but just, ya know. We did go relax with the kids and some friends at the pool today, we are all kinda crashed now. The kids are gonna sleep like rocks tonight.

I did pretty great last week, ate clean and worked out really hard. I had a little "thing" on saturday and I missed my last HIIT, but I had done tons of cardio all week so I think it was OK, althoguh I was bummed to not get in 6 solid days. I was all gung ho when I woke up Saturday and I took 3 thermodynamX on an empty stomach. By the time I got to the gym I was doubled over in stomach pain. Why did I do that??? That was so stupid. I tried to start walking on the treadmill but really, I just couldn't, it was terrible. I went across the street to the healthfood market and got some raw almonds to try to settle my stomach.The first half of my freeday was ruined because of the stupid pills. DOH! We went to a family party and I did OK, I had some roast beef on a roll, then another, and some potato salad and a pudding dessert thing. Not bad. Sunday I ate OK, but I did have a handful of chips and a little Debbie thing, but otherwise clean. Sundays are SOOOOOOO hard for me. THen today being a holiday, we ordered Papa Johns but I passed. I made a big salad and had some skinless rotisserie chicken. WOO HOOO! No pizza for me!!! I also made it to the gym on this holiday and did a really good leg workout and 30 mins of HIGH incline walking....30% incline!! WOO HOO! It was tough. The gym was really crowded too,I was lucky to get a climber. I did sneak 2 plastic forkfuls of fatfree sherbert...EEEK! I gotta quit these stupid little cheats. Tonight I am spending helping Mark get ready for tests tomorrow, getting his clothes ready and getting things together for my week coming up. I had a 2 lb loss,and I know I lost inches all around, I need to do it again! I CAN! I really feel the fire getting hotter for this challenge. I'm doing it for real, with the spray tan, pro pics,the whole thing and sending it in. I need to have a bod worthy of it with some serious definition this time.

Last night I was reading the blogs of some figure comp girls, WOW was that an eye opener. They are SO dedicated!! I can feel that attitude deep down, I really can. That "wild monkeys can't keep me from what I want" attitiude. I have it, I need to fuel it more. I will surely be reading more of that stuff.

Right now, I got to get my supermom on and get some shiznit taken care of around here and get my week set up for perfection!!! (or close to it)

Weekend report

It ended up being a pretty darn nice weekend. I hung on and ate clean friday night (NOT easy) then saturday got up and did my HIIT, weighed and measured. ew! Didn't lose anything. BUT TOM is to blame for that. If I hit it good and clean this week, it wil be a whole new ball game. SPEAKING OF: I have a confession. I failed to take my stupid before pics this week. I really want to do this official BFL challenge, and pics must be taken within 3 days of starting. Unfortunatly I used that as an excuse to take an extra free day on Sunday :(


I feel back on track today, I got all the bad stuff out of the house (I hid it all in my stomach last night....) and I'm ready to rock and roll this week, TOM be damned!!! Conveniently, The peak craving days were the 2 freedays I took, I think I'm over the cravings now. The beast has been satisfied. Eating my weight in carrot cake may have contributed to that, I guess. Not to mention that 2 of my neighbors had parties Sat. nite, and brought us all the leftovers. GAAAAAHHH!!! You should see the steak and chicken I have in my fridge ready for the grill right now. Yowza!! These people party it up right!! Our neighbors are awesome!! I have a feeling I'm gonna get hit with more stuff today. I think its fresh fruit though, so thats cool.

I'm getting a late start for the gym AGAIN... Why do these guys wanna sleep in on Mondays all the time??? Grrr. I will bet hitting it hard once I get there though. Then I have to stop and make copies of my blank menu sheets, and get all my stuff chopped. I want a carbon copy of last week. We do have a party to go to tonight, but its for church, I'm sure I can pass on a stupid hot dog, and I'm pretty dessert'ed out right now.

Thank you all for all of your awesome comments!!! Michelle, that is about one of the best compliments EVER!!! You and Mari are my new best friends!!!!! Just hang around me and say that stuff all day, I'll be living on cloud 9!!! LOL You guys are all such an amazing support system, I just can't express it enough!!! THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Challenge Uno, Week Uno

Went pretty darn great!!! Amazingly well. Have I found the fire again??? I stuck to my meal plans about 90%, with the other 10 % just being substitutions, all authorized. I made it to wednsday night 100% clean, so I had the EFL cheesecake with SF lemon pudding on top. It was heavenly. Now you KNOW I've been eating clean if the EFL cheesecake is tasting fab!! LOL I'd rate this weeks eating as in my top 5 of any challenge ever. I ate veggies with most of my meals, it was wonderful!!! I have had starchy carbs up until my last meal some nights, but on BFL that is OK, and for now I'm just trying to do it, not kill myself. NO tweaking for me right now. I just want to get the groove back, and that seems to be happening. With all the crazy stuff I have tried, this seems soooo easy!! LOL

I got in all my workouts so far (as soon as the boys finish their eggs I'll be on my way to my LBWO) and its looking good for a 6 for 6 on workouts. No personal bests or anything, but I was sore for 2 days after every weight day, and I did a solid HIIT on the other days. I also did at least 30 mins of cardio on every weight day. Not too shabby. I feel GREAT!!!!!!

OTHER STUFF:::

Mark heads to the "real" academy monday. He's been at the department he'll be working for for the last 3 weeks, and supposedly they were making it hard on them so that the "real" one wouldn't be so bad. Ha. We'll see. The PT seargent for this week has been killing them. It takes a LOT to get him some sore muscles, and he's doing the George Jefferson walk because his calves are one big cramp from running bleachers. LOTS of bleachers. Hehe. He's doing great though. I'm really proud of him. This is a complete 180 for his life, attitude, everything, and I appreciate what he is doing for our family. Hes such a stud!!!

We had a hair crisis yesterday. hehe. Cade was screwing around with my neck trimmers and whoopsie!!! Shaved off a 2 inch by 4 inch gob right in the front, from the hairline back. Serves the little sucker right. Hes 9, um, hello, he knows what those things do. He was so upset. I was trying not to laugh. But then, he tried to say he was sleeping and when he woke up Sadie and Cooper were standing over him with the clippers and they had done it. TOTAL lie!!! I was pretty pissed he lied about that, trying to get them in trouble. We saw through that in a second. PUNK. So he got his head shaved. There really wasnt any other option. He actually looks great with it. He has the same head shape as Mark, and hes such a handsome kid, he looks pretty tough. I told him he looks like he could kick some butt like a UFC fighter with his head shaved like that. Last night he was getting used to it, but this morning he did NOT want to go to school. Too bad!! I just hope nobody makes fun of him. I did see about 5 kids his age or older with shaved hair like that, so I think he'll be OK. I told him to tell everyone he did it like that for football. Anyway, quite the drama. Hehe.

No much going on this weekend, hopefully just chillin and doing yardwork.

Oh yeah, baby!!!!

