WOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!

HOT DAMN!!! That is all I can say right now and my mouth should be washed out for saying that but I can't help myself . I just returned from my weigh in and I finally got the big drop I have been waiting for ! I lost 2 & 1/2 lbs since wednesday!!!! That being said , I am now at a total loss of 8.9 lbs since monday March 20th! I was about to get a little discouraged wondering why the weight wasn't coming off like I knew it could and finally I had the BIG DROP . I am so estatic right now ! I am bouncing off walls and I am feeling good and what makes this better is that I already have my exercises for the day done , the sun is out and it is 72% . What more could a girl ask for ?

I am not easily discouraged but I was about to get that way after I weighed in wednesday even though I knew that what I had lost was better than nothing but I also know what I can do . Anyways, I had to register my daughter for high school yesterday and you wanna talk about a blow away . I can't believe that it is that time already ! All last week she and I argued about which path she should take and I kept telling her university but she kept saying "but what if I want to go technical" . I would then say " you need to think this through" . See the deal is , my daughter wants to be a teacher . She is one of those people that was"born" knowing what they want to do with their life because she has known what she wanted to be for as long as I can remember . By the time we got to the appointment to register she had thought it through and decided to go university , I can't tell you many thank you's I was sending God over her decision . She wants to be a language arts teacher . I am so proud of her !

I am going to quit my gabbing , sign off and get outside to enjoy the beautiful weather we are having. Y'all have a great weekend , take care and be safe ! :)

confessions and other blah blah blah..

Good Thursday morning all ! Whew! I am so glad that yesterday is over with . Let me start by telling you about my day yesterday. My son had a field trip with his class , they were going to go tour the library and then sing for everyone there . Then it was off to Wendy's for lunch then they went to a local planetarium . I had told the teacher that I could do the library and Wendy's but I wouldn't be able to go to the planetarium due to an appointment. Well the singing went great , they had a spanish theme and sang one song in spanish, out four songs, then they toured the library. We then went to Wendy's and I was the only adult there out of three classes that wasn't eating lunch there (this was due to the diet I am on , I could have ate there but I prefer to prepare my meals at home) . Anyways, we got all the food handed out and I told the other teachers/parents to eat and I would take care of all 60 kids . All I done was collected their trash , made sure they had everything they needed and then I gave out frosties . After leaving Wendy's I had to go weigh in at LAWL. I was so pissed when I stepped on the scales and found that I had only lost 1.4 lbs since Monday. The last time I was on this diet , the first month was a breeze because the weight just came off and now I am really working for every pound so it kind of put me in a pissy mood in which I found out later that really wasn't what was bothering me .

Tuesday night was hell for me because I didn't sleep hardly any at all due to a stomach ache , so when I woke up yesterday I was a little down anyway . As the day progressed I felt worse and worse and my stomach became a constant ache . Finally I took some medicine around 2pm and went down for a nap . I woke up at 4 pm feeling like crap . Later last night I got sick and after that I felt so much better and I was able to get a good nights sleep . This morning I am all chipper and getting ready to do my exercises . After I look back at the weight that I have lost since monday , I am not so pissed now . I don't know what got in to me yesterday when I weighed in but I was really mad .

Now , the confession that I mentioned in the title , what that is about is this , I am very self conscience about showing pics of myself to others because of my weight . I don't give a hairy rats ass what other people think about the way I look but I know how I feel when I look at a pic of myself and that is why I don't post pics of myself on here . Once I get a few pounds knocked off then I will start posting more pics . Also , I was thinking yesterday that I need to clear something up . If you ever read a post or comment of mine and I call Boca burgers Bogo burgers , it isn't because I don't know what they are , instead it is kind of a joke . I use to work at a local , private college and there was a really intelligent girl that was vegetarian and she for some reason thought they were Bogo burgers instead of Boca . So that is why I call them Bogo , out of habit I guess you could say .

