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Update on diet and more

I am very proud of myself! I have lost a total of 6.5 pounds in two weeks! YAY! The diet is really a mind game and I can do it! I even made some goodies Tuesday for the boys valentines parties and didnt even eat one! GO ME!!

We are going to AL this weekend since it is a long weekend! I'm excited! Josh, my brother, his wife and myself are all going to dinner and a movie tomorrow night for Valentines! I love my brother so much!

Well I know this is short and I do have more to say BUT I must get some house work done and packing so we can be ready to go!

Ill write more on Monday! ;)

New Diet

So I started it today! Boy its been hard but I am gonna make it happen!

Here is the one I am doing:

The Grapefruit part this morning was awful and Josh was laughing but Jadon was encouraging! HAHA

I have been hungry but drinking water to cure that part! I am excited about it though! My brother and sister n law are doing it too!

Here are my goals:http://www.cartercountymarket.com/html/cardiac.html

By May 30 to lose 30 lbs
By Dec 31 to have lost a total of 60lbs

I will keep you all updated at least every two weeks or so on my weight loss! ;)

A new me

Well I have had it with my weight gain last year! I joined Curves again and I am loving it! I have also been at least walking two miles a day. ;)

I got to talk to the lady at Curves who is our QUEEN BEE! She has been doing this three day diet for the past two years and working out and has lost 180lbs in 2 years. I seen her in person before and after and she looks awesome! What a motivation it has given me!

So I have a goal to lose 50 lbs by Dec! Be praying for me! It all starts Monday with the diet and I know I can do it!! Its so achievable and Ive done it before!

I so need to get better

At my blog. It has been forever since I posted! BAD ME!



Last week was so busy! We had appointment after appointment and Revivial with Bro Phil Kidd. It was awesome. We always enjoy his preaching and the Bro Wright comes in to finish it off and they are both so special in their own little ways. Their messages are so wonderful and touching. My brother went to the alter Sunday and rededicated his life. It is so hard for me to just jump up and down because Ive seen him do things in the past. But I am praising the LORD for his goodness and hoping that my brother will keep his eyes on GOD and follow through this time.



The kids are all great. Jadon will go to the doctor to get his pins out on the 28th and also hopefully be completely doen with his cast! He is so ready to actually play in the tub again!



Last night I went out with some friends! We had an awesome time! We went to dinner and a movie! It was the first time I went to PF Changs! It was delicious!! I definitely recommend it to all of you! My hubby had to work which I was so sad because he couldnt go but I still had an awesome time!



I will try to get better at this I promise.

Pictures from the hospital

Before surgery in front of his bed...

Ready to get the show on the road. BORED!

My poor baby knocked out after surgery!

Waking up and watching cartoons!

He was so glad to finally get some juice!

The promised blog... and much more

So New Years Day we had some dear friends over that we meet in Japan. The Holley's and The Catledges! What a fun fellowship time we had! Our family that we made overseas will never die! Here are a few pictures for you to enjoy!

All the little guys! From L to right: Kyle, Jadon, Josiah and Jayce

All the kiddos from left to right: Faith, Jadon, Ellie, Josiah, Jayce, Kyle, Phillip and Leah

Then on Saturday I went with Dani to AL to do a Party Lite show. As soon as we get in town I get a call from Josh saying I think Jadon's arm is broke! Praying he was joking he wasnt! It happened on the trampoline!! Theyve played on the neighbors two years now and nothing but we have ours a week and already having it happened! So he takes him to the ER! They said yep he broke it at his elbow! So he had emergency surgery first thing this morning! He has two pins in his arm and will hopefully get them out in 3 weeks! I'll post some pics later from his visit to the hospital! He was such a little trooper!

It's a new year

And boy do we have so much to be thankful for! They boys went camping from Monday to Wednesday of last week and had an awesome time! They went with a few guys from church and camped out on our pastors land! Here are a few pics for you to enjoy.

He's a little lion!

Jayce was sitting on a log that is over a little stream.

We ladies stay home and had our own little slumber party! And we forgot to take PICS! Err... We had an awesome time! We played taboo, skipo, catch phrase, etc. And I think we laughed more than we played! HAHA It is so nice having ladies in the church like we do to enjoy such great fellowship!

I will write another blog tomorrow. I am so slacking. And it will also include pics but it will be some from the new year! They will be worth waiting for!