Well, so far so good. I posted a lot of this on my challenge thread, so if you've heard it all before....too bad!!! LOL I stayed up all night last night and got my house put together, what a relief!!! WIth out doing that, I would NOT have been able to hit the ground running like I needed to this morning. Cade has chorus at 7 AM so mondays really suck, and my first appt was coming at 8:30 am. EEEEK!

This is gonna be Challenge Numero UNO.

I am SO excited about my food right now!! I don't know what the hell I was thinking, trying to eat clean and eat the crappy stuff I had planned. I must admit I was quite inspired by Sqwigg and her going on about her buffalo, her delicious fruits and fabulous salads. So since Im too broke to go out and buy precision Nutrition, I had to just get back to the yummy stuff the best I could. I guess I could call it just realy going back to the BFL basics, like I did in my first challenge. I pulled out some old weekly menus and remembered some of the great stuff I used to eat that I miss. I feel like I'm catching up with a long lost friend! LOL Tonight I had Turkey Goulash...WOW was it yummy!!! My kitchen is totally stocked, and heres the really cool thing. I FINALLY did this after months of saying I "need" to. I got out my menu, I got out all the produce I had bought for all the meals, and I cut up and washed all the veggies accordingly. I made a ginormous salad, with greeen leaf lettuce, roma tomatoes, broccoli and cucumbers. Now when I need to have a salad, I can just grab a handful of it, done, Washing and chopping is done. I know, should I win a prize for finally figuring it out!!! LMAO I even went as far as chopping up the celery I will need for my tropical tuna sandwich on wednsday.! I have plenty of zuccini, peppers and mushrooms chopped up to mix with my eggs, and if I need to use it up quick for whatever reason I can just throw it in the salad. I grilled a big pack of chicken witht he Mrs. Dash Tomato and basil seasoning...YUMMO!! I have eaten so good today it should be illegal, but its NOT!! Here was today:

1:1/3 c. oats, 4 egg whites,&cinnamon, made into pancake w/PB and SF syrup
Hair appt. (making the $$$ baby!!)
Workout, LBWO Short, yet VERY intense
2:Protein shake (SN Carribean cooler mixedw/Betagen)
Hair appt. (cha ching)
3:Chicken pita pizza (1 ww pita topped with 1 T pizza sauce, grilled chicken, mushooms, roma tomato, zuchinni, and 2 T mozzarella and then broiled)
4:creamy salsa dip (CC, yogurt, salsa, jalepeno) with peppers, carrots, celery, and baked ww tortilla for dipping
5:Turkey Goulash...DELISH
6:more turkey G sans the pasta


I feel like I've eaten all day!!! I also drank a 2 quart pitcher of Ruby Red Grapefruit Crystal light plus about 40 oz of H2o. The peeing will start tomorrow. Right now I'm still absorbing. :P I don't feel thinner or anything, thats for sure, but I'm taking a step in the right direction.

Tomorrow I still have a little cooking to do. I'm gonna hard boil a dozen eggs (Mark needs em too) and also tomorrow morning when I make my pancake I will make 4 extras to have all week on hand just in case. I have never made these particular ones ahead of time before, I have no idea if they will be good.

I got a new notebook together, and was looking through my overflowing old one, which I love. I have all sorts of stuff in there, cool articles about goal setting, the paper towel theory, different threads from Tracker with music ideas, etc. I love it. But I think a new one will really give me the fresh start I need.

I'm exhausted, I have tons more to write about, all this stuff Dana and I were discussing about mindset, good stuff. But I am on 3 hours sleep,and unlike some of you out there I actually CAN sleep when I want to...and right now I really want to!!!

Tomorrow:
Sleep till 7
go to library and get hypnosis book recommended by Jennifer
HIIT cardio
Make phone calls :(
Take before pics :((((
Lots of other stupid crap too lame to post.
Wyatt has school, mabye mommy nees a nap???????

Hey Hey Hey

Thank you all so very much for your comments. I REALLY appreciate them!!!!I think the Lord must have decided that I'd had enough (for now) so I got a break yesterday. Seriously. I made 100 bucks doing hair in the morning, spent some quality one on one time with my little Deeter baby (thats Dayton BTW) while all the others were at school, I took a little 15 minute nap, I talked to Dana, and then the kids somehow buckled down and got their homework done before 4:30. It was so magical!!!! Even Marks workload was a little lighter last night, just one report and no rewrites. Dinner was on the BBQ, so minimal mess and I got to watch the "Office" on TV, my very favorite show that I miss during the summer. It was so great!!!!

A couple things have come to my attention, BFL wise, I REALLY need to figure out a way to do this challenge. I may have to restart, but thats OK. I need a transformation BADLY. Ive about hit rock bottom again. I have some eating issues that must be addressed and overcome, 12 weeks of a challenge could help me do it, I really believe. I am getting pretty sick of junk food and feeling like junk. I DO want this so badly!!!! I want a better me!!!! I want to start 2007 in a new body and mindset. I turn 32 in September, I can make a big improvement between now and then. If I want it bad enough, I will do it. All these little pieces are coming together, I feel something brewing again. The key for me is to run with it and stay focused. I have started and stalled so many times, I m kinda nervous now, I'm scared to fail again. Heres what I have in my favor:

Knowledge of what to do and HOW to do it (alsmost too much I think sometimes)
An AMAZING support system(nobody has more support than I do, I swear)
Health and a body that is in fine working order
Desire- I WANT TO SUCCEED
Food/supplement availability-I livein an area where if I want it, I could get it
(as opposed to a foreign country or something)


Honestly, how can I wrong with all of his on my side?????? The only thing holding me back is my lack of focus, and laziness (and sometimes finances) People have WAY more to deal with than that, I'm gonna reach down deep and find the resolve again.

Need input/encouragement

I need you, my blends!!!!!! Things are getting a bit overwhelming!! I don't want a pity party but I do hope to lay some stuff out and get some encouragement. I feel like I'm in the 10th mile of a marathon or something. I have come sooooo far, but there is still much much further to go, and the tempation to give up or at least just coast thru is really strong right now. I am mentally strong, but I am wondering how much I should be pushing myself with this fitness thing right at this juncture with everything else going on in my life. It is EXTREMELY difficult to stay focused on my nutrition right now. But then, I second guess that as well, I mean, whats the big deal, I'm gonna be eating anyway, I may as well eat healthy balanced meals, and in the long run I will feel better overall if I make the right choices, so why not do it right? Where do I draw the line between just getting through this next month or two, or continuing to expect the absolute best I can do in every aspect of my life?? I just feel like I have too many plates in the air, I am not able to drop any of them, they are all critical. But then again, the frustration I feel because of my lack of progress is depressing and makes me kind of panicky. That panicky feeling just adds to my troubled mind. The working out is great, its just my eating. I wish I could organize these thoughts better, I know I'm rambling. This is what I can get out in coherent sentences, can you imagine how it sounds in my brain???LOL

I'm gonna lay out what I have going, to get some perspective.