I have been browsing blogland looking at HNT pics this morning and I have to say , there are some really good pics out there today . It is supposed to be in the mid 70's from now on here and I am really excited . I can't wait to get outside later and find something to do . Anyways, y'all have a wonderful day , be safe and take care ! Happy HNT!

I've been tagged ...

Once again I have been tagged and I just have to do it because the person who tagged me is so excited because she just recieved her first tag which led to my being tagged ... with me so far ? okay ... so who tagged me ? Why Ms. Amber did of course ! Anyways ... here goes .......

Accent = I am full blown country , East Tennessee .

Booze = do not drink , thanks anyways ! (when I use to drink I would have said a southern comfort hurricane)

Dog or Cat = a cat of course !

Essential Electronics = cell phone and my computer

Favorite Perfume/Cologne = Sweet Pea from Bath & Body Works for women and Curve for men ... oh goodness .. don't get me started on that stuff ! Whew!

Gold or Silver = both

Hometown = Maryville , Tennessee

Insomnia = sometimes

Job Title = Mom / Homemaker /Secretary / Accountant

Kids = 3 .. 14 yr old girl , 10 yr old girl and 8 yr old son

Living Arrangement = renting currently but getting ready to build

Most Admired Trait = my sweetness(hehe)

Number of Sexual Partners = I have 1 and that is all I am saying !

Overnight Hospital Stays = 4 .... one for each of my kids and the last for an illness

Religion = Christian

Siblings = 1 older brother and 1 younger sister

Time I usually wake up = between 5:30am and 6:00am

Unusual Talent = ummm let's see .... probably my musical abilitly

Vegetable I refuse to eat = I like all veggies but peas could be inserted here because they are my least favorite

Worst Habit = smoking

X-Rays = my left hand when an elevator door malfunctioned , caught my hand and flattened it . My left ankle when I ripped the three tendons that hold your ankle together. Teeth

Yummy Foods I Make = broccoli cheddar chicken casserole , stir fry and chili

Zodiac Sign = Taurus

Okay , so there ya have it and I am not going to tag anyone but if you decide to do this tag then please let me know so I can read yours ! Thanks ! :)

what was I thinkin'?

Yesterday after taking the kids to school I met a friend of mine for a nice walk . This is a routine that we will be doing every monday , wednesday and friday from now on . We had a wonderful walk and I was feeling good by the time we returned to our vehicles . We stood and talked for a few minutes then headed on out , I thought I would go ahead and go weigh in but I was very thirsty so I stopped and bought a 33 oz bottle of water . Before I knew it I had the whole bottle down and I could have used more water ....thank God I didn't stop for more ... anyways, I went over to the center to weigh in . I didn't have time to sit down when they called my name and when I stepped on the scales , I wanted to scream . The scales said that I had gained 7oz! I was not happy about this because I have followed my diet to a T and I have been exercising like crazy too . My consultant told me it was the water that had made the scales go up . I told her that I knew I had lost weight because I can feel it , she laughed and told me not worry because I would have something to smile about come wednesdays weigh in . I can't believe that I was so air headed to do something like that . However , my consultant did lift my spirits a bit when I told her that I had ate beef on friday . I am supposed to eat red meat once a week to challenge my body to break it down . Even though I am allowed to have beef 5 times a week they tell you just to watch it because it takes your system 3-5 days to break it down therefore if you eat beef on friday then weigh in on monday , it is going to look like you didn't loose that much . My consultant told me that I would be surprised when I step on the scales on wednesday because most who eat beef then drink the water like I did , would show alot more than 7oz . So , I have done my stupid thing for the week ! hehe!

