Am I a Old Lady??

The other day I went to try on some clothes and was waiting to get in the dressing room when a little girl popped her head out of the room and looked at me and then hollered at her mom " mom we need to hurry there is an old lady waiting to get in"!!!! At first I was like wow .. then I thought well to a girl 9 or 10 year old I am old.. now I will be turning 47 this week but I really dont feel 47 I really have never been one to worry how old I am as a matter of fact I have to stop and think when someone asks me.. but I have to say it was a bit of a slap in the face... but I soon forgot about it and carried on... what is the saying? You are as old as you think... well since I rarely think how old I am what does that mean? I just have to say I am blessed to be healthy and happy and that is how I measure how old I am... so this old lady is signing off... time to eat some prunes...LOL..

Quiet in the House

Well, Jenna is back in Duluth and the house seems so much quieter not that she is loud but it was nice to have her here for the past 2 weeks.. we got to all enjoy a few dinners together , watch television and just be a family.. she was anxious to get back to see her friends and to get back in the groove of things before school starts.. she will be working all weekend and then back to the books on Tuesday.. It is hard to believe she will be done with her undergraduate degree in December and is enrolled at the Police Academy in Cloquet. She plans on getting a 2nd degree from there and then getting a job at a police department while getting her Masters.. She has big plans on what she wants to acomplish and what she has to do to get to her goal.. It is scary to think of what she is planning to go into but she knows what she wants to do and we have to trust in her decisions..

Nick is gearing up for school too.. he will be a junior and wants to maintain his GPA so that he can apply for some good colleges and hopefully get some scholarships.. hockey is also on his agenda I have to say I can't wait.. I love watching him play he plays so hard and loves it so much you cant help but enjoy the game.

I am feeling so blessed and at ease these days with my weight loss and with some new things at church that I am getting involved with .. Maybe with the change of seasons I feel the change in me starting to stir again.. I just feel so hyped with all the new things at church that I am involved in.. it will be great to work with the youth and learn along with them. Like the leaves that change in the fall so do we as we work to make ourselves better and to hopefully help others to be better.. I look foward to change..

Moving Along

Saturday's meeting was good I was down again and that is great... I have only 16 lbs to go to meet WW's goal weight which means that I could work for them.. I talked to one of the leaders for a bit on Saturday but didnt get into much detail so I want to talk with her more this Saturday..

The weather here has been so autumn like the past few days it always brings me to the realization of how much I love fall.. I am a bit concerned that fall may not be as beautiful as it can be because of how dry it has been... I love the colors of the leaves changing.. I am hoping we will have the fall colors since Duane and I are going to a Bed and Breakfast for our 25th Anniversary and always look foward to taking in the colors.. this is the same bed a breakfast we went to for our 20th and we really do love it there. it will be nice to get away and enjoy each other without the hustle and bustle of everyday life.. wow 25 years it doesnt seem possible. time really passes you by.. we are looking foward to 25 more years...

With that I hope all can take the time to enjoy life and the beautiful world that we have been given .. stop and realize how blessed we are.. till next time.

Starving Children

I had the opportunity to participate in a service project with kids and their family last nite at Feed myStarving Children. We got to prepare food that is being shipped to Haiti. It was really cool to work as a group and see the joy in the kids faces... The presentation really explained how we as a group of volunteers makes a difference.. I feel truly blessed to be working with the younger kids from Meadow and can't wait to get to know them more and show them how we can make a difference. During the presentation they told the kids that their were 10,000 starving children that needed to be fed... a 5 year old sitting next to me said " I cant feed that many kids" I said if we all work together we can. She looked at me with her big eyes without words but a look of I dont think so... at the end of the nite I really believe she did acomplish that. She was so excited that we were sending 1000's of meals that we made with our own hands.. I truly believe that all 31 volunteers children and adults left feeling blessed and fortunate. We taught the kids we are the arms and legs of Jesus we have to do his work and last nite we from Meadow did.

Getting Closer

Weigh in today and meeting down 2.2 lbs again this week... I have lost a total of 40.2 lbs.. I have 17 to go to my goal. Things are working well... I am looking foward to getting out of being in the in between sizes in clothes.. that is was is frustrating when buying clothes... one size is too small or just doesnt fit right but I did find a few things to hold me over. I am going to have to get rid of some tshirts that are huge now.. the sucky part is replacing them... the ups and downs of weight loss..