1) Marks police academy
This is a LOT of work for me. Its a LOT of work for him. Nothing can be skimped on here, this is truly critical that his boots be shined, reports be written/rewritten, clothes cleaned and ironed daily, and reading be done. He has to be up by 4:15 am, so any help he can get to get to bed at a decent hour is much appreciated. I mainly read off the rewrites to him (cuts the time in half) and wash and iron the clothes.

2) Kids homework
HOLY CRAP this sucks. Yesterday I was entertaining Marks dad from out of town(Mark was frantically writing reports) and the kids would NOT get the homework done, of which they had double PLUS extra classwork they missed monday (I let them stay home to play with out of town cousins) Cade literally sat at the kitchen table, no TV, nothing, and got nothing done. NOTHING. So today we have triple. We are talking HOURS here people. Tonight I am sittng there with them all 4, and we will get it done, I'm probably looking at 5 hours of it tonight. Lord help us.

3) Hair clients
Academy base pay is not gonna cut it. I have to do more hair clients. Fine, but one more thing to take up my time, and I have a lot of new people, so that is a little stressfull. I HAVE to do it, no question. I MUST take everyone that calls.

4) Church
Our family (read:ME) is in charge of something we call "sharing time" this coming sunday, which is basically 20 minutes of entertaining instruction for about 60 kids ages 3-11. YIKES!!!!! I committed 2 months ago, I've had plenty of time, no backing out now. Maddi would kill me.

5) Parents
My parents are putting pressure on me, mom wants me to pay back student loans that I can't afford to right now, she understands but the guilt....the GUILT!!!!! I had to make a distressing phone call yeasterday, but 45 minutes on hold (thats no joke) is just too much for one woman to take sometimes.

6) I have been a terrible friend, so many people I need to be following up with that I'm not, I hope people understand that I am just really truly busy right now. Dana, I've wanted to call you for 5 days now, Sarah, Deita, Mary, the list goes on. Luckily Casey and Dana call me or else I'd have no friends.


NOW HERE IS THE GOOD::::::

I've made it to the gym 3 days this week. I spent a great weekend with Marks family. Today I am gonna chill while the kids are at school and have lunch with my SIL who I love. My bad hours will just be 3 till 8:30. I am dedicating those hours to the kids and getting their work done. After that I am heading over to my friend Casey's to watch the So You Think You Can Dance finale (which I am going to the concert on my B-day!!!!!!! WOOOO HOOOOOOO!!) So for those hours I will be in homework hell but I am trying to just breathe, breathe, I can't change any of this, I must just breathe. Any words of wisdom or encouragement would be greatly appreciated!!!!


Closing thought: I'm doing all this for these guys, I just want to do the best by and for them. They all deserve it!!!!!



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My Sadie Girl

She is just too precious!!! I made this a couple weeks ago, I love it!! I can't wait to send it to the grandparents for Christmas!!

Check the hottie!!

I got Mr.Yummy to pose for me when he got home. Woo hooo!



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Real quick

I am so busy this week. I am getting the word out about the fact that I do hair, and I am really growing my client base. Great, but now I have even MORE to do, and my kitchen has to be clean in the process. Also, Marks dad is coming to visit (this happens about every 5 years, or less) and will be staying here, along with Marks brother and my SIL and kids, kids will be staying here. YIPES! It will be crazy fun, I love hanging out with my SIL and all, but I have a LOT to do, including putting together my office, I just kind of moved everything in there without organizing anything. Its just all stacked. YIPES!But I need that room done for his dad. I think 6 am workouts will be the rule this week. So now I gotta get off my butt and get fricken BUSY!

Mark started his new career today.......WOOOO HOO! He looked so cute on his way out the door today, he wouldn't let me take a pic. Black dress pants, royal blue dress shirt and tie. Can we say HOOOOOOTTTTTTTTIE!!! Yummy man!! Can't wait to see the uniform! I'm so proud of him!

There goes my weekend

I know I am such a whiner. I'm just a little...put out, I know its my own stupid attitude, and I will be fine and happy but I just gotta say........

Dang it my stupid brother!!!!!!!! I need to nicer, but OK, I'm still pissed a little. Short background.....He's basically a single dad (because his x-wife is a selfish loser)and he's doing his best, but.......He is going SURFING with his friends and wants me to watch his 3 year old daughter for the weekend (this is happeneing every 6 weeks now). Oh- but he has to catch his flight right after work, so I need to watch her all day friday, and he has to go to work early, so its either bring her over at 5:15 AM tomorrow or tonight to spend the night. He couldn't have planned that a little better?? I feel SO taken advantage of. I make him pay me, just out of principal, and because there would be no trading of babysitting, and its just so he can go screw around and drink. But I still feel guilty, because its family. I KNOW he thinks, "you've got 5, whats one more?" Which seems true, but its NOT!!!! She's not really naughty or anything (usually)but she just gets the boys so hyper, the running, screaming, playing, extra messes, she dosent really like to wear clothes, and I really can't go ANYWHERE with 3 preschoolers. And Mark is out of town, which tanks, and I will have to take her to church (which she needs, I don't mind that) but its just like, I have a lot to do and going on, it just adds MORE. And I feel bad because I let her sleep in Sadie's room, and Sadie gets tired of her after a while. GAAAAAAAAHHHH! I'm finally getting rid of my moms stupid DOG I've been babysitting for 2 weeks and now I get an actual extra kid. CRAP! OH well, nothing I can do but suck it up. Dammit!!!!! I think I need some cleaning therapy.

Which brings me to rant #2. (3 total for the day now, lovely) The DOG!!!!! I am so glad to be getting rid of this dog today. He's a nice dog, he dosent' really bark, he dosent jump (he's too fat) just lays around all day, but its the HAIR. This is the sheddingest dog E V E R!!!! Big GLOBS of hair everywhere. Its aobut 4 inches long and black. I have all light tile and carpet, I sweep it all up (as best as I can)and vacuum, 3 hours later, hair globs everywhere. We brushed him, still hairy. I am gonna have to spend hours cleaning out all the floor areas of all my closets because big clumps of dog hair are in all my closets. its all in the little metal things that hold the closet doors on track. and the baseboards. Any litle drop of sticky liquid that gets on the tile is instantly coagulated with black dog hair. Its about to drive me to madness. I finally gave up yesterday, he's leaving tonight, I'm not gonna waste precious computer time vacuuming dog hair that will just reappear. AAACCCKKK!! Sorry dog people, I just can't jive with the dog thing.

Hee Haw

I'm just hanging out right now on the computer,waiting for my dad to come by to pick up papers and watching Hee Haw on tv. I used to LOVE that show as a kid. I always wanted to be one of those cute ladies with the shirt tied up around the ribs, cut off daisydukes and a straw hat. In fact, I'm pretty sure as a kid(5-7 years old) I used to dress up like that to play because I thought it looked cute. I recall a few times stuffing the shirt for full effect. HA! I can only imagine my parents horror!! In fact, mark said he used to hate that show as a kid when his dad watched it, but the after seeing it again as a teenager realized what it entailed. A-ha!!