I will celebrate my 31st birthday on April 29th and I am excited because two days after that , on May 1st , Mr. Breazy and I will celebrate our 13th wedding anniversary and we are going to go away for the weekend . I know I will miss the kids while I am gone but at the same time I will be pleased to get away and have some peace . Isn't it funny how we beg for a night of peace but once our wish is granted , we miss the kids ? I might miss them but it will not keep me from going ! My 14 yr old daughter is in the process of choosing her path in high school . I told her that this is an important time in her life because the choices she makes now could smooth or make the road ahead rough.

I am so ready for spring to get on in here and starting today we are going to hit a warming trend that is supposed to pretty much stick around . It is supposed to be 74 here on thursday and I can't wait ! Before I go I want to tell you all that I really appreciate your upbeat supportive comments on my weigh loss . I believe that when a person decides to loose weight that support is the biggest help of all and you all have been wonderful and I am very blessed to have all of you as friends . HUGS to all of you ! Have a beautiful day ! :)

busy , busy monday ...

Hello ! Wow , what a day it has been ! First thing this morning I got my walking out of the way then I came home and I have been cleaning ever since . I don't think my floors, or anything else for that matter, has shined like this in a long time . I have just really been busy today and it isn't getting any better as the day goes by . Anyways, I just wanted to stop in and say hey to all of you because I haven't and won't have time to read your blogs today ! Talk to you soon ! :)

handin' out a thank you .....

As you can see , I have changed things around here and I owe all the thanks to Thomcat . Thomcat and I were chatting earlier tonight and I commented on the new look of his blog (if you haven't checked it out , now is a good time) . He gave me the site to go find my very own cool template and walked me through the procedure on the how of things so I want say "Thank you Thomcat" !

There were several templates that I liked but I have always loved the beach so I had to go with that . I am also pining for spring and summer to come on along so this new template will be like a breath of fresh air when I log on to post . Anyways, y'all let me know what you think !

Btw... I weighed in yesterday morning and since monday I have lost 6 pounds! :)

One more thing before I go ....
Country music singer Buck Owens age 76, passed away at his home in Bakersfield , CA today . Rest in peace Buck .

kids say the darnedest things !

Tonight I was telling my husband not to think that I was half vegetarian if he saw me eating alot of vegetarian proteins , well my son was in the room when I said this and he got a real funny look on his face and he said " Mom , am I half vegetarian or am I half indian?" I almost peed my pajama bottoms full laughing so hard , of course I had to hold that laughter while explaining to my son what a vegetarian was and once he had my explaination he says " oh yeah , I thought you were talking about something else" this is when the laughter started .

What brought the conversation on in the first place was that I recieved a call from one of the consultants at LA Weight Loss today . She wanted to know how things were going and did I have any questions , well things couldn't be better but I did have one question , "can I use some of the vegetarian proteins in place of my proteins" , her answer was yes . Each day I have to eat a certain amount of protein , veggies , fruit , starches , dairy and a fat , well it gets kind of old eating the same meats week after week and I am not a person to do repeat meals so to avoid difficulty with the proteins ,since chicken is my favorite and fish is my least favorite, I will end up getting tired of it . I went back to the grocery store tonight and I got several vegetarian products such as veggie burgers , reduced fat peanut butter and unsalted nuts . Now I really am ready ! hehe ! Four years ago when I was on this diet there wasn't as many food choices as there are today and I am really excited about the choices because it means that picky me won't be eating repeat meals often .

I go weigh in at 10 in the morning and I will post my progress when I get back home . Y'all have a good night and sleep well !

the pleasures of life ...

Good Wednesday morning all ! This morning I feel like a cat full of cream . My regular diet starts today and I am already enjoying it . Monday and Tuesday morning I had to eat two eggs and a steak for breakfast , have you ever had to eat this for breakfast before ? Let's just say that I had to force it down because eggs and steak first thing in the morning equals gag a maggot to me . This morning however , I had half a bagel with fat free cream cheese , some unsalted nuts , half a small banana and 8oz of milk . I am completely full and satisfied and that is just the start of wonderful things that I can have on my plan . Not only did I have a bagel but I get to eat my favorite kind of bagel , blueberry !