Merry Christmas

My snowman cake (Green Velvet)
Jayce with all his gifts

Jadon with all his gifts

And their BIG gift

So we had a good day today! We are so thankful for the birth of our saviour first of all and for the Lord giving us another year!

Here are some pictures from today. We went to the Gore's house for lunch today and I made green bean wraps, dressing and a snowman cake. It was suppose to be red velvet but Walmart was out of Red Coloring so I made it Green Velvet. LOL

Yesterday my neighbor Jenn and I were in the kitchen baking away. Deanna came over for a little while too and was so kind at washing all the dishes!

We had an awesome time though!

We made cinnamon gems, shortbread candy canes, rocky road fudge, oreo balls, buckeyes, rice krispies, and PB Chocolate Oat Bars.

Our Newest Addition

This is Tigger.

We got him on Saturday! The boys are absolutely in love with him. Eclair loves him too but Reese on the other hand is getting there.

Alot of you know I have never liked cats well.... My neighbor Jenn got two of the lil rascals as kittens and I have fell in love so now we have one.

We now have 2 dogs, a cat, a hamster and a fish tank. The fish tank is in the making! It will be all ready for some fish next week! Josh is so excited! This is his little project. Well I am going to end here and get some more cleaning done!

Here's some pics as promised

I made this cake for the Young Adults Christmas Party! I think it turned out quite well! Its made with graham crackers not cake mix!

The cutest little rocking Santa around!

Jayce's shirt (Genesis and Jadon's are so sweet too but we left them at the school to dry)

Their Pine Cone Trees

Can you tell they had a little to much fun!

Jadon decided to paint himself too!

It's been a while I know...

Man oh man. You guys need to kick me in the back side and make me blog more. There is always so much to say but finding the time. What was that! I said TIME! HAHA

Anyways I am so excited for CHRISTmas! All the decor is out and the boys and I have been doing crafts at home! We made pine cone trees the other day and today we are making ornaments with flour and stuff!! I will post pics real soon I promise!

We have been real busy with the holidays around the corner! We have a party Saturday for the young adults at church and we are excited! We all go to the Copelands and play white elephant and its a blast! ;) I am making a new recipe out of the new Festive cookbook from Pampered Chef! I am excited about it!

We have decided we would go home to AL the weekend before. It will be a fast trip though. We have our Church Christmas Party next Friday then we'll go home Saturday morning to do Christmas with my family then Sunday we will be with Josh's mom!

Today at preschool the kids made the cutest shirts ever! For the head of the reindeer they used one foot and the ears they used their hands, then we painted them! I came home and made one for Jayce. We made Genesis one too and her shirt also says Silent Night... YEA right! LOL

I have been going through alot lately also! Pray for me please! It's kind of an unspoken!

We are trying to get Jadon POTTY TRAINED for the billionth time. He doesnt pee in his pants at all anymore. Just to get the poop down! ;)

Well I will close this here but I am sure I'll blog again tomorrow! The ornaments are ready to be painted! ;)

TAGGED

~6 things about me~

1. I love to scrapbook!! Both boys have a few books each but here is the kicker! This past year with the new business and baby I haven't been able to keep up! I am probably about 6 mos behind or more in each of their books! I need to look myself up a few days and catch up!

2. It drives me crazy last minute planning. Well I guess more so now then it used too. I mean I tell Josh give me all your Christmas party dates for work so I don't book Pampered Chef shows on those days and do you think I have them yet!? NO!!

3. I used to be like OCD about a clean house. I mean I am still half that but wish I were more like I used to be. But I tell you with Genesis and my brother living here it is just so hectic and busy all the time!

4. When we were in Misawa I was so ready to come home! But now that we are back stateside I think about have big of a STUPID choice that was!

5. Even I go to bed at 9pm every night I am still extremely tired the next morning so why not stay up til midnight! LOL

6. Before Josh joined the military I didnt do as much cooking. It was mostly box and fast stuff! But now that I cook all the time giving me a box meal makes me sick to my stomach!

Well, pretty much everyone has done one of these recently, so I won't tag six people. Just two:

Shauna
Jillian

Can't wait

I told Josh once I had a good month with my shows I would get my brother to expand our back deck! Well it's here and its getting done this weekend!! YAY! Me and my brother went today to Lowe's to buy the wood since on Veteran's Day we could get an extra 10% off!