Had a very busy day today, another one tomorrow. Mark is on a ride along tonight for cop stuff,(guess he is excited about the new job)and I am just stuck here alone. Actually I am working on a new video of Mark's church youth group waterskiing at the lake last weekend. He took about 30 minutes of video and Im putting it to music so they can watch it tomorrow night. Its turning out cool. Its a little hard to find cool music that has appropriate lyrics. So far I have Beautiful Day U2, RHianna S.O.S, (funny with all the wipeouts)and Hoobastank "If I were You" among others. Anyway i hopethey like it. I'm getting addicted to the video making. (thanks alot, Suz!LOL) So far I've done cruise stuff, the last 2 christmases, Sadie 2006 montage. and the kids2006. Its just too fun!

TOmorrow,,,,,,busy, but the gym is gonna beg for mercy!!!

misfire

I think when the gun went off at the start of this challenge, it messed up or somethng. My brain heard it, but my wires were crossed or something. Dang it I frustrate myself. I have been making a little list in my head of things I did for my good challnges that I haven't done, that mabye I could do again to get it into gear.

1. I need a new journal. My old one is great, but I think I need a volume 2.

2. Exercise log. Even though I'm not doing the BFL weights, I need to log in what it is I AM doing (on actual paper, on a clipboard) and put it into volume 2.

3. Mealplans. on PAPER. entered into FITDAY. Please, how many times must I tell me this?? Geez I am such a knucklehead!


My gym experience today was a rollercoaster. I didn't want to go, but did out of sheer habit. While I was thourougly stretching on the treadmill before it started, I saw a gal I'm supposed to be helping(whatever...I suck) over in the ab section. So I go over there and we do abs, but then she left, so I had no other choice. I had to go back to the dreadmill. I was feeling better after talking to her, mood lifted. Then my MP3 player battery was dead. This is the seond time this month, so I'm panicking, I can't do HIIT without my MUSIC! (well, I did a month ago that one other time) and then I thought I'd wimp out and do LISS and watch the Today show........but NO, I forced myself to start running. I was actually running next to this tiny little 17 yr old blond which was strangely motivating(i'm telling myslef, what I am doing makes her look like that, I am on the right track) and luckily the music channel on the TV didn't totally suck, and I made it to the end. But at the end I saw an extended family member (she didn't see me) and she looks great and dosen't have to kill herself(you know the type "if I feel like I gain a few I just eat less for a couple weeks") and then I felt like crap and started to cry a little. WTH??? Seee?? Who needs 6 Flags when I have this in my own head?? Yes, almost done with TOM, thank goodness! SHHESH! So yeah, I'm struggling, but I really am going to finish out this week strong. Its only monday for cryin' out loud!!(literally in my case)

Hmmmm, look familiar??

I know I am a total chid, I think Spongebob is hilarious!This is actually from the movie, which sucked, but this little part made me laugh. I just wish it showed them after they had passed out on the floor of the place and Spongebob woke up with whiskers and bloodshot eyes because of the ice cream hangover. hehehe.

Bah!

Kind of a waste of a day. Scratch that, MAJOR waste of a day. I woke up to a sweet rainstorm, which was SO AWESOME because its so rare. It also meant my sexy man was still in bed with me, also just as rare! So I got the kids to school in the rain, but Sadie had a stomach issue so she came back home and went back to bed. Mark and I took the little boys to a little local place called Cooper Country Breakfast. That used to be something we did occasionally, and hardly ever do anymore. It was fun. The boys just beam when we take them out like that. They sat so good and ate all of their food. We went back home and I took a nap. It felt great. I just basically slobbed around all day. It felt really great. Partly wallowing in self-pity about my stupid pictures and all the work I have ahead, but I think I got it out of my system. Yes, I had on the "binge-wear" but I didn't binge. Mainly because there wasn't anything binge-worthy to eat except popcorn, and I was too lazy to go out. Boy. I'm a real piece of work. I did manage to get out and do a few errands around 5, and go to Sams Club. It was a great recharge day, actually. I'm not feeling that guilty. I missed a workout but that is rare, I am feeling ready to get back to business. I'm usually the type of SAHM who gets dressed, make-up and all every day. To not do it was wierd. For the record, I did wear a bra all day. C'mon, I'm not THAT crazy!! Or mabye was I just too lazy to take it back off after brekfast???

Back to business tomorrow. I have projects to plan. The main one being ME!!

A little explanation

Some of you may have seen the horror that is my new set of pictures on the tracker. Well, yeah its about as bad as it can possibly look. I'm pretty horrified. Lighting is bad, angle is bad, body is really bad. Everyone listen up now, this is important. This is what happens when you work out like a nut and eat really crappy. DO NOT try it. You don't have to, I have already shown you firsthand what will happen. It is not a place you want to visit. I should be looking ripped like Lori, but instead I'm.......not. Don't get me wrong, I have been working hard, but not being smart. I've given myself every excuse in the book. PMS, tiredness, reward, no $$ for "good" food, blah blah blah its so stupid. I have been reading Sqwigg regularly and she is really getting a grip on her eating, I think I can turn this around. She's eating a TON of veggies. I must do this. I keep telling myself I need to get the program she has, but ya know, really I don't. I'm gonna do BFL straight up and get my "baseline" eating back on track. 6 solid weeks. I already have the tools. BFL works. But I have to put into it to get some results out of it. I can't get this close and then fizzle. Yes, I'm frustrated, I'm angry at myself. Why can other people seem to get it together and lose that last bit and I can't seem to make it click? What is holding my back?? THis is important, I need to find this answer. It just may take me the full 12 weeks to figure out, but I'll be damned if I wont work every single day to find out. My trainer keeps telling me I have the magic "thing" to go all the way with fitness. I have work ethic, I have potential, I'm missing the REASON for wanting this. It is so mentally difficult to keep going with this. I will add though, that the whole fitness part of what I do every day really has started to ingrain itself into my everyday life. I was thinking today that I used to have a much different morning routine before BFL. I am really addicted to the working out part. That has changed for me big time. It is a huge part of my life, I go to the gym. I get there every day. OK, so thats half the battle. If I can make that a habit, I can make eating clean a habit too, right?? As of now, I do feel a little "off" if I don't have some form of protein for a meal. (unless its just a total all-out junk fest) So that is progress. Its taking so looooooooong to re-form these good habits. That is what is discouraging to me. Obviously, I need more soul-searching talks with myself on these topics. Another day we will listen to me contemplate self-promises. Yikes I don't wanna go there, but I feel something brewing there that needs to be adressed.

Challenge challenges

Day one went great yesterday. I knew it would be a nutty day so I got up and did my HIIT at 5 am. First day of school went great (except that my car battery was dead and I had to borrow my neighbors car to get them to school). The kids had a great day, all went well. My little Cooper is a big first grader now! I have to say I have some pretty gorgeous kids! After school we had dentist appts. for the 3 older ones. It was taking forever so I had to have Mark come get the little boys, they were a little too "busy" and it was VERY stressful. Now this morning the 2 younger boys have their appts. More dentist office, yippee. :( Have to get it over with though. I'm gonna hit the weights(LBWO) afterward, about noon. Then it will be time to get the house cleaned up some more and pick up the shorties. They are easing us poor parents into the homewok, no spelling till next week (30 words a week, people, and they are no chump words-even in first grade)Right now its just reading, english and math.....homework!