I know that you all will probably get tired of hearing about this diet but I have to tell you I am so excited because for about 6 months I have been talking myself into this . I am the type of person who has to "make up my mind" about things therefore I have to talk myself up, so to speak ,and this is one of the things that I have really talked to myself about . Once I had the determination set in my mind I had to wait two weeks for LAWL to have their open house because I wasn't going to pay full price when I could pay half price two weeks later , that two week wait saved me $500 plus I got in on some really good deals on their lite bars , which are nutritional bars that come in all kinds of wonderful flavors and to be nutritional bars they are delicious . With that being said , you now know that I don't have to go without my chocolate , as a matter of fact I will be having a chocolate chip cookie dough bar for my morning snack !

I have a certain amount of protein , starch , fat , dairy, vegetables and fruit that I have to eat each day and on top of that I get two lite bars in a day . This time around is different than the last because I didn't have as much yucky stuff in my system . This time the fatigue is really starting to set in but it is nothing like the last time and I only get a small headache late in the evening . The last time I spent eight days with a constant headache and feeling like I had ran marathon upon marathon . I am already sleeping better which is a huge accomplishment for me since I suffer from insomnia alot . After this post I probably won't talk much about the diet but I will keep posting my weight loss on here . I am not going to tell you how much just yet , but I have alot of weight to loose . I was surprised by what I actually weighed when I went in and I knew my goal weight but the one important thing that I can say to people who are dieting or trying to loose weight is this , don't keep looking at the weight that you still have to loose , look at the weight that you have already lost and know that you don't have those lbs to worry about , your weight loss will be much more pleasant if you do it that way .

Yesterday when I got on the scales ,over at the LAWL center, and I saw that I had lost two and a half lbs in one day , I yelled out a big " WOOHOO" because any lbs that you can loose is something to celebrate about . Anyways, I am going to quit boring y'all with my dieting and weight loss and go read some other blogs . Y'all have a good day !

second day and doing great ...

Today begins the second day of my diet . Today is also the last day that I have to do the express (cleansing of your system) . Mr. Breazy is doing a similiar diet and this is his first diet ever . I told him to expect fatigue and headaches but I think that he took me as joking . Yesterday when he got home he told me he had a horrible headache , I gave him an " I told you so " look but I think he still doubted me at that point then he got up this morning and , to him , my words were ringing true . The fatigue has set in but I told him just to wait a couple of days because it gets a bit worse before it gets better . Yesterday I took three small naps and still went to bed and went to sleep immediately at 10:30pm . I suffer from insomnia but that will change once I get rolling on this diet because of the extra exercise and energy .

Anyways , I go weigh in at 10 this morning and they are going to give me my menu plan for the rest of my diet . I am excited about getting my new menu because it has taken all that I have in me to eat the eggs and steak for breakfast that I have to eat these first two days . The next phase is easier and I am looking forward to it ! So , y'all wish me luck and I will gab at you later ! :)

(just got back from my weigh in and I have lost 2lbs in one day. I am so ready for this!)

ready , set ... go !

Here I am on a sunday night and I am preparing the last unhealthy meal that I will have for the next year . I wanted to make sure that the last thing I eat tonight is something that I can't have for a year . First of all , some of you may wonder what I am talking about .. well , I joined LA Weight Loss friday and I start my program tomorrow . I am not worried about having major cravings or mourning the lose of some of my favorite foods because once you do the initial "express" diet , which is two days of a very strict menu to clean the yucky stuff out of your system , you are pretty much okay . I was on LAWL about four years ago and I didn't have a problem with not having what I was use to because the things that I were eating were so good . You buy your own food at the grocery store and all you buy are fresh foods , no frozen or canned . You watch your sodium and things like that .