Jayce is too funny lately! Every since we went to MI he has a serious kick of Power Rangers! Thanks to Nate! Well he tells everyone everyday that he is having a Power Ranger party and to come! Hello its 4 months away! But with that being said I cant believe my baby will be 5 YEARS OLD!! It is so hard to believe!

I have to also tell everyone what my sweetheart did! I have been so stressed and warn out the past few weeks! It is hard taking in a baby and my brother that I wasn't actually prepared for! Last night he brought me a flower home and the sweetest card ever! It melts my heart that through everything my hubby never gets ill or tired with me!

We are going home this year for Thanksgiving! We will be there for at least 4 days! We have a big meal twice in one day! Yummy!

I wil end this blog here so I can watch the BIGGEST LOSER!!

Don't have a title HAHA

So I had no idea what to label this but oh well here we go.

My week has been alright. I did have 2 show cancellations which I wasn't happy about but my show today is on its way to 1000.00 so that makes me HAPPY ;)!

On Friday we went to the Indian POW WOW with Jadon's preschool. It was pretty neat to watch. We let Jayce stay out of school to go.

My brother has been getting a little more painting done around the house and it is looking good. We are still hoping to have to deck out back expanded and roofed this month too! That is for my honey! Because we love grilling but it is not so fun when its raining! I am also buying him a smoker when I get paid that he has been eyeing for quite sometime! We love a good smoked turkey and ribs especially with the holidays rolling around the corner!

We went tonight to watch our neighbors boys play football and it was so much fun! Then afterwards they invited us for dinner. She made this onion soup with cheese in it that was to DIE for I'm telling you! And the Amish friendship bread was awesome which she gave me a starter for that I will be making! YUM-O! The kids all played, Josh and Mr. Warry (His name is Larry but that is what Jadon & Jayce call him lol) watched football, and me and Jenn just chatted and even managed overcooking a batch of cookies standing by the stove!

It is so nice to have good neighbors! One's you love and can trust!

Well it is getting late and we have church in the morning so I better run!

The finished ARK with a little more updating

So the ark is finished! It is so cute! I will post more pics later with Jayce dressed as Noah and Jadon a little sheep. Genesis was going to be a monkey but she has visitation with her mom. ;(

I took dinner to Josh at work tonight. Well not just him then entire swing shift! I made chicken spaghetti, green bean wraps, garlic bread, strawberry cheesecake trifle and pecan tassies! There was not a lick left! They loved it all!

Then I made a lovely visit to the ER! We are going out of town tomorrow and I haven't been feeling 100% and found out I have a UTI! So just pray I get over it soon! I do have a pampered chef show in AL on Saturday night!

I'm excited about taking the boys to the Fall Festival tomorrow night! We will get to be with the Catledges that we meet in Japan and I just love the fellowship with them!

Well I am better get to cleaning and packing!

My last week to be half lazy

Ahhhh man!! HAHA!

I am sitting here getting all my host packets ready for my November shows! Oh and I booked another cooking show tonight for November!!! So now I am OFFICIALLY not booking anymore unless its a catalog show for November.

I have a total of 8 cooking shows, 1 booth, and 7 catalog shows for November. Geez... I never imagined my business would take off like this. Which all of this is great because it is a sell a thon month where I can earn our Spring products for free! WOOHOO!

I am excited for November 3. We are having a national sales meeting day and we find out what the January specials are going to be! I have been told they are the best specials for the entire year! Maybe I will get a booked calendar for that too!

Pampered Chef has really paid off alot for me! After November I will be getting a 2% raise! YAY!!

We even have an awesome recruiting special right now to start your business for less than $60!! How awesome is that!! I do have one consultant under me right now but I would love to have more! I am excited about what pampered chef has in store for our future!

It has really helped us alot especially with extra things! Like with my check next month I am buying all the materials needed to get the deck expanded outside and enclosed for my honey! ;)

Well I hope everyone is having a good start of the week and I'll be updating you throughout my month of November.

PS My sales goal for November is $5000!

Wordless Wednesday - The Ark coming along

PRAYERS NEEDED PLEASE

My church friend Shauna has been going through a trial lately and desperately covets your prayers. She has been hospitilazied because her estrogen levels are way up. Please, please pray for the Lord's healing touch in her body and for peace in her soul.More details on Shauna are available on her blog.... http://prov1312jpandme.blogspot.com/

Thank you everyone!

Please pray for me too. I am just having a hard time tonight and need the lord to hel pme through something right now!