Mark went back to Showlow to work this morning, he'll be back late wed night or thurs morning. I'm just glad he has a chance to work in the cooler weather.

I'm taking my pictures tonight for my challenge. I'll post them on tracker tomorrow. I HAVE to stay accountable, this is the only way. Things have gotten pretty bad fat-wise for me. I'm doing it. I have to!!!

Challenge challenges

Day one went great yesterday. I knew it would be a nutty day so I got up and did my HIIT at 5 am. First day of school went great (except that my car battery was dead and I had to borrow my neighbors car to get them to school). The kids had a great day, all went well. My little Cooper is a big first grader now! I have to say I have some pretty gorgeous kids! After school we had dentist appts. for the 3 older ones. It was taking forever so I had to have Mark come get the little boys, they were a little too "busy" and it was VERY stressful. Now this morning the 2 younger boys have their appts. More dentist office, yippee. :( Have to get it over with though. I'm gonna hit the weights(LBWO) afterward, about noon. Then it will be time to get the house cleaned up some more and pick up the shorties. They are easing us poor parents into the homewok, no spelling till next week (30 words a week, people, and they are no chump words-even in first grade)Right now its just reading, english and math.....homework!

Mark went back to Showlow to work this morning, he'll be back late wed night or thurs morning. I'm just glad he has a chance to work in the cooler weather.

I'm taking my pictures tonight for my challenge. I'll post them on tracker tomorrow. I HAVE to stay accountable, this is the only way. Things have gotten pretty bad fat-wise for me. I'm doing it. I have to!!!

Fresh new start

5:00am went to the gym, 20 minute HIIT
7:00 kids up for school
7:45 borrow neighbors car because my battery is dead, took kids to school (HALLELUJAH!!)
wasted an hour getting to the car place, got checked in, Mark called said no, just go to AutoZone, got discouraged and came home, I'll deal with the car later. Car is the mans job. Even though I jumped it twice all by myself.

Restarted my challenge today, I want to finish the week I go to TN. I re-read BFL and did my goals last night. Pictures tonight, that will be posted. I realized that the times I post the bad ones, it makes me sick and compells me to want to get some better ones up ASAP. Dumb mental game but it works. So far today just an RTD for breakfast but it was a little crazy.

House work time. Bleh.

this and that

I wanted to keep this short, But I really just blog for myself so tht I can go back and see what goes on in my head. I will not be organized, I will surely be petty and stupid, and guaranteed boring. Even Mark thinks my blog is boring. He says he starts reading then zones off into his own thoughts. I know, he's so sweet sometimes.

Well, he's a sweet Police officer!!!!! You betcha, officialy. I'm really stoked, but it hasn't really sunk in yet. He goes to orientation on Aug 7. It wil be a whole new chapter for us. Do I detect a normal life ahead?? (now thats sad when I consider police work a normal life...its not like an office job)I can't wait till he gets home tomorrow so we can celebrate!!!!

Anyway back to me ....I rented a steamvac, cleaned my house and yard top to bottom, ready for the landlord to come over for whatever he's coming over for. I'm getting the kids ready and because of some frustrating garage door issues and about 5 other annoying incidents, I had to take a quick shower. By the time I get out.....Dayton had smeared peanut butter(he nimbly retrieved for the cupboard and opened himself) all over my freshly steamed COUCH!!!! My beautiful raspberry couch, covered in litle finger smears of Skippy. One whole arm and the 2 seat cushions. I about lost it. I called Mark so he could calm me down, didn't really work. He said "well since peanut butter gets gum out of stuff, why not try putting gum on it?" Ho ho ho I was not amused. I had to leave it and go to meet the teachers. I get there late, which means no parking within 3 blocks. No way am I walking all that way in 115 degrees so I waited for someone to leave. By the time we get in the school I've run into other parents and I got my game face on and we survived. I managed to get most of it up later with the new spot cleaner I'd just bought at Home Depot.

Oh yeah, and the LL never showed or called. Niiiiice. :P

Just in case you were wondering, the temp gauge on my car today read 122 degrees for about 5 hours while I was out this afternoon. Its usually right on. It was so hot that my eyeballs were burning like I had opened the oven while cooking a turkey and just stuck my head in there to cook. Except it didn't smell good. If you wanted some hot chocolate, theres a bottle of water out in the car. No stove needed. Ok Its AZ, but thats the kind of hot that slaps you across the face. Then tonight, a huge microburst storm that about blew my house down. Freaky.

I had not gone to the gym in 2 days so today I really wanted to do it up right. I spent and hour an a half sweating my rump of(not literally, unfortunatly) and working my legs and a little arms and abs. I may restart with Suzanne so I can finish the week before TN, hmmmmmm just a thought. I really did have a good workout though.

I am so beyond tired right now, I think its the heat, I got almost all the school shopping done and got a good deal on almost everything. Cade is with Mark, Sadie is at a sleepover, so just the 3 little guys are home, but not settling down too easily. I am REALLY looking forward to school monday and a ROUTINE again. I do so much better! Its 9:30, I'm gonna crash!!

Why am I sitting here at 1 am blogging?

You know it it time to clean your carpet when.....your mom's dog/child can't stop licking it. This is no where near the kitchen, mind you. Sorry all dog lovers, I am not a dog person. I admire from afar, I tolerate.

No workout today :( but my right forearm has completely given out, the muscles are completely SHOT (get your mind out of the gutter, people) Its because of the massive weeding job I had to endure today (7 am to 10 am, 100+ degrees) then vacuuming my entire house with a new vacuum bag, then steam cleaning the whole works and pullig the trigger sprayer was all my veiny little arm could take. I tried to lift part of the bunk bed, it was a no go. Arm refused gripping movement and cramped up.

I took a break and went to the late show with my bud Casey, we saw Pirates,it was pretty good. I got a chuckle at one point because all I could think of was my friend Jack Handy:

"If they ever come up with a swashbuckling School, I think one of the courses should be Laughing, Then Jumping Off Something."

Don't try to pretend you wouldn't giggle if you were watching the movie and then that "deep thought" popped into your head.
Seeing the water and the beach really made me wish I was back in the Bahamas.

Right now I am killing time waiting for Cades clothes to wash so I can pack him up, he's going with Mark on his out of town job. They will be framing one of Marks best friends from HS's house. Its up in the mountains, at least it will be cooler.
I'm gonna go do the dishes and finish watching So You Think You Can Dance. Right now I am rooting for Benji and Heidi(yes, I know they are cousins) I also like the little girl with the long wavy hair (not Natalie) and Ivan, even though theres no way he'll make it all the way.

Freak out...Freak out!!!!