The meal that I prepared tonight was my homemade turkey pot pie and instead of pie crust I used stuffing . I also made a loaded baked potato and I am washing all of this down with an ice cold glass of pepsi . Normally I don't eat past 6 but tonight is the exception . I am really excited about getting started on the program and seeing the scales when I weigh in three times a week at the center in my town . The reason I chose to go back to LAWL is because of the support they give and weighing in three times a week may sound like alot to some of you but that is what kept me going the last time. Four years ago I lost 30lbs in like a month and a half . I was on the diet for 2 and a half to three months and half of that time I really didn't follow my diet like I should have and I was traveling alot so finally I just gave up and quit . This time I am NOT quiting!!!!

The hardest part is the first eight days . Four years ago I lost 6lbs in the first three days and the first week ended with a loss of 10lbs . By the end of that month I had lost another 10lbs . The only part I am dreading is the withdrawals because I have never felt fatigue like that . It was kind of like flu symptoms but worse however , four years ago I also drank Mountain Dew like water . The consultants at the LAWL center told me the Mt. Dew is the reason I went through such rough withdrawals . I thought if you were addicted to drugs and decided to quit that you went through withdrawals not if you were addicted to Mt. Dew . Since then I can't drink Mt. Dews because they make me sick to my stomach .

I did keep alot of my habits from my diet before that I don't have to train myself to this time like eating Morton Lite Salt , Lite mayo and using Mrs. Dash to season everything . Before my diet four years ago I ate mayo on every sandwich and burger I had but now I barely eat the stuff so that I another plus . I have alot of weight to lose but I am looking forward to the challenge and all the changes that are going to take place so y'all just wish me luck and I will keep you posted on how I am doing ! Good night !

a special shout out ...

Today my first child turns 14 . I am so proud of who she has become in the past 14 years however , it seems as if she should be a small child toddling around instead of a half grown woman that knows what she wants the future to hold for her. She is a wonderful fiddle player with a beautiful voice and I thank God for every moment I get to spend with her even though some of those moments are spent with frustration because she wants to do one thing and we want her to do another . I can't believe that she will be driving in two years! Time really does fly these days . Anyways I wanted to give a shout out to let her know that I love her !
I hope the day brings all that you wished for and more ! Happy Birthday , I love you !

Love ,

Mom

no looking back ....

Happy Saint Patricks day ! I hope all of you are wearing your green today so that you don't get pinched . My daughter had a doctors appointment at 8:30 this morning and as we were leaving , I was scheduling her next appointment , I felt a small pinch on my arm . I looked up and my son was grinning real big and he said " Mom , you forgot your green today so I get to pinch you until you put it on " . Needless to say I now have green on ! hehe . Mr. Breazy is Irish and I found the perfect tee-shirt for him the other day , it said " got any Irish in you ? Do you want some ? " . That is how I found out that my husband was Irish , well you look and see it too, after we had dated for a few weeks he asked me the Irish question .

In a previous post I talked about joining LA Weight Loss again , well I joined back today and I start monday . I am so excited and can't wait to get started . I will be doing progress pics on here from time to time . I was with LAWL like four years ago and was successful at it then so let's hope that I see the same results this time ! Before I forget , I will be having a special birthday party here tomorrow . My daughter will be turning 14 and I want to do something for her on here . Y'all have a good day !

back ..

Hey all ! I returned home after a tiring but fun day . During the retreat there were two girls saved so we are all rejoicing over that . Yesterday we all got up early , ate breakfast , packed , cleaned and loaded the bus and vehicles then we left for the aquarium in Gatlinburg . On the way we stopped and had a picnic lunch at Metcaff Bottoms , a beautiful spot on the river in the mountains . Then we headed to the Aquarium and there we had a load of fun so when that was over it was time to head back to our little town which took about an hour . We then took the kids to the park to run some energy off before dinner . After the park we took them to Mr. Gattis , a very famous pizza joint (do you have one ?), filled their bellies then we headed to the church . I am so blessed to have had the opportunity to spend four days with such wonderful kids . I can't brag on the kids enough because they were all so wonderful and there were only a couple of altercations and those were so small not even everyone knew they had taken place . I am looking forward to our next retreat in the fall !