Quit Stats

Your Quit Date is:Thursday, April 17, 2008 at 12:00:00 PM
Time Smoke-Free:120 days, 15 hours, 55 minutes and 49 seconds
Cigarettes NOT smoked:2413
Lifetime Saved:18 days, 10 hours
Money Saved:$423.50

No more empty nest

Jenna and Nick will be home today!!!! It will be different to have both of them under the same roof.. Jenna will be here for a few weeks before heading up to school... of course with the two of them home they will be enjoying the last days of summer.. Jenna is anxious to see her friends and I am sure she has plans to meet up with them.. Nick will be doing his thing and I believe hockey is going to take up alot of his time... It will be fun to have them home together... they really do enjoy hanging out with each other and for some reason Nick makes Jenna laugh so much which in turn makes all of us laugh.

Jenna and I are going to head to outlet mall tomorrow and to have some mom / daughter time which will be fun.. I really like her opinion on buying clothes so I will pick up some fall stuff for my upper half since I dont think that size will change too much... I did find the exact pair of jeans that I tried on and fit on ebay and put a bid on them... the bid was 5.99 I am winning so cant beat that.. what is the chance that I would find my exact size and jean on ebay must be an omen LOL... that way I dont feel bad .. if I can find a pair of capri jeans to hold me thru for a bit that will be good... all my tshirts are huge on me so I am going to look for some too.... it should be an eventful trip... but fun.... well off I go...

I Never Thought

So today I went shopping just to see what was out there... my jeans are getting big and my workout clothes are hanging on me... so I tried on jeans which is something I always hated... I grabbed size 12 and guess what??? Toooooo BIG!!!!! So I thought well I will be in between sizes but grabbed a 10 .. guess what??? They fit.... so I know you are like you bought them right? Nope.... I am going to wait... because I can get by with wearing what I have for now because I am still losing and I just dont want to spend money on clothes that I wont wear too long... plus my birthday is coming and I can use some of my birthday money to get some stuff... so I will deal with what I have and hope it doesnt get too chilly too soon... if it does then I will buy something.. so there it is a day of positive shopping.. Gotta love it... havent had that in a LONG time.... Why you ask.. well I was wearing size 20's and they were uncomfortably tight..

NEWS FLASH

I have BIG NEWS!!!! Are you ready???? Ok here it is!!!!!!!


I Weigh less than Duane!!!!!! Wohooooo!!!

A bit apprehensive

Ok so today was weigh in after my trip to Florida and even though I tried to be aware of what I ate it is still hard when your out of your element... most days I felt pretty good about it.. I did walk more than last time and when I got back I was back on and to the gym everyday... so when Saturday morning rolled around I was thinking ok if I maintained that is good.. but ..... when i got up my monthly visitor was here so I thought well there that goes.. but I put on a good face and stepped up on the scale... then.... the machine that prints the sticker with my weight on it ran out of tape... so there I stood waiting with baited breath.. ahhhhhh...... finally ... I got my book and looked .... I was down 2.2 lbs... so that means I have 18 lbs left ...it seems so incredible to me how this process has gone.. the different way I did this and what I have learned has been so uplifting.. i know that my true challenge will maintaining and the key to that is Weight Watchers... all of the other programs just say good job off you go... and slowly but surely it came back... this time I will continue to go to Weight Watchers meeting each week to weigh in and for the support.. for me that is the answer .........so I am getting closer to my goal but I know that it wont be the end... for me I will celebrate when i have maintained for a year and then another year and so on... this is my journey that will never end... kind of cool ha?

Pensacola Trip Update

So left for Florida Wednesday morning got to airport got all checked in flight to leave at 10:30 ... that did not happen... I will make this short I was supposed to get to Florida at 4:30 I ended up finally getting there at 9:00... then my luggage was not there.. did not get that till next afternoon.. weather here has really been shitty... rain storms... needless to say when i got here on Wednesday nite I had a few drinks... i was so frustrated with Northwest airlines.. what a bunch of as*holes... never again will I fly with them if I can avoid it.. it is good to see Duane and Jenna.. Jenna is really not been herself since we have been here.. very sad like , depressed, moody ect.. I have talked to her and I know it is that she just wants to get back to Minnesota to see her friends... she regrets that she didnt figure out her time frame a bit better so she could leave but with all the plane tickets bought she has no choice but to stay till Nick gets here and he gets some vacation time in down here... Anyway, I know it has been a learning experience not only in her work field but in her personal growth as well.. she has learned how much her friends mean to her and how much she truly loves Minnesota... all in all she has had a great experience down here .. I can say I dont think she has made any lifetime friends.. or any committments to anyone... she is set in going to graduate school and getting her education finished so that she can pursue her career .. she is a strong young lady who knows what she wants and will not let anyone change her mind No matter how much that person matters to her... so the reason for my trip down here never came to be but that is ok it is good to get away and spend some time with her before she heads back to Duluth.. so we are hoping for better weather in the next days ... I believe it is hotter in Minnesota than here right now...who would have thunk..??? Oh well.. as I say whatever will be will be.....

Pensacola Trip Update