What is going on?? I need to refocus....again. Seems like I need to rededicate myself evey other HOUR. Tonight Dana came over and hung out, we had a nice grilled BFL dinner, so clean and lovely. Grilled chicken and steak with a yummy salad. I guess I am not finding the momentum I thought I'd have by now. Just with the stupid handfuls of crap here and there I am already feeling like I will have another dissapointing week on the scale/tape. Hello its only tuesday...I can make progress this week. I have this dread looming over me about it, like I'm gonna start week 6 which is halfway and have made little if any progress. Its killing me. I look at profiles of people who are my weight and age(or much older) and I see them having made progress, wheres my progress?? Oh yeah, I left it in the pack of Yo-Go's I ate in the car today. I need more water. I need more veggies. Instead, I see the smallest tempatation and I forget all reason. Tomorrow I MUST have a perfect BFL day. No, I don't need any extra carbs because I am working out so hard. Sore muscles may make me feel leaner, but it dosent' mean I actually AM and therefore do not need any rewards or treats.

Tomorrows plan. HIIT at 7 am. eat 6 clean meals, 1.5 gals of water. evening UBWO. Tomorrow and the whole rest of my week is gonna be insanely busy. I just want to fast forward to Saturday. The main things being my landlord called and wants to come take a look inside the house. If you know me at all you will know that this sends my inner Martha Stewart into a frenzy. We're talking weed pulling, carpet cleaning, wall washing, rug buying insanity. Other items that are no less important...Mark going out of town to work thurs-sat, meet the teachers(school starts monday)School clothes/shoes shopping for 4(and its uniforms, no just grabbing whats on sale) Babysitting my moms Dog/child for 10 days while she goes to Hawaii, and this is just the big stuff. Ummm I'm getting overwhelmed.....I need a list.....desperately..I feel like the walls are closing in on this week. This is gonna be a doozy....

Serenity now.....Serenity now......

Its been one of those days where I have to keep giving myself a pep talk. About every 15 minutes. I just keep reminding myself of how many good things I have going on, and trying to concentrate on the positive. Today started out good, I got up and got to the gym by 7 for cardio, got home before the kids got up, made them work outside pulling weeds and got my house all cleaned up. I've even eaten great today.

M1:egg white/oat pancake w/1T nat PB

M2:Shake

M3:1C ww pasta, 1/4 c marinara, 1/2 C C.C.

M4: EAS bar

Planned-
M5: Grilled chicken and salad

M6: Protein shake

And as soon as Mark gets home we're gonna hit the weights. It'll give me a little break from the kids. I went grocery shopping and gots lots of good clean food. So SEE??? Things are good, I even did hair and made a little cash, and another client is coming over in a few minutes.

I got my challenge packet in the mail, that was cool. It was wierd to see Donna Szabo on the picture part, I just saw her and she looks so much better now, and she looked great before. I'm gonna send my card in tomorrow. Its for real, I am entering.

I guess I've been frustrated, I just feel kind of demanded of today. Everybody needs something from me. People calling and bugging me for stuff, Just stupid things, Mark bugging me for little things, (did you find my disposable cameras from camp?) Friends calling for playdates, 2 hair clients wanted to get in TODAY, Impromptu babysitting, blah blah. My brother was early dropping off my neice so I couldn't go get my nails done. :( I know, stupid stuff. Plus, I've been exercising like a madwoman, and my weight is up.WAY up. Hmm, early PMS?? I guess its possible. I'm trying not to stress over it, but its still annoying. I bought baked chicken for the kids for dinner, all I have to make is the side dish, and we will be eating on paper plates tonight. 4 more hours till bed time....4 more hours....

I'm whipped

I went into this weekend totally expecting and looking forward to having my butt kicked, well, thats what I got. I mentioned this in Marks blog but I went to the gym and Steve worked me out for about 40 minutes, then we went down and took the first part of a conditioning class based on ultimate fighting. The teacher teaches the brazillian Ju-jitsu as well. Theres more details on Marks but anyway....I had to leave a little early(thank goodness)because my mom had to go to a class. I met them at the pizza place and just got the unlimited salad bar. I was feeeling a little sick from the workout. If I had taken the whole class I would have puked, it was that kind of feeling. I ate 3 gigantic heaping plates of salad. I did have a tiny bit of french dressing...Oh man did that hit the spot. I didn't have any protein, the only chicken they had was wings drowned in sauce, but I got FULL on salad. Man it was good.

This morning I went back for more punishment. From about 6:45 to 8:30 I WORKED. Steve is big into the circuits, and the stairs of death, lemme tell ya. We didn;t just run up, we hopped up, feet apart, landing in a deep squat each step. Then we did sparring, my arms were literally heated up, the skin and everything. Then legs legs legs, then ABS OH MY GOSH that was a heavy medicine ball! I showed him some of the abs that Donna taught us on the cruise, he loved it all. That was fun. He hadn't seen me for about 2 months, he said he didnt even recognise me, I've improved SO much. He's talking about my muscle structure and such. I'm like well, I hope so, I've been doing everything you told me to!! I think he was surprised that I've been doing his program all this time. I actually can see a difference in the body I have under the blubber, its not something that any normal person would notice, its when I move certain ways or do certain exercises I can see the difference. He could too, which was nice to know it wasn't all in my head. He's so fun to train with, for one thing, he does a lot of the stuff WITH me, instead of just telling me what to do. He took some video yesterday of some plyo stuff I was doing, so that he can show me later how much I improve. I thought that was cool. He did a little mini interview askimg me what supplements I was taking, all that. He's a great guy, I like him a lot. I need to get up here to train more often. He's like "c'mon, just move up here for 6 weeks, I'll completely transform your body!! Ok, 3 weeks, you'll see a huge improvement..your'e almost there!!" I"m like Dude, I can't! I just promised I'd work hard hard hard and come back in a month or so.

Well my forearms are shot, I gotta quit typing. If I left all the typos I've made writing this, it would not be readable. My fingers are shaking and my forearms are kind of spasming. I gotta get ready to go camping now. Be good!!

Happy Birthday Mark!!

Today, July 14 my lover turns 34!! Yeah baby!!He's even hotter today than he was at 22, I can tell ya that for sure!! I'm taking the kids to my parents to go camping this weekend so I won't be here most of his birthday so he already got his b-day goodies - oh yeah, and his presents too. Hehehe. I splurged on a nice watch for our future police officer, he's gonna need a good one. Its cool, I think I picked a good one and it will be a good stopwatch for his running training for the academy. GULP. So anyway, baby, happy birthday, I LOVE YOU you ROCK!

And now back to ME....Today was alright. Ate well all morning, afternoon, then didn't bring a bar with me while watch shopping and ended up eating 2 lowfat Oatmeal raisin granola bars. My cals for the day were prolly fine, but included an out of place rice cake and a couple spoonfuls of cool whip. And 1 seasoned fry. I'm going camping tomorow, I will be packing my bars, shakes, and string cheese and fruit. I will really only be at the campsite for 3 meals, I will be OK.