Monday was my husbands birthday and since I didn't have a computer available at the cabin I couldn't do it then so here it is : HAPPY BIRTHDAY HONEY!!!! I LOVE YOU !!!

Last night when we returned home I thought that it was a bit cold in the house but I thought that maybe it was just me since I had been going all day and I was extremely tired but this morning I got up and thought I was in a freezer. I called my husband and he said that the heating unit ran all night but no heat came out so I have to call our landlord so he can get the repairmen out or he can replace the unit . BRRRRRRR it is cold ! Anyways , I have lots to do so I am going to sign off for now , y'all have a great day ! Happy HNT!

oh my my ..

Goodness gracious ! I am going to need a vacation by the time tomorrow comes and we leave for the retreat . Between girl scout cookies and my kids going here and there and everywhere I am wore out and I am not even packed ! Everybody else is packed except for me and I am waiting on my favorite pair of jeans which are in the dryer now . After that I am going to wash up what few towels I have dirty because I can't stand going somewhere for several nights and coming home to laundry and messes .

Why is it that some idiot decides to wreck or the power company decides to do some spur of the moment maintenance on the morning that you have to get up, make breakfast , get showered , make sure your daughter is getting dressed and then you hit the door running ? I set my alarm for 7:30am and I was awake before the alarm went off . I got up ,went to the kitchen to start breakfast and the power goes out . The first thing I do is make sure that Mr. Breazy did drop the bill in the mail because some months ago I was sitting here one morning after everyone was off to school and work and the power went out . When I called the power company I was told that our electric bill hadn't been paid ... WHAT?!?!? I knew I had wrote a check for it and that it had time to get there before the due date so what happened . Little did I know Mr . Breazy happened ! hehe! When I called him that day I asked him what he done with the electric bill he was going to mail and after handing me excuses then searching , upon my request , he found it above the visor in his work van. Wanna talk about one mad woman . Anyways , Mr . Breazy hadn't forgot the bill this time instead the power company was doing some work . Now where was I ... oh yeah , I finally decided to jump in the shower since there should be some hot water left , for a few minutes anyways . As soon as I stepped out of the shower and got dried off the power came back on . I was so happy because I was able to get ready and pick up the cookies for the booth early .

While working my last booth today I met one of those moms that we all love to hate . She grated on my nerves so bad that I wanted to slap her in to the middle of next week . Her daughter just joined our troop this past tuesday and she (the mom) is acting like she knows everything there is to know about selling cookies and everything else in the world . First of all let me say that I can get along with most anyone but this lady is one of those rare people that I take an instant dislike to . Second of all , when we sell cookies there are rules that we have to follow but this lady didn't want to follow anything , instead she wanted to take over and have things her way . She found out real soon that I could be extremely stubborn and finally I had to get hateful with her just so she would shut her piehole . Third of all , she made mad once more when she talked about moms that didn't get their kids to the booths on time being no-good-for-nothing lazy people , after this statement I reminded her that she was supposed to be at our booth at 2pm but didn't show until 3. Did that shut her up .... no ! By the time 4pm rolled around I was not only hating her but myself as well ! I was so annoyed and pissed off that I couldn't have told you my name had you asked . I shiver just thinking about it , thank goodness I don't have to do another cookie booth for another year . hehe !

Whew ! I didn't realize that I needed to vent like that , I feel much better now . Mr. Breazy isn't going to be able to stay through the night during the retreat so that means that I get a bedroom , big bed and all , to myself .. wooohooo let's party ! I can't wait , I am going to sleep like a baby . The best part of my room is that I have been assigned to the boys and they are on the bottom level with the hot tub and so is my room . There are only a few boys going and the rest are girls between the ages 10 and 15 . I can handle hearing farting and snoring through the walls much better than I can giggling ,snickering and whispering . Well my dryer is buzzing so I better get off here and get the clothes folded and put away.
Y'all be safe and take care !

winding down ...