I am looking forward to seeing Steve the trainer, I'm due for a good butt kicking. I know he will deliver that, for sure. Speaking of butt-kicking I got to the gym about 3 today (this is after 3 hours of the pool and cleaning my house top to bottom...babysitting fell thru) I felt sluggish starting out with my cardio but after about 30 mins I got a small burst.

I concentrated on arms today after my treadmill walk. I did 10 sets of 10 pushups(real ones-yes, 100 total) and then 10 sets of reverse pushups(like the ones in the video where he's spotting me, but my feet on the floor, not on a bench)then I managed 8 sets of pull ups and 8 sets of dips (with assistance, of course) and about 5-8 each set. It took me about 25 minutes to do all that. Then my 10 pound plate workout(I should make a vid of that, its so cool), then more shoulders, then abs. I REALLY worked my abs today, I am seeing improvement there. My butt cheeks are sore from yesterday, I LOVE that. Probably because I did a set of 50 plie squats with a 25 lb dumbbell, then another set of 30. Plus a bunch of other stuff.

I think I am gonna go crash now, I'll get up with Mark tomorrow early and pack up, then I can hit Wally world by my mom and dads house, no sense killing myself over that tonight.

update

Feeling good, my bodys not too tired. I made it out to my second workout yesterday. Man did I work hard. I was dripping. I concentrated on butt and legs for 55 minutes, then did abs. I ate a large volume of veggies yesterday, and drank a gallon of water. This morning I was pouring Wyatt a bowl of Honeycomb cereal, boy did it look GOOD!! I LOVE sugary cold cereal. Its one of the worst possible thigns I could put in my body, and it calls my name constantly. I love Cinnamon life too. OOoh and Golden Grahams. AAAK Must stop this!!

Today is gonna stink because I chose not to go to the gym early. I made the decisison, I must deal with the consequences. Usually I feel comfortable just leaving the kids here asleep (Cade is a good babysitter)
but there have been some break-ins in the neighborhood (our garage already)and there are days when I dont' want to just leave them. Im supposed to meet my friend Casey at the pool at 10, then I have to babysit my nephew at 1. Looks like an evening killer workout is on store for me. Oh well, thats my punishment. Hopefully I can get Mark to come lift with me. Its UB day, He'll like that.

Have a good day!! Eat clean and drink your water!!!

'Allo!!!

Hey hey!! Well now that party time is over its time to get down to business!! Well I have been getting down to it thats for sure! I did take kind of a free weekend this past saturday and sunday, thats bad. NO MORE!! Im into week 3, I'm just gonna keep chuggung along and I'm making up for this weekends' playin around. I did get 6 pretty good workouts in last week, this week is looking even better. I haven't really put my goals/plan out there yet, so here goes.

Starting weight 144...............Goal by Sept 18: 127(currently 139)

Hip measurement 40.................Goal by Sept 18: 35(currently 39)

BF% starting 27%..................Goal by Sept 18: 16%(currently 25%)


The word I got on the cruise was that the way to have a noteworthy transformation is to set sky high goals and then reach them plus some. I MUST have a challenge in which every day, every workout, every meal will be critical that is be right on, I can't be losing any ground and there is no room for slacking off. Thats the attitude that gets me to the gym. I am gonna have to push myself past my limits and comfort zone. I'm gonna have to do what I have never done before, its so exciting!!

Which brings me to the plan of attack. My main objective is to maintain my muscle and burn off fat. My workouts are going to have to be really aggressive. This part is not hard for me. One time at my dads home gym years ago someone asked me "are you training for the Olympics or something??" referring to the intensity in which I was pushing myself. HAHAHAHAHAHA So I gotta bring back the "gym beast" within. Not only that, Im going for 2-a-days 5 days a week, just one good cardio on Saturdays. So Mon-Fri will be morning cardio, followed by a 6 hour rest, then back to the gym (with Mark, usually) for cardio-based weights, for about an hour. This will be the Smith machine stuff, cables, lunges, 10 sets of 10 (of pullups, pushups, dips, reverse push ups)that sort of thing. I'll throw in an occasional heavy lifting day, just to change it up. I do enjoy that now and then. So it will still be 2 hours a day, but just split up so that hopefully I can make more of that second hour by having rested. It sounds like a lot, but I've been doing it and its not that bad.

And now for the diet. I read thsi statement last night:

Poor nutrition is what holds you back.
And good nutrition is what will move you forward. Good nutrition is what will feed muscle and shed fat. It’s what will improve nearly every health marker you can measure. It’s what will drastically improve recovery and mood, so you can work harder, longer. Good nutrition is what will get you the body you never thought you could have.
Change your nutrition, and you’ll change your body entirely. Change your nutrition, and you’ll quite literally change your life.

OK I ripped this off from a link off of Sqwiggs blog but it really hit me. I have to get this part fixed. I HAVE TO start logging in to fitday.This is what keeps holding me back, its the cheats, or not eating enough, too much dairy, not enough veggies. Its time to get really tough with myself. I'm getting back on ThermodynamX, it helps a lot with my appetite. I also got a killer deal on a closeout of RTD shakes. I know they are not the best to choose, but they work for me. I need the convenience, and they feel like a treat. And SALAD!!! I have to have more veggies!!Salad, grilled pepers, sweet potatoes, I love them all!! Eat them, Eat them!!! I just get lazy.

I am excited, I feel like I am getting some momentum going here. So far this was my week: Yesterday I got up and did cardio (45 mins on 15% incline @ 3.8 mph) then went back last night and did a full body workout, concentraing on legs. This morning I did HIIT, felt OK but I was a little sluggish, due to low cals yesterday. Today I promise to have 2 salads!!!!

We just couldn't resist......

It was killing me that my BFL bud Ray was a half hour away, the club was going and I was at home....STUCK! So I called Dana up and said, girl, lets just go out LATE so when Mark was on his way home around 11:30 pm we took off back to Scottsdale and picked up the hottie and went out. Stupid clubs have to close at 2(how lame!) so it was kinda short but then we hit the hot tub at the resort. By now it was about 3 am and yes, I am an old fogey and the hot water made me crash, so we called it a night. It was fun though. We won't get to see Bubba (Ray hehe)till next year at least so it was worth going back out for that second time. Awwwwwwww!!!

Fabulous day..With RAY!!

Oh my gosh We had so much fun!!! Ray George was in town and he invited Dana and I to come to his swanky hotel pool for the afternoon. I'd never been to this resort in Scottsdale before, the Princess resort, it was awesome! We lounged on pool lounges that felt cushy like beds, they Ray made sure we had plenty of water (service with a smile...still a true Cabana Boy!!) and they brought us frozen towelettes to cool off with. Ray treated us to a poolside lunch of chicken pesto wraps and chicken quesadillas with all the trimmings. He had 3 other friends there too (all women, of course LOL)and we just hung out and soaked in the pool and sun. I'm definetly a little crispy..eeek)It was just so freakin lovely and relaxing. I'm really really bummed that I had to leave, Mark had to work, the perfect end would have been to stay for the big BBQ that was being prepared, watch a movie IN THE POOL (yup, a big screen over the pool!!) and then go to a club.......AAAAHAHHH! I can't think about that it would be a fab time overdose but I have to face reality. But someday....OH man I wana cry that would have been great. Ray is a super good and fun dancer.Heee heeee!! But the time we did have was great, for sure. THANK YOU RAY for having us, I loved it!

WELCOME WELCOME!!!!!!

Welcome to my new blog!!! Do you LOVE IT????? I totally LOVE IT!!! A HUGE thank you to Jess, who walked me thru the whole change tonight, I could never have figured it out!! Wooo hooooo!

The end....finally!!!!

For some reason I am not wanteing to write about the vacation anymore. Here is the end real quick.

Friday morning we get up, go to breakfast, meet up with a few pals to eat. Damn!! Its over!!! We say our goodbyes, I wish we could have said goodbye to more people, but oh well. I would have been nice to have all the rooms booked near each other, or at least on the same level. We gather up the rest of our stuff, and get in the line to get off the boat. We were one of the first colors to get dismisssed, but ended up waiting FOREVER at the baggage claim for one of our suitcases. Once we got that, we went to the shuttle to the rental car place, and Dana got there about half and hour later. At least we got to see Misty and Morgan and Kelly and Shelly at the rental place, that was nice to say goodbye anyway. We dropped Dana and Blake off at the Orlando airport and headed to Daytona Beach, where our flight was leaving the next morning. I 'm so glad this is how it worked out, Daytona was awesome!! I took a nap while Mark watched World cup, then we went to the pool for a while. Came back and decided to find some good seafood so we found this place called DJ's deck...PERFECT!!! We drove down to the beach, and realized...WOW we should have been at theis gorgeous white beach all this time!!!


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LOL It was beautiful!! We found the restaruant and wolfed down a pound of crab legs and a half pound of steamed shrimp. YUMMMMMMMM!!! It was exactly what we wanted! A little outdoor place with the real stuff. Great great. So we went back to the hotel, stopping on the way for candy and icecream and soda as a last treat before we get to work on the new bods. As a side note, we were walking distance from the Daytona speedway......HOLY CRAP this thing was massive!! I was in awe!!Pictures can't explain it, it must be seen to be believed. CRAZY!!

Anyway, we got up about 5:30, got to the airport and flew home. It was good to see the kiddos, seems like everything was just dandy while we were gone, which was nice. Then we crashed for the weekend, and now I just barely recovered yesterday. Finally last wednsday I went to the laundromat and did 11 loads of laundry (and thats not even all of it, that was just enough to get me past the overwhelmed stage)and I just yesterday got the house cleaned. So yeah, its taken me a while to get into the swing of life again. But now I'm back!!! And this story is over(freakin finally!!!)


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Da cruise day 4

Well If I can even remember it by now....:P

On the third day it was stay on the boat all day. We got up kinda late and ate some breakky at the buffet.We chatted and had a leisurely time. Then we went and got ready for the Workout real quick. Went up there and things were in full swing.


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This is us with Donna Szabo. As amazing as she looks, shes just as nice. She taught us tons of new ab exercises that we are all using now.


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Dana and me with Aaron Ferguson. Awwwwwwwww!!

See video below. After that it was time for the Cabana Boys and the group Red Bikini Society picture.


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We took the picture with the ladies, the the CB's posed for about 100 picutres. Thats why they were in wuch fine form in the gym, they were trying to get pumped up for the speedos. Hehehehe. So after the big photo op it was time to EAT again, but Mark was busy taking all of Mikko Manners pictures for him, so we were running a little behind. We missed eating iwth our usual crowd, but it turned out good because we had the chance to eat with Dr. Wayne and also Linda and her husband. It was neat to hear Dr. Wayne tell about his experience, quite a story. An I hadn't really talked to Linda yet, we'd been busy and in different places. So we ate with them and talked for a while. Then we went out to the back of the ship and Mark got into a couple games of basketball while I layed out and then chatted with Caroline. There was also a rock climbing contest going on on the back of hte ship, which was cool. Morgan, who was in our dinner group won the whole thing. He will now be known as Spiderman. Yes, we are the coolest! HAHAHA After that we went back and got ready for our pre-dinner party.


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Jen and I were twins...OOPS!! HAHA Oh well, I'll be her twin any day!!! We had some awards, where we found out we won the wacky olympics. WOOT! There was a question and answer with the champ time, they gave some great answers to some great questions. We got some more supplements(earlier we had gotten EAS bags full of stuff like beach towel, supplements, beach bag, etc.) and a CD that Jerry had put together for us of workout songs. It's really good, and has a few I didnt' have so that was nice.


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Cute!!! Lori and Casey


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The Wacky Olympics winners!(what was our name?? I can't remember!)

We went in to our last dinner (sniff sniff). Aaron and Candice were late because they were at the buffet...again!!! LMAO Oh my, we laughed and laughed at dinner, it was too funny. I KNOW Misty has pictures of us at that dinner....a-hem.... I ordered 2 appetizers, a salad, 2 entrees(one being a steak) and the key lime pie and a giant decadent brownie for dessert. It was all so delicious. The waiters all did this very cheesy, hilarious(it wasn't supposed to be a comedy, I don't think) But the Austrailians were like "Is that supposed to be music??" It was this cheesy amusement park music. It was so funny. They sang and walked around and waved at us. Hehe.


After dinner we kind of just wandrred around, we had to have our stuff packed up and by the doors to get taken away...WAAAAAAA!!! Some people went to the dueling piano show, some went to th love and Marriage show, which Mark said was really funny, but I got talking to Kevin, then we went to the end of the piano show where some escapades got my friend Caroline in trouble with her hubby, but it was just a misunderstanding. We were bummed about it though. I hope they have it patched up by now though. So after that we wentup to the club where it could have been fun but the DJ continued to suck SO BAD it was virtually undanceable. I did dance with my new cutie Wes, who enlightened me to some hip hop stuff. Or is it R& B stuff? Or mabye rap... heck if I know, Thats why I needed help. HAHAHA I still dont' know the name of the song the crap DJ played so I can't download it anyway. Mark and I snuck away for a little late night walk on the back of the ship, it was romantic. :D


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We went back in and chatted for a while then decided to turn in, reluctantly. We did actually have to be up in the morning to eat before check-out. WAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!

OK OK here it is!!! THE VIDEO!!!! (well, most of it anyway)

I have to tell you that Mark put this whole thing together for me, he ROCKS!!! If anyone is even remotely interested in coming to the Champs weekend in TN, hopefully this will kinda show you what a blast we're gonna have!!!!This cuts off unfortunatly before the end, hopefully I'll figure out how to get the end on there soon. I realize theres a lot of shots of me in there, but we weren't really planning on doing this project with it so ignore me. Looks like all of the booty shots he got of me were on the end part that didn't make it on here so WHEW!!


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