We drove to the mountains today and had a wonderful time . The temp hit 75 and it was so beautiful and warm . We had an appointment at 6pm with our accountant but she is sick and her assistant is on vacation and won't be back until next wednesday so we will wait until then to do taxes . Neither of us are in a huge hurry on the taxes because this year I am sure that we will be paying the IRS instead of the other way around . Oh well , that is life so we will deal with it when it comes . After we got home this evening I was all jittery and couldn't sit still so I went through all of my files , got out old papers that aren't needed anymore and I re-organized and re-filed everything . It took along time but I got it done and now I don't have to worry about it and I don't have to deal with digging through last years paper work looking for something and besides all of those awesome benefits , that was part of my saturday schedule so that time is now free and clear for me to do whatever I want (can you tell that is an oddity around here) , I am thinking major nap in bed while watching Lifetime Movie Network ! hehe..

I finally picked up my 2006 daily planner today , I can't seem to function properly unless I have my planner beside me at all times but so far this year I have been carrying a spiral notebook with all my appointments and things in it . Now I can really get that stuff organized . I should have been in bed three hours ago but I did the file cabinet thing and now I am just winding down and since my husband is watching tv and has turned his "block-the-wife-out" sense on ,this was the only other choice I had . I hope you all have a good weekend !

this , that and some more

Good Friday morning all ! We are getting ready for a busy but relaxing day . Spring break has arrived here around our place and the kids are ready to get out of the house . The temp is supposed to be 75 today so the kids chose to go to the mountains and then maybe the park . At this time I have no cookie booths for this evening however , that may change if there is a no-show .

My son will be going for his first sleep over tomorrow night and he is excited . When I say his first sleep over I mean with an actual friend , not a family friend . The child he will be staying with has been in every class that my son has in school and he also goes to church with us . I have to take him over there around 12:30 tomorrow and from there they will be going out for pizza and then to a hockey game . No wonder my son is excited , pizza is his favorite and hockey isn't far behind ! I am excited for him because this is making him feel like he has a little something of his own that his sisters can't share . The girls go sleep over at friends houses but this is his first time to stay with someone outside of the family . Anyways....

Now on an unrelated note ... I want to talk about something that is not talked about alot . My weight ! I have made the decision to go to LA Weight Loss . I am at the biggest I have ever been and it is time to change that . I really don't understand how I stay over weight because I eat healthy and I am always on the go , I don't get to just sit and relax often . Anyways , I have been to L.A.W.L. before and they work . I lost 30 lbs in like two and a half months and it wasn't hard at all so I have decided to go back to them . The reason I quit the first time was because I was traveling between here and Texas alot and at that time , almost four years ago, restaurants didn't offer a menu for those on a diet and I ended up falling off the diet . This time I won't be traveling and if I do there are healthier choices at any food establishment you stop at these days . The one thing that I can say I have going for me is the fact that I am not like most people who are overweight , I am not all flabby and floppy instead I am more firm . For instance , my upper arms on the lower side doesn't have excess skin hanging when I hold my arm up , when I walk I don't look like a huge bowl of jello on feet . Thank God ! My biggest problem is my height , I am only 5'2" so every ounce shows somewhere because there isn't much room to hide . Anyways that is what I will be starting in the next week or so . I hope you all have a good weekend !

break time

Hey all ! I am just taking myself a little break here and thought I would stop in and post something . I have been extremely busy this week and I haven't had time to do hardly anything . Our church has been having a revival this week that will continue until tomorrow night (thursday). During the day I have had alot to do , delivering girl scout cookies , running errands for my husband and when I am home I am doing laundry and cleaning .

My kids start their spring break this week . Friday actually kicks their break off since they are out that day and then on sunday after church we are headed for the mountains with our youth group to have our Spring Youth Retreat . I am really excited about this because in the fall there were five kids saved at our retreat and I am looking for more than that this time . Monday is Mr. Breazy's birthday so he and I will be going out to dinner alone then we will go back to the cabin and let the kids celebrate with him and give him his gifts . We return from our retreat on wednesday and Mr. Breazy , the kids and I are going to hit the road for a small road trip to some state that we haven't been before , what state? well we will see when we get there cause at this time we haven't decided where exactly we are going but I do know we will be headed northeast ! Next Saturday is my oldest daughters birthday , she will be fourteen .... WHAT!?!?!?!?!? where has the time gone .. I mean shouldn't she still be a drooling , smiling , cooing baby who does nothing but eats , sleeps , plays and poops ? Time really does fly and in this case I don't like it ! My babies are growing up way to fast on me but I am finding that they are alot of fun the older they get .

Anyways, I hope y'all are having a good week and I will be back soon !

cookie booths and baseball try-outs...

At the end of January each year my ten year old starts selling girl scout cookies . This year was no different and she has sold many boxes . When the first sale is over it is time for the cookie booths at various businesses around town, for two and sometimes three weekends we are busy doing these cookie booths however , this year we are loaded with them this weekend and only one next weekend because we have birthdays coming up and our churches youth retreat . Yesterday evening was our first booth and let me tell ya , we almost froze our extremeties off . All week long the temp was around 70 until friday came along and it was 54 with a hard wind . Our first booth was at Food City and we were in a breezeway and by the end of the two hours we were human popcicles . Our last one today is from 6-8pm at Kroger and then tomorrow we will finish up with a four hour booth at Ryans restaurant from 12-4 . I can't wait til we are done with these freeze-your-stuff-off booths . Normally when it is cookie booth time the weather is not to bad but this year things are way different .

It is also time for baseball sign-ups and try-outs so today at 11 my son went to try out in the 7-8 year olds . This is the first year that they have made this age group try-out and my husband said it was a joke . They had to bat three times , catch three ground balls and then three pop-flies . They do these try-outs like a draft . The coaches get to stand around and watch all of the kids do there thing then they get to pick the ones they want so now there are three different coaches that are wanting my son . We are excited to see who will get him because two of them he has played for before and they are wonderful coaches . His actual games will start around the end of April and I can't wait .The good thing about girl scouts and baseball are that as one is ending the other is beginning so it all works out well for us . I can't tell you how excited I am about spring and summer coming , for one thing , we will be breaking ground on our dream home soon and for another I am just over all this yucky cold weather . I want to be able to get out in the yard or go to the park or drive through the mountains with my windows down so I can smell the fresh air . Anyways , that is how my weekend is going .

How is your weekend going ?

for a friend ...

Hey all ! I have someone on my mind just now . I have been reading this mans blog for some months now (close to a year) and he is one of the most wonderful people I have ever met , whether online or off . This man has taught me so much over the past few months and he always seems to say just the right thing in his comments . His posts are always very interesting and each time I read one I learn something new whether it be a joke , history , a new way to look at life or a new game to play with my kids .

The man I am talking about is Brian . I know that a couple of you read his blog already but right now I think we all need to band together and give his blog a visit . You see , his father passed away yesterday morning after being in the hospital for two or three weeks . I learned this a little earlier this evening and my heart goes out to him ,so the reason for my post is to ask you all to go show him some love in his time of need . You never know what your words might mean to him in this time of loss . I know there are no words that can bring his father back but there are words to let him know that he has friends out here in the blog world . Many of them have already expressed their sympathy but I just couldn't get him off of my mind after reading his post earlier . My prayers go out to him and his family and I hope that they have peace at this time . Both of my parents are alive and well so I can't imagine what he is going through but I know that I can't get him off my mind and my heart aches